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2. You unlock this door
with the key of imagination.
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3. Beyond it
is another dimension-
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4. a dimension of sound...
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5. a dimension of sight,
a dimension of mind.
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6. You're moving into a land
of both shadow and substance,
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7. of things and ideas.
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8. You've just crossed over
into the twilight zone.
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9. Couple of beers,
honey, huh?
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10. Man, listen
to that squeak.
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11. What do you expect?
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12. Well, when we
get paid off,
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13. he'll get all the
oil paste he needs.
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14. If we can find any.
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15. Well, why shouldn't we?
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16. Because they don't
make it anymore.
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17. That's crazy, there's
plenty of b2's around.
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18. Name five.
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19. Will he be all right?
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20. If he don't get hit.
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21. Well, it's no use
glaring at me
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22. you know
he's shot.
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23. That ain't true,
he just needs a little work.
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24. Yeah, a little
$3,000, 4,000 overhaul
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25. with parts they
don't make anymore.
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26. Thanks.
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27. The way
you tell it, pole,
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28. you'd think he was ready
for the scrapheap.
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29. Ain't he?
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30. No, he ain't.
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31. There's plenty of fight
left in maxo.
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32. Well, is he going
to be all right?
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33. Steel, I don't know.
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34. He needs work-
you know that.
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35. The trigger springs
in his left arm
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36. has been rewired
so many times,
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37. it's just about had it.
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38. He's got no protection
on that side.
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39. The eye lens
is cracked.
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40. The leg cables
are worn- they
got no tension.
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41. Even his gyro is off.
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42. Not to mention
the oil paste
he ain't got.
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43. We'll get him some.
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44. Yeah, after the fight.
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45. What aboutduring
the fight?
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46. He'll be creaking
around that ring
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47. like a steam shovel.
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48. It'll be a miracle
if he goes two rounds.
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49. It's not that bad, pole.
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50. It's worse-
wait till that crowd
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51. gets a load of battling maxo
from philadelphia.
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52. We'll be lucky to get
our car fare home
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53. much less 500 bucks.
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54. They can't back out
of the contract.
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55. The contract is
for battling maxo-
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56. not this steam
shovel here.
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57. Maxo's going to do all right.
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58. Against a b7?
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59. It's a starter b7- don't even
have the kinks worked out yet.
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60. Aw...
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61. battling maxo-
one-round maxo
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62. the battling
steam shovel.
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63. Will you shut up?
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64. What are you always
knocking him for?
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65. He's been doing all right
for five years.
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66. He'll keep doing okay.
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67. Okay, so he needs a little work,
a little oil paste.
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68. We get the 500 bucks,
we'll get him that stuff-
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69. new trigger spring,
oil paste, eye lens, everything.
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70. Yeah, you'll do okay, boy.
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71. You'll do okay.
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72. Sports item, circa 1974:
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73. Battling maxo, b2, heavyweight,
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74. accompanied by his
manager and handler,
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75. arrives in maynard, kansas,
for a scheduled six-round bout.
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76. Battling maxo is a robot,
or, to be exact, an android,
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77. an automaton
resembling a human being.
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78. Only these automatons have
been permitted in the ring
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79. since prizefighting was
legally abolished in 1968.
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80. This is the story of that
scheduled six-round bout.
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81. More specifically,
the story of two men
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82. shortly to face
that remorseless truth:
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83. That no law can be passed
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84. which will abolish cruelty
or desperate need,
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85. nor, for that matter,
blind animal courage.
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86. Location for the facing
of said truth
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87. a small, smoke-filled arena
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88. just this side
of the twilight zone.
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89. Oh, for...
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90. tip him, huh.
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91. What's the use?
Tip him!
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92. Okay.
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93. You know,
I don't get you, pole.
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94. After seven months,
we finally get a bout
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95. and all you can do
is complain.
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96. Some bout-
maynard, kansas,
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97. the prizefighting
center of the nation.
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98. It's a start, ain't it?
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99. What we earn here,
we can put maxo back in shape.
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100. Huh, if he wins.
Hah!
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101. You know,
I don't get you, pole.
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102. He's our fighter.
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103. Now, why do you keep
writing him off?
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104. I'm a class-a
mechanic, steel,
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105. not a daydreaming kid.
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106. We got us a piece
of dead iron here.
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107. Shh. Somebody will hear you.
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108. Simple mechanics-
maxo will be lucky
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109. to get out of the ring
with his head on.
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110. Wrong. It's a starter
b7, full of kinks.
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111. Just full of them.
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112. Sure, sure.
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113. Come in.
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114. Mr. Nolan?
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115. No, maxwell.
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116. Nolan will be back in
a couple of minutes.
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117. I'm, uh...
I'm kelly.
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118. Battling maxo's
manager.
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119. Oh, yeah.
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120. And this is pole,
my mechanic.
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121. Sit down. Nolan
will be right back.
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122. Oh, thanks, thanks.
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123. Uh... maybe
you heard
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124. about my fighter,
mr. Maxwell.
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125. Hmm?
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126. You heard of my fighter?
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127. Nope.
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128. Oh, he was almost the world's
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129. heavyweight champion once.
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130. I... I used to be
a heavyweight myself.
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131. Before the law was passed,
of course.
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132. Yeah, I used to box under
the name of "steel" kelly.
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133. They called me that because
I never got knocked down.
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134. Not... not once.
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135. Well, going to be
a great fight tonight, huh?
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136. My boy took dimsey the rock
back in '71.
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137. You remember that.
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138. Nope.
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139. It was all over the
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140. east coast newspapers-
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141. boston, new york, philly.
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142. Well, that's where
we're from- philly.
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143. Yeah, biggest upset of the
year- made the headlines.
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144. Mr. Nolan?
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145. Hmm?
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146. Kelly.
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147. I was wondering
if you'd make it.
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148. Your fighter in shape?
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149. Oh, yes, sir, my mechanic here
took him apart
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150. and put him back together
before we left philly.
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151. You're lucky
to get a bout.
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152. We ain't used nothing less
than b4's in almost two years.
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153. Fighter we had got ruined
in a car wreck, though.
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154. Oh, you got nothing
to worry about, mr. Nolan.
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155. My fighther's in top shape.
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156. Hey, you know,
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157. he took dimsey the rock
back in '71.
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158. I just want a good fight.
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159. Oh, you'll get it, mr. Nolan.
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160. You'll get it.
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161. Oh, uh, do you have a ready room
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162. that we can use?
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163. I like to give him
a last-minute check.
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164. Number five, down the hall.
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165. And your bout's at 9:00.
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166. Yes, sir.
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167. Oh, mr. Nolan, uh... I, uh...
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168. you'll get your money
after you deliver a fight.
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169. Yes, sir.
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170. Okay, see you then.
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171. Mr. Maxwell.
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172. Oh, boy.
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173. Five.
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174. I want you to check
him over good, now.
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175. What for?
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176. Did you hear me?
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177. Yeah.
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178. He's going to take
that lousy b7.
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179. Sure he is,
with his teeth.
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180. I wish we'd have gotten
that oil paste.
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181. I told you they wouldn't sell
any here- why should they?
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182. Maxo is probably the only b2
in a thousand miles.
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183. I hear morley's
coming out with
a b9 this year.
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184. Hypertrigger in
both arms and legs.
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185. All steeled aluminum,
triple gyro, triple-
twisted wiring.
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186. Say it'll be able
to stand up after
knockdowns, too.
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187. Well, is he okay?
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188. Sure, he's great.
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189. If this
doesn't blow.
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190. Well, why should it?
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191. It's subpar, I told you
that eight months ago.
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192. Well, we'll get another
one after the bout.
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193. Yeah, another 75 bucks
down the drain.
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194. Look, he's earning us
$500, ain't he?
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195. Go easy on that left.
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196. If it don't work now,
it won't work tonight.
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197. Save it.
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198. Okay, set him so he don't
counterpunch.
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199. Oh, they'll hear him
in the back row.
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200. All right, try the rest.
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201. He'll get more than two punches
thrown at his head.
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202. Try the rest, I said.
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203. Okay, put him
on automatic.
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204. Oh, he's beautiful,
just beautiful.
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205. We got to
put him on defense.
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206. He'll get
chopped to pieces
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207. if we let him move in.
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208. No.
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209. Oh, for...
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210. he's a b2, steel, a b2!
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211. He's going to get
slaughtered anyway
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212. we might as well
save the...
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213. but the contract
calls for him to
be on offensive.
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214. Ah, what's the use?
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215. Come on, let's
test him some more.
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216. What for, he's...
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217. will you just
do like I say?
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218. What'd you do?
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219. I told you not to
mess with that left.
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220. So help you
if you broke it.
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221. Ifibroke it!
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222. Listen, this heap's been
going on borrowed time
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223. for the past
three years.
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224. Don't you talk to me
about breakages!
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225. Open him up.
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226. Sure, sure.
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227. You just find
another mechanic
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228. who could have kept
this steam shovel going
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229. these last few years-
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230. you just find one.
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231. Fix it.
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232. Steel, I...
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233. fix it.
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234. Steel, I can't.
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235. Look, you broke it,
now you fix it!
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236. Let go of me.
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237. It's got to be fixed.
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238. It needs a new spring.
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239. Then get one.
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240. They don't have them here,
don't you understand?
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241. They don't
make them anymore.
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242. Well, if they don't
watch the fights...
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243. what?
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244. If nolan and maxwell
don't watch the bouts.
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245. What are you talk...
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246. what are you, crazy?
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247. You're out of your mind.
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248. You can't do that.
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249. We deliver a fight
or we don't get paid.
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250. Come on, steel,
they'll never let you.
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251. You can't make them
believe that...
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252. listen, you can't do it.
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253. Nobody knows what
maxo looks like.
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254. Only those two guys
in the office saw me,
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255. and if nolan and maxwell
don't watch the bouts,
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256. well, why should
the crowd know?
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257. Steel!
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258. Well, the b2's bleed just
like any of the new ones,
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259. and bruise and
the whole thing.
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260. Look, I can wire
my sister.
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261. She'll send us the
dough to get back east.
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262. Steel, I know a guy in philly
wants to sell a b5 cheap.
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263. We can scurry up
the cash with it.
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264. Steel, use your head,
will you?
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265. It's a b7-
you'll get mangled.
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266. I'm not going to
let you do it, I...
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267. you're going to help me
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268. or I'm going to
beat your brains out.
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269. You'll get killed, steel.
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270. Then I will.
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271. Hey.
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272. You're late.
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273. Where's the owner?
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274. In the audience.
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275. I should've told him.
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276. I would've killed
you if you had.
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277. You'll have to towel
me off between rounds.
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278. Between what round?
You won't last even one.
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279. What do you think
you're going up against,
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280. another fighter?
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281. You're going against
a machine, you big, dumb...
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282. just do like I say, huh?
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283. If I towel you off,
they'll know, won't they?
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284. Look, they ain't seen a
b2 around here in years.
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285. Nolan said so.
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286. Anybody asks, just tell
them it's an oil leak.
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287. Sure, sure.
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288. Well, if it ain't
battlin' maxo!
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289. Scrap iron, scrap iron!
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290. Scrap iron, scrap iron!
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291. Ladies and gentlemen!
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292. The fifth contest
of the evening-
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293. a six-round heavyweight bout
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294. featuring, from philadelphia,
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295. a b2, battling maxo!
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296. Get that pile of junk
out of here!
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297. Rattlin' maxo, you mean!
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298. And his opponent, our own b7,
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299. the maynard flash.
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300. This is
your last chance.
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301. Get out.
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302. Stay away
from him, then.
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303. Get that tanker a bicycle!
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304. Get that junk pile out of there!
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305. Don't do it.
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306. Kill him, kill him, kill him!
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307. Kill him!
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308. No.
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309. What a fighterheis!
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310. Can you get up?
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311. Steel, can you get up?
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312. All right,
hold it, now.
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313. Hold it.
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314. The robe.
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315. What?
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316. Get the robe.
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317. Hold it down,
that's enough, now.
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318. Ladies and gentlemen,
the winner,
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319. in two minutes and 20
seconds of the first round,
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320. the maynard flash!
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321. Get that pile of tin
out of here!
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322. Rusty pile of junk!
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323. Get out of here!
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324. You big, dumb...
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325. what?
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326. Go get the money.
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327. But...
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328. now.
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329. Oh, you get
the money, huh?
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330. Did you get the money?
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331. Half of it.
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332. What do you mean?
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333. He wouldn't pay five c's
for a one-rounder.
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334. Are you kidding?
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335. Steel, steel, there's
nothing we can do about it.
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336. He's got a bunch
of toughs in there.
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337. We're lucky he
didn't run us
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338. out of town
on the rails.
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339. Okay.
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340. We'll take the bus back.
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341. We'll take the bus
back all the way.
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342. That'll cost us
about 60, 70 bucks.
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343. That'll leave us 200 almost.
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344. We can get a new lens plate,
trigger springs, oil paste.
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345. Yeah, lots of oil paste.
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346. Maxo will be good as new, huh?
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347. We'll get some
good bouts,
maxo, huh?
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348. That's all he needs
is a little overhaul-
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349. oil paste, trigger springs,
eye lens.
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350. Yeah, maxo's going
to be all right.
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351. We'll show 'em
what a good
b2 can do
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352. huh, maxo, right? Right.
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353. Right, pole, huh?
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354. Huh?
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355. Sure, steel.
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356. Portrait of a losing side,
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357. proof positive that you
can't outpunch machinery.
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358. Proof also of something else:
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359. That no matter
what the future brings,
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360. man's capacity to rise to the
occasion will remain unaltered.
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361. His potential for tenacity
and optimism continues,
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362. as always, to outfight,
outpoint and outlive
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363. any and all changes
made by his society,
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364. for which three cheers
and a unanimous decision
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365. rendered from the twilight zone.
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