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Billy Joe
Will James
English
Hail Jace
April 30, 2013
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Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol
Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol
Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol
Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol
Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol
Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol
Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot

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