1. I want ramen.
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2. Ramen...
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3. Ramen...
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4. I want ramen.
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5. Here you go.
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6. She...
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7. Time to eat.
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8. will surely be eating
ramen once again today.
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9. Ms. Koizumi
Loves Ramen
Noodles
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10. Loves Ramen
Noodles
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11. Ms. Koizumi
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12. Ms. Koizumi
Loves Ramen
Noodles
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13. Garlic With Extra Vegetables
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14. In literary history terms, we would
classify this work in the "zuihitsu" genre.
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15. But at the time, there was no such concept.
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16. She could be called the
first to write in that style.
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17. She's so cute.
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18. Ohsawa-san?
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19. Y-Yes?
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20. Read the next part, please.
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21. Um...
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22. Sorry.
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23. By the way, that's your math textbook.
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24. Settle down, everyone.
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25. Okay, then, can I get...
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26. Actually, Ohsawa-san...
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27. You!
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28. Jeez, Misa.
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29. Hee-hee. You got in trouble.
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30. What were you looking at?
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31. Well...
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32. That new transfer student?
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33. Koizumi-san, was it?
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34. Jeez, Jun!
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35. I don't really like her.
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36. Why not?
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37. She hasn't tried to talk to anyone
since she moved here.
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38. She's just, like, kind of cold.
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39. I haven't talked to her yet, either.
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40. I haven't either, actually.
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41. But I'm kind of curious about her.
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42. You've always loved cute girls, You.
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43. You have a cute girl right here.
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44. No one could be cuter than me!
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45. Sure, sure...
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46. You're cute, too, Misa.
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47. "Too"?
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48. Hey, let's go clothes shopping.
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49. I have cram school.
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50. Sorry, I'm going home, too.
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51. I'm supposed to make dinner tonight.
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52. Pedestrians and
bicycles only
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53. See you.
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54. See you.
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55. Bye.
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56. Sorry, I have overtime today.
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57. Can you all make dinner for yourselves?
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58. Heart!
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59. I don't need dinner tonight, either.
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60. Uh-oh...
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61. What do I do for dinner now?
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62. Convenience store, I guess?
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63. That shop's got a huge line again.
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64. And it doesn't even look like
it's open yet. It's so popular.
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65. Ramen
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66. Ramen, huh?
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67. I'd like some, but I don't know about
a girl going out for ramen by herself.
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68. Koizumi-san?
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69. Why is she here by herself?
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70. Um, are you in line here?
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71. Oh, um...
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72. Yes.
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73. What is even going on here?
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74. Oh, well. I do like ramen.
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75. That aside...
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76. Her hair's so pretty.
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77. And her skin's so pale.
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78. And her lashes are so long!
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79. Koizumi-san is so pretty up close.
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80. I never got to talk to her until now,
but this is my chance.
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81. Hey, Koizumi-san, do you remember me?
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82. I'm Ohsawa You, from your class.
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83. I'm a Leo, blood type O.
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84. Nice to meet you.
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85. I never knew you ate ramen by yourself.
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86. It's not something one does with a group.
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87. Wow!
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88. I can't help but worry about
what other people think.
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89. Do you come to this restaurant often?
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90. Never lose heart
Never back down
Never give up
—You
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91. Silence
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92. She's not even listening.
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93. Thanks for waiting.
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94. Looks like they're opening.
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95. Food tickets? It's like the school cafeteria.
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96. Okay, I'll have the same one.
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97. Pork Double
Ramen
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98. Yen
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99. Pork Double
Ramen
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100. I've never been to a ramen
shop after school before.
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101. Would you like garlic in yours?
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102. Extra vegetables,
with garlic oil, medium-hot.
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103. Say what?
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104. Okay.
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105. And for you? Would you like garlic?
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106. Yes!
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107. Give me, like, the same thing.
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108. Understood.
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109. Here's your medium-hot pork double
with extra vegetables and garlic oil.
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110. It's a mountain of meat and sprouts!
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111. I can't see the noodles!
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112. Hey, is this...
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113. Here's your medium-hot pork double
with extra vegetables and garlic oil.
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114. Time to eat.
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115. Wh—
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116. Wha—
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117. What the hell was that?
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118. And she looks so blissful!
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119. Oh, she's back to normal.
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120. Yours will get soggy.
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121. Urp
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122. Done.
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123. That was so much...
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124. I'm going to have ramen coming
out of every orifice in my body.
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125. I thought you were a regular.
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126. That was my first time.
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127. Okay, I'm going now.
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128. Hey, Koizumi-san...
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129. You really like ramen, huh?
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130. I do.
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131. She's very composed, but she might actually
be a normal, down-to-earth girl.
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132. Well, if you know any good places,
tell me about them sometime.
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133. No, thank you.
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134. Is it, like, you want to keep the
best places a secret for yourself?
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135. Come on, we're classmates now.
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136. We should talk more.
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137. About ramen or anything else.
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138. No, thank you.
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139. This is the story of a
ramen lover, Koizumi-san.
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140. Koizumi-san, walking through
a flurry of cherry blossoms...
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141. So picturesque!
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142. All right, I'll try talking
to her again tomorrow.
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143. One Week Later
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144. Why?
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145. I want that ramen again.
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146. Ms. Koizumi
Loves Ramen
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147. Maayu
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148. I'm so hungry.
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149. What do you want for lunch?
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150. Something light, maybe?
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151. Yummy!
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152. Koizumi-san!
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153. New Menu
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154. What are you looking at?
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155. Wait, don't run from me!
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156. Was that Koizumi?
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157. Jeez.
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158. We ate ramen together,
but she's still so cold to me.
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159. What was she looking at?
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160. New Menu
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161. Original
Maayu
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162. Horse oil?
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163. Koizumi-san sure does love ramen.
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164. Hey, want to have lunch in the
school cafeteria for once?
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165. I want ramen.
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166. That's not light at all.
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167. No way. It's too crowded.
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168. I'm just going to buy some bread.
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169. I don't like ramen, anyway.
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170. Why?
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171. You have to help me with "Operation:
Make Friends With Koizumi-san"!
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172. Never even heard of it
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173. I don't care about that.
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174. What about you, Misa?
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175. What do you like about that antisocial girl?
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176. That's what's awesome about her.
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177. I hate everyone who's more popular than me.
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178. That's all.
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179. There, there, don't be jealous.
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180. You're cute enough, Misa.
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181. Who's cuter, me or Koizumi?
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182. Koizumi-san.
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183. Hey!
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184. Another peaceful day.
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185. Traitor!
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186. Okay, okay, let's go buy some bread.
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187. What kind do you want?
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188. A cream bun.
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189. Can I sit next to you?
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190. You again?
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191. You can do as you please.
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192. This isn't my house.
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193. Then I shall do so!
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194. You got the same thing I did.
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195. This is my first time having Kumamoto ramen.
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196. Thank you for the food.
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197. You didn't eat in a hurry
like you did last time.
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198. I eat faster at that restaurant to avoid
dragging down the customer turnover.
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199. Turnover?
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200. Huh...
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201. Oh, hey, is this ramen made with tonkotsu?
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202. It has a unique scent, though.
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203. I wonder if it's this black stuff
that's floating in the soup.
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204. Oh, I know!
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205. Original
Maayu
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206. It's the "horse oil" that
was written on the board.
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207. That must be it!
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208. It's the horse oil giving it that flavor!
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209. I never knew horse oil worked
so well in tonkotsu soup.
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210. It's a miraculous collaboration
between horse and pig!
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211. Man, horse oil is great!
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212. "Maayu."
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213. It's not "horse oil." It's read "maayu."
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214. Unlike the horse oil that's
used in cosmetics and such,
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215. "maayu" in ramen refers to a
seasoning that's made by
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216. burning garlic and
transferring its fragrance.
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217. It has nothing to do with horses?
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218. If anything, it would be chicken.
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219. Kumamoto Style
Uses maayu in broth,
topped with jelly ear
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220. Kumamoto-style ramen uses a mix
of tonkotsu and chicken broth.
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221. By adding maayu, they give it
a richness that sets it apart
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222. Kumamoto Style
Uses maayu in broth,
topped with jelly ear
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223. Kurume Style
The root of almost
all Kyushu ramen
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224. Tamana Style
Origin of Kumamoto ramen,
topped with garlic chips
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225. from the Kurume and Tamana
styles that it's based on.
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226. But perhaps because it's a school cafeteria,
they've gone easy on the garlic.
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227. Authentic maayu has a much
stronger garlic smell.
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228. It's also customary to
include fried garlic chips.
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229. She'll actually talk to me when
it's about something she likes.
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230. Hakata and Nagahama ramen are the most
mainstream Kyushu tonkotsu styles,
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231. but Kumamoto style is known
for its thicker noodles.
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232. Huh...
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233. They're most commonly prepared to be firmer.
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234. When I eat there, I ask for it firm.
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235. She has such a cute, feminine voice.
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236. Koizumi-san went to Kumamoto
to have ramen, huh?
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237. There's a new shop near the school.
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238. Yeah? And?
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239. Hey!
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240. I want to try the ramen there!
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241. Want to go there sometime?
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242. I do not.
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243. Score!
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244. I got to talk to her a lot today!
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245. New Menu!
With Chiiyu
Solid Iekei
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246. Now it's chicken oil, huh?
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247. Wait, it's gonna turn out that
there's no chicken in it, isn't it?
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248. Close call.
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249. Chiiyu
Seasoning made from chicken skin
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250. It's "chiiyu."
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251. Ms. Koizumi
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252. Rich
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253. Koizumi-san is at a ramen shop again.
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254. Koizumi-san takes a seat,
and immediately makes an order.
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255. Karaage combo, please.
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256. We have three soup flavors:
rich, light, and stall-style.
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257. Without hesitation, Koizumi-san chooses rich,
with a karaage meal on the side.
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258. She eats more than she looks like she would.
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259. She ties her beautiful hair back,
perfectly prepared for battle.
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260. Time to eat.
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261. Yup, time to eat.
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262. This is even richer than expected.
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263. The noodles are covered in the muddy soup.
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264. So muddy...
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265. Koizumi-san looks incredibly
happy when she's eating ramen.
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266. Excuse me. Would you
please stop watching me?
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267. Oh, shoot!
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268. I was so mesmerized, my inner
play-by-play shut off for a moment.
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269. Why are you here?
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270. I don't remember coming here with you.
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271. You just noticed?
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272. Remember when I saw you at the school
gate and approached you?
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273. Koizumi-san, let's walk home together!
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274. And you ignored me.
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275. I had no choice,
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276. so I kind of casually followed you,
and came to this restaurant.
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277. I totally didn't think you'd
switch trains just to get ramen.
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278. Please stop stalking me.
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279. The ramen's so good.
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280. This soup is really thick, though, isn't it?
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281. I can't place this texture.
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282. It's a bit like white stew...
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283. Oh! It's like spaghetti carbonara!
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284. I had some at Saize last week.
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285. I've never had ramen like this.
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286. It's white soup, so I guess
it must be tonkotsu ramen?
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287. It doesn't taste anything like that
Kumamoto tonkotsu from before, though.
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288. Of course not.
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289. This soup uses chicken broth.
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290. You think all milky white soup
uses tonkotsu, don't you?
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291. It doesn't?
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292. To be honest, as someone
who doesn't know too much,
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293. all I knew was that murky
white soup is tonkotsu,
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294. clear white soup is salt,
murky brown soup is miso,
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295. and clear brown is soy sauce.
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296. I can't believe you survived all this
time with such little awareness.
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297. I'm impressed.
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298. But that's about normal!
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299. It's never caused any problems for me!
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300. Broth
Tonkotsu • Chicken • Vegetable
Seafood stock, etc.
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301. Tonkotsu is classified as a broth.
Those others are classified as sauces.
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302. Sauce
Soy
Miso
Salt
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303. Broth? Sauce?
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304. Mix
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305. Complete soup
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306. They're the basic elements of ramen soup.
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307. Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen, etc.
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308. Tsubame-Sanjou Style Ramen
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309. 100% Tonkotsu Broth
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310. Tonkotsu x Chicken Broth
+
Maayu
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311. Kumamoto Ramen, etc.
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312. Tonkotsu x Soy Sauce x Chicken Broth
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313. Iekei Tonkotsu Soy Sauce Ramen, etc.
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314. Seafood x Soy Sauce + Lard
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315. The different broth and sauce combinations,
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316. as well as different seasonings,
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317. can create countless flavors,
even for the same soup,
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318. that are difficult to name
using their bases alone.
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319. This is suddenly getting complicated.
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320. It's like a science experiment.
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321. This creamy soup uses
chicken and vegetable broth.
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322. The texture comes from boiling
that down until it becomes thick.
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323. That apparently makes it rich in collagen.
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324. Collagen?
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325. That collagen, the one that
makes your skin all smooth?
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326. Smooth
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327. Beautiful!
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328. I must drink all of this.
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329. But there's no soup!
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330. The noodles absorbed it all.
There's no soup left!
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331. The noodles were soft to begin with,
and now they're just soggy.
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332. It's completely turned into carbonara!
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333. Yours too, Koizumi-san!
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334. Sorry! I ruined your ramen by pestering you!
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335. It's fine.
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336. I was waiting for this.
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337. As soon as it arrives,
I consume half of the noodles.
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338. I then leave the bowl for a while,
picking at the rice and side in the meantime.
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339. Once the noodles have completely
soaked up the soup,
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340. I scarf it all down.
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341. This is my personal favorite way to enjoy it.
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342. Further, at shops that serve free boiled eggs,
I break them into the soup.
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343. The resulting flavor is
indeed carbonara ramen.
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344. It's addictive enough that
I crave it once a week.
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345. For real?
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346. That often?
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347. Please come back tomorrow.
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348. This is the story of a
ramen lover, Koizumi-san.
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349. Thanks for the meal.
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350. Morning.
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351. Morning.
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352. Morning.
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353. Koizumi-san!
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354. Morning!
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355. Hey, look.
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356. Don't you think my skin's gotten
smoother from that collagen yesterday?
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357. Yesterday?
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358. You were with Koizumi-san, You?
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359. Yeah, we had ramen together.
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360. It's not going to work overnight.
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361. It'll work if I eat it a few times, right?
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362. Let's go back today, Koizumi-san.
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363. No, thank you.
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364. What a jerk.
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365. I still don't like that girl.
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366. You...
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367. Yay!
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368. I got to talk to Koizumi-san
first thing in the morning!
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369. Today's going to be a good day!
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370. There's no getting her down...
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371. Arctic
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372. K-K-K-K-Koizumi-san
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373. Hey, hey, Koizumi-san, it takes a lot of courage
to walk into a ramen shop alone, doesn't it?
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374. You seem totally cool with doing that, though.
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375. You're so awesome!
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376. I admire you so much!
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377. Who were you, again?
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378. So cool!
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