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Authors: Thomas Laird

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e
to
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ho
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t
o
mak
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direc
t
contac
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wit
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m
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anymor
e.
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o
wit
h
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d,
Marc
o.
H
e
i
s
th
e
onl
y
on
e
wh
o
wil
l
hav
e
yo
u
no
w.
Adio
s.

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reache
s
unde
r
th
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lon
g
mahogan
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tabl
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an
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presse
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a
butto
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y
Juanit
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bac
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wit
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s.
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carryin
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.

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they’r
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Juanit
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tha
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woul
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it
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dar
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pu
t
m
e
t
o
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res
t.
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t
ther
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i
s
n
o
hel
l
an
d
n
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heave
n
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m
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certaint
y.
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e
wil
l
b
e
a
n
en
d
t
o
thi
s,
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a
n
en
d.
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w
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wil
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com
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m
no
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sur
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r
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Juanit
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hav
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knif
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quickl
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deftl
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.

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