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BUILD+ %D HOLD ! RECORD4 ,AF FIVE /RAI<T
SOLD \ NI<TS1 AT #BJ1JJJ TICKETS A NI<T1
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VICTORIES1 B "S:AT EXHAU/$4 ,"! LOOM$ !
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EASE4 ,WE DIDN'T NE$ ANY NEW CU/OM]S4 ,!
MUSICAL EXP]I;E T WEEK 0 S SIGNIFICANT =
^? :O ALR ATT5D$1 WE WD SELL \ )    #FCC
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UNANIM\S4 8,LET'S D X AG60
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&! H\SE D>K5$1 ! SPOTLI<TS ILLUM9AT$ ME
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MICROPH"O & SD4 8,N"E 2F 9 MUSIC HI/ORY
HAS A T[N %[N S M* LOVE = TWO GR\PS Z Y
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SUPPOS$ 6MEET HM = D9N] AF ! %[1 B /OOD
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LIFE'S /RANGE TURNS4 ,EV5TU,Y1 ! 3V]S,N
DRIFT$ 96HIS 9VOLVE;T ) ,*>LES ,MANSON4
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5T]TA9;T _W T L$ TO 8,*>LIE'S0 MURD]
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TRICATE DETAILS 9 AN IRONIC1 8:AT IF0
S5SE4 ,HE EXPLA9$ H[1 "O AFN1 HE    #FCE
PICK$ UP TWO "Y WOM5 HIT*HIK+ ON ,WE/
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HM1 & HE TOOK !M 6HIS HOME4 ,"O ?+ L$ TO
ANO!R1 & !Y SORT ( MOV$ IN4 ,! QUAL;Y (
_! PHYSICAL 3TRIBU;NS 6HIS SEXUAL APPE-
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MUSIC4 ,D5NIS1 :O 0 A BIT F"R5$ 0,MAN-
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FAULT1 B 8 A4IC;NS _H PL[$ A F]TILE
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SAKE ( 8 FAMILY & FRS1 Z WELL Z MY RELA-
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UP/AIRS B FEEL+ D]ELICT 2C !Y DIDN'T "K
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MY ROOM = ASSI/.E & ,I ASSUR$ !M T %E 0
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2H HM 0 D>K4 ,I APOLOGIZ$ =! 9T]RUP;N &
EXPLA9$ ! PREDICA;T FAC+ MY F\R FRS4 ,I
ASK$ IF ,IMEE CD PL1SE -E D[N/AIRS &
TALK 6H] "M4 ,L1V+ ! DOOR OP5 A CRACK1
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HOLD+ \ 8 PALMS 9 A SIGN ( HELP.S;S4
  8,?ANKS = TRY+60 ,I SD Z ,I TURN$ &
H1D$ D[N 6! LO2Y4
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AT MY FLOOR4 ,ONLY !N DID ,I BO>D !
ELEVATOR1 LE/ MY FRS 9 ! LO2Y 7     #FDA
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6DELIV] BAD NEWS1 B 0 FEEL+ T1 ? V NI<T1
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,MAYBE1 AL? PROBABLY ONLY TEMPOR>ILY1 ,I
CD 2COME A GRT 9T]N,NAL P1CE KEEP]4 ,MY
F]TILE IMAG9,N1 5H.ED 0YE>S ON ! RADIO
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SECUR;Y M5 & SD4 8,SE@NORES1 ,I H GD
NEWS60
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AN EV5T SPONSOR$ 0! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* & T X
0 FULLY *AP]ON$4 ,I A4$ T X WD LA/ ALL
NI<T1 Z "EY"O "! SANG S;GS1 5JOY$ B>BE-
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A L"O"S1 SAD MAN ON :AT %D H BE5 "O (!
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SAW HM 0 9 ,HONOLULU1 ": ! ,B1* ,BOYS
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0 ! LA/ "T ,I SAW HM 2F HE DROPP$ 8 C>
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LES4 ,HE DOVE 9 AF 8 KEYS & N"E RESUR-
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RADIO & MUSIC PL1SURA#4 ,!Y 7 A 3/ANT
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5JOY$ ! S]VICES ( NE>LY TWO DOZ5 PROMO;N
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O!R'S NEW REL1SES1 :ILE MY /AFF & ,I
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