SANDY PANTS!
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HEY, BIG BLUE. GUESSWHATl
JUST TAKE A GUESS. /
IT'S REALLY EASY. '-
OKAY. / SHUSH. l'MTHINKING...
NEED A HINT? . '---
NOPE. I'llFIGURE / ITour.
G'MON! G'MONH
You CAN DOIT, 81GSIES! I
JUST GO FORIT! TAKEAGUESS!
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YOU'RE MY BEST FRIENDII
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IKNEWIT! ' J THANKS.
HANGON� STOPTHEBUS!! " J/
YOU'REMY BESTfRIENDTOO.
THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT.
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lf l'MYOUR BEST FRIEND THENYOU'REMY BEST-EST FRIEND.
OH. WHY Nori /
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BECAUSLIFl'M YOUR BEST-ESTFRIEND THENTHATWOULD
BEST BEST-ESTFRIEND.
YES WAY.
NO WAY!
NOPE. SORRY, BIG BLUE. YOUARETHE BEST BESTBEST-ESTFRIEND INTHEWHOLEWORLD! THERECANBEONLY ONE.
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NO ONE EXCEPT YOU, 81G SLUE. YOU'RE THE &EST BEST BEST BEST &ESTESJ-EST FRIEND EVER�
THERE ISONLY ONE. YOU, LITTLE SLUE. You ARE THE BEST BESTBEST BEST-EST FRIEND ANYONE COULD HAVE. NO ONE ELSE EVENCOMES CLOSE.
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BECAUSE WECANONLYHAVE ONE BESTFRIEND.
SORRY, HELEN.
YEP. THERECANBE ONLY ONE. THAT'S OKAY.
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WAITA MINUTE!
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8£ST FRIEND. NOWlHAVE TWO! I
YES! WE COULD HAVE �, HUNDREDS! I
WAITAMINUTE! THIS ISGOING TOSOUND GRAZY &UT... WHATIFWEHAD EVEN MORE 8£ST FRIENDS?
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YOU1RERIGHT. THATIS CRAZY!
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HUH? \ NOi / WAIT A MOMENTO!! HERE WE GO AGAIN...
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SOMETIMESITFEELSllKEYOUCANONLYHAVE ONE&ESTFRIENDINTHEWORLD. BUTTHISISNOTTRUEATAll.
You CANHAVEASMANY&EST FRIENDSASYOULIKE� INFACL THEMORE THE MERRIER!
YOU'LLFINDTHATHAVING LOTSOF&ESTFRIENDSAND BEINGA&ESTFRIENDTOMANYOTHERS
8ESTEsr-EST FRIENDS FOR EYsll
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