1. The government's lame
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2. And my folks are insane, man
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3. Till they shut down your brain
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4. This life is all pain
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5. But you know what?
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6. At least the stuff on the tube
is emotional lube
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7. Yeah, but it brainwashes me
to consume all I see
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8. Yeah
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9. Consume, losers!
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10. Donny! Donny! Donny!
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11. Donny! Donny! Donny!
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12. Donny! Donny! Donny!
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13. Wicked set, Donny.
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14. Donny! Donny! Donny!
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15. Donny, please give me your autograph.
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16. You can sign me anywhere you want.
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17. Killer show, Donny. You hear that crowd?
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18. They love you.
Here, sign these contracts.
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19. The two label execs
were literally fighting over
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20. who got to sign you.
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21. And that was before they heard
your new disc went deca-plat.
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22. Hi, Donny.
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23. Huh?
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24. What? No.
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25. Rise and shine, Donny.
Time to pay the Piper.
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26. Please, put me back in.
It hurts out here. Please!
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27. Now, now. Love like that
doesn't come cheap.
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28. You want more, you know
what you have to do.
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29. Rough night?
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30. Aren't they all?
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31. Maybe you need someone
out there with you.
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32. You could do worse, you know.
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33. Forget it.
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34. Why should you have all the fun?
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35. Max, it's not fun.
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36. What? Flying, intrigue, power?
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37. Yeah, you're right. It's a drag.
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38. Couple of creds?
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39. Spare some creds?
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40. Get a job, dreg.
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41. I tried asking nice!
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42. I got a problem. It's with Max.
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43. The girl? What?
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44. Well, she wants to get more involved.
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45. Over my dead body.
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46. And if you think you're gonna
overrule me on this—
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47. Will you relax? I feel the same way
you do, for once.
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48. But she's been a big help to me.
How do I tell her no?
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49. You're asking me for advice
on handling women?
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50. Ah. I see your point. One sec.
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51. I think that's Donny Grasso.
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52. Who?
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53. Kid from school,
ran away last week.
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54. Guess he didn't run far.
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55. Give back the bag.
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56. It doesn't go with your shoes.
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57. Get away from me.
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58. Wouldn't bother.
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59. I'm stronger than I look.
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60. What is he, nuts?
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61. That's all I could do.
Batman was after me.
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62. Please, hook me up again,
just... just for a little while.
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63. I promise I'll get more later.
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64. Yes, Donny, you will.
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65. Now come, your fans are waiting.
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66. I'm really glad you decided
to ask me out, Wendell.
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67. I didn't think managers
could date employees.
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68. We can't. I could lose
my promotion for this.
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69. But I couldn't help myself
any longer, Jessie.
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70. You're wonderful.
The way you pour the freezie cones,
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71. always with that beautiful smile.
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72. Jessie...
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73. Yes?
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74. They're making me central manager
for lower-mid-downtown.
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75. Yes?
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76. And I want you to marry me.
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77. Oh, Wendell.
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78. Wonderful.
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79. On your feet.
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80. I'll put you back in
once you run some errands.
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81. First, dump this mess across town.
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82. Then find me some new recruits.
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83. Most of them
have turned up in hospitals
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84. with overdose levels of serotonin
in their brains.
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85. They're comatose, but stable.
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86. And they were all runaways?
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87. That's why I thought of it
when you mentioned your friend Donny.
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88. Except he's not comatose.
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89. Not yet, anyway.
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90. Don't forget,
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91. I'm only bringing you 'cause you said
you know Donny's parents.
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92. So don't get any ideas.
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93. When you see how I handle this,
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94. you're gonna be beggin' me to help you.
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95. Hmm. The Grassos never were
big on home security.
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96. Mr. Grasso. Mrs. Grasso.
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97. Looks like they're not big
on cleaning, either.
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98. Donny's world.
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99. A used cred card.
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100. What do you want?
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101. Mrs. Grasso.
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102. - Who are you?
- I'm Max, Donny's friend.
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103. - You remember me, don't you?
- No.
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104. Donny ain't here, so get out.
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105. Wait.
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106. Have you seen Donny?
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107. Did he want something from his room?
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108. Quiet, Elaine. We don't care.
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109. Don, please.
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110. Get back in the kitchen.
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111. You know many times
the cops brought him home
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112. and told us we just had
to show me some more TLC?
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113. A lot they know!
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114. We tried everything with that kid.
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115. And now we're done trying.
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116. If you do know where he is,
tell him don't come back!
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117. Nothing like a visit to Donny's
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118. to make me appreciate
my own mom and dad.
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119. I know what you mean.
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120. Now let's see where
Donny was spending his creds.
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121. Vroom?
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122. VR Room.
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123. It's an arcade downtown.
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124. Donny was spending his creds
escaping reality.
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125. Can't imagine why.
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126. - Hover VR?
- Pretty schway. Huh?
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127. Total freedom of movement,
total sensory immersion.
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128. Latest gen.
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129. Think this is what's
frying kids' brains?
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130. Come on, Ter, if it was dangerous,
you think they'd let kids do it?
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131. Anyway, we're here
to investigate, aren't we?
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132. I'm here to investigate,
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133. you had your chance
with Donny's parents,
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134. and you blew it.
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135. Yeah, but I got us here, didn't I?
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136. Tell you what, I'll do some
background research.
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137. On Doom Racer.
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138. - Max?
- Kip.
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139. Haven't seen your face around.
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140. It's been behind a pair of VR specs.
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141. Here?
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142. Not likely. There's this new VR.
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143. Gives you the realest real ever.
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144. It feels like love all over you.
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145. - Yeah?
- I could take you, if you want.
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146. - Can I bring a friend?
- The more, the merrier.
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147. I think I got something.
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148. There's this new kind of VR.
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149. I made us an appointment.
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150. Great. Except there's no us.
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151. It's just me from here on, remember?
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152. Oh, come on, Terry.
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153. Do I detect reluctance?
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154. I'm telling you, it's too dangerous.
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155. Dangerous? It's just VR.
How could it be dangerous?
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156. Why don't you ask Donny?
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157. Look, if you don't wanna come,
just say so.
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158. Max doesn't need a chaperone, do you?
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159. Uh, no. I guess not.
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160. Then it's settled.
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161. Let's go.
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162. Max, I don't think this is a good idea.
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163. I'll call you later, Terry. I will.
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164. Max!
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165. You don't know
what you're missing, McGinnis.
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166. Yeah. Spellbinder hooks us up real good.
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167. Spellbinder?
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168. Hey!
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169. Where did they go? Where?
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170. Oh, you're home, Maxine.
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171. How was your particle physics
test today?
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172. - Another 100.
- That's our girl.
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173. Fixed your cycle for you, sweetheart.
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174. You shouldn't hear that rattle anymore.
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175. Thanks, Dad.
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176. Guys, there's gonna be
this ceremony at school this weekend.
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177. I'm being inducted
into a national honor society.
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178. I know it's tough, but it'd be great
if you could all make it.
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179. - Of course we'll be there.
- That's great.
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180. - Aren't you being silly?
- We're all so proud of you.
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181. To feel the love
you never get in the real world.
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182. It's no surprise
that addiction follows so quickly.
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183. Max, what are you doing?
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184. Go away.
You wouldn't understand.
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185. I understand Spellbinder's
got you hooked
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186. - and you're stealing for him.
- So what?
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187. So keep at it, and you'll end up a veg.
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188. Listen to me.
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189. You don't have clue
how good it feels, Terry.
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190. Everybody wants you in there.
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191. And the second you're back out here,
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192. your whole body hurts for more.
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193. I just wanna get back inside.
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194. It's an addiction, Max.
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195. He's messed up your brain chemistry.
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196. Come on, let me help you.
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197. If you wanna help me so much,
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198. then leave me alone. Let go of me!
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199. Ahh!
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200. The couch will be fine, James.
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201. Your whole family lives here?
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202. Whole family is just me
and my sister most of the time.
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203. The folks split up when I was a kid.
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204. And Mom's on the road a lot for work.
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205. I guess you and I both have our secrets.
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206. Except mine seems
kind of pathetic right now.
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207. Hey, at least you don't
have to wear tights.
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208. Speaking of secrets,
I gotta call the guy.
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209. Then you'll take me back to Spellbinder?
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210. It's me. Yeah, she's fine.
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211. I'm letting her rest a bit and then—
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212. Terry!
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215. Hey, easy on the car.
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216. I can't believe
I got her involved in this.
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217. Now you sound like Batman.
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218. - What?
- I've been right where you are,
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219. more times than I care to count.
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220. And like you said,
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221. there's no way you could've stopped her.
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222. There's Donny.
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223. I'll feel better once I wring
Spellbinder's location out of his face.
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224. Or you could cool your jets
and just tail him.
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225. Oh. I guess that's a good idea, too.
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226. - What are you doing here?
- It's gonna be okay.
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227. Yeah, when you get out of my life!
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228. This is what I wanna do.
You have no right to stop me.
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229. You can't just live in a fantasy world.
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230. Why not? What's so great about reality?
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231. People care about me in there.
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233. You're smarter than this, Max.
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234. And if you'd cut the lonely victim act
for a second,
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235. you'd see this is for your own good.
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236. Why couldn't you listen to me?
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237. Yeah, Batman.
Why couldn't you listen?
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238. Who made you the pleasure police?
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239. Don't worry, dear.
He won't interfere again.
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240. Don't kill him, okay?
He won't come back.
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241. I'm sure of it.
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242. This is none
of your concern.
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243. Go on. Your dream world awaits.
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244. And now that doctors have
studied Spellbinder's VR technology,
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246. the psycho psychologist's
remaining victims.
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247. You can say it already,
I almost got us both killed
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248. 'cause I wouldn't butt out.
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249. It worked out okay.
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250. I just wanted to be a part of something.
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251. Well, congratulations,
'cause you're a part of it now.
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252. But we'll take it a little
slower from now on.
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