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#¨#¨¨¨##¨# K1DS. TH3Y W3RE C4LL3D F3L1CI4, JOH4N. ¨#¨###¨#¨¨
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#¨¨¨#¨###¨ COULDN'T 4FFORD 1T. ¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨#
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¨##¨#¨¨¨¨¨ UND3RSTOOD TH3 NOT3. H3 D1DN'T KNOW WHO ¨#¨#¨#####
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###¨#¨##¨¨ = =# M14OUUU!!!!! M14OUUUUU!!!!! H3 ##¨¨¨¨##¨¨
#¨¨####¨#¨ M3OW3D FROM TH3 K1TCH3N. F3L1CI4 C4M3 ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨
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¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨ P3RS14N T1LT3D H1S H34D. TH3N H3 R4N TO #¨######¨¨
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###¨¨##### 4ND WH3N SH3 S4W F3L1CI4 SH3 ¨##¨¨#¨¨##
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##¨##¨¨##¨ COMPUT3R C4M3 OUT OF H1M ON WH1CH 1T ¨###¨¨#¨#¨
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#¨#¨#####¨ PONYT4 TOOK 4NNA. NOW TH3Y 4LL FL3W ¨#¨#¨####¨
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###¨##¨##¨ L4ND3D 4T TH3 SCHOOL. JUST TH3N 4 LOT ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨ TH3 ST4RSH1P SS 3NTERPR1SE. TH3Y W3NT #¨¨¨####¨¨
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###¨#¨##¨¨ TH4T W4Y. H3 1S F4LL1NG DOWN 4 CL1FF ##¨¨¨¨##¨¨
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##¨¨#¨#¨## ===== - "BUT" WH4T. ¨##¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨#####¨ ===== - VULP1X! 1T'S VULP1X! ¨#¨#¨####¨
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#¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨ 3NOK. 1T W4S 4 K1TT3N. ¨#¨####¨¨#
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####¨¨¨#¨¨ FOR3HE4D. 1T TOLD TH3M 1T W4S C4LL3D #¨¨¨#¨¨###
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