1. In what is surely
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4. Theodore Zimmer's DogBot
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threats of the season!
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this is very unexpected.
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don't feel pain,
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in case you blinked.
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in RoboWarz history.
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is old enough to enter,
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20. No!
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24. Ugh! I.S. 833 doesn't have
a science teacher.
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26. My point exactly.
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27. Alrighty, then. Cecilia, Anand,
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29. and Eli.
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30. Looks like you all signed up
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and-marshmallow prototypes—
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making this PowerPoint.
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35. Let me begin, thank you!
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36. - Anand!
- For real?
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39. Good morning, everyone!
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hired a new science teacher?
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42. We finally hired a new science teacher!
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45. Bless you!
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46. It was an honor to serve you.
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is getting acclimated,
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for this year's RoboWarz.
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49. No problem! That I can do!
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50. Five bucks says
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51. she doesn't make it through next week.
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52. 'Cause, you know,
we've had a revolving door
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55. against revolving doors, Miss...?
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56. Oh! Uh...
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58. Miss Lafayette.
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59. Not only does this technology
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that would be wasted
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you can surely appreciate.
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all the way from Wakanda.
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advanced country in the world
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more questions, I presume?
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75. Just one...
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at your school...
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83. So I guess, technically, you could sponsor
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if you were so inclined...
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89. - You know I could hear you...
- Thank you so much!
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90. See you after school tomorrow! Bye!
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92. Oh, she's like Lewis Latimer raised
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94. Aw, don't be jelly, D!
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96. It's just I've never had
a teacher like her before!
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to maintain balance
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102. - Hmm.
- "Hmm" is amazing in Xhosa, huh?
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103. "Rudimentary" is the word
that comes to mind.
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110. Next time, please come prepared
with more refined work.
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no one has ever used that word
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118. I...
I guess I was off my game.
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119. Well, I have some good news
that might cheer you up.
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120. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
have been invited
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at the RoboWarz!
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at the event!
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124. Devil and I will head up
the M.G.D.D. merch stand
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and taking names.
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126. And... Hello? Lu?
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127. Look, don't worry about it.
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129. You will blow her mind next time.
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130. Yeah. Yeah, you're right.
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131. I just gotta spend
a little more time on it and...
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132. She. Will. Love it.
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134. I replaced the lithium battery
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135. with a specially designed
redox flow battery.
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136. Plus, the reinforced exterior armor
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137. can easily handle any of
the opponent's projectiles!
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139. What should I be thinking?
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140. What...?
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of your battery.
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143. And the placement
of the photosensitive semiconductor
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148. But surely you knew that.
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149. Di— Did I do something
to make you not like me?
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150. Like you? I am your sponsor
in the robotics competition.
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155. and a lump of coal is pressure.
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159. Uh, excuse me.
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160. There's a wrench in my popcorn.
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163. Lu, I'm worried about you.
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164. Recently, you've been fanatica!
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with this RoboWarz thing.
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like out of this nebula.
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starting and restarting.
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174. Even now, I hear her voice
in my head pointing out
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176. Yeah, sounds less like a mentor
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178. Listen, I... I really do
appreciate your concern,
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180. You know what my dad always
says to me when I'm getting
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my true crime podcasts?
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- He says, "Amor, dejalo ya!"
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that you are already amazing!
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- Definitely.
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- Thought you'd never ask.
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199. yields a net zero kinematic effect.
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200. - Wow.
- I know. Case was right.
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201. Taking a break was clutch.
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202. A break? That explains
your incomplete work.
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and your little spurs,
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I thought you were.
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with a pristine machine.
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217. Be a diamond! Be a diamond!
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- Hello!
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225. Well, what are you waiting for?
Get it ready for the ring.
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226. All right, keep your head up!
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before returning to the ring.
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244. - Whoo-hoo!
- You got this!
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252. What were you thinking?
I thought you were smart.
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Not good enough.
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Just well, kinda good.
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Not good enough.
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258. What were you thinking?
I thought you were a diamond.
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Not good enough.
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for histrionics, Miss Lafayette...
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- Are you— Are you okay?
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- Her fan page says
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from too much pressure.
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feel the greatest right now,
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- Lu-baby!
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with the robot kids!
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with all the pressure
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I tried pushing through
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because I saw so much in you.
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the way I was mentored.
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to get the best out of someone.
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more to learn as a mentor.
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my focus on my work here.
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combining the robots.
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- Way to amplify.
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but fighting
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I think we won the day!
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- Steam Team!
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- I'm in!
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