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10. Oh!
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11. How frail.
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12. Right!
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in my stead, Tohru-chan?
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home were looking forward to it.
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18. Of course!
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from my reliable friends.
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lighting her matches
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95. Yeah!
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104. Each of you try acting out
The Little Match Girl.
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108. Don't disappoint me.
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109. Matches! Need any matches?
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110. Boring.
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113. The heartless humans
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117. You foolish, inferior humans!
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123. Nope.
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125. I can't go back to the office
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127. The salesmen that come to our
company are always like that.
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Saikawa Riko. Nice to meet you.
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131. I-I-I'm sorry!
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134. Me, me!
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156. Right.
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157. Also, what to do about our lead.
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158. Matches.
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159. Matches.
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160. Buy some matches.
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161. Yeah, this is it.
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162. I'm home.
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163. Matches.
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166. We decided to perform The Little
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169. That's incredible, Kanna-chan.
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173. Of course!
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181. Yes, yes.
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186. Matches.
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little girl into a magical girl—
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Miss Kobayashi's dinner.
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190. Do you need any matches?
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Miss Kobayashi as reason to refuse her?
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with the elderly, too.
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