1. The zipper was up top, but the fly was wide open!
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3. I was like that for almost four
hours after second period ended.
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5. Ain't that funny, Smile?
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6. Yeah, it's funny.
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7. You seriously never smile.
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8. Where's Peco today?
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9. Dunno.
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10. If he's not here, Oota will start griping again.
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11. Yeah, you two are a thorn in his side. Do you get that?
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12. Whatever.
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13. C'mon, man! Peco only listens to you, and thanks to Peco, we're—
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14. Hey, first-years! Quit flapping your gums!
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16. Yes, sir!
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17. Yes, sir.
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18. Come on! Let me hear you, first-years!
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19. Captain Yamada.
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21. Has that chopper with the glasses always been on our team?
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23. He's one of the two up-and-comers who joined this year.
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24. The other's skipping practice.
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25. Please, Mr. Koizumi, give him a talking-to.
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26. The penhold kid with the bowl cut?
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27. Yes.
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28. If he doesn't wanna practice, get him to quit.
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29. We can't do that.
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30. He's our star player.
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32. Tsukimoto's good, for sure.
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34. You're kidding...
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35. Peco's probably at the table tennis hall near Odakyuu Station.
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36. That's not what I'm asking.
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38. What was that?
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39. I'm not Peco's guardian.
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40. If you keep talkin' like that,
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41. Is Mr. Oota angry?
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42. Yes. Since Hoshino and Tsukimoto came along, he's not a starter anymore.
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43. They know they're better than us.
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44. It makes them cocky.
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45. You're new here, aren't you?
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46. Yeah, but I've been playing for ten years.
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47. I'm sure I can beat a kid like you.
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48. That's not what I meant.
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49. I don't play people who don't bet.
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50. Bet what? Money?
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51. Old lady, I'm borrowing Table Four!
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52. I don't rent tables to gamblers.
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53. Hear that?
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54. A thousand yen per game.
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55. And FYI, I go by "Peco" around here.
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56. You can call me that too.
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57. But if I win, you add a "mister."
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58. That's Mister Peco to you!
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59. A new age has dawned, and still I can't make a decision
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60. My path is too straight for my taste, but I'll walk it
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61. I can't choose just yet
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63. I have no idea what I want to do
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64. I'm going crazy!
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65. Comparing yourself to others just makes you depressed
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66. You're alone in this world
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67. You're always alone here
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68. Still you're gonna do it, right?
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69. Maybe there's nothing that only I can do
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73. I just want to have my fun, whatever the times
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74. Yeah!
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75. Damn it.
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76. Yeah!
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77. Quit messing around!
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79. Hey, Smile.
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80. You don't drop by often.
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82. A newcomer.
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83. Said he made it pretty far in middle school.
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84. But he plays like a rich college kid.
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85. You're making a fool out of me!
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86. Having fun at your club?
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87. Not really.
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88. The game is the same wherever I play it.
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89. That's not true, Smile.
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90. I didn't want you to go to that school. You deserve better.
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91. Don't think too highly of me, old lady.
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92. Yeah!
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93. I don't like it when people do that.
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94. Did you think over my offer to coach kids?
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95. I can't teach kids.
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96. I never know what they're going to do, and I don't like them.
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97. Gotcha!
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98. Yeah!
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99. No bounce...
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100. It's about three centuries too soon for you to challenge me.
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101. What were my ten years of effort for?
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102. Hard work is for chumps with no talent.
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103. Once I'm out of high school, I'm going to Europe.
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104. If I make it to the top, this place'll gain some prestige, right, old lady?
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105. That's the same cliché all snotty-nosed kids use, Peco.
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106. Come to the club tomorrow, Peco.
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107. Leaving already?
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108. You're not gonna play?
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109. I don't care either way,
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110. but they asked me to tell you, so I did.
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111. It must be exhausting to live like that.
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112. I do like that side of him,
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113. but even I don't want him to be like that forever.
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114. We're not in middle school anymore.
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115. Do you call him "Smile" because he never smiles?
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116. Is he good?
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117. He's been my friend for a long time,
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119. So why don't you smile, Tsukimoto?
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120. Are you makin' fun of us or what?
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121. Let it go, Oota.
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122. It makes me tired.
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123. Laughing. Getting angry.
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124. Well, aren't you cool!
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125. Don't be stuck-up.
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126. C'mon, give it a rest.
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127. This is an order from your elder.
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128. Laugh.
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129. Dropping out of the womb a year earlier sure makes you high-and-mighty, doesn't it?
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130. Moron! Don't!
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131. That first-year's totally picking a fight.
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132. You wanna fight? I'll fight!
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133. Hey, what are you doing?
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134. Now, now.
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135. Calm down and go back to practicing.
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136. I asked you a question, idiot.
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137. What?
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138. Hoshino, stop.
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139. Ribbit, ribbit.
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140. They're jealous because they
can't beat you at table tennis.
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141. If you keep drinking condensed milk, you'll get diabetes.
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142. Let's ditch this pathetic practice and go to Tsujidou Academy instead.
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143. You know, to see China.
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144. China?
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145. You mean the ringer they brought in from China?
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146. That has nothing to do with us.
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147. Smile, you're such a typical type B.
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148. Really?
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149. If he played first string in his province,
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150. that means he's at the same level as
the national teams of other countries.
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151. Hello, everybody.
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152. Is everyone here?
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153. Yes, sir!
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154. Look. Koizumi's turned up now because you took so long.
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155. Lessons, lessons.
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156. Tsukimoto's under pressure.
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157. Yeah.
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158. Hoshino really is good.
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159. Shut up, you first-years!
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160. Yes, sir!
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161. Question for you, Captain Yamada.
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162. Is Mr. Tsukimoto under the weather today?
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163. Who knows? I haven't heard anything.
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164. Why?
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165. He's not on his game.
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166. That'd be because he's up against Hoshino.
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167. Huh?
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168. His attitude toward practice aside, Hoshino's really good.
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169. His footwork, his backhand,
his blocks. Everything, basically.
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170. Have they known each other long?
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171. You know Tamura, the tennis table hall near the station?
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172. Yeah.
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173. They both got their start there.
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174. Really?
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175. I'm really excited to see how far
they'll go at this year's Interhigh.
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176. No man so good, but another may be as good as he.
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177. What does that mean?
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178. That there's always someone better than you.
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179. Hey, you first-years!
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180. Yes?
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181. Come here!
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182. I haven't seen Tsukimoto or Hoshino for a while.
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183. What's going on?
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184. They said they were going to spy on China. Right?
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185. Yeah. They went over to Tsujidou Academy.
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186. Get outside.
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187. You're running laps until you puke.
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188. Which kind of gum do you figure makes the biggest bubbles?
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189. Dunno.
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190. Bubblicious is good,
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191. but Marukawa's cost-performance is right up there too.
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192. Want some gum?
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193. No.
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194. I wonder if Oota's making the first-years do laps right now.
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195. Probably.
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196. I have so much fun with you.
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197. Never a dull conversation.
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198. Next stop?
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199. The one after.
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200. Is it cold outside?
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201. How would I know? Figure it out yourself.
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202. Damn.
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203. I should've studied abroad in Europe.
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204. Maybe Sweden or Germany.
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205. It's a little late to say that now. Hurry it up, Wenge.
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206. Tsujidou Academy was once the king of the east, but we've been getting weaker every year.
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207. We did our meager best to come up with a plan,
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208. and decided our best bet was to invite a first-class
player like Kong Wenge, and seek his direct guidance.
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209. What is this?
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211. He says he's learning a lot from watching how Japan plays.
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212. Coach, we're going running.
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213. Sure.
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214. Wenge! They're going running!
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216. If I play here, I'll get rusty in half a year.
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217. What did he say?
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218. He's jet-lagged.
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219. Would it be all right if he started tomorrow?
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220. Oh, yes, of course.
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221. That didn't occur to me.
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222. Wait up, Smile.
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223. Are you gonna just walk straight in?
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224. Yeah.
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225. Why not?
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226. Why not? Because...
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227. Well, whatever.
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228. Is that the gym?
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229. Don't get full of yourself, Wenge.
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230. Remember they're paying for you to be here!
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231. It's not a problem, as long as I win.
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232. That's some confidence you've got.
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233. You saw those guys, right?
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234. I could beat them with just my forehand.
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235. If I'd known this'd happen, I would've given up sooner...
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237. Kong Wenge?
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238. So this is real Chinese sticky rubber.
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239. Maybe China killed the whole team with his kung fu!
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240. They're probably out running.
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241. What kind of training regimen is that?
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242. They've got some nice tables.
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243. This racket's got nice rubber on it too.
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244. And those losers aren't even good!
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245. It's even got a carbon blade.
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246. Looks like Wenge's not here.
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247. Let's go.
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248. Huh?
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249. You've gotta be kidding me.
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250. Gotta kill time until China gets here.
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251. I wanna return one of your chops with this baby!
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252. You hear that?
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253. Yeah, that's a good chopper.
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254. But the hitter is controlling the game.
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255. He has speed.
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256. Compared to the chopper, the attacker's play is sloppy.
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257. But the chopper has his hands full just returning the ball.
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258. Is the hitter getting a high arc?
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259. No. He's got speed, but he leaves himself wide open.
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260. The chopper's losing on purpose.
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261. Why?
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262. Who knows? Maybe it's a Japanese thing.
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264. The wind makes it too hard to hear.
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265. The Wind Makes it
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266. Katase High! Fight! Fight! Fight!
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267. You're slowing down!
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270. He said he was going to spy
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271. What?
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272. It's just an excuse to skip practice.
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274. Let me hear you, first-years!
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279. That's right.
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280. It's because you spoil them that
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282. Coach...
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283. It's a good chance for them to learn China's got more than just noodles and dumplings.
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284. First-years, gather 'round!
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285. That's enough!
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286. Keep playing like that and it'll become a habit, Glasses!
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287. It's China.
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290. You don't need to translate, Coach.
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291. Glasses understands what I'm saying.
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292. Right?
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293. N-Ni hao.
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294. Switch with me.
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295. Kong wants to play.
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296. Try chopping my strokes.
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297. Xie xie.
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298. Not you.
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299. Wenge! Play him.
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300. Tch.
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301. His speed varies like crazy.
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303. Is this like a "Super Drive" with 4,000 years of Chinese empire behind it?
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304. I hear ya loud and clear!
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306. Eat this 4,000-year Super Drive!
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307. Huh?
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308. He's got a sinking drive too?
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309. Then I'll hit it lower this time.
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310. What did I do to deserve this?
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311. That's a lot of spin.
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316. Is this Hell?
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327. Nothing you've got is good enough!
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328. You don't deserve to be at the same table as me!
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332. and unpolished you are!
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333. Eleven-love.
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337. You have a bad habit of crying after you lose.
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338. Let's go, Peco.
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339. You went too far.
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340. I was just making him face reality.
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341. Stand up. Come on.
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342. Okay.
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343. Wait, Glasses.
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344. You, with the glasses.
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345. Show me your chops next.
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346. Kong's interested in you.
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348. It'd only end in defeat.
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349. He says no, because it would just end in defeat.
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354. maybe it's more of a pity to believe in a talent you don't have.
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361. I mean the song.
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362. Is it weird?
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363. A little.
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378. somewhere out of sight
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379. Then all our great energy just seems to melt away
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380. Then all our great energy just seems to melt away
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381. I don't understand this wonderland
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382. I don't understand this wonderland
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383. I won't get wet even if it rains
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384. I won't get wet even if it rains
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385. This is a wonderland
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386. This is a wonderland
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389. I'm sure that someone will kiss me
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