1. Is anyone here?
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2. Hold on, you're gonna
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3. No!
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4. What was...
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5. Are you all right?
What's your name?
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6. Silas Stone. I'm okay. But...
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7. Help!
Somebody help me!
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8. I have to go.
Are you sure you're fine?
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9. I... I am now, Superman.
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10. Aw, look at that.
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11. You made it out.
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12. Oh, I hate that
it came to this.
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13. Just imagine what
could have happened
if your son had been home.
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16. It's gone. All of it.
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17. Perfect.
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18. And what else
are you going to do?
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19. I'm going to keep
my mouth shut.
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20. We're building
a safer tomorrow
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21. and safer communities.
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22. Which is why we're opening
our latest manufacturing plant
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23. in Metropolis.
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24. But don't take our word for it.
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26. I'm Dr. John Irons,
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27. lead engineer at AmerTek.
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28. I grew up in Metropolis.
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29. Right here in Bakerline.
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30. On behalf of my community,
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31. I'm proud to welcome AmerTek
to the neighborhood.
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32. Flip, for the last time,
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33. I am not sending you
to cover stories on your own!
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34. You are ten!
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35. Mr. Olsen, I am 11,
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36. and I'm confident that
this will change your mind.
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37. A toy helicopter?
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38. The Flying Newsroom.
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39. It's a fully functional,
Wi-Fi enabled helicopter
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40. with a totally illegal
camera attached.
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41. - I got it for my birthday.
- Psst. Jimmy.
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42. We can use it
to cover stories for Flamebird!
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43. Also, full disclosure,
uh, me and Gaby
might have attached
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44. a totally safe, but maybe
not totally-legal...
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45. - My clothes.
- ... glitter gun to it?
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46. Now, I know what
you're going to say,
Mr. Olsen,
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47. - but hear me out.
- Great.
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48. - Really?
- No, not you. Hold on.
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49. - Hey, Mr. Lane—
- General.
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50. Uh, right. My bad.
I had a thought.
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51. Maybe you can clean.
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52. There's a garbage can
right over there.
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53. And turn my back to the exit?
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54. Never turn your back
to the exit, son.
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55. Oh!
We got a hit on the tip-line
about "crazy robots."
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56. - Can I cover that?
- No!
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57. - Olsen, when you're staring
down the barrel of a gun...
- Psst.
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58. - You learn to watch
your exits—
- That's it!
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59. Flip, you will not report
on crazy robots
with your toy helicopter.
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60. I'm your boss, which means
you have to do what I say,
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61. and I'm telling you
it's not happening!
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62. And you should really
clean up after yourself.
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63. Good luck, buddy.
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64. Good... morning, Mr. Lane—
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65. And where were you last night?
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66. I woke up and you were gone.
And it's not the first time.
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67. That's when I put
some pieces together.
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68. And I realized that...
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71. A flake!
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72. You're clumsy.
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73. You're late for everything,
you're oblivious.
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74. And one day your screw-up act
is going to hurt my daughter.
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Lois for coffee!
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Waid's Cafe now—
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79. Mr. White sent me to cover
the press conference
at AmerTek.
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80. AmerTek?
Like John Irons AmerTek?
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81. Oh, wow,
he's a robotics genius.
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82. And his work in the community—
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83. But that's not
why I wanted to meet.
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84. There's something
I really need to talk
to you about, Lois.
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85. Clark, I know my dad is a lot,
but he needs a place to hide.
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86. That's not what I meant.
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87. But speaking of family,
I have—
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88. Uh-oh, uh,
the conference is starting.
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89. I gotta go.
But we'll talk later,
I promise.
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90. Okay.
Today's not going great.
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91. But I'll talk to Lois later...
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92. After I write that article
I forgot about.
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93. Hello, Metropolis!
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94. My name is Thomas Weston,
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95. and I am here
to welcome you to...
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96. Please don't make me do this.
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97. Hit it, Audrey!
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98. The AmerTek revolution!
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99. Streets so safe,
you can send a baby out alone.
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100. Crime reduced to zero.
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101. All this and more
will become reality,
when AmerTek rolls out...
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102. The Metallo!
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103. Yeah!
The firepower of a tank.
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104. Strength greater
than Superman's!
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105. Plus they're 100% green,
thanks to...
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106. Amer-Fusion!
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107. Cleaner than fossil fuel,
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108. Amer-Fusion reactors
will power the Metallos,
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109. as well as this plant
when we open tomorrow.
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110. Hmm.
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111. Well, well, thanks for coming,
and, and—
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112. - CEO Weston, I have—
- I have a question!
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113. Vicki Vale, Gotham Gazette.
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114. How does Amer-Fusion work?
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115. Lois Lane, Daily Planet.
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116. Where is your lead engineer,
Dr. Irons?
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117. He's busy.
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118. He's been your PR face
since the beginning.
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119. So does his absence mean
there's a problem?
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120. No! No, no. Absolutely not.
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121. No problems.
He's, uh, busy in his lab.
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122. And I'm busy too.
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123. So, no further
questions, thanks!
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124. Lois.
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125. I should have guessed
you'd be here,
after your promotion.
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126. You...
You know about that?
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127. I keep my eye on rising stars.
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128. And the rebuttal you wrote
to my Superman article
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129. was outstanding.
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130. You read my writing?
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131. I mean, that's nice.
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132. Um, but if you excuse me,
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133. I've... I've got a CEO
to catch, so...
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134. Sorry, Mr. Weston
is unavailable.
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135. Okay, well,
tell him that Lois—
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136. Palmer Tech is hiring,
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137. I know their recruiter,
and I need ten minutes.
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138. You can have eternity.
You and—
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139. Just me. Exclusive.
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140. Sorry, Lois.
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141. You're doing great,
but no one scoops
Vicki Vale.
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142. Huh. We'll see about that.
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143. Okay, Kent,
you can speed-type.
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144. All you need is an idea.
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145. Clark! We have a problem.
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146. Flip's gone! I thought
she was just mad about
the Flying Newsroom,
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147. long story,
but then I heard this.
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148. Flamebird, I have to get this
information out
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149. before it's too late.
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150. There are killer robots
in Metropolis.
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151. I hear something.
I have to go.
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152. Maybe Flip didn't follow up
on this very dangerous
sounding story.
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153. Hi, Mr. Olsen,
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154. I looked up how to
trace a call online.
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155. Me and the Flying Newsroom
are on it.
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156. Dr. Irons.
Sorry to intrude, I'm...
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158. Huh?
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160. 1324, Sycamore Street.
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161. Great, I'll head there next.
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162. Ahh! What are you doing here?
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163. Same as you.
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164. Weston refused to answer
any of my questions.
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165. So I snuck away
to find out why.
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166. And here we are.
No Dr. Irons.
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168. Something's going on
at AmerTek.
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figure out what it is.
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170. Hey!
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173. Okay, which way do we go now?
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175. Ugh!
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176. Sorry, Lane,
but no one scoops Vicki Vale!
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She can't be here.
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178. Stop, lady! Stop!
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179. Hi, Superman.
Hi, Jimmy.
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180. Don't "hi, Jimmy" me.
Killer robots, Flip.
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for crazy robots.
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183. I know. Cool, right?
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184. No. We are going to go,
and get out of this
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Wait, where are we?
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187. You brought Superman.
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188. I... I didn't know who to call,
but my niece, Na—Natasha—
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189. she's a "Flamebro?"
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190. She showed me
your videos, Mr. Olsen,
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191. and I thought you could help.
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192. Look, I'm sorry,
I sound crazy right now. I'm—
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Lead engineer at AmerTek.
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I was thrilled.
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199. be part of my niece's life,
give back to my city.
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200. And I knew exactly how
I was going to do it.
The Steel Mech Suit.
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201. They're for first responders.
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202. They can withstand fire,
sub-zero temperatures,
you name it.
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203. But Weston wanted
something flashier.
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204. So we rushed production
on the Metallos. And then...
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power cores
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deeply unstable.
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when we were working
with only one prototype.
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208. But when
more than one activates,
they meld together.
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209. And when they hit
critical mass...
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210. The Amer-Fusion core
that powers this plant
is identical to these,
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211. but 300 times bigger.
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a safer Metropolis.
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213. We built a bomb.
We have to shut
everything down.
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214. - No.
- No?
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order a pizza, and fix this.
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218. Thom, this is not
a "fix it by morning"
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of other companies
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as top dog,
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to give up my chance
to be number one?
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was here to help.
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is higher priority?
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227. Silas and I recorded this
in secret.
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228. But everyone
we tried to talk to
was paid off by Weston.
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230. And then today,
Silas wiped out
our records remotely
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at his house last night.
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an accident, but...
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left with evidence.
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got to Silas...
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Lois Lane of the Daily...
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Vicki Vale of the—
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Ooh, this just got good.
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somewhere safe.
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246. - Jimmy.
- We need to warn
everyone first.
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- What, Flip?
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this was supposed
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Superman would be involved.
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to deal with that, Weston.
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he would be.
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care of him, right?
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shut me down.
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the plant.
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271. We need to shut it down,
but Weston has the controls.
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I told you to run, Dr. Irons.
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277. Manual shut down.
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278. Take down those pillars
and the energy will
harmlessly dissipate.
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279. We just need to get
through those Metallos.
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280. We're too late.
The cores are fusing.
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about to explode.
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just take out the pillars.
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283. Weston locked the plant.
We have no way of seeing
if Superman's okay.
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who's always prepared.
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There's just one pillar left.
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was to be number one.
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300. I mean, Superman
had to stop you
from blowing up the city.
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301. Maybe reconsider
some of your life choices?
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302. - Hey, are you okay?
- Kinda?
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was just giving orders.
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And after today...
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305. I don't know
if I'm doing it right.
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what to do.
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308. That's right, Flamebird.
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309. It's about
lifting people up,
and letting them shine.
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311. From where I stand,
you're going to be just fine.
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312. Yes! It was
a good effort, Lane.
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313. But I just filed my story.
Tell Pear-Bear
better luck next time.
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314. I would, but I've been writing
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315. my story on my phone
all day long.
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317. That's right.
No one scoops Lois Lane.
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318. Ha! What do you say to that?
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319. Hmm.
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320. How'd you like the number two
reporting spot at the Gazette?
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321. Oh. What?
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323. Lois, you beat me
to the punch while clinging
to the back of a van.
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to be extraordinary.
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to work with you.
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leaving Metropolis...
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You're ambitious.
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328. Sooner or later,
you'll have to move on
if you want to move up.
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I'm oblivious
to what's going on.
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that almost got
everyone killed.
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never say that my dad
is right again.
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Superman still saved the day.
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That's the article.
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we'll talk later, okay?
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344. Yesterday,
Superman flew in
to save us once again.
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345. But this time,
he didn't do it alone.
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346. It was Dr. Irons' courage
that alerted Superman
to the danger at AmerTek.
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347. And when Superman faltered,
it was Dr. Irons
who saved the day.
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348. Metropolis is more than a city.
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but given the chance,
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352. Metropolis is different
than it used to be.
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as long as we have
people like Dr. Irons,
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355. Metropolis will be just fine.
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356. Sorry, but we got orders
to escort you off the premises.
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- What? By who?
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358. By me. Starting today,
AmerTek and all its IP
are owned by LexCorp.
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361. So make sure to leave it
on your way out.
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to arrest one of Metropolis'
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