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MORN+ J\RNAL TOPIC1 HAPPY TO SEE T X'S OP54 ,GAV9'S RELIEV$4 ,!Y USUALLY H TO WRITE AB _! WEEK5D ON ,MON"D MORN+S4 ,MAYBE ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ =GOT4 ,HE WANTS TO WRITE AB 8 /OL5 BICYCLE AG4 ,H[ X FELT TO GET X BACK4 ,HE PLANS TO L1VE \ ! "P AB TAK+ X BACK F ,KHUFU4 ,Z USUAL1 ,KHUFU HAS DIV$ 9 & A#IH IS WRIT+ 9 8 J\RNAL NON/OP4 ,GAV9 SN1KS A GL.E & ALM FEELS SORRY = HM4 ,Z USUAL1 ,KHUFU SEEMS TO H A LOT TO SAY4 ,HE 3T9UES EV5 AF ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ CALLS "T4 8,P5CILS D[N10 %E SAYS4 ,!N1 8,Y "K,-WE HAV5'T _H ANY %>+ 9 A :ILE4 ,IS "! "S"O :O'D L TO %>E _! J\RNAL 5TRY80 ,KHUFU'S H& %OOTS UP4 ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ LOOKS A BIT SURPRIS$4 ,KHUFU HAS S* A DET]M9$ LOOK ON 8 FACE1 %E PROBABLY FEELS %E HAS TO PICK HM4 8,OKAY10 %E SAYS4 8,Y MAY %>E YRS1 ,KHUFU40 ,"S KIDS >E TALK+1 & ,KHUFU /&S & -----------------------------------#II WAITS ) 8 M\? ZIPP$4 ,HE LOOKS Z IF HE WD WAITS A YE> IF NE$ BE4 8,ALL M\?S CLOS$ & GIVE ,KHUFU YR UNDIVID$ ATT5;N10 ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ SAYS4 ,:5 !Y >E F9ALLY QUIET1 HE 2G9S3 8,DE> ,MORN+ ,J\RNAL1 ON #HG ,SATUR"D1 ,I EXP]I;ED ! WOR/ "D A#II ( MY LIFE40 ,"EY"O /OPS _! FIDGET+ & TURNS T[>D ,KHUFU TO .1R1LLY GIVE HM _! UNDIVID$ ATT5;N4 8,I H TO BACK UP4 ,SEE1 ,I ALW WANT$ A BIKE1 B "! N"E 0 5 M"OY = ME TO GET "O4 ,I LIVE 9 A T9Y /UDIO A"P;T ) MY "F4 ,HE DOES ODD JOBS1 S "!'S ONLY 5 M"OY = FOOD & %ELT]4 ,LA/ WEEK 0 MY BIR?"D1 & MY "F SURPRIS$ ME ) A US$ ,,BMX BIKE4 ,I 0 S1 S HAPPY4 ,"! 0 J "O PROBLEM4 ,X 0 P9K4 ,2C X 0 A GIRL'S BIKE4 ,& X 2L;G$ TO \R NEIDBO>D 2C \R A"P;T IS S SMALL1 ! BIKE WD H TAK5 UP TOO M* SPACE4 ,ON ,SATUR"D1 MY DAD SD ,I CD RIDE MY BIKE AT ! P>K1 & ,I 0 S HAPPY & 0 FEEL+ S LUCKY4 ,& ,I 0 HAPPY T MY "F _H GOTT5 ? 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