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becauscause of its its subject.
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man who hao has
an 12-y12-year-old old stepdaug.
an ongoingoing affair as
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so wortworth some mme money.
so hopefulefully its
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MICHMICHAEL: $2, $2,000.
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MICHAEL: OL: OK.
ThanThanks.
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book--ok-- one of of the mostmt bo
books in tin the 20th 0.
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to you young girlsirls, but s this amazimazing mix oix ofh
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and an OK OK write.
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I'm not cht charging eng en.
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is pis pretty muy much every.
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they loo look prettyetty g.
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at $1, $1,300 to $to $1,5.
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Every tiy time you cou coe down, I leI learn somesometg
and ind increase mse my vocab. Thanks.ks.
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REBECCA: RA: Rick hast re
read the bhe book,
so I can can see why why hs sa littlittle bit hit hesit,
bu classicssics of the the 20th c.
but this iis is one ofee
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So hSo how much uch do you ?
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I meI mean, she she said 13 .
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I'l I'll tell yll you wh, I'llI'll go $800$800 buck.
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we know abw about it ni,
I think ink I can don do $.
OK, OK, that's t's a deal . MICHAEL: GL: Great..
ThanThanks.
RICK: OK: OK, I willwill mt tyou riu right overover the,
and and I'll wri write you.
MI
MICHAEL: OL: OK.
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The expertpert knows wwt
I was happhappy with hth her ap. .
$800 i00 is a fairfair price ,
defidefinitely.ly.
I'llI'll probablbably blw oit whi while I'm i'm in to.