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CELL>60
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FLOOR & CLIMB$ D[N ! LA4] 96! SMALL1 D>K
HOLE4 ,DORO?Y CAU<T ,TOTO AT LA/ & />T$
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MILES & MILES AWAY Z EASILY Z Y CD C>RY
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ON ! FLOOR & WAIT$ 6SEE :AT WD HAPP54
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DOOR1 & FELL IN2 & AT F/ ! LL GIRL ?"\
%E _H LO/ HM4 ,B SOON %E SAW "O ( 8 E>S
/ICK+ UP "? ! HOLE1 =! /R;G PRESSURE (!
AIR 0 KEEP+ HM UP S T HE CD N FALL4 ,%E
CREPT 6! HOLE1 CAU<T ,TOTO 0! E>1 &
DRA7$ HM 96! ROOM AG1 AFW CLOS+ ! TRAP
DOOR S T NO M A3ID5TS CD HAPP54
  ,H\R AF H\R PASS$ AWAY1 & SL[LY
,DORO?Y GOT OV] H] F"R2 B %E FELT Q
L"OLY1 &! W9D %RIEK$ S L\DLY ALL AB H] T
%E NE>LY 2CAME D1F4 ,AT F/ %E _H WOND]$
IF %E WD 2 DA%$ 6PIECES :5 ! H\SE FELL
AG2 B Z ! H\RS PASS$ & NO?+ T]RI#
HAPP5$1 %E /OPP$ WORRY+ & RESOLV$ 6WAIT
CALMLY & SEE :AT ! FUTURE WD BR+4 ,AT
LA/ %E CRAWL$ OV] ! SWAY+ FLOOR 6H] B$1
& LAY D[N ^U X2 & ,TOTO FOLL[$ & LAY D[N
2S H]4
  ,9 SPITE (! SWAY+ (! H\SE &! WAIL+ (!
W9D1 ,DORO?Y SOON CLOS$ H] EYES & FELL
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