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6BE A WAT*MAN4 ,"! A9'T EV5 A DOG 6GIVE
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  8,:AT D WE WANT (A SAW80
  8,:AT D WE ,,WANT (A SAW8 ,HA9'T WE
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GO+ AT A ?+4 ,:Y1 HA9'T Y "E R1D ANY
BOOKS AT ALL8
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,B5V5UTO ,*EL- LE5Y1 NOR ,H5RI ,,IV41
NOR N"O ( !M H]OES8 ,:O "E HE>D ( GETT+
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"EY?+ ELSE4 ,HE _H 8 *9 9 8 H&1 ?9K+4
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LA4]40
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  8,,D ) X8 ,HE C HIDE X 9 8 B$1 C'T
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  8,WELL10 ,I SAYS1 8IF X'S 9 !
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,S,Y1 J Z SURE Z Y'RE BORN4 ,N[1 ! WAY
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  8,BORR[ A %IRT1 TOO40
  8,:AT D WE WANT (A %IRT1 ,TOM80
  8,WANT X = ,JIM 6KEEP A J\RNAL ON40
  8,J\RNAL YR GRANNY--,,JIM C'T WRITE40
  8,S'POSE HE ,,C'T WRITE--HE C MAKE
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D"O T1 & X'S A BLAME0' GD WAY1 TOO40
  8,JIM A9'T GOT NO T9 PLATES4 ,!Y FE$
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  8,T A9'T NO?+2 WE C GET HM "S40
  8,C'T NOBODY ,,R1D 8 PLATES40
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A MI<TY FUSS1 "O "D1 AF T1 :5 ,I /OLE A
WAT]MELON \ (! NI7]-PAT* & EAT X2 & HE
MADE ME G & GIVE ! NI7]S A DIME )\T
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,WELL1 ,I SAYS1 ,I NE$$ ! WAT]MELON4 ,B
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"!'S ": ! DI6];E WAS4 ,HE SD IF ,I'D A
WANT$ X 6HIDE A KNIFE IN1 & SMU7LE X
6,JIM 6KILL ! S5ESKAL )1 X WD A BE5 ALL
"R4 ,S ,I LET X G AT T1 ?\< ,I CDN'T SEE
NO ADVANTAGE 9 MY REPRES5T+ A PRISON] IF
,I GOT 6SET D[N & *AW OV] A LOT ( GOLD-
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  8,"EY?+'S ALL "R N[ EXCEPT TOOLS2 &
T'S EASY FIX$40
  8,TOOLS80 ,I SAYS4
  8,YES40
  8,TOOLS = :AT80
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  8,A C\PLE ( CASE-KNIVES40
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  8,YES40
  8,3F.D X1 X'S FOOLI%1 ,TOM40
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  8,WELL1 GUESS40
  8,I DON'T "K4 ,A MON? &A HALF40
  8,,?IRTY-SEV5 ,,YE>--& HE -E \ 9 ,*9A4
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  8,,JIM DON'T "K NOBODY 9 ,*9A40
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6BE DUG \ )A CASE-KNIFE4 ,HE WON'T LA/40
  8,YES HE W ,,LA/1 TOO4 ,Y DON'T RECKON
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  8,WELL1 WE C'T RESK 2+ Z L;G Z WE "\
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TO4 ,0"RS ,I RECKON WE "\ 6BE A C\PLE (
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8,LETT+ ON DON'T CO/ NO?+2 LETT+ ON A9'T
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YE>4 ,X WDN'T /RA9 ME N"O1 AF ,I GOT MY
H& IN4 ,S ,I'LL MOSEY AL;G N[1 & SM\* A
C\PLE ( CASE-KNIVES40
  8,SM\* ?REE10 HE SAYS2 8WE WANT "O
6MAKE A SAW \ (40
  8,TOM1 IF X A9'T UNREGUL> & IRRELIGI\S
6SEJE/ X10 ,I SAYS1 8"!'S AN OLD RU/Y
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BO>D+ 2H ! SMOKE-H\SE40
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