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Page 143
... finger , he printed a dirty word in the dust on the Captain's hood . Then , standing on tiptoe , he wrote an enormous swearword on the roof . Now , when the General flew over the Captain's car , he would blow a gasket . Chew Magee up ...
... finger , he printed a dirty word in the dust on the Captain's hood . Then , standing on tiptoe , he wrote an enormous swearword on the roof . Now , when the General flew over the Captain's car , he would blow a gasket . Chew Magee up ...
Page 173
... finger . " But no deal . " " What do you mean , no deal ? ” " No fatigue pants . ' Private Cronkite pushed himself to his feet . " I got to have them fatigue pants , man . My old pairs keep running away from me . You said- " " You said ...
... finger . " But no deal . " " What do you mean , no deal ? ” " No fatigue pants . ' Private Cronkite pushed himself to his feet . " I got to have them fatigue pants , man . My old pairs keep running away from me . You said- " " You said ...
Page 174
... finger . He had always been a terrific broom - bal- ancer . Ever since he was a kid . But there wasn't any money in it . That was the trouble . If only he could think of some- thing . He shook his head . People just didn't care about it ...
... finger . He had always been a terrific broom - bal- ancer . Ever since he was a kid . But there wasn't any money in it . That was the trouble . If only he could think of some- thing . He shook his head . People just didn't care about it ...
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