Book Three

Eyes of the Storm

 Chapter One: Watch Duty

HIGH ALOFT IN TH’

CROSS-TREES WAS
THAT МАР TASHTEGO/

AS HE STOOD HOVERING OVER YOU

HALF SUSPENZED IN AIR, SO WILDLY AND
EAGERLY PEERING TOWARPS THE HORIZON,
YOU WOULP HAVE THOUGHT HIM SOME
PROPHET OR SEER BEHOLDING THE SHADOWS
OF FATE, AND BY THOSE WILD CRIES
ANNOUNCING THEIR COMING- - -

=THAR SHE BLOWS!

HERE! THERE! THERE //
SHE BLOWS! SHE BLOWS!

WHAT IN TH”
WORLD IS GOIN’
ON HERE?”

OH, HELLO, WHY NOT? YOU

М2 POSSUM! WERE READING IT
I WAS JUST YOU WANT TO THORN!
READING
FROM TO HEAR
MOBY DICK! YOU WERE
DOIN’?! І/УЕ
READ SOME BUILT UP
MORE 50 Т
CAN HEAR IT, TOLERANCE.
TOO”

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С МАУВЕ ТАД, ӘС он, YOU KNOW ME, BONE! т SEE YOU BEEN
READ IT LATER. ТМ ALWAYS CHECKIN’ UP WORKIN’ ON TH’ FARMHOUSE’
SO, WHAT BRINGS ON THINGS - - HOW’S THAT GOIN’?
YOU ВУ, MAKIN’ SURE
MIZ POSSUM? EVERYBODY'S

WE’RE MAKING PROGRESS. AN’ МОТ А MOMENT TOO SOON’

THE RAT GREATURES DID YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THOSE
A LOT OF PAMAGE/ HOOLIGANS MIGHT COME BACK’!
YOU PATCHED
THAT HOLE
IN тн”

@RAN AA THINKS WELL, YOU'RE AS SOON AS

TH’ RAT CREATURES PROBABLY ALL LUCIUS AND SMILEY
WILL STAY AWAY RIGHT PURIN INDOORS/ FINSH THE ROOF,
FOR A WHILE. TH’ DAYTIME, IN TH’ BIG ROOM WE’LL MOVE INTO
BUT DON’T TAKE DOWNSTAIRS! THE BEDROOMS
CHANCES AT UPSTAIRS.
NIGHT! YOU'RE
NOT STILL
SLEEPIN’ OUTSIDE,
ARE YOU?

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AN’ WHAT ABOUT THAT GREEDY COUSIN x SERVES НІМ RIGHT! WELL, 7? LOVE 2
OF YOURS? PHONEY BONE? г HEAR HE TO STAY AN’ GOSSIP АМ. DAY, BUT I LEFT
CAUSED QUITE А RUCKUSAT THAT TH’ KIDS WITH MIZ HEDGEHOG, АМ т
COW RACE’ PROMISED I WOULDN’T BE GONE LONG.
HERE, BONE’
GRAN'MA'S £ BROUGHT
MAKIN^ HIM
SHOVEL OUT
TH’ BARN...

SILLY МЕ. THAT’S WONDERFUL!

L ALMOST FORGOT OKAY! NOW т REALLY
TO ASK... MUST BE LEAVING!
TH’ BOYS WANTED ME TO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING
FIN? OUT HOW YOUR АТ ALL, YOU JUST
GRANDMOTHER DID IN HOLLER,
TH’ RACE, DEAR! YOU HEAR?

OH! AND THAT = - JUST SMEAR THAT

STUFF IN TH’ PAN? GOO OVER IT! THANKS FOR
IF YOU HAVE ANY LEAKS SEALS UP ANYTHING! DROPPING BY,
IN THAT NEW ROOF GUARANTEED! MIZ POSSUM.
OF YOURS - - - -

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SHE’S RIGHT ABOUT NOT

TAKING CHANCES AFTER DARK.
WE SHOULD START BACK. WHO'S TURN
IS IT TO STAY
UP ON WATCH

YOU SHOULD GET BESIDES, AS LONG AS ГМ

SOME SLEEP. AWAKE, I CAN’T HAVE ANY MORE
TESTA
WITH YA IFHP т DON’T MIND OF THOSE DREAMS!
STAYING UP BY
YA WANT С MYSELF.
DID
YOU HAVE
ANOTHER WEIRD
DREAM?

I НАМЕМТ HAD ONE FOR A FEW Y'KNOW, І CAN'T

DAYS NOW, ВИТ т KEEP WAITING. I’M THINK ОРА NOT ONE?
ALMOST AFRAID TO GO TO SLEEP PO YOU USUALLY
AT NIGHT? REMEMBER YOUR
TO THIS VALLEY. PREAMS?
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ME?!
I ALWAYS HMM. BOY! X'LL TELL YA
REMEMBER MY WELL, THINGS ARE WHO NEEDS TO DO
DREAMS’ A LOT DIFFERENT HERE A LITTLE ADJUSTING!
THAN THEY ARE IN PHONEY BONE?
BONEVILLE! MAYBE WHY? HE”S FINALLY
YOU JUST NEED SOME STARTING TO FIT IN
TIME TO APJUST. AROUND HERE!
AT LEAST HE'S STOPPED
COMPLAINING ABOUT
HIS CHORES’

[THAT JUST YOU'RE TOO HARD ON HIM. YEAH. PHONEY SURE

MEANS BACK WHERE YOU'RE FROM, LOVED HIS MONEY?
HE'S uP PHONEY WAS WEALTHY! IMAGINE WHAT I WOULDN’T HAVE
TO WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FINP GIVEN TO SEE HIS FACE
SOMETHIN’! YOURSELF IN A PLACE WHERE WHEN HE FOUND OUT YOU
HE EVERYTHING YOU VALUE IS DON’T USE MONEY HERE!
NEVER COMPLETELY WORTHLESS?
LEARNS?

YOU'RE RIGHT!
HIS JAW SEEMS A LITTLE
MUST’VE HIT TO HAVE HONEST WORK,
TH’ FLOOR WHEN ADJUSTED AND
ЕР т WELL. CLEAN, SIMPLE
а КОШЕ ЖЕ LIVING WILL
ЕСОНОМУ
IS BASED
ON POULTRY
PRODUCTS!
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чор
HEY, FONE BONE, PHONEY’S WHAT TH’ HECK IS
COME UP WITH А NEW PLAN © | TAKIN’ YOU SO LONG?!
TO ФЕТ US OUTTA HERE! C'MON? C’MON/
PRETTY SOON WE'LL BE ABLE YOU GOT ANY IDEA HOW
TO PAY OFF GRAN’MA BEN HARP IT IS TO ФЕТ “ЕМ
AN^ eU ANP THEN WE CAN TO SIT IN THOSE
GOH ОМЕ! LITTLE CHAIRS?//

ОН, YEAH.

HE'S ADJUSTED
WELL.

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pip YOU
HEAR ТНАТ?
THERE’S SOMEONE

(МИТ! ча
OUT THERE’
WE’VE BEEN HOLD ОМ HOLD ON

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ARE YOU SURE?

£ THOUGHT т HEARD
SOMETHING MOVING
UP THERE; WOULP YOU RELAX?
NOBODY IS GOING TO
FIND US!
QUIT BEIN SO

WELL, Y OU'P ВЕ £ HAVE BEEN I САУТ: £ HAVEN”T

ЗИМРУ, TOO, IF YOU D HIDING IN А £ HAVE THIS FEELING STOPPED
BEEN HIDING IN A HOLE IN TH’ GROUN? THAT WE’RE BEING я CHECKING
HOLE IN TH’ GROUND FOR FOUR DAYS! WATCHED! IN FOUR DAYS!’
FOR FOUR DAYS! WHY DON’T
PROMISE ME YOU
YOU'LL KEEP CHECK FOR
CHECKING! A WHILE?’

BUT IF THERE’S
SOMEONE OUT THERE,
IT WAS YOU WHO STARTED THAT
RIOT AT THE COW RACE’

YOU'RE А
PAIN IN ТН”
витт, YOU
KNOW THAT?
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WASNT ANYBODY OUT THERE,

WAS THERE?

NO. BUT THERE

COULD’VE BEEN. KINGPOK WILL NEVER FIN? US!
WE'RE SAFE HERE’ NOW SHU T-UP
AND ФО TO SLEEP!

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I CAN'T SLEEP!
MY NERVES
ARE SHOT! YOUR
АМ? IT’S ALL NERVES ARE
BECAUSE OF SHOT BECAUSE
YOU'RE A PAIN
IN TH’ BUTT!

DON’T уби
TAKE THAT
TONE OF
VOICE WITH PAIN IN TH’
МЕ! BUTT’
PAIN IN
TH’
BUTT’

Т НЕАКР
SOMETHING!
ФО ЧР AN AGAIN?”
YOU JUST
LOOKED!

PLEASE!
PLEASE GO
CHECK!
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
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THERE.’ SATISFIED?!
THERE’S NO ONE

NOW, GO TO SLEEP,
YOU BIG,
IN ТН”

YOUR MAJESTY!
FANCY MEETING
yOu HERE’
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KINGPOK/ £ SHOULD
IT WAS KILL
HIS IDEA’ YOU BOTH...
I TRIEP TO
STOP HIM’

IT WAS AN
ACCIDENT, SIRE!
WE РРКТ MEAN TO
UPSET THE VALLEY
CREATURES’
СОМ ВАСЕ!

BUT YOU KNOW

WHAT? TH > THEN...
Т HATE THE YOU'RE NOT
FLAT-LANDERS, AN? т GOING TO
HATE THE OLD COW KILL. US?
WOMAN, АМ? т
REALLY HATE THOSE
$ТИР!Р
СОМ RACES’!

Вит- - BUT WHAT

ABOUT TH'
HOOPEP ONE?
WE WERE UNDER
ORDERS TO
LAY Low!

AM T NOT KINGPOK?/
Т WILL PISCIPLINE Ay TROOPS
THE WAY T SEE Р!Т//

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IT’S A THOUGHT YOU MIGHT

SACK FULL

RABBITS!
AEA, томейт | 6-1 | нен, нен, нен,
THEY'RE ALL SKINNED
AN’ EVERYTHING!

ФООР ЗОВ,
BOYS! CARRY ОМ!

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WHAT ARE Ал N
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X AM LEARNING ays
TO PLAY. THE иУ n GOOD
RED DRAGON IS SSS SS ИА TEACHER.
TEACHING ME.

PRACTICING.
YOU ARE A
ФООР
PUPIL.

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FONE BONE?

т РЕНЕ ASLEEP, N

AWO MILES OFF

w LEE-BEAM!
А WHOLE
SCHOOL
OF THEM...

E THERE! tHere! J- --
THERE !
SHE BLOWS!
sre BLOWS! Ж”

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THERE GO
TH’ FLUKES’

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ax Ра
ON TH’ РЕЕ-ВЕАМ/ WE DON’T WANT HIM TO
TWO MILES OFF! GET AWAY, MR. ISHMAEL!
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PHONEY BONE! DON’T WHEN YER ON MY

YOU RECOGNIZE ME? SHIP, УЕЛА. ADDRESS
< А МЕ AS CAPTAIN АНАВ/
FONE BONE! 5 NOW HELP МЕ @ET THIS
BOAT ONER TH’ SIDE!

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ТЫЙТ ГЕРИ6
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WHERE’S MY |

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HANG ON, LAD!

WE'RE GOIN’ FERLIVES!
TH’ ,
IDE OF OUR
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PLEASE.
DON’T
LEAVE

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JEEZ! TH’ SUN’S

BEEN UP FOR HOURS!

WONDER WHERE
EVERYBODY 15?
PHONEY?

HMMM, MUST BE
HELLO? OUT AN’ ABOUT
резине ALREADY!
THORN?

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PURTY GOOD!
HOW “BOUTS YOU?
BEEN WORKIN’
ON YER
LOVE POETRYS
FOR
THORN?

РМ NOT А BOY! Ти АУ | | mat one гоємт

VERY GOOD I READ THAT ONE YOU RAT CREATURES
LEFT IN TH’ FOREST” ІНТЕКЕНЕТЕН OUGHTA
“UPON YOUR FEET
< .
RON DA
YOU HAS TEN TOES, НЕЕ
THEY LOOKS JES LIKE
PO-TA-TOES/"" FLAVOR”

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I'LL BE SURE AN’ DON’T WORRY SO WHAT

TO MENTION IT, POUT NO HA ELSE | SATAN: YOU DOIN’ HERE,
NEXT ПМ READIN’ THAT INSTEAD OF DOWN
TRY ПЕР THEY LOVE POETRY! , АТ TH’ SPRINGS
EAT МЕ” І TORE THAT 5 p^ FETCHIN’ FRESH
STINKER UP TO WATER WITH
KINGDOM COME!

ys

зи
аж

WELL, т KINDA GRANNY AN” LUCIUS HEY, TH’ DAY'S

| OVERSLEPT. IS PLOWIN’ UP TH’ HALF OVER,
I WASN'T BACK FIELD, AN’ LUNCHTIME BONE!
SURE WHERE THORN IS DOWN ALREADY? GET Yo IT,
ЕМЕКУВОРУ @ETTIN” WATER, AN”
WAS! YER COUSINS 15
OFF SOMEWHERES
TAKIN’ A BREAK?

ВКЕАКПМЕ:
OH, BOY? тла.
GET MY STUFF AN’
WELL, І/БЕ OFF? WORK ON MY
А BUG’S DAY IS NEW POEM
CHOCK FULL OF FOR THORN’
IMPORTANT LITTLE
А DETAILS TO ATTEND
TO! SEE YA,
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NOW TO FIND A МІСЕ, | |

QUIET SPOT ТО E EE ee
PRIVATE!

THIS LOOKS GOOD! А SUN DRENCHED , ,

MEADOW BESPECKLEP WITH WILD В ст Ва к RisULTIMATE
FLOWERS, AN’ TH’ AIR FILLED WITH EXPRESSION OF LONE FOR THORN’
WAFTED SCENTS OF HONEYSUCKLE LET’S SEE... А ROSE IS A ROSE
AN’ MARIGOLPS/ ISA ...HUA TE DUM...

... À ROSE!
RIGHT!

2 қ
ен < КС < MEW
tas 6 М К

UMM, HMM, MMMM, Ше

7 UMMM, ~ WHATCHA WORKIN’
OH, YES! THIS IS GOOD! ON?
THIS IS REAL GOOD!
I WONPER WHAT RHYMES WITH
SMOOTH, BROWN
THIGH?
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NOTHIN’ NO, THAT’S OKAY.

INE GOT IT...
SO ...РО YOU REMEMBER
YOUR РКЕАМ?

NEED SOME
HELP WITH

YESTERDAY YOU TOLD ME YOU COULDN'T

REMEMBER A SINGLE DREAM УОШ ЧЕ НАР
SINCE COMING TO THE VALLEY - -
WELL, THIS MORNING WHEN I SAW YOU
WERE HAVING A PREAM,
I LET you £ PIP HAVE
SLEEP IN/ A DREAM!

£ НАР А STRANGE <.

IT WAS WEIRD?
ше
LIKE А MOUNTAIN?
VISITOR IN MY
DREAMS LAST NIGHT,
TOO! AND HE LOOKED
AN’ HE WAS ИКЕ YOU!
AN” RIGHT BEFORE т WOKE UP, LOOKIN’ AT ME
THE PRAGON ROSE UP OUT WITH THESE
ос ,
REALLY INTENSE
y

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REAL?
" YOU HAP А .
У
на :
бања“
томент,
`

РЕЕАМ ABOUT

И WAIT! BEFORE
YOU TELL МЕ:
GOSH’ HERE! HAVE SOME
WHAT WAS TH’ | VIOLETS? THEY'LL
DREAM ABOUT?
IF YOU DON’T <

2
MIND МЕ

2
ASKIN’?

HOO, НЕЕ... DON’T YOU THINK

T de M PAISIES WOULD HAVE
ТВОРЕ You SET OFF МУ EYES
РОМЯГ THINK BEAUTIFUL BETTER?
I’M BEING BARITONE
ТОО - VOICE
FORWARD... с YOU HAVE.
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LOVE LIFE HASN'T NO. FAIR ENOUGH.

IMPROVED MUCH, NOT THATYOUR
ANY OF IT’S РАСТЕ
МУ WAY.ON
BUSINESS’

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, I SAW THIS GIANT

DRAGON! YOU GOTTA IMAGE OF YOUR HEAD’
HEAR ABOUT THIS DREAM YOU DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING;
I НАР LAST NIGHT? YOU WERE JUST
УОИ WERE IN IT! STARIN’ AT МЕ!
WHAT PO YOU THINK?
YOU THINK IT’S
WEIRD THAT ГР
HAVE A DREAM
LIKE THAT?

Р ТНОЕМ НАР АМ ,
INTRUDER IN HER
DREAMS LAST NIGHT.
SO DID you. |

WELCOME
ABOARD,
ISHMAEL.
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ЦЕ, YOU!
NOW OUST
A MINUTE---
DON’T YOU

~
Sa `

ыза аз,

ы >

STAY OUTTA
MY DREAMS!
об. Y ША”);

THAT IS SPOOKY?
THAT IS REALLY
SPOOKY!

SSS Au
a У >
= Ames sts - ~ SSS

-- - St
ее -

SER...

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HOW TH’ HECK DID DON’T THINK

HE KNOW £ WAS ISHMAEL ABOUT IT.
IN THAT DREAM?
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE?
IT’S A COINCIDENCE! NOW, WHERE WAS 12

Y — ~ = о e

NL
——M——— | NN

OH, YEAH?
MY MASTERPIECE/
A ROSE IS À ROSE
IS AROSE...

— =. s...

HOWDY, FONE BONE’ AS LITTLE AS WE

FINALLY GOT UP, CAN GET AWAY
Т SEE! WITH! WHAT'RE
you DOIN’?
WRITIN^ SOMETHIN’?

HEY, GUYS.
WHATCHA UP

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WELL. WELL, WHAT HAVE ~ й

WE HERE? POETRY? MISSIVES A ROSE IS A ROSE
OF LOVE TO OUR DEAR, AND IS A ROSE,
INCREDIBLY ФОО? LOOKING BUT YOU, MY SWEET
FRIEND THORN? PETUNIA,
IS A ROSE THAT Му
NOSE ONLY KNOWS)”
WHAT’S THAT
SUPPOSED TO
MEAN?

FONE BONE, FONE BONE, JEEZ! THORN

FONE BONE! x |
WRITIN’ LOVE POEMS COUPLE Anoor OURE
TO À GIRL, HUH? НИМРЕЕР. ВУ NOW
HOW МАМУ ОЕ THESE THINGS :
HAVE YOU WRITTEN ТО HER?

SHE DOES
NOT //

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YOU'RE LETTIN’ THESE I SEE HOW YOU JUMP WHENEVER Y

WOMENFOLK ФЕТ TO YA, THORN WANTS YOU ТО PO SOMETHING!
FONE BONE?

2 NE ugpме CARRY
МЕ, ITS+“
WHAT PO
ОЇ
ИМЕ To Tu ЁО
On,poFONE LAUNDRY,/

OH, YEAH? WELL, YOU DON’T SEE

РНОНЕУ/ GRAN’MA BEN ME AN’ SMILEY DROP EVERYTHING
AND THORN ARE GIVING US A AN’ GO RUNNIN’ EVERY TIME
PLACE TO LIVE! WE THORN AN’ GRAN’MA BEN
HAVE TO HELP OUT SNAP THEIR FINGERS!
WITH TH’ CHORES!

HANG ON,
GRAN’MA!
IT’S TH WE’RE
DINNER COMIN’!
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HOLD IT, Boys!

NOT IN ТН” HOUSE!
I WANT YA BACK
IN TH’ YARD
WITH МЕ!
Lu, T

I РІРМ/Т CALL УА ТО EAT DINNER, УА

WHAT GIVES, IDIOTS! , т WANT УА rO
R AN AA? MAKE DINNER’

FILL THIS KETTLE WITH WATER AND

BRING IT BACK TO TH’ CHICKEN
COOP? AN’ BUILD A FIRE UNDER IT. YOU TWO
I NEED THAT WATER BOILIN’, COME
YOU GOT THAT? WITH ME.

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I WANT YOU BOYS TO CATCH = |

YOURSELVES FOUR CHICKENS”
WHEN SMILEYS GOT THAT МАТЕ к
GOIN’ NICE AN’ HOT, DIP TH’ BIRDS OHKMYGOSH.
IN IT^ X WANT EVERY ONE OF THEM
FEATHERS
GONE, SO SOAK
‘EM GOOD! т BETTER
ВЕ SMELLIN^ WE’RE GONNA
WET FEATHERS BOIL ‘EM
BACK HERE! ALIVE?”

OF COURSE NOT, DEAR.

YOU'RE GONNA CUT THEIR HEADS
OFF FIRST.

ARE THEY
GONNA...
Y'KNOW ...
RUN AROUND TH’
YARD? SQUIRTIN’
BLOOD AN’
STUFF?

WHAT’S TH’ MATTER? OH, FER HEAVEN’S SAKES’ IF УА

AIN’T YOU BOYS EVER CHOPPED САУТ HANDLE A LITTLE FLAPPIN’
TH’ HEAD OFF A CHICKEN AROUND, JUST GRAB TH’ CHICKEN
BY TH’ NECK AN’ GIVE HER
A GOOD
CRANK
OVER YOUR
HEAD - -
THAT'LL KILL
HER FIRST!
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| Ja ; |;
АШ Mou

њи SS. WM

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WE’RE HEADIN’ BACK TO

BARRELHAVEN, АМ” т WANNA
GET AN EARLY START?

E TOPAY?!
RIGHT NOW?
12 v
< |АМ, JEEZ!
TYS STILL
г DARK OUT!

DN A
LS

THAT'S RIGHT” ALL TH’ CHORES ARE

-| РОМЕ - - ALL THE SPRING PLANTING’S
РОМЕ + - AN? YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS’ YOU TWO ARE COMIN’
WITH ME TO START WORKIN’ OFF
THAT 100 TO 1 LONGSHOT ВЕТ”

M за
- >

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THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT,

NOBODY WHAT ELSE BALLAST?
ASKEP YOU WAS THAT’S ALL
TO CLIAB £ GONNA РО?! YOU WERE’
INTO тн” I САУТ TRUST
сом SUIT
WITH отне
RIGHT.’
d BALAS-S-T!
МЕ.

KNOCK IT OFF” YOU TWO BETTER

NOT CRAP AROUND LIKE HAPPINESS
THIS TH’ WHOLE WAY TO
BARRELHAVEN/ ABOUNDING!
NOW, C/MON, ROAD RATIONS!
LET’S GO!
I LOVE THOSE
HARP, STALE,
STUFFED BREAD
YEAH, YEAH. THINGIES!
ARE WE GONNA
EAT BREAKFAST

Т SLEPT PRETTY HARD.

HOW DID yOu I DION’T NO NEW PREAMS FOR ME,
SLEEP LAST NIGHT, HAVE ANY MORE EITHER.
FONE BONE? WEIRD DREAMS.
WHAT ABOUT MOVE IT”
vou? MOVE IT!
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GOOP MORNING,
EVERYONE! 7
р. WE LOOK BRIGHT , DD YOU PACK
АМР ВИЗНУ-ТАШЕР: Я АМУ ОР ТНОЅЕ НАРР,
LITTLE, STUFFED .
BREAD THINGIES
OR МЕ?

4 ОР COURSE, PEAR. WHAT PO YOU | IT’S TOO EARLY

I MADE THEM TWO THINK, ROSE? E TO SAY. IT MAY
IS TH’ WEATHER RAIN BEFORE YOU
ФОММА Я ФЕТ ТО ТН’ VILLAGE.
JUST ТН’ WAY YOU 4
LIKE “ЕМ!

PHONEY” YOU AND

ВЕТТЕК З ЈЕ | |SMILEY BONE GET IN ТН’ CART.
ФЕТ ped | WHAT ABOUT YOU, FONE BONE?
STARTED № | YOU WANNA STAY WITH
THEN. E МЕ AN’ THORN, І GET TO
OR GO WITH JJ CHOOSE?
YOUR COuSINS?

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=,
'
ЖЕЗ OU GET тоа WELL ....X GUESS YOU aE:
CHOOSE!)
BET ON TH’
yOu DIDN'T
COW RACE!
N coulo USE МУ HELP WITH SOME OF ЈА WHAT
YOU'RE WELCOME ТО THE CHOKES. PENG WITA THORN
STAY HERE ON TH’ FARM

you AND THORN’

I MEAN ТЛА,
STAY WITH

GOOD-BYE, WE'LL BE BACK

BOYS! IN A FEW DAYS,
KEEP A SHARP | ROSE.
LOOKOUT TAKE CARE OF
ON TH’ ROAD! YOURSELF.

С I'VE GOT A FEW N THAT'S A FINE

THINGS TO FINISH UP ера IDEA! ВИТ FEED TH’
BEFORE BREAKFAST. CHICKENS FIRST!
YOU TWO KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA
РО TODAY?
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Е — _ & Ho:

САМ W
EAT NOW?
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IT WAS A LONG y WE WERE IN LONE,

TIME AGO. ... Д f АМР WE СОМЕТЕР.
SHE WAS А À LOT OF FOLKS THOUGHT WE
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - - WERE GONNA GET HITCHED. ..
тн” MOST р
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN TH”
WHOLE VALLEY...

SO WHAT HAPPENED? А
WHY DIPN’T YOU , HMM. THAT
GET MARRIED? , , STORM IS BLOWIN’
і МА КОТ РАБТЕК
THAN I THOUGHT.

THERE’S SOMEONE
FOLLOWING из!

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WHERE?
I DON’T IT WENT INTO TH’
SEE BUSHES? IT WAS A
ANYTHING! RAT CREATURE!

ЕЙ cenn
AN i
—— Z 22

MEANS WE’RE
СИТ OFF!
т THOUGHT WE HAVE TO
GRAN’MA BEN MAKE IT TO TH’
SAID IT WAS ЗАРЕ VILLAGE ON
TO МАКЕ THIS OUR OWN’
TRIP//

>
SMILEY! ФЕТ OUT AND
RIDE TH’ EXTRA COW - -
b IF WE HAVE TO MAKE А
RUN FOR IT, WE NEED TO
LIGHTEN UP TH’ CART”

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LOOKS ИКЕ А STORM

IS BLOWING IN.

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uo МЕРЕ. 007722274 г 702

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HEY, CHECK THESE YEAH! THESE ARE GRAN’MA’S
ROCKS OUT - - ФООР LUCK CHARMS
THEY HAVE LITTLE SHE BROUGHT WITH HER
FROM THE SOUTH.

SHE SAYS IT’S А CUSTO, WELL, YOU epa BE SURE THEY FACE
WHERE ps? COMES FROM TO REP THEM HAVE TOO M OUT, OR ELSE
IN YOUR ФАКРЕМ. GOOD Мај THEY WON’T
WARD OFF
яр GHOST CIRCLES!

EN.
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DON’T YOU KNOW HAVE YOU EVER WALKED

WAR? OFF H A
WHAT IN THE WOODS AT NIGHT
GHOST CIRCLE AN? COME ACROSS A
IS? COLD SPOT? AND
SUDDENLY A CHILL RUNS
UP YOUR SPINE?

THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE OPENINGS

TO THE SPIRIT WORLD.
Т GUESS IN THE OLD DAYS,
THEY WERE PRETTY DANGEROUS.

1 HEARD A STORY ONCE

THAT A LITTLE GIRL STEPPED
INTO A GHOST CIRCLE AND
WAS NEVER HEAR? FROM
AGAIN!

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| IN THE OLP TIMES, IT WAS

МЕЙТ BELIEVED OUR ANCESTORS
Е aS COULD MOVE THROUGH
TO THE SPIRIT THAT'S" THE SPIRIT
OTHERWORLD AND VISIT
PEOPLE/S
WHAT OUR DREAM
ANCESTORS :
BELIEVED.

FROM WHICH
EVERYONE
MES ..

I’M NOT SURE.. WELL, I DON’T KNOW HIS HEAD APPEARED IN MY DREAM
GRAN’MA ANYTHING ABOUT BREAKING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF
NEVER LIKED SPIRIT WORLDS, BUT THE OCEAN... WHEN I TOLD HIM
TO TALK ABOUT IT SURE SEEMS LIKE ABOUT IT THE NEXT DAY, HE SAYS,
DREAMS. THE DRAGON PAID ME WELCOME ABOARD, ISHMAEL?!
ESPECIALLY MY А NISIT THE OTHER ONLY
| DREAMS ABOUT ДИЙ NIGHT. .. /., , THE WEIRD THING IS
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НЕ SAID SCARY, HUH? HOW”? НЕ IN МУ DREAM? I DON’T

ISHMAEL? KNOW WHAT I WAS KNOW...
HE DREAMING ABOUT?
KNEW
YOUR IT WAS А НООРЕР
AN? HE FIGURE. WHOEVER - - ОК
ae KNEW ABOUT WHATEVER - - IT WAS,
THAT CREEPY I WAS VERY
ART GUY IN YOUR FRIGHTENED.
DREAM, TOO!
SO WHO
WAS THAT?

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HE НАР YOUR
FACE, BUT I THINK...
евдиог, | |THEТОDREAM
НООРЕР PEOPLE
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PEAGONS
HOOPEP PEOPLE!
HE WAS JUST USING IT | WERE TAKING YOU LITTLE GIRL. THERE’S A PATTERN
TO LURE ME TO HIM. OVER THE I WONDER HOW HERE, THORN!
MOUNTAINS TO | |SAFE IT IS FOR US SOMETHING’S
LIVE WITH TO BE TALKING GOING ON!
THE DRAGONS ...| |ABOUT THIS...

GRAN’MA BEN KNOWS

THE TRUTH ABOUT WHERE YOU
HEAR WERE RAISED? HOW COME
SOME- SHE'S NEVER TOLD YOU?
THING? INSTEAD, SHE TOLD YOU THAT
DRAGONS AREN’T REAL - -

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SHE LOOKED REALLY
WHAT тн” E
НЕСК МАЗ
THAT ALL
ABOUT?”
РО YOU THINK
SHE OVERHEARD US
TALKING ABOUT
OUR DREAMS?

WELL, £ РО! SOMEONE'S

SHE MUST I DON’T KNOW, BEEN PLAYIN’ AROUND? IN OUR
HAVE! BUT WHY FONE BONE! HEADS GIVIN’ US NIGHTMARES,
РР SHE ФЕТ T DON’T KNOW? AN’ YOUR GRANDMOTHER
SO MAP? KNOWS SOMETHIN’
ABOUT IT”

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I’M GONNA FIND

GRAN’MA BEN!
WE CAN’T
STAY OUT
HERE! IT’S
TOO
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HOW MUCH DID

NOW, YOU TAKE MY

GRANDDAUGHTER BACK

ACTIN’ LIKE THIS,

@RAN AA?
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FIRST YOU COME WHAT UPSET YOU

SNEAKIN’ INTO TH’ BARN | | MUCH?
TO LISTEN IN ON OUR

GO BACK TO
TH’ HOUSE!
THESE WOODS AREN’T YOU? WHAT PO YOU
ARE DANGEROUS! ж МЕАМ HE”S
Е THE SUPPOSED ТО
STAY OUT OF MY
DREAMS?

FOR TH’ LAST TIME,

BONE, GET BACK TO TH’
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МЕ АМ” @RAN AA BEN SETTLED ALL
YOUR LOSSES’
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‘ OF NERVE SHOWIN’
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TH’ MOST
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а т DON'T WANNA HEAR 2 KEEP STILL, THORN’

NOTHER WORD OUT OF УОИ, EVERYTHING WAS
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your FAULT! THAT’S NOT HE CAME TO OUR
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MORE ABOUT THE TH’ DRAGON
DRAGON THAN
HE DOES!

RAT CREATURES,

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SWARMING WITH
RAT CREATURES.
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MOVIN’
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GRAN’MA, TOOK CARE
WHAT HAPPENED OF HIM. THE BODY?
WITH ANY LUCK,
WITH ТН” RAT
CREATURE SCOUT? WE’LL BE
£ THOUGHT г GONE ар
BEFORE
dy THEY
АЕР A
SCREAM! Bopy!

WHERE DO
YOU THINK YOU ARE?
SAFE AT HOME IN BONEVILLE?
IT’S ABOUT TIME YOU
REALIZED THIS ISN’T
A GAME, BONE’

SHE DIDN’T MEAN

ANYTHING.
SHE’S SCARED,
TOO.
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OHMYGOSH.

THORN!

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THE DRAGON!

IT’S THE
DRAGON! ЕШ

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YOU THINK тн” DRAGON’LL

BE THERE WHENEVER
YOU NEED НМ...
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Chapter Six: Mending Fences
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Go poe
9

GRAN’MA BEN?

CAN WE TALK
TO yOu?

И AREN'T THOSE
TALK AWAY. FENCES KINDA THESE i COW FENCES,
ONE.
I CAN LISTEN AN’ BUT Г/М FIXIN’ “EM TO
МЕМР FENCES LET THE MONSTERS
AT TH’ KNOW WHERE
SAME TIME. TH’ BOUNDRIES

JUST A MOMENT, Г” vou SAVED OUR LIVES DURING THAT N

THORN. STORM YESTERDAY. IF YOU HADN’T CALLED
THERE’S SOMETHIN’ OUT FOR TH’ PRAGON TO COME AN’
Т HAVE TO SAY CHASE OFF THE RAT CREATURES, WE
TO FONE BONE... MIGHT NOT’VE МАРЕ IT.
AND, WELL ... ON
THIS ISN^T EASY FOR ME, Вит...
I OWE YOU
AN APOLOGY FOR TH’
WAY T BEEN
TREATIN’ YOU.

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YES, r pO. 4 ТМЕ ВРАМЕР YOU BOYS

EVER SINCE УОЏ AN FOR ALL THE RAT CREATURE
YOU DON’T CAME TO OUR VALLEY, ATTACKS AN’ EVERYTHING ELSE
OWE ME ТМЕ BEEN SuSPICIOuS THAT’S GONE WRONG...
ANYTHING ... OF YOU AN’ YOUR
COUSINS...

... АМ IN PARTICULAR, TRUTH IS, OUR

I BLAMED YOU FOR TROUBLES HERE IN TH’
DISTURBING TH’ VALLEY STARTED A LONG
DRAGON. TIME BEFORE УОИ
GOT HERE.

GRAN’MA ...
FONE BONE HAS
APOLOGY SOMETHING IN HIS
ACCEPTED, KNAPSACK
GRAN’MA. THAT I WANT
HIM TO
SHOW YOU.
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WE THINK
YOU BETTER
TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS.

Му heart beats for you, \

ту Pookie so true...
T love You so MUCHer from the Duke of Pook
and MUCHess... to the Duchess.
YOU WANTED ME =
TO READ А LOVE ^
POEM? =

МЕКЕ! НЕКЕ/
THIS Is IT!
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THIS IS IT’S IN PRETTY ВАР SHAPE.

МАР?” ^ DESERT.
IT’S SO FADED І CAN'T f YOU CAN STILL
MAKE HEADS OR MAKE OUT TH’ MOUNTAINS AN’
TAILS OUTTA TH’ WATERFALL
THIS THING! SEE? IT’S A MAP OF
THIS VALLEY!

LOOKS LIKE
IT ма DRAWN
У A
FIVE-YEAR-
ор

DON’T SAY
ANOTHER WORD!
ІМ РЕКЕМ GARD THE FOREST HAS
WITH THE EARS?!
DRAGONS. (
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 Eyes of the Storm

MY COUSINS AN’ £
WHERE DID yOu
FOUND IT AFTER WE GOT
SAY YOU FOUND
RUN OUTTA BONEVILLE/
THAT MAP?

WE WERE LOST OUT

IN TH’ DESERT AN’
SMILEY BONE FOUND IT
RIGHT BEFORE TH’
LOCUSTS САМЕ
AN’ SEPARATED US!

WELL, NOW...
IT CAN’T MEAN
LOCUSTS. THAT’S - - й - THAT ANYMORE ...

HMM. -
LET’S THINK GRAN'MA7
ABOUT THIS ... > p IT’S TIME TO
Ë TELL us
THE TRUTH!
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FONE ВОЋЕ... 7 GRANPMOTHER,

ВЕ A DEAR - - < Z / WAITING.
RUN AND FETCH
ME A DRINK OF
WATER...

... IT’S TUST SO DIFFICULT

TO KNOW WHERE TO START.
 Eyes of the Storm

yOu TOLD ME
DRAGONS WERE
MAKE-BELIEVE, BUT
YOU KNEW THAT
WASN’T TRUE/
«

THE TWO OF US МЕЕРЕР

TO PISAPPEAR.

THE DRAGONS KEPT YOU u

ЗАРЕ WHILE Т SEARCHED FOR YOUR im $c
FOR À SMALL TOWN WHERE ТО МЕ?!
NO ONE WOULD
RECOGNIZE US. WHY DID YOU TELL ME
THAT IT NEVER HAPPENEP?/
THAT DRAGONS DON’T
EVEN EXIST?//
 Mending Fences

£ WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.

Т НАР A LOT OF
THE WHOLE VALLEY. RESPONSIBILITIES IN
I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT
THOSE DAYS.

YOU NEEDED TO BE HIDDEN SO DON’T RUSH ME, BONE. Т/М

IT WOULDN'T START ALL NOT TOO FOND OF
ONER AGAIN. DISCUSSING FAMILY
MATTERS AS IT IS.

D NN
WE WERE FIGHTING THE
RAT CREATURES OVER WHO
IT STARTED BACK OWNED THE VALLEY.
IN THE BIG WAR...
WE НАР IT
AND THEY
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BACK THEN THE VALLEY WAS ONCE WAR BROKE OUT, THE
RULED BY THE KINGDOM OF KINGDOM FELL INTO TURMOIL
АТИНА ... AND LIFE WAS HARD. FAMILIES FELL
APART
THE RAT CREATURES LIVED IN ÓN 5 NOBODY WAS IN CONTROL. AND WE ALL
THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOST
THE DRAGONS LIVED IT WENT ON FOR FRIENDS.
IN THE WEST.

THEN ONE DAY, WE KNEW THEY'P BE BACK - -

THE WAR WAS OVER. BUT WHEN THEY DID COME BACK,
THE RAT CREATURES WITHDREW SOMETHING HAD CHANGED.
AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE THEIR NEW ATTACKS WERE
~ MOUNTAINS. MUCH MORE VICIOUS.

ATTACKS SO
FAST AND BRUTAL
THEY BECAME
KNOWN AS THE
NIGHTS OF
LIGHTNING.

SLOWLY, WITH THE HELP OF THE

I WAS UP HERE IN THE DRAGONS, WE FORCED THE RATS
NORTH, TRYING TO WORK AN ALLIANCE OUT OF THE VALLEY AND
BETWEEN DRAGONS AND MEN, WHEN Т A TREATY WAS SIGNED...
HEARD THE THE RATS AGREED TO STAY IN
THE MOUNTAINS, AND THE
VALLEY PEOPLE AGREED NOT TO
REBUILD THE KINGDOM.

ATHEIA HAD
FALLEN AND ALL
OF THE ROYAL
FAMILY
HAD BEEN
KILLED.
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BECAUSE IN ONE OF MY DREAMS - - 7

THE ROYAL FAMILY I AM TAKEN OVER
DOES THAT EXPLAIN THE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT
WAS COMPLETELY HER DREAMS ABOUT BY PEOPLE WHOSE FACES І
WIPED OuT... BEING KIDNAPPED? CAN NOT SEE...
TELL HER,

... THEY HANE

HOOPS PULLEP

у),
DOWN OVER
THEIR FACES.

THE OTHERS Ë
ARE ATTACKED Ву RAT
CREATURES, BUT YOU
ФО ON ALONE AND HAND
ME OVER TO THE
DRAGONS - -
YOURSELF!

THEN,
SOMEWHERE
HIGH IN
THE MOUNTAINS,
WE ARE
BETRAYED!

I THINK YOU
SHOULD SIT DOWN.
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THE OTHER НООРЕР FIGURES |

IN YOUR DREAM WERE YOUR PARENTS... Ш
hw AND THEY DIED THAT NIGHT ili
у ОМ THE AOUNTAIN PASS.
ATHEIA WAS BURNING AND THEY, ALONG
WITH A NURSEMAID, MANAGED
TO SNEAK YOU OUT OF
THE CITY.

TRAVELING ONLY AT NIGHT,

AND IN COMPLETE SECRECY, THEY
MANAGED TO MAKE THEIR WAY NORTH
ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE PASS
CALLED THE PRAGON'S STAIR.

| ESCORTING THEM TO
MET THE THE DRAGONS’
ROYAL PARTY STRONGHOLD IN
THERE T "d PEREN GARP WHEN
ON THE WE МЕКЕ
PASS... | ВЕТКАУЕР/

WAS IT THE
А BAND ОР RAT СКЕАТИКЕЗ
LED BY THEIR CHIEFTAIN KINGDOK I RUSHED BACK, BUT
APPEARED IN THE PASS BEHIND US. THE MASSACRE WAS OVER.
YOUR PARENTS CHOSE TO STAY NURSEMAIP Ñ NO ONE WAS LEFT ALIVE.
AND FIGHT THE MONSTERS
WHILE I WENT ON TO DELIVER YOU TO
BETRAYED
ig EVEN THE МАР
TRAITOROUS
THE GREAT RED DRAGON. WAS TORN IN TWO.
YOUR FATHER WAS
РЕАР... KILLED BY
THE RAT
CREATURES.

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 Mending Fences

АМР YOUR MOTHER . ..

MY ONLY CHILP, LMCRAN'MA

SO SORRY.
...
NODE
... ALSO LIE STILL AND FATHER ...
IN THE STARLIGHT.

«У— ы SS> див MOTHER AND FATHER

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Cy AN OF ATHEIA.
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£ THOUGHT WE COULD KEEP

YOU SAFE. LIVE OUT OUR DAYS BUT Е THE LOCUSTS
HERE ... RAISING THE COWS, RE WARBACKIS
THEN
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WE HAVE WORP FROM

THE VALLEY...

THE GIRL WHO LIVES

WITH THE

OLD COW WOMAN...

рІр уои

THINK £ пр NOT

KNOW... ?

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.. ЛЕТ МАТЕР...

РОК YOUR COWARPLY UNDERLINGS то веме AE

INFORMATION WE WOULD ALL GROW OLD

USTENING TO SILENCE

£ SUSPECT THAT
IF YOU, KINGDOK ...
SHOWED LESS FEAR FOR
THE RED DRAGON...
YOUR WARRIORS MIGHT
FOLLOW YOUR
EXAMPLE ...

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 Mending Fences

WE HAVE OUR ARMY.

THE POPULATION OF THE У >

CAMP IS NEARING THERE IS
TEN THOUSAND ... SOMETHING
MORE RECRUITS ARRIVE BLSZ
EACH MORNING ... you WISH те
ASK US
ABOUT?

THE GIRL... EVEN IN HER

HER DREAMS ARE LIKE IGNORANCE, HER STRENGTH THE
A BEACON... IS GREAT... PRAGON заа<е

AND YET X САМ NOT BUT THERE IS SOMETHING TO BRING А PAWN

РЕАСН HER... IS MORE... INTO PLAY.
AS £ REACHED OUT РО NOT CONCERN
TO HER... А NEW YOURSELF,
BEACON APPEARED ... NEWS
YOU ваме US

THE ONE WHO | MY LORD...

BEARS A STAR IS AGAIN THE RE? DRAGON 15

WITH THE VILLAGERS ... DANGEROUS.

IF IT IS YOUR DESIRE... SHOULD WE NOT

WE WILL ATTACK PREPARE - -

THE TOWN. AWAIT

QUIS
INSTRUETIONS. RE
QUESTIONS.
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......
ВИТ WHAT OF THIS
 Срартег Seven: Dreams

EVERYBODY GATHER
‘ROUND!
т GOT А LITTLE
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO МАКЕ!

MEANS ANЎ ALL RIGHT NOW ;

Е = LISTEN uP”
C y Ou.TWENDELL! $
і - * m ia I’M GONNA TELL УА
AN’ YOU TOO,
EUCLID! d
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I KNOW HOW YOU oe . YOU WANNA KILL ‘EM

FELLAS FEEL ABOUT THESE FOR MESSIN’ WITH
BONE BOYS... TH’ COW RACE! 7

СС WELL, SO pO 7, BUT
THEY OWE ME A LOTTA EGGS,
AN’ SO THEY GOTTA STAY
RIGHT HERE AN’ WORK

THAT MEANS £ DON’T

WANT NO TROUBLE FROM YOU MADE
you Guys. FOOLS OUTTA
YOU GOT ME? YERSELVES!
THEY TRIED =
ТО МАКЕ
FOOLS
WHY NOT, OUTTA ЦЯ!
LUCIUS?
HEY GOTTA
PAY FOR WHAT
THEY DID!

I SAY WE
TEAR THEIR
LEGS OFF!

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YOU LET THIS

FAST-TALKIN’ SQUIRT
TRICK YA INTO BETTIN’ ON ISN”T THAT
А COW THAT PIPN^T EVEN WHAT HAPPENED,
EXIST/ PHONEY BONE?

BUT І WARNED YA!

BE TALKED INTO I TOLD YA YOU WERE
BETTIN’ YER BEIN’ PLAYED FOR A
LIFE’S SAVINGS J | BUNCHA SAPS, Вит
ON THIS IDIOT YA PIPN
DRESSED INA
сом зит!

Л!
Дол MOV
THAT'S RIGHT/
AN’ WHEN @RAN“AA BEN
N

WON THAT RACE, X WAS TH”

ONLY ONE WHO BET ON НЕК!
DA
A

YN
ALL BETS WERE OFF, AN”
WE LET YA HAVE YER
LIVESTOCK BACK? ALL TOLD, Т?Р
SAY YOU GIRLS GOT OFF
МЕ AN’ GRAN’MA COULDA PRETTY EASY?
SPLIT THAT POT,
вит NOOOOO....
e
WE FELT SORRY FOR YA!

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OKAY, NOW THAT THAT’S е

SETTLED, г WANNA TELL YA
ABOUT THIS LITTLE
CONTEST МЕКЕ
GONNA HAVE...

HERE’S TH’ DEAL, SEE?

AS LONG AS PHONEY BONE AN’ HIS
COUSIN SMILEY BONE ARE WORKIN’
HERE, NOBODY LAYS A FINGER
ON ‘EM OR THEY ANSWER
ТО МЕ” CLEAR?”
 Drearns

-.. NOW, THIS CONTEST І WAS TELLIN’ FROM NOW ON, THIS BAR
YOU ABOUT - - IT’S BETWEEN № WILL ВЕ DIVIDED IN TWO!
ME AN’ MISTER PHONEY BONE, HERE. ЖИ, RUN THIS END, AN’ TH’
HE THINKS HE CAN RUN THIS JOINT BONES’LL RUN THAT END.
BETTER THAN Х САМ! WE’RE
GONNA LET yOu
DECIDE!

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HERE’S TH’ RULES: YOU CAN TAKE YER YOU САМ EITHER
BUSINESS TO WHICHEVER END VOTE FOR
га OF TH’ BAR YOU WANT” МЕ, ОК
AFTER ONE MOON, THE END THAT EARNS YOU САМ
TH’ MOST EGGS МОТЕ РОК
FOR TH’ TAVERN WINS//

WHO
WANTS A
DRINK?
 Eyes of the Storm

WHAT ARE WE GONNA РО, РНОМЕУ? \

NOBODY’S GONNA ORDER ANYTHING
FROM US? IF МЕ LOSE THIS
CONTEST WE’RE GONNA BE WASHIIN’
DISHES FOR TH’ REST OF
OUR LIVES’

BUT WE’LL SURE! ALL WE RIGHT! гм ON IT! 2)

I KNOW, І KNOW.
THINK OF GOTTA DO 15 WE'LL HOLD А
THIS WASN’T ONE
COME UP WITH LECTURE SERIES!
OF TH’
SMARTEST
SOMETHIN’,
RIGHT? SOME WAY NO, WAIT! WELL USE
BETS WE ALWAYS TO LURE
TH’ TOWNSPEOPLE
PUPPETS!
ТМЕ EVER МАРЕ. pO” REALLY CUTE PUPPETS
BACK DOWN
TO OUR END. WITH HIGH, SQUEAKY
HOW HARD CAN
THAT BE?
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Eyes of the Storm
 Drearns

THOSE DREAMS МЕКЕ

MEMORIES OF THINGS THAT
REALLY HAPPENED THEY WERE JUST
м LIKE YOU SAID...

IN МУ DREAMS ... AND IN THE DARK OF

I WAS TAKEN OUT OF А NIGHT, г WAS BROUGHT
BURNING PALACE AS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO
ALITTLE GIRL... THE DRAGONS’ CAVE...

I EVEN DREAMED ABOUT

THE AMBUSH ON THE
DRAGON’S STAIR! HOW CAN THIS
Т DREAMED ABOUT THE BE?!
MURDER OF MY PARENTS AND HOW CAN Т DREAM ABOUT
£ DIPN^T EVEN KNOW IT! THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME,
BUT NOT REMEMBER THEM
HAPPENING?/
 Eyes of the Storm

SOMETIMES
DREAMS KNOW MAYBE THERE’S
MORE THAN MORE WE COULD

THORN, WHAT THE DRAGONS

HAPPENS IN YOUR TAKE ME ON A
DREAM AFTER YOU LONG, LONG
GET TO THE JOURNEY...
DRAGON'S CAVE? UNDERGROUND “EGO
TOA
SPECIAL
CHAMBER.
IT’S VERY
DARK AT
FIRST...

... BUT THEN MY EYES ...Т САМ SEE МОМ...

ФЕТ USED TO THE BLACKNESS ... THERE IS LIGHT...
I’M AWARE OF SHAPES IN I AM IN A HUGE CAVERN...
THE CAVE AROUND МЕ... SURROUNDED BY DRAGONS.
DOZENS OF THEM.
AND WE’RE ALL LOOKING
AT SOMETHING ...

404
 Drearns

I CAN'T SEE
WHAT?ARE
WHAT
ANYTHING, THE LIGHT IS I THINK
YOU LOOKING TOO BRIGHT ... THE DRAGONS
AT? BUT THE РЕАФОМБ
WANT ME TO KEEP
SEE SOMETHING,
... BUT I DON’T.
LOOKING IT’S ТОО
BRIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT THE GARDEN?

AFTER THAT Т ,
DON’T YOU WANT ТО TELL GRAN’MA
STAYED WITH THE BEN ABOUT THAT?
DRAGONS.
BUT I NEVER
SAW THAT CHAMBER
AGAIN...

SHE HEARD IT.

SHE WAS LISTENING IN YES I САУТ
ON OUR CONVERSATION I HEARD YOU. BELIEVE IT...
OUT IN THE ALL THESE
YEARS OF
HIDING FOR
NOTHING

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WE’RE NOT
I DON’T KNOW EXACTLY TALKING ABOUT
WHAT’S GOING ON, FIGHTING OFF A
GRAN’MA, Вит YOU'NE ФОТ BUNCH OF RAT
FRIENDS HERE. WON’T THEY CREATURES, BONE,’
PROTECT YOU? THIS IS THE LORD OF
THE LOCUST!

AN ENEMY MORE DANGEROUS АМР YOU'RE SURE IT WAS

THAN A LEGION OF RAT CREATURES. THE DRAGON IN YOUR
THE LOCUST 15 AN ANCIENT SPIRIT DREAM, RIGHT?
BURIED DEEP IN THE EARTH,
BUT EVEN SO, HE CAN BEND I GUESS SO,
PEOPLE TO HIS WILL. BUT I STILL DON’T
UNDERSTAND - -

MMMM.
HE'S BEING IN МУ
DOING WHAT’S HE
DOING? DREAM?
THIS ON £ DON’T GET IT.
PURPOSE!
 Drearns

МЕ HAVE 24
руно,MO МОМ; be
S STi и

NOT TELLING US!

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МУ q:

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 Drearns

YOU FEEL
OKAY?
т DON’T
FEEL
ANYTHING.

É = =

РО YOU WANT
МЕ TO
LEAVE УОИ
ALONE?

LISTEN.
IF YOU NEED
ANYTHING,
JUST... UH...
JUST TELL МЕ,
ALL RIGHT?
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 Drearns

WELL, THAT'S IT!

WE’RE BEATEN!
NOBODY WANTS
ANYTHING
FROM US?
READY TO THROW

ARE YOU CRAZY? |: 1 - и YOU КЕЕР

THAT GORILLA TRYIN’ TO THINK
CAN’T BEAT МЕ! ' OF SOMETHIN’! !
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT I’M GONNA GO ) THINKIN’
COMES TO DOWN AN’ CAP?
TURNIN’ A PROFIT? TAKE A LOOK

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 Eyes of the Storm

I АРМТ j YOU'RE WELCOME TO HANG

THIS MIGHT BE AROUND THIS END. YOU MIGHT LEARN
ALITTLE J SOMETHIN’ ABOUT RUNNIN’ A
) TOUGHER BUSINESS HERE ON TH’
CALL IT QUITS, THAN I WINNING END OF ТН’ BAR/
7 SMART-GUY? THOUGHT.

HEY ~ є
WHAT’S EVERYB:

£
DOIN’?

| 72 ` 2 LOOKS LIKE TH’ TABLES |

АЕ ЈЕ - HAVE BEEN TURNED,
ON? PAL
EXCUSE ME WHILE I GET
BACK TO TH’ WINNING END
OF TH’ BAR!
 Drearns

HERE’ HERE! YOU!

a GIMME THAT?

WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY 27

HOW КЕ WE SUPPOSED ТО
TURN A PROFIT IF YOU
GINE TH’ BEER AWAY 2!
утту a
l | NO LUCIUS,
ТМЕ HAP IT
ДО WITH THAT
| RUNT.
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WHAT DID
you SAY
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I--I--UH--
I JUST SAID r WISH FONE BONE
FONE BONE’S DRAGON HAS A
WAS HERE... DRAGON?

HE’S THAT YEAH, RIGHT...

OTHER BONE’
THEIR
COUSIN’ TH’ ONE WHO’S
ALWAYS HANGIN’
AROUND WITH

SO WHERE IS ALL RIGHT,

THIS COUSIN OF YEAH! АМ”
WHERE’S THE THAT’S ENOUGH!
YOURS NOW?
DRAGON?!

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 Things that go bump in the Night

DON’T TRY TO WHAT FOR? STRANGE

STOP US, LUCIUS’ І DION’T SAY
YOU PON'T I BELIEVED IN ‘EM... ENOUGH TO
IF THERE’S A BELIENE IN ы MAKE YOU START
DRAGON WALKIN’ BUT THERE HAVE
PRAGONS, РО BEEN SOME PRETTY BELIEVIN’ IN
AROUND OUT THERE, CHILDREN’S
WE WANNA STRANGE THINGS
STORIES?
KNOW! GOIN’ ON HERE
LATELY!

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY, AN’ TH’ HAIRY MEN?

BUT PEOPLE BEEN SEEIN^ THEY’RE SURE GETTIN’ A LOT EVEN ATTACKED
STRANGE THINGS IN TH’ BRAVER? YOU NEVER USED TO SEE TH’ COW RACE
WOODS AT NIGHT! FOLKS ARE THEM AROUND ... AN’ NOW IN BROAD
AFRAID TO GO Оит! YOU HEAR STORIES ABOUT “ЕМ DAYLIGHT!
EVERY DAY!

I WAS
THERE,
REMEMBER?
WHAT'S YOUR
POINT?

EVERYTHING LOOK HERE, BUB,

STARTED JUST I DON’T KNOW WHOSE
WAS FINE UNTIL TH’
ABOUT TH’ SAME РКАФОН THIS IS,
THE BONES CAME TO
TIME THESE BUT IT AIN’T OURS?
OUR PART OF
TH’ VALLEY! TH’ ONLY
DRAGON ТРЧЕ
SEEN IS А BIG, LAZY
ORANGE ONE, AN’
HE WAS ALREADY
HERE!

417
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7
BIG AN’ WHAT’S TRUE?
GASPING BOY! ORANGE! УОП'КЕ NOT GONNA
YOU GOT A LOTTA WEIRD THEN IT’S BELIEVE ANYTHING
STUFF IN THIS CRAZY TRUE! PHONEY BONE TELLS YOU,
VALLEY, SO DON’T ARE YA? YOU САМТ
GO BLAMIN’ US FOR TRUST THIS RUNT
YOUR PRAGON PROBLEMS! AS FAR AS YOU
CAN THROW

HE'S TELLIN’ ТН” YOU TAKE | JONATHAN’ UM...

TRUTH, LUCIUS! WE GOT TH’ CAKE, TELL Lucius ONE NIGHT
US А REAL, LIVE PRAGON WHAT YOU WHEN I WAS
WALKIN’ AROUND WALKIN?
OUT THERE! ТІ HOME...
UH...
I ЗАМ
SOMETHIN’. . .
q

THERE WASN'T HARPLY ANY MOON THERE, SEE?

OUT, SO IT WAS KINDA DARK. WHAT РО YOU SAY
AN’ REAL QUIET. TO THAT, LUCIUS?
THEN Т SAW IT. A HUGE, SHAPE STILL THINK DRAGONS
MOVIN’ BETWEEN TH’ TREES! ARE JUST
IT WAS BIG AND IT CHILDREN’S STORIES?
WAS ORANGE - -
AND WHEN IT WAS GONE, ALL
THAT WAS LEFT WAS
TH’ SMELL OF BRIMSTONE!

418
 Things that go Bump in the Night

WELL, WELL’ NOW, THIS

IS INTERESTING ...

YOU SAY YOU'NE ... YOU SAY

TWHEARD
WOODS . EO OUTSIDE AFTER
SEEN SHAPES IN ,

BUMPS
TH’
IN DARK ...

NIGHT ...

YESSIR, VE SEEN МЕ
THESE SYMPTO ,
г YOU THINK IT^LL
BEFORE! NEVER HAPPEN IN А NICE,
QUIET, LITTLE TOWN LIKE THIS. . .
BUT YOU САУТ STOP “ЕМ?
THEY'RE HERE
TO ЗТАУ!
 Eyes of the Storm

WELL, Г HATE ТО OH, MY GOSH? I KNEW IT"

SAY THIS, BUT I THINK THERE’S THEY'RE
IT’S SAFE TO ASSUME THAT PROBABLY TRYIN' TO
IF YOU HAVE ONE DRAGON, DRAGONS TAKE
THERE’S BOUND EVERY WHERE!
ТО BE OTHERS!

WHO KNOWS? HE'S RIGHT!

THIS COULD BE А WE @OTTA PO
MAJOR INFESTATION? SOMETHIN’ BEFORE
NOW, YOU CAN
EITHER IGNORE THIS
PROBLEM, OR
c YOU CAN pO
A SOMETHIN’
ABOUT IT!

DO WHEN YOU GOT LOOKIN’ AT

ANY KIND OF PEST DO WE GET AN
CONTROL PROBLEM ... EXTERMINATOR? ONE,’
YOU GET AN PHONCIBLE P. BONE:
EXTERMINATOR DRAGONSLAYER!
AT YOUR
SERVICE!
`

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Things that go Bump in the Night

У NOTHIN’ LIKE А LITTLE

ALCOHOL ТО GREASE TH’
5] (JÑ WHEELS OF MOB MENTALITY
“e‚7057! 6)
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THIS HAS GONE gem

FAR ENOUGH? буо ^
т--- \ Р у
Mike ж
м `

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ИВА
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|< WELCOME, STRANGER.

CAN I HELP YOU? = as у І BRING
И NEED OM — ee NEWS FROM
Me ok , THE SOuTH.
YOUR THIRST?

423
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HELLO, ТЕР”
HEY, THERE, I’M DOIN’ OKAY ...
FONE THORN AN’ GRAN’MA BEN
BONE! COULD BE BETTER...
HOW you боор!
DOIN’ THESE TUST
FINE DAYS? BEEN TA SEE
LUCIUS AN’ YER
COUSINS?

OH, YEAH? THEY’S KICKIN’ WELL, THORN IS OUT

HOW ARE UP SOME DUST, IN TH’ BARN LAYIN’ FACE DOWN
THEY? YOU KNOW, JES IN TH’ HAY. SHE'S PRETTY UPSET.
ARE THEY CAUSIN’ LIKE THEY DO. SHE GOT SOME BAD NEWS ABOUT
ANY TROUBLE? BUT HER PARENTS, AN’ SOME OTHER
WHAT’S ALL STUFF ABOUT HER PAST...
THIS YOU SAYIN’
‘BOUTS
GRAN’MA AN’
THORNY?
SOMETHIN’
WRONG?

424
 Things that go Bump in the Night

OH, UH, SHE FIND OUT ОВОУ.

X PROBABLY HER FOLKS WAS KILLED @RAN МА TOLD HER, HUH?
SHOULDN'T BY RAT CREATURES? SO I SUPPOSE SHE
SAY, TED. KNOWS HER REAL LAST
I MEAN, г TRUST NAME IS
YOu, Вит т HARVESTAR ...
THINK THEY'RE THA’S A
KINDA ROYAL NAME,
SECRET - - Y'KNOW.

HOw DID you

THORN HARVESTAR. KNOW THAT?
BUGS KNOW А
YEAH. CROWN PRINCESS OF THORN DION’T
LOTTA STUFF FOLKS
SHE KNOWS. | ти’ WHOLE SHOOTIN’ EVEN
WOULDN’T S'POSE
GRAN’MA MATCH! ТНЕУ") KNOW.
KNOW!
ТОН? НЕЕ; BIG STUFF, SAY, THAT
BIG STUFF.
REMINDS МЕ, т
ФОТ А IMPORTANT
MESSAGE FROM
Lucius FOR
GRAN’MA BEN’
WHERE IS
SHE?

SHE МАЗ
IN TH’ HOUSE
LAST I SAW
HER.

425
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Ы Л
z c
ТҮ We l р
ҮМ |

HEY, BONE’
ФО GRAB YOUR КМАРБАС
AN’ MEET ME IN TH’ ВАК
ном”
Things that go Bump in the Night

т JUST RECEIVED
WORD THAT TH’ SITUATION
DOWN SOUTH HAS
CHANGED .
 Eyes of the Storm

HERE’S YOUR
BEDROLL AND A
FEW OF YOUR
PERSONAL
THINGS...

ACCORDING TO MY SOURCES,
SOMEONE 16 GATHERING AN ARMY
IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
THAT PERSON 15 WEARING А
HOO

IF IT'S THE ЗАМЕ НООРЕР FIGURE

FROM ТНОКМ5 PREAMS, THEN THE IT SEEMS LARGE
RAT CREATURES KNOW WHO WE ARE. NUMBERS OF RAT CREATURES
ARE HEADING
THERE’S MORE THIS WAY.
BAD NEWS...

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 Things that go Bump in the Night

THEY’RE NOT OUT ON A PICNIC, BONE!

IT’S NOT SAFE HERE ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO
LEAVE NOW. ANYTHING IN TH’ HOUSE YOU
NEED BEFORE WE GET STARTED?

ТЛА, GRAB
YOUR CLOAK WHEN І
GO BACK IN FOR TH’
FOOD. АМР WHILE
I’M DOIN’ THAT г WANT YOU LZ ,
TO CLEAR AWAY ALL THIS
STRAW.

THERE’S A SECRET
DOOR UNDER THERE, AN’
INSIDE IS AN OLD TRUNK.
НАЦЬ IT OUTTA THERE
AN’ ТЛА, BE RIGHT
BACK?
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agh <i THIS,
NOW.

BETTER
CONER THIS
UP WITH
SOMETHIN’.

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ALL RIGHT, LOAD ИР”

AN’ MAKE SURE YOUR PACKS
GOOD АМ”
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