1. (male narrator)
So far we have seen
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2. in the lobby
of a silent film festival
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3. an unscheduled diversion.
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4. The tramp was The Riddler.
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5. What the blazes was his game?
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6. He was after a roll.
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7. A tasty payroll.
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8. But this roll had a twist.
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9. A crooked crew
behind a movie camera.
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10. And two stars who didn't know
they were in the picture.
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11. A trap!
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12. Caught again on film.
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13. And in the abandoned cutting
room of a bankrupt movie studio
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14. The Riddler
and his felonious filmsters
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15. enjoy the show.
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16. And got ready
for an even stranger one.
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17. Temper tonic.
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18. Poured into innocent lemonade
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19. at Mr. Van Jones'
temperance party.
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20. Incredible affect.
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21. Friends turn
into snarling beasts.
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22. A free for all.
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23. And down in the driveway,
a damsel in distress.
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24. Oh, yeah?
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25. Robin? Where's Robin?
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26. In the Riddler's
filthy clutches.
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27. Kindling
for the biting buzzsaw.
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28. We warned you before,
we warn you again
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29. in just one minute, you will
a Boy Wonder sawed in two.
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30. Meanwhile, even
as the buzzsaw spins
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31. a desperate Batman races
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32. from the scene
of Mr. Van Jones' fatal party
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33. bent on pursuit
of Robin's captors.
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34. Horrors! The Boy Wonder's
tiny utility belt radio
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35. lost in the struggle.
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36. No way of contacting him now.
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37. Batman! Wait!
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38. I'm so ashamed, Batman, the way
I behaved at that party.
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39. It's not your fault,
commissioner.
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40. Riddler's henchmen spiked
your drinks with temper tonic.
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41. Now you've taken
my universal drug antidote
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42. you'll be alright.
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43. Yes, but still
my unseemly behavior
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44. certainly contributed
towards Robin's capture.
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45. Let that be a lesson.
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46. In future, be more careful from
whom you accept free lemonade.
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47. What the blazes!
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48. 'Great Scott, Batman!
Look up there.'
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49. A parachute blossoming.
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50. "A bear like a fallen tree?"
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51. Easy. A bear lumbers and
a fallen tree becomes lumber.
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52. Good grief!
Another one.
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53. '"Why is silk like grass?"'
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54. Even easier.
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55. You measure both by the yard.
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56. Lumber... yard..
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57. The Gotham Lumberyard!
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58. That must be where
he's holding Robin.
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59. 'Goodbye, commissioner.'
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60. Speed to headquarters.
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61. I'll call you if I need help.
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62. Goodbye, Batman.
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63. Save that boy!
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64. Robin!
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65. Robin!
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66. Do you hear me?
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67. Too late.
He's history now, Batman.
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68. I'll do better
than that, Riddler.
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69. Question.
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70. When is a man
a stupid relative, huh?
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71. I've heard enough
of your murderous riddles.
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72. Surprise, Batman.
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73. This is what is known in
the film game as a two-parter.
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74. Look!
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75. "When is a man
like a stupid relative?"
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76. When he's a mannequin.
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77. A dummy.
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78. Robin?
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79. Riddler?
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80. Stop! Surrender!
Give yourself up.
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81. By all that's holy
I might forget myself
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82. and do you violence.
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83. My name is Pauline.
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84. My lawyer's name
is Mr. Oliver Wendell.
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85. Why don't you look him up
and buzz him?
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86. No use, Batman.
She's hard as nails.
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87. Knows her legal rights too.
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88. A frustrated,
would-be actress..
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89. a star that was never born
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90. venting her disappointment
on society.
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91. Only one thing to do,
commissioner.
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92. Take her to the Batcave
and work on her.
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93. Great Scott, Batman.
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94. Revealing its location
will be tantamount to..
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95. taking off your mask.
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96. Not quite, commissioner.
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97. Before the trip, I intend
to render her senseless
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98. with a whiff
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99. of Batgas.
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100. Hey, now, wait a minute.
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101. I'd like you to come along
too, commissioner.
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102. Me? To the Batcave?
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103. When it's a question
of Robin's safety
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104. I don't entirely trust myself.
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105. I'd like a witness present
to make sure
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106. that I don't employ methods
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107. which might bounce back
on me in court.
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108. Well, of course, if you wish
my presence, Batman, I'll..
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109. Uh, Batgas for me as well?
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110. It's a precaution I have
to take, commissioner.
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111. If you were captured and
tortured by criminals
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112. you might reveal the location
of the Batcave.
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113. I place myself
in your hands, Batman
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114. with the most serene confidence.
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115. Sit down, commissioner.
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116. Restrain her, Chief O'Hara.
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117. Hey! Hey, wait.
Wait, I want my lawyer.
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118. Help! No, don't you dare.
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119. I assure you, commissioner,
the sensation is not unpleasant.
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120. Your handkerchief?
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121. Great science!
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122. Chief O'Hara,
summon some men.
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123. We'll need help in getting them
to the Batmobile.
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124. Great Scott!
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125. At last, the fabulous Batcave.
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126. - Unusual, isn't it?
- Oh, magnificent!
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127. I feel as if I've awakened
in some future age.
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128. Such equipment.
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129. What fantastic ingenuity
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130. you and the Boy Wonder
have employed
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131. in hooking it together.
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132. True.
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133. We did muster many long hours
of brain power.
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134. However, this is no time
for self-congratulation.
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135. A small demonstration
will now take place.
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136. - A demonstration?
- Yes, commissioner.
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137. Take this can of Batwake.
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138. When I give you
this signal
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139. spray a whiff of it
in the prisoner's face.
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140. Certainly.
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141. You will notice, commissioner,
that this Batmask in most ways
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142. resembles an ordinary
operating room oxygen mask.
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143. I will introduce
no drugs, no serums
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144. into Pauline's bloodstream.
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145. I understand.
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146. Now, commissioner.
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147. - Give her the Batwake, please.
- Oh-oh, yeah.
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148. Where am I?
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149. Deep..
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150. in the entrails
of the earth, Pauline.
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151. Where every instrument
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152. has been designed
to combat crime
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153. and smear its perpetrators.
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154. There are those who came
to this Batcave
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155. and never left.
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156. That is true.
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157. Now, tell me.
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158. Where is Robin being held?
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159. I don't know.
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160. Are you sure?
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161. Yes, I'm..
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162. I only know..
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163. (Batman)
'Yes.'
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164. '... the clues,
two riddles.'
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165. Give them.
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166. Why was Flo Zigfield
like a nearsighted man?
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167. Because they both
put on spectacles.
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168. Two?
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169. What kind of men
are always above board?
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170. Chessmen.
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171. Join me over here, commissioner.
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172. Watch very carefully,
commissioner.
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173. I'm going to mingle
Pauline's captured breath
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174. with a clear liquid
in this container.
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175. What do you hope to discover,
Caped Crusader?
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176. The truth, commissioner.
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177. If Pauline's answers
were true
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178. then the oxygen content
of her breath
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179. will turn this liquid red.
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180. If, however, she lied
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181. then the increase
in her metabolism
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182. will increase the oxygen
content of her breath
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183. and cause an imbalance which
will leave this liquid clear
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184. and undisturbed.
Do you understand?
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185. Oh, yes.
Yes, of course.
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186. Now..
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187. for the test.
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188. Would you squeeze the bag,
commissioner?
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189. Thank you.
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190. Fantastic!
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191. Oh, I doff my hat to you,
Batman.
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192. No wonder you're
the nemesis of crime.
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193. Obviously you were telling
the truth, young lady.
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194. A wise decision,
I promise you.
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195. Commissioner.
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196. You observed I used
no undue methods
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197. to extract that confession.
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198. Oh, none whatever. I'd affirm
that in the highest court
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199. in the land.
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200. But what do those strange
clues mean, Batman?
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201. Simple, commissioner.
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202. Look at it in the context
of the theme
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203. which has run
throughout this entire case.
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204. Silent movies.
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205. Uh, clue one. Spectacles.
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206. Harold Lloyd of course.
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207. He always wore spectacles.
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208. And he was often found
perilously balanced
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209. on the ledge
of a high building.
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210. Chessmen.
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211. The Chessman Building!
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212. Right, commissioner.
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213. I'll call Chief O'Hara
on the Batphone
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214. alert where to find you
along the roadside.
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215. I'll also tell him that he will
find the standby container
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216. of Batwake in your
right-hand coat pocket.
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217. Uh, right.
Oh, thank you.
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218. This, uh.. This has been
a privilege, Batman.
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219. A rare privilege.
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220. I thank you.
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221. - You're welcome.
- Fire away.
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222. Meanwhile, on a narrow ledge
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223. just below the roof of
the venerable Chessman Building
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224. the Riddler
and his felonious filmsters
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225. prepare to shoot
a shattering spectacle.
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226. Stolen straight
from Harold Lloyd.
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227. Coming up..
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228. the last reel
in our drama
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229. starring the Boy Wonder
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230. going down.
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231. This time..
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232. no whimsical dummy,
but the real thing.
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233. You lowdown fiend,
what's the point of all of this?
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234. Comedy, Boy Wonder.
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235. Light-hearted comedy
to accommodate a connoisseur.
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236. Riddler, this life of crime has
finally softened your brain.
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237. Question.
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238. Can a robin fly
if his wings are clipped?
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239. You won't earn a nickel
murdering me, Riddler.
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240. This doesn't make sense.
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241. Correct, Boy Wonder.
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242. Not cents, dollars!
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243. At least one million dollars.
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244. Rehearsal.
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245. Make sure my safety belt
doesn't show.
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246. Sure, Riddler baby.
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247. 'Make with the action.'
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248. Whoa-oh-oh!
Whoa-a-a-a!
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249. Whoa-a-a-a!
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250. Cut!
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251. End of rehearsal.
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252. This time, we film it.
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253. Uh, but little difference, ya?
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254. Ya. Little difference.
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255. This time, the Boy Wonder
makes the plunge.
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256. Rolling.
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257. Little mood music]
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258. Robin!
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259. Curses!
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260. The Batrope!
Grab it with your teeth.
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261. Hold on, Robin.
Tight.
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262. I'll raise you back up
to the ledge.
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263. - Are you alright, Robin?
- Holy molars!
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264. Am I ever gonna take good care
of my teeth.
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265. True.
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266. You owe your life
to dental hygiene.
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267. If only more people..
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268. Those cowardly crooks!
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269. They're escaping again.
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270. Only if we had our Batcopter.
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271. Holy smokes!
Sky writing.
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272. - More clues, no doubt.
- You're right, Batman.
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273. Look! A riddle!
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274. "What kind of machine
has ears?"
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275. That one's for
a nursery school.
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276. A train of course.
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277. A train has engineers.
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278. You want to land us all back up
in the pen again, baby?
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279. Lackeys, you don't realize
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280. these clues have
a false meaning.
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281. "A cowboy wear
a tight belt?"
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282. The same reason a policeman
or anyone else does.
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283. To hold up his pants.
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284. A train.
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285. A hold up.
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286. Well, the El Chief!
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287. - Which?
- The El Chief, Batman
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288. That famous train which all
the movie people used to take.
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289. The Riddler's planning
to hold it up.
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290. - Fits like a glove.
- Yes, it does.
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291. Very good thinking, Robin.
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292. Commissioner Gordon? Robin,
calling from the Batmobile.
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293. Thank heavens, Boy Wonder,
you are safe.
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294. - How do you feel?
- Just great.
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295. - How do you feel?
- No nauseous after-effects.
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296. Tell Batman it was like waking
from a strange refreshing dream.
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297. I'll do that, commissioner.
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298. In the meantime,
here's a red hot tip.
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299. Send every man you've got
to Gotham Central Station.
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300. Stake-out that famous train.
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301. The El Chief.
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302. A strange and shocking twist
to the plot.
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303. For even as the defenders
of law and order
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304. descend
on Gotham Central Station
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305. the Riddler shows up
on the other side of the city.
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306. At the mansion
of Mr. Van Jones
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307. famed fancier
of old silent films.
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308. (Mr. Van Jones)
Well, come in.
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309. Mr. Riddler, at last.
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310. Yeah.
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311. I have it right here,
Mr. Van jones.
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312. My silent masterpiece.
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313. The only silent movie
ever made of Batman and Robin
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314. in action.
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315. I can hardly wait.
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316. Oh.
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317. Imagine.
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318. The first silent epic film
in almost four decades..
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319. mine.
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320. What a triumph
for a collector like myself.
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321. But, come on,
let's run it.
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322. Come on.
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323. Sensational, Mr. Riddler.
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324. Worth every penny
of the $100,000
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325. I contracted to pay you.
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326. I thank you,
Mr. Van Jones.
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327. Just a moment, I'll put
this film in the safe.
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328. And get you your check.
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329. Would you excuse me?
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330. Have no fear for the safety
of your epic, Mr. Riddler.
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331. I'll keep it with my others.
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332. In this burglar-proof vault.
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333. It can be opened by
positively no one
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334. but myself.
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335. Mr. Van Jones..
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336. why are you like a clock
at midnight?
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337. Answer.
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338. 'Cause both your hands
are going straight up right now.
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339. What is this?
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340. This is your last reel.
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341. 'Step aside.'
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342. But my films!
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343. You can't take them.
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344. They're priceless.
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345. Oh, I think
we'll find a price..
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346. '... when you try
to ransom it back.'
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347. This way, partners.
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348. No sheriff, Riddler baby?
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349. 'Hos, he went that-a-way..
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350. to the train station.
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351. Hurry it up, boys.
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352. Clean out that safe
and let's head for them hills.
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353. Blazes!
A bat shadow.
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354. (Batman)
Same old ending, Riddler.
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355. It never fails.
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356. Thought you had us fooled with
your double-dealing clues, huh?
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357. "The Great Train Hold-Up."
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358. The most famous silent
film ever made.
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359. 'And the only existing print'
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360. is right here
in the Van Jones safe.
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361. Get him, boys.
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362. Get him, or we'll never
make it to the border.
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363. Good heavens!
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364. Call Chief O'Hara, Robin.
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365. Tell him we have the entire cast
right here.
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366. Cast?
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367. You're about to star
in a picture
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368. of your very own, Riddler.
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369. A long picture.
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370. Titled, "Up The River."
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371. Alfred, why are you
dawdling so?
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372. We're gonna be late
at the restaurant.
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373. - Is that so, madam?
- Well, of course it's so.
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374. We're due to meet Dick
and Bruce there at 8:00.
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375. As you say, madam.
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376. Alfred..
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377. really,
and on my birthday too.
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378. Dick and Bruce promised they'd
have a big surprise for me.
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379. And that's precisely what I
shouldn't wish you to miss.
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380. - Happy Birthday, Mrs. Cooper.
- Many happy returns.
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381. Merciful heavens to Betsy,
it's Batman and Robin.
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382. My friend Bruce Wayne contacted
me through the commissioner.
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383. He said you'd always wanted
to meet the Dynamic Duo.
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384. (Robin)
'Kind of like a birthday
surprise, Mrs. Cooper.'
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385. - It's an honor, ma'am.
- And a pleasure too.
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386. May we take the liberty?
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387. - I think we better run, Batman.
- That's right, Robin.
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388. We'll be late for that
appointment we have tonight.
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389. Happy birthday again,
Mrs. Cooper.
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390. Quickly, let's race
to the Batmobile.
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391. Oh, Alfred.
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392. Alfred, imagine.
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393. They kissed me.
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394. Will Bruce and Dick ever believe
that when I tell them?
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395. Oh, I'm sure they will.
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396. After all, I was a witness.
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397. Madam.
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398. Next week,
the Penguin waddles again.
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