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0 B"R & FRE%1 & BRIMM+ ) LIFE4 ,"! 0 A
S;G 9 E HE>T2 & IF ! HE>T 0 "Y ! MUSIC
ISSU$ AT ! LIPS4 ,"! 0 *E] 9 E FACE &A
SPR+ 9 E /EP4 ,! LOCU/-TREES 7 9 BLOOM &
! FRAGR.E (! BLOSSOMS FILL$ ! AIR4
,C>DIFF ,HILL1 2Y ! VILLAGE & ABV X1 0
GRE5 ) VEGET,N & X LAY J F> 5 AWAY 6SEEM
A ,DELECTA# ,L&1 DR1MY1 REPOSE;L1 &
9VIT+4
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:ITEWA% &A L;G-H&L$ BRU%4 ,HE SURVEY$ !
F;E1 & ALL GLAD;S LEFT HM &A DEEP
MELAN*OLY SETTL$ D[N ^U 8 _S4 ,?IRTY
Y>DS ( BO>D F;E N9E FEET HI<4 ,LIFE 6HM
SEEM$ HOLL[1 & EXI/;E B A BURD54 ,SI<+1
HE DIPP$ 8 BRU% & PASS$ X AL;G ! TOPMO/
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! GATE )A T9 PAIL1 & S++ ,BU6ALO ,GALS4
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AT ! PUMP4 ,:ITE1 MULATTO1 & NEGRO BOYS
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  8,SAY1 ,JIM1 ,I'LL FET* ! WAT] IF Y'LL
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A :ITE ALLEY60
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AN H\R ( PURE FREEDOM4 ,S HE RETURN$ 8
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V BOY1 ( ALL BOYS1 ^: RIDICULE HE _H BE5
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F;E E "D80
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MY APPLE40
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! RETIR$ >TI/ SAT ON A B>REL 9 ! %ADE
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9 ! MORN+1 ,TOM 0 LIT],Y ROLL+ 9 W1L?4
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WDN'T UNLOCK ANY?+1 A FRAG;T ( *ALK1 A
GLASS /OPP] (A DECANT]1 A T9 SOLDI]1 A
C\PLE ( TADPOLES1 SIX FIRE-CRACK]S1 A
KITT5 ) ONLY "O EYE1 A BRASS DOORKNOB1 A
DOG-COLL>--B NO DOG--! H&LE (A KNIFE1
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( :ITEWA% HE WD H BANKRUPT$ E BOY 9 !
VILLAGE4
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ALL4 ,HE _H 4COV]$ A GRT LAW ( HUMAN
AC;N1 )\T "K+ X--"NLY1 T 9 ORD] 6MAKE A
MAN OR A BOY COVET A ?+1 X IS ONLY NEC
6MAKE ! ?+ DI6ICULT 6ATTA94 ,IF HE _H
BE5 A GRT & WISE PHILOSOPH]1 L ! WRIT] (
? BOOK1 HE WD N[ H -PREH5D$ T ,"W 3SI/S
( :AT"E A BODY IS ,,OBLIG$ 6D1 & T ,PLAY
3SI/S ( :AT"E A BODY IS N OBLIG$ 6D4 ,&
? WD HELP HM 6"U/& :Y 3/RUCT+ >TIFICIAL
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IS ONLY AMUSE;T4 ,"! >E W1L?Y G5TLEM5 9
,5GL& :O DRIVE F\R-HORSE PASS5G]- COA*ES
TW5TY OR ?IRTY MILES ON A DAILY L9E1 9 !
SUMM]1 2C ! PRIVILEGE CO/S !M 3SID]A#
M"OY2 B IF !Y 7 (F]$ WAGES =! S]VICE1 T
WD TURN X 96"W & !N !Y WD RESIGN4
  ,! BOY MUS$ A:ILE OV] ! SUB/ANTIAL
*ANGE : _H TAK5 PLACE 9 8 _WLY
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