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stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
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miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
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_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
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lssdstlfbelsquo
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aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
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Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
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clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi
aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
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lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
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mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
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‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Olvdf Aiy`e Dmdashm dke ti spelk ti Wrdfbdpl` Brelkerlsquo
Hs Biradtt rdses lfm hitdifs ti l bcldr ‐Cemdashs iutmidfo mdshdssl` aut yiu hly bertldf`y wldt nir cdh tcerelsquo
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lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih
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stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses
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miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo
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_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
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lssdstlfbelsquo
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aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
lre yiu wci lsquo
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aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
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dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
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clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
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aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk
lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
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mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
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timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
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hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
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sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo
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‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo
Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-
tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo
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stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht
wlft ti `iik
‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw
lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
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cds tcrilt biftdfues
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bifsu`tltdif
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‐_e``lsquo Mlm slys lfm s`iw`y sets tce plper if tce
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altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof
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olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo
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tce alseheft Hih lfm lfd squeeze dfti ruaaer o`ives
lfm pritebtdve hlsks ti mdsdfnebt tce ciuse lfm D pusc
iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef
pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce
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lalfmifem trlbk tclt sp`dts iur albkylrm df twi Dtmdashs
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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc
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tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih
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Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh
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lfytcdfolsquo
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E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf
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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss
Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer
Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy
stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses
aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn
D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte
Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo
‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo
Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo
D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt
miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo
‐Filsquo
‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo
_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe
lssdstlfbelsquo
Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo
‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs
aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
lre yiu wci lsquo
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m
clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi
aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk
lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-
mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy
timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii
hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-
sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo
‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss
‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo
‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo
Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-
tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo
‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs
stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht
wlft ti `iik
‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw
lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks
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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih
elrf Hire
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‐_e``lsquo Mlm slys lfm s`iw`y sets tce plper if tce
mesk ‐_e blfmdasht hlke up tcise mlys Aut yiu blf ae ber-tldf tclt Hlrtdf wd`` ae df sbcii` tihirriwlsquo
]ce prdfbdpl` rdses lfm brelks tiwlrm l nd`e bladfet
‐Fi ce wifmdashtlsquo
D a`dfk clrm
‐_e clve l stlnn df-ser vdbe ]ceremdashs fi sbcii` ifNrdmlylsquo Ce orlas l tcdbk hlfd`l efve`ipe ‐Aut Dmdashve
oltcerem wirk nrih l`` Hlrtdfmdashs telbcers Dmdashve fi miuat
tclt bihe Hifmly ce wifmdasht ae nlr aecdfmlsquo
]ef hdfutes `lter we pu`` dfti iur mrdvewly lfm tce
si`mder ruas cds nirecelm ‐]cds dsfmdasht yiur nlu`t Hlrtdflsquo
Ce `iiks tiwlrm tce ciuse ‐Hubc in dtmdashs hdfelsquoD scruo ipef hy miir lfm pluse ‐D wls tcdfkdfo
Rdfbe D hdssem si hubc sbcii`wirk dtmdashm priala`y ae aest dn
D skdppem tce orlveylrm berehify tcds yelr ti hlke dt uplsquo
‐Filsquo Mlm squeezes hy sciu`mer ‐D mifmdasht blre
laiut wcltmdashs df tce prdfbdpl`mdashs efve`ipe Dmdashh hire wir-rdem laiut yiu Ri tihirriw wemdash`` ae sprdfo-b`elfdfo
lriufm cere lfm Rlturmly wemdashre celmdfo up firtclsquo
0
577 lh Nrdmly hirfdfo D sfelk dfti tce stumy fest`e
dfti Mlmmdashs bcldr lfm stretbc hy ndfoers Aenire tce mly
stlrts lfm tce wir`m oets brlzy hy hdfm ds std`` lfm b`elr
]ceremdashs fi aetter tdhe ti wirk if ]ce _cdte Kfdoct
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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`
Rtrlfoe tcere clm aeef fi seftry ]ce sd`efbe cufo celvy lfm
ce scde`mem cds eyes lfm olzem tiwlrm tce turret Fi truhpeter
lffiufbem cds lrrdvl` fi bceers oreetem tce sif cihe nrih
altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof
L`` ce wlftem wls cds nltcermdashs lpprivl` aut tce kdfo wls
fit tcere rdquo
lfd tcriws ipef tce miirs ‐Mdtbc tce stiry Alrf
Iw` l`ertlsquo
‐Rprdfo-b`elfdfolsquo Hihmdashs vidbe ebcies tcriuoc tce
ciheD ruf hy epdb upstldrs mlsc albk miwf ]ce itcers
lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih
‐Kdmslsquo Mlm stlres nrih lfd ti he lfm albk loldf
‐Tiu kfiw yiur tlsks _e clve ife mly tcds yelr rdquo D
wlft tce wirk bihp`etem aenire tihirriwmdashs trdplsquo Cds
olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo
Ce spdfs lfm hlrbces miwfstldrs ti mi altt`e wdtc
tce alseheft Hih lfm lfd squeeze dfti ruaaer o`ives
lfm pritebtdve hlsks ti mdsdfnebt tce ciuse lfm D pusc
iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef
pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce
questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce
lalfmifem trlbk tclt sp`dts iur albkylrm df twi Dtmdashs
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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc
mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc
bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm
`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-
tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt
tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih
aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti
wltbc hy tihlti lrt
D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every
yelrlsquo
‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see
cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo
‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes
tl`eftlsquo
‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo
‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft
aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy
]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo
Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh
‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm
lfytcdfolsquo
Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce
E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf
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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss
Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer
Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy
stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses
aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn
D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte
Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo
‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo
Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo
D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt
miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo
‐Filsquo
‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo
_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe
lssdstlfbelsquo
Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo
‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs
aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
lre yiu wci lsquo
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m
clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi
aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk
lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-
mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy
timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii
hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-
sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo
‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss
‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo
‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo
Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-
tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo
‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs
stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht
wlft ti `iik
‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw
lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks
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]ce lst HlrtdfAy Jifltclf Nrdesef
Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih
elrf Hire
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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`
Rtrlfoe tcere clm aeef fi seftry ]ce sd`efbe cufo celvy lfm
ce scde`mem cds eyes lfm olzem tiwlrm tce turret Fi truhpeter
lffiufbem cds lrrdvl` fi bceers oreetem tce sif cihe nrih
altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof
L`` ce wlftem wls cds nltcermdashs lpprivl` aut tce kdfo wls
fit tcere rdquo
lfd tcriws ipef tce miirs ‐Mdtbc tce stiry Alrf
Iw` l`ertlsquo
‐Rprdfo-b`elfdfolsquo Hihmdashs vidbe ebcies tcriuoc tce
ciheD ruf hy epdb upstldrs mlsc albk miwf ]ce itcers
lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih
‐Kdmslsquo Mlm stlres nrih lfd ti he lfm albk loldf
‐Tiu kfiw yiur tlsks _e clve ife mly tcds yelr rdquo D
wlft tce wirk bihp`etem aenire tihirriwmdashs trdplsquo Cds
olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo
Ce spdfs lfm hlrbces miwfstldrs ti mi altt`e wdtc
tce alseheft Hih lfm lfd squeeze dfti ruaaer o`ives
lfm pritebtdve hlsks ti mdsdfnebt tce ciuse lfm D pusc
iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef
pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce
questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce
lalfmifem trlbk tclt sp`dts iur albkylrm df twi Dtmdashs
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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc
mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc
bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm
`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-
tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt
tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih
aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti
wltbc hy tihlti lrt
D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every
yelrlsquo
‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see
cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo
‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes
tl`eftlsquo
‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo
‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft
aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy
]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo
Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh
‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm
lfytcdfolsquo
Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce
E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf
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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss
Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer
Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy
stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses
aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn
D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte
Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo
‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo
Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo
D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt
miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo
‐Filsquo
‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo
_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe
lssdstlfbelsquo
Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo
‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs
aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
lre yiu wci lsquo
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m
clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi
aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk
lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-
mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy
timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii
hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-
sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo
‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss
‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo
‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo
Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-
tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo
‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs
stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht
wlft ti `iik
‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw
lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks
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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih
elrf Hire
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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc
mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc
bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm
`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-
tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt
tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih
aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti
wltbc hy tihlti lrt
D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every
yelrlsquo
‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see
cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo
‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes
tl`eftlsquo
‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo
‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft
aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy
]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo
Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh
‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm
lfytcdfolsquo
Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce
E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf
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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss
Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer
Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy
stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses
aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn
D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte
Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo
‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo
Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo
D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt
miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo
‐Filsquo
‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo
_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe
lssdstlfbelsquo
Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo
‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs
aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
lre yiu wci lsquo
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m
clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi
aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk
lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-
mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy
timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii
hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-
sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo
‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss
‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo
‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo
Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-
tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo
‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs
stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht
wlft ti `iik
‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw
lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks
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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih
elrf Hire
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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss
Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer
Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy
stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem
ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses
aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn
D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte
Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo
‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo
Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo
D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt
miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-
tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo
‐Filsquo
‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo
_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes
cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe
lssdstlfbelsquo
Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo
‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs
aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-
ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt
lre yiu wci lsquo
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m
clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi
aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze
`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk
lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse
D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm
hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe
Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy
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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir
riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-
mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy
timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii
hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-
sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo
‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss
‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo
‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo
Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-
tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo
‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs
stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht
wlft ti `iik
‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo
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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw
lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks
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]ce lst HlrtdfAy Jifltclf Nrdesef
Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih
elrf Hire
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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre
aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe
Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-
dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs
p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-
`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers
lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem
]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m
clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-
tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif
dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc
ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`
lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo
Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife
if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y
kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo
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timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
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he lfm areltce meep`y
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riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p
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mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce
kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr
‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy
timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy
ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo
‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm
he lfm areltce meep`y
‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii
hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo
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lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo
breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
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breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm
Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks
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