Speak Ever So Gently

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The First Nighter programmed a copyrighted featureCoast to Coast presented by Campana, the
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Theater off Times Square. Advance noticeto say it's a hilarious comedy romance that's
sure to make a hit. Let'sanother advance notice for us that the speed
will be jammed and the theater back. So let's be on our way.
It's just a short walk around thecorner. Will you join me? Yes,
First, sidewalks are trodded all right, and lots of the men and
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at the Little Taylor off Times Square. Have your tech, Freddy, please
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will show you to your box.Thank you. We'll go right in.

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Well, it looks like a capacityhorse to knife lucky. We made our
reservations in advance. Well, nowthat we're comfortably feeded, let's have a
look at the program. Our popularleading lady Barbara Luddy is starred in a
new play entitled Speak ever So Gentlyby Peggy Blake, playing opposite ms.
Luddy is their guest leading man allUns Delay, and they're supported by an
all star cast. The play ispure fiction, of course, and does

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not refer to real peoples or toactually then and now. Just before first
curtain, let's listen to Eric secondFirst Stanley's First Nighter Orchestra. There's a

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sting for first Curtains House, Larroand here's the place. Think of it,
David, You dedicating a children's home, a home for poor, unfortunate
children in Beaver, Ohio. Youcoming down off the silver screen to make
this lovable human gesture. America's favoriteactor are emerging from Hollywood? Is is
Atlanti's emerged from the ocean? Atlantasdidn't emerge Atlanta's sunk? Do you get

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what I mean? Why talked withBrinker and was Duffie was small? The
studio is be hindest one hundred percent, two hundred percent. They agree.
It's the greatest publicity stunts that tipthis cock eyed town in its entire cock
eyed history. Don't be vulgar,dere are you trying to tell me that
Hollywood isn't cock eyed. It is. And you know why. It's because
actors have agents like you, andagents don't have blood in their veins.
Only crazy publicity stunts need dedicate ourchildren's home in the wire beaver Ohio,

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Oh brother, and a neater ideaI never did have. I can see
it now, the small town,ivy covered cottages, the old church clock
peeling on the hours, simple folkwending their way home through elm shaded streets
after the day of honest toiled.I think I'm gonna be sick. No,
but it's terrific you, David Stanley, in this warm, earthy setting,
being warm and irthy. I soresandhogs kit. For three years,

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you've been my agent. You wangledappointments and pushed me through doors. You
beat bosses over their egg shaped heads. You had me seen in the right
places with the right people, andnobody else would touch or remember that,
sir. The day you walked intomy office, I said to myself that
boy could be sensational. I believedin you, didn't I I thought a
one woman were to get you intothe studio, didn't I? I screamed
like a mother tiger until I gotyour decent parts, didn't I okay,

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I'm appealing to your better nature.I hear you, but I don't feel
anything. Kid, I'm an actorthat we won't argue. I never dedicated
anything in my life and I won'tstart now, especially with kids. I'm
allergic to them. Haven't you everheld a tiny baby in your arms?
No of you once was just astisresults. Yeah, huh see you admit
it. But these kids are fromfive to twelve orphans with no families,

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no homes, no nothing. I'llmail them a chat in the morning.
In the morning, you'll be ona train aimed straight at Beaver, Ohio.
Not me. You force me toremind you of a contract Section B,
paragraph thirteen Claus nine and big boldletters that says I am the sole
and exclusive owner of the right todecide where, when and how you shall
be publicized. If I wanted youto crawl on your knees on Hollywood bull
right, you'd crawl. If Iwant you to swim the hellisat you'd swim.

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And if I want you to dedicatea children to holding Badger old Hire,
you'll dedicated, you said Biever,Ohio, Beaver Badger's trunk hollow.
You will go there, friend,and like it some mournful sound, probably

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announcing our arrival to the inmates ofBeaver Bundle with lambs. In a couple
of minutes. Twitter has our luggage. He's already to throw it. Throw
it. Well. The train doesn'tactually stop at Beaver, they tell me.
It just causes long enough to snort. We'll find lovely entrance. I'll
make, won't I everybody in thecounty at the station, and he's flying
off the train and smack onto myface. Not your faith, David.
We don't need that for photographs.Fine, buck up, be public spirited,

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be happy, all right? Amy, Why not you got your way?
Think of the sweet little trot youwill be sponsoring, sending them off
on the road of liners. Don'tmake me cry there, my mass Carr.
You know who brings joy into theworld. Children? What's nearest every
man's heart? Children? What's nearestevery woman's heart? Me? Children,
you might mention that to the crowdat the station. You'll mention it.
It drips off you like the coatingoff a candied apple. Kids. You

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aren't serious about this stuff, allright? Oh, that's us. Come
on, David, get your hat. Yes, Mama, I don't try
to do any bowing until we reachsolid grounds. And where's the conductor?
I'm bumped into him since he askedme for your autograph. I told him
he couldn't write allay as an opendoor. Where's the porter? I don't
see how uggage anywhere? My stripetrousers in the alligator bag. Yeah I
know, I know. We canalways get me another alligatory it moves.

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Hurry up, kIPS sand back,I'll jump first. Every man for himself.
Huh, I'm catches a side.I didn't take this bandon while the
Herald was on the train, andI h yeah, I saw the picture.
Do something. I'm bumping away?What head? Drump kip? Oh?
David drunk only I don't I don'trush meet here? Say on,
I don't worry, worry, Igot you. Why who is griping about

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an mptry that was colossal? Whata man's family put me down? David?
Yeah? Sure, thank you.Well shouldn't the bad be striking up?
Shouldn't they? Hey? Look lookat what David is this beaver?
Good night? We got off thewrong place. No, there's a sign
on the people. Yeah, butwhere is everybody? This is the day?

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Is this is the day? Myforms empty as a tomb. Worse
empty is last year's love affairs?Well, that shows how our minds work,
David. This is terrible weakness.What well, well, well,
hello and mister Stanley. Yes,yes, yes, yes, yeah David,
David, we can get paid forthat. I'm here to meet you,
mister Stanley on the head of Beaver. I wish to wear at bab's

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seek for itself. What? Oh? This is my agent, Ms Kid
Marshall. Oh, likewise, whereis beaver? Be on the hill,
burrowing away like mad? No doubt, I'm I mean, where's the suitisen
rate, where's a woman's club?Where's the janitor? Where's the mayor?
He's home. I'm his daughter.She's the mayor's daughter. Kid, she's
the mayor's daughter, And I'm thetraveler of his mind. You're You're the

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Ms. Marshall who wrote to myfather idea, I dare We had a
gigantic correspondence. Plans were laid,beautiful plans, all about receptions and features
and flowers and things. We practicallyfell in love with each other. Well,
I talked to Daddy. I toldhim mister Stanley was coming here for
the dedication simply because he adores children. I told Daddy mister Stanley wouldn't want
any publicity. And what did Daddysay? Oh? He said that was

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right, no publicity. We wouldn'twant to selly a warm, earthy gesture
with publicity. Now a word ofpapers, now worth of the town.
Nobody knows you're in viavor mister Stanley, not a single soul is not wonderful.
Let me at her, Yes,let me add Laurence, so help
me, David ol Charon from limbon the first side, it's a nice

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Does him? And here's the secondact? Was so gently. I'll
show you to your rooms. Peterwill bring you luggy up later. The
house is yours, missus Stanley.You don't know how we've looked forward to
having this. I guess that's verykind of you. Miss Graces. I
didn't introduce myself, should I.Let's everybody call everybody butch. My name's

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Rock Stand Horses, Rock Sand.It's from the place, sir, No,
the burge Rack Marma was reading itwhen I was born, sir,
And no was the guy with atremendous noise? Was me? Marma said
Daddy monitor sir No, So Roman, all are the ladies and your family
partials? Roman, Well, wewouldn't move snub it if it tapped it
on the shoulders. So often romancefolks are square in the teeth. That's

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my thought for the day. Areyou speaking some experience, Miss Marshall?
From observation, Miss Horn. Thisis your room, mister Stanley, Well
thanks, Hey, wait, Ithink you made a mistake. That's the
zoo. The zoo animals, millionsof animals in there. Shut the door
quick, they might stampede. Shutthe door. They're dead dead, and
stopped Daddy's hugging trophies. I hadthe move from the dean into your room.

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From your last picture, I thoughtyou do lock the animals, don't
you? The movie magazine's always pointingout how fun you are, don't and
horses and lines and things. Oh, tell me in honesty, they're dead?
Are you sure? A touch one? No? Thank you. This
is Alfred Tiger. Daddy shot himin Asia. He measured sixty'cut seed.
That's nice. And look over themetals. What's that your father? It's

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a moose head. Well, Ididn't know, sir, and ode bergerak
and everything. I hope you'll bevery comfortable in here, mister Stanley,
all of you, yeah, holdon listen. I hate your crowd them.
It wouldn't it be better if theremust be a hotel even in beaver
Oh we wouldn't still of this.Why, Daddy'd be heartbroken if you didn't
stay with us, so would I. Well, luncheon's it on and you'll
have time to rest before then rest? Were these ghouls very happy? I

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couldn't close an eye. Bears andfoxes and elephants and kyos. Oh,
Daddy, isn't Kyle's missus Stanley,it's a wolf. Relaxed, David,
you're among friends, your rooms acrossthe hall. This's Marshall. I'll show
you kid kit. You wouldn't desertme. Suppose they came to life or
something? Me alone and unarmed costslike a rat in the trap. Kiss
David, I have only one thingto say to you. What oh here,

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Miss Marshall, Will it be allright? Oh? Thank you?
It's first. It isn't lavish.I'm afraid I have very simple faced miss
working in everything, in food,in clothes, in acting, really look
sugar. You aren't going to overdoit? Are you overdue? For the
small town character? Batting your eyesat the station, turning David's room into
a check the Deermo's dream, decidinghe isn't here for anything, He's touch

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his desire to express a great lovefor children. This dedication ceremony is tomorrow
afternoon, Miss Marshall. Yeah,luncheon's at won And meanwhile, Roxy,
I'll have me a bit of awhirl frol Beaver Mercy, What a way
to die? Hello? Say thisis a beautiful drug store you have at

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Chocolate so to please. They're myfavorite. They're David Saanley's favorite too.
David Stanley's a movie actor. Weus at the Mary's house. You know,
my what an enterprising little bank.This is just so sick and fan.
Would you casually check for me?It's drawn against David Stanley's account in
Hollywood. David Stanley. Oh,yes, he's here in Beaver. May

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I use your telephone? I wantto call David Stanley, not long distance.
He's at the Mary's house. Hecertainly is Call up yourself. If
you don't believe, maybe put thehotels upside down. How could they have
found out he was here at ourhouse? I can't imagine Dad. He's
going crazy. They've swum into hisoffice from every side. Oh not again.

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I'm not gonna answered. I justwon't answered. He's been ringing every
ten seconds for the past three hours. One isn't it fun? I'm losing
my mind. There are people standingunder my window leering at me. I'm
going to answer that telephone. Ohhello, yes, Missus Ferguson. I'll
ask him. Does this Stanley?Do you want to speak to the garden
Club? No, I have RoseFeaver. No, Missus Ferguson, he

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has rose fever. Puts that people, scabs and scads of people all panning
for David's Stanley. Well, don'tsit there, quirky. Ask me.
If I've got the house around andwe're cutting off reinforcements, couldn't possibly get
through. Now you know how Custerfelt at Bunker Hill Valley boards, little
big horse. Okay, okay,oh no, no, yes, Miss
Harney. This is what you getfrom having anything to do with the celebrity.
They'll be climbing in the window anyminute. Now, come on,

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we can speak out for that waywith David's public clamoring for him. Don't
be silly. He can have thispublic and republic can have him. Only
first, go with me to thechildren's home. The ceremonies tomorrow. You'll
have to see everything's in order.There will be any kind if they get
hold of the kid. Maybe it'sbetter you come to mister Stanley. Oh
that phone, This is the office, Miss Marshall, didn't I hear?

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Children? Yes, there are severalof them in the homes. We couldn't
wait for mister Sandley's kiss before weopen the doors. You really must try
not to be bitter, dear,Yes, all kids all when he wails
he's in trouble, chip kid,Look, well, what have you got
there? Hell else? I haven'tgot her. She's got me all of
a sudden, there she was.I didn't know where she came from.
MILLI two nine oldly, what areyou doing calling my father? Millie shouldn't

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you be in there? NOI thoseare the jambas you're wearing, aren't Millie?
Could I have my finger? Pleaseget she's hanging on my fingers.
Oh bite you say, isn't hem M just like Verraman candidates. Oh,
for heaven's sake us down on,David, I won't hurt you,
is you? I guess? Solet me sit on your lap? How

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old are you? Ten thousands?Think I mean Millie that they jump right
up there? Well, David,she becomes you. I am not in
the least maternal. But did youring hello? Hello? Father? Listen?
N I do? Daddy? We'reat the whole. No, we
came in the back door, sonobody saw it. You get right down
here as fast as you can.Mister Stanley can do a dedicating to night.

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Well ask Herry dad, Now youlisten to me, Miss Marshall.
If you think I'll let you usethese children for publicity purposes, you are
mistaken. You want what did yougive me that phone? Then? Millian?
Where'd you get so many freckles?Sure you have? What? What's
the matter? Diesel Diel here inthe whole he's this afternoon? Oh daddy,
Meg stave a drop that childs onthe second act might play off time

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nighters are long in their seats,ready for the last act, and there
goes the curtains. Bob Cheepers send. These freckles on Millie's face. Aren't
freckles, they're measy. What areyou down, David. We've got to
get out of here. You can't. We're plunging for two weeks, yead.
He says. There's a sign onthe front door here, so you
have to bring us in by theback door. I not that David's last
dollar. You knew about the measles, I did not. If you think

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I'd deliberately arrange it so I'd haveto spend the next two weeks with a
couple of publicity hungry When Miss Farton, we don't grab at publicity's skirts because
we're crazy about the old girl.We're simple people, about as simple as
Einstein's theory of Relativity's sandy. Idon't know, Milly. She doesn't either.
We've got to get out of thisplace. But I'm the mayor's daughter.
He said that it wouldn't do forthe mayor's daughter and the mayor's guests
to run around town spreading needles.Oh, go ahead and enjoy yourself.

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Would anybody mind if I had ascreaming sit well, not at all?
Feel better? No? What' hearingabout? David? I don't know,
Elly, she doesn't either. Lookmiss Wharton a rock fan. Maybe you'd
like a scream chair. I can'tbe brought, but nobody knows we're here.
We could come all Yes, misterBeacon, who's mister Beacan, editor

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of the Daper? Lovely? Yes, mister Beacon? Oh he did?
Did he? Your father told himabout this? A yes, mister Beacan.
The minute mister Stanley knew the childrenhad needles, he rushed right in
like rock and here's his horse's partof the curb. Well, naturally,
mister Beacons. He will work hisfingers to the bone, to nurse and
back to health. You may phonethat message for the Associated Press, good

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time, mister Beacons. Top thatone. Roxy. How many children are
there? Nine besides Milly curb andno nurses and no doctors. Just missus
Walker who's in charge? And youcan work a finger to the bone for
each of the ten children? Topthat one, Miss Marshall had Honey,
what's this? We'll Millie dawns.What's everybody mad for? Now? There?

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You see you've scared Milly. Idon't cry, honey, Milly,
don't be upset. I assure youwe're not displeased with you. We're not
displeased with you. My heaven't youdon't talk to a child like that.
Come on, Milly darling that walksin and tucking the lanesel into bed.
No, I don't want Jason danger, Honey, I haven't got jip.
Come on, where's your room?Freckles? As a child psychologist, you're

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a good mayor's daughter. Kids,okay, in the basement, Yeah,
David, over by the laundry,hubs, what are you doing? What
what are you doing? Yeah?Oh, biling the sheet? Huh what
I said? You're buying the sheet. The people who discovered malaria have nothing

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on me. What never mind,I don't know what I'm saying. Oh,
Dave if you don't have to discubthe floor on your knees. I've
got dishpan hands, I got dishpanknees. Did you finished ironing? Yes?

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My back yelling trader at me?Hi oho yet hello? See well
rock stand when they let you huntof this falk mine? Do I look
that fat let of us canna complainabout lunch? What a week Bobby finally
broke up. You must have beenexposed before we isolated him. Don't you
hate me when I get so technicaland missus walker out? I have the
kids, separtards batty by. Now, I'll take me Eli's story. Don't

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you why he feels he has todo that every night? Kid? And
says our Millie shares her supper withhim. She does, I got all
the cake frostings. So there,Yes, mister Horton, I'm glad you're
phone. Everything's under control. Childrenare coming along beautifully. We haven't dropped
the stitch. Yeah, only twomore days and it'll be over. We'll

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never forget Beaver, believe me.The dedication ceremony day after tomorrow. Well,
I don't know, mister Horton.I've gotta talk to David about it.
He and rock Stann are chucking thekids in for the night. Let
me bring you back in half anhour? Was it the County Hord Davis,
Sarah has to have a drink ofwater. Yeah, she always does.
It's nearly asleep. Yeah he doesn't. Kida Ah, I go to

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sleep. Money. The princess iswaiting for you, princess. Yeah,
that's the story we have. Hashe been telling really good time stories?
Sure? I'm pretty handy at ittoo. She'll miss you, David,
we all will I I think Ishould have pulish. Yes, it was
very rural about you. I thoughtyou were coming to be her just because
would make good copy for the papersrock San Oh no, let me say

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it. It seems so cheap tome using children that way. I was
so sure they didn't mean anything toyou. Well I was wrong. He's
passed two weeks. He's been wonderful, and the kids loved you. You're
a very real person. Which youcare if I kissed you and Luke Senor

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sellot Roxann Oh kiss I I Iwas. I. I didn't mean to.
I just happened to be passing II I was apologizing to David a
very thorough apology you know, andnow I gotta explain something, Roxann I
I know you like David. Helikes you, so don't blame him for
any of this. It was forpublicity, but it was my idea.
David objected like a mule a wholetime. It was cheap and there you

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had my appetiz. However, there'llbe no ceremony, no blowing of horns,
no crowds, no speeches. Butkid, if it would help you,
deserve it, No no ceremony.These kids, well, you can't
feed'em and bath'em and taketheir temperatures and play games and try to
wish every eagle spot off'em withoutold call me soft headed, Go on,

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call me soft headed? Would softhearted? Do me? Don't be
silly? Not old? Ten percentmartial never had a heart beat in my
wife. Well David on to Hollywood. Hum, Yeah, wouldn't the boys

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at the studio a life if theyfound out what we'd been doing? Yeah
ha ha like that either wasn't abad town, was it? No,
it wasn't. Kit kid, I'vegot to go back back to be br
I've got you. Yeah, yeah, I rather expect that you would.

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You're in love with her aren't youam I there were the happiest two weeks
I've ever known. She would swellall through. It wasn't she swell?
She kissed me good night every night? Oh can you imagine that? Yeah?
I can imagine it. Hey,what's the matter with you? Another
thing? I'm very glad for you, oh, Kitchie, and I'll have
a great time. I can adopther, a d adopt her? Are
you insane? Insane? You'll haveto marry her? Marry her? You

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couldn't adopt her, David, forheavy's sake, couldn't she's twenty three,
or she's a day age twenty three, she's five and a half? What
what? What are you talking about? Milly? Milly? Well? Certainly?
Oh David kit kit Did you thinkI meant? Oh you did?
He thought I met rock sand andhe didn't like it? Did you like
it? Shit? I've waited threeyears to see that look on your face.

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David. Oh David, give meroom, Darling. I'm breaking up
the little pieces. Maybe I betterhold you together, please, David,
David, he do smell nice?Turn around here? Oh brother, you
said it. I'm a good ballsnumber six numbers pity, but the moments

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and a little say a lot oftimes square this buddy, I'm missus Andy,
I'm under the good bye. It'sthe first time if I get listen,
give me a blow. Before wemove out of the theater. Let

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me invite you to be with usagain next week at the same time,
when Barbara Laddy will be starred inan original comedy romance entitled give Up the
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and cardboard. Paper is a vitalwar material, and there's a tremendous shortage
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street. What do you say westrode down Broadway? Good Light, mister
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