1. So at the end of World War I,
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2. the Austro-Hungarian Empire was divided
into eight separate regions—
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3. Germany, Austria... The first Austrian...
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4. I miss you.
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5. I miss you!
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6. Hey, Donna, are you free tonight?
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7. No!
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8. Hey, Brandi, are you free tonight?
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9. Hey, Chelsea. Isn't texting great?
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10. You're supposed to spell stuff wrong!
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11. I wish my thumbs weren't so big!
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12. Class?
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13. For your mid-term papers,
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14. I'd like everyone to pick
an historical royal figure
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accomplishments and legacy.
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16. And Zack, despite his name,
King Kong is not "technically" royalty.
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17. - Zack?
- Huh?
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18. Zack, who are you texting?
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19. You're all doing it?
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20. No using your phones unless
there is an emergency!
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21. London, the fact that you think my make-up
is kind of clowny is not an emergency.
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22. Hey, dude, grab your kimono.
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23. It's all-you-can-eat sushi
at the Tanaka family reunion!
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24. You'll never pass as a Tanaka.
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25. Unless they're a family of sumo wrestlers.
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26. What are you doing?
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27. I'm playing Better Life.
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28. It's a virtual world where you can
travel around and meet other people
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30. You can do all that in the real world.
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31. Not in your underpants.
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32. Most the kids in school
have avatars in Better Life.
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33. Mine happens to own the arcade.
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34. Why does your character
have a lizard tail?
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35. Dude, it's called Better Life.
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36. I gotta hold a drink and a sandwich
and still scratch my butt.
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37. Cool. Can it write your paper
for Miss Tutweiller's class?
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38. Oh, no!
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39. Is that due tomorrow?
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40. Oh, I completely forgot! I'm never gonna
be able to finish it in time.
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41. Maybe I can get a note
from my virtual doctor.
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42. I know.
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43. I can go on the computer,
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44. access Cody's files and use
one of his old papers.
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45. Oh, Cody will like that.
He's into recycling.
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46. Password? Let me think.
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47. Bailey?
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48. Well, at least he changed
it from "I miss mommy."
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49. Who can tell me what they know
about the Kaiser?
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50. Ooh!
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51. If you want your pastrami on it,
it costs an extra dollar.
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52. She means the Kaiser of Germany.
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53. Oh! An extra euro.
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54. London! I said no texting in class.
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55. OMG, Chelsea!
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56. Fuddy Duddy Tutty
just totally chewed me out!
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57. Okay, that's it.
I'm confiscating your cell phone.
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58. Fine.
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59. All your cell phones!
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60. Your PDAs, your D.A.Ps,
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62. And your blueberry!
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63. Oh.
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64. Okay, remind me never to go
to an airport with you.
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65. You're not getting these back for a week.
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66. My babies! Mommy will miss you.
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67. Take good care of them.
Make sure you charge them!
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68. Wait, Zack. Hold on a second.
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69. I want to talk to you about
the term paper you turned in.
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70. Yeah.
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71. Some of my best work, wouldn't you say?
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72. Actually, yes.
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73. The paper was quite well written.
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74. By me! I wrote every word in there.
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75. That's what concerns me.
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76. Particularly this paragraph
in the middle here—
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77. "I'm terrified of bananas.
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79. gnashing their fangs and growling.
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80. It's gotten so bad I can't sleep.
Please help."
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81. Does that not belong in a paper about...
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82. "Louisiv"?
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83. Louis XIV.
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84. And let's not hide
our problem behind humor.
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85. I wouldn't really call it a problem.
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86. Zack, a phobia is not something
to be taken lightly.
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87. Now I want you to see Mr. Blanket,
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88. the school counselor, here at 3:00.
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89. Do— Do I at least
get an A on the rest of the paper?
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90. Oh, I'm not gonna grade it until we see
if you get put in "that other class."
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91. Hey, Woody.
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92. I said, hey, Woody.
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93. Hey!
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94. I was about to go down to
Zack's Better Life arcade.
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95. I'm going for the highest score
in virtual virtual-bowling.
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96. Don't tell me you're into
that stupid fake world too.
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97. You're stupid.
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98. Better Life is the greatest thing
that ever happened to me.
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99. My B.L. character, Brock Worthington,
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100. is rich, handsome, adventurous.
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101. I have tons of friends,
all the girls are easy to talk to,
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102. Oh, and you're not there bothering me!
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103. Hey, Cody!
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104. I have something for you.
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105. Thanks, Zack.
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106. You're not afraid?
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107. Why? What have you done with this banana?
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108. I don't get it.
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109. So you're not afraid of bananas?
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110. Why would you think I'm afraid of banan—
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111. You stole my fifth grade paper
on Louis XIV.
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112. How did you know?
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113. I always bury one bizarre paragraph
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114. in each of my papers
before I archive them,
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115. Just to foil thieving slime like you.
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116. So you have no banana issues?
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117. Please. If anything,
I admire the banana
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118. for its hardy protective peel
and abundance of potassium.
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119. But you can read all about that in
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120. my award-winning second-grade paper,
"The Yellow Miracle."
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121. Yeah, well, thanks a lot.
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122. Now Miss Tutweiller is
making me see Mr. Blanket
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123. because she thinks I have
emotional problems.
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124. I've been saying that for years.
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125. Yeah, but I'm not afraid of bananas.
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126. Then I guess you'll just have to
admit that you cheated
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127. and take your punishment like a man.
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128. You know, now that I think about it,
the banana is kind of creepy.
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129. It's like a giant infected demon claw.
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130. Yes!
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131. Virtual strike! Yeah!
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132. Okay, would you stop that tapping?
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133. What tapping?
I'm not tapping. Am I tapping?
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134. Oh, my gosh, I can't stop tapping!
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135. Look.
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136. Oh, thank you.
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137. Oh!
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138. We just need to find a substitute activity
to occupy your idle hands.
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139. How's about some thumb wrestling?
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140. How's about not?
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141. Come on. It'll be fun. Ready?
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142. Ahhh!
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143. That is some thumb.
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144. You are a good person.
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145. You are a value.
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146. You need to trim your nose hair.
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147. - Excuse me? Mr. blanket?
- Oh.
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148. - I'm Zack.
- Ah, yes.
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149. Miss Tutweiller told me about
your problem with bananas.
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150. Ahhh!
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151. Sorry. Bananas.
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152. Ahh.
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153. Please have a seat so we
can do a few simple tests.
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154. I'm gonna ask you what you
think about these pictures.
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155. I think you should have
painted them with the lights on.
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156. No. They're ink blots— Ambiguous images.
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157. What you see will help us understand
what you're feeling inside.
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158. I feel that you're a terrible artist.
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159. I didn't paint them!
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160. Now... What do you see?
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161. That's a banana...
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162. Making one of its scary
faces right before it eats you!
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163. Mm-hmm.
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164. Okay.
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165. - What about this one?
- Oh, a bunch of bananas
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167. Okay.
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168. And this?
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169. - I see a woman...
- Oh, good, good.
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170. stabbing me with a banana!
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171. I've helped kids with many fears—
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172. Flying, spiders, flying spiders,
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173. clowns, the dark, soup, ping-pong balls.
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174. But I don't think I've ever heard of
anyone with your particular phobia.
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175. Well, as you can see,
my fear is very real.
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176. so just sign this card or give me a hug
or whatever it is you do,
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177. and we'll go our separate ways.
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178. No, no, I will not rest until I have
helped you overcome your fear.
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179. Even if it takes many
sessions and countless hours,
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180. we will not stop until we've squashed
this banana problem.
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181. Countless hours, huh?
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182. Mmm. Believe in me, Zack.
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183. The blanket method has
helped many, many kids.
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184. Hey, Mr. Blanket, guess what!
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185. I played a whole game
of ping pong and I only cried twice!
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186. Huh?
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187. Oh, more Better life?
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188. Woody, you've been sitting
in that chair for days.
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189. At least get up and stretch.
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190. Okay, okay, I guess I could take a break
while Brock's busy at the gym.
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191. Oh, I can't move my legs.
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192. What is so appealing about Better Life?
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193. Everything!
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194. My character even has a girlfriend now,
and she is hot!
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195. She's not real!
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196. Sure she is.
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197. She happens to be a student
here at Seven Seas High.
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198. Oh, yeah? Which one?
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199. Beats me. I only know her
by her B.L. name—
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200. Peaches Leroy.
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201. I think I might be in love.
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202. You can't be in love.
It's not even a real relationship.
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203. You're right. It's better!
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204. All my real-life relationships
have ended in disaster.
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205. I mean, that's why with Peaches,
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206. if I screw up, I can
just delete myself and start over!
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207. Still, you can't even kiss her.
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208. Sure, I can.
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209. Just hit K. Watch.
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210. Oops. Kissing is Alt-K.
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211. Well, I mean, you deserved that one.
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212. Cat's Cradle's boring.
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213. Plus a cat would never fit in here.
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214. None of your stupid
hand hobbies are working.
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215. Not the thumb wrestling, not the shadow
puppets, not the hambone—
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216. Too bad, because you got rhythm!
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217. I have to text Chelsea.
I need a cell phone. Ooh!
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218. - London, that's a calculator.
- Ahh, math!
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220. If you're so desperate to communicate with
Chelsea, there are other ways.
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221. Write her a letter.
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222. A let-ter?
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223. Yeah, you know, like, "Dear Chelsea..."
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224. But I only text. I think
I've forgotten how to make letters.
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225. So? Go to the ship's library and check out
a book on handwriting.
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226. A book?
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227. How did you get into this school?
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228. Daddy bought it for me.
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229. Still.
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230. Okay, Zack, the best way
to overcome a phobia
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231. is to slowly desensitize yourself
to the thing that you fear.
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232. Kapow!
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234. Bananas aren't scary.
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235. They're not dangerous.
They can't hurt you. Ow!
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236. Are you okay, Mr. Blanket?
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237. I'm fine, I'm fine.
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238. Good thing I'm not afraid
of knitting needles.
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239. Now I want you to touch it.
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241. Good. See?
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242. No reason to be afraid.
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243. You're right.
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244. Mmm! I did it. I'm cured!
You're a miracle worker!
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245. No, you are just internalizing your fear.
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246. Oh, don't you worry. I'm sure
later this evening, I'll externalize it.
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247. No, our work here has just begun.
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248. We need to find the root cause
of your banana phobia.
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249. Perhaps it stems from a traumatic
experience you had as a child?
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250. Ha! No. No, I don't think so.
I had a great childhood.
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252. So your parents never
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253. No.
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254. My brother Cody, though,
he took all that pressure off of me,
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and extracurriculars
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257. I just sat on my tree stump jamming out
on a frying-pan drum.
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258. Oh, I see.
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259. Well, only figuratively, of course,
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260. because I think that banana
detached my retina.
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261. Sorry I kicked you in the face
the other day, Peaches.
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262. I was trying to kiss you.
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263. Why didn't you just say so, Sugar?
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264. Oh, I'm late for
my virtual doctor's appointment.
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266. Hmm, you're already my angel.
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267. Woody! Woody! Down here.
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269. Yeah. I've been trying
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270. This is the only way I could reach you.
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271. Why are you a kitty cat?
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272. I clicked the wrong box, okay?
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273. And they charge you an extra
activation fee just to change—
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274. Never mind.
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277. Fine.
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278. What did you want to tell me?
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280. You can't live your whole life in here.
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281. Don't you want to meet Peaches
and find out who she really is?
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282. Well, sure, but...
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conventionally handsome as Brock,
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287. Do you really think so?
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288. Absolutely.
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290. I mean, none of us ever thought you'd get
a girlfriend,
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291. And now you've got Bailey,
who's way out of your league.
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292. Sorry. That hurt your feelings?
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293. Ahh, hairball.
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294. I'm gonna make a date with
peaches in the real world.
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295. Hey, Brosef, did you
know that I'm running a business here?
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296. And if you don't play, you don't stay!
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297. Goal!
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298. And even the hambone didn't help London.
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299. Really? But the hambone always works.
That's how I quit biting my nails.
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300. Ho, ho!
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301. - Works every time.
- I know.
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my letter to Chelsea.
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303. Wow. London, this isn't handwriting.
This is calligraphy.
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304. It's art. It is lovely.
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305. So you're not insulted that
I called you a yam-faced yokel?
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306. Of course, but you
wrote it so beautifully.
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307. London, you have a gift.
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308. Oh, oh! When did it arrive?
Who is it from? I hope it's diamonds!
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would have gone unnoticed
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310. had I not confiscated
your cell phones last week.
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311. Hey, it has been a week, hasn't it?
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312. - See? You barely missed them.
- Oh, yay! My phones!
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313. Now I never have to do that
cal-gia-graphy again!
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314. Oh.
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315. Darn. I was gonna have
her do my Christmas cards.
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320. You're Brock?
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321. Yeah, or...
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322. Yeah.
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323. Wow.
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324. - Wanna sit down? Okay.
- Sure.
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326. So...
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327. How are you doing?
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328. Great.
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329. Great!
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330. Well, this was fun!
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331. - It sure was.
- Yeah.
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332. - Well, I'll see you later.
- Okay.
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335. You've been talking to her
for a week in Better Life.
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336. That was Brock. He's a great
conversationalist.
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338. You are Brock.
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340. You need to forget about Better Life
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341. and find a way to make
your real life better.
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342. - But Brock is—
- Brock is a collection of pixels.
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346. You know, Zack, I think I'm finally
starting to see the real you.
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349. Ahh. I thought I heard movement.
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351. You're not afraid of bananas.
You're here because of your brother.
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352. - Look, I can explain.
- No need.
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353. You grew up in the shadow
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355. If you will, a second banana.
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356. Okay.
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357. This sort of thing produces
a fight-or-flight reaction.
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358. and so far, you have been fleeing.
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359. It's time to face the first banana!
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360. I am so gonna get you.
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361. Now hit the banana!
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363. Whoa, whoa, hold on a minute.
Let's not do anything—
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364. Ow! Oh, that's it. It's on!
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365. Ah! Ow!
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366. Good, good!
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367. Might I ask where your degree is from?
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368. Shut up, monkey bait.
It's your fault we're in this position!
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369. Me? How's it my fault that you're
unable to write a term paper?
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370. Ahh!
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371. Ahh!
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373. it's just that it wouldn't have been
as good as one of yours.
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374. Hit him again!
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375. Nothing I ever do seems good enough.
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376. It's not always easy
being compared to you.
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377. How do you think I feel?
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378. You've always been better
at sports and girls and
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380. Academics is the one place I could excel
and be my own person,
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381. Not just Zack's nerdy brother.
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382. I didn't know you felt that way.
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383. I didn't know you felt that way either.
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384. I'm sorry, man.
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385. Oh, me too.
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386. Mr. Blanket, why are you crying?
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387. My eye still really, really hurts.
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388. I'm so happy you asked me
to this dance, Wood—
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390. I'm so glad you said yes.
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392. I mean, Peaches.
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394. Oh, ho, I have an idea.
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395. Dang. It's Alt-K!
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396. Oh, that's better.
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397. You're a great Alt-K'er.
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398. Kapow!
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399. That's the blanket method.
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