1. Leaving so soon, cadet?
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of the Alabama Legal Code,
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3. I am officially emancipated
and considered an adult,
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4. an adult who no
longer chooses
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6. I have copies of
the documents here,
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7. if you want to
see them again.
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8. Oh, no need.
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9. I'm sure that everything
was done on the up-and-up.
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10. Let me tell you something,
cadet.
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11. In all my years at this Academy,
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12. I have never had a student
who was more bullheaded,
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learning at all costs,
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14. a cadet whose constant byword
was "insubordination."
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15. Thank you, cadet.
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16. What?
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17. Before you came to this academy,
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18. I was bored, uninspired
and this close to retiring,
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19. but your insolence and stupidity
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20. have been the irritating
grain of sand
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21. around which has formed
the pearl of my renaissance.
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22. I like me again.
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23. Cadet!
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24. As a thanks,
I want you to have this.
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25. Normally, these are reserved
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26. for cadets who have
distinguished themselves,
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donated a building,
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28. but you've left your mark here
in your own way,
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29. so what the heck?
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30. Wow. Sir, this is great.
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31. Farewell, cadet.
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32. Thank you so much.
Now,
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33. careful, that's razor...
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34. Normally, I dread
the first day of school.
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35. My mom's been on such a rampage
about Francis,
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36. it's actually a relief
to get out of the house.
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37. Thank God!
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38. Summer's over.
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39. Hello, babies.
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40. How's baby school,
babies?
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41. Didn't high school start,
like, a half hour ago?
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42. Hey, if I'm on time today
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43. they're going to expect it
every day.
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44. Ow! Ow! Ow!
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45. Hi, Reese.
This is Gus.
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46. He's in the lead
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47. to replace you
as school bully.
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48. He gives a wedgie
that'll knock
your socks off.
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49. I'm not just
saying that
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50. 'cause he's got
me in a headlock.
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51. If you grab your wrist
instead of your fingers,
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52. you'll get better leverage.
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53. You listen to him.
He's the man.
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54. I've completed the research
on our new teacher,
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55. if anyone's interested.
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56. Lionel Herkabe,
born July 8, 1963.
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57. Parents— John and Ida.
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58. Notice anything?
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59. He was a Krelboyne.
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60. We won't have
to talk down to him.
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61. Finally, someone
who knows our pain.
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62. "Bentley Gifted High,
Princeton, Harvard Business."
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63. What's this guy
doing teaching?
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64. Well, there was
some unpleasantness.
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65. He quit a government think tank
to start a dot-com.
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66. One-time net worth $200 million,
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67. Now $137.
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68. Here he comes! Here he comes!
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69. Hurry up.
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70. Get out of my way.
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71. Who's Dabney?
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72. That's me, sir.
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73. I took the liberty of ordering
you a decaf soy latte.
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74. Let me guess.
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75. Emotionally needy,
closet bed-wetter...
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76. you get no affection at home
so you'll be seeking it from me.
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77. Look elsewhere, son.
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78. Who's the anal-retentive
outsider?
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79. With repressed matricidal
tendencies?
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80. It was from me, sir!
Please, stop.
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81. As you may or may not know,
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a Krelboyne,
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83. and I'm sure I would have made
the same
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to ingratiate myself
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85. to the new, soft-headed thickwit
teaching my class.
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86. Oh, yes,
I've been there.
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87. I have been coddled and preened.
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88. "Oh, you're a genius.
You can do anything
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89. "you set your mind to.
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90. It must be so easy being you."
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91. Well, bull ...!
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92. All that gets you is an ex-wife
and $14 million in debt.
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93. Now I refuse to let you fall
into the trap
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95. Playtime is over children.
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96. You've had a free ride so far.
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97. It's about time somebody
motivated you, challenged you,
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98. tested your mental limits.
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99. Granted, I don't have
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100. a teaching certificate
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community college
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102. like most of the people
I was forced to say hello to
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103. this morning
in the teachers lounge,
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104. but, you know, I'm just going
to try to muddle through
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105. with my double doctorate
from Harvard.
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106. This is a test.
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107. Correct. You have 20 minutes.
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108. There are six
essay questions.
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109. I'm sorry. I thought this was
the gifted class.
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110. Begin!
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111. Thanks for the ride.
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112. Are you sure
about this Alaska thing?
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113. Oh, absolutely.
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114. I don't know.
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115. I heard Alaska's supposed
to be a hole.
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116. Are you kidding?
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117. Cruise ships go up there.
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118. Only for about six weeks
in the summer.
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119. Isn't it dark there
the rest of the year?
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120. I don't have to justify
myself to you.
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121. I don't have to justify
myself to anyone.
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122. That's why
I got emancipated, okay?
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123. Okay.
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124. Good luck with your parents.
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125. Yeah, well, they had
a week to think about it.
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126. We'll see how they take it.
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127. You...!
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128. You ungrateful
son of a...!
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129. This wasn't meant
to hurt you!
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130. After all we've done!
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131. All I'm saying
is that you can get
your diploma first
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132. and then do
what you want.
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133. It's all about maximizing
your options,
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134. taking the long view.
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135. Sorry about using
"The Closer."
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136. Nonsense.
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137. I wouldn't have
taught it to you
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138. if I didn't want
you to use it.
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139. Listen, what do
I always say?
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140. "The nards
are fair game."
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141. The nards are fair game.
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142. Look, sometimes
you're presented
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143. with an opportunity
that you just can't pass up.
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144. I hope you understand.
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145. I'm not the one you
have to worry about.
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146. I know. And I want
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147. to get this straight
with Mom.
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148. That's why I came here.
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149. Okay then.
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150. Honey?
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151. Um, your son has something
to say to you.
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152. Huh? I didn't know
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153. the Hendersons painted
their house.
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154. Well, I have your test results.
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155. You all got As.
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156. But, since this is
the giftedclass,
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157. I also factored in
cogency of argument,
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159. and penmanship,
which enabled me to do this.
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160. What is that?
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161. A ranking board.
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162. But I thought you said
we all got As.
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163. Oh, you did.
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164. But some of you got better As
than others.
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165. But we all still have As?
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166. Of course.
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167. So, what does
being number one get you?
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168. Nothing.
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169. Just the knowledge that you...
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170. are number one.
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171. Or that you are not...
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172. number one.
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173. Yes, Number Five.
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174. It's Dabney, sir.
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175. I know.
What is it, Number Five?
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176. I forgot.
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177. What... a jerk.
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178. Is that what we're
going to turn out like?
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179. If I ever start
acting like that,
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180. you have to promise
to kill me.
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181. No, no more death pacts.
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182. Don't worry about it.
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183. The only way
that stupid board
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on us is if we let it.
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185. Those numbers mean nothing.
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186. What are...
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188. Nothing.
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189. You were studying?
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190. No, I wasn't.
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191. My book just fell open
to this page.
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192. You know,
I'm really not hungry.
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193. I think I left
my recess stuff in my locker.
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194. Oh, my God,
high school is awesome.
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195. They have an entire room
just for detention.
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196. They put you in
with juniors and seniors.
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197. Some of them have records.
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198. It's really inspiring.
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199. What are you looking at?
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200. Francis.
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201. He's still out there?
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202. Yeah, he's eating
out of the bird feeder.
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203. Whose shoes are these?
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204. Who left their shoes
in the living room?
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205. Those are mine— I'm sorry.
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206. You're right
you're sorry.
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207. Leaving your shoes around
like you,
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care about them.
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209. I hope you like walking
to school in your socks!
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210. I said I'm sorry.
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211. Well, I've heard sorry before.
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212. I don't think so.
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213. Okay, tell you
what we're going to do.
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214. From now on,
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to wear shoes,
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217. Sign them in,
sign them out.
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218. Just like a library.
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219. Clean up those toys!
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220. Oh, thanks.
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221. It is freezing out there.
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to see you guys.
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223. I really missed you.
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224. What was that for?
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226. What, you're divorcing
the family now?
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227. How could you do this to Mom?
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228. She left me no choice.
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229. Ow!
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230. We've done a lot
of bad things to Mom,
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231. but we would never abandon her.
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234. That's 5,000 miles away.
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are you serious?
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to get up there.
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241. I'm not doing this
to hurt anybody.
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243. this is my best chance
to make something of myself.
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244. Tell it to Mom.
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245. I can't, she
won't talk to me.
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246. She is being
so immature.
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247. In the meantime, I'm stuck
outside in the freezing cold.
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248. Would it be all right
if I slept in here tonight?
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249. Certainly, the whale
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the search for God...
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252. We could say it was
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253. the search
for the self.
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256. But you can't deny
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be the search for truth
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a theme throughout
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260. But we can't overlook the fact
that it is an actual whale,
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biggest industry
in the 19th century.
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used in lamps,
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263. soaps and even cosmetics.
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264. Today, whaling is outlawed,
but many Aleutian islanders
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to harvest whales
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267. But I digress!
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269. That's got to be a record.
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Principal Littledove
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for a little evaluation.
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with what he sees.
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he'll understand it,
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276. will have the dim perception
of the progress you can make
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277. when students
are properly motivated.
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278. Now, who would like
to sink their teeth
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Bernoulli equations?
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282. If we don't let those
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283. stupid rankings get to us,
they mean nothing.
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284. Easy for you
to say, Number One.
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285. I have a name.
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287. Oh, my God,
I can't remember mine!
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288. This is ridiculous!
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289. School used to be the one place
where you were truly happy,
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290. and Herkabe has taken that
away from you.
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291. That stupid board
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293. We can't let him do that.
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294. What choice... do we have?
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295. We have the choice that
people have had for centuries.
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296. We can choose to fail.
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297. Like the French?
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298. You mean... we tank...
today's test?
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299. No, we don't tank it.
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301. Every answer wrong.
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302. No complete sentences.
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303. No punctuation.
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304. And we use number three pencils.
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305. You can't rank zeros!
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306. That's brilliant!
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307. He'll have no choice
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308. but to throw out
his stupid system!
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319. the Lemmings didn't follow you
off the cliff.
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320. When you've spent some time
in the real world,
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321. you'll realize you can't fight
the system, and now...
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322. I'mthe system.
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323. Don't worry,
I just let the air out.
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while I put on your spare.
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325. Look, I'm sorry I had
to resort to this,
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326. but you have to give me
five minutes so we can talk.
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327. I can talk over the music!
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328. You can't drive on a flat!
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329. You're going to ruin your rims!
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330. That was a red light!
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is a palindrome.
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of pre-Roman society and how
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of Western civilization.
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338. I thought we were just studying
Mesopotamian farming techniques.
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339. We were.
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a jumping-off point.
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spread through the Egyptians,
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through the whole ancient world.
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with this paper.
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344. Very nice, Number Twelve.
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345. It's nice to see
a little effort put forth
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346. while some are content
to do the absolute minimum.
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347. So... he wants... to play.
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348. Oh, we'll play all right.
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we're ready
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Littledove
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of motivation
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just put our heads down
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for a moment, shall we?
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356. Yes, One-to-the-Eleventh?
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to a million by prime numbers?
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368. Okay, that is enough,
One-to-the-Eleventh.
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Number Three?
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384. Boy, that's quite a show
for your first week here.
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you can't beat the system,
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when I get there, okay?
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you come back
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and have no place to live,
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has got to stop.
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going to see him
for a very long time.
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moments in life
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don't get back,
and I know you.
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with this now,
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you forever.
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but gained a baby.
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this is what you want?
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the way you treated me!
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and you're going to
be left without a son!
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way you treated me
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of public record!
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after sacrifice for you
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nothing but pain!
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got your scars, baby!
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horrible school...
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for that school!
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thank you!
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for making my life
a living hell!
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You've been nothing
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the day you were born.
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'cause I'm out of here!
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