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ALL4







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#BJ FAMILIES T LIV$ 9 ! A"P;T

BUILD+4 ,LUIS ALW _H LIV$ "!4

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KNEW HM4 ,"EY"O 0 FRLY & LOOK$ \

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,LUIS ON ! /EPS4 ,MIA 0 F\R YE>S

OLD] ?AN ,LUIS4 ,%E WANT$ TO G

TO ! P>K4 ,X 0 ONLY TWO BLOCKS

AWAY4 ,LUIS ?"\ T WD 2 FUN4 ,HE

RAN BACK 9SIDE TO _! A"P;T &

ASK$ ,MAMA IF !Y CD G4







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"R \ TO TAKE !M4 ,HE RAC$ TO !

/OOP TO TELL ,MIA ! GD NEWS4 ,!Y

ALL />T$ WALK+ TO ! P>K4













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DOOR TO ! A"P;TS 0 A LAUNDROMAT4

,LUIS CD HE> WA%+ MA*9ES *URN+4









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,BAK]Y T ,M>IA _H VISIT$ E>LI]4

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PLACES 9 8 NEI<BORHOOD4 ,! DOOR

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BR1D4 ,HE _H TRI$ E PA/RY ! BAK]

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GUAVA,-A SWEET1 TROPICAL FRUIT4





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"R4 ,HE WASN'T HUNGRY1 B HE LOV$

GUAVA PA/RY6





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ON ! SW+S4 ,LUIS & ,MIA JO9$ !M4

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,MAMA SD X 0 "T TO G4







  ,ON _! WAY HOME1 ,MAMA     #AH

SD ! FAMILY WD 2 GO+ TO VISIT

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_! BAGS4 ,!N ! :OLE FAMILY H1D$

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C.TRY4













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BUILD+1 B "H !Y W]E1 WALK+ >.D6









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DI6]5T F 8 HOME4









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!M4 ,%E 0 ONLY "O YE> OLD] ?AN

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,T^/IA4









  ,! *N WALK$ D[N A WORN     #BF

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WALK 0 ALM Z F> Z F 8 A"P;T TO !

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V BIG6







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B>N4 ,HAY IS MADE ( GRASS1 & !

C[S LOVE TO EAT X4 ,LUIS PICK$

UP A H&;L & DROPP$ X D[N TO !

C[S4 ,! GIRLS LAU<$4





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,MIA 7 V C>E;L4 ,!Y DIDN'T WANT

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  ,AF !Y ALL GA!R$ E7S1 !Y   #BI

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*N _H GA!R$ E>LI]4 ,! MILK 0 EV5

F _! C[S6 ,LUIS ?"\ "EY?+ 0

DELICI\S4



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  ,! NEXT "D1 ,LUIS & ,MIA   #CB

WOKE UP E>LY4 ,T^/IA 0 MAK+

BR1KFA/4 ,SOON1 %E CALL$ "EY"O

TO EAT4 ,MAMA & ,T^/IA LIK$

C(FEE1 J L ! CU/OM]S AT !

RE/AURANT 9 ! C;Y4









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\TSIDE TO PLAY ON ! BIG SW+

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TRY X4 ,X WASN'T L ! SW+S 9 !

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HUNG BY A ROPE4 ,!Y TOOK TURNS

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8 FAMILY 9 ! C.TRY1 B ,LUIS LOV$

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