1. Beach City —
a sleepy seaside town.
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2. From far away,
it looks ordinary,
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3. but take a closer look,
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4. and you'll start to notice
the cracks in the facade.
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5. My name is —
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6. uh...
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7. My name is Ronaldo.
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8. For years, I've run a blog
called "keep Beach City weird."
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9. My mission —
keep Beach City weird!
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10. And also to expose the truth.
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11. Most people choose to ignore
my mind-blowing revelations.
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12. But no one could deny it
when the truth
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13. was pointing right in the town's
collective face.
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14. It's an invasion!
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15. Look at that thing!
It's right there!
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16. Beach City
needed to be saved.
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17. But from what?
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18. Duhm! Duhm! Duhm!
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19. Eh, I was just cleaning up
some fish for a very big order
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20. when it happened.
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21. I felt
this very peculiar rumbling,
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22. like, "boom, boom, boom, boom,
boom, boom, boom!"
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23. And then a sonic boom!
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24. And the fish I was preparing
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25. flew up into the air
and fell on the ground.
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26. I ran outside and saw
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27. this great big thing
in the sky.
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28. The town
was under attack!
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29. What is this for, again?
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30. It's a web-sclusive
for my bl—
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31. oh. Uh, yes.
That day was crazy.
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32. The mayor said —
Were you scared?
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33. What? No!
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34. I wasn't —
I was just concerned
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35. that something bad
would happen to the shop.
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36. So you cried a lot?
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37. I don't know
what you're talking about.
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38. Let it go!
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39. Dad, no!
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40. Please, no!
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41. I was under a lot of stress
at the time!
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42. Aww. Hey.
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43. What?
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44. I'm here for you,
bro.
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45. Mmmm.
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46. I'm fine!
Let me go!
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47. You can't make up drama
this good!
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48. With the space hand closing in
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49. for a high-five
of the third kind,
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50. we fled the town.
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51. But then, just as mysteriously
as the space hand appeared,
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52. it exploded into an explosion.
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53. What in blue blazes
was that?
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54. I think
it was an explosion.
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55. Unbelievable.
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56. I missed it!
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57. There's no actual footage
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58. of the giant hand thing
crashing into the beach,
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59. but here's a little re-enactment
for you.
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60. Whoooooooooa!
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61. Pfff! Whah!
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62. Ouch. Ouch, ouch, ouch.
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63. Aaah!
My hand! Aah—
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64. Beach City was saved.
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65. But by whom?
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66. Miss!
Huh?
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67. Who do you think
saved Beach City
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68. from the giant hand craft?
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69. Oh. Hey, Ronaldo.
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70. Wait.
A— are you filming?
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71. Please answer
the question.
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72. Oh. Okay.
Um, yeah, sure.
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73. Who saved us?
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74. Um, well,
wasn't it Steven's... Family?
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75. I-I think they pretty much
keep to themselves.
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76. Steven says they protect
the planet and the human race
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77. And that
they have magic powers.
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78. It sounds hard to believe,
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79. but I've seen
some pretty wild stuff.
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80. Once,
they made us hamburgers,
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81. and we were having
a pretty good time.
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82. But then we were attacked
by a huge creature.
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83. Hey!
You making a movie?
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84. Oh, let him be.
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85. It's a docu-web-umentary
about The Crystal Gems.
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86. They are c-ra-zy.
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87. One of them tried
to knock me in the face.
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88. I ain't mad, though.
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89. Mayor Dewey,
who do you think
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90. saved Beach City
from the hand craft?
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91. Why, young man,
I credit the voters
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92. with saving Beach City.
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93. My constituents know
they've elected a mayor
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94. whom they can trust to —
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95. huh? No, I'm talking about
The Crystal Gems.
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96. W-why?
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97. Well,
I'm covering the story.
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98. Cover-up?
What cover-up?
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99. But, mayor —
security!
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100. H-hey!
You can't suppress the truth!
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101. Obviously, The Crystal Gems
were involved,
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102. even at the highest levels
of local government.
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103. I decided to go to the source.
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104. Right now, I'm standi—
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105. Speak up!
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106. Right now,
I'm standing directly below
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107. the fortress
of The Crystal Gems!
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108. I am now going to attempt
to make contact
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109. with the mysterious,
reclusive, and —
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110. aah!
Hi, Ronaldo.
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111. Uh, hi, peedee.
Is that a camera?
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112. Yeah.
We're making a movie about —
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113. it's an investigative report,
shot camera vérité.
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114. Cool!
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115. So... Want to participate
in a groundbreaking interview?
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116. Hmm.
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117. Only if you...
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118. Participate in a glass
of fresh-squeezed lemonade!
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119. Ohhh.
That giant hand?
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120. It was a spaceship
coming to get us.
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121. Us? I knew it!
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122. Steven,
we know too much!
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123. No, not us us.
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124. I-I meant me
and The Crystal Gems.
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125. Wait. So the hand wasn't here
to snatch up humans
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126. for a human zoo?
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127. Or interfere with our subsidized
Beach City wind farm?
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128. Or thaw the cryogenically frozen
pets of the one percent?
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129. Uh...
No, I'm pretty sure
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130. it came to Beach City
for me and The Crystal Gems.
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131. Oh.
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132. So if you and The Crystal Gems
weren't here,
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133. we wouldn't have been attacked
by the giant hand?
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134. Ohh. Definitely not.
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135. And there it was.
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136. The Crystal Gems
weren't saving us.
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137. They were putting us in danger.
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138. I felt I had no choice
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139. but to lay bare this ugly truth
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140. to the unwitting citizens
of Beach City.
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141. Ma'am!
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142. Are you aware
that The Crystal Gems
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143. not only saved the town
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144. but also caused the invasion
in the first place?
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145. Oh. Well, no more fish are
getting knocked out of my hands,
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146. so I'm not complaining.
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147. Sir! Sir!
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148. How do you feel
about The Crystal Gems
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149. attracting an onslaught
of dangerous space beings?
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150. Do you feel safe?
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151. Hey! You can't
keep quiet forever!
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152. How can you possibly go on,
knowing that we are under siege
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153. by forces meant to destroy
The Crystal Gems?
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154. How close are you
to being done with this project?
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155. Just answer the question,
dad!
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156. I-I guess it's pretty bad.
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157. But what's a regular guy like me
supposed to do about it?
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158. I've got work to do.
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159. And so do you!
Put down that camera!
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160. Everyone was too afraid
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161. to realize
they were actually afraid.
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162. Beach City needed a hero.
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163. And that hero
would have to be me.
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164. Whoa, whoa —
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165. okay, everything's ready
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166. for our full-on
nighttime stealth coverage.
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167. Is it really okay
for us to be
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168. lurking around here
like this?
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169. We're not lurking!
We're investigating!
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170. This is a moment
of true bravery.
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171. Are you brave like me?
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172. I'm so brave
to be doing this.
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173. Come on!
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174. Aaah!
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175. Aaaah!
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176. Stay back,
little bro!
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177. Race you back
to the danger zone.
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178. Wait up!
Steven!
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179. Uh, hey, Ronaldo.
Hey, peedee.
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180. You guys
should be careful —
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181. Cut the pleasantries!
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182. You're all a danger
to our city!
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183. What are you
talking about?
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184. Pearl! Now!
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185. Hohhh, my gosh!
What the heck is that?
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186. Pearl! Now!
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187. Ha!
Aim for the eye!
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188. Aye-aye,
Garnet.
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189. Where's
Amethyst?
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190. Right here!
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191. Let's finish
the job.
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192. This is exactly the kind of
thing I'm talking about, Steven!
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193. But The Crystal Gems
are here to help people.
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194. But all the monsters
just come here to get you guys
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195. and then wreck things
and put us in danger!
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196. Beach City would be way safer
if you guys weren't here!
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197. Listen, frybo.
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198. Magic beings
are indeed drawn to us,
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199. but we were here long before
Beach City even existed.
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200. Who cares
how long you've been here?
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201. Innocent people
are in danger
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202. as long as
you're hanging around!
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203. You're right. I guess
we'll just leave, then.
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204. Excuse me?
Really?
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205. But, Garnet —
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206. put your buts away,
Steven.
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207. We're not wanted here,
so let's just leave.
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208. But, Garnet, we'll have to move
all the bubbles.
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209. A-and what about
Steven's things?
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210. Man! Ugh.
I kind of liked it here.
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211. Uh...
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212. Mission accomplished!
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213. Uh, you can
turn the camera o—
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214. ahhhhh.
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215. That's right.
I did it.
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216. Thanks to me,
the gems are gone forever.
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217. Mm.
That's too bad.
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218. Now you won't have anything
to blog about anymore.
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219. Come on, dude.
I'm trying to finish the movie.
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220. Well, this relates
to your movie.
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221. You said it yourself —
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222. the gems cause all
the weird stuff in Beach City,
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223. so now that they're gone,
there'll be no more weird stuff.
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224. No.
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225. No!
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226. What have I done?
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227. What had I done?
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228. I done bad.
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229. I made a terrible mistake.
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230. This is a matter
of weird and death!
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231. I'm going...
As fast as I can!
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232. Crystal gems!
You have to stay!
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233. Every messed-up consequence
of your presence
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234. gives me reason
to wake up in the morning!
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235. Without you,
my blog doesn't stand a chance!
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236. I'm too late!
What have I done?
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237. I've made Beach City...
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238. Normal!
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239. I've broken my promise
to the city!
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240. And to myself!
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241. You're still here!
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242. Please don't leave!
I was wrong!
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243. Stay
and keep this town weird!
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244. I had no idea
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245. how this Crystal Gem
would respond to my plea.
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246. The answer will shock you.
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247. Okay.
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248. Haaaaaaaaaaaah!
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249. Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you!
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250. I had skillfully negotiated
for the gems to stay.
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251. Perhaps I have a future in...
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252. Intergalactic diplomacy?
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253. In the end,
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254. I suppose the gems
really do save Beach City —
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255. from being not weird!
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256. Okay, peedee, I think
that about wraps it up.
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257. Good job
with the camera, bro.
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258. Oh. Thanks.
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259. That was
very poorly edited.
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260. Were we really gonna leave
Beach City?
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261. No. I just wanted him to get
that camera out of my face.
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262. I wonder how many people
have seen this thing.
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263. Oh.
I think we're the only ones.
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264. See?
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265. Hmm.
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266. Click.
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