Taylor v. Colvin
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ng r sdua
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Cic t t a lt t pe f r smpl t ksdifr 9om t a lt t sa on t k.M as i a 638.
r ui, he biiy o r o m i e as f e s
he biiy o t y as
co t
I e i woul s e t tt a lt t c nta e a wor wih r ulrt and pe sse e i
nde d, t
d e m ha he biiy o once r t nd
k t eg a iy
r it nc s
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peca l rtc l n he r o ma
f oduc i i çq t 'wo k ha s tn s i td t
smpl,r peii e pl e r es
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l t i t nt c s , a t fndi t t pl i if e re es m ode a e difc tes i
n he nsa a e fer i ng ha antf xpe i nc
r t fi uli n
conc nta i pe sse e,a pa e,t Ad i sr tveLa J
e r ton, r itnc nd c he m nitai
w udge c e ry di nott ra t
lal d
mde tke o
e an why s bele d t ts h difc te do no afe tpli tf sca ciy t pe f m wo kxpli
he ive ha uc fi uli s
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r
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oncl i
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to l xpe t o
o t r ne he
i ra c o c nc nrto pesse c ,a p c i tej b e v so e b t e pe tfrt e
mpo tn e f o e tain, ritn e nd a e n h o s n iin d y he x r o h
c a m a . I s h c r tm sanc s t co lt st a et c l ha heCom m i s one ' tea m e
l i nt 2 n uc i c l t e , he tr i m bl o onc udet tt
s i r s r t nt
ofpl ntf sc e i s
ai if as s uppore by s tntale de e.
td
ubsa i vi nc
I al oft c e c t d by t Com m i s o ri s ppor ofhe m oton, he r ur i t m e
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