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BIG SURPRISE1 ,ZI7Y80 ASK$ ,J]OME4 8,I F.D A CLUE TO A SECRET F ! PA/1 MON60 REPLI$ ,ZI7Y EXCIT$LY4 8,:AT SECRET80 8,A CLUE8 ,TO :AT80 ,ZI7Y SD ) MOCK S]I\S;S1 8,WE M/ F/ G 9SIDE & H AN (FICIAL MEET+ ( ! ,BLACK ,D9OSAURS4 ,I SAY ! PASS^W TD IS ,8,MY/]I\S,060 ,ZI7Y 0 ALW =GETT+ ! (FICIAL A#DD PASS^W1 & ! O!R ?REE ALW _H FUN WAT*+ HM TRY TO REMEMB] X4 8,I BET HE C'T EV5 REMEMB] 8 [N PASS^W10 ,RA%AWN :ISP]$ TO ,RICO & ,J]OME4 ,RICO OP5$ ! DOOR ( ! CLUBH\SE4 ,Z HE 5T]$1 EA* BOY T\*$ ! HUGE1 BLACK PLA/IC D9OSAUR T 0 HANG+ 9SIDE4 ,DU/Y L1VES -----------------------------------#DE COV]$ ! FLOOR1 & A SLI$ ) PL1SURE4 8,F9ALLY6 ,"S"O 2SS ,ZI7Y =GOT ! PASS^W60 8,I "K10 ,J]OME SD ) A GR94 8,I 0 J MESS9' ) Y1 ,ZI7Y4 ,ISN'T ! ^W ,8,M/>D,080 8,X'S ,8,MY/]I\S1,00 ,RICO CALL$ \ *E];LLY4 8,N[ :AT D Y H TO %[ U80 ,ZI7Y PULL$ A FOLD$ %EET ( PAP] F 8 -----------------------------------#DF BACK POCKET4 ,HE SL[LY UNFOLD$ X1 SMOO!D X \1 & PLAC$ X ON ! C>D TABLE T ,J]OME'S GR&"M _H GIV5 !M4 8,X'S A MAP60 HE :ISP]$4 8,A TR1SURE MAP80 ASK$ ,J]OME HOPE;LLY4 8,NO1 MON1 A MAP ( SECRETS60 REPLI$ ,ZI7Y MY/]I\SLY4 ,HE N[ _H _! FULL ATT5;N4 ,! MAP ON ! TABLE 0 H& DRAWN & LOOK$ V OLD4 ,X _H L9ES & :AT LOOK$ L DOORWAYS1 & ! ^WS 8,DE/ROY ? MAP60 WRITT5 ON ! BOTTOM4 8,": DID Y GET X80 ASK$ ,RA%AWN4 ,ZI7Y TOOK A DEEP BR1? & 2GAN4 8,I GOT X F ,MR4 ,GRE5E4 ,HE GOT X A#DF F 8 GR&"F4 ,X %D H BE5 DE/ROY$ L;G AGO1 2C X CD H M1NT D1? TO ANY"O :O 0 F.D ) X40 8,:AT IS X A MAP (80 ,RICO WANT$ TO "K4 ,ZI7Y PAUS$ DRAMATICALLY4 8,X'S A MAP ( AN ,"UGR.D ,RAILROAD HID+ PLACE6 ,N ONLY T,-X'S A MAP ( ! HID+ PLACES T >E "U \R S*OOL60 -----------------------------------#DG 8,W[60 ,! RE/ ( ! BOYS 7 TRULY IMPRESS$4 8,:Y WD ,MR4 ,GRE5E GIVE S* A SPECIAL MAP TO Y80 8,HE DIDN'T GIVE X TO ME1 MON4 ,HE J LOAN$ X TO ME 2C HE ?"\ X WD HELP ME GET A GD GRADE ON MY HOME"W ASSIGN;T4 ,I 0 WALK+ PA/ 8 H\SE YE/]"D :ILE HE 0 SITT+ ON 8 POR*1 & WE />T$ TALK+1 & HE 5D$ UP DI7+ ? \ ( AN OLD TRUNK4 ,I H TO GIVE X BACK TO HM NEXT WEEK40 8,S H[ IS X GO+ TO HELP Y D YR HOME"W80 ASK$ ,J]OME4 8,X'S N GONNA HELP AT ALL1 MON10 REPLI$ ,ZI7Y ) A SLY SMILE4 #CG 8,:Y N80 A#DG 8,2C ,I C MAKE UP A /ORY AB AN ESCAP$ SLAVE \ ( MY H1D1 MON60 8,S :AT >E Y GO+ TO D ) ! MAP80 ASK$ ,RA%AWN4 8,X'S N :AT .1,I'M GO+ TO D ) X2 X'S :AT .1WE'RE GO+ TO D10 SD ,ZI7Y1 ! EXCITE;T BUILD+ 9 8 VOICE4 -------------------------------#DH-#EJ 8,:AT'S YR PLAN1 ,ZI7Y80 ASK$ ,RICO1 :O 0 2G9N+ TO SEE :AT ,ZI7Y _H 9 M9D4 8,WE'RE GO+ TO FOLL[ ? MAP & F9D ! LO/ SECRET TUNNEL ( ! ,"UGR.D ,RAILROAD T'S HIDD5 "U \R S*OOL60 -----------------------------------#EA #F 8,H[ D Y ?9K WE'RE GONNA F9D A LO/ TUNNEL8 ,^? ?+S H BE5 HIDD5 = OV] A HUNDR$ YE>S60 ,RICO ASK$4 8,Y "K ^? OLD /AIRS 2H ! /AGE T L1D D[N TO A BRICK WALL1 MON80 ASK$ ,ZI7Y4 8,SURE10 REMEMB]$ ,RA%AWN4 8,LA/ YE> :5 WE 7 9 ! S*OOL PLAY1 WE US$ TO G D[N "! & HIDE F ! GIRLS & SC>E A#EA !M :5 !Y CAME LOOK+ = U40 8,"!'S A TRAPDOOR BACK "! TOO4 ,X'S BUILT 9TO ! FLOOR AT ! BOTTOM ( ! /AIRS4 ,B X HAS BOXES OV] X & A BIG LOCK ON X10 ADD$ ,J]OME4 8,I US$ -----------------------------------#EB TO WOND] :Y ^? /AIRS W5T NO": & :Y A TRAPDOOR 0 HIDD5 9 ! FLOOR40 8,! LOCK IS OP51 MON60 ANN\NC$ ,ZI7Y4 8,:AT8 ,H[ D Y "K80 8,YE/]"D ,I 0 C>RY+ "S BOXES = ,MR4 ,LYON4 ,HE TOLD ME TO PUT !M 9 T /ORAGE >EA 2H ! /AIRS4 ,& ,I NOTIC$ T .7! LOCK 0 OP56.' ,X LOOK$ L X _H J FALL5 A"P 2C X 0 OLD40 8,DID Y TELL ANY"O80 8,( C\RSE N1 MON6 ,B ,I DIDN'T PUT T TRAPDOOR & ! HIDD5 TUNNELS TGR UNTIL ,MR4 ,GRE5E GAVE ME ? 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