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One fine day, a bus driver started his bus and drove off along the route. No __1__ for the first few stops, a few people got on, a few __2__ off and things went generally well.
At the next stop, __3__, a big guy got on. He was six feet eight, __4__ like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the __5__ and said, “Big John doesn't pay!” and sat down at the back.
The driver was five feet three and thin ... __6__, he did not argue with Big John, but he was not __7__ about it.
The next day the same thing __8__ — Big John got on again, said, “Big John doesn't pay!” and __9__. And the next day and the one __10__ that and so on. This __11__ the bus driver, who started losing __12__ over the way Big John was taking __13__ of his size. Finally he could __14__ it no longer. He signed up for body building __15__, karate (空手道), judo (柔道) and so on.
By the end of the summer, he had become quite __16__. So on the next