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AFTER ALL. TRICK! TAKE AWAY ALL THESE GOLD COINS AND
SOME A AN JEWELS CLUTTERING UP MY HOME. THERE’S
JUST A GIANT
OCTOPUS. JOKE! TRAP! ADVENTURE, NO ROOM FOR ME!
SIGH. FOR SURE.

OH, WELL. I GUESS


I’LL HAVE TO SEND
OUT MORE NOTES IN
BOTTLES.

TELL YOU
WHAT, PUSS:
I’D LIKE TO
GET MY
HANDS
ON THE
“JOKER”!


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