1. In Bed-Stuy, a lot of people
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2. have reputations
for different things.
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3. Diedre Garfield was 23
and had a reputation
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4. for being the youngest
grandmother in Brooklyn.
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under control!
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6. Mr. Jackson had a reputation
for being crazy as hell.
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7. And a lot of people say
he invented homelessness.
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You want to fight?
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9. I had a reputation too.
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10. Not only for being a nerd
or getting beat up every day,
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11. I was also known for being
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12. the best Asteroids player
in Bed-Stuy.
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13. I'd beat people from all over:
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17. Even though I was a nerd,
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18. it felt really good
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19. that there was one thing
that nobody could beat me at.
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20. Chris, somebody beat your score
last night.
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21. Hey, even Mike Tyson
got knocked out.
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22. Ain't this about a—
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23. My mother had paying bills
down to a science,
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24. but there were always things
she didn't count on.
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26. Hey, honey.
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27. Hey, baby.
What's wrong?
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28. Well, I used this
month's phone bill
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29. to pay half of last month's
electric bill,
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30. and now I don't have
enough for the gas bill.
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31. Well, why don't you just use
the electric bill money
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32. to pay the electric bill?
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33. Well, Tonya had to
get a filling.
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34. She had a cavity.
She did?
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35. My father never knew when
there was anything wrong
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36. with the kids unless we were
unconscious or in the hospital.
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37. Oh... Oh, no, no, no.
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38. We're gonna have to cut back.
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39. Cut back on what?
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40. I mean, we're barely
getting by as it is.
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41. That look only meant one thing.
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42. Oh, no. Uh-uh.
Uh-uh, not my turtles.
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43. You are not taking
away my turtles.
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44. My mother loved
chocolate turtles
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45. more than anything else
in the world.
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46. Whenever she ate one,
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47. it was like all of life's
problems just went away.
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48. It's a good thing
she chose those turtles
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49. instead of guns.
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50. Those chocolate turtles
are costing us $12 a box.
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51. Oh. You gotta take
away my turtles.
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52. You know
I need my turtles.
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53. Why don't you cut off
your lottery playing?
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54. Pssh. I'm not cutting
out my numbers.
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55. Oh!
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56. If you don't play,
how can you expect to win?
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57. Look, it says so right here.
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58. Oh, no, no, no.
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59. No that damn
dream book.
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60. My dad was the most
level-headed person I knew,
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61. except when it came
to playing the lottery,
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62. and he always consulted
his lucky star dream book.
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63. A dream book takes any
possible dream you can have
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into a lucky number.
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65. You dreamt about a monkey
on the train
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67. Here it is: 8-1-4.
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68. I dreamt Dr. J
was roller-skating
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69. with two white women
in Sweden.
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70. Here it is: 6-2-1.
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71. White ladies?
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72. Rochelle, if I win
the lottery,
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73. you can buy all the
chocolate turtles you want.
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74. But you eating chocolate turtles
ain't helping nobody.
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75. Well, if you
play the lottery,
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77. Fine... I'll quit the lottery.
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78. Okay, then.
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79. Can you believe
this is a real argument?
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80. At school, even Greg
was getting a reputation.
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81. And for Best Attendance...
Greg Wuliger!
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82. Yes!
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83. Getting an award for attendance
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84. is kind of like getting
an award for breathing.
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85. Wait, your dad is giving you
$5 just for coming to school?
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86. I bet him I wouldn't miss a day
this year. So far, so good.
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87. My mother told me I'd better
not miss a day of school
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88. or else she'd take $5
off my ass.
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89. This is so cool.
The only award
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90. I could've gotten at Corleone
would've been...
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91. For Taking the Best
Ass Whupping... Chris.
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92. Yes! Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
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93. But instead of an award,
I had Asteroids.
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94. Hey, I got the top five scores
on Asteroids yesterday.
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95. Get out of here.
No way.
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96. Yeah, but some kid
beat me.
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97. I have to protect my title.
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98. Man, you're just like
Apollo Creed inRocky II.
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99. You sure you can
beat this guy?
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100. Hey, I've got a reputation
to maintain.
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101. Hey, Tonya, ask Daddy
for some money
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102. so we can get
some candy tomorrow.
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103. How come you can't ask?
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104. Because if I ask,
he'll give me a speech.
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105. If you ask, he'll
give you the money.
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106. If Daddy gives me the money,
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107. you have to share
some of that candy with me.
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108. Okay.
All right.
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109. Six...
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110. Daddy.
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111. Huh? What?
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112. Can I have a dollar?
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113. What do you need a dollar for?
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114. I want to get Drew some, um...
some candy.
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115. Oh... that's nice.
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116. My father was crazy
about Tonya.
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117. She was the only one
in the house who would dare
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118. take sleep and money from him
at the same time.
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119. Thanks, Daddy.
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120. In Bed-Stuy, we never had
a real video arcade to go to.
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121. All we had was Doc's.
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122. At Doc's, you can get
almost anything.
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123. You could cash a check.
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124. That'll be $5.
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125. You could get an alibi.
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126. Nah, it wasn't him.
He was here.
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127. That'll be $5.
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128. You could even get
your teeth pulled.
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129. Ah...
Open.
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130. Ah!
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131. Your mama know you're down here?
Yes, sir.
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132. My mother didn't like me
hanging out at Doc's
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133. 'cause she thought that would
eventually lead to this...
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134. I'm a junkie.
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135. A crackhead.
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136. Look, just tell my ma
her oldest son is a crackhead.
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137. Hey! Little dude
from across the street.
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138. Usually Jerome would rob me,
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139. but not when I was about
to play Asteroids.
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140. You getting ready
to play Asteroids?
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141. Yeah. Some kid
beat my score.
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142. For real? Oh, no!
I know you're not
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143. gonna take that, man.
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144. You'd better protect your rep.
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145. If I didn't get
my high score back,
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146. somebody was gonna
get hit with a brick.
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147. Come on, come on.
Do it. Do it.
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148. You're Chris.
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149. Hey, he's big.
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150. So you're Doah.
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151. What?
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152. Doah.
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153. That's DOA.
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154. It means dead on arrival.
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155. My name is Jorge.
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156. So what,
you want to play?
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157. Come on.
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158. I know it looks strange,
but before people
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159. got Play Stations
in their backseats,
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160. you actually had to go
someplace to play video games.
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161. Come on.
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162. All right, man,
that was a good game.
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163. Hey, hold up.
Where are you going?
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164. I gotta get home.
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165. What, you're not gonna
give him a rematch?
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166. Yeah, you can't just beat
the man and walk out.
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167. Hey, I really gotta go.
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168. Besides,
I'll just beat him again.
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169. Ooh...
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170. Want to put some money
on that?
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171. If you have a good reputation,
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172. you have to be willing
to do anything to protect it.
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173. I can't play for money.
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174. Aw...
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175. Don't tell me you're scared.
I'm not.
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176. I just gotta go home.
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177. Man, I can't believe
you're scared of this dude.
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178. Come on, go, get, come on.
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179. Anybody got five bucks?
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180. Hey, I need a favor.
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181. I need to borrow
your five dollars.
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182. What? What do
you need it for?
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183. I beat this kid
playing Asteroids,
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184. and now he wants
to play for money.
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185. Can't you just save up
your lunch money?
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186. Or take your neighbor's
garbage out?
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187. Or help small ladies carry
groceries to their car?
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188. Or turn in some Coke bottles
or something?
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189. Note to self:
when begging, be persistent.
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190. Hey, I don't have time
for this.
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191. You got to do this, or my
reputation's gonna be ruined.
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192. I wonder if that's how O.J.
got A.C. to drive that Bronco.
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193. Thanks.
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194. After a day with no turtles,
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195. my mother was going through
serious sugar withdrawal.
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196. Ooh! Ooh!
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197. She'd eat any sugar
she could find.
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198. From anywhere
she could find it.
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199. All I can tell you is that
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200. crack ain't got nothin'
on chocolate turtles.
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201. Here.
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202. Drew was getting his fix too.
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203. I know you're giving me
more than that.
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204. You're not supposed to be
eating candy, anyway.
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205. You just got a filling.
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206. I'm telling Mama!
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207. Some people had wine,
my mom had Aunt Jemima.
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208. Oh, see...
Mama!
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209. Drew got some candy, and this is
all he gave me, three p— Ma!
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210. Candy?
Did you say candy?
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212. Drew, get in here!
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Ma!
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Don't "Ma" me right now, boy.
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in here that...
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216. that tastes like turtles?
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217. No.
Something that has
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218. chocolate, peanuts, caramel,
something like that?
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219. I don't know.
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220. Where in the world
did you get money for candy?
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222. Ooh!
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223. Now, that's what
I'm talking about.
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224. What he's actually
talking about is
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225. which one of us he's gonna rob
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226. after we get through
with the game.
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227. Ha!
Oh, whoa!
Wh-Wh-What's wrong with you!
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229. I ain't got my turtles!
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230. I'm over here drinking syrup
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231. while you're still
buying lottery tickets.
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232. What's wrong with me?
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233. What's wrong with you?
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234. Baby, I did it for you.
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an agreement.
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236. And you have to honor
that agreement.
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237. Do you know what kind of message
we are sending to our children?
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238. Message?
You're telling our kids,
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239. "Oh, go ahead, little children,
ignore your mother,
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240. 'cause she's a lunatic!"
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241. I didn't say that!
Yes, you did!
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242. What I meant was,
it's just... It's...
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of dollars.
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245. Or am I... cutting back?
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246. 'Cause I can't do it
by myself.
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247. Ah, baby, no, baby.
I feel alone.
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248. No, no, we-we're cutting back,
we're cutting back, okay?
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249. I'm sorry.
We can do this!
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250. We can do this.
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251. I get the shakes at night,
Julius, I get the shakes!
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we can do this.
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255. Fine.
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256. Yeah, baby!
Oh, yeah, baby!
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257. Watch out,
let me through.
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258. Good game.
You almost had him.
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259. You got a lot of heart,
little dude.
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260. I wonder if I could sell
my heart for five dollars.
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261. You lost?
How can you lose?
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262. Hey, I'll pay you back.
I'll... carry some groceries
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263. or return some soda bottles
or something.
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264. That crap'll take forever!
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265. Well, why'd you
tell me to do it?
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266. Because I didn't want
to give you my money?
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267. I'm as surprised
as you are.
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268. No. I'd say you're about 5 bucks
less surprised than I am.
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like my father.
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270. Hey. I'm gonna
pay you back.
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271. It'll take a couple of weeks,
but I will.
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272. You got to play him again.
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273. No. I don't think so.
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274. What about your rep?
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275. I've got a new one:
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277. Come on.
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278. I missed being the Asteroids
champ of Bed-Stuy.
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279. Without that,
I was just another bum
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281. My father wouldn't
usually admit
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282. he was wrong about things, at
least not in front of the kids.
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283. I have something to say.
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284. I thought he was about to
tell us he was leaving us
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285. for a white family
across town.
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286. I'm sorry.
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287. What'd you do?
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288. After your mother gave up
her chocolate turtles
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289. so we could pay the bills...
I played the lottery.
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290. I shouldn't
have done that.
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291. I was wrong.
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292. Is that why she ate up
all our candy?
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293. I should've never given
you money for candy.
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it's not all her fault.
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295. I asked her to do it.
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296. But only because I knew
you'd give it to her.
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297. How'd you know that?
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298. Because you give her
everything she wants.
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299. That's not true.
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300. One time I asked
if I could set Chris on fire,
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301. and he didn't
let me do that.
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302. Well, thank goodness
for that.
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303. I have a confession too.
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304. I've been hanging out
at that corner store.
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305. Chris...
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306. But I was only
playing Asteroids.
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307. Oh. Well, that ain't so bad.
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308. And I lost five dollars.
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309. What? Five dollars?
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310. Ooh! I'm telling!
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311. Now, who are you gonna tell?
We're all sitting right here.
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312. How did you lose $5, boy?
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313. Where did you get $5?
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314. I bet a guy
playing Asteroids, and...
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315. and I got the $5 from Greg.
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316. What are you doing
betting on video games?
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317. I was trying to protect
my reputation.
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318. You have a reputation?
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319. Yeah. I am the best player
on the block.
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320. Cool.
Then how come you didn't win?
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321. Because you need
to be quiet, that's why.
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322. Don't tell me to be—!
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323. Hey, hey, that's enough.
It's your problem.
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324. You borrowed it,
you pay it back.
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325. I am.
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326. I better not hear no more
about you betting money.
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327. Yes, ma'am.
All right.
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328. Mama, can we have
our candy—?
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329. No!
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330. I ate it.
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331. I don't need y'all getting
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than what y'all got.
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333. No cavities in this house.
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334. But at this rate,
there'll be plenty of diabetes.
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337. Yeah, I'm just tired.
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338. I had this weird dream
last night
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fall back to sleep.
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340. Dream, huh?
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341. Yeah, it was bizarre.
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342. I was walking
down the street,
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to everybody,
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waving back.
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they couldn't see me.
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346. So you were invisible?
Yeah.
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347. Mama had turtles,
Daddy had the lottery.
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348. Oh, that's right...
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349. It's a wonder
nobody sold the TV.
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350. Come here. I need you to go to
the corner store after school
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351. and buy a lottery ticket for me.
Six-three-seven.
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352. Yeah, but you said
you weren't—
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353. I know what I said! Huh?
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354. I've just got a feeling
about this.
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and do what I tell you.
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356. Now, keep this between
me and you, all right?
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357. Six-three-seven,
all right?
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358. And keep the ticket on you.
Go! Go, go, go!
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359. He hadn't been that excited
about a dream
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361. What do you need today?
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362. My father played the lottery
a thousand times
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363. and lost a thousand times.
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364. I had only lost my rep once,
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365. and I wasn't about
to let that happen again.
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366. Give me four quarters.
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367. Now you're talking.
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368. Want to play me
for some more money?
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369. I don't have any money.
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I can beat you.
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372. Aha! Ha-ha!
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374. What now, sucka? Ha!
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375. Good game, man.
You should've bet me, though.
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376. If I had bet him,
I couldn't help but think
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377. that this would've happened...
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378. Looks, good, huh?
I'm hungry.
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379. Who are you?
I'm Jorge.
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380. I won your family from Chris
playing Asteroids.
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381. I told Chris
to stay out of that store.
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382. Can you cook mofongo?
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383. What?
What'd you call her?
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385. I was raised around
Puerto Ricans.
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386. There's something about
defending your reputation
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accomplished something.
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388. And even though
I didn't get Greg's money back,
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390. Even though my father
never won the lottery,
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392. there was one thing
in the world
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393. he had a shot at winning.
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394. And to him,
that dollar was worth it.
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395. And tonight's
winning numbers are...
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398. I won!
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399. What happened?
My number hit!
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400. Chris, show your mama
the ticket.
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401. Show your mama the ticket, man!
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the ticket.
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