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r t tr i t l tcr rccrt l ls . " \ \ i ' eoulr l srrre l l

i t f lort t l tc v irrr l ."

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sttoolr ir tg r trourtt l i r t

t l r i r t t of thc lrorrsc zurcl

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t l rc lc s irrec.. \ l i t t le olt l

I t i t l i : rn uuur st i l l o ' rrrrs lr c

pl i tcc. i tr tr l I t is sorr corrtes

irr ' lo crrt the qr:rss. "

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prrb l ishcd) sirvs t l l i r t l r f ter ;r t l r rcc-r 'c :rr-

o l t l q i l l rr as s lrot t le cl r ig lr t i r r f lorr t

of lt chrrrc lr :rrr irrrr t l t l tc corrrer ir t th c

l:r tc c ightics. t l re lxr l icc st l l tc( l to s lo\\-

lv c lc lrrr up t l le r) c iL l l tborhootl . " ' l ' l rcsc

t l i rvs. i t 's r t icc irncl ( l l r ic t ." s lrc s:rr ' .s .

. \ ly r t tot l tc l rrrcnt iorrs thtr t Lco tool i

r t tc t icu iorrs eirrc of l t q itrr lc tt hc ttr i t r lc

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t l rc l torrsc. zrrtd rrr-rrrorrrbr icf lv ol l jccts

lrctorc fo l lou i l lq l l re.' l 's o of t l rc l l l rck r r r t t lor,r 's rrc brxrrt l-

cr l up. bnt \\ .c ctu l st i l l sec t lurt t lrc intc-

r ior ' of ' thc housc is t t x) i t i l lq lrrcss. l l r r t

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e-rc lr t irus." ' l - l rcr"r 'c st i l l he re I I lc use rl

to r t t i r l ic s iuc but l tc rras t lrc t ln lt 'ortc

irr rhe ncig lr l)or lroocl q lto l i l ied i t . ' l 'hcv

rrsrt l to te l l l r i r rr^ otr coulr l put 7-[ 'p in

i t or- rsc i t to c le ur t lrc l t ipe s. bcc:rrrse t

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c l l tc l ' l ,co 's qartten. btrt i t 's c le u l th lt i t 's

st i l l i l l t i rc t- .r b it ovcrqrou n zrrrr ls ' i l r l .

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r t lnqib lc l i r r l i to () l l r l ) i ts t . lr sort of

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rrc:r l l r ' 5OO rorrrcs lrcr ' \ 'c in ' () \ 'c l ' t l tc l l ts t

r lccatle. u it lr t l rc rnecl ian p l ic t t i r r c lrc lr

t lcnto l i t iorr : r t rrcar lv S 7.{XX).

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t l rc \\ 'cst Sit le I Ic bouglrt t l rc lrousc for

S| . i . (X)O irt I( i (r(J lotrr rrrv qre:rt rrrre les.

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I tc : tc ts l i l ic hc 's bccrt expccti lg rr tv c ir l l ."l rertrenrbcl Lco vclv sc l l . " lrc s:n 's

irr ; r t l r ic l i I t i r l i : r l acccrr l . " l lc q irs ntr-

qr-rrr t t lp l t 's orrs in."

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tertr :rqgio lc l ic ls i to. I-eo 's vi l l r rqe. in

19.r5. l lc s ot ' l ic t l u t I lc t l t le hcrrr Stccl

to l fortr ' - t ivc ve lt 's be ot 'c t 'e ir i l lg . l l e

{) \ \ ns " i l fc r r " r 'e t lr l l t ropcrt ics zutd s irvs

th lr t l re rrnt l l r is l i fc qo to t l te c irs ir t<l rr

p lrrr- he s lots e lc lv chr ' . \ lcs i s lrvs th ir t

Irc lrotrg lr t [ ,co 's okl lrousc :rs tur i r tvcst-

rncnl l) l ' r ) l)ertr ' . : r r t t l l t i t t l lo trr lrr l t le

lc l l t ing i t out. ruostlv to l )uct ' t<i l l icrrrr

tc lr lrnts iu thc scvcn(ics:rrrd eiqhtics."- [ ' l rc l t ' \ \ 'crc l l ' t r rr :urr- ta l i : rns left i r r

the rrc ig lr lxrrhood hv the t irrre I bonqht

thc plzrcc." lre i :xpl ir irrs. " l ta l iurrs lr c

furrr tr ' . - \s s()()n i ts sorttc l tot lv qot l t t 'c lr .

l r trc l is t lrcr"t l l r trv u b iq ir<xrsc n t lre sub-

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" l t r ras a l)ool farni l r - iv ine there-I)rrerto l l iclurs l 'ho rr 'ereort l.clt ' i t r .c."hc savs. l '}oliceclt ltc it ld lele snrlslt-ing n' indorr 'sat rd brerr l i ing do,n r thct loor . but t l rcv dic ln ' t t ' inc lno c lr r rgs.'fhev scre supposed o repllcc thc s'irr-do*s. but thc. r 'ncvcl l id. "

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