1. Grr!
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2. I'm sure
there's a logical explanation.
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3. Someone is stealing all
the water to sell it back to us!
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4. I'm onto you,
you greedy, draconian overlords!
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5. You will rue this day!
And the next few days!
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6. And eventually forever!
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7. So the water's been
goin' on and off all day.
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8. Have you seen this?
Heard about this?
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9. Hope the water department
is doing something worthwhile,
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10. like rerouting it
to Dr Eggman's bathtub! Ha!
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11. - I need to see the news!
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12. It's the story everyone has been
changing the channel to see.
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13. The grand opening
of the giant scissor factory.
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14. It is my honour to welcome
the giant scissor factory
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15. - to our village.
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16. Let's see, here.
This may take a while, folks...
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17. Why didn't they talk about
the water crisis?
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18. Maybe it's just
a plumbing issue.
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19. Anything's possible, which is
why I choose to believe
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20. it's an evil government plot!
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21. Our elected officials
are here to help us.
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22. They're smart,
hard-working public servants
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23. with a passion for helping
the common man.
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24. Steady... One wrong move
and no discount corn for me.
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25. If only I had
a smaller pair of scissors.
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26. - The people demand the truth!
- And I demand bargains!
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27. Forget about the coupons and pay
attention to the water crisis!
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28. It says buy two, get one free.
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29. Does that mean
one of the two is free,
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30. or do I end up
with three altogether?
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31. I should've known Amy was
setting up a Gilligan flip!
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32. - I'm gonna find...
- No, no!
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33. Don't do another Gilligan flip!
Those are really painful!
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34. ..a crusading journalist
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35. to blow the lid off
of this water scheme!
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36. - Mmm-hmm.
- I've an important news story!
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37. The water supply
is being stolen!
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38. Interesting. So, why come to me?
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39. Because you're a journalist!
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40. And as a journalist,
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41. you're supposed
to expose the truth,
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42. be the voice of the people
and do what's right!
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43. - And you might get an award.
- An award, huh?
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44. That'll show my father.
All right, I'll do it!
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45. As soon as I finish
this sandwich.
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46. It's the question we've all
been wanting to ask the mayor.
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47. How are those puppies
he adopted?
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48. He's doing another fluff piece!
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49. They're so adorable,
you know. Except for this one.
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50. You know what you did.
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51. This is what happens
when society expects nothing
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52. of its journalists! The people
must be told what's going on,
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53. even if I have to broadcast
the news myself!
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54. Hear, ye! Hear, ye!
Beware, good townsfolk.
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55. Our water supply
diminishes as I speak!
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56. Becoming a town crier isn't
the best way to fight the media.
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57. You should try something
more high-tech.
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58. Technology is the enemy!
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59. But maybe the enemy of my enemy
is my friend.
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60. Or is the enemy of my enemy
my double enemy?
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61. Either way, time to fight
fire with fire. Or double fire.
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62. Thanks for helping me get
my pirate radio station going.
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63. Sticks and technology,
sittin' in a tree,
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64. I-N-T-E-R-F-A-C-I-N-G.
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65. It's not my first choice.
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66. But sometimes you gotta
compromise to get the truth out.
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67. That's pretty well reasoned.
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68. Sure you don't wanna add
a time-travelling banana
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69. - told you to do it?
- No.
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70. Huh. Go figure.
We go live in three, two, one...
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71. This is Sticks the Badger,
and I shall bring you the truth!
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72. The truth, the truth, the truth!
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73. Actually,
I can't handle the truth.
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74. Wake up, people!
Our water is disappearing
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75. and don't expect the media
to tell you,
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76. 'cause they're in the pocket
of big business!
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77. We must ask ourselves,
who stands to gain?
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78. In this case,
the answer is Eggman.
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79. Let's take a caller.
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80. Dr Eggman's schemes
aren't fiscally motivated.
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81. They're barely motivated,
period.
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82. - Haven't you seen this show?
- You know what? I'll prove it.
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83. By this time tomorrow,
you'll all believe me.
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84. Sticks over and out!
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85. We need proof
of what Eggman's up to.
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86. But we gotta catch him
by surprise.
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87. When we jump,
remember to catch me.
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88. That's a crucial
part of the plan.
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89. We never discussed that!
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90. Get footage!
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91. This is Sticks, and I've jumped
out of an aeroplane
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92. to prove to you all
that I'm not crazy!
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93. This water-siphoning scheme
will make me millions!
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94. Unless I get caught red-handed.
That'd be a publicity nightmare.
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95. The shareholders
would throw a fit!
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96. - Aha! Busted!
- My new year's resolution
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97. should be
to stop announcing my plans.
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98. I told you Eggman
was stealing our water!
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99. Actually, I told them.
But that's on me.
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100. I'm gonna build an evil-plan
announcement filter that will...
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101. Argh!
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102. This water-siphoning scheme
will make me millions!
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103. I bet now you people
are listening to me!
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104. Argh! Stop listening to me!
Oh, right. We have a caller.
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105. At first, I had no reason
to believe that Dr Eggman
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106. would be up to no good.
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107. But now that it's being yelled
at me by someone who's outraged,
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108. - I'm outraged!
- Ow!
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109. I should've
listened to her sooner.
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110. And I should've
ordered the soup.
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111. Oh, why do I always make
the wrong choices in life?
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112. Sticks, over and out!
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113. The only thing being siphoned
faster than the water
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114. - is our ratings!
- I'm telling you, Dixon,
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115. "real news" is "in."
Just like "quote fingers."
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116. I have a half-baked idea.
Let's fire Soar and replace him
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117. with this Sticks character.
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118. - Sticks!
- Aaah!
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119. No need to get up.
I'm Dixon, from the network.
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120. We love what you're doing
and want to offer you
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121. your own television show!
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122. I'll never join you.
Because you're the man, man!
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123. But moving from radio to TV
will increase your audience.
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124. More people
will hear your message!
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125. More people
will hear the truth!
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126. I don't know. This stranger
is making me uncomfortable.
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127. Well, you did say,
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128. "Sometimes you gotta
compromise your principles
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129. to get the truth out."
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130. This is Sticks the Badger,
live at the mayor's office.
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131. I'll find out what he knew
about the water scandal
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132. and when he knew it.
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133. What do you have to say
for yourself?
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134. I don't feel well.
I ate too much corn.
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135. You made the mayor
look like a fool
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136. and destroyed all faith
in our government.
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137. And the viewers
are eating it up! Great work!
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138. Ratings are "through the roof!"
Not literally.
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139. That's why I did "this."
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140. Your show couldn't be better.
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141. We just have a couple of notes
to make it better.
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142. - Notes?
- Nothing major.
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143. We just thought, now you've
destroyed faith in government,
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144. maybe you can do a "happy" story
to cheer everyone up again.
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145. I don't really do "happy".
And we agreed to tell the truth!
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146. Hey!
Sometimes people are happy!
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147. - That's the truth!
- I just don't want to sell out.
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148. You're not selling out!
You're being a "team player".
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149. I don't know.
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150. As a great broadcaster
once said,
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151. "Sometimes you gotta compromise
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153. I'm back at the mayor's office,
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154. where his puppies
just had puppies.
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155. They must've laid eggs, because
now there's three times as many!
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156. OK, I debased myself
and did a happy story.
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157. Now I wanna go back
to investigating Eggman.
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158. No problem. Just one "problem".
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159. Eggman Industries
is your new sponsor.
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160. But he's a villain!
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161. You don't need to do
anything "different".
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162. You just have to do it
with this hat.
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163. We're live on the scene
of a terrible accident.
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164. Oh, it's not that bad.
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165. You'd be surprised
how often this happens to me.
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166. Go on, exploit my misfortune.
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167. Nice hat, by the way.
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168. I can't do this!
I've compromised my principles
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169. to the point
that they've become meaningless!
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170. I can't be trusted.
I'm the man, man!
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171. - She sold out! Get her!
- But I did it to help you!
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172. I don't need help.
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173. Help!
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174. - We have to blame someone.
- No!
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175. We all have a responsibility
to find the truth for ourselves!
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176. You shouldn't just do
what someone from the TV
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177. - tells you to do.
- So what should we do?
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178. - Fight the power!
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179. Everybody chill!
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180. Oh, that was easier
than I thought.
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181. Behold! The Mega Microwave
Water Vaporizer!
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182. Watch in terror
as your beloved water
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above the ocean to work,
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to show it to you first.
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186. - I did it again!
- This is your worst plan yet.
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188. I meant worst
as in worst conceived.
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189. Stop trying to take our water!
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190. No! Water isn't a public right.
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191. It should be privatised
and sold by someone smarter,
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192. richer and handsomer
than all of you.
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193. Sorry, Eggy,
we're gonna stop you.
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194. No. We are! Get him!
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195. I should have built
better defences into that thing.
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196. That'll be my new
new year's resolution.
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197. Sticks, you got the truth
out there, fought the power,
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198. and brought about change!
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199. What do you want to say
to your fans?
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200. - I quit!
- Really?
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201. You're quitting?
I can get my old job back?
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202. I hope when you do, you realise
how powerful the truth can be.
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203. You're right. I'll never waste
that power again.
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204. It's been one day
since the puppies' puppies
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to puppy grandpuppies!
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