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  8,/& UP60
  8,RUN60
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NATUR$1 B "S:AT /UPID1 GIANT :O _H SAT
D[N 9 ! DANG]\S SPOT4 ,KOKU LOOK$ T[>D !
HUT1 9 FRONT ( : ! "Y 9V5TOR &! O!RS
/OOD1 WAV+ _! H&S 6HM & %\T+4

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  FRANTIC,Y4 ,! P[D] IS
GO+ (F1 ,KOKU60

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CURR5T HAS ALR IGNIT$ ! *>GE4 ,ONLY T
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8 H& 9 FRLY GREET+ 6,TOM &! O!RS1 :O D>$
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O3UR ANY SECOND N[4
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MAN4 8,HE ALW -ES 6Y 9 A HURRY1 Y "K4
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  8,"H1 ,KOKU60 HE CRI$4 8,-E "H1 ,I
WANT Y6 ,KELOS60
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SAT D[N1 EVID5TLY 6TAKE 8 EASE AF A L;G
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8 MA/]'S BI4+4
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SP>K F ! FUSE1 IGNIT$ 0! ELECTRIC
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A CRACKLE ( FLAME1 &A DULL RUM#4 ,KOKU
SPRANG UP F ! BIG /"O Z ?\< %OT4 ,:AT HE
SAW & HE>D M/ H AL>M$ HM1 = HE GAVE A
MI<TY JUMP & />T$ 6RUN1 AT ! SAME "T
%\T+3
  8,ME -E1 ,MA/]60
  8,Y'D BETT]60 CRI$ ! "Y 9V5TOR4
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HALF WAY 2T ! GR\P ( 8 FRS &! BIG ROCK1
! UTMO/ =CE (! EXPLO.N 0 FELT4 ,X 0 N S
V L\D1 B ! P[] ( X MADE ! E>? TREM#4
  ,! ROCK SEEM$ 6H1VE XF 96! AIR1 & :5 X
SETTL$ BACK X 0 SE5 6BE BROK5 UP 96_M
PIECES4 ,KOKU LOOK$ BACK OV] 8 %\LD] &
GAVE ANO!R TREM5D\S L1P1 : C>RI$ HM \ (!
WAY (! FLY+ FRAG;TS1 "S ( : RATTL$ ON !
RO( (! LOG HUT4
  8,"!60 CRI$ ,TOM4 8,I GUESS "S?+
HAPP5$ T "T6 ,! ROCK IS BROK5 UP F9] ?AN
ANY L X WE TRI$ 6%ATT] 2F4 ,I ?9K ,I'VE
GOT ! MIXTURE J "R60
  8,B.S MY H&K]*IEF60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
8,?9K ( :AT MI<T H HAPP5$ 6,KOKU IF HE
_H BE5 SITT+ "!40
  8,WELL10 SD ,TOM1 8HE MI<T N H BE5
KILL$1 = HE WD PROBABLY H BE5 TOSS$ WELL
\ (! WAY AT ! F/ SL[ EXPLO.N1 B AFW--
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,HE GOT AWAY J 9 "T40
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PLACE (! EXP]I;TAL BLA/4
  8,MA/]1 HM D T80 HE ASK$4
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& SIT D[N ON T ROCK40
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R1LIZ+ :AT HE _H ESCAP$1 & 2+ 9CAPA# (
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TUNNEL & /AY$ "! = "S "T4

,! EXP]I;T 0 PRON\NC$ A GRT SU3ESS &1 N[

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9 SU6ICI5TLY L>GE QUANTITIES 6BE US$ 9 !
TUNNEL4
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GIVE ANY EXT5.N4 ,X IS 6_! 9T]E/ 6H U
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  8,WELL1 WE'LL TRY N 6H T HAPP510 SD
,TOM1 )A SMILE4
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EXPLOSIVE1 ,TOM1 WON'T M ROCK 2 BR"\
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  8,T'S :AT ,I HOPE40

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TUNNEL40

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  BLA/$
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M/ F9D AN \TLET 9 AC;N4
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NO4+ T[>D ! GIANT4 ,HE & ,KOKU 7 N ON GD
T]MS1 = ONCE1 :5 ,KOKU 0 A HURRY1 HE _H
PICK$ UP ! ,9DIAN 7NO M1N SIZ$ MAN HMF7
& _H CALMLY SET HM 6"O SIDE4 ,S]ATO N"E
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=EMAN WD N TELL2 B A "D OR S LAT] HE
APPE>$ AT ! TUNNEL CAMP ) AN ,9DIAN S
L>GE 9 SIZE T HE MADE ! O!RS LOOK L
PYGMIES1 & _M ( !M 7 ABV ! AV]AGE 9
HEI<T1 TOO4

8,SAY1 HE'S A :OPP] ALL "R60 EXCLAIM$
  ,TOM4 8,B HE
ISN'T Z BIG OR Z /R;G Z ,KOKU40

  8,HE -ES PRETTY NE> X10 SD ,JOB
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FA%ION4
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PROGRESS 7 HELD 0! 3TRACTORS4

,! *>GE 0 FIR$ &A GRT MASS ( BROK5 ROCK
BR"\ D[N 9SIDE ! TUNNEL4

  8,T'S TE>+ X UP60 CRI$ ,JOB ,TITUS1 :5
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ANO!R *>GE MI<T 2 FIR$ Z SOON Z POSSI#4
,? WD 2 9 A "D OR S4 ,! 3TRACT "T 0
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0 MADE4 ,B 9/1D ( HALF A MILE (! EXTRA
H>D ROCK ! 3TRACTORS F.D X WD 2 NE>]
?REE QU>T]S4
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F9I% ON "T10 SD ,MR4 ,JOB ,TITUS "O AFN1
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6GIVE ! DRILL]S A *.E 6MAKE HOLES =A NEW
BLA/4

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  ,SULLIVAN CAME
RUNN+ \ (! TUNNEL1 8 FACE %[+ F"R &
WOND]4

8,:AT'S UP N[1 ,I WOND]10 SD ,MR4
  ,TITUS4 8,M M5
MISS+80

  8,QK6 ,-E QK60 CRI$ ! ,IRI%MAN4 8,?IM
TWO GIANTS IS FI<T9' 9 "!1 AN' !Y'LL TE>
?' TUNNEL A"P IF WE DON'T /OP 'EM4 ,X'S
AN AW;L FI<T6 ,AW;L60






