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W9E & LIQUOR1 : W>N'T 9 \R L9E2 & BOOKS1
& MAPS1 & *>TS1 & AN A3ORDION2 & FURS1 &
BLANKETS1 & NO 5D ( RU2I%1 L BRASS B1DS
& BRASS JEWELRY1 : ,TOM SD 0 A SURE SIGN
T HE _H AN IDEA ( VISIT+ AM;G SAVAGES4
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AB BIRDS1 & LOVES !M S T !Y'LL G HUNGRY
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,TOM ,SAWY] ! ,TRAVEL]1 & WE WD 2 HE>D (
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SEE "SBODY -+1 & />T$ 6MEET HM2 B WE
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\ ( MY LEGS4 ,I CD ONLY J GASP AL;G !
WAY Y D 9 A DR1M :5 "!'S A <O/ GA9+ ON
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P]FECTLY DELICI\S1 & MADE ME FEEL GD &
?ANK;L ALL UP "O SIDE2 B ,I 0 HANG+ "!
HELP.S & CDN'T CLIMB1 & T MADE ME FEEL
P]FECTLY WRET*$ & MIS]A# ALL D[N ! O!R4
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L T2 & X IS N 6BE RECOMM5D$1 EI4
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DIDN'T "K4 ,HE ASK$ ME IF ,I CD HOLD ON
:IL/ HE SAIL$ AWAY 6A SAFE PLACE & LEFT
! LION 2H4 ,I SD ,I CD IF HE DIDN'T G NO
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LOSE MY H1D & FALL1 SURE4 ,S HE SD1
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9 A K9D ( SICK5+ WAY2 = X ,,IS UNCOM=TA#
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AN 9VITE1 & !Y />T$ A REGUL> RIOT D[N
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"E GIT AWAY F !M AT ? GAIT1 & ,I CDN'T
HOLD ON ="E4 ,S ,TOM TOOK A ?9K1 & /RUCK
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B 0! "T WE 0 \ ( R1* AG1 T GANG 0 ON H&
ONCE M4 ,& :5 !Y SEE WE 0 RE,Y G"O & !Y
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