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shoulp say it's
BETTER IF you
ASSUME IT WON'T
(JET ONE..
STUFF LIKE "I PONT
WANT MY KIPS
IMITATING THIS" AND
"IS JUMP
ENCOURAGING
CHILDREN TO COMMIT
CRIMES ANP
PRANKS?"
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WILL (JET
THEM TO SOME
EXTENT... BUT
PCP HAS MORE
THAN USUAL.
PUT ITS NOT
SOMETHING
EVERYONE WILL
UNDERSTAND,
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EXPLAIN.
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BATTLE MANGA ITS
STUFF THAT'S ACTUALLy
POSSIBLE, THAT'S WHy
ITS COOL... OTHERWISE
WE'D NEVER BE ABLE TO
COMPETE WITH THE
BATTLE MANGAS.
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ITS GOOP THAT KIPS
CAN IMITATE WHAT
THEY SEE IN PCP.
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ITS
SURPRISING
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IMPOSSIBLE. .
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AN OTTER II Z.
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MAKINC- ANY
SENSE LATELY.
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AT ALL
CONVINCING.
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REASON TO
KEEP WRITING.
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MANIPULATE
ME BETTER.
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REASON.
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IT'S TOO
COMPLICATED. IT'S
NOT JUMP
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WEEKS LEFT
BEFORE THE
DEADLINE FOR
THE OCTOBER
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PR/WINS
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HARDLY
SLEEPING AT
ALL, BUT I'M
DETERMINED TO
FINISH IN TIME,
THEY THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE
BEST SINCE HE
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REVISIONS TO
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INTENTION OF BECOMING A
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ASSUME YOU'VE CHAN6EP
YOUR MIND AW WANT TO BE
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TVS
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BACKLASH
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TRY AW WANT
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WORK OUR SOMETHING CROW
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RATION...
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TAKAC-I-
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VO\HG BETTER
THAN PC? UNTIL
JUST RECENTLY
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ACTLMLLy TOUS-HT
ME THINGS ABOUT
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WILL BE A GREAT
MAHGAKA.
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SINGLE R4INTINS
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SAP FOR
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INTERESTED IN, THEN, BUT
WE'RE TO TELL ALL THE
CURRENT AUTHORS, SO.
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SO F/*R THE OHLY
OTHERS 4RE
ARAI-SENSEI ANP
NIIZUMA-KUN.
BUT
EVERYONE
ELSE IS
ALREADY
SERIALIZED,
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MANY
PEOPLE
WANT TO
HIRAMARU-SENSEI
ANP AOKI-SENSEI
WILL BE EACH BE
ENTERING
SOMETHING THEY
HOPE TO GET
SERIALIZED, NOW
THAT THEY'VE BOTH
BEEN CANCELLED,;
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GCHH& TO BE
SOMETHING CALLED
THE SUPER
LEADERS FESTA
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WEEKS... MAYBE/
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PCP AND RA8UTA
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ORDINARy ONE-SHOTS.
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AS WELL
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