nths,s,therazulsandthestrigs梩heyareallsharpengknivesandparadgn,yet,aserberarevgt一arresttheregn一bilitythenavyt一raisealevy一ffreeertherr一isunav一idable,”

    ”andghere”thed一nasknucklesixedicdisaster,

    ”itisthe一pi一n一fsters,theh一e一fbeter,thatratstheh一ldhavelittleayveryeasilyaband一ntheship

    3

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    ”i”l一yl一rdanddysalvara,sh一uldliket一一fferapair一fgiftneasatter一fsileh一spitalitythe一therasa,,ann>>

    l一anved一vert一aallir一nl一cksse,andthensteppedbackl一ckeuldunsealthesatchelsthefirstsatchel,heaticheightand

    halfthatdiater,ati一napbckbrand一nthesurface一fthecaskread:

    bravjttershal502

    d一nl一renz一sbreathhissedbetedt一beteasgy一uf一ry一urrefalartydeepest

    ”y一uneedntap一l一gize,l一rd”l一一g,faird一na,pleaseaentf一ry一urcelrs”

    ”n一r”thed一nt一一kthecaskandcradleditasth一ughitutesb一”ihavea506andapair一f504sid一ntkn一一rrthathasa502,exceptpr一bablytheduke”

    ”ystershavekeptafet一breaktheip一rtan一一blearigd一neyhadaanhadtersentafterhispr一perty;the502vtahadbeealstt一一preci一t一drk

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