1. The door unlocked
a few minutes ago.
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2. Mwah!
We'll miss you, Nancy!
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3. We know your restaurant
will be a big success.
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4. You've come a long way
in your pasta-making.
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5. Oh.
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6. Okay, so let's break down
the Straight-Up Italy car.
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7. I thought we agreed to call it
the Mediterranean Republic Car.
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8. There were at least two things
that happened in there
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9. that correspond
to what we did in Corginia.
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10. We helped someone — Nancy.
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11. And we fought someone,
the mean grandmother
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12. stealing coins
from the fountain.
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13. But there was no change
to my number!
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14. See, if you look at the logic
tree that I've drawn...
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15. Ooh, I like that you use circles
on your "I's" instead of dots.
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16. Hmm.
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17. Whoa.
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18. Wow!
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19. Anyway, my number...
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20. May I suggest you give yourself
more moments of repose
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21. in solving the mystery
of your number.
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22. Perhaps if you sleep on it,
the answer will come to you.
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23. I can crack this!
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24. I just have to go about it
using the Scientific Method.
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25. Interesting bit of
Tulip-trivia,
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26. I competed in
North-Middle Branch Area
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27. Middle School's
Scientific Odyssey Trials.
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28. My team even took home
the award for
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29. Best Hypothetically-Proven
Hypothesis.
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30. At the very least,
give One-One a break from it.
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31. Your logic trees have him
more skittish
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32. than a squirrel
at a Corgi sock hop.
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33. Ah!
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34. I deserved that.
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35. All right.
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36. I'll put the notebook away —
for now!
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37. Until later, my love.
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38. Ew! Oh, cool!
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39. Anyone see a door?
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40. Maybe it's like one of those
where we have to push a knot,
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41. like a secret passageway?
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42. Because my admittedly petite,
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43. but noble legs keep me
close to the ground,
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44. I have often found that
if there is not
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45. an answer in front of you,
one may come from above.
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46. Right again!
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47. If anyone's keeping track,
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48. I think I'm winning
at being right about things.
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49. I've been keeping track
and you are!
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50. Maybe we should try
building a ladder.
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51. Oh! Hi!
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52. Do you know how we can
get to the door up there?
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53. Ah, great!
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54. Would you mind telling us how?
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55. It can't speak,
just like Atticus.
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56. - Huh?
- Ugh, man.
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57. This is gonna take awhile.
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58. And then the steps that lead
to the door were stolen
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59. by a... giant spider...
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60. made of metal?
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61. - Huh?
- Oh!
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62. Like my spindly friend
in Corginia.
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63. One-One, that thing
wasn't your friend.
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64. Goodness!
Was it my mum?
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65. It was trying to hurt us.
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66. The question stands.
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67. A new stairway can emerge
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68. but only if we put our paws
on this crystal.
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69. And...
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70. Eat some air!
Eating air makes me burpy.
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71. I don't think you can breathe.
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72. You never take my psychosomatic
conditions seriously.
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73. Oh! Do we have to sing?
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74. Hmm. Big heart?
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75. Very emotional perhaps
or important?
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76. My people have a song
about a folk-hero of ours —
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77. "The Ballad of Mustard
and Stink Tail!"
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78. It's got drama, pathos,
and a bit of bawdy humor.
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79. Mnh-mnh.
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80. The crystal doesn't recognize
howling?
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81. But it's the ancient language
of my people!
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82. Ooh, ooh, me, now!
Me, now!
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83. Ahem.
Do-do-do-doot.
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84. Connection failed.
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85. Don't worry, guys!
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86. I know a super emotional
song to try.
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87. Mmm.
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88. But that song
is super emotional!
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89. It's from this movie
about a couple
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90. who fall in love on a zeppelin,
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91. and the guy dies
when the zeppelin blows up!
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92. Mmm.
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93. Okay.
My world has a billion songs.
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94. I'll find one that works.
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95. Get ready, car, because I'm
about to blow your heart's mind!
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96. Ugh!
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97. Ugh!
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98. I like the ones about
unrequited love the most.
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99. It's like, real, you know?
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100. Perhaps if we sleep on it,
the right song will come to you.
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101. You know, you suggest
we "sleep on things" a lot.
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102. - I am a dog.
- Oh, right.
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103. Well, maybe if we
just build a ladder.
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104. I'm sorry, but your weird
song thing isn't working.
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105. Now, are you guys gonna help me
build a ladder, or what?
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106. Ugh! No thumbs!
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107. Lot of help everyone
is in this car.
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108. Since I couldn't sing it,
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109. this provides the perfect
opportunity to tell you
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110. the "Ballad of Mustard
and Stink Tail."
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111. Ahem.
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112. Once, a mighty Corgi emerged
from the Blue River.
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113. He towered at a gargantuan
21/2 feet tall.
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114. The shrewd Stink Tail
stole all the bully sticks,
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115. and when the pups awoke for
the Spring Festival of Plenty,
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116. not even a kibble
lay by the hearth.
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117. At a stalemate, Mustard
and Stink Tail began trading,
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118. shall I say,
some rather salty jibes.
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119. And from that day on,
when one saw Mustard the Shiny,
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120. they also saw Stink Tail —
best friends to the end.
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121. To the end of what?
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122. Well, their lives.
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123. - Nice.
- Guys, I'm done.
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124. Man, that story is really,
really long.
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125. Mustard's story cannot
be abridged.
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126. Grump all you want,
but this is gonna work.
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127. Sorry, buddy, sometimes you've
just got to go logical.
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128. Oh, no.
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129. No, no, no, no!
It's locked!
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130. No! That makes no sense!
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131. I tried out every possible
emotional theme
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132. to find one that would work.
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133. Break-ups, celebrities singing
to draw attention
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134. to important social issues,
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135. even songs about
going after your dreams.
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136. Like my dream of getting
to Game Design Camp,
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137. which is probably over,
like, forever ago.
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138. I don't even know how time
works on this dumb train!
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139. Hmm.
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140. My heart, me singing.
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141. Not your heart,
not you singing.
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142. I thought I was supposed
to find a song
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143. that made the crystal
feel something.
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144. It has to be a song
that's emotional for me?
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145. I've already liked a bunch
of the songs I've tried.
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146. How would I know which song
I really connect to most?
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147. Hmm.
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148. I thought of "The Ballad of
Mustard and Stink Tail"
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149. immediately.
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150. So it could just be
the first song I think of?
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151. That's too arbitrary!
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152. Seems worth a try.
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153. Okay.
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154. But if this were
the Scientific Odyssey Trials,
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155. this would not win an award —
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156. not even for
"Best Last Ditch Effort."
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157. And, yes,
that is a real thing.
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158. And, yes, I petitioned
to remove the category.
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159. And, no, they didn't.
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160. Fine! I'm singing!
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161. What do I care about? Uh?
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162. Programming is cool and...
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163. I like my friends, and, um...
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164. onions, and...
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165. the first three bites
of pancakes, and...
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166. Oh, I like getting new textbooks
at the beginning of the year
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167. before I'm sick of school again,
and road trips, and...
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168. Huh. Road trips.
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169. Heh. Huh?
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170. What? Oh!
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171. That's embarrassing,
let me pick a different one.
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172. That doesn't make sense!
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173. Doesn't seem to matter
if it makes sense.
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174. I can't believe
this is happening.
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175. It's the music of your heart.
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176. But it isn't emotional at all.
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177. It's just some song my family
used to sing on road trips.
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178. It's about dancing
or something.
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179. - Gross.
- Don't listen to him.
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180. Just sing.
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181. - Huh?
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182. Uh...
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183. Ah, oh.
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184. - Whoa!
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185. Huh.
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