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(but the power is still on)
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"It's a monster.
A crab-type monster
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Voice Over Script
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video for him to practice with,
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him to match the timing of the animation.
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opening still isn't ready?
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127. If there's no opening, I kind
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132. We'll use something from a free music library.
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136. Oh, wow, nice.
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138. About the sun, this would be the west,
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142. Since it's an actual location, and
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143. Uh, the car here was supposed
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146. so if it's in the background too,
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149. Huh, that doesn't look right.
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She's willing to make corrections.
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explaining how to fix it.
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It's just faster to redraw it yourself.
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schedule with animation, yes?
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185. The PC room where the animation needs
to be done won't be free forever.
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186. If you don't get in there soon,
you won't finish all the art we need.
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190. No way!
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to hang out until the rain stops?
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a car in preschool and broke a wall.
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All the Red Crawfish You Can Catch
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• Boiling and deep frying
on the house!
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with rocks flying around and stuff,
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y'know? Everyone does it.
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smoke coming from the rocket,
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it shakes like it's a solid shape!
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near the launchpad is actually steam
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of the water sound suppression system.
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to see the vibrations of a chainsaw.
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the chainsaw jump around,
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are how I'll survive.
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