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12. Yeah!
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Bernard King, when he gets hot,
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easy, I'm telling you.
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19. It's a breakdown on
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all the time.
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What's the difference
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We got a social studies quiz.
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so we can study.
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30. Magic Johnson has the ball.
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36. What's your name?
Are you a student here?
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37. Chris.
I just transferred here.
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38. I'm Coach Brady.
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39. Welcome to Corleone
Junior High.
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40. What I mean is, welcome
to the basketball team.
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41. The basketball team?
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for basketball.
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43. After a shot like that,
you don't have to.
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44. All I did was throw away
a piece of trash.
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45. If a white kid had done that,
he wouldn't have even noticed.
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46. But 'cause I was black,
here's what the coach saw.
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47. gets the ball to Dr. J.
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48. He goes inside... Unbelievable!
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49. I know you probably play
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50. Uh, no, I'm from Bed-Stuy.
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51. They're different?
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give my program a shot.
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55. Give your program a shot?
I can't play.
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57. Look, kid, I'm not blind.
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basketball once.
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61. I sucked
at every sport I tried.
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62. Baseball...
football.
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63. Like a fool,
I even tried bowling.
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64. Look, son, I need you
on this team.
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65. What's your name again?
My name's Chris.
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66. Swish. That's you.
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67. Swish.
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68. You can suit up on game day.
We're up against Delio.
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69. Be at the gym at 3:30.
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70. See you at the game, Swish.
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75. Um, six of them are.
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you already acting up.
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you looking at her.
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Comb my hair?
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Go wait in the car.
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We took the bus.
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that apartment's still for rent?
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89. Oh, yeah, it's my place.
I'm Julius.
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90. Tate.
Hey, nice to meet you.
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91. It's clean, and it's nice.
How much you asking?
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92. Four fifty.
Four fifty?
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Four months?
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my father in the ass
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98. Have you ate yet?
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together today during lunch
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102. and we're all gonna
study for the...
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103. You're Chris, right?
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104. Yeah.
Ha-ha! I'm Ernie D.
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105. This is the team.
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106. Hey, uh,
let's go grab some food.
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107. Come on, man.
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108. Come on.
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109. All right, all right...
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110. Bird's got the range,
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111. but Magic scored 42 points
as a center.
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112. Man, Bird shoots the
lights out every night.
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113. I'm telling you, the Knicks
might make it this year.
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114. A boy can dream.
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115. Hey, you must be Chris.
I'm Jennifer.
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116. At that moment, I discovered
one of life's great secrets.
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117. Black guy plus basketball
equals white girl.
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118. Now, here's
what would have happened
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119. if I wasn't
on the basketball team.
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120. Oh, stop it!
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121. That sucks. Oh, my ribs.
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122. Hey, Chris, you want
to study for the quiz?
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123. Man, does it look
like I want to study?
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124. Look at me, man. I'm killing.
I'm two feet from a girl!
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Bernard King,
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Hey, Chris.
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127. That was the first time
Caruso ever said my name.
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128. Good luck with the game
tomorrow.
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129. Good luck finding an ax
to go with that shirt.
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130. Being on the basketball team
was gonna be all right.
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131. As long as I didn't have
to play.
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132. Even though my father
was the man of the house,
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133. he wasn't supposed to make
decisions without my mother.
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134. You rented it to who?
His name is Tate.
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135. Now, is that his first name
or his last name?
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136. Did you get any references?
Yeah.
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137. Hamilton, Grant and Lincoln.
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138. Come on.
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139. Yeah.
Hello?
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140. Hello?
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142. this is Mr. Tate.
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143. So my husband tells me
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144. That look means "Hey, shut up!
I know what I'm doing."
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145. No, no, I'm from Philly.
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146. Philly?
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It's all right.
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148. Okay, well, it's, um...
nice to meet you.
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149. Uh, if you need anything,
you let us know.
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150. Thank you,
thank you very much.
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151. That man is not from Philly.
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about Patti LaBelle?
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157. "Patti LaBelle this,
Patti LaBelle that."
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158. That man could be
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160. Yeah, you're right.
Julius!
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161. Everything I need to know
about him
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162. for the next six months
is right here.
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163. Well, I got a bad feeling
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164. Feel on! Ooh!
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eyes straight forward.
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No talking.
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171. Julius, go up there and see
what that man is doing.
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172. Why don't you leave
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173. I'm trying to lay down
for a few minutes
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178. Taking sleep from my father
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180. Yeah?
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how you doing?
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and it's keeping her up.
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189. If you hear something,
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192. Nothing. Go to sleep.
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194. No, why?
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195. Oh, nothing.
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196. Listen, I need a favor.
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199. The basketball team?
Man, are you crazy?
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200. You don't know how to play.
Didn't I say that?
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201. I just need to know enough
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202. You know how to faint?
You mean, fake somebody out?
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203. No, like, fall down
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204. so you won't have to play.
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205. Okay, thank you so much
for calling, Ms. Martella.
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208. Chris!
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you failed a quiz?
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210. You failed a quiz?
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211. Oh, no, no, it gets
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212. Since he failed, he can't play
in a basketball game tomorrow.
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213. Thank the Lord!
You're on the basketball team?
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that I was no good at sports.
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that you were no good at sports.
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off the team, Dad.
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a make-up quiz.
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go upstairs and study.
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40 on your behind.
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232. Hey, hey, hey. I wasn't trying
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to get a break.
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I mean, I can't blame you.
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do the same thing.
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243. Hey, I think I aced the quiz.
I know I failed.
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you can't play ball?
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245. I wish.
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and he got me a make-up.
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all night.
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she will kill me.
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249. But if you do play,
everybody's going to hate you.
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250. Not everybody.
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251. Just everybody on the team,
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255. I decided to fail
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258. You passed.
What?
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260. Every answer
on this paper is wrong.
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261. You are on
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have to do with anything?
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263. Good luck at the game, Swish.
Another life secret:
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265. I passed.
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266. Way to go, baby! Way to go!
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267. Swish! Swish! Swish...
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Milli Vanilli must have felt
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to accept their Grammy.
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Oh!
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some Scotch tape
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fishing line?
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274. Fishing line?
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276. We don't have any
fishing line, Mr. Tate.
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281. That man is not from Philly.
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282. Swish.
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a couple plays.
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with the ball,
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getting out of your way.
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288. Great. I'll see you out there.
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291. Swish! Swish! Swish!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
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They believe in me.
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like I told you.
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304. Well, it's okay. At least
I passed my social studies quiz.
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306. Nothing.
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307. Anybody want some Kool-Aid?
You need some Kool-Aid.
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something was wrong
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that man, and now I know it.
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310. I want him out of my house.
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311. Yes?
It's me— Julius.
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312. Yes, Mr. Julius.
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313. We need to come in.
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Yes, now.
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or what you're doing,
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it's not gonna work out.
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327. You don't know how much
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divided by 30...
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330. Julius, you counted
it 10 times.
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your spooky ass out of here.
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Julius!
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Four hundred dollars!
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Let's go. On my signal. Go!
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this was gonna happen.
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340. Mr. Tate wasn't from Philly.
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for so many crimes
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343. What's that?
Nothing.
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346. Wait a minute.
Where's my Kool-Aid?
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353. Yellow, come on!
Yellow...
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and pass to the other team.
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