[[A stone tower rises high above a church on a cliff by the sea.]]
PAT: …I think it could really work, Terry.
TERRY: Finally! ESCAPE is within our grasp!

[[Same as first panel, but a little closer.]]
PAT: But there’s only room for ONE. Which of us will go?
TERRY: YOU go, brother. Bring help. Fly!

[[Closer now, we see something emerge from a small window near the top of the tower.]]
PAT: RRRGGHHH! Give me a shove!
TERRY: Fly! FLY!

[[Closer still as PAT takes flight on an enormous glider. TERRY waves from the window.]]

[[Down on the shore, passers-by gawk and point at the sight of PAT and his glider helplessly entangled in the power and phone lines.]]

PAT: This is SO embarrassing

#517; In which a Break For It is made transcribed by in

[[A stone tower rises high above a church on a cliff by the sea.]]
PAT: …I think it could really work, Terry.
TERRY: Finally! ESCAPE is within our grasp!

[[Same as first panel, but a little closer.]]
PAT: But there’s only room for ONE. Which of us will go?
TERRY: YOU go, brother. Bring help. Fly!

[[Closer now, we see something emerge from a small window near the top of the tower.]]
PAT: RRRGGHHH! Give me a shove!
TERRY: Fly! FLY!

[[Closer still as PAT takes flight on an enormous glider. TERRY waves from the window.]]

[[Down on the shore, passers-by gawk and point at the sight of PAT and his glider helplessly entangled in the power and phone lines.]]

PAT: This is SO embarrassing

#517; In which a Break For It is made transcribed by in

[[A stone tower rises high above a church on a cliff by the sea.]]
PAT: ...I think it could really work, Terry.
TERRY: Finally! ESCAPE is within our grasp!

[[Same as first panel, but a little closer.]]
PAT: But there's only room for ONE. Which of us will go?
TERRY: YOU go, brother. Bring help. Fly!

[[Closer now, we see something emerge from a small window near the top of the tower.]]
PAT: RRRGGHHH! Give me a shove!
TERRY: Fly! FLY!

[[Closer still as PAT takes flight on an enormous glider. TERRY waves from the window.]]

[[Down on the shore, passers-by gawk and point at the sight of PAT and his glider helplessly entangled in the power and phone lines.]]

PAT: This is SO embarrassing

NOT suave, hombre. NOT suave.

#517; In which a Break For It is made

— May 19th, 2009

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#517; In which a Break For It is made

— May 19th, 2009

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