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HER NIPPLES ARE HARPANP' PARKANPSHRUNKEN ON A. BREASTS LIKE EMPTY POUCHES.

YSTl.HA/RCOMES CAXT IN .

, CLUMPS WHEN SHE /MOVES.

SHE TRIPS NOT TO MOVE -

^ i TOO /MUCH._fy>X

THIRTY,,

,HER STOMACH SHRANK, THEN ^BLOATEP. THEN ITSHRANK

, AGAIN . HUNGER SUBSIPEPID AIONNAGGING IN THE BACK OFJ j HER MINC7.

ITS OK. IT

GOESAMY.

NINETY-SIX • NINETY-SEVEN.NINETY-ElgHT...

SHE'LLWAIT.

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IfP JUSTHAPTHSlNIGHTMARE.

HAVE TOU EVER HAP ONEOF THOSE PATS WHENSOMETHING JUST SEEMSTO BETRYIN© TO TELL VOU

THESE THINGS WITH FACES LIKE

APPENPECTCMYSCARS WERE CROCHETINGMT INTESTINES INTO BOOTBAGS FOR

THE BLINPmVPEAP.

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I TOLPMYSELF IT WAS ONLY"

A PREAM, BUT IT PIPNTMATTER.THEBASTARPS JUSTAS°rONBLOOPY KNITTING.

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SI THINK IT'S <YOUR&RLFR/ENP,

*now you ussenNTER ME, JOHN CONSTAN-7EEN, ioU LITTEL

PRICK! —WjSEP THE SANPMAN, *i

AN' I MEANT THE BLEEPIN'SANPMAN! 'EGBACK JOHN

.

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v EYESANP BRINGS /you...

[1 KNOW.

FORTY-SEYV/NTEARS OLPMV .

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rfM TRYINGTONSAVE THE WOPLP,MAPHETTIE, ANC?YOU WANT TOTELLME /=*/«y .^ STOR/ES/ ^F&

I THE SANPMAN, EH?PtHE S/W.^MAA'T'XMAP HETTIE, YOU'VE }/

HE LEFT THE PORSCHE HALFA ^

MILE BACK VOW THE ROAO. HOPESIT WON'TSET STOLEN. THERE ARE

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SOME REAL THIEVES AROUNPa THESE PAYS. .

THE/CALL THEMSELVES CREEPERS.

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ITS A SPORT. BREAKING INTO JPEOPLE'S HOUSES WHILE THET'RE

^ j ST/ZZ. NTHOME.

OURING THE PAY HES ANINVESTMENT COUNSELOR

ANP

HECAN FEEL THE WARM ,

TIGHTNESS OF HERSXW;THESCENTOFSEX IS „HEAVY IN THE AIR

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He'S HITTINGA HUNPREC?'ANP FIFTY IN THE —

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LAMBORSHINI OF JMTI HISPREAMS. ,

JTTlE CANSEE HIS PARENTS, HIS 4r Boss, hislovers in the 4L , CEOWP BELOW HIM.

THEY'RE &XWNOW. SORRY THE/ <

’ TREATEP HW SO SAPLX BECAUSE. , HE'S THE SICW. . a A. >

HE CAHPO ,

ANyTHING- •

ONE THIN© I'VE LEARNED:>0U CANKNOWANYTHING.ITSALL THERE. YOU OUSTHAVETOf/ZViPIT.

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FOR THE NEAT FEW WySI /fiS6P MEANING TOINVESTIGATE THISSANPMAN STUFF. I JUSTNEVERQUITEGETROUND’ 70 IT.

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AS PERUSUAL.

IT WASON "THE THIRPCWHECAU6HT UP WITH ME.

'THATPOUCH? THAT WAS'

YEARS AGO. YEAH, I BOUGHT.IT IN A GARAGE SALE IN J

" I HAVENTSEEN IT FORAGES.BUT THEODRSARE ITS DOWNIN CHAS'LOCK-UP, WITH MESTUFF FROM...PADPINGTDNANPFROM THE NOTTINSHIU. PIACEy*.

'ANP THE EASTCKMDOH.FUAT BEFORE THATm^

^ THOPE YOU DON’TEXPECT/METOGOONPUBLICTRANSPORTS.WITH YOU PRESSED7 /^MKE 7WA7: y-

Let us reprieve £

FWE'VE STILLGOT /C

HOW PIP YOU ^lose THIS POUCH,V,ANYWAY ?^

PAMNl nDON'T KNOW WH?’I HANS ON TO ALL THIS

STUFF. ^

uh,boss.x1THINK1 KNOW]WHERE yoUtZlk POUCH IS. A

r IF THERE WASFIRE IT'P BE LIKE MT

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f you HEARPTHEMAN/^CHAS.OLP MATE . SORRY.I AIN'TNOMARKFOB.vWEVENUSOF THE J

,yoU, JOHN

. BUT THISLis pushing it. /

/'HIS KINO^JUST TURN UPOUTOF THE BLUE.THEY CALL .

'v YOU. ^’ UH. IT'S JUSTCHAS, /MISTER.,

WE WERE LIVINGTOGETHER IN A HIGH-RISE FLAT IN EASTCROyPON. I WENT TOALASKA FOP SIXMONTHS, OVER THELUPUS AFFAIR

.

1 tV/S/i IV REALIZE?v

THATSHEVNICKEO THE (

POUCH AS WELL, THOUGH

.

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ROOM EVERYNIGHT.., \

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LET'S NOT \.GIVEHER A 1

REASON /

TO. £H?S4

The POUCHOhere And MoP£‘than -ffie Pouch,..

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RACHEL WAS ALWAYS PLAYINGWITH THE POUCH. KEPT GOINSON ATME TPTRyTPOPEN IT.

SHE'PASK WE, WHAtfS THE POINTOFHAVING SOMETHIN©MAGIC I

IF YOU CON'T l/jgg IT ?

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HOTLINE TO /HE/HOPy.

\f'ANYWAY,WAS FONt? OF ’

RACHEL ONCE. SHEWAS, you KNOW,

. THE QMLCFNtf .

\UPEAMS. Ji

'WHAT 90 yOU ’

/VIBAN/ WATCHOUT,THE

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CUTOFF. THERESSIX MONTHS' WORTH

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I'VE BEEN OUTOF/WPEPTH BEFORE.SOMETHING TELLS/VIE THERE ARE SHARKSIN THESE PEPTHS

.

1 OUGHT TOBE RUNNINGAWAY. BUT.

SURE. THANKS.

MOV/ES. OLP PARK HOUSE.HORRIBLE MENACE ON THELOOSE. "LET'S SPLIT UP.*MUFFLEP SCREAMS IN

PARKNSSS...

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ANP I CAN SEE THEi CLOUPS. THEYUDOKKINPOF SOUP. ANPTHE SROUNPBELOW

THEM.

HOW 0\P XGET HERE?

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THE PLANE ONFIRE; 1 JUMPSI7...

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X FEEL SICK. X CAN FEELTHE HOTPOSANP COFFEEX GKASSEO FOR PINNERTRYINGID FIGHT THEIRWAY BACK UP FORAIR-

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r^NP >ou'RE^REALLY THE/R.MASTER?

WHENEVERI WANT TO.,.

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^>©U CAN'T^LEAVE HER LIKE

. THIS. ^

HURTS.

S XSAIC? /. youCAN'T %BLOOpyLEAVE.

7 HER LIKE fTH/S!jvjy-J

ANP SHE KNOWSfiEiS WAITING. FOR HER.

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HULLO,.LOVE.,

'1S BEEN ALONGTIME.

THEN'

1 KNOW.Love you.

WELL,

HEHHH. AREN'T WEALL, MATE? AREN'T

WE ALL? ^,,1'IL GO WAKE CHASUP, ANP TAKE OFFSACK TOTHE SMOKE,THEN. OOTWOAKIO l

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