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7 TREES 5 9 ! ISL& 6H BUILT A LL FLEET1
N ( P]IAGUAS OR CANOES1 B EV5 ( GD1 L>GE
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MADE ALL ^! ?+S FAMILI> 6HM1 & HE 2CAME
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BID HM4 ,HE SD1 8,ME DIE :5 Y BID DIE1
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"O-&-TW5TY SAVAGES1 ?REE PRISON]S1 &
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D N M1N T ,I 5T]TA9$ ANY FE> ( _! NUMB]1
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NEI D"O OR 9T5D$ ME ANY WR;G8 :O1 Z 6ME1
7 9NOC5T1 & ^: B>B>\S CU/OMS 7 _! [N
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CALL ME 6TAKE ^U ME 6BE A JUDGE ( _!
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M1N"T1 X 0 N"O ( MY BUSI;S -- T X 0 TRUE
,FRI"D MI<T JU/IFY X1 2C HE 0 A DCLD
5EMY & 9 A /ATE ( W> ) ^? V "PICUL> P1 &
X 0 LAW;L = HM 6ATTACK !M -- B ,I CD N
SAY ! SAME ) REG>D 6MYF4 ,^! ?+S 7 S
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W5T1 T ,I RESOLV$ ,I WD ONLY G & PLACE
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6! SKIRTS (! WOOD ON ! SIDE : 0 NEXT
6!M1 ONLY T "O CORN] (! WOOD LAY 2T ME &
!M4 ,"H ,I CALL$ S(TLY 6,FRI"D1 & %[+ HM
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BADE HM G 6! TREE1 & BR+ ME ^W IF HE CD
SEE "! PLA9LY :AT !Y 7 DO+4 ,HE DID S1 &
CAME IMMLY BACK 6ME1 & TOLD ME !Y MI<T 2
PLA9LY VIEW$ "! -- T !Y 7 ALL AB _!
FIRE1 EAT+ ! FLE% ( "O ( _! PRISON]S1 &
T ANO!R LAY B.D ^U ! S& A LL F !M1 :OM
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6_! C.TRY 9 ! BOAT4 ,I 0 FILL$ ) HORROR
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0 9DE$ 5RAG$ 6! HI<E/ DEGREE2 & GO+ BACK
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FULL VIEW ( !M AT ! 4T.E ( AB EI<TY
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& AT ! SAME MO;T ,I FIR$ AL4
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W.D$ TWO4 ,!Y W]E1 Y MAY 2 SURE1 9 A
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DROP2 B S _M 7 W.D$ T !Y RAN AB YELL+ &
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