1. Here's the kickoff
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the state championship 1 week from today
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3. Play your game, buddy.
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4. A victory today will send the crows to
the state championship.
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5. So, are you the guy?
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6. I guess that depends on what
you're looking for.
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7. Mikhail Mxyzl...
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8. Mxyzptlk.
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10. No, I just wanted to put 80 on the game.
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11. You mean the game that started already.
Sorry I can't take a bet after the kickoff.
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12. Rookie, huh?
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13. Well, maybe in your case,
I'll make an exception.
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14. Thanks. Can you
put me down for Smallville to win?
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15. You sure about that? I have a funny
feeling about the quarterback today.
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16. Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I
never bet against Clark Kent.
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17. Suit yourself. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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18. Rule #1- A bet is a bet.
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19. Alright guys here we go.
Ready?
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20. Blue 32, Blue 32...
HUT!
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21. Trip.
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22. Touchdown! Crows win the game!
Unbelievable!
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23. fdfdfd
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24. Is he okay?
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25. His collarbone's broken in 2 places.
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26. I can't figure out how you could pommel
a guy that outweighs you by 100 pounds,
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28. I'm sorry.
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29. Must have been an accident, I mean,
I got a surge of adrenaline.
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30. Adrenaline doesn't explain the fact that
you went from chucking bails of hay
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32. I guess I'm a fast learner, you said
yourself I was a natural.
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doctor after he collapsed 2 weeks ago.
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35. Coach Quigley thinks you're on some kind
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38. I put myself on the line and said there's
no way Clark Kent would do that.
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40. I hope not. Because if it comes out you're
not on the same playing field as these guys,
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41. it's gonna be pretty disappointing to
forfeit an entire championship season.
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42. And a college career.
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43. I can't imagine what it must have been
like to grow up in a war-torn country.
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44. Obviously. This is as far you can get
from scavenging the street, but,
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45. Growing up 'hand-to-mouth' does tend to
make you resourceful.
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46. Resourceful enough to get the attention of
my father's LuthorCorp foreign scholarship.
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47. So how do you like Smallville high
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48. I think it is the perfect place for me to
make my American dream.
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49. There are many opportunities,
and the girls are... pretty.
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50. I hope the classes aren't
too difficult for you.
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51. I reviewed your application; I must say I was
surprised by your poor test scores and grades.
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my father would award a scholarship,
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prize-winners to a perennial 'C' student.
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54. You want to send me back.
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55. No.
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what you're really doing here.
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57. What potential did my father
see in you, Mikhail?
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58. Cut.
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59. Potential you do not see on a
report card, Mr. Luthor.
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60. Hey!
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61. I didn't realize bookies made house calls,
especially after-hours.
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62. Well, I guess I just walked into
the Lion's mouth, eh?
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63. What are you talking about?
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64. You're a first timer, and you show up at the
end of the season, I asked some questions.
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65. I don't think it is coincidence that you are
Smallville's most notorious whistle-blower.
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66. Notorious, huh? I like the sound of that.
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67. This bet was just research for the article?
- Front page if you play your cards right.
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celebrity will be good for business.
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69. I think maybe you should
change professions.
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70. You just found my Achille's Heel.
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71. - What, greed?
- No, pretty girls with infectious smiles.
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72. I'm still writing the article.
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73. If you don't even know when to place a bet,
I don't think you have the inside scoop
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74. you're looking for. Promise not to mention
my name, and I'll let you 'shadow' me, I'll
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the seedier parts of Smallville.
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76. If I cut you a break, I expect a full
behind-the-scenes story.
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77. Of course, and the first stop
is the Winner's Circle.
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78. So, what are you going to do
with the money?
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79. - Textbooks
- Ooh, don't go too crazy, huh?
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80. My dad's on unemployment, so my college
fund took a massive hit this year.
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81. How would you like to make enough money to
pay an entire semester of tuition
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tomorrow morning?
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83. I have to go to the Shark's game
in Metropolis tonight. Sharks...
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84. 8-to-1.
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85. Chloe, if you want the big article you have
to get inside the mind of a gambler.
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86. You have to be ready to raise the stakes.
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87. That is, if you aren't scared.
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88. Count me in.
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89. There's more to life than
championships, Clark.
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90. I bet it's easy to say that when
you have one.
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91. Dad, when I put on that uniform,
it's like I forget who I am,
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92. but at the same time, I've never known
myself better. It's more than just a game.
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93. Clark, I allowed you join the football
team because I though you understood
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get hurt out there.
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95. And I accepted that responsibility because
I know I can control my abilities.
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96. Then explain to me why there's a kid lying
in a hospital bed right now?
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97. Have you ever seen me trip... Ever?
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98. Something happened out on that field,
it's like I couldn't control my own legs!
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99. Just because you are strong, doesn't mean
you can't get rattled out there like
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100. anybody else. I'm sorry but the last place
you should be is on that football field and
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101. you know it. Coach Quigley's at the party
tonight. I'll call him and be the bad guy.
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102. No, Dad. Like you said,
It's my responsibility.
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103. Coach, can I talk to you for a second?
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104. What's up?
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105. Kent, you saved the day! What a play!
You put us in the championship!
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106. No, the team put us in the championship.
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107. - I can see the ring on my finger already.
- I can see the scholarships lined up.
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108. Clark, you're here!
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109. Coach, coach, coach!
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110. Topeka West may have 3 titles under it's belt,
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111. but I know we have a real shot at the
championship, and this year we have it all.
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112. An inpenetrable defense,
an aggressive offense...
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114. Let's go take the title home!
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115. Coach, coach, coach!
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116. I like the new textbooks!
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117. Hi! Don't worry, I just took 10 percent
off the top for fun, the rest of my
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for college tuition.
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119. I'm glad that my tip paid off for you.
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120. Are you kidding me?
That game was awesome!
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121. I haven't had that much fun on a couch
since Johnny Rosenblatt in 5th grade!
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122. I mean, all of those painted 'beer-bellies'
and foam hands suddenly make sense
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123. when you have something riding on the game!
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124. See, why would want to spoil all the fun
by writing that article?
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125. Because it just keeps getting
juicier by the minute.
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126. Are you sure about that?
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127. Why, are you going to do something
to change my mind?
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128. Nice try, you're very cute. But I already
gave you anonymity, and
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129. it's going to press tonight.
- But you're only starting to scratch
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130. the surface, and I can give you
so much more 'dirt'.
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131. You're just trying to stall
the article, aren't you?
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132. I don't think you understand me, Chloe.
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133. I always get what I want.
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134. On looks, apparently, because your
charm just ran out.
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137. This is me asking you nicely.
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138. Now you're going to drop that article,
whether you want to or not.
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139. I've never seen you miss before.
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140. I've also never seen you shrink from
responsibility, no matter how difficult.
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141. You saw the look on those guys' faces, I
couldn't let them down.
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142. I just thought I could find a way to
play like everyone else.
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143. Clark. Open your hand.
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144. What are you doing?
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145. You know how dangerous Kryptonite is!
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146. I always get better after it's gone.
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147. So what if I'm playing sick?
Other guys play injured.
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148. And if Dad know I don't have my abilities
and can't hurt anyone.
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149. You are not taking meteor rocks on that field,
I know it's hard, you can't make yourself sick!
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150. And I can't quit either!
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151. Clark, the answer is no.
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152. You asked your father if we'd ever seen
you trip before... Never.
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154. I was so excited to see you get a chance
to be like everyone else, that
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that you aren't.
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156. I didn't think anything of it when you
tripped, but
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157. you've never had mishaps like other kids.
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158. Something happened to you out there.
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159. And if you really want to play in
the game on Saturday,
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161. It's alright Clark, you can stay.
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162. I thought you had some self-imposed
restraining order against me,
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164. No it just means I'm taking a chance on
getting your Dr. Jekyll side today.
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165. What's up with the self-logging?
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tape of the game,
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167. Trying to figure out what happened, but...
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168. It's like I had no control, like my mind
was sending one message, but my..
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170. Yeah.
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- Mxyzptlk. Say that 3 times fast.
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175. This is kind of embarrassing, but...
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177. Made you?
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178. Yeah, it was just like how
you explained your trip,
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controlling me.
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180. Yeah but, why would he want me
to lose the game?
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181. Clark, he's the biggest bookie
in the school!
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183. Let me do a search on his name.
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Mxyzptlk didn't bring anything up.
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187. 'Did you mean KLTPZYXM?'
It's Mikhail's name backwards.
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188. - Looks like a nursery rhyme gone bad.
- Yeah, it's some legend from
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190. That's near where Mikhail's from.
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centuries by a bloodline of people,
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193. It's not exactly luck if they're controlling
people. What does it say about the
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- The family changed their name a century
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195. ago and fled the area to escape the stigma
after a village burned to the ground.
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196. Looks like Mikhail's still
running from his heritage.
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197. It doesn't exactly say how to stop the
kissing bandit, does it? Oh, here!
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198. According to the legends, the only thing
that stopped them was a plague of locusts.
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199. There may be one other force
they didn't count on.
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200. Think about it,
who brought him here in the first place?
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201. You want me to deport a LuthorCorp
foreign exchange student?
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202. Gambling on Crows games, isn't a sanctioned
extracurricular activity.
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203. I'm surprised you care so much about
some half-rate bookie.
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204. Or is there something else about
Mikhail you aren't telling me?
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205. Lex, you sponsored him, I just thought
you might want to do something about it.
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207. I'm surprised you didn't go to the principal
first, or Coach Teague.
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complicated than it sounds.
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Lana's fondness for quarterbacks.
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213. Yeah, to be honest, it has been hard
to see her with someone else.
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214. Don't worry, Paris can have a magical
effect on people, but...
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the longer you're gone.
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serious about anyone.
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someone that let her walk out of his life.
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218. I guess the whole 'If you love them, set
them free' thing kind of backfired.
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219. It's not about love, Clark. It's about
what you're willing to do for it.
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it takes to win.
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do the same for Lana...
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to you as you think.
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before you know it, all they care about
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228. You're not responsible for Clark.
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230. Coach Quigley asked me to give him a drug
test, and I never mentioned it
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said it came back clean.
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And because he knows about us.
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If he wanted to get back at me, all he
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and I lose my job.
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- Why not?
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tried to take you away from me.
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240. Clark's a big part of the reason why
I took off for Paris in the first place.
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241. Oh, that must be from the book of things you
never want to hear about your girlfriend's Ex.
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242. Look Jason, I'm with you now and I
couldn't be happier. And I know,
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243. Clark can be unpredictable,
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to stay in college.
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245. I know it's hard because you've been so
close to him...
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247. Don't get me wrong, Mikhail. I appreciate
your entrepreneurial ingenuity,
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poorly on a company.
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250. The I.N.S. isn't exactly renowned
for their good sportsmanship.
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251. They're revoking your student visa
and sending you back home.
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252. But a man like you could pull strings
to keep me here, yes?
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saw in you,
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bring to me and my company.
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256. I've made the arrangements, you'll be
halfway across the Atlantic by morning.
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258. You want to know why your Dad brought
me here.
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261. Now why would I take a bet when
I can just have you thrown out of here?
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262. Because I know gamblers better than
anybody. You're the caviar kind -
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hand, the only thing that can give you a
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one thing that can
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quarterback friend of yours, Clark Kent?
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271. If the Crows lose, you get Citizenship for
me, and $1 million dollars to start again.
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you can cover that bet.
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father brought me here is
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276. Oh look. A real, live, American
football superhero.
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278. I came here to thank you for ratting
me out to Lex.
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279. It wasn't hard to figure out, I knew Chloe
would squeal, just not to him.
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281. You seemed to be the common denominator, so
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you cannot guess the outcome.
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284. I thought you'd be halfway back to the
'village of the damned' by now.
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I am lucky.
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I'm going to be very lucky.
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that game for you...
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and I always beat the odds.
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290. For example, the odds in the championship
are based on you playing.
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291. If you don't go out on the field, then my
profit margin takes an unfortunate turn.
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anyone else about me, and
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294. Unless, you want to see more of your
buddies in the hospital.
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295. Breathe.
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- Hey!
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298. I sure hope you had better luck with the
locusts than I did with Lex.
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'Amazon. Com', but since every legend
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300. is born in truth, I did look up our
favorite apocalyptic critters.
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what else can they do?
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wave to avoid crashing into each other.
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similar frequency, like a radio signal.
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the human ear doesn't pick it up.
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signal is jammed, they can't fly anymore
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It's permanent.
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that will jam Mikhail's frequency for good.
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308. And I think I know where to find that,
so now we just have to find him.
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he's got a lot of bets riding on this game,
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- I gotta go.
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- Thanks.
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to the Championship game between the
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those guys if I wasn't out there.
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a football field is one thing,
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by a train, it's a big difference, son.
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and I found a way to stop Mikhail.
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stop. Well I'm sorry son,
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- Dad I know you don't agree with me,
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having faith in yourself to make the
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- It also means accepting the consequences.
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I'm out on that field I make the conscious
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so they don't get hurt.
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you can't understand that.
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336. Looks like someone's been broken. Sucks
when you have to play fair doesn't it?
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can't adapt to the unexpected.
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their last time-out!
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Chloe's dead.
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and lose the game...
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This is it. It's for the title.
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the 50-yard line.
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Smallville has one more play.
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unbelievable play!
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Sorry.
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was arrested.
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all I had to worry about
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or not I was going to get tackled.
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- Good night.
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364. penalty box, it never sticks.
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365. I hear you're quite the hero tonight,
Clark Kent.
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366. Yeah well, if it wasn't for you,
we wouldn't have won the game.
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367. Yeah well, you can thank Uncle Sam
for that.
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368. My Uncle Sam.
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369. It's amazing the access a 3-star-General
has to cool toys. And you never know when
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370. a jamming device for Stealth Fighters
will come in handy in a football game!
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371. Because of that jamming device, Mikhail
can't control anyone anymore.
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372. Awesome.
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373. But what I don't understand is how I
miraculously came untied.
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374. And what I don't understand is how you got
sucked into anything besides anonymous tips.
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375. Well, we all have our weaknesses, I guess.
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376. Except for you, of course.
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377. I think you'll find your new accommodations
a lot more comfortable than county lock-up.
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378. And where are you taking me?
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379. Don't worry.
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380. You're going to have a lot of company.
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381. I'm not worried, I have the feeling I
can learn a lot from you, but
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382. I'm just sorry we can't make
good on our agreement.
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383. You underestimate the value of my winnings.
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384. I told you Mr. Luthor,
I've lost my talent.
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385. Mikhail, if there's one thing I've learned
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386. is that anything lost,
can be found again.
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387. If you knew I had a special talent,
then why did you bet against me?
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388. I didn't.
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389. I bet on Clark Kent.
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390. Like I said...
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391. You're not alone.
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392. Lana.
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393. Where's Jason? I've been looking for him,
I actually left him 3 messages.
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394. Yeah I know.
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395. I thought he'd want to know that Metropolis
University offered me a scholarship.
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396. That's great Clark.
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397. One of the scouts he called saw me
in the game.
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398. I wanted to thank him for trusting me.
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399. Well it's too bad that you couldn't
return the favor.
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400. Jason was fired this morning.
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401. It's good to know the local football star
still has time for his friends.
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402. I wouldn't put it like that.
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403. Wild guess.
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404. You're not talking about the
'football star' part.
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405. Maybe I wasn't clear.
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406. But what you and I talk about is
supposed to stay between us.
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407. I see.
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408. So today I'm taking the role of the
despicable untrustworthy friend, and
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409. as usual our hero is making the fatal flaw
of jumping to conclusions.
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410. You're going to tell me you weren't
the one who got Jason fired?
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411. A teacher-student liason is a taboo
that's pretty hard to come back from.
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412. Oh, you're going to take the moral
high ground on this?
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413. Clark, I'd hate to see Lana's infatuation
earn her a 'Scarlet Letter' around town.
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414. Well she has you to thank for that!
Cause you and I were the only two who
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415. knew about it, now everybody's talking.
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416. You didn't do this to protect her.
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417. You know Lana isn't meant to be with Jason.
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418. Maybe a year ago, I would've believed that
you got him fired out of some twisted
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419. loyalty for being my friend. But you
didn't do this for me.
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420. Why did you do it?
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