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| Confidence | Program | Detection | Match Type | Support
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| 1%
| dexvert
| AMOS Work Bank (other/amosWorkBank)
| magic
| Unsupported |
| 1%
| dexvert
| AMOS Memory Bank (archive/amosMemoryBank)
| fallback
| Supported |
| 100%
| file
| AMOS Basic memory bank, bank number 3, length 0, type Work
| default
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| 99%
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| data
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| 50%
| TrID
| AMOS Work Bank
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| 49%
| TrID
| AMOS Memory Bank (generic)
| default
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|000007b0| 20 22 54 68 69 73 20 79 | 6f 75 72 20 62 6f 79 66 | "This y|our boyf|
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|00000b00| 2c 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 | 67 65 74 20 69 74 63 68 |, don't |get itch|
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|00000b20| 73 75 73 3f 22 5e 0d 0a | 20 22 42 61 63 6b 20 74 |sus?"^..| "Back t|
|00000b30| 6f 20 6d 79 20 68 6f 75 | 73 65 2e 20 49 20 68 61 |o my hou|se. I ha|
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|00000b50| 6d 65 20 74 68 69 6e 67 | 73 2e 22 5e 0d 0a 20 22 |me thing|s."^.. "|
|00000b60| 41 68 20 73 68 69 74 20 | 4a 6f 61 6e 6e 65 2d 22 |Ah shit |Joanne-"|
|00000b70| 5e 0d 0a 20 22 4a 75 73 | 74 20 73 68 75 72 72 75 |^.. "Jus|t shurru|
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|00000b90| 5e 0d 0a 20 22 41 68 2e | 2e 2e 20 73 68 68 68 68 |^.. "Ah.|.. shhhh|
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|00000c10| 20 73 68 65 20 73 71 75 | 69 72 6d 65 64 5e 0d 0a | she squ|irmed^..|
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|00000c50| 6e 20 49 20 72 65 61 6c | 69 73 65 64 20 68 65 20 |n I real|ised he |
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|00000cb0| 72 64 2e 20 48 65 20 74 | 75 72 6e 65 64 20 69 74 |rd. He t|urned it|
|00000cc0| 20 6f 6e 2c 20 67 69 76 | 69 6e 67 20 75 73 20 61 | on, giv|ing us a|
|00000cd0| 20 74 61 73 74 65 20 6f | 66 20 53 74 65 76 69 65 | taste o|f Stevie|
|00000ce0| 20 57 6f 6e 64 65 72 27 | 73 20 63 61 74 63 68 79 | Wonder'|s catchy|
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|00000d10| 5e 0d 0a 20 43 72 61 69 | 67 20 64 72 6f 76 65 20 |^.. Crai|g drove |
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|00000d30| 67 20 73 70 65 65 64 2e | 20 49 20 73 70 65 6e 74 |g speed.| I spent|
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|00000d60| 6f 20 4a 6f 61 6e 6e 65 | 27 73 20 61 72 6d 73 20 |o Joanne|'s arms |
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|00003730| 0d 0a 5e 0d 0a 20 20 20 | 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |..^.. | |
|00003740| 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | |
|00003750| 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2a | 5e 0d 0a 5e 0d 0a 20 49 | *|^..^.. I|
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|000037b0| 0d 0a 20 41 20 70 65 74 | 69 74 65 2c 20 62 6c 6f |.. A pet|ite, blo|
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|000037d0| 70 72 65 74 74 79 20 66 | 61 63 65 20 61 6e 64 20 |pretty f|ace and |
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|00003800| 2c 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 69 6e | 67 20 72 61 74 68 65 72 |, lookin|g rather|
|00003810| 20 73 74 61 72 74 6c 65 | 64 20 74 6f 20 73 61 79 | startle|d to say|
|00003820| 20 74 68 65 20 6c 65 61 | 73 74 2e 20 53 68 65 20 | the lea|st. She |
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|00003860| 20 6d 61 64 65 20 68 65 | 72 20 6c 65 61 6e 20 74 | made he|r lean t|
|00003870| 6f 20 6f 6e 65 20 73 69 | 64 65 2e 20 53 68 65 20 |o one si|de. She |
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|000038c0| 22 48 69 20 4a 75 6c 69 | 61 2e 20 57 6f 6e 27 74 |"Hi Juli|a. Won't|
|000038d0| 20 62 65 20 61 20 73 65 | 63 2e 22 20 4a 6f 61 6e | be a se|c." Joan|
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|00003900| 65 20 5e 0d 0a 68 65 72 | 20 69 6d 6d 65 64 69 61 |e ^..her| immedia|
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|00003920| 63 6f 6e 63 65 61 6c 20 | 6d 79 20 69 6e 63 72 65 |conceal |my incre|
|00003930| 64 69 62 6c 65 20 73 75 | 72 70 72 69 73 65 20 61 |dible su|rprise a|
|00003940| 6e 64 20 72 65 6c 69 65 | 66 2e 5e 0d 0a 53 68 65 |nd relie|f.^..She|
|00003950| 20 77 61 73 20 61 6c 69 | 76 65 20 61 67 61 69 6e | was ali|ve again|
|00003960| 2c 20 62 72 6f 75 67 68 | 74 20 62 61 63 6b 20 74 |, brough|t back t|
|00003970| 6f 20 72 65 61 6c 69 74 | 79 20 62 79 20 74 68 65 |o realit|y by the|
|00003980| 20 64 69 73 61 70 70 65 | 61 72 61 6e 63 65 20 6f | disappe|arance o|
|00003990| 66 5e 0d 0a 77 68 61 74 | 20 73 65 65 6d 65 64 20 |f^..what| seemed |
|000039a0| 6c 69 6b 65 20 61 20 76 | 65 72 79 20 70 6c 65 61 |like a v|ery plea|
|000039b0| 73 61 6e 74 2c 20 63 6f | 6d 69 63 61 6c 20 6d 61 |sant, co|mical ma|
|000039c0| 6e 2e 5e 0d 0a 20 53 68 | 65 20 63 61 75 67 68 74 |n.^.. Sh|e caught|
|000039d0| 20 6d 65 20 73 74 61 72 | 69 6e 67 20 61 6e 64 20 | me star|ing and |
|000039e0| 73 61 69 64 2c 20 22 53 | 27 75 70 20 77 69 74 68 |said, "S|'up with|
|000039f0| 20 79 6f 75 3f 22 5e 0d | 0a 20 49 20 73 68 6f 6f | you?"^.|. I shoo|
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|00003a10| 2e 20 22 4e 6f 74 68 69 | 6e 27 2e 22 5e 0d 0a 20 |. "Nothi|n'."^.. |
|00003a20| 57 65 20 62 6f 74 68 20 | 73 74 65 70 70 65 64 20 |We both |stepped |
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|00003a40| 20 67 6f 69 6e 27 20 6e | 6f 77 2c 20 4d 75 6d 2e | goin' n|ow, Mum.|
|00003a50| 22 20 4a 6f 61 6e 6e 65 | 20 79 65 6c 6c 65 64 20 |" Joanne| yelled |
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|00003a80| 64 5e 0d 0a 74 68 65 20 | 64 6f 6f 72 20 77 69 74 |d^..the |door wit|
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|00003aa0| 20 61 20 72 65 70 6c 79 | 2e 20 22 4c 6f 6f 6b 20 | a reply|. "Look |
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|00003ac0| 2e 20 22 49 27 6d 20 6e | 6f 74 20 5e 0d 0a 67 6f |. "I'm n|ot ^..go|
|00003ad0| 69 6e 27 20 74 6f 20 73 | 63 68 6f 6f 6c 2c 20 49 |in' to s|chool, I|
|00003ae0| 27 6d 20 67 6f 6e 6e 61 | 20 64 6f 73 73 20 61 72 |'m gonna| doss ar|
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|00003b30| 2e 22 5e 0d 0a 20 22 42 | 75 74 20 4a 6f 2d 6f 2e |."^.. "B|ut Jo-o.|
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|00003b70| 74 20 73 63 69 76 65 20 | 5e 0d 0a 73 63 68 6f 6f |t scive |^..schoo|
|00003b80| 6c 20 61 67 61 69 6e 2e | 20 49 20 74 68 69 6e 6b |l again.| I think|
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|00003bb0| 74 6f 6c 64 20 79 6f 75 | 20 62 65 66 6f 72 65 2c |told you| before,|
|00003bc0| 20 49 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 | 20 67 69 76 65 20 61 20 | I don't| give a |
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|00003bf0| 64 20 5e 0d 0a 68 65 72 | 20 73 69 6e 63 65 72 65 |d ^..her| sincere|
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|00003c20| 6b 6e 6f 77 2c 20 63 6f | 73 20 69 74 27 6c 6c 20 |know, co|s it'll |
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|00003c40| 2e 20 49 20 6d 65 61 6e | 2c 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 20 61 |. I mean|, look a|
|00003c50| 74 20 79 6f 75 21 22 20 | 53 68 65 20 70 6f 69 6e |t you!" |She poin|
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|00003c80| 5e 0d 0a 62 72 65 61 73 | 74 73 2e 20 4a 75 6c 69 |^..breas|ts. Juli|
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|00003cb0| 20 68 65 72 73 65 6c 66 | 2c 20 75 6e 61 62 6c 65 | herself|, unable|
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|00003cd0| 65 72 72 69 62 6c 65 20 | 65 6d 62 61 72 72 61 73 |errible |embarras|
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|00003cf0| 6f 2c 20 77 68 79 20 64 | 6f 6e 27 74 20 79 6f 75 |o, why d|on't you|
|00003d00| 20 6a 75 73 74 20 70 6f | 69 6e 74 20 74 68 65 6d | just po|int them|
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|00003d20| 65 20 68 69 73 73 65 64 | 2c 20 5e 0d 0a 6e 61 72 |e hissed|, ^..nar|
|00003d30| 72 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 68 | 65 72 20 65 79 65 73 20 |rowing h|er eyes |
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|00003d60| 65 20 79 6f 75 20 43 61 | 72 6c 3f 22 20 4a 6f 61 |e you Ca|rl?" Joa|
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|00003d90| 20 73 68 6f 6f 6b 20 6d | 79 20 68 65 61 64 2c 20 | shook m|y head, |
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|00003db0| 67 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 62 | 65 74 20 79 6f 75 72 20 |g, you b|et your |
|00003dc0| 61 72 73 65 20 49 20 77 | 61 73 2e 5e 0d 0a 20 54 |arse I w|as.^.. T|
|00003dd0| 68 65 20 74 68 72 65 65 | 20 6f 66 20 75 73 20 62 |he three| of us b|
|00003de0| 65 67 61 6e 20 74 6f 20 | 64 72 69 66 74 20 64 6f |egan to |drift do|
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|00003e10| 20 5e 0d 0a 66 72 6f 6e | 74 2c 20 6d 65 20 6c 69 | ^..fron|t, me li|
|00003e20| 6e 67 65 72 69 6e 67 20 | 62 65 68 69 6e 64 20 61 |ngering |behind a|
|00003e30| 20 62 69 74 2c 20 63 6f | 6d 70 61 72 69 6e 67 20 | bit, co|mparing |
|00003e40| 4a 6f 61 6e 6e 65 27 73 | 20 6c 65 67 73 20 74 6f |Joanne's| legs to|
|00003e50| 20 4a 75 6c 69 61 27 73 | 2e 20 5e 0d 0a 28 4a 75 | Julia's|. ^..(Ju|
|00003e60| 6c 69 61 27 73 20 63 61 | 6d 65 20 75 70 20 74 72 |lia's ca|me up tr|
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|00003e80| 65 63 61 75 73 65 20 74 | 68 65 79 20 77 65 72 65 |ecause t|hey were|
|00003e90| 20 73 75 6e 2d 74 61 6e | 6e 65 64 2c 20 62 75 74 | sun-tan|ned, but|
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|00003eb0| 64 20 4a 6f 61 6e 6e 65 | 20 74 68 65 20 62 65 73 |d Joanne| the bes|
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|00003ef0| 57 68 61 74 20 64 6f 20 | 79 6f 75 20 74 68 69 6e |What do |you thin|
|00003f00| 6b 27 6c 6c 20 68 61 70 | 70 65 6e 20 5e 0d 0a 74 |k'll hap|pen ^..t|
|00003f10| 68 65 6e 3f 20 49 74 20 | 77 6f 6e 27 74 20 62 65 |hen? It |won't be|
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|00003f50| 61 6e 64 5e 0d 0a 49 27 | 6d 20 6e 6f 74 20 70 75 |and^..I'|m not pu|
|00003f60| 74 74 69 6e 27 20 75 70 | 20 77 69 74 68 20 69 74 |ttin' up| with it|
|00003f70| 2e 22 5e 0d 0a 20 22 57 | 68 79 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 |."^.. "W|hy don't|
|00003f80| 20 79 6f 75 20 72 69 6e | 67 20 74 68 61 74 20 43 | you rin|g that C|
|00003f90| 68 69 6c 64 6c 69 6e 65 | 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 |hildline| number |
|00003fa0| 49 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 65 64 | 20 75 70 3f 22 20 4a 75 |I looked| up?" Ju|
|00003fb0| 6c 69 61 20 73 61 69 64 | 2e 5e 0d 0a 22 49 27 76 |lia said|.^.."I'v|
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|00003fe0| 74 20 69 74 2d 22 5e 0d | 0a 20 22 49 27 6d 20 6e |t it-"^.|. "I'm n|
|00003ff0| 6f 74 20 72 69 6e 67 69 | 6e 67 20 61 6e 79 6f 6e |ot ringi|ng anyon|
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|00004050| 69 63 6b 69 6e 27 20 68 | 69 73 20 66 69 6e 67 65 |ickin' h|is finge|
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|000040b0| 73 68 75 72 72 75 70 21 | 22 20 4a 75 6c 69 61 20 |shurrup!|" Julia |
|000040c0| 64 65 6d 61 6e 64 65 64 | 20 63 72 6f 73 73 6c 79 |demanded| crossly|
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|00004130| 5e 0d 0a 20 22 4c 6f 6f | 6b 2c 20 49 20 64 6f 6e |^.. "Loo|k, I don|
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|00004170| 20 73 61 69 64 2c 20 5e | 0d 0a 6d 61 72 63 68 69 | said, ^|..marchi|
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|00004200| 0d 0a 20 49 20 6e 6f 64 | 64 65 64 2e 5e 0d 0a 20 |.. I nod|ded.^.. |
|00004210| 22 43 61 6e 27 74 20 79 | 6f 75 20 74 61 6c 6b 20 |"Can't y|ou talk |
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|00004230| 43 61 6e 27 74 20 79 6f | 75 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 68 |Can't yo|u make h|
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|000042e0| 20 53 45 45 5e 0d 0a 65 | 69 74 68 65 72 2c 20 68 | SEE^..e|ither, h|
|000042f0| 61 73 20 73 68 65 20 74 | 6f 6c 64 20 79 6f 75 20 |as she t|old you |
|00004300| 74 68 61 74 3f 22 5e 0d | 0a 20 22 4d 6d 6d 2e 22 |that?"^.|. "Mmm."|
|00004310| 5e 0d 0a 20 22 53 6f 6d | 65 6f 6e 65 27 73 20 67 |^.. "Som|eone's g|
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