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##¶&**/=~¨ K1DS. TH3Y W3RE C4LL3D F3L1CI4, JOH4N. ¨~=/**&¶##
#¶&**/=~¨¨ TH3 K1DS W4NT3D 4 P3T, BUT TH3Y ¨¨~=/**&¶#
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&**/=~¨¨¨¨ = =# ON3 D4Y, WH3N JOH4N H4D JUST ¨¨¨¨~=/**&
**/=~¨¨¨¨¨ R3CE1VED H1S 4LLOWANC3, H3 H4D S4V3D ¨¨¨¨¨~=/**
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 T4BL3. 1T S41D: TH1S 1S 1MPORT4NT! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH1S H3RE NOT3 1 WR1T3 1N MY 4LMOST ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ L4ST MOM3NT. S4V3 M3!!! FROM 3NOK. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = =# STR4NG3LY 3NOUGH, P3RS14N ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ UND3RSTOOD TH3 NOT3. H3 D1DN'T KNOW WHO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 3NOK W4S, BUT H3 UND3RSTOOD 1T W4S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 1MPORT4NT. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
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**/=~¨¨¨¨¨ = =# WH3N SH3 S4W TH3 NOT3 SH3 F41NT3D. ¨¨¨¨¨~=/**
&**/=~¨¨¨¨ P3RS14N T1LT3D H1S H34D. TH3N H3 R4N TO ¨¨¨¨~=/**&
¶&**/=~¨¨¨ G3T F3L1CI4S 4ND JOH4NS MOTH3R. H3 ¨¨¨~=/**&¶
#¶&**/=~¨¨ PULL3D, Y3S H3 PULL3D H3R 1NTO TH3 ¨¨~=/**&¶#
##¶&**/=~¨ K1TCH3N (H3R N4M3 W4S 4NNA BY TH3 W4Y), ¨~=/**&¶##
#¶&**/=~¨¨ 4ND WH3N SH3 S4W F3L1CI4 SH3 ¨¨~=/**&¶#
¶&**/=~¨¨¨ 1MM3DI4TELY FORGOT P3RS14NS POW3RS. ¨¨¨~=/**&¶
&**/=~¨¨¨¨ SUDD3NLY, P3RS14N GOT 4 R3D RUBY 1N H1S ¨¨¨¨~=/**&
**/=~¨¨¨¨¨ FOR3HE4D. TH3N W1NGS. 4ND 4FT3R TH4T, 4 ¨¨¨¨¨~=/**
*/=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ COMPUT3R C4M3 OUT OF H1M ON WH1CH 1T ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=/*
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4WAK3NED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = =# P3RS14N TOOK OFF., 4ND FL3W TOW4RD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 W1NDOW. FROM H1S 3YES... FROM H1S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 3YES C4M3 4 B34M TH4T M3LTED TH3 W1NDOW ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GL4SS. OUTS1D3, P3RS14N M3T 4 FL4M3. 1T ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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##¶&**/=~¨ 1NSID3 TH3Y FOUND: P3R1SCOPE, MON3Y, ¨~=/**&¶##
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF DUD3S W1TH GUNS 4PP3ARED FROM TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4BOV3 TH3 CL1FF. TH3N 1T H4PP3NED. 4 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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