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to your school tomorrow
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of me for a week.
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my friends call him.
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smell like hot toilet bowls.
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and booty crack.
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just not tomorrow.
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my driver's license tomorrow.
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my money until I have to.
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the last possible moment
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got a minute left.
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I'll put in this one.
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I'll give him all the money.
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get up there early
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when the door opens.
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pay my 17.50
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to be so cool.
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cut school before?
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since kindergarten.
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to mess up your record.
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this one unexplained absence
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miss me is you.
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they take attendance?
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Aqui.
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was there bright and early
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to get out of line.
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is to help the children
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then send them to the
front to pay for it.
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it was lunchtime.
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in case we get lost,
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toothbrush...
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scrapbook.
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on eBay last week for $500.
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Jackie Collins mind.
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eyes at me, either.
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too big for a coloring book?
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and you're over here
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Chip, chip, chip.
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reading level.
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embarrassed that he's 27.
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War and Peace,
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how's it going?
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Mom!
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and 15 minutes to pay!
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my bookmarks.
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to whatever page
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what you're doing.
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like this again, you understand?
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get a number,
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to be called,
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where I will give you a new exam
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and let one of these
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take a crack at it.
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to let her go.
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449. Why are you arresting me?
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450. You should be arresting
these teachers!
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451. Please let my mama go!
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452. Kids at a book fair
that can't read!
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453. Oh, get her
out of here!
I should call Jesse Jackson!
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454. Jesse!
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455. What happened?
Those people
don't know how
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456. to run a book fair,
that's what happened.
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458. The hardest thing about having
such a great day
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it never happened.
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460. What do you mean?
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461. What do you mean,
what do I mean?
It's a simple question.
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462. I know.
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463. Okay.
Okay what?
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464. Did anything interesting
happen in school today?
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466. Like I don't know.
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467. You were there all day—
that's why I'm asking you.
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468. Nothing happened.
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470. After getting away
with cutting school today,
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471. I was thinking about seeing
Brewster's Millions tomorrow.
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472. Chris, how many times
do I have to tell you
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when you come in?
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474. I am standing here
with Verdine White
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475. of legendary R&B group
Earth, Wind & Fire,
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476. who did an impromptu concert
today for the lucky kids
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477. at Corleone Junior High.
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478. Verdine, how was it?
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479. It was really great.
"Ghostbusters"?
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480. But the only sad thing, though,
I heard there was
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481. a black kid named Chris
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482. but he wasn't here.
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483. Well, that's too bad for Chris.
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484. Reporting live,
I'm Julie Lancaster at Corleone
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485. Junior High.
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486. Back to you, Bob, at the studio.
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487. So nothing happened
in school today, huh?
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488. Uh, uh...
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