
    ,,! ,,ELEPHANT'S ,,*
  ,,9 ! ,HI< & ,F>-,(F ,"TS ! ,ELEPHANT1
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  ,"O F9E MORN+ 9 ! MI4LE (! ,PRECES.N
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CURTIOS;Y2 & / ,I WANT 6"K :AT !
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  ,!N ,KOLOKOLO ,BIRD SD1 )A M\RN;L CRY1
,8,G 6! BANKS (! GRT GREY-GRE51 GR1SY
,LIMPOPO ,RIV]1 ALL SET AB ) FEV]-TREES1
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  ,T V NEXT MORN+1 :5 "! 0 NO?+ LEFT (!
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DRET;L SCORN4 ,8,:AT W Y ASK ME NEXT80'
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TAIL4
  ,8,T IS ODD10' SD ! ,ELEPHANT'S ,*1
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N 6M5;N MY O!R AUNT1 ! ,HIPPOPOTAMUS1 &
MY O!R UNCLE1 ! ,BABOON1 H ALL SPANK$ ME
= MY 'SATIA# CURTIOS;Y--& ,I SUPPOSE ?
IS ! SAME ?+4
  ,S HE SD GD-BYE V POLITELY 6! ,BI-
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W>M1 B N AT ALL A/ONI%$1 EAT+ MELONS1 &
?R[+ ! R9D AB1 2C HE CD N PICK X UP1
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  ,!N ! ,CROCODILE W9K$ ! O!R EYE1 &
LIFT$ HALF 8 TAIL \ (! MUD2 &!
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  ,8',SCUSE ME10' SD ! ,ELEPHANT'S ,*
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FLAIL"S TAIL1 J UP ! BANK1 :O SPANKS
H>D] ?AN ANY ( !M2 & S1 IF X'S Q ALL !
SAME 6Y1 ,I DON'T WANT 6BE SPANK$ ANY
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,CROCODILE1 ,8= ,I AM ! ,CROCODILE10' &
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  ,!N ! ,ELEPHANT'S ,* GREW ALL BR1?.S1
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,8,Y >E ! V P]SON ,I H BE5 LOOK+ = ALL
^! L;G "DS4 ,W Y PL1SE TELL ME :AT Y H =
D9N]80'
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NOSE KEPT ON /RET*+2 &! ,CROCODILE ?RE%$
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SU452 B F/ HE 0 C>E;L 6SAY ,8,?ANK Y0'
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X MADE A COOL S*LOOPY-SLO%Y MUD-CAP ALL
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V USE;L 6SPANK P )40'
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HOME 6ALL MY DE> FAMILIES & TRY40'
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TRUNK1 &! NOISE 0 L\D] ?AN S"EAL BRASS
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