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ai
d,"
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mat
hi
sre
all
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tist
hete
ach
er'
smama.
"
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tmo rn
in
gb ef
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na n
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ener
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lyt
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ons
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olo
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sa th
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nda
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ade
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si
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ma.
"Wh
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ent
lyt
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efo
re."
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hema
mao
fan
yon
ewh
oha
ppe
nst
o
r
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ook
,doyouu
nde
rst
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"
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semb
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ass
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tl
y,"
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st
and
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"
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dyi
sal
s
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in
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s,buth
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sno
tli
ket
hi
sl
ady
,"t
heb
oys
ai
d."
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dy'
smo
the
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amei
n
o
nea
rmandha
son
lyo
neeye,
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aoLi
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aven
oma
maa
tal
l
.Sh
edi
edal
on
gti
mea
go,
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ldys
ai
dins
el
f-
def
ens
e.
"
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al
kamon
gyour
sel
ves
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ach
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id,k
nocki
ngont
h ebl
ack
boar
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eru
le
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gt ohavet
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es
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isi
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p
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il
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nedaboutwhothepi
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ter
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sisPapa,
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ts
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msel
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ls
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rethatth
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nc
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est
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i
nj
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i
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sta
lki
nga
bouts
uchhor
sesa
ndo
xen
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“
I
t’
si
nou
rci
r
cums
tan
ces
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u'
llb
eve
ryu
ngr
ate
fuli
fyo
udo
n'
tst
udyh
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ear
nso
met
hi
ng
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sins
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xtdayatdawn.When
h
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re,ho
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ce
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il
lni
ne
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'
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ive
t
hi
rt
y.Yo
ua reto
oe ar
l
y.Theteac
heri
sasl
eepa
ndthecl
as
sro
omi s
n'
tunl
ocke
d.Youhadbet
terg
oh o
me
n
ow.
"
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eb o
ylooke
da r
oun
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rdandf
oundtha
thewasin
deedth
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tude
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ctu
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ma n
dfoundn
oo p
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oor
.Ther
ewa sno
thi
ngforhi
mtod obutru
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khome.Gr
and
fat
herwasswe
epi
ngth
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dwhenhe
s
udd
enl
ycau
ghtsi
gh
toftheboy.
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rewdo
wnh i
sbr
ooman
dsai
d."
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tistheus
eoftr
yi
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omakeas
cho
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na ndE
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ten
dedfort
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m,it
'
sonl
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ondd
ayan
dh eispl
ayi
ngt
rua
nt
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lr
ead
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stabo
uttoexpl
ai
nwhenh
ismo
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rga
vehi
mt wore
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lap
san
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m
t
endth
efir
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ast
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dle
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hepr
i
ceofth
ebo
okst
hatth
eyhadtobu
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eatd
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t
od owi
thth
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rtemper
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nt h
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lagai
na f
terbre
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st,th
et ea
che
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ead
yo nt
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ldi
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ubj
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.Toil
lu
str
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spoi
nt
,hetol
dasto
ryabo
utalit
tl
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ir
ythatwai
tedbytheways
idewit
hab ago fgol
dt orewardtheear
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tboy.Ou
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ter
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workaf
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t
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gen
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in
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sisMama,"u
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ldus
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gt h
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eado nfai
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nti
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lyifaf
rai
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acter
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df l
yawa yifhedi
dn o
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se n
ti
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tten
ti
o nonthe
m.Butever
yt i
meher e
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isi
sMa ma
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smo t
her
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mp.
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ldsta
nditnolo
nger
.Shesnat
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omh i
ma n
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id,
“
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nk
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gthathi
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ll
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arn
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tedtot
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isi
sMama
-t h
elad
ywithle
ath
ersho
es,bob
bedhai
r
,andl
ongdre
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anc
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dMo t
herbur
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tc r
yi
ng
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andmo
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i
ght
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in
ki
ngthatsh
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t,sh
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lycri
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ya ny
thi
ngwhentheyask
edh erwhatth
ema t
terwas
,butwh e
nt h
eyp e
rsi
s
ted,sh
esai
d.
“
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redi
dtheboygetth
atvampi
re
-l
ik
ema ma?
"
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rand
moth
er,however
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dn otagreewit
hfat
her
'sex
pla
nati
on
.Shesaid
,"Th
eo xmu
stbet h
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ilKi
ngandtheh or
semustalsobead emon
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oth
ing
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ey
ha
ven'
tchan
gedthe
irheadsi
fhumanh ea
dsy e
t,bu
ttha
ta l
on
ewillta
ket oli
vehun
dre
day e
ars
."Theol
d
l
adythe
nwe ntontote l
lst
ori
esabo
utd emonst
hatco
ul
dc o
mma n
dt h
ewi n
ga ndsu
mmonra
in
;theres
ul
t
wasth
attheboydrea
me dtha
tn i
gh
to fbei
ngsei
ze
dbyawi n
ged-
wolfdemonandwokeupcr
yi
ng.
T
hef
ol
lo
win
gda
y,t
heb
oya
ske
dhi
ste
ach
er"
I
sth
i
soxt
hatc
ant
endt
hef
i
reaf
ore
igno
x?"
Th
ete a
cherl
augh
edandsai
d,"
Youaretool
it
era
l!Th
eb o
okhason
lymadetho
sethi
ng
sup.I
tisn
ot
t
ruetha
to x
enc a
nr e
all
yten
dt h
efir
eorthatho
rse
sreal
lyea
tnood
les
.
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an
ati
onc
lear
edupa to
ne
s
tr
okema nythi
ngsinthebookthatha
dp uz
zl
edtheboy.Hehadrea
da bo
utsuc
hthi
ngsasbrea
d,mi
lk,
p
ark,bal
l
,andtheli
ke,whi
chhehadneve
rseenandwhi
chhadmadehi
mwo nd
er,i
tdawn
edu po
nhimth
at
t
heb o
okd e
altonl
ywithmakebel
ie
vethi
ngs
.
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dh i
sscho
olmat
esdeci
dedthattheywo u
ldpl
ayt e
ap ar
tyasthe
yh a
dr ead
a
bouti
tinthe
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reedthateac
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dcont
ri
butetwent
yc e
ntssotha
ttheycou
ldse
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hecit
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anges,appl
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ates
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