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FAI?1 WE WON'T "K = SURE :AT "D
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RETURNS & REV1LS X TO U4
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,?ANKSGIV+ 5DS4 ,9 "O "D1 ,*RI/MAS
HAS COME 9 FULL SW+4 ,IF ? IS S1 :Y
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;,Q @& ,A3 ,SANTA4 ,ST4 ,NI*OLAS4
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      BY ,]IC ,RUBLE

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LOVE1 GAVE M"OY & GIFTS TO HELP P4
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K9D;S & COMPAS.N TO O!RS4 ,AT
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,SA9T ,NI*OLAS1 8 M]CY1 & ! GRTE/
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;,Q @& ,A3 ,X'S ! "D AF          #BA
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HOLI"D FAVORITE ^8,X'S ,2G9N+ TO
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TO SL[ D[N A BIT1 /EP 9TO ! ,*UR*'S
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    "<LDKLAM]@AGMAIL4COM"> IS
    ASSOCIATE PA/OR ( ,HOPE ,LU!RAN
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      BY ,DANIEL ,SAN*EZ
 
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& WANT$ TO DRAW ! ,*RI/MAS EMPHASIS
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PRES5T A WOND];L OPPORTUN;Y =
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