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Good God! Don't jump!" |
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A boy sat on the ledge. |
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An old man who had fainted was revived. |
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And everyone agreed it would be a miracle indeed |
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If the boy survived. "Save the life of my child!" |
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Cried the desperate mother. |
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The woman from the supermarket |
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Ran to call the cops. "He must be high on something," someone said. |
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Though it never made |
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The New York |
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Times. In |
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The Daily |
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News, the caption read, "Save the life of my child!" |
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Cried the desperate mother. |
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A patrol car passing by |
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Halted to a stop. |
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Said officer |
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MacDougal in dismay: "The force can't do a decent job 'Cause the kids got no respect For the law today (and blah blah blah)." "Save the life of my child!" |
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Cried the desperate mother. "What's becoming of the children?" |
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People asking each other. |
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When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd |
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And made them wild |
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In an atmosphere of freaky holiday. |
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When the spotlight hit the boy, |
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The crowd began to cheer, |
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He flew away. "Oh, my Grace, I got no hiding place. |
