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KÉSAR! THE FLYING THIEF

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A VESERTED TEMFLE« IT WOULP MAHE A FINE

HiPiNG-PLACE FOR _ m BOOTVf /

I MUØT SAV THE KJNG PIP ME A SOOO TURN SV

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O GOPPØSS> MAKE ME PPOSFEÆOUS? GIVE

ME WEALTH * y

MESflm EVSE /NTO THE H/Æ WELLjSINCE THE GOPS HAVE BEEN hJNP TO MEj I MUST

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I RAN OUT OF THE SHOP ANP TRIEP TO . CHASE

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KESAR1 THE FLYWG THIEF

A MONH f HE SEEMS TO SE n MED1TAT1NG*

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BESfPH HW*

HE HAS NO WEALTH, NO MONOER HE HAS ^ PEACE.

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