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-----------------------------------#EE
  8,B :AT AB ,CAES>1 MON8 ,F9I% !
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8,WE'RE N SURE1 B ,CAES> MAY H ESCAP$
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  8,HE 0 PROBABLY S HAPPY TO 2 SAFE &
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  8,!Y SAV$ 8 LIFE10 ,J]OME SD4
8,AWE"S40
  8,YES10 ,NONI AC"KL$G$4 8,B 9 A WAY1
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-----------------------------------#EF
  8,H[80 ASK$ ,BR&Y4 ,%E 0 GO2L+ JELLY
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  8,CAES> 0 A H>;S MAK]4 ,HE KNEW H[
TO MAKE BELTS & H>;SES & ROPES F L1!R1
& H[ TO 3NECT BUCKLES TO HOLD !M4 ,!
,9DIAN H>;SES 7 ?9 & BROKE EASILY4 ,:5
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  8,!Y WD FALL (F80 ASK$ ,MIMI4
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  8,I BET ,I CD RIDE A HORSE B>EBACK60
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  8,& ,I BET HE'D ?R[ Y ON YR B>E
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) BUCKLES = _! HORSES4 ,X R1LLY MADE A
DI6];E4
-----------------------------------#EG
,9 ADDI;N1 HE 0 WISE & K9D1 & !Y LOV$
HM = 8 G5TLE _S40
  8,S T'S :Y ! ,%AWNEES GAVE HM ! L&80
ASK$ ,LIZA4
  8,YES1 !Y F/ F.D HM BY A CREEK T !Y
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? VALLEY Z A TOK5 ( _! APPRECIA;N =
HM1 HUNDR$S & HUNDR$S ( B1UTI;L ACRES1
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  8,I ?"\ Y SD HE 0 AN ,9DIAN      #DI
*IEF10 DCLD ,RA%AWN4              A#EG
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8,HE /AY$ ) ! ,%AWNEE = ! RE/ ( 8
LIFE4 ,HE M>RI$ A ,%AWNEE WOMAN & _H
S"EAL *N4 ,LAT] HE 0 PLAC$ 9 *>GE (
S"EAL O!R FAMILIES & ROSE TO ! RANK (
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  8,W[60
  8,D Y ?9K HE CD MAKE >R[H1DS80 ,RICO
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  8,SURE1 ,RICO10 ,NONI ANSW]$4 8,HE
PROBABLY US$
-----------------------------------#EH
QU>TZ TIPS1 S9CE HE 0 A *IEF4 ,:Y D Y
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  ,RICO & ,ZI7Y LOOK$ AT EA* O!R &
GR9N$4 8,OH1 NO SPECIAL R1SON10 ,RICO
SD QKLY4 8,D Y ?9K "! >E ANY >R[H1DS
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  8,X'S POSSIBLE TO F9D FL9T >R[H1DS1
B QU>TZ TIPS >E V R>E & SPECIAL10
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TAU<T TO MAKE TIPS = _! >R[S BY ! OLD]
M5 ( ! TRIBE40
  8,:AT 0 X L = ,9DIAN KIDS \R    A#EH
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  8,ALL *N 7 LOV$ & ADOR$4 ,E ADULT 9
! TRIBE HELP$ C>E = & 4CIPL9E ! *N1 S
X 0 L "O BIG FAMILY40
  8,DID ! GIRLS GET /UCK DO+ DUMB /UFF
L SEW+ & COOK+80 ASK$ ,LIZA4
  8,! WOM5 & GIRLS USUALLY TOOK C>E (
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  8,WELL1 ,I GUESS T MAKES ME FEEL A
LL BETT]10 ,LIZA SD1 8B CD GIRLS G
HUNT+ = GAME80
-----------------------------------#EI
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  8,:AT AB ! BOYS80 ASK$ ,RICO4
8,DIDN'T !Y H TO D MI<TY DE$S TO PROVE
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  8,Y'RE "R1 ,RICO10 ,NONI RESPOND$1
8! BOYS DID H MANHOOD C]EMONIES4
.1,R1LLY COOL /UFF40               #EA
  ,ZI7Y /OOD UP & RAIS$ 8 FI/S    A#EI
L A W>RIOR4 8,T'S ME1 MON6 ,COOL
,9DIAN BRAVE60
  ,! GIRLS ROLL$ _! EYES AT ,ZI7Y'S
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  8,Y1H1 MON60 ,ZI7Y JUMP$ & D.ED >.D
! FIRE1 COPY+ MOVIES HE _H SE5 ON
,,TV4
  ,NONI EXPLA9$1 8,E BOY 9 ! TRIBE1 AT
! AGE ( EI<T1 _H TO TAKE A WALK E
MORN+40
-----------------------------------#FJ
  8,I C D T60 ,ZI7Y DCLD4 8,NO
PROBLEM1 MON60
  8,!Y _H TO WALK TO ! RIV]40
  8,NO PROBLEM60
  8,E MORN+ = ?REE MON?S40
  8,NO PROBLEM60
  8,DID ,I M5;N ! ?REE MON?S 7
,DECEMB]1 ,JANU>Y1 & ,FEBRU>Y80
  8,NO PROBLEM6 ,I'D WE> A COAT60
  8,DID ,I M5;N T AT ! 5D ( !     A#FJ
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  8,NO PROBLEM6 ,UH1 WDN'T MY %OES &
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LAU<T]4
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FROZ5 MO/ MORN+S & _H TO 2        A#FA
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  8,\*6 ,MAYBE ,I'M N R1DY TO 2 A
W>RIOR J YET1 MON10 ,ZI7Y ADMITT$4
8,W]E "! ANY EASI] TE/S80 HE ASK$ ) A
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  8,"! 7 O!R MANHOOD TE/S Z WELL1 &
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-------------------------------#FB-#FC
  8,LOOK AT ! MOON10 ,BR&Y SD SUDD5LY4
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9 ! MOONLI<T40
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  8,Y TRY+ TO SC>E U1 MON80 ,ZI7Y
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  8',CAUSE Y MI<T 2 DO+ A GD JOB60
-----------------------------------#FE
  8,"! >E _SS "EY":10 ,NONI 3T9U$4
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8,WE'RE R1DY TO G TO SLEEP )\T ANY
FLA%LI<TS1 EV560
  8,NO PROBLEM1 MON60 ,ZI7Y ADD$4
  ,J]OME SD BOLDLY1 8,BR+ ON ALL YR
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  8,DUMB GIRLS60 ,RICO SD4 8,!Y GOT
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  8,WE DON'T NE$ ANYBODY1 MON10 ,ZI7Y
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:AT Y'RE SUPPOS$ TO D TO KIDS ON A
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FLA%LI<T4 8,R1DY TO ZIP ! T5T80 ,J]OME
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-----------------------------------#FF
  8,R1DY1 MON60
  8,LET H] ZIP60 ADD$ ,RICO4
  8,N[1 FLA%LI<TS (F60 COMM&$ ,RA%AWN4
  ,! D>K;S 0 ALM TOTAL4 ,!Y CD SEE
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  8,Y SC>$80 ASK$ ,RICO4
  8,N R1LLY10 ,RA%AWN REPLI$1 B 8
VOICE 0 A LL %AKY4
  8,ME NEI10 SD ,J]OME4 8,I J HOPE
"!'S NO BUGS CRAWL+ >.D 9SIDE ? SLEEP+
BAG60
  8,":'S ! >R[H1D1 ,RICO80        A#FF
,ZI7Y ASK$4
  8,"R "H 9 MY POCKET4 ,Y "K10 ,RICO
ADD$1 8,I WI% WE CD D "O ( ^? MANHOOD
TE/S ,NONI TALK$ AB40
  8,L JUMP+ NAK$ 9 A FROZ5 LAKE1 MON8
,Y M/ 2 NUTS60
  8,NO1 ,I M1N L GO+ ON A NI<T HIKE OR
SE>*+ = SECRETS 9 ! />S40
  8,WE .1CD G ON A HIKE TN10 ,RA%AWN
SU7E/$ QUIETLY4
  8,NONI WD N"E ALL[ X10 ,RICO DCLD4
-----------------------------------#FG
  8,NONI WD N"E "K60 ,RA%AWN REPLI$
EXCIT$LY4 8,WE'LL WAIT UNTIL %E'S
ASLEEP40
  8,Y M1N SN1K \1 MON8 ,AWE"S60
  8,WE'LL GET 9 R1LLY BIG TR\BLE60
  8,ONLY IF WE GET CAU<T60
  8,H[ CD !Y CAT* U8 ,WE'LL 2 BACK 9
AN H\R60
  8,LET'S PROVE WE'RE M51 & N BOYS60
  8,X'S D>K60
  8,WE'VE GOT FLA%LI<TS40
  8,:AT AB ! BUGS80                #EG
  8,WE'LL TAKE BUG SPRAY40        A#FG
  8,LET'S D X60
  8,Y1H1 MON6 ,LET'S D X60
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LI/5+ = ! S.DS F ! GIRLS' T5T TO
4APPE>4 ,!Y PLANN$ TO WALK D[N TO !
B1* BY ! LAKE & SIT 9 ! MOONLI<T1
PRET5D+ TO 2 ,%AWNEE BOYS ON A NI<T
J\RNEY4 ,IF ,NONI WOKE UP & F.D !M1 !Y
DECID$ TO TELL H] !Y _H G"O \ TO G TO
! BA?ROOM4
  ,! NI<T F9ALLY 2CAME SIL5T4 ,RA%AWN
UNZIPP$
-----------------------------------#FH
! T5T & LI/5$4 ,!Y CD HE> 9SECTS &
FROGS1 B ! GIRLS' T5T 0 QUIET4 ,!Y
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,9DIANS1 & ADV5TURES1 & SECRETS ( !
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  8,? IS COOL60 ,RA%AWN EXCLAIM$4
  8,AWE"S60 ADD$ ,J]OME4
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SCU6+ _! %OES 9 ! ROCKY S&1 & ALM
BUMP$ 9TO ! CANOE !Y _H 4COV]$ E>LI]4
  8,LOOK1 MON60 ,ZI7Y EXCLAIM$4
  8,I WOND] IF X'S ANY GD10 ,RICO
WOND]$4 8,X'S PROBABLY FULL ( HOLES40
  ,!Y CALL$ ,J]OME & ,RA%AWN OV] TO
HELP !M 9SPECT ! HULL ( ! CANOE4 ,!Y
%"O _!
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SURPRIS+LY SOLID4
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FAD$ :ITE PA9T1 7 ! ^WS ,,,BOAT =
SALE4,'
  8,X LOOKS L X'S BE5 WAIT+ = U1 MON10
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  8,MAYBE WE BETT] N10 ,RICO      A#FI
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  8,:AT H>M CD "! BE80 ,RA%AWN SD4
8,WE'RE ONLY GONNA SIT "H ON ! B1* = A
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9 SPITE ( HMF4
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  8,LET'S SEE IF X FLOATS10 ,RA%AWN SD
SUDD5LY4 ,HE
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JUMP$ \ ( ! CANOE4 ,! O!R BOYS JUMP$ \
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WAT]60
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( ,LAKE ,CAES> & />T$ TO FLOAT AWAY F
! %ORE4
  8,CAT* X60 %\T$ ,J]OME4         A#GA
8,IF X FLOATS AWAY1 WE'LL GET 9
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  8,JUMP IN1 MON60 YELL$ ,ZI7Y4
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%ORE4 ,SLI<TLY WET & R1LLY EXCIT$1 !
BOYS GR9N$ ) PL1SURE Z ! SMALL CANOE
ROCK$ G5TLY 9 ! NI<T BREEZE1 DRIFT+
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-----------------------------------#GB
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LOOK$ L A PA? ON ! WAT]4
  8,I FEEL L A ,%AWNEE BOY60 ,RA%AWN
SD ) A SMILE4
  8,ON A NI<T *ALL5GE80
  8,MAYBE1 B ? IS PRETTY EASY10
,RA%AWN BOA/$4
  8,WE BETT] GET BACK1 MON10       #FA
,ZI7Y SU7E/$ ) REGRET4 ,RICO 0    A#GB
GLAD T "S"O ELSE _H SD :AT HE'D BE5
?9K+4
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  8,UH-OH6 ,I ?9K WE'VE GOT A SMALL
PROBLEM,-NO1 MAKE T A .1BIG PROBLEM10
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  8,:AT'S WR;G80
  8,WE LEFT ! PADDLES ON%ORE60
-----------------------------------#GC

                  #H

,! BREEZE _H PICK$ UP1 & Z !Y LOOK$
BACK AT ! B1*1 ! BOYS SAW T ! CANOE _H
DRIFT$ ALM A HUNDR$ FEET F ! %ORE4 ,!Y
CD SEE 9 ! 4T.E ! T9Y FA9T GL[ ( _!
CAMPFIRE4 ,ALL >.D !M RIPPL$ ! D>K1
SIL5T WAT]4
  8,:AT >E WE GONNA D80 ,RICO WORRI$4
8,I KNEW ? WASN'T A GD IDEA60
  8,WE C'T SWIM BACK TO %ORE10 SD
,J]OME4 8,X'S TOO D>K & ! WAT] IS TOO
DEEP40
  8,:AT IF WE CALL = HELP80 ,RA%AWN
SU7E/$4                           A#GC
-----------------------------------#GD
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MOAN$4 8,N[ ,I R1LLY .1D H TO G TO !
BA?ROOM60
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SAFETY1 & EV5 ! GIRLS4
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WORRI$ ANYWAY4
  8,& MAYBE %E WON'T NOTICE AT ALL10
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  8,"R10 AGRE$ ,RA%AWN4 8,B ,I DON'T
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  8,HEY1 ,I GOT AN IDEA1 MON60 ,ZI7Y
SD SUDD5LY4
-----------------------------------#GE
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CD USE X Z A PADDLE60
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  8,IN ! D>K40
  8,IN ! MIDDLE ( A LAKE40
  8,IN ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T40
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SD TO ,RICO1 :O 0 HOLD+ ! PLANK1
8,LET'S D ? TGR1 MON4 ,DIP1 PU% !
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PROBLEM IS T ME & ,RICO %D 2 SITT+
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  8,,NO1 ,,ZI7Y60 !Y ALL %\T$4
8,,,DON'T /& UP6,'0
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  8,I C'T F9D Y1 MON6 ,! WAT] IS M*
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  8,LET'S BRU% ? S& (F & H1D BACK TO
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  8,OH1 NO60 ,RICO EXCLAIM$4 8,WE'VE
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  8,"? ! WOODS80 ASK$ ,RA%AWN4
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8,DON'T Y "K T BE>S C CLIMB TREES TOO1
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( ! NI<T1 T IS1
-----------------------------------#HH
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ONLY YR [N FE> T 0 *AS+ Y40
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8,WE 7 PRETTY SC>$40
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EXPLA9$ ,RICO ALL 9 "O BR1?4
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SOON ]ASE ! %AD[S ( ! NI<T4 ,I W TAKE
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A /ORY40
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  8,MY "N IS ,TUKEMAS ,POPE & ,I AM
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