1. Nana is in bed,
Gus is in bed,
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2. and Kelsey suggested
that I also go to bed
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3. because I screwed up
dinner so badly.
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4. Can you get
the water for me?
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5. Can you get some water
to put on the pizza, please?
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6. I don't know
where water is.
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7. Hello. I'm Joe Pera.
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8. And the Melskys are at a party,
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9. so I'm here babysitting
their daughter, Kelsey.
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10. At age 5, this might be the
first New Year's she remembers,
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11. and since she can't drive,
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12. her good time
is my responsibility.
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13. You found it.
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14. Do you want to play
Find the Log again?
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15. Um, no.
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16. Who's your
favorite Muppet?
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17. Mine's Kermit.
I like how he sings and dances
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18. and keeps
the group together.
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19. How come you're not out
with the other grown-ups?
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20. Uh, 'cause the best
New Year's Eve party
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21. is right here.
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22. - You okay?
- Can I have a sip of your beer?
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23. I don't know how we're back
to this, but I can't.
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24. Believe me, I wanted to,
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25. but you cannot give kids beer.
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26. It makes them wild.
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27. Oh.
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28. Sorry.
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29. I'm being rude.
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30. I did a text to Sarah
earlier that said,
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31. "Happy New Year. Hyphen Joe."
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32. And I'm waiting to hear back.
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33. Usually, I'm a phone-call guy,
but I figured she's out tonight
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34. at some fancy party downtown.
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35. Everybody's probably doing
a cool new dance move...
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36. and drinking fancy cocktails
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37. like "Disarooney" on the rocks.
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38. But it was Gene
and Lulu who texted.
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39. They say...
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40. "Happy New Year, Joe.
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41. We're wearing
blue underwear."
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42. Ha.
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43. Seems like TMI,
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44. but in several
Latin American countries,
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45. they believe that the color
of your underwear
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46. on New Year's determines
what the new year will bring.
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47. Blue underwear brings you
good health,
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48. yellow prosperity.
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49. Red brings romance,
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50. and white brings peace
and harmony.
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51. I just wonder what color
underwear I need to wear
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52. to get my New Year's wish —
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53. a commercial deli slicer,
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54. so that I can slice
my own cold cuts
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55. just the way I like them,
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56. nice and thick.
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57. Hey, Kelsey.
You want to play Monopoly —
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58. Law Enforcement Edition?
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59. Uh, no.
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60. Yay! Fireworks!
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61. Oh, I don't know,
Kelsey Melsky.
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62. If your parents found out,
they'd be pretty mad at me.
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63. You know what?
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64. It's New Year's Eve.
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65. - Screw it.
- Yeah!
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66. Screw it! Screw it! Screw it!
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67. - Screw it!
- Screw it! Screw it!
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68. Screw it! Screw it!
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69. Ready, Kelsey?
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70. Three, two, one.
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71. Hey, it's 9:00 p.m.
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72. - Nice.
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73. Nice.
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74. Nice.
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75. This reminds me of something
I've been wondering about.
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76. How come people don't cheer
after every firework?
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77. Fireworks are amazing,
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78. but I've noticed
that people will cheer
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79. for the first two
or three of them
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80. but then, by the fourth
or fifth firework,
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81. go quiet and blank as if they
were staring out a train window
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82. while on their way
to visit Gigi and Pappa.
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83. And I consider,
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84. "Why does this happen?
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85. What are they thinking about?
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86. Who's Keyser Soze?"
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87. And I think I can explain it
with my theory titled
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88. "Pera's Four Stages
of Watching Fireworks."
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89. Stage one — "Wow,"
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90. I named it this because
that is what people say
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91. when the first firework goes up.
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92. One guy might even say,
"Hell, yeah."
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93. But gradually, viewers
will slide into stage two,
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94. "Thinking About Fireworks."
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95. Fireworks are hypnotic,
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96. just like their brother-in-law,
regular fire.
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97. You stare at fireworks
and think about them
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98. and the previous times
you've seen them.
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99. And once this nostalgia sets in,
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100. it's only a matter of time until
you drift into stage three,
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101. "Thinking about Ex-Girlfriends."
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102. I wonder where Allison
and Julie and Rosalita
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103. are watching the fireworks
this 4th of July.
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104. I hope they're well, kind of.
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105. - No. I hope they're well.
- ... for me. Goodbye, Joe.
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106. And just
as you promised yourself,
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107. you'll give them a call
to see how they're doing.
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108. Boom. Stage four.
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109. Snapping you
out of your reveries
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110. is the big grand finale.
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111. What was I thinking about?
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112. I forgot, but wow.
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113. The town really
outdid itself this year.
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114. I feel like I'm watching every
dollar I paid in property tax
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115. explode in my face.
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116. "Stop complaining, honey.
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117. Let's get the stroller
to the car.
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118. Our toddler, Albert, is pooped."
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119. Sure, my wife.
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120. Sorry I let him drink
a whole pop before nap time.
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121. Oh, hey, it's Bill and Janet.
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122. Hi, Bill.
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123. Hi, Janet.
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124. Whose house are we
going to for coffee?
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125. "How about ours, Joe?
We've got the Keurig
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126. and a blueberry pie we've been
trying to get rid of."
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127. Nobody wants it, so you're
trying to get rid of it on us?
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128. "Just an expression, Joe."
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129. Okay, then.
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130. So, Bill, what did you think
of the fireworks display?
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131. "You know, it seems weird,
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132. but I found myself
thinking about Diane,
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133. the sweet girl I dated
when I was 17.
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134. The 4th of July in 2005 was the
last night we spent together.
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135. The next day,
she moved to Alaska.
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136. Oh, you don't have to be
jealous, sweetheart.
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137. I found out later
that she was eaten
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138. by a zodiac bear.
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139. Joe, your turn."
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140. You want me to be honest?
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141. I was thinking about Sarah,
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142. 'cause she's the woman for me.
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143. "You're so full of shit, Joe."
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144. Sorry. When we get home tonight,
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145. we can make love
with your pleasure in mind.
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146. "You're such an ass.
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147. I can't say no."
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148. Oh, uh, Kelsey, uh, go to bed.
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149. - Go to bed.
- Aah!
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150. You fake asleep?
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151. - You have fun?
- Yeah!
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152. - Joe, where the hell are you?
- Shh!
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153. Joe, what are you doing?
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154. Kelsey's fake asleep.
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155. Yeah, so is your neighbor.
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156. Look at this.
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157. Oh, what do we have here?
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158. Text from "Sarah Teacher."
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159. Ooh, should we read it?
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160. "Dear Joe, you make me so horny.
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161. I am in the woods. Come find me.No. I'm awake.
I'm awake. I'm awake.
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162. - I'm rubbing —"
- I'm — I'm okay.
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163. I'm awake. I'm awake.
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164. "To you, too, Joe.
Snowmobile with me Saturday?"
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165. Sorry, Joe.
We've had a couple glasses
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166. - of "Dissarooney" on the rocks.
- Yeah, but then they ran out.
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167. Can you believe those jag-offs
threw a New Year's Eve party
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168. with just one bottle
of "Disarooney"?
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169. - I mean —
- "Screw it.
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170. I'm in."
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171. Wait a minute.
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172. Did you just
seriously send that?
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173. - Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
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174. What are you,
a complete idiot?
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175. Don't you know
how to be a player?
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176. You got to stay nasty.
Come on.
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177. You got to take a picture
of your pee-pee,
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178. send it to the girl
over there.
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179. You know what, Mike?
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180. New year, new rules.
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181. You bust my chops,
I bust your lip.
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182. Sorry.
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183. I don't know
where that came from.
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184. It was just a nice moment
for me,
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185. and you kind of ruined it.
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186. Please leave so I can have sex
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