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RECKON ,I CD "E GET ANY FUR!R ?AN T IF
,I 0 6LIVE ="E4 ,I DON'T TAKE NO /OCK 9
MA!MATICS1 ANYWAY4
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GOT S ,I CD /& X4 ,:5"E ,I GOT UNCOMMON
TIR$ ,I PLAY$ HOOKEY1 &! HID+ ,I GOT
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& SLEEP 9 ! WOODS "S"TS1 & S T 0 A RE/
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DIDN'T NOTICE ANY?+ AT F/1 B NEXT ,I
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MADE ) BIG NAILS1 6KEEP (F ! DEVIL4
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Y -E = YR 9T]E/80
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  8,OH1 YES1 A HALF-YE>LY IS 9 LA/ NI<T
--OV] A HUNDR$ & FIFTY DOLL>S4 ,Q A
=TUNE = Y4 ,Y _H BETT] LET ME 9VE/ X
AL;G ) YR SIX ?\S&1 2C IF Y TAKE X Y'LL
SP5D X40
  8,NO1 SIR10 ,I SAYS1 8,I DON'T WANT
6SP5D X4 ,I DON'T WANT X AT ALL--NOR !
SIX ?\S&1 NU!R4 ,I WANT Y 6TAKE X2 ,I
WANT 6GIVE X 6Y--! SIX ?\S& & ALL40
  ,HE LOOK$ SURPRIS$4 ,HE CDN'T SEEM
6MAKE X \4 ,HE SAYS3
  8,:Y1 :AT C Y M1N1 MY BOY80
  ,I SAYS1 8,DON'T Y ASK ME NO "QS AB X1
PL1SE4 ,Y'LL TAKE X--WON'T Y80
  ,HE SAYS3
  8,WELL1 ,I'M PUZZL$4 ,IS "S?+ !
MATT]80
  8,PL1SE TAKE X10 SAYS ,I1 8& DON'T ASK
ME NO?+--!N ,I WON'T H 6TELL NO LIES40
  ,HE /UDI$ A :ILE1 & !N HE SAYS3
  8,OHO-O6 ,I ?9K ,I SEE4 ,Y WANT
6,,SELL ALL YR PROP]TY 6ME--N GIVE X4
,T'S ! CORRECT IDEA40
  ,!N HE WROTE "S?+ ON A PAP] & R1D X
OV]1 & SAYS3
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BALL Z BIG Z YR FI/1 : _H BE5 TOOK \ (!
F\R? /OMA* ( AN OX1 & HE US$ 6D MAGIC )
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& 0 HE GO+ 6/AY8 ,JIM GOT \ 8 HAIR-BALL
& SD "S?+ OV] X1 & !N HE HELD X UP &
DROPP$ X ON ! FLOOR4 ,X FELL PRETTY
SOLID1 & ONLY ROLL$ AB AN 9*4 ,JIM TRI$
X AG1 & !N ANO!R "T1 & X ACT$ J ! SAME4
,JIM GOT D[N ON 8 KNEES1 & PUT 8 E> AG/
X & LI/5$4 ,B X W>N'T NO USE2 HE SD X
WDN'T TALK4 ,HE SD "S"TS X WDN'T TALK
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WD MANAGE S ! HAIR-BALL WD ?9K X 0 GD4
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ANYBODY 9 T[N WD TAKE X 9 A M9UTE1 LET
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ALL "R4 ,HE SD X WD TELL MY :OLE =TUNE
IF ,I WANT$ X TO4 ,I SAYS1 G ON4 ,S !
HAIRBALL TALK$ 6,JIM1 & ,JIM TOLD X 6ME4
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A-GWYNE 6D4 ,"S"TS HE SPEC HE'LL G
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BES' WAY IS 6RES0' EASY EN LET DE OLE
MAN TAKE 8 [N WAY4 ,DEY'S TWO ANGELS
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:ITE EN %9Y1 EN T'O!R "O IS BLACK4 ,DE
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BLACK "O SAIL 9 EN BU/ X ALL UP4 ,A BODY
C'T TELL YIT : "O GWYNE 6FET* HM AT DE
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3SIDA# TR\# 9 YO0' LIFE1 EN CON- SIDA#
JOY4 ,"S"TS Y GWYNE 6GIT HURT1 EN "S"TS
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6GIT WELL AG94 ,DEY'S TWO GALS FLY9'
,8B\T Y 9 YO0' LIFE4 ,"O UV 'EM'S LI<T
EN T'O!R "O IS D>K4 ,"O IS RI* EN T'O!R
IS PO0'4 ,Y\'S GWYNE 6M>RY DE PO0' "O
FU/ EN DE RI* "O 0EN BY4 ,Y WANTS 6KEEP
,8WAY FUM DE WAT] Z M* Z Y K91 EN DON'T
RUN NO RESK1 ,8KASE X'S D[N 9 DE BILLS
DAT Y\'S GWYNE 6GIT HUNG40
  ,:5 ,I LIT MY C&LE & W5T UP 6MY ROOM T
NI<T "! SAT PAP--HIS [N SELF6
