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  ,:5 WE GET BACK 6! C>1 ,I F9D ,I DON'T
WANT 6L1VE J YET4 8,:AT AB T T1ROOM ACR
! /REET8 ,:Y DON'T WE GET A C(FEE80
  8,>E Y ALL[$ 6FRAT]NIZE )! HELP80
,NICK GIVES ME ANO!R HALF SMILE1 & ,I'M
BLU%+ B HOP+ HE C'T TELL 9 ? W9D4
  ,! TEA ROOM IS SMALL1 9TIMATE1 &
NOISY1 & WE'RE SQUI%$ AT A R.D CORN] TA#
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ROLLS & SC"OS4 8,! SMELL 9 "H--X'S H1V5-
LY10 ,I SAY4
  8,REM9DS ME ( MY "M'S BAK+10 ,NICK
SAYS4
  ,! W>M AIR ?AWS ME :ILE \TSIDE ! W9D
:IPS UP 6A SCREE*4
  8,S TELL ME AB YR GUY 9 ,9DIA10 ,NICK
SAYS OV] C(FEE4 8,IS ? AN >RANG$ D1L
TOO80
  ,I LOOK AT ,NICK1 AT ! RU7$ L9ES ( 8
PROFILE1 ! /R;G JAW4 8,>RANG$ M>RIAGES H
BE5 "W+ 9 ,9DIA = G5],NS40
  8,& "Y BRIDES GET BURN$ & 4FIGUR$ IF
!Y DON'T PAY 5 D[RY M"OY 6! MAN'S FAMI-
LY10 HE SAYS4 8,I R1D AB ? /UFF 9 ! PA-
P]S40
  ,! FOAM BUB#S MAKE A RENEW$ APPE>.E4
,I 2COME HYP]AW>E ( ,NICK'S BODY 2S ME1
! SC5T ( 8 AFT]%AVE & AN "ULY+ MASCUL9E
SMELL4 ,A CURI\S FLUTT]+ 2G9S 9 ! C5T] (
MY BELLY4
  8,BRIDE BURN+ / HAPP5S10 ,I SAY4 8,B N
"EY":1 & N 9 5LI<T5$ FAMILIES40
  8,? GUY 9 ,9DIA--IS HE 5LI<T5$ !N80
  8,ALL ,I "K IS T HE -ES F A GD    #ADJ
FAMILY1 HAS A GD JOB1 & HE'S ,B5GALI4
,HE SP1KS MY "M'S LANGUAGE--0
  8,:AT AB YR LANGUAGE1 ,LAK%MI8 ,:Y
DOES YR "M'S LANGUAGE MATT] S M*80
  8,I SUPPOSE WE >E TRADI;NAL 9 T WAY4
,MA'S BE5 WAIT+ 6TELL \R EXT5D$ FAMILY T
,I'VE F9,Y F.D ! "R GUY4 ,!Y KEEP PE/]+
H] AB HAV+ AN UNM>RI$ DAU<T]40
  8,FAMILIES DON'T "K "EY?+10 HE SAYS4
8,NEI D "MS40
  8,M9E D60
  ,8 LAU<T] HAS A BITT] $GE4 8,WAKE UP1
"!'S A _W \ "!1 & Y GOTTA LIVE 9 X4 ,N )
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_W10 ,I SAY1 & T'S :5 ! ROOM GOES D>K4
,! :IR (! C(FEE MA*9E /OPS ABRUPTLY1
"!'S A POPP+ S.D 9 A BACK ROOM1 & "SBODY
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AL? ! SUN IS SETT+1 "! >E NO LI<TS ANY":
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BRU% M9E 9 ! D>K;S4 ,OR AM ,I IMAG9+
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?R1D ( ?"\4 ,I C'T SEE A ?+1 & !N ,NICK
IS LIFT+ ME 6MY FEET1 8 >MS ON M9E1 TAK+
MY ELB[4 ,! SMELL ( HM IS S CLOSE1 !
SC5T ( 8 AFT]%AVE & AN "ULY+ SC5T ALL 8
[N1 A MIXTURE ( SOAP & "EGRE54
  8,-E ON1 LET'S GET \ ( "H40 ,8 H& IS
ON MY WAI/ Z HE /E]S ME 6! DOOR & !N
BACK 6! C>4













                ,FIFTE5             #ADB

  ,MON"D MORN+ AT ! %OP1 ,I C'T 4PEL !
FEEL+ ( ,NICK'S LIPS BRU%+ M9E4 ,ON !
WAY HOME F ,PORT ,GAM#1 WE *ATT$ AB SU-
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SECRET BALLOON 2T U4 ,& :AT ( ,POOJA8
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9 ! (FICE Z %E'S -+ \ (! BA?ROOM4 8,S
SPILL1 ,POOJA4 ,:AT'S UP80
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,FRANCISCO4 ,I'M GO+40
  8,POOJA1 T'S FABUL\S4 ,B :AT AB
,DIPAK80
  8,WE 4CUSS$ "EY?+--& OH1 ,LAK%MI1 HE
M/ RE,Y LOVE ME40 ,%E BR1KS 96A SMILE4
8,HE'S GO+ 6JO9 ME :5 HE F9I%ES 8 /UDIES
"H4 ,WE'LL 2 A"P = ONLY A FEW MON?S40
  ,I RE/ MY H&S ON H] %\LD]S4 8,I KNEW
ALL WD "W \ =! BE/40 ,A S(T CL\D ( PROM-
ISE FLOATS UP F H]4
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,I PROMIS$ 6HELP H] TRY ON S>IS40
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POR>Y 9SAN;Y4 ,? ,SATUR"D W 2 A JOB1 ALL
BUSI;S4 ,B ! WEEK %U6LES 0S SL[LY4 ,A%A
DOES N RETURN1 B %E YELLS ORD]S OV] !
PH"O1 KEEP+ U BUSY4 ,MA PREP>ES = H]
WEEK5D PLAY+ BRIDGE ) H] GD FR1 ,SONIA1
9 ,K5T4 ,WE'LL CLOSE ! %OP E>LY ,SATUR-
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TAKES ="E 6>RIVE4 ,NI%A'S 9 A S(T BLACK
SUIT1 H] HAIR D"O UP 9 A BUN4
  ,DECK$ \ 9 A L\D ORANGE SW1T] &A TI<T
BLACK SKIRT1 ,MITRA *EWS H] SALAD ) GUS-
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  8,Z R1DY Z ,I'LL "E BE40 ,I ?9K (!
BRIEF MESSAGES ,I'VE TRAD$ ) ,RAVI
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HM F A 4T.E1 EMAIL 0EMAIL1 PHOTO 0PHOTO4
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,NI%A ASKS4
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VOLV$ ?AN ,I "E IMAG9$40
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8,LAK%MI1 ,I H 6?ANK Y4 ,I TOOK YR AD-
VICE & W5T 6SEE MY P>5TS4 ,X 0 RE,Y H>D
6TALK 6MY "F1 B ,I 0 GLAD ,I W5T4 ,HE
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CAT* A GLIMPSE ( H] "F1 :O IS MADE (
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FIVE YE>S 9 ,AM]ICA1 HE / LOOKS Z IF
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8,MY "F SD NO?+1 B MY "M SD %E WD TRY TO
3V9CE HM 6-E4 ,"!'S "S?+ 9 T CO/UME Y
GAVE ME1 A MAGIC T GAVE ME /R5G? 6FACE
HM AG1 EV5 IF HE 4APPROVES ( ME4 ,I
DON'T "K H[ M* L;G] HE HAS1 &1 WELL '''0
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  8,HE MISS$ Y1 EV5 IF HE DOESN'T %[ X40
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SAYS1 MOV+ ! /IR-FRI$ VEGETA#S >.D ON H]
PLATE4 8,I MISS MY P>5TS T]RIBLY4 ,!Y
MAY -E =A VISIT SOON1 :5 ! W1!R GETS HOT
9 ,DELHI40
  ,I SEE H] RUNN+ "? ! ALLEY AG1 /OPP+
AT AN A"P;T BUILD+ & GLANC+ UP AT A LI<T
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8,:AT AB YR TRIP 6,BAJA80
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  8,HE'LL PO/P"O ="E IF Y DON'T P9 HM
D[N10 ,MITRA SAYS4 8,TELL HM Y'LL GET A
DIVORCE--0
  8,HE'S A WOND];L HUSB&60 ,NI%A SAYS4
8,I C'T IMAG9E EV5 3SID]+ A DIVORCE4 ,HE
GIVES ME "EY?+ ,I ASK =4 ,HE EV5 COOKS =
ME :5 HE'S HOME1 DOES ! LAUNDRY1 TAKES
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L"OLY4 ,HE'S S AMBITI\S4 ,I WANT HM >.D
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  8,!N TELL HM10 ,MITRA SAYS4 8,TELL HM
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                ,SIXTE5             #ADG

  ,?URS"D EV5+1 :5 ,I EMAIL ,NI%A AB A
S>I %E ORD]$1 ,I GET AN AUTOMAT$ REPLY
SAY+ %E'S G"O = ?REE "DS4 ,DID %E F9,Y
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,SONIA'S H\SE 9 ,K5T4 ,I H ! JITT]S1 "K+
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S>IS1 PETTICOATS1 & *OLIS 6TAKE ) ME4
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,%E'S ! ONLY O!R P]SON LEFT 9 ! /ORE4
8,WOM5 ALW L ^?40
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HU%$ T"O4 ,I GIVE H] A .DON'T .L1VE
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4APPE>+4
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8,HEY1 ,LAK%MI10 HE SAYS !N LETS G ( MY
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  8,Y GOT X "R4 ,?ANKS40 ,A S(T H1T
SPR1DS ACR MY *EEKS4
  8,AMAZ+4 ,IS T J "O PIECE OR _M80
  8,X'S A L;G /RET* ( UN/IT*$ FABRIC1 L
?40 ,I TAKE A SILV] SILK S>I (F ! %ELF4
8,9DIANS 2LIEVE T UN/IT*$ FABRIC    #ADI
IS ! MO/ PURE4 ,UNT\*$40
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LOOK1 RUNS 8 F+]S AL;G ! CLO?4 8,S S(T1
L A WOMAN'S SK940
  ,MY BR1?+ 2COMES %ALL[4 8,! /ORY GOES1
! S>I 0 BORN ON ! LOOM (A MA/] W1V]1 :O
DR1M$ ( WOM51 ( _! %IMM]+ TE>S1 ! DRAPE
( _! HAIR1 ! RA9B[ COLORS ( _! _M MOODS1
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( FABRIC--0
  8,S ! S>I .IS A WOMAN40 ,NICK PICKS UP
! SILK & RUNS X "? 8 F+]S1 /OPP+ 6CAP-
TURE ! 5D-PIECE4
  8,YES1 ,I SUPPOSE4 ,& :5 HE'D F9I%$ HE
KEPT SMIL+4 ,! W1V] _H CR1T$ A PURE WOV5
FABRIC T EMBODI$ E ASPECT (! FEM99E40
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6MY B>E NAVEL ABV ! S>I HEM4
  8,LOOK1 WE %D L1VE N[40 ,I /RIDE >.D1
TURN+ \ ! LI<TS4 8,I H 6SET ! AL>M ON !
FRONT DOOR4 ,WE C G \ ! BACK WAY4 ,I J
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BE>+S4 ,OKAY1 ? W 2 A BUSI;S EV5+1 AN
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,I BR1K+ \ 9 A SW1T1 & :Y >E ! 9VISI#
BUB#S SPR\T+ >.D MY H1D8
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!N1 ! DOORKNOB JI7LES4 ,I HE> A SET (
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LY P :O H KEYS4 ,I YANK ,NICK'S SLEEVE &
PULL HM BACK 96! (FICE1 96! CLOSET )!
COATS4 ,IF ,MA IS "H1 ,I DON'T WANT H]
6F9D ME AL"O )! ,AM]ICAN DRIV]4 ,%E'S
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8,I ?"\ ,I'D LO/ X6 ,": 0 MY H1D8 ,WE
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  8.,THANDA .LEGE .JABEY10 AN A6EC;NATE
VOICE SAYS 9 ,B5GALI4
  ,MR4 ,BASU WALKS IN1 ALL DRESS$ UP 9 A
SUIT1 8 TWO HAIRS SLICK$ BACK4 ,MR4 ,BA-
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BR1?+ SIL5T1 B ! BLOOD RU%ES 9 MY E>S4
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                ,SEV5TE5            #AEC

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,I SIT ON A FEW ,,CDS ON ! S1T1 MAYBE A
BOX ( TISSUES4 ,"! >E H9TS ( CITRUS & 8
METALLIC AFT]%AVE 9 ! AIR4 ,MA'S P]FUME
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A3OMMODATE 8 LEGS4 ,L;G F+]S CURL OV] !
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TI<TLY OV] MY B>E %\LD]S4 ,I WI% ,I'D
BR"\ A SW1T]4
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,& HE'S R.D60
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  8,:Y DIDN'T %E TELL ME8 ,OR ANY"O8 ,:Y
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SAY HALF 6MYF4 8,! YELL[ ROSES40
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8,HE'S AN ATTORNEY4 ,MIKE1 ? IS ,LAK%MI4
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8,NICK'S TOLD ME ALL AB Y40
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8,J]RY'S 9 ! KIT*51 WANTS 6TALK--0
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WAY1 ,LAK%MI40 ,HE'S HOLD+ MY H& AG1
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BR1!4
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8,CO-[N1 ACTU,Y4 ,) MY "M40 ,MY "M'S MO-
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8,GD 6MEET Y10 HE SAYS )A SLI<T =EIGN
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  8,? IS ,BILL1 MY HUSB&10 ,FIONA SAYS4
8,I MET HM :ILE ,I 0 9 ! ,P1CE ,CORPS4
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MAN :O WON'T M>RY C'T FALL 9 LOVE4
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  8,COTTON IS L T10 ,I SAY4 8,FLATT5 !
PL1TS L ?40 ,I FIX ! S>I1 DRAPE ! PALLU
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  8,N[ ,I LOVE X60 %E EXCLAIMS1 8B H[ D
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  8,I C'T EAT ANO!R BITE10 ,I TELL ,NICK
:ILE WE'RE SITT+ 0! FIRE4 8,I'M FULL (
YR "M'S WOND];L LASAGNA40
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SAYS4 8,M1LS G ALL NI<T--0
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EV5TS REVOLVE >.D FOOD4 ,X'S ! SAME "EY-
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MOVIES4 ,N 9 R1L LIFE40
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B[L+ BALL ( L;G+ F ,MRS4 ,DASGUPTA8
,MA'S GOLD5 BUB#S :5 %E'S >.D ,MR4 ,BA-
SU8 ,IS X ? FEEL+ ( 4ORI5T,N8 ,IS X !
BUB#S T BUR/ F ME :5 ,NICK'S >.D8
  ,I LOOK AWAY4 8,Y C'T POSSIBLY LOVE ME
ALR40                               #AGB
  8,:Y N8 ,LOVE IS SIMPLE1 ,LAK%MI40
  8,NO1 X'S N40
  8,I KNEW ! MO;T ,I SAW Y40 ,HE GRABS
MY *9 & =CES ME 6LOOK AT HM4 ,!N HE G5-
TLY KISSES ME1 &! S>I SLIPS F MY %\LD]4
,I'M SWEPT AWAY4 ,"EY"O ELSE 4APPE>S1 &
,I AM LO/ 9SIDE HM1 WRAPP$ 9 NE$1 9 A _W
": ANY?+ IS POSSI#4
  8,LAK%MI10 HE :ISP]S AG/ MY LIPS4
8,Y'RE P]FECT40
  ,ONLY ! GO4ESS IS P]FECT1 DIV9E1 5TW9$
) H] LOV] 9 P>ADISE4 ,H] VOICE DRIFTS
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.J\RNEY4
  ,I DRAW BACK4 8,NICK1 ,I H 6G40
  8,WAIT--GIVE ME A *.E1 ,LAK%MI40
  8,NICK1 MY FAMILY1 MY "M--X'S -PLICAT-
$4 ,LOVE TAKES "T4 ,X HAS 6BLOSSOM1 TO
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  8,S GIVE U "S "T40
  ,I PUT ON MY SW1T]1 & WE G \TSIDE ONTO
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W>MS MY H1D4 8,:AT D Y WANT1 ,LAK%MI8
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Y'RE SUPPOS$ 6D40
  8,I WANT 6KEEP HELP+ P AT ! /ORE1 & ,I
WANT ! BUSI;S 6EXP&4 ,I LOVE ! FEEL (
S>IS1 ! FABRICS1 4COV]+ NEW DESIGNS4 ,I
LOVE WAT*+ ! TR5DS *ANGE OV] "T4 ,I LOVE
SEE+ ! RELIEV$ OR EC/ATIC FACES ( WOM5
:5 ,I GIVE !M EXACTLY ! "R S>I4 ,& ,I
WANT 6BE HAPPY & SETTLE D[N & H A FAMILY
"O "D40
  8,DON'T Y ?9K ,I WANT ! SAME ?+80
  8,I DON'T "K :AT Y WANT1 ,NICK40
  8,:AT1 ,I'M N GD 5 = Y80
  8,T HAS NO?+ 6D ) X40
  8,OH1 YES X DOES4 ,I'M A DRIV]4 ,Y'RE
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  8,NICK1 NO60
  8,?9K AB X4 ,:Y WON'T Y GIVE ME ! "T (
"D80
  8,I D1 ,NICK--0
  8,Y HIRE ME 6DRIVE1 B WD Y G \ ) ME8
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  8,I C'T *ANGE \R PLANS1 ,NICK4 ,MA HAS
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,>RANG$ M>RIAGES D "W4 ,I H 6GIVE ? A
TRY40
  8,:Y8 ,DON'T G4 ,/AY ) ME40
  ,I TAKE (F D[N ! /EPS1 MY HE>T RAC+4
,"P ( ME WANTS 6/AY ) ,NICK1 6?R[ PRO-
PRIETY & PROMISES 6! W9D1 B ,I C'T4 ,!
PULL ( MY "M1 MY "F'S ^WS 9 T OLD1 P>*$
LR1 &! CALL ( ,9DIA >E F> TOO /R;G4














                ,EI<TE5             #AGE

  ,:5 ,I GET HOME1 ! H\SE FEELS DI6]5T--
OLD] & CR1KI]1 WIS] & D>K]4 ,NICK DROVE
ME 9 SIL;E1 A M.TA9 ( ICE 2T U4 ,A LUMP
GR[S 9 MY ?ROAT Z ,I WAT* HM DRIVE AWAY4
,! ."K+ SLIPS BACK 96ME & CURLS UP 9 !
CORN] ( MY M9D4
  ,? H\SE IS NO L;G] ! 9NOC5T ABODE ( MY
"M & ME4 ,WE BO? H SECRETS4 ,! IMAGES (
,MA & ,MR4 ,BASU HIDE 9 ! CORN]S4 ,& ,I
SEE ! %AD[ ( ,NICK4 ,8 KISS L+]S ON MY
LIPS1 A <O/4
  ,ON ! C\*1 ! CATS DR1M _! SECRET
DR1MS4 ,I WON'T SLEEP S EASILY4 ,I'LL
TOSS & ?R[ ! COV]S 96A ,KAMA ,SUTRA TAN-
GLE4 ,B ,I FALL 96A DR1M.S SLUMB]4
  ,SUN"D EV5+1 ,MA IS HOME1 R1D+ ! NEWS-
PAP] & SIPP+ TEA AT ! D9+ TA#4 ,! SETT+
SUN REV1LS /R1KS ( GOLD 9 H] GRAY+ HAIR4
,%E'S 9 H] USUAL KURTA & SLIPP]S1 YET %E
LOOKS N L MY "M B L A WOMAN ) AN 9VISI#
LIFE4
  8,H[ 0 YR WEEK5D80 %E ASKS4 ,\-(-FOCUS
BAU#S ( HAPPI;S PLAY 9 H] M9D4
  8,F9E4 ,! USUAL40 ,I AVOID H]     #AGF
GAZE4 ,I DIDN'T TELL H] AB MY VISIT )
,NICK & 8 FAMILY4 ,%E DOESN'T "K T ,I C
2 Z WILD Z %E IS4 ,Z DECEPTIVE4
  8,Y WAT*$ "S MOVIES LA/ NI<T1 NAH80
,%E OP5S ! AFN NEWSPAP]4
  8,YES1 A MOVIE1 ,MA4 ,X 0 AB A WOMAN
:O PRET5D$ 6BE A VIRG9 B :O 0 ACTU,Y
SLEEP+ ) "S GUY %E "W$ )40
  8,:Y ON E>? WD %E PRET5D8 ,0 %E M>-
RI$80 ,MA P]USES ! ,LIFE @& ,>TS SEC;N4
  8,%E _H BE5 M>RI$ ONCE & _H BE5 DEEPLY
9 LOVE1 9 FACT4 ,%E EV5 _H A *1 :O /
MISS$ ! "F1 &1 WELL1 :5 ! * F.D \--0
  8,S.DS L ! WOMAN _H Q A LOT ( FUN40
,MA'S LIPS CURL 96A LL SECRET SMILE4 ,:Y
HAV5'T ,I NOTIC$ T SMILE 2F8 ,OR P]H ,I
H1 B ,I DIDN'T "U/& XS TRUE M1N+4
  8,ACTU,Y1 ! MAN 0 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( H]4
,%E 0 L"OLY & UNSURE ( H]F40
  8,S.DS L A /RANGE MOVIE40 ,%E GIVES ME
A %>P LOOK4
  8,H[ 0 YR WEEK5D1 ,MA8 ,H[ 0 ,SON-
IA'S80
  ,MA PRET5DS 6R1D1 B ,I NOTICE T A
CLO?+ AD TAKES UP ! :OLE PAGE4      #AGG
8,LOVELY--! SAME Z USUAL40
  8,H['S H] >?RITIS8 ,H] H&S80
  8,OH1 PA9+ H]1 PA9+ H] Z USUAL40 ,MA
LOOKS UP AT ME1 &! B"R BAU#S -E 96FOCUS4
8,"EY"O IS S ?RILL$ = Y4 ,!Y'RE ALL SAY+
H[ HAPPY !Y >E T ,RAVI ,GANGULI HAS %[N
S* 9T]E/1 : IS ( C\RSE N AT ALL SUR-
PRIS+40
  8,N AT ALL40 ,I SCRAPE MY *AIR BACK &
G 6MY ROOM4














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                ,N9ETE5             #AGI

  ,MON"D MORN+1 ! %OP LOOKS DI6]5T--
B"R]1 AWA% ) ANCE/RAL SECRETS HI45 9 !
FOLDS (A MILLION S>IS4 ,! ]OTIC RU% (
,NICK / SIMM]S 9 MY SUBCONSCI\S4 ..,D Y
2LIEVE 9 LOVE AT F/ .SI<T8
  ,I REMEMB] ,NICK'S FACE Z HE DROPP$ ME
(F & WAIT$ = ME 6G 9SIDE MY H\SE4 ,I
PE]$ PA/ ! CURTA9 & SAW HM /&+ "!4 ,HE
/AY$ "! A M9UTE 2F GETT+ 96HIS C> &
L1V+4
  ,I "W$ UP MY N]VE 63FRONT ,MR4 ,BASU1
B HE'S \ )! FLU4 ,AF 8 WILD NI<T SEDUC+
MY "M6
  ,NO MATT]4 ,TD ,I VISIT ,*ELSEA'S SIS-
T]1 ,LILLIAN4 ,%E LIVES 9 A MODE/1 BLUE
,CAPE ,COD-/YLE SPLIT-LEVEL 9 NOR?EA/
,S1TTLE4 ,! H\SE IS NEWLY PA9T$1 &A FEW
L>GE ,JAPANESE MAPLES /& 9 ! MANICUR$
FRONT Y>D4
  ,%E 9VITES ME 96H] LIV+ ROOM1 FURNI%$
SP>SELY 9 S(T1 PA/EL COLORS4 ,H] HAIR IS
COI6$1 H] :ITE BL\SE & TAN SLACKS P]-
FECTLY LAUND]$ & PRESS$4 ,AN ]RANT1
/RAI<T HAIR FALLS OV] H] =EH1D4     #AHJ
,%E GIVES ME A BRAVE1 WE>Y SMILE & DI-
RECTS ME 6A C\*4 ,& "!1 ON ! C>PET1 SIT-
T+ CROSS-LE7$ & PLAY+ ) ,LEGOS1 IS ! BOY
,I SAW 9 H] M9D4 ,9 P]SON1 HE'S SMALL]1
MAYBE ONLY F\R YE>S OLD4 ,8 HAIR LOOKS
F9]1 L /R&S ( GOLD5 SILK F A S>I4
  8,? IS ,J]EMY10 %E SAYS4
  8,HE'S B1UTI;L4 ,HI1 ,J]EMY60
  ,HE DOESN'T REPLY1 DOESN'T LOOK UP EV5
:5 ! BRIEFCASE SLIPS F MY H& & L&S )A
?UD4 ,I QKLY PICK X UP4
  8,H[ D Y L YR NEW H\SE80 ,I ASK HM4
  8,HE WON'T TALK 6Y10 ,LILLIAN SAYS4
  ,HE ROCKS G5TLY BACK & =?1 9T5T ON !
9TRICATE =TRESS HE'S BUILD+ F BLACK &
BLUE ,LEGO PIECES4
  8,T'S A COOL H\SE1 ,J]EMY10 ,I SAY4
  ,NO ANSW]4
  8,HE'S N V SOCIAL10 ,LILLIAN SAYS4
  8,OH4 ,T'S OKAY4 ,I'M N A HUGE TALK]
EI40 ,4TURB$1 ,I SIT ON ! C\* & CROSS MY
LEGS1 HOI/ ! BRIEFCASE ONTO ! C(FEE TA#4
,A WALL ( R$ BRICKS RISES F ,J]EMY'S
M9D4 ,HE'S SP5T 8 LIFE BUILD+ T WALL1
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( LIFE \TSIDE4 ,HE'LL D ANY?+ 6KEEP T
F"R5+ _W AT BAY4
  8,I SEE Y'RE / MOV+ IN40 ,I PO9T AT !
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  8,I'M S BUSY ) ,J]EMY10 %E SAYS4
8,HE'S / GETT+ US$ 6! LAY\T (! ROOMS1 !
NOISE4 ,TOO M* TRA6IC "H4 ,HE DOESN'T L
! S.D ( MOTORCYCLES4 ,MY HUSB& GOT !
H\SE AF \R DIVORCE4 ,I CDN'T AF=D 6KEEP
X40
  8,I'M SORRY40 ,A CACOPHONY ( 4JO9T$
IMAGES RU%ES AT ME--H] W$D+ 6A MUSCUL>
JOCK1 8 2WILD];T :5 _! SON DIDN'T />T
TALK+4 ,! SL[ DECAY (! M>RIAGE4 ,%E'S
PUT UP TWO PICTURES ( H] SON ON A %ELF
NE> ! ,,TV4
  ,%E SITS ACR F ME 9 AN >M*AIR & RUBS !
PALMS ( H] H&S TGR4 ,H] F+]NAILS >E BIT-
T5 6! QK4
  ,I PUT ! BRIEFCASE ON ! TA#1 GL.E AT !
L>GE1 BLANK W9D[S OV]LOOK+ A F;ED Y>D )A
SW+ SET4
  8,Y'LL WANT 6LET ! LI<T IN10 ,I SAY4
8,& G )A S(T COLOR4 ,I BR"\ "S SAMPLES Y
C HOLD UP 6! W9D[1 IF Y L40         #AHB
  8,?ANK Y S M* = -+10 %E SAYS4 8,C ,I
GET Y "S TEA8 ,I'VE GOT "S ,E>L ,GREY
/EEP+40
  8,V K9D ( Y4 ,I'LL H A CUP40
  ,:ILE %E'S 9 ! KIT*51 ,I KNEEL NEXT TO
,J]EMY & WAT* HM BUILD+ 8 DR1M /RUCTURE4
,8 M9D IS / A WALL1 ! _W \TSIDE L A D5SE
MASS ( UNLABEL$ WIRES4
  8,J]EMY1 Y'RE GO+ 6BE ALL "R "H10 ,I
TELL HM4 ,HE HAS %UT ME \1 B ,I CAT* A
GLIMPSE "? A CRACK 9 ! BRICKS4 ,9SIDE HM
LIES A H1V5LY ROOM 9 SMOO? BLUE4 ,BR1?S
( C>TOON CL\D BL[ ACR T SKY4
  ,LILLIAN RETURNS ) TEA4 8,HE CD R1D AT
TWO1 Y "K4 ,HE DID >I?METIC AT ?REE4 ,B
NO 3V]S,NS4 ,HE DIDN'T SAY 8 [N "N40
  8,AN UNUSU,Y B"R *40
  8,T'S :AT ,I ?"\4 ,6ME1 HE IS BRIL-
LIANT4 ,B N 6! DOCTORS4 ,HE DOESN'T RE-
SPOND APPROPRIATELY 9 SOCIAL SITU,NS1 S
''' Y'LL H 6EXCUSE HM IF HE DOES ANY?+
UNUSUAL40
  8,:AT'S APPROPRIATE80 ,I SAY4 8,X'S
ALL RELATIVE40
  8,WE H HM 9 TWO SPECIAL PRO-      #AHC
GRAMS4 ,I %D SAY1 ,I H HM 9 ! PROGRAMS40
,H] F+]S TREM#1 & H] CUP CLATT]S NOISILY
ONTO ! SAUC]4
  ,/ ,J]EMY DOESN'T LOOK UP4
  8,Y'RE V BUSY & TIR$10 ,I SAY4 8,I
HOPE Y'RE N DO+ ALL ? AL"O1 TAK+ C>E (
HM40
  8,OH1 NO4 ,I H A SUPPORT GR\P1 MY "M1
MY SI/]1 FRS4 ,B /--0
  8,J]EMY'S "F80
  8,HE DIDN'T WANT 6H M* 6D ) U :5 HE
R1LIZ$ HE CDN'T PLAY CAT* OR R\<H\SE )\T
MAK+ ,J]EMY SCR1M--0
  8,LILLIAN--,I H A GD FEEL+4 ,Y'RE
/R;G1 &--0
  ,T'S :5 ! MOTORCYCLE RO>S BY1 ! 5G9E
NOISE REV]B]AT+ "? ! H\SE4 ,J]EMY COV]S
8 E>S & LETS \ A PURE ANIMAL SCREE*4 ,!
S.D T]RIFIES ME1 & X GOES ON & ON1 N
/OPP+ Z HE ROCKS BACK & =?1 SCR1M+ &
SCR1M+4
  ,I PUT MY TEA ON ! C(FEE TA#4 ,I %D
L1VE--,I DON'T 2L;G 9 ? FAMILY MO;T4 ,B
,I C'T G4
  ,LILLIAN TAKES ,J]EMY'S H& &      #AHD
:ISKS HM D[N ! HALL1 96ANO!R ROOM1 SLAM-
M+ ! DOOR4 ,I'M 9 ! EMPTY LIV+ ROOM
AL"O1 ! ,LEGOS /REWN ACR ! C>PET4 ,I
PACE1 MY F+]S CURL$ 96FI/S4 ,:Y AM ,I
"H8 ,:Y DID ,I FEEL -PELL$ 6BR+ ! %OP TO
,LILLIAN'S H\SE IF ,I C'T HELP8
  ,! SCR1M+ WAXES & WANES1 & ,I HE>
,LILLIAN'S VOICE 9 2T1 SOO?+ 9 A PRAC-
TIC$1 WE>Y WAY4 ..,DAMN H] HUSB&1 DAMN
.FATE1 ,I'M ?9K+4 ,A B1UTI;L BOY1 S S5-
SITIVE1 ?R[N 96LIFE )\T A BU6] 6HELP HM
MAKE S5SE (! _W4
  ,I GRAB MY SAMPLES & /UFF !M BACK 96!
BRIEFCASE1 & !N ,I SEE X4 ,! SKY-BLUE
COTTON S>I ) PU6S ( C&Y-COTTON CL\D4 ,H[
DID T GET 96! BRIEFCASE8 ,I TIPTOE D[N !
HALL & KNOCK ON ! B$ROOM DOOR4
  ,! SCR1M+ HAS DI$ D[N 6A RHY?MIC
MOAN+4 8,-E IN10 ,LILLIAN SAYS4 8,I'M S
SORRY AB ?4 ,USU,Y \R NEI<BOR )! MOTOR-
CYCLE HAS LEFT = "W 0N[40
  8,I'M SORRY = 9TRUD+40 ,I /EP 96!
SEMID>K;S4
  ,J]EMY'S ROOM ISN'T :AT HE WANTS4 ,X'S
PALE GRE5 )A YELL[ BORD]4 ,8 -=T]   #AHE
IS GRE5 TOO4
  8,BLUE10 ,I SAY4 8,HE NE$S A BLUE
ROOM4 ,BLUE L ! SKY40
  ,%E GIVES ME A CURI\S LOOK4 8,H[ DID Y
"K AB ! SKY-ROOM80
  8,I--0
  8,! ONLY ^WS HE SAYS (T5 >E ,8SKY
ROOM40' ,:5 HE LOOKS UP AT ! SKY4 ,H[
DID Y "K T80
  8,I DIDN'T4 ,HE LOOKS L A BOY :O 5JOYS
A CLE> "D40
  ,HE'S / MOAN+1 ROCK+ BACK & =? ON !
B$4
  8,J]EMY1 ,I H A PRES5T = Y10 ,I SAY4
8,I "K X 0 YR BIR?"D REC5TLY4 ,Y GOT "S
PRES5TS F YR AUNT ,*ELSEA & O!R P1 & ,I
H "O = Y TD40
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  ,I PLACE ! S>I G5TLY ON ! B$ 9 FRONT (
,J]EMY4 ,! MOAN+ 9/ANTLY /OPS1 & HE />ES
AT ! S>I Z IF WAT*+ A FANTA/IC1 PRIVATE
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SKY-ROOM4

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                 ,TW5TY             #AHG

  ,TUES"D MORN+1 ,MR4 ,BASU IS / \ SICK4
,I WOND] IF HE CAU<T A *ILL 9 ,VANC\V]4
,:ILE ,I'M UNFURL+ NEW S>IS1 A DI%EVEL$
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,S1TTLE ;,T-%IRT "UN1? A W9DBR1K]1 &
%E'S C>RY+ A SUITCASE1 H] L;G1 BLACK
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  8,MS4 ,LAK%MI80 ,%E RUNS OV] 6ME1 !
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ALL "R8 ,":'S YR "M80
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  8,"EY?+ ,I [N4 ,"EY?+ ,I NE$ IS "H40
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  8,-E1 WE C WALK 6,C$>LAKE ,CAF@E40 ,I
GIVE ,MA ! SIGNAL T ,I'M TAK+ A BR1K &
HURRY ,SITA 6! CAF@E4 ,! SMELLS (   #AHH
SC"OS & FRE%LY BREW$ C(FEE FILL ! AIR1 &
A ?9 /RA9 ( ,BOB ,DYLAN CROONS 9 ! BACK-
GR.D4 ,M>CUS W9KS AT ME1 B ,I'M 9 NO
MOOD 6FLIRT4 ,WE ORD] DR9KS--,SITA TEA &
ME A D\# LATTE--& SIT AT A C\* AWAY F !
W9D[4
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  ,SITA GRIPS ! T1CUP Z IF X MI<T FLY
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8,MY B$ROOM AT HOME1 Y "K1 HAS A SILK
B$SPR1D & PHOTOS ( ALL MY C\S9S ON !
DRESS]40
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  8,! W$D+ IS ''' 0 6BE 9 ,MUMBAI40 ,H]
F+]S TREM# S M* T ! LIQUID SLO%ES F !
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M9OR40
  8,TELL !M :AT8 ,>E Y 9 ''' TR\#80
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M9D8 ,HAS ,NICK'S 9FLU;E SPILL$ OV] 96MY
"EY"D LIFE8
  ,H] GL.E FLITS >.D ! ROOM4        #AHI
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8,I'VE DECID$ N 6M>RY ,KI%OR4 ,MY P>5TS
WON'T LI/540
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  8,:5 ,I ?9K ( LIV+ ) HM 9 ,9DIA1 ,I
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\ ( R1*4
  8,SITA40 ,I TRY 6TAKE H] H&1 B X'S SE-
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HUGE W$D+8 ,YR P>5TS W WORRY AB Y4 ,FAM-
ILIES H FI<TS1 B !Y ALW RECONCILE4 ,MAY-
BE Y J NE$ A LL "T40
  8,I'VE _H ALL ! "T 9 ! _W40 ,H] ?"\S
GA!R & %E SITS /RAI<T]1 TAK+ A DEEP
BR1?4 8,DON'T Y SEE8 ,I N"E WANT$ 6M>RY
HM4 ,I'VE D"O :AT ,I 0 SUPPOS$ 6D ALL MY
LIFE4 ,I C'T G BACK40 ,TE>S SPILL F H]
EYES4 8,B ": D ,I G80
  8,SITA--X'S OKAY40 ,I PUT MY >MS >.D
H]1 FEEL H] BODY TREMBL+4 8,:AT AB GO+
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  ..,I'VE D"O :AT ,I 0 SUPPOS$ 6D ALL MY
.LIFE4
  ,%E DRAWS AWAY4 8,Y DON'T "U/&4 ,!Y
WANT ? MAT* M ?AN ANY?+4 ,I NE$ A   #AIJ
PLACE 6G =A :ILE40
  ,I SIT BACK1 OV]:ELM$4 ,%E'S J TURN$
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! WAY4 8,LOOK1 :Y DON'T WE TRY 6TALK 6YR
P>5TS--0
  8,I C'T G BACK1 N N[40
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,I'LL 2 "R BACK4 ,/AY "H40
  ,I RUN NEXT DOOR1 TAKE ,MA 96! BACK
ROOM1 & EXPLA9 ! SITU,N4 ,= N[1 H] EPI-
SODE ) ,MR4 ,BASU REC$ES4 ,SURELY ) H]
[N CL&E/9E ACTIVITIES1 %E'LL "U/& ,SITA4
  ,MA'S LIPS PURSE 96A TI<T L9E1 & H]
FACE GOES H>D4 8,DOES %E ?9K %E C J RUN
(F80
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  8,H] POOR "M M/ 2 9 %OCK10 ,MA SAYS4
8,& H] "F--,I C'T EV5 2G9 6IMAG9E40
  8,MA1 %E NE$S A PLACE 6G40
  8,I WON'T H T GIRL "U MY RO(40
  8,J UNTIL ?+S SETTLE D[N--0
  8,^! ?+S DON'T SETTLE D[N1 ,BIBU4 ,!Y
ONLY 2COME WORSE40 ,A %AD[ FALLS OV]
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  8,%E'S 4TRAU<T1 ,MA4 ,:AT AB H]
FEEL+S1 AB :AT %E WANTS80
  8,I'M SURE ! FAMILY TOOK ALL T 96A3.T1
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  8,Y C SLEEP 9 MY ROOM1 H"OY60 ,MITRA
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8,LAK%MI1 ,I'VE MISS$ Y10 HE SAYS4
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YR WAY40
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IMAGES HIDE J \ ( R1*4 ,I OP5 MY EYES 6!
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  8,PURPLE8 ,>E Y SURE80 ,A%A'S LIPS
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  8,F9E1 WE'LL TRY X10 ,A%A SAYS4 8,N[
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  8,YR W$D+ S>I C 2 EASILY F.D10 ,MA
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  8,I'M SORRY1 ,MRS4 ,S51 B PL1SE C.EL
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  8,I'M S SORRY1 ,MA10 ,I SAY OV] SUPP]4
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              ,TW5TY-?REE           #BJF

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HAIR & LOSE ! GLASSES4 ,! ."K+ EXHAU/S
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    <a cn="Break" cp="74">V</a>
    &13w; &11A; &11C; &11B; &11z; &11A;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="189">H</a>
    &13A; &11D; &11z; &11D; &11E; &11D; &11E; &113;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="39">V</a>
    &13x; &11E; &11A; &11D; &11E; &11C; &117;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11w; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="73">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="112">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="151">V</a>
    &13y; &11B;&11D;&11D;&11i;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11E; &11A; &11t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="40">H</a>
    &13C; &11C; &11B; &113;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11A; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11B; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="7">H</a>
    &13f;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    &13A;&11B; &11A; &117;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11A; &11A; &11t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13p;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="71">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="150">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="153">V</a>
    &13B; &11w;&11E; &11C;&11g;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="142">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="194">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="230">V</a>
    &13A; &11D; &11A; &11C; &11y; &11B; &11B; &11B; &115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11D; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&138;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11B; &11E; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u; &11D; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11E; &11C; &11C; &11D; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13y; &11A; &11C; &119;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11A; &11E; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="40">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="71">H</a>
    &13z; &11z;&11E; &11D; &11C; &11A; &116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="6">H</a>
    &13v; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11C; &11C; &11C; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="35">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="39">V</a>
    &13y;&11E; &11E; &11A; &11h;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="14">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="79">V</a>
    &13C; &11D;&11z;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    &13A;&11E; &11E; &11c;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11E; &11D; &11D; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11C; &11y; &11D; &11D; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="79">V</a>
    &13C; &11D;&11x;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="32">H</a>
    &13A; &118;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11A; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11E; &11D; &11B; &11E; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11C; &11w; &113;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &11E; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11D; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11u; &11C; &11E;</p>
  <p li="3">&13r;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11y; &11e;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="14">H</a>
    &13w; &118;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11C; &11D; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="40">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="114">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    &13x; &11D; &11D;&11E; &11q;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="34">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    &13A;&11z; &11E; &11l;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13r; &11D; &11B; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="42">H</a>
    &13B; &115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">V</a>
    &13z;&11D;&11A; &11m;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11w; &11D; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11E; &11B;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11E; &11C; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11B; &11C; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="113">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="121">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="151">V</a>
    &13B;&11z; &11D;&11C;&11x;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="15">H</a>
    &13z; &11E; &11y; &11h;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11C; &11B; &11z; &11E; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="49">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="71">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="265">V</a>
    &13y; &11w; &11A; &11E; &11C; &11D; &11D;&11E; &11C; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="0">&42h7;</p>
  <p li="0"></p>
  <p li="3">&23A; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11D; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="406">H</a>
    &13z; &11E; &11E; &11C; &11z; &11D; &11y; &11C; &11E; &11y; &11w; &11d;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="73">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="191">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="223">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="225">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="227">H</a>
    &13z;&11B;&11B; &11D; &11y; &11E;&11E; &11d;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11E; &11D; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="119">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="195">V</a>
    &13C; &11D; &11D;&11D; &11A;&11x;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="102">H</a>
    &13B; &11B; &11w; &11C; &11E; &11C; &11z; &11c;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11z; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11A; &11A; &11E; &11E; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="183">H</a>
    &13C; &11C;&11A; &11D; &11t;&115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &11C; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11D; &11D; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="234">H</a>
    &13C; &11E; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11C; &11E; &11r;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="52">H</a>
    &13t; &11y; &11E; &11D; &11h;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11E; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="112">V</a>
    &13B; &11A; &11A;&11D; &11B; &11A; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11D; &11D; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    &13y; &11E; &11D;&11C; &11A; &11i;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="8">H</a>
    &13A; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11D; &11x;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="136">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="145">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="146">V</a>
    &13w; &11E; &11v; &11D;&11c;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11A; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="114">V</a>
    &13A; &11C;&11C;&115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11D; &11E; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="17">H</a>
    &13z;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13u; &11B; &11t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11D; &11u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&139;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11C; &11A; &11E; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13r;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="141">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="145">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="168">H</a>
    &13x; &11u; &11A; &11C;&11C; &11D; &11E; &11A; &11D; &11u;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11A; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="0">&14h7;</p>
  <p></p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="114">V</a>
    &23A; &11B; &11C;&11E; &11B; &11B; &11o;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11E; &11B; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C; &11E; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    &13A; &11D;&11j;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13u; &11E; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="271">V</a>
    &13A;&11E; &11D; &11B; &11A; &11D; &11C;&11B; &11e;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11D; &11t;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13B; &11D;&11B; &118;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11y; &11x; &11E; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="151">V</a>
    &13z; &11z; &11E; &11B;&11o;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11z; &11E; &11A; &11C; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="342">H</a>
    &13C; &11B;&11D; &11B; &11D; &11A; &11v; &11E; &11C;&11A; &11E; &11j;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11B; &11C; &11z; &11E; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="55">H</a>
    &13B; &11E; &11B; &11E; &11a;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="141">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="143">H</a>
    &13A; &11E; &11D; &11u;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13q; &11p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11D; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11E; &11C; &11E; &11D; &11C;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    &13A; &11D;&11D; &11u;
    </p>
  <p li="0" bp="1">&6h7;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3">&23A; &11C; &11C; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="154">V</a>
    &13y; &11C; &11E; &11C;&119;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11D; &11D; &11B; &11A; &11B; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11A; &11E; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11x; &11w; &11C; &11C; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="40">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13z; &11D;&11t;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11z; &11D; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="120">V</a>
    &13C; &11E; &11D;&11C;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    &13z; &11D; &11D;&11A; &114;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11w; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11D; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="86">H</a>
    &13C; &11B;&11g;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11C; &11D; &11C; &11B; &11w; &11B; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="115">V</a>
    &13A; &11B; &11D;&11j;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    &13A;&11a;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="291">H</a>
    &13B;&11E; &11B; &11C; &11B; &11C; &11E; &11s;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11E;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11D; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &11C; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="79">V</a>
    &13C; &11D;&113;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11E; &11C; &11B; &11D; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11y; &11D;</p>
  <p li="3">&13d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11z; &11D; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11E; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11a;</p>
  <p li="0" bp="1">&19h8;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3">&23C; &11D; &11D; &11D; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11C; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13B; &11D;&114;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13i;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    &13A;&11D; &112;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13g;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="80">V</a>
    &13C; &11B;&11e;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="14">H</a>
    &13C; &11B; &11A; &11j;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13b;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="118">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="181">H</a>
    &13C; &11D; &11C;&11D; &11E; &11v; &11u;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11A; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11B; &11n;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11C; &11A; &11E; &11D; &11D; &11C; &11C; &11D; &11A; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11y; &11A; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11u;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13z; &11D;&11E; &116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="108">V</a>
    &13x; &11x; &11D;&11w; &11C; &11r;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="156">V</a>
    &13B; &11C; &11C; &11D;&11E; &11A; &11a;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    &13B; &11B; &11D;&11D; &11q;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="390">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="426">V</a>
    &13A;&11C; &11E; &11C; &11E; &11C; &11B; &11E; &11B; &11B;&11A;&11m;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="74">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="100">H</a>
    &13z; &11B;&11z; &116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="155">V</a>
    &13C; &11C; &11A; &11D;&115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="152">V</a>
    &13A; &11D; &11z; &11C;&11A; &114;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11B; &11E; &11D; &11C; &11z; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="98">H</a>
    &13A; &11B; &11z;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="110">V</a>
    &13C; &11z; &11s; &11D; &11y;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="15">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="58">H</a>
    &13z;&11E; &11E;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="74">V</a>
    &13B; &11z;&117;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11z; &11r;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11D; &11D; &11E;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11w; &11E; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="127">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="131">H</a>
    &13y; &11A; &11D; &11v;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="39">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="246">H</a>
    &13y; &11A; &11E; &11E; &11E; &11C; &11C; &11x;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="74">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="156">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="340">V</a>
    &13B; &11D;&11B; &11A; &11D; &11A; &11D; &11B; &11w;&11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11C; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="133">H</a>
    &13A;&11C; &11B; &11E; &11B; &11z; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="30">V</a>
    &13t;&11D; &11o;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13z; &11D;&11w;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="117">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="121">H</a>
    &13y; &11C; &11A; &11u;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11z; &11E; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11B; &11D; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    &13z;&11m;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="10">H</a>
    &13v; &11D; &11B; &11g;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&137;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="73">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    &13A; &11D; &11C;&11E; &11D; &11f;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11t;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11E; &11z; &11l;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11w; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="192">V</a>
    &13z; &11E; &11y; &11E; &11C;&11t;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="62">H</a>
    &13A; &11D; &11C; &11D; &11E; &114;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11B; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11E; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11w; &11D; &11D; &11C; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="40">H</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13C;&11D;&11z;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="115">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="117">V</a>
    &13B; &11C; &11D;&11k;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11D; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s; &11E; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="160">H</a>
    &13C; &11E; &11D; &11E;&11p;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11D; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11B; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13C; &11C;&11c;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11v; &11D; &11A; &11u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11B; &11B; &11B; &11C;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">V</a>
    &13y; &11D;&11D; &11q;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    &13B; &11C;&116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u; &11C; &11A; &11E; &11E; &11t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13B; &11D;&11C; &11E;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13C; &11C;&11j;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="227">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="229">V</a>
    &13C; &11B; &11B; &11B; &11z; &11D;&11z; &115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="67">V</a>
    &13x; &11w;&11A; &11t;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11C; &11p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="74">V</a>
    &13x; &11D;&114;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    &13z;&11d;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11z; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="85">H</a>
    &13A; &11E; &11h;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="113">V</a>
    &13B; &11z; &11C;&11B; &11x;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13d;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13A; &11C;&11D; &11D; &11E; &11j;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11C; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="35">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11C; &115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11y; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11B; &11B; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11D; &11E; &11C; &11B; &11E; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13l;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="117">V</a>
    &13B; &11C; &11D;&114;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11B; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13r;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13A; &11B;&11C; &11D; &11z;
    </p>
  <p></p>
  <p li="0" bp="1">
    <a cn="PrintNum"></a>
    &15h7;
    </p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3">&23C; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11C; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11D; &11C; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="111">V</a>
    &13w; &11B; &11D;&11y;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">H</a>
    &13C;&11D; &11E; &11E; &11D; &115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t; &11B; &11D; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11A; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="35">V</a>
    &13y;&11D;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11A; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11D; &11x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="34">V</a>
    &13x;&116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11u; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="195">V</a>
    &13A; &11E; &11E; &11D; &11z;&117;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="0" bp="1">&40h7;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3">&23y; &11C; &11B; &11D; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11A; &11C; &11z; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11D; &11B; &11D; &11B; &11a;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="120">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="221">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="260">V</a>
    &13B; &11E; &11A;&11z; &11v; &11B;&11D;&11E; &11D; &11C; &11x;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11E; &11A; &11B; &11w; &11B; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w; &11D; &11D; &11A; &11D; &113;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11C; &11B; &11B; &11C; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="79">V</a>
    &13C; &11D;&119;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11E; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C; &11E; &11D; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13k;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="35">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="73">V</a>
    &13y;&11C;&11D; &11C; &119;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="28">V</a>
    &13r;&11E; &11E; &11d;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11C; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11D; &11A; &11A; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11D; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="69">V</a>
    &13s; &11D;&11z; &11A; &11B; &11E; &11v;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="72">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="149">V</a>
    &13x; &11B;&11C; &11C;&11D; &11g;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11E; &11E; &11u;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="112">V</a>
    &13w; &11D; &11C;&11p;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11x; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&136;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11B; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &113;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11D; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11D; &11E; &119;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="3">&23C; &11D; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11A; &11A; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11A; &11C; &11D; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&113;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="192">V</a>
    &13B; &11C; &11x; &11E; &11D;&11A; &11E; &11D; &115;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11B; &11A; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&139;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11B; &11E; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q; &11C; &11D; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11D; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="117">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="156">V</a>
    &13B;&11D; &11D;&11D;&11k;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11z; &11D; &11E; &11C; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11x; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11E; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">V</a>
    &13z; &11C;&11C; &11E;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11D; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13q;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11A; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11C; &11D; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11z; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11E; &11A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B; &11B; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="35">V</a>
    &13y;&11E; &11E; &11c;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13A; &11C;&116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w; &11D; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &119;</p>
  <p li="3">&137;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11D; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11E; &11i;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="0">&4g9;</p>
  <p></p>
  <p li="3">&23y; &11C; &11A; &11E; &11E; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11C; &11D; &11z; &11D; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11z; &11A; &11y;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t; &11E; &11D; &11E; &11A; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11E; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11C; &11z; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11E; &11D; &11p;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    &13z;&11u;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11B; &11B; &11D; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&136;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11D; &11D; &11E; &11E; &11B; &11B; &11e;</p>
  <p li="3">&138;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="115">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="380">V</a>
    &13B; &11B;&11D;&11A; &11x; &11C; &11C; &11D; &11B; &11C;&11B; &11B; &11E; 
    &11D; &11a;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&137;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11m;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11t; &11C;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11y; &11D; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11A; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11v; &11B; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s;</p>
  <p li="3">&13r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11D; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="108">V</a>
    &13x; &11z; &11B;&11D;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11A; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="76">V</a>
    &13A; &11C;&11n;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13p; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13a;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="115">V</a>
    &13z; &11D; &11C;&11E; &11E; &11c;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13h;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11E; &11s;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11w; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v;</p>
  <p li="3">&13h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C;</p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="3"></p>
  <p li="0">&8ga;</p>
  <p></p>
  <p li="3">&23C; &11E; &11E; &11k;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11C; &11D; &11C; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11E; &11b;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11s;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="116">V</a>
    &13B; &11C;&11D;&11D; &11C; &11C; &11B;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11C; &11B; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11z; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A;</p>
  <p li="3">&13t;</p>
  <p li="3">&13p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11C; &11D; &11E; &11D; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11C; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13s; &11A; &115;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="274">V</a>
    &13C; &11z; &11A; &11D; &11E; &11E; &11D;&11E; &11E; &11D; &118;
    </p>
  <p li="3"></p>
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  <p li="0">&37fb;</p>
  <p></p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="234">V</a>
    &23B; &11A; &11C; &11D; &11E; &11C;&11D;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="235">V</a>
    &13C; &11D; &11z; &11E; &11C; &11D;&11D; &118;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11D; &11D; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11y; &11C; &11x; &11B; &11E;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11D; &11C; &11D; &11A; &11C; &11B; &11C; &11q;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11E; &11B; &11C; &11C; &11C;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="238">V</a>
    &13B; &11C; &11E; &11D; &11D; &11D;&119;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="226">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="509">V</a>
    &13r; &11D; &11E; &11C; &11C; &11C;&11D; &11E; &11E; &11D; &11E; &11E; &11D;
    &113;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="74">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="306">V</a>
    &13B;&11A;&11C; &11B; &11B; &11A; &11E; &11D;&11A; &11A; &117;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="31">V</a>
    <a cn="Break" cp="68">V</a>
    &13u;&11B;&116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11E; &11A; &11C; &11E; &11E; &11E; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11A; &11B; &11B; &11B; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11E; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11E; &11E; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11B; &11B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11l;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11o;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="78">V</a>
    &13C; &11C;&11k;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x; &11C; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11j;</p>
  <p li="3">&13r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &117;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="34">H</a>
    &13z;&11D; &11e;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11v; &11E; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="75">H</a>
    &13y; &11D;&11C; &11p;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11B; &11C; &11g;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11E; &11A; &11a;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11i;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">&13u; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11z;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    &13B; &11C;&11E; &11B; &11D; &11p;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11C; &11B; &11E; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11u;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11E; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13v; &11C; &118;</p>
  <p li="3">&138;</p>
  <p li="3">&13n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11D; &11D; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">H</a>
    &13B;&11z; &116;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="36">V</a>
    &13z;&11D; &11D; &11r;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11E; &11B; &11D; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11E; &11E; &11s; &11A; &11w;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13C; &11y;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="38">V</a>
    &13B;&11C; &11E; &11k;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    &13A; &11D;&11E; &11d;
    </p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="77">V</a>
    &13B; &11C;&117;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13z; &11B; &11D; &11E; &11D; &11w; &114;</p>
  <p li="3">&13p;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11n;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11D; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="117">V</a>
    &13z; &11E; &11D;&11D; &11d;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11z; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="37">V</a>
    &13A;&11C; &11B; &11z; &11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13x;</p>
  <p li="3">
    <a cn="Break" cp="154">V</a>
    &13C; &11E; &11E; &11w;&11b;
    </p>
  <p li="3">&13y; &11z; &116;</p>
  <p li="3">&13c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11D; &11E; &11d;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11C; &11h;</p>
  <p li="3">&13A; &11E; &11c;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11D; &11f;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11E; &11r;</p>
  <p li="3">&13B; &11z; &11u; &11f;</p>
  <p></p>
  </brl2000a>