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On the first
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Then, the dhe couldn't
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Several wegone.
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So the fox behind, wetrue, isn't it
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t day of this les
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ng before the l
day finally camt wait to tell his
is father sugge
eeks went by a
y, the father too
done very wel
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ox antual Stoa tiger was hunle destination w
the fox declare
g the words thrrogantly: "To t
me, that will be
at the tiger becae HOW THE A
walked aheadere all terribly ft?"
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d to the tiger, "
he tiger was sutell you the trutagainst the Go
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d of the tiger pfrightened and
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he king."
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boy had driven
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smiled, "but loo
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urprised and asth, it's I who waod's will, you kn
s, the fox addeFRIGHTENED
proudly through ran away. Th
nowledge the re
wn The boy's fathetemper he mus
37 nails into th
egan to contro
asier to hold his
se his temper e
e nail for each d
n the young boy
ed him to the fe
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to speak.
scars just like
wn unlucky fox wite the danger,
kill me!"
sked for the reas accredited bnow?"
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h the forest. Ashen the fox sai
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l his temper, so
s temper than t
even once, and
day that he cou
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ence.
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these. And no
as met and ca the fox though
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a test. Let's gotiger agreed.
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ger nodded and
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was really mad!
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d he became so
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d said:
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lass otual Stoa poor boy whoeft, and he was
d he would ase door.
a meal he askt so slowly, and
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d Kelly left that ready to give u
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d Kelly was cahis eyes.
ly he rose and
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back to the cono her case.
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equested the be, and the bill wt all. Finally she
l with one glas
Dr. Howard Kell
ost Imtual Stosecond monthrough the ques
he first name of
was some kinow would I knoked if the last q
y," said the prond care, even
ned her name w
of Milory by Uo was selling gs hungry.
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went down the
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nsultation room
battle was won
business office was sent to hee looked, and s
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was Ruthie.
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Questwn ssor gave us ae:
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a large glass o
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day he gave s
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read these wo
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nly one
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special
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in her d, one
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So many pothers.
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pain in the world
people doing s
e watched, her e her own mise
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dn't want to refor human com
abbi atual Stow Year's night,
was a man oto be dead."
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disappeared ame Rabbi Wolf
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as they passedin her eyes as
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so many things
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with his shoppin
turn to the old mpany, she had
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back again?"
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s way home. Shuple walking ha
d the bench sh she sat there
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a face she hadremnants of thefallen child, heng
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earth," the dea
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s Cunninling the pain ohe felt the joy oand in hand.
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were the days eart and comfor
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on, but they nefeeling.
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a long time. Aood up and wit
wiped his tears
when lonelinert was just a pr
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she was like ths, and yet...
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on earth. I am
and I found it snt back to pay f
ter, a son was
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such a soul."
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my news and cge, it just devas
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her station saidsnug in bed.
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up of tea sted me.
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received the cahind the mall".
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to weep in her sleep.
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with the rucksac. The other one
have been mortime. I discoveryou keep telling
f all that could introduce a sim
ief...
gel of tual Stoend says that it - an angel fo
common grass do with it. That
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turned His eye?"
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frustrated by th anything, the there was a hi
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re surprised if red suddenly thg yourself – co
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his, that he builfather climbed
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up and said, "OAnd maybe no
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gel of the gras
the Lord's feet
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t a wood coffind inside. After approached t
er looked up at "
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ting, we had tad love to sit ined that she wated to show heeetest kiss on m
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someone donaher boyfriend.
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ed by and the 15 days he un
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y father was w
was very clea
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that slowed do
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the card of the
such a fellow,"
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his own house,
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ch read: Kitaga
o his attendant.
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saw the card.
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