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8,TOM H[ SOON C WE G80 ASK$ ,PROFESSOR
,BUMP]1 Z HE 2GAN >RANG+ 8 PAP]S1 MAPS
& DOCU;TS R1DY 6PLACE !M BACK 9 !
VALISE4

8,)9 A WEEK1 IF Y WANT 6/>T T
SOON40

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HE MAY TRY 6GET ON ! GR.D F/4 ,?\<1
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Z M* EXP]I;E Z ,I H _H1 ?ANKS TO
Y1 ,TOM1 :5 Y HELP$ ME F9D ! LO/ C;Y
( ,PEL"O40

8,WELL1 ,I HOPE WE'LL 2 Z SU3ESS;L ?
  "T10
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PROFESSOR4

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0 "S?+ 9 ,TOM'S MANN]1 ?\< HE TRI$
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,BUMP]2 8YET ! LA/ "T ,I SAW HM ,I SD ,I
0 -+ 6SEE Y1 ?\< ,I DID N TELL
HM :Y40

8,NO1 HE WDN'T 2 LIKELY 6SP1K ( ME10
SD ,TOM SIGNIFICANTLY4

8,WELL1 IF T'S ALL SETTL$1 ,I GUESS
  ,I'LL G BACK
HOME & PACK UP10 SD ,MR4 ,DAMON1 MAK+ A
MOVE 6DE"P4

8,"!'S NO SPECIAL RU%10 ,TOM SD4 8,WE
WON'T L1VE =A WEEK4 ,I C'T GET R1DY 9
M* LESS "T ?AN T40
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G 6A HOTEL 6/AY :ILE MY WIFE IS AWAY4
  ,%E
MI<T TAKE A NO;N 6-E HOME UNEXPECT$LY1
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ALT APPROVE ( MY GO+ (F ON ^! WILD
TRIPS ) Y1 ,TOM ,SWIFT4 ,B IF ,I GET ALL
PACK$1 & CLE> \1 %E C'T F9D ME & %E
C'T HOLD ME BACK4 ,%E IS VISIT+ H] "M
N[4 ,I C S5D H] A WIRE F ,KURZON AF
,I GET "!40

8,I DON'T 2LIEVE ! TELEGRAPH "! IS "W-
9G10 LAU<$ ,PROFESSOR ,BUMP]4 8,B SUIT
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=! GDS WE'LL H 6TAKE ) U4
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8,WE'LL /AY & TAKE ! NI<T TRA9 BACK10
AGRE$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4 8,X W 2 L OLD "TS1
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X80 HE ASK$1 Z IF 9 FE> ( 2+ 4APPO9T$6
ON T SCORE4

8,OH1 X'S WILD 5 6SUIT ANY "O10
ANSW]$ ,PROFESSOR ,BUMP]4

8,WELL1 N[ 6SETTLE A FEW DETAILS10
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F9ANCIAL A6AIRS ( MY "F & MYF8 ,NO?+
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  8,NO1 ( C\RSE N40
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  8,I M1NT Y & ,I >E GO+40
  8,ME1 ,TOM80

8,SURE1 Y6 ,I WDN'T ?9K ( L1V+ Y
2H4 ,Y WANT ,N$ AL;G1 DON'T Y1
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8,( C\RSE4 ,X W 2 AN ID1L "PY--WE
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TOO L;G4 ,I C F9I% ! MODEL = HM
9 A V %ORT "T40

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D9N]1 ?\< N[ & !N ,N$ NOTIC$ T
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8,?9K+ AB ! IDOL ( GOLD80 ASK$ ,N$
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ANSW]4

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LAT]1 :51 ,MR4 ,DAMON &! PROFESSOR HAV+
G"O HOME1 ! "Y F9ANCIAL SECRET>Y
TOOK 8 FR 6A QUIET CORN] & ASK$3

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  8,MATT]8 ,:AT D Y M1N80

8,I M1N :AT MADE Y MAKE UP YR M9D
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HE>D ,BEE*] 0 GO+80

8,OH--]--WELL1 Y WDN'T WANT 6SEE \R
OLD FR ,PROFESSOR ,BUMP] LEFT1 WD Y1
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8,NEI WD ,I4 ,T'S :Y ,I *ANG$ MY
M9D4 ,? ,BEE*] ISN'T GO+ 6GET T IDOL
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8,BITT]8 ,OH1 N AT ALL4 ,I SIMPLY DON'T
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  8,!N ,BEE*] ISN'T A FR ( YRS80

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T EV5+4 8,TOM DID N *ANGE 8 M9D
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YET ! PROFESSOR IS N AN OLD OR CLOSE FR
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DIG 8 BIG TUNNEL4 ,"! M/ 2 "S O!R
R1SON40

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GRE5 GOD Z -P>$ 6! IDOL ( GOLD6
,T'S X4 ,I'M GO+ 6MAKE A CALL ON MY WAY
  HOME40

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,NE/OR1 A PRETTY GIRL1 :O1 RUMOR _H X1 0
TACITLY 5GAG$ 6,TOM4 ,M>Y 0 N AT HOME1
B ,MR4 ,NE/OR WAS1 &= ,N$'S PURPOSE ?
ANSW]$4

8,WELL1 WELL1 GLAD 6SEE Y60 EXCLAIM$
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A MO;T LAT]1 SEE+ T ,N$ 0 AL"O4

8,NO1 ,TOM ISN'T ) ME ? EV5+10 ,N$
ANSW]$4 8,! FACT IS1 HE'S GETT+ R1DY TO
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8,Y "Y M5 >E ALW GO+ "S":10
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0 WOND]+ H[ HE CD F9D \ :AT HE
WANT$ 6"K1 :5 ,M>Y'S "M UNEXPECT$LY
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8,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA60 %E EXCLAIM$4 8,:Y1
,"F10 & %E LOOK$ AT H] HUSB&1 8T'S
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T40

8,PROFESSOR ,BEE*]1 ! MAN :O IS AN
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ITY ON ,AZTEC RU9S80 ASK$ ,N$1 TAK+ A
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,HE 0 "H ON A VISIT N L;G AGO1 "Y
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! EV5+10 %E A4$ 6,N$1 8& ,M>Y
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8,NO1 N AT ALL4 ,B ,TOM DID N /AY L;G4
,HE LEFT J Z ,M>Y &! PROFESSOR 7
DRAW+ A MAP S ! PROFESSOR CD 9DICATE
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8,I SEE10 MURMUR$ ,N$4 8,WELL1 ,I
  SUPPOSE
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AT ! "T40






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& S 0 ,M>Y4 ,%E 9VIT$ ,MR4 ,BEE*] TO
-E AG4 ,HE TAKES AF 8 "F 9 2+
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SPITE ( 8 YE>S4 ,PROFESSOR ,BEE*] SEEMS
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8,T'S NICE10 SD ,N$1 Z HE TOOK 8
DE"PURE4 ,HE _H F.D \ :AT HE _H -E
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,! LL GRE5 GOD ( J1L\SY HAS ,TOM 9 8
CLUT*ES4 ,T'S :Y MY 9V5TIVE FR 0
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LE>N$ ,BEE*] 0 6G4 ,HE WANTS 6B1T
HM4 ,I GUESS ! PROFESSOR HAS PLA9LY %[N
T HE WDN'T L ANY?+ BETT] ?AN TO
CUT ,TOM \ ) ,M>Y4 ,:EW6 T'S "S?+
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