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TOO POUSTERS
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UP TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS AUTOMATIC RESPONDENTS?
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BOOKS. JUST THINK.'
PRETTT SOON NEIL HAVE
READ ALL OR TWS.'

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COMPENSATION FOR MEDICAL
TREATMENT AS WELL AS
REASONABLE DAMAGES RiR VAIN
AND SUFFERING. YOU AFFIRM
THAT VOU'RE INSURED FOR
THESE COSTS AND...

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ATTEST THAT X NAME NEVER MISTAKES AND 1 AGREE TO AU.OWED TO HAVE A N'D
PARENTED BEFORE, AND PAN FOR ANN COUNSELING,
INSOFAR AS I HAVE NO IN PERPETUITN, CALVIN MAN
EXPERIENCE IN THE JOB,,,. REQUIRE AS A RESULT OF
MN PARENTAL INEPTITUDE
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WISHING HE’D SPENT MORE
TIME AT THE OFFICE.
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BMU ? I'M JUST GOING MT TEETH ? I'M JUST HMR? VTS JUST GO\MG EFFraEUT TUM
TO GET D\RTT AJSMM. GOTHG TO EAT AGMN. TO GET MESSED UP AGMU. MGlEHVC.
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ISSUE TO DEBATE FOR I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO ME OR TAKE A VUVCE./
THIS DUMB PAPER. y DO THAN ARGUE WITH ENEBT I'M RIGHT, PERIOD/
WRONG-HEADED CRACKPOT END OF DISCUSSION /
WEIL, WHAT ISSUES 'Yl| WITH an ignorant opinion;
DO VOU CARE ABOUT? j ' I'M A BUSS MAN/ J_^ I

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BEEVA OOING AU. EVENING ??
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MOW LET5 US STM OP Do A RUSHED, SLIPSHOD JOB.' USED UP 15 MINUTES
HALE AM HOUR LONGER XU HATE TO COMPROMISE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.
TO FINISH THIS PAPER. the quality / i wont
SET THE "A" I DE5ERUE.'
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ROTTEN FINISHED TOUR BEER A LOT BETTER. AT AIL ABLE, TOU DID THE
EUENING PAPER. I F IN ALLS GET A CHANCE BEST TOU COULD. ^ I THINK \'
THIS WAS P"--,,_^ TO WRITE ABOUT SOMETM6 GENIUSES SHOULD \
I KNOW BACKWARD AND BE GINEU
FORWARD AND I HATE TO SPECIAL
RUSH THE WHOLE THING. CONSIDERATIONS^^ Q»j

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'TTRANNOSAURUS REK • WERE PREDATORS, BECAUSE I'M k CONCISE
FEARSOME PREDATOR OR IT WOULD BE SO BOGUS IF VIR1TER, QK/?*>
LOATHSOME SCAVENGER ?” THEV JUST ATE THINGS
THAT WERE ALREADT DEAD.
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PAPER, BUT I TALKED TO
HER AFTER CLASS
AND TOLD HER HOW
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1. What important event took,
place on December 16,1773 ?
I 4o Not BEUEVE iN LiNEoR ( WHEN IN DOUBT, \
tiME. THERE is No Post <W4 DENI ML TERMS ]
futuRE: OLL is ONE, oN4 .J
VfkND DEEiN\T\ONS
EXiStENCE iN WE tEMPoRqL SENSE
is itLUSoRy. Wis RUESrioN,
WEREPoRE, is MEeNiN&lESS aM<t
'IMPOSSIBLE to RNSwER .
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HAD AMAZING
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develop she powers sou __--
A RADIOACTIVE
METEORITE THAT
THAT MUTATES SOU
INTO SOMEONE WITH
ALREADS HAVE. __^ MUTATES ME INTO A WORN ETHIC.
A USING UQUID. \
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AND ORIGINAUTS AS
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OR Go OUTSIDE? 1 X SUPPOSE I COULD BUNDLE X AM, THE FASTER
POOR/y—-

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UP. IT LOOKS WINDN THOUGH.
BUT STILL, ID LIKE TO GO
SLEDDING. THEM AGAIN,
THINGS GET DECIDED.
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I LIKE FOLLOWING THE HEWS/ THEN GNE ME WHAT I WANT' ANTICS,

HEWS ORGANIZATIONS KNOW I V EMOTIONAL CONFRONTATION, SOUND BITS,
SIT STILL FOR ANN SERIOUS DISCOSW SCANDAL, SOB STOWES AND POPULARITN
OF CDMPlE* AND BORING ISSUES. Pous all packaged as a soap
AND HORSE RACE.' ITS VERN
N«UR£ POESHT CURE IF
PEOPEE UXE OR. WE. \T
REFUSES TO BE TAMED.
IT POES WUAT0IER IT VIMKS
M© ACTS UKE PEOFVR PONT
MATTER. IT IHOHT CORFIKM
OUR RIGHT TO BE HERE.
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A SNOW DAM! I'll BET THEM WE CAN QO RIGHT BACK
CIOSE THE SCHOOLS.' LETS
CM1 THE SUPERINTENDENT
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ENJOT THIS MORE IF W
DIO YOUR MMX ASSIGNMENT
FIRST, 30 IT WASNT HANGING
— CWER YOUR HEAD? _.
IM A PRACTICAL MW, HOBBES.
I DONT WASIE TIME THINKING
AK*)T HYPOTHETICAL SITTIATTONS.
1 DEAL WITH THE WORLD
^HERE WO MOW.^^

WHAT A MOM SMS THE NON I WISH ID DOME MY ...OR I WISH TO DOME IT h m CM* REMIX SUP BX
BUST day.1 ROADS ARE PRETTY MATH HOMEWORK INSTEAD BEFORE DIMMER ...OR AFTER V4WEU XOVRE 0EUB9RMELX
dimmer... or imstead of AXO\D\NG WUftX XQU'RE
__A WILL PROBABLY --DAT._^ MTCUING TY ... OR BEFORE 50PPO5E0 XCj 00.
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THIS 0M HNS BEEN NOTHING
BUT DREAD. AND X COULDNE ITL COlLECtYSUSIE, QUICK ^
ANOLDED \T AU_.' HERE SUE TCHRUOMEWCRK AM I SITTING
COMESGOODWE, WORLD.' TOMORROW, IN A BEAM
CLASS J OF I ISUT ?

LOOKS
MOREUKE
tjT _1 A PUDDLE
^JhOF SWEAT.
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THERE'S EVEU SMCH
A, CMESQRX.

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GREETINGS. X AM BlflR-UTAR WVW HUMANS? BECAUSE, IN but first, for Tour earth
FROM ZIMTOK-5. X HAVE. ADDITION TO TUEIR VALUE AS CUSTOM OT "SHOW AND TELL I
COME TO SUBJUGATE SIAME LABOR, TUE1 ARE AISO I WILL EXHIBIT SOME OF
UUMAN RACE, t DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIONS.' OUR TERRIFYING WEAPONRY.
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TOO MJREMH KNOV0 THM
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THE BIG HELP.'

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HOURS OM EUR RAOICULE ftMOUE
WHO DlSftSREES WITH ME, WTO
GEHERftLLT FOSTER owiswehess,
CMICISM, WO ft LOWER LPiEL.
OF PUBLIC DlftLOGr.'
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IN THE LUNCHROOM IS GOING
TO WISH HE'D THOUGHT OF
PUTTING SNOW IN HIS THEM05

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IF A GROUNDHOG SEES UlS
SHADOW TODAX, WEIL HAVE.
SIX more weeks of winter.
I DIDHT DO IT/ I NEVER
THREW THAT/ HOU CANt
PROVE I THREW IT/
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BESIDES, A TUE DEFENDANT PETITIONS
I MISSED. THE COURT FOR A NEW TRIAL
DIDN'T I ?! J ON THE GROUNDS THAT HIS
LAVNER IS INCOMPETENT.

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If
WHO'S CALLING V IS THIS ABOUT
ME?! 'CAUSE IF IT IS. I DIDMY
ft) it; -<oo sot Nome oh
ME, UNDERSTAND?/ TOI) CANT
PROVE MTHING/ ITHltA)
I'M INNOCENT/ JUST GIVE UP/
WEE NEVER GET ME/
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...'NEIL, TOWS _- TO ASK TOE
UM® TO PROVE. )
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R\GHT QUESTION.

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MW, WHAT COULD BE BETTER TUMI A,
SATURDAY G- MILE RUM AT DAWW
IU 20-DEGREE WEATHER.,.
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look at how people are AND THE MEN ARE (AO BETTER. WHAT KIND OF INSIDIOUS SOCIAL TE5, WE AU. KNOW HOW FUNNT
PORTRAVED IN COMIC STRIPS. THECRE BEFUDDLED MORONS, PROGRAMMING IS THIS ?■' NO GOOD ROUE MODELS ARE.
THE WOMEN ARE INDECISIVE UEAVV DRINKERS, GLUTTONS, WONDER THE WORLDS SXHA
WHINERS, NAGGING ,_-- AND LATV GOOF-OFFS/ MESS/ X DEMAND POUTICALLV
SHREWS, AND EVERYONE IS INCOMPETENT, CORRECT, MORMLV UPLIFTING
BIMBOS / _y ^£>-1 UNAPPRECIATED, AND ROLE MODELS IN THE FUNNIES/
UNSUCCESSFUL/
THIS \S THE ISSUE WHERE NEEDLESS TO SAT, I BOUGHT
THEN INTRODUCE THE ARCH- TIME COPIES, SEALED TUEM
VILLATN "DEATHMEISTER7 IN AIRTIGHT PLASTIC BAGS,
A FEW TEARS, A RARE AND PUT THEM IN A 3CX IN THE
CLOSET, WHERE THE LIGHT AND
UVMIDITT WONT AFFECT THEIR
WERE Al
COUNTING ON
VALUABLE IF EM® THE OTHER
RID IN AMERICA GUTS M'
HAS FIVE COPIES? To THROW
THEM AWAl
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I REPJSE To SHOW TOU HAUN.T 100 AU. TOUR HISERAKIE
WHAT I BROUGHT AND I HUES.1 TOUU NEVER, EVER
REFUSE TOTELLTOU WFHIH6 KNOW WHAT I BROUGHT/ lOU
ABOUT IT/ .. can beg mo plead, buttu.
METER END ICWR TORMENT/
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ANV MOREALL WE VALUE IS GRACE AND BEAUTY, THERE'S PRIDE IN HIS WORK. WHEN WRITE THAT PAPER. J
RUTHIESS EFFICIENCY, AND No PLEASURE IN CREATING SKILL AND CARE ARE
I SAX WE DENY OUR OWN THINGS ANT) NO PLEASURE IN CONSIDERED LUXURIES.'
HUMANITY THAT WAX.' ^ HAVING THEM/ OUR LIVES WERE NOT MACHINES! WE (TWO DAYS/V
ARE MACE DREARIER, RATHER HAVE A HUMAN NEED FOR TWO DATS
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