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11. !NSWERS WHICH MAY BE DISPENSED WITH

12. 3TATUTE HAS TWO POINTS THAT NEED CUTTING

13. .OT WHAT ONE EXPECTS FROM A GOOD WRITER

15. (E TAKES GREAT INTEREST IN YOUR NEED FOR CASH

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4. 9ET GAS COULD MAKE ONE MOST HAPPY

5. 4HE GARDENER LIKES TO SEE IT OVERGROWN 6. 0ROPELLER TOOL 7. $ISCLOSURES MADE BY PHOTOGRAPHERS

10. (E MAY BE REQUIRED TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION

11. *ACK TOOK A BREAK OUTSIDE AND THEN WENT BACK TO WORK

14. &EW REAL CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO PRODUCE PROSPERITY

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