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The Craft Foods Company presents Willer Guatermanas the Great guiltlessly well. The first
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carbingers of Christmas are beginning to appearin the shop windows, and the Great
Guildersleeve is painfully conscious of this ashe walks down the street this morning.
One of the penalties our water Commissionerpays for his popularity is the long list
of Christmas presents he must buy.Right, George, the stores look great.
The man doesn't want to be tempted. He should walk down the street
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with the sack over his head.Even PD has his windows all tricked up.
What does the sign say? Comein today and take advantage of Peeb's
after Christmas sale? After Christmas?Oh, hello, PV, Hello Mike
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younis n What can I do foryou today? You can explain why you
have that sign in the window toget curious people. Thank you in the
storm Peode, I'm not curious.You're in the store all right. Why
are you having an after Christmas sale? Before Christmas? And if I don't
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sell all this stuff before Christmas andI don't have to put it on sale
after Christmas. J If I notselling now, tbe you're pretty shrew.
I think jo at least time amonth ahead of the other merchant. What
can I tell you to giveness me? Don't start on me yet. I
thought you might want to bring YuleTide joy to somebody's heart with a hot
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water bottle. I mean, yes, we haven't an attractive colors this year.
They be blue with pink stoppers.And he's sorry, PD. I'm
being very careful about my purchases thisyear. I'm not throwing my money to
the winds. I'm not asking youto do that. Just toss a little
in the store. I will.I will. Trouble with me is I
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get carried away with a holiday spiritevery year? It takes me until Thanksgiving
to pay my Christmas bills? YouJohn kay getting so that's what I have
to be thankful for. There canbe a problem if you let him get
away from him. You better Now, here's my check from the water department.
It should take us through the money. The time Leroy tested me for
his Christmas money, and I buya few things, it'll be gone.
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And it took me twenty years towork out a solution to that problem.
Oh, I called a family conference. What you do, peev? Missus
Peeve and I took our month's earningsand put it out on the table,
and I said, Missus Phevie,this money is as much yours as it
is mine. Now, how dowe get rid of it? Well,
how did she get rid of it? She didn't. She put it in
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the bank. Women don't like tospend their money, They just like to
spend yours. That sounds like agood idea. Yeah, I might try
it on Leroy. That's twenty seYou let him in and the family finances
and he'll share the responsibility of stayingwithin the budget. Yeah, it's worked
with Missus Phoebe. Oh I cando to get car for out of time
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now, no, peev but Ihave gotten nation at home. I've never
told Missus Phoebe that I'm getting thirtyfive cents from molt. You haven't.
And that's not all. One daya traveling man came in for lunch and
he left the corner on his plate. I didn't tell her about that either,
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Peebe. You know you don't keepany secret from Missus Phoebe. Well,
I wouldn't say that, Bertie.Have you seen Leroy? He studied
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his homework. Leroy studying. Itis getting close to Christmas. Yes,
well, when he finishes, I'dlike to call a family conference. Something
wrong, No, I have alittle idea I want to sell Leroy.
You know how he runs through moneyat Christmas time? Oh you've got a
list of things of how long hewants to die? Well, home,
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I stopped at the bank and cashedmy salary check. That's good. The
grocery man, the milkman left thebuisiness morning. You're not so fast,
Bertie. That's not why I catchedthe check. At least I want Leroy
to see the money before it's allgone. Yes, Hi, what's up,
Leroy? I'm calling a family conference. Oh, for Corn's sake,
I'll go back and study you.Wait a minute, This one's going to
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be different. You mean somebody cantalk besides you. We are going to
decide what to do with our monthlypaycheck. What do you mean our I'm
glad you asked. Come over tothe table here and sit out. Okay,
I got no money. What canI lose if this don't concern me,
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like instance, a raise in salary, Bertie'll go to the kitchen,
will excuse you, Berty? Yes, I thought so. Of course this
may have some bearing on a futureraise if Leroy cooperates. Yes, Lenro
say take me yond. I alwaysdo. Pay attention to her. Come
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on, let's get back to thatcheck of ours. You Well, here's
our monthly salary in cash. I'llput it right here on the table.
Yay, Loo's a lot bigger,all spread out. Don't be deceived.
There's a place for every penny.It's up to you and me to put
it in the right place. Yeah, it's half yours, you know.
Okay, I'll take my half.I got places to hands off. What
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you said just a minute. Youdidn't listen to all I have to say.
Oh sorry, the slight of moneymake me flip my lids. Yes,
I've got Christmas presents to buy.Well, that's why we've called the
meeting. Something tells me I'm comingout on a short end of this deal.
In the long run, we'll bothbenefit. Are we going to spend
this money willing lily during the holidaysand be in debt for months? Or
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shall we live within our budget?Have we got a budget? It checks
our budget? We have just somuch for food, so much for clothing,
your schooling, and for the rainyday that always comes. Why do
you need more money when it's raining, Lee Roy, This is serious?
Boy? Is this? Where wasI? Oh? Yes, next summer
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you'll want to go to camp,I'll say, And if we watch it
through the holidays, chances are we'llhave the money for it. Hey,
ky, So I believe we've decidedwe won't spend it for Christmas. Wait
a minute, how am I goingto buy my presents? It's only December,
tecod, plenty of time to earnmoney outside and not touch the family
cofference. Well, helping me goto camp? Yes, indeed, my
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boy, I can work after schoolat the corner grocery. There are a
lot of little jobs you can pickup and make Christmas money. Oh heck,
I'm not worried about me. Butwhat are you going to do for
outside money? Me? You needa lot, you've got so many girlfriends.
Well, of course I'm the wayjenner. Ah. You mean you
can spend our money but I can't. Well, the deals are but you
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tried to track me. No,you want to spend our paychecks, but
you don't want me to. Yeah, I don't want either one of us
to. I mean, okay,we don't find presents unless we aren't extra
money either one of us. Wellyou put it that way, that's the
way you put it. Hey,Bertie, definitely there, I'll have a
great idea about both of us earningspare money for Christmas. Now he's backing
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out. What do you think,Bertie? Well, they say, what
thoughts for the Goose is thought forthe Gander? Yeah, but Leroy,
I'm water commissioner. I have notime for earning money on the outside.
I'm gonna go to school, butI'm gonna make time. So why can't
he Bertie? What start for thegooses start for Gander? We know that.
Okay, I've gotta let's off thehook, right. I just wish
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you wouldn't bring up these things.Then let me done. Well, let's
spend the money willing rely. Ifthat's how you feel, we'll both earn
our own Christmas money. That's nice. What's start for the gooses? Start
again? I'm a Goose forever startingthis nine thirty and Bessie hasn't come at
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the office yet. What a secretary? Oh well, she may not be
the smartest secretary in the world,but she's honest. It was this,
Oh I know she left in thetypewriter last night and let's see dear mister
Guildersleeve. Sorry, I'm late,but my alarm clock didn't go off this
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morning. Oh my goodness, whodoes she think she's kidding? Morning,
Bessie? How does she got mynote? Yes? I did, Bessie.
Yes, when you wrote that notelast night, how did you know
your alarm wouldn't go off this morning? I knew I wouldn't set it,
So it would be silly to writeyou that note and set my alarm clock.
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Why that would be trying to seethem, Bessie. You've been late
to work practically every morning, Yes, sir, why is it? Well,
mister g to Sleeve, I knowwhat upset you when people know you're
late to the office. So Istay away until Affy you come so you
won't be embarrassed con founded Bessie.From now on, let's be here on
time. Yes, sir, youwant to start dictating right away? Or
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do you want to go in youroffice and think about what you want to
dictate first? Well, I'll admitI haven't thinking to do. Come into
my office. Basically? Am Igoing to think with you? I want
to bounce some ideas off you.Oh, yes, sir, Bessie,
I'm afraid I've been maneuvered into whatcould be an embarrassing situation. I don't
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worry, mister yo to sleep.It isn't the first time, Bessie.
Will you just and then refrain fromcomment? Oh, that's right. You
just wanted to bounce. The ideais awesome, didn't you? What I'm
getting at is I made an agreementwith Leroy that we both earn our own
Christmas money. Isn't the wire departmentstill paying you, mister kilts sleep?
I get a trickle, but thisyear we're not touching the family plants.
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I have to get it on theoutside. Now, what would you do,
Bessie? I demonstrate mud packs,mud facts. Yet saw I'm asked
for somebody to sit in Hogan Brotherswindow and demonstrate mudpacks. That's what I
do, Bessie. Make a publicdisplay of yourself. Who know who I
was with mud on my face?Zee, Bessie, this has to be
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something I can do. It hasto be dignified with or something I can
do without having people know I'm doingit. Well, that's what I write
about mudpacks. Forget the mud backs. Yes, sir, you could sell
Christmas card please, Bessie. Wellyou could do it at night when nobody
see you. Bessie, you betterrun along. You don't need me.
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No, I'll bounce my ideas offthe wall. You mean not go the
game? No? Hello, anybodyhome? Will you have a call and
mister glady, you will close mydoor and see what is Yes, sir,
Now let's see what can I doto earn Christmas money. I need
quite a bit this year to buysomething for Leroy, Bertie the Mayor,
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and Bessie, TeV and the JollyBoys. And unfortunately I'm going with quite
a few girls. Irene Grace mayit's cute. Insurance. Well, tell
him I'm not hello there, CommissionerGi Sleeve. Tell him to come in.
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Yes, sir, I think he'sin the Commissioner. My name is
Riley. How do you do,mister Rawley? Sorry, but I have
all the insurance I need. Oh, you always have all the insurance you
need until you really need it.It was true, but I take my
insurance from a relative. Our companyhas a new policy that I'm sure a
fire sighted manlike you will be interestedin. Perhaps if I didn't take from
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a relative. Well, one ofour services is reviewing your insurance program making
recommendations. You know, Like Isay, I leave that to the relative.
I know most of the insurance peoplein town. Perhaps I know this
relative of yours. Yeah, youwouldn't know him, distant relative. Well,
I'd like to write a policy andmake a little lecturers Christmas money.
But it's nice to talk to youanyway. Commissioner gill or Slave, you
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know, wait a minute, Christmasmoney, you say, oh, I
could use some. Well, Ihave a lot of calls to make.
We're a little short handed at theoffice. Yeah, mister Rowe, I
was just wondering. I know alot of important people, good prospects.
Maybe we can both make some Christmasmoney. Are you serious? Commission Yo
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many an important man as a sideline, stocks, bonds, insurance time.
I'm in charge of the office.If you think you can sell, bring
your prospects around you. By Jeorge, I might do that. I look
forward to hearing from you. Youmay hear from me sooner than you think,
I hope. So goodbye, Commissioner. Ye Oh, Bessie, Bessie,
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I want to talk to you aboutinsurance. I take the Gray dulously.
We'll be back in just a minute. Well, the great guilty Steve
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Father was a good idea this yearto persuade Leroy to earn his Christmas money
and not take it out of afamily budget. And before the water commissioner
knew what was happening, Leroy hadhim agreeing to the same thing. Right,
George, it was a stroke ofluck when that insurance man walked into
my office. I'd never thought ofselling insurance in my spare time. He's
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dignified necessity and doesn't interfere with mywater. John, I can just direct
prospects to Riley and plect my commission. Yeah, I'll see if I can
help Pet with some insurance. Hello, benish me? What can I interfere?
You know? I want to talkto you, and I'm busy right
now. You put down your penand listen to what I have to say.
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This is serious to undance. I'mriding, kay. Suppose something happened
and you couldn't write checks? Youmean like if I ran out of inky?
No, I got a hold shoutfulof it. I know, blue
green, purple, blank, blueblank? All right, all right,
what kind of thing do you wantto get? Anything? I don't want
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any ink? But then why areyou afraid I'll run out. I didn't
say that. You weren't listening.I'm talking to you about preparing for the
future. You don't change it.It's only as a friend that I'm calling
mister your attention. But let's faceit, we're here today and gone tomorrow
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anywhere. You and beeB and I'mgoing to be here tomorrow. You can't
be too short, and I haveto be. It's Missus Phoebe's birthday.
If you don't care about yourself,think of Missus Phoebe. I'm not frankly
to forgetting Missus Phoebe undoubtedly has valuablesat home that should be protected. Now
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Missus Phoebe's valuable is here, ButI'm it Phoebe. I'm talking about things
like jewels bank be stolen, andMissus Peevee has a cameo rocket with a
picture of me and a parrot init. I don't know that anybody who
wants to get lamed. How aboutyour store? It needs protection. Oh,
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I don't want to frighten you.What if you came down some morning
and found your pharmacy burned to theground, how would you feed? Not
too bad? I'm loaded with insurance. Oh, oh boy, I got
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six bucks already, you have me. I got a dollar a day for
helping us to grow free. That'ssix bucks a week with why I pick
up showing sidewalks? However, aroundthirty bucks? How much Christmas? Why
have you made? Unc well?My boy? In the insurance game,
the first thing you do is laygroundwork. Have made a dime? Huh?
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What a salesman. I'm gonna getanything for Christmas? Looks like I
have to buy it myself. You'llget your present, and so will everybody
else. I don't want Tony Iousing my sock. Get on the ball.
Yes, hey, I got anidea. They need a Santa Claus
in the toy department down at theemporium. Oh my goodness, you'd wear
a beard. Nobody would recognize you. I'd rather wear a mudpack. What
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never mind? Anyway, there's nomoney in being a Santa Claus. I
just kidnap. But there's a cansell insurance? Confounded, I can sell
insurance? Yeah, excuse me.I want to see Birdie about insurance.
About dinner? Oh, Bertie?Yes, and it's good for you,
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you know, hurry about dinner?Yes, and Bertie have you ever given
a thought to buying a little insurance. Oh, yes, I'm a strong
believe in insurance. Yeah, nowI have here a little policy. What
I take from the lids the lodge. Yes, they got a policy for
fifty seenth a week. It can'tbe. I wouldn't get much Christmas money
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at that rate. And he ain'tgot to fifty cent. They carry on
the book, you will. Ijust thought i'd ask you ain't doing so
well? Huh LeRoy's pressing me.I have to sell a policy soon to
save face. So maybe you're overlookinga lot of prospect I don't know who.
How about your girlfriends? My girlfriends, you got to buy them all
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prisons. So if you can sellthem all a policy, you can buy
them presents with premium. I don'tknow, Berdy or most single girls don't
have insurance. I guess they don'tknow, so they're waiting for the right
man to come along. May youbuy the insurance? Oh? I don't
think girls look that far? Well, yes, one that does. Bertie
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wouldn't have that large insurance that shecould see the right man in her future.
You wouldn't. And when it comesto magic prospects, Bertie screening the
bottom of the barrel. Yeah,I guess you're not a good insurance prospect.
Pretty well, I'm hoping for doyou you get Bertie A hopeless you
guarantee you get the insurance. Theremust be an easier way to make Christmas
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money, is Dire's nothing wrong withtrying to sell my girlfriend's insurance. Is
protecting their future? You know I'mdoing them a favor. Besides, I'm
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getting off the hook with Leroy.Yeah, Irene's a smart woman school principal,
so you can see the value adda good protection. It's a strange
way to spend the days, butI'll be subtle about it. Hello,
Rock Martin, come in, Billo, I ren something for you. What
lovely flowery? And you enclose thecar? You bet? Let's sit down
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and all right, and then I'llput them in a vase. I gave
quite a lot of thought to thatmessage. Oh from sock Morton with love
and a thought for your future.What a nice sentiment. What does it
mean? Well, it means I'minterested in your future. I mean you
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are, and it's high time yougave some thought to it. Oh,
I have I think about me alot, you know, I've been thinking
about you too, and now Iam in a position to guarantee your future
security. This is so sudden.I guess you didn't expect anything like this
right out of the blue. ButI just got the idea myself. One
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who just got the idea. You'recertainly moving fast. Well, I have
to produce some results before Christmas.I wanted to speak to you about it
before I ask anybody else. Well, it's nice of you to think about
me first, rock Morton, night. I should be flattered, but I'm
afraid your approach is a little puzzling. Well, I'm a little new at
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this, Irene. Don't say nountil you've heard my proposition. What is
your proposition? Man? Well,let me speak frankly. Please do I
talked on the phone to mister Riley, and he thought you'd be a good
risk, Bark Morton. Just howdo you mean that? Well, you're
in good health, you have temperatehabits. Of course you'll have to take
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a complete physical I will, ofcourse, mister Riley would insist on that.
Who is mister Raleigh. He's theinsurance man. You mean you talk
to your insurance man before you talkto me? Naturally? How careful.
Can a man be what you want? The report of a veterinarian before you
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buy the horse? Well, Irene, In these days, you won't get
anybody to take your sight unseen work, Mordan kilders sleep. I'm not asking
anybody to take me, Lyrene.You need to protect you. I can
protect myself. Now take your flowersand ask somebody else, so you'll never
make it by Christmas. What didI do wrong? Yes, Bertie?
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You well, I have some newsfor Lerai. Yes, at last,
I sold the policy. You didwell? Don't sound so amazed, Bertie,
No, right, yeah, whatdid the ball your reservoir? Nothing
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like that, my boy. Isold an insurance policy, no kidd,
Yes, indeed, I'll have theproof here anyway, mister Riley is coming
by with my commission check. Goodfor you, hunk. You're a good
sport in the back out. Youwill now that I approved I can sell
a policy. I think we shouldgive up the idea of earning our Christmas
money on the side. I reallydon't have the time, I understand,
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Hunk. We'll tap the budget hunhYeah, that's the surest way for us
all to get presidency. It's misterRiley Birdie, I'll go. Well,
here, I am commissioner. Hello, mister Riley. You were in a
big hurry to get this commission checkyou. Well, I had a reason,
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Leroy, Look at this. Gosh, that swell hunk, mister Riley.
This is my nephew, Lee Roy. Hello, Leroy, Hi,
mister Harry who didn't sell the policytoo? Didn't he tell you? He
sold it to himself? The greatjealous Lee will be with us again in
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just thirty seconds. You It justdawned on me why I Rean practically threw
me out and slammed the door.She thought I was proposing marriage when all
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I wanted to do is sell someinsurance. Yeah, I'll straighten that out
right now. Women are so touchyyou have to handle them just so.
Oh it's you Rock Martin. Yeah, well, I re I guess you
wonder why I'm here. Well,I didn't expect you back after last night,
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I rean, you were mistaken aboutmy intentions. Oh. When I
said, mister Raleigh, thought you'dbe a good risk, but that nobody
would take your sight unseen, Iwas talking about insurance insurance, of course,
I wasn't talking about marriage. Proposingto you was the last thing I
had in mind. Really, Now, may I come in? What did
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I do wrong this time? GoodNight folk? The Gray Chillness is layd
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quality food products. Be sure tolisten in next week and every week for
the further adventures of the Great GuildessLeague.
The Craft Foods Company presents Willer Guatermanas the Great guiltlessly well. The first
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carbingers of Christmas are beginning to appearin the shop windows, and the Great
Guildersleeve is painfully conscious of this ashe walks down the street this morning.
One of the penalties our water Commissionerpays for his popularity is the long list
of Christmas presents he must buy.Right, George, the stores look great.
The man doesn't want to be tempted. He should walk down the street
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with the sack over his head.Even PD has his windows all tricked up.
What does the sign say? Comein today and take advantage of Peeb's
after Christmas sale? After Christmas?Oh, hello, PV, Hello Mike
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younis n What can I do foryou today? You can explain why you
have that sign in the window toget curious people. Thank you in the
storm Peode, I'm not curious.You're in the store all right. Why
are you having an after Christmas sale? Before Christmas? And if I don't
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sell all this stuff before Christmas andI don't have to put it on sale
after Christmas. J If I notselling now, tbe you're pretty shrew.
I think jo at least time amonth ahead of the other merchant. What
can I tell you to giveness me? Don't start on me yet. I
thought you might want to bring YuleTide joy to somebody's heart with a hot
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water bottle. I mean, yes, we haven't an attractive colors this year.
They be blue with pink stoppers.And he's sorry, PD. I'm
being very careful about my purchases thisyear. I'm not throwing my money to
the winds. I'm not asking youto do that. Just toss a little
in the store. I will.I will. Trouble with me is I
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get carried away with a holiday spiritevery year? It takes me until Thanksgiving
to pay my Christmas bills? YouJohn kay getting so that's what I have
to be thankful for. There canbe a problem if you let him get
away from him. You better Now, here's my check from the water department.
It should take us through the money. The time Leroy tested me for
his Christmas money, and I buya few things, it'll be gone.
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And it took me twenty years towork out a solution to that problem.
Oh, I called a family conference. What you do, peev? Missus
Peeve and I took our month's earningsand put it out on the table,
and I said, Missus Phevie,this money is as much yours as it
is mine. Now, how dowe get rid of it? Well,
how did she get rid of it? She didn't. She put it in
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the bank. Women don't like tospend their money, They just like to
spend yours. That sounds like agood idea. Yeah, I might try
it on Leroy. That's twenty seYou let him in and the family finances
and he'll share the responsibility of stayingwithin the budget. Yeah, it's worked
with Missus Phoebe. Oh I cando to get car for out of time
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now, no, peev but Ihave gotten nation at home. I've never
told Missus Phoebe that I'm getting thirtyfive cents from molt. You haven't.
And that's not all. One daya traveling man came in for lunch and
he left the corner on his plate. I didn't tell her about that either,
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Peebe. You know you don't keepany secret from Missus Phoebe. Well,
I wouldn't say that, Bertie.Have you seen Leroy? He studied
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his homework. Leroy studying. Itis getting close to Christmas. Yes,
well, when he finishes, I'dlike to call a family conference. Something
wrong, No, I have alittle idea I want to sell Leroy.
You know how he runs through moneyat Christmas time? Oh you've got a
list of things of how long hewants to die? Well, home,
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I stopped at the bank and cashedmy salary check. That's good. The
grocery man, the milkman left thebuisiness morning. You're not so fast,
Bertie. That's not why I catchedthe check. At least I want Leroy
to see the money before it's allgone. Yes, Hi, what's up,
Leroy? I'm calling a family conference. Oh, for Corn's sake,
I'll go back and study you.Wait a minute, This one's going to
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be different. You mean somebody cantalk besides you. We are going to
decide what to do with our monthlypaycheck. What do you mean our I'm
glad you asked. Come over tothe table here and sit out. Okay,
I got no money. What canI lose if this don't concern me,
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like instance, a raise in salary, Bertie'll go to the kitchen,
will excuse you, Berty? Yes, I thought so. Of course this
may have some bearing on a futureraise if Leroy cooperates. Yes, Lenro
say take me yond. I alwaysdo. Pay attention to her. Come
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on, let's get back to thatcheck of ours. You Well, here's
our monthly salary in cash. I'llput it right here on the table.
Yay, Loo's a lot bigger,all spread out. Don't be deceived.
There's a place for every penny.It's up to you and me to put
it in the right place. Yeah, it's half yours, you know.
Okay, I'll take my half.I got places to hands off. What
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you said just a minute. Youdidn't listen to all I have to say.
Oh sorry, the slight of moneymake me flip my lids. Yes,
I've got Christmas presents to buy.Well, that's why we've called the
meeting. Something tells me I'm comingout on a short end of this deal.
In the long run, we'll bothbenefit. Are we going to spend
this money willing lily during the holidaysand be in debt for months? Or
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shall we live within our budget?Have we got a budget? It checks
our budget? We have just somuch for food, so much for clothing,
your schooling, and for the rainyday that always comes. Why do
you need more money when it's raining, Lee Roy, This is serious?
Boy? Is this? Where wasI? Oh? Yes, next summer
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you'll want to go to camp,I'll say, And if we watch it
through the holidays, chances are we'llhave the money for it. Hey,
ky, So I believe we've decidedwe won't spend it for Christmas. Wait
a minute, how am I goingto buy my presents? It's only December,
tecod, plenty of time to earnmoney outside and not touch the family
cofference. Well, helping me goto camp? Yes, indeed, my
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boy, I can work after schoolat the corner grocery. There are a
lot of little jobs you can pickup and make Christmas money. Oh heck,
I'm not worried about me. Butwhat are you going to do for
outside money? Me? You needa lot, you've got so many girlfriends.
Well, of course I'm the wayjenner. Ah. You mean you
can spend our money but I can't. Well, the deals are but you
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tried to track me. No,you want to spend our paychecks, but
you don't want me to. Yeah, I don't want either one of us
to. I mean, okay,we don't find presents unless we aren't extra
money either one of us. Wellyou put it that way, that's the
way you put it. Hey,Bertie, definitely there, I'll have a
great idea about both of us earningspare money for Christmas. Now he's backing
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out. What do you think,Bertie? Well, they say, what
thoughts for the Goose is thought forthe Gander? Yeah, but Leroy,
I'm water commissioner. I have notime for earning money on the outside.
I'm gonna go to school, butI'm gonna make time. So why can't
he Bertie? What start for thegooses start for Gander? We know that.
Okay, I've gotta let's off thehook, right. I just wish
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you wouldn't bring up these things.Then let me done. Well, let's
spend the money willing rely. Ifthat's how you feel, we'll both earn
our own Christmas money. That's nice. What's start for the gooses? Start
again? I'm a Goose forever startingthis nine thirty and Bessie hasn't come at
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the office yet. What a secretary? Oh well, she may not be
the smartest secretary in the world,but she's honest. It was this,
Oh I know she left in thetypewriter last night and let's see dear mister
Guildersleeve. Sorry, I'm late,but my alarm clock didn't go off this
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morning. Oh my goodness, whodoes she think she's kidding? Morning,
Bessie? How does she got mynote? Yes? I did, Bessie.
Yes, when you wrote that notelast night, how did you know
your alarm wouldn't go off this morning? I knew I wouldn't set it,
So it would be silly to writeyou that note and set my alarm clock.
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Why that would be trying to seethem, Bessie. You've been late
to work practically every morning, Yes, sir, why is it? Well,
mister g to Sleeve, I knowwhat upset you when people know you're
late to the office. So Istay away until Affy you come so you
won't be embarrassed con founded Bessie.From now on, let's be here on
time. Yes, sir, youwant to start dictating right away? Or
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do you want to go in youroffice and think about what you want to
dictate first? Well, I'll admitI haven't thinking to do. Come into
my office. Basically? Am Igoing to think with you? I want
to bounce some ideas off you.Oh, yes, sir, Bessie,
I'm afraid I've been maneuvered into whatcould be an embarrassing situation. I don't
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worry, mister yo to sleep.It isn't the first time, Bessie.
Will you just and then refrain fromcomment? Oh, that's right. You
just wanted to bounce. The ideais awesome, didn't you? What I'm
getting at is I made an agreementwith Leroy that we both earn our own
Christmas money. Isn't the wire departmentstill paying you, mister kilts sleep?
I get a trickle, but thisyear we're not touching the family plants.
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I have to get it on theoutside. Now, what would you do,
Bessie? I demonstrate mud packs,mud facts. Yet saw I'm asked
for somebody to sit in Hogan Brotherswindow and demonstrate mudpacks. That's what I
do, Bessie. Make a publicdisplay of yourself. Who know who I
was with mud on my face?Zee, Bessie, this has to be
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something I can do. It hasto be dignified with or something I can
do without having people know I'm doingit. Well, that's what I write
about mudpacks. Forget the mud backs. Yes, sir, you could sell
Christmas card please, Bessie. Wellyou could do it at night when nobody
see you. Bessie, you betterrun along. You don't need me.
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No, I'll bounce my ideas offthe wall. You mean not go the
game? No? Hello, anybodyhome? Will you have a call and
mister glady, you will close mydoor and see what is Yes, sir,
Now let's see what can I doto earn Christmas money. I need
quite a bit this year to buysomething for Leroy, Bertie the Mayor,
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and Bessie, TeV and the JollyBoys. And unfortunately I'm going with quite
a few girls. Irene Grace mayit's cute. Insurance. Well, tell
him I'm not hello there, CommissionerGi Sleeve. Tell him to come in.
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Yes, sir, I think he'sin the Commissioner. My name is
Riley. How do you do,mister Rawley? Sorry, but I have
all the insurance I need. Oh, you always have all the insurance you
need until you really need it.It was true, but I take my
insurance from a relative. Our companyhas a new policy that I'm sure a
fire sighted manlike you will be interestedin. Perhaps if I didn't take from
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a relative. Well, one ofour services is reviewing your insurance program making
recommendations. You know, Like Isay, I leave that to the relative.
I know most of the insurance peoplein town. Perhaps I know this
relative of yours. Yeah, youwouldn't know him, distant relative. Well,
I'd like to write a policy andmake a little lecturers Christmas money.
But it's nice to talk to youanyway. Commissioner gill or Slave, you
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know, wait a minute, Christmasmoney, you say, oh, I
could use some. Well, Ihave a lot of calls to make.
We're a little short handed at theoffice. Yeah, mister Rowe, I
was just wondering. I know alot of important people, good prospects.
Maybe we can both make some Christmasmoney. Are you serious? Commission Yo
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many an important man as a sideline, stocks, bonds, insurance time.
I'm in charge of the office.If you think you can sell, bring
your prospects around you. By Jeorge, I might do that. I look
forward to hearing from you. Youmay hear from me sooner than you think,
I hope. So goodbye, Commissioner. Ye Oh, Bessie, Bessie,
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I want to talk to you aboutinsurance. I take the Gray dulously.
We'll be back in just a minute. Well, the great guilty Steve
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Father was a good idea this yearto persuade Leroy to earn his Christmas money
and not take it out of afamily budget. And before the water commissioner
knew what was happening, Leroy hadhim agreeing to the same thing. Right,
George, it was a stroke ofluck when that insurance man walked into
my office. I'd never thought ofselling insurance in my spare time. He's
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dignified necessity and doesn't interfere with mywater. John, I can just direct
prospects to Riley and plect my commission. Yeah, I'll see if I can
help Pet with some insurance. Hello, benish me? What can I interfere?
You know? I want to talkto you, and I'm busy right
now. You put down your penand listen to what I have to say.
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This is serious to undance. I'mriding, kay. Suppose something happened
and you couldn't write checks? Youmean like if I ran out of inky?
No, I got a hold shoutfulof it. I know, blue
green, purple, blank, blueblank? All right, all right,
what kind of thing do you wantto get? Anything? I don't want
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any ink? But then why areyou afraid I'll run out. I didn't
say that. You weren't listening.I'm talking to you about preparing for the
future. You don't change it.It's only as a friend that I'm calling
mister your attention. But let's faceit, we're here today and gone tomorrow
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anywhere. You and beeB and I'mgoing to be here tomorrow. You can't
be too short, and I haveto be. It's Missus Phoebe's birthday.
If you don't care about yourself,think of Missus Phoebe. I'm not frankly
to forgetting Missus Phoebe undoubtedly has valuablesat home that should be protected. Now
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Missus Phoebe's valuable is here, ButI'm it Phoebe. I'm talking about things
like jewels bank be stolen, andMissus Peevee has a cameo rocket with a
picture of me and a parrot init. I don't know that anybody who
wants to get lamed. How aboutyour store? It needs protection. Oh,
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I don't want to frighten you.What if you came down some morning
and found your pharmacy burned to theground, how would you feed? Not
too bad? I'm loaded with insurance. Oh, oh boy, I got
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six bucks already, you have me. I got a dollar a day for
helping us to grow free. That'ssix bucks a week with why I pick
up showing sidewalks? However, aroundthirty bucks? How much Christmas? Why
have you made? Unc well?My boy? In the insurance game,
the first thing you do is laygroundwork. Have made a dime? Huh?
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What a salesman. I'm gonna getanything for Christmas? Looks like I
have to buy it myself. You'llget your present, and so will everybody
else. I don't want Tony Iousing my sock. Get on the ball.
Yes, hey, I got anidea. They need a Santa Claus
in the toy department down at theemporium. Oh my goodness, you'd wear
a beard. Nobody would recognize you. I'd rather wear a mudpack. What
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never mind? Anyway, there's nomoney in being a Santa Claus. I
just kidnap. But there's a cansell insurance? Confounded, I can sell
insurance? Yeah, excuse me.I want to see Birdie about insurance.
About dinner? Oh, Bertie?Yes, and it's good for you,
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you know, hurry about dinner?Yes, and Bertie have you ever given
a thought to buying a little insurance. Oh, yes, I'm a strong
believe in insurance. Yeah, nowI have here a little policy. What
I take from the lids the lodge. Yes, they got a policy for
fifty seenth a week. It can'tbe. I wouldn't get much Christmas money
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at that rate. And he ain'tgot to fifty cent. They carry on
the book, you will. Ijust thought i'd ask you ain't doing so
well? Huh LeRoy's pressing me.I have to sell a policy soon to
save face. So maybe you're overlookinga lot of prospect I don't know who.
How about your girlfriends? My girlfriends, you got to buy them all
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prisons. So if you can sellthem all a policy, you can buy
them presents with premium. I don'tknow, Berdy or most single girls don't
have insurance. I guess they don'tknow, so they're waiting for the right
man to come along. May youbuy the insurance? Oh? I don't
think girls look that far? Well, yes, one that does. Bertie
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wouldn't have that large insurance that shecould see the right man in her future.
You wouldn't. And when it comesto magic prospects, Bertie screening the
bottom of the barrel. Yeah,I guess you're not a good insurance prospect.
Pretty well, I'm hoping for doyou you get Bertie A hopeless you
guarantee you get the insurance. Theremust be an easier way to make Christmas
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money, is Dire's nothing wrong withtrying to sell my girlfriend's insurance. Is
protecting their future? You know I'mdoing them a favor. Besides, I'm
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getting off the hook with Leroy.Yeah, Irene's a smart woman school principal,
so you can see the value adda good protection. It's a strange
way to spend the days, butI'll be subtle about it. Hello,
Rock Martin, come in, Billo, I ren something for you. What
lovely flowery? And you enclose thecar? You bet? Let's sit down
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and all right, and then I'llput them in a vase. I gave
quite a lot of thought to thatmessage. Oh from sock Morton with love
and a thought for your future.What a nice sentiment. What does it
mean? Well, it means I'minterested in your future. I mean you
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are, and it's high time yougave some thought to it. Oh,
I have I think about me alot, you know, I've been thinking
about you too, and now Iam in a position to guarantee your future
security. This is so sudden.I guess you didn't expect anything like this
right out of the blue. ButI just got the idea myself. One
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who just got the idea. You'recertainly moving fast. Well, I have
to produce some results before Christmas.I wanted to speak to you about it
before I ask anybody else. Well, it's nice of you to think about
me first, rock Morton, night. I should be flattered, but I'm
afraid your approach is a little puzzling. Well, I'm a little new at
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this, Irene. Don't say nountil you've heard my proposition. What is
your proposition? Man? Well,let me speak frankly. Please do I
talked on the phone to mister Riley, and he thought you'd be a good
risk, Bark Morton. Just howdo you mean that? Well, you're
in good health, you have temperatehabits. Of course you'll have to take
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a complete physical I will, ofcourse, mister Riley would insist on that.
Who is mister Raleigh. He's theinsurance man. You mean you talk
to your insurance man before you talkto me? Naturally? How careful.
Can a man be what you want? The report of a veterinarian before you
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buy the horse? Well, Irene, In these days, you won't get
anybody to take your sight unseen work, Mordan kilders sleep. I'm not asking
anybody to take me, Lyrene.You need to protect you. I can
protect myself. Now take your flowersand ask somebody else, so you'll never
make it by Christmas. What didI do wrong? Yes, Bertie?
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You well, I have some newsfor Lerai. Yes, at last,
I sold the policy. You didwell? Don't sound so amazed, Bertie,
No, right, yeah, whatdid the ball your reservoir? Nothing
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like that, my boy. Isold an insurance policy, no kidd,
Yes, indeed, I'll have theproof here anyway, mister Riley is coming
by with my commission check. Goodfor you, hunk. You're a good
sport in the back out. Youwill now that I approved I can sell
a policy. I think we shouldgive up the idea of earning our Christmas
money on the side. I reallydon't have the time, I understand,
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Hunk. We'll tap the budget hunhYeah, that's the surest way for us
all to get presidency. It's misterRiley Birdie, I'll go. Well,
here, I am commissioner. Hello, mister Riley. You were in a
big hurry to get this commission checkyou. Well, I had a reason,
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Leroy, Look at this. Gosh, that swell hunk, mister Riley.
This is my nephew, Lee Roy. Hello, Leroy, Hi,
mister Harry who didn't sell the policytoo? Didn't he tell you? He
sold it to himself? The greatjealous Lee will be with us again in
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just thirty seconds. You It justdawned on me why I Rean practically threw
me out and slammed the door.She thought I was proposing marriage when all
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I wanted to do is sell someinsurance. Yeah, I'll straighten that out
right now. Women are so touchyyou have to handle them just so.
Oh it's you Rock Martin. Yeah, well, I re I guess you
wonder why I'm here. Well,I didn't expect you back after last night,
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I rean, you were mistaken aboutmy intentions. Oh. When I
said, mister Raleigh, thought you'dbe a good risk, but that nobody
would take your sight unseen, Iwas talking about insurance insurance, of course,
I wasn't talking about marriage. Proposingto you was the last thing I
had in mind. Really, Now, may I come in? What did
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I do wrong this time? GoodNight folk? The Gray Chillness is layd
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