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3. w'vw'v 2 gt ^ @ 8 o'clock.2gt^@ We have to get up at 8 o'clock.

4. CW2CUCW2CU 2nite! IL B @ Reid Hall @ 9 pm. CU thN.2niteILB@ CUthN

5. CW2CUCW2CU 2nite! IL B @ Reid Hall @ 9 pm. CU thN.2niteILB@ CUthN Can’t wait to see you tonight. I’ll be at Reid Hall at 9 pm. See you then.

6. avav u hurd bout Ted n Susan? They've split ^! UNo w@ dat means, dnt u? Ted's a fre mn agn! Yahoo!uhurdboutn^UNow@datdntufremnagn

7. avav u hurd bout Ted n Susan? They've split ^! UNo w@ dat means, dnt u? Ted's a fre mn agn! Yahoo!uhurdboutn^UNow@datdntufremn agn Have you heard about Ted and Susan? They've split up! You know what that means, don’t you? Ted's a free man again! Yahoo!

8. I cnt st& getN ^ so erly n d AM. Iv gotta gt sme zzz. Do me a boon n tel Filippetto I'm nt feelN so wel.cntst&getN^erlyndAMIv gottagtsmezzzboonn telntfeelNwel

9. I cnt st& getN ^ so erly n d AM. Iv gotta gt sme zzz. Do me a boon n tel Filippetto I'm nt feelN so wel.cntst&getN^erlyndAMIv gottagtsmezzzboon ntelntfeelNwel I can't stand getting up so early in the morning. I've got to get some sleep. Do me a favor and tell Filippetto I'm not feeling so well.