1. After I turned 13,
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I used to do when I was 12
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4. Like Halloween...
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5. Trick or treat.
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6. Hey, there we go,
Reggie Jackson...
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7. Yeah!
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8. Miss Diana Ross!
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9. Who you supposed to be?
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10. I'm George Jefferson,
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11. you know,
fromThe Jeffersons.
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12. Chris, do the walk.
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13. Oh, yeah, all right.
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14. I love that show.
Here you go.
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15. You think that's bad,
you should have seen
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I was Kunta Kinte's foot.
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17. It wasn't that I didn't
like Halloween anymore,
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18. I just wanted to celebrate it
like a teenager,
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19. which meant going to a party.
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20. You know, parties,
they used to be like this:
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21. But, eventually,
they became this:
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22. But, at 13, I had never
been to a real party.
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23. All I knew
is that I didn't want
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24. to go trick-or-treating
again.
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25. Chris, come straight home
so you can go
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26. trick-or-treating
with Drew and Tonya.
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27. Damn!
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28. Be still, baby.
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29. Mom, can I use that Chinese
robe you used to wear?
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30. Sure, what for?
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31. I want to be a samurai.
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32. And do you have anything
I could use as a sword?
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33. Boy, you are not taking
a sword on the street.
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34. Man, in Bed-Stuy,
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35. you could get in trouble
for pointing your finger.
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36. It's down the street,
right down there—
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37. Drop your weapon!
I ain't got no weapon.
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38. I got the weapon.
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39. That's my finger, man.
That's my finger!
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40. Do I have to take Drew
and Tonya trick-or-treating?
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41. Somebody has to.
Me and your daddy
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42. are gonna stay here
and give out candy.
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43. I can give out candy.
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44. It's only gonna
be for an hour,
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45. so take 'em up the street
and around the block,
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46. and you'll be done.
Do I have to wear a costume?
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47. Not if you don't want to.
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48. All right, baby.
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49. I hope you can make it.
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50. I'll see you
later, Drew.
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51. And remember,
don't tell anybody, okay?
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52. Okay.
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53. I knew Keisha
had a crush on Drew,
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54. but that didn't stop me
from liking her.
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55. Who was that?
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56. Lisa Patterson.
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57. They just invited me
to some Halloween party.
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58. You got invited to a party?
Yeah.
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59. I'm not going, though.
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60. I'm going trick-or-treating.
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61. Drew was only 11,
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62. and, as exciting as girls were,
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63. they still couldn't
beat free candy.
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64. You want to go?
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65. You can't go
to a Halloween party.
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66. You're supposed to
take us trick-or-treating.
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67. Why don't you mind
your own business?
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68. This is my business.
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69. This was the first chance
I had to go to a party,
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70. and I was gonna go,
even if I wasn't invited.
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71. My father hated buying
Halloween candy.
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72. He didn't like spending
money on stuff we kept,
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73. so buying stuff that we gave
away almost drove him crazy.
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74. Hey, baby.
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75. What's up, babe?
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76. Nickers...
What's a Nickers?
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77. It's the same as a Snicker Bar.
But it's a lot cheaper.
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78. I go to this place,
they got everything.
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79. Nickers, Two Musketeers, M&Ns.
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80. Julius— Gravy Way's?
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81. It's the same as a Milky Way.
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82. But it tastes like gravy.
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83. Where you going?
Out.
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84. Mmm... mmm!
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85. You think your mom's
going to let you go?
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86. I hope so.
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87. What are you going to
do about a costume?
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88. I don't know yet.
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89. Last year, I was
Super Flashlight Man.
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90. Why are you wearing
your costume now?
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91. My mom is picking me up
after school.
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92. I'm going to aStar Trekparty
at her house.
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93. You know, you really do
look like Spock.
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94. Live long and prosper.
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95. You like getting beat up?
Do that some more.
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96. Sorry.
You'd think a guy
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97. who got his ass kicked
every day
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98. wouldn't leave his house
in tights...
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99. you would think.
How old is she?
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100. Lisa? Fifteen.
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101. Dude, you are so in there!
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102. Anytime I did anything
involving a girl,
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103. Greg thought
I was "in there."
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104. Chris, can I
borrow a pencil?
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105. Dude, you are so in there.
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106. Hello, Chris.
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107. Dude, you are
so in there.
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108. Had I known what I know now
about teachers,
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109. I'd say that was the one time
he was probably right.
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110. Ready?
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111. Yeah, let's go.
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112. The worst thing about Halloween
in a white school
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113. is that kids
actually prepare for it
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114. like they're going to war.
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115. But Dr. Raymond was making it
his business
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116. to see that things
didn't get out of hand.
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117. Attention, students
of Corleone Junior High.
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118. Although this is Halloween,
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119. I expect order
to be maintained.
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120. I will not tolerate vandalism.
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121. I will not tolerate mischief.
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122. I will not tolerate mayhem.
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123. I will not tolerate
terrorism in the halls
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124. in any shape, form or fashion.
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125. Any acts of civil disobedience
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126. will be met with
harsh repercussions.
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127. That is all.
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128. Happy Halloween.
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129. Help me!
Help me!
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130. You okay?
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131. Yeah, yeah. You okay?
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132. He did the same thing
during the L.A. riots.
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133. What's all that?
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134. Real Halloween candy.
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135. Bags, everything.
I even bought a pumpkin.
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136. That's almost
$23 worth of stuff.
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137. Rochelle.
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138. Look, I don't want people
all over the neighborhood
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139. talking about I'm that woman
giving out Butter Thumbs.
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140. What are we gonna do with all
this Halloween candy I bought?
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141. That's almost $2 worth
of candy in the garbage.
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142. Man, I've never seen anything
like that in my life.
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143. I heard last year, they set
all the teachers' cars on fire.
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144. Hey, I got an idea for you
for your costume.
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145. What?
Do you know that guy,
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146. he sings that song...
"Little Red Corvette"!
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147. Prince?
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148. Yeah, the girls love
that guy, and...
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149. you sort of
look like him.
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150. You think so?
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151. Yeah, a little bit.
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152. Man, I can't believe
we got through the whole day
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153. without getting stomped.
Yeah, I know.
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154. All right,
catch you later.
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155. All right.
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156. See you.
Yeah.
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157. So far, Halloween
wasn't going so bad.
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158. Ugh!
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159. Ah!
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160. Hey! Get off! Right now!
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161. Well, I was right
nine seconds ago.
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162. Oh, baby,
what happened?
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163. I got hit
with rotten eggs.
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164. Oh! Don't you know better
than to stand around
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165. and let somebody hit you
with rotten eggs?
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166. Look at your hair, boy.
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167. They ambushed me
on the bus.
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168. Ew, Chris, you stink.
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169. Tonya, don't you
think I know that?
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170. Girl, go on.
Mama, Chris said he's not
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171. taking us
trick-or-treating
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172. because he's going
to a party.
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173. What party?
Chris, why do I always
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174. have to find out things
from somebody else?
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175. My mother hated
"finding out about things."
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176. I was gonna ask you.
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177. Keisha's friend Lisa
is having a party.
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178. Can I go?
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179. Sure.
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180. I like Keisha.
All right.
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181. What's the matter,
you don't want to go?
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182. You just said I couldn't.
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183. No, I didn't, boy,
I just said yes.
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184. You did?
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185. Yeah. Should be fun.
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186. You can go after you
bring Drew and Tonya back.
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187. And I'mma need her address
and telephone number.
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188. I need to know where you are,
so I won't be worried.
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189. Damn!
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190. Want me to make you a costume?
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191. Do you want me to make you
a costume?
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192. Prince.
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193. What?
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194. Can you make me
a Prince costume?
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195. Hmm.
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196. Okay, you guys,
have fun and be careful.
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197. And, baby, make
sure you take off
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198. the Darth Vader mask
so you can breathe.
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199. Chris, I'll have your costume
ready when you get home.
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200. Thanks, Mom.
Oh, and y'all don't eat
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201. any candy until
you get home, either.
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202. My mother would never let us
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203. eat the candy
before we got home.
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204. Don't eat the candy
before I look at it!
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205. There could be poison
or anything in there.
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206. One boy ate an apple
with a razor blade in it,
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207. and it cut his head off.
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208. Where are we going?
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209. We're gonna go
trick-or-treat.
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210. Are you looking
for Cocoa?
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211. Keisha.
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212. Her name is Keisha.
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213. Trick-or-treat!
Trick-or-treat!
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214. Hey, look at y'all!
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215. I like your costume.
Thank you.
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216. You're welcome.
Chris, where's your costume?
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217. I'm not trick-or-treating.
I'm just taking them.
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218. Is Keisha here?
No, why?
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219. We're supposed to be going
to a party at Lisa's,
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220. but I lost her address.
Oh.
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221. I'll ask her about it.
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222. Okay, thank you.
You're welcome.
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223. Tell your mama I said hi.
Okay.
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224. What are you doing now?
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225. This candy is way too expensive
to be given to one person.
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226. I cannot believe you.
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227. I cannot believe you.
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228. Twenty-three dollars on candy.
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229. Well, I'm sorry, Julius.
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230. Huh?
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231. This is our first Halloween
in the neighborhood,
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232. and I just wanted to make
a good impression.
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233. It's okay.
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234. You want to help me finish
cutting these up?
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235. Okay.
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236. Here.
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237. Cut 'em real small.
Right there.
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238. Can I eat
some of my candy?
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239. No. You want your head
to get cut off?
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240. Now, let's go.
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241. I want to get
to this party.
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242. Trick-or-treat.
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243. Well, where are your kids?
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244. Oh, they're outside.
Just give me the candy
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245. and I'll give it to them.
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246. Trick-or-treat.
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247. I've got the best treat of all.
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248. Knowledge.
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249. Trick-or-treat.
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250. Hey, a ghost.
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251. Ooh!
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252. Thank you, sir.
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253. Trick-or-treat.
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254. Superhero, that's good.
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255. Up, up and away!
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256. Trick-or-treat.
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257. What are you?
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258. I'm a matador.
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259. Right.
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260. Ole!
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261. Trick-or-treat.
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262. I choose to trick:
Pick a card.
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263. Trick-or-treat.
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264. Man, you've been here
three times.
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265. That wasn't me,
that was my brother.
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266. Trick-or-treat.
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267. Hey! Little dude
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268. from across the street.
Hey.
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269. I didn't know you still went
trick-or-treating.
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270. I'm not trick-or-treating.
I'm just taking them.
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271. Hmm. Let me
have some candy.
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272. Hey, you know where
Lisa Patterson's party is?
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273. Oh, yeah, yeah,
that's gonna be the jam.
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275. I want to, it's just that
I lost the address.
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276. You meet me
on the corner
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277. in a half an hour,
we can go together.
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278. Okay, then, thanks.
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279. Okay, so why'd you let him
take my candy bag?
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280. That's Mr. Harris. He was
the neighborhood butcher.
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281. But on Halloween, he became
Sweet Tooth, the Candy Pimp.
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282. Candy, candy, candy!
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283. Halloween candy!
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284. So, what you kids
got in the bags?
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285. Give it up
to Sweet Tooth.
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286. Why don't you
leave us alone?
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287. You know,
this is a little light.
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288. Hey!
But I'm gonna
give you kids
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289. a chance to make it right
for old Sweet Tooth.
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290. Give my sister
her candy back now!
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291. I was so glad
Drew didn't have a sword.
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292. Do I hear back talk?
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293. No.
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294. I thought not.
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295. Now, you kids
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296. get to tricking
and to treating.
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297. And you best to have
all my candy.
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298. Sweet Tooth died
two years later
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299. of a bad case of gingivitis.
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300. Mom, some pimp took
all our candy.
What?
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301. If I had my sword,
it wouldn't have happened.
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302. Oh, I'm sorry.
You know what?
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303. Next time I'm sending y'all
over to Park Slope.
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304. Park Slope was the last thing
on my mind.
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305. For the first time in my life,
I was going to a party.
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306. Oh, and, Chris,
I got your costume.
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307. Ooh, woo!
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308. Can I have your autograph,
please?
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309. Do that thing,
do that thing.
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310. ♪ Oh, oh!
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311. Oh! One more time,
one more time.
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312. You left the address
and the telephone number, right?
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313. I'm gonna leave it
on the table.
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314. Okay. Don't mess up
my coat, boy.
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315. Even though I didn't know
the phone number,
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316. I was just going to a party
a few blocks away.
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317. As long as
I came back on time,
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318. I didn't have anything
to worry about.
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319. Now, this is what
I'm talking about!
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320. I waited 13 years
to get to my first party,
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321. and now I'm here.
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322. Let's get this party started!
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323. ♪ Oh, yeah!
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324. ♪ Oh, yeah!
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325. ♪ Ooh, ooh!
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326. ♪ Ooh, ooh!
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327. They act like
they've never seen
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328. a kid in a Prince suit before.
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329. I sure hope
that's a girl and a guy.
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330. Planned Parenthood,
here we come.
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331. Not another one.
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332. Hey, Julius.
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333. Hey.
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334. Is R—
Rochelle!
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335. Hey, girl, how you doing?
I'm okay.
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336. Chris came by earlier
asking me about this party.
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337. Lisa's party.
Right. But he said that
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338. he was gonna see
Keisha there.
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339. I told Keisha she
could not go to that party
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340. 'cause those kids
are too old.
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341. Ooh. Now, that's a problem.
Mm-hmm.
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342. I have the number.
Come on in.
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343. Thank you.
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344. Shabazz Liquors.
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345. Shabazz Liquor?
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346. What's going on, man?
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347. Hey, let me get one.
You take this.
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348. Whoa...
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349. Take your time, man,
slow it down, slow it down.
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350. Jerome's liver died
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351. three years before he did.
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352. Why don't you go
ask her to dance?
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353. I ain't never asked a girl
to dance before.
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354. The worst thing
she could say is no.
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355. Jerome was right.
At that moment, I realized
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356. a woman needs a man
to take control of a situation.
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357. And that's what
I intended to do.
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358. Hey, Keisha,
you want to dance?
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359. Hell, no!
Are you crazy?
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360. Actually, all she said was no.
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no sounds a lot like this...
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362. Why are you dressed
in that stupid costume?
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363. What are you supposed
to be anyways?
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364. Why are you here?
Didn't nobody invite you.
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365. I invited Drew.
Get out of my face.
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366. Dang, Keisha.
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367. All you had to say was no.
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368. Hey, you all right?
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369. I'll be okay.
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370. You want to dance?
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371. This is a slow song.
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372. I know.
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373. You better not
touch my butt.
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374. Lisa Patterson was the first
girl that ever had pity on me.
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375. To this day, I love pity.
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376. All right, that's it.
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377. Man, I should have
felt her ass.
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378. A brother's got to try.
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379. Maybe next time.
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380. Even though I'd been hit
with rotten eggs,
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381. forced to go trick-or-treating,
and humiliated by Keisha,
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382. at that moment,
my dream was complete.
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383. I had gone to a party,
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384. and nothing could
take that away from me.
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385. Shabazz Liquor, huh?
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386. Okay, so I was wrong.
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