1. Now, can anyone tell me
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2. why Melville shifts
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3. from Ishmael to Ahab?
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4. Sheldon.
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5. I have a tummy ache.
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6. I'd like to see the nurse.
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7. A "tummy ache"?
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8. Yes, Derek,
I have a tummy and it aches.
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9. Ergo, tummy ache.
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10. - Ergo?
- It's Latin, Derek.
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11. Go to the nurse.
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12. And to answer your question,
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13. the shifting point of view
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14. grants the reader
a broader perspective
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by first-person narration.
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16. Where were we?
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17. And "ergo" is Latin for "hence,"
Derek.
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18. Hello, Nora.
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19. Hey, there's
my favorite patient!
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20. - What hurts today?
- Tummy troubles.
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21. Oh, no. Sorry to hear it.
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22. Let me grab your file.
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23. Throughout
my high school career,
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24. Nurse Nora and I
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25. had been through quite a few
close calls...
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26. This is just a blister.
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27. Are you sure?
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28. Sheldon, I promise
you don't have leprosy.
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29. Ooh, that's bright.
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30. Proving you don't have
hysterical blindness.
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31. Well, can you test
for just hysterical?
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32. Oh. Looks like
you bit your cheek.
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33. How do you know it's not scurvy?
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34. Because you're not a pirate.
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35. So, we've got
a tummy ache?
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36. Yes. I'm afraid
it might be cholera.
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37. Again?
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38. I have one of the symptoms.
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39. Okay, on a scale of one to ten,
what's your pain level?
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40. Three...
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41. point four seven.
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42. That's pretty serious.
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43. But since you're at a 3.47,
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44. I'm gonna give you
the strongest medication
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45. I'm allowed to give you.
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46. You're an angel of mercy,
Nurse Nora.
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47. Ooh, cherry.
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48. Hello?
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49. Oh. Hey, Nora.
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50. What is it this time?
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51. Okay, yeah,
thanks for lettin' me know.
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52. I'll keep an eye on him.
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53. Sheldon back in
the nurse's office?
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54. - Yep.
- Let me guess.
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55. Yellow fever. Dengue fever.
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56. Cat scratch fever.
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57. Cholera.
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58. Ooh! I was gonna say cholera.
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59. A quadrilateral
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60. that can be inscribed
in a circle
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61. is an example
of a cyclic polygon.
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62. Sheldon, don't argue with me,
I'm looking at it right here.
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63. While Nurse Nora's
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64. had given me
a temporary reprieve,
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65. my pain had escalated to a 4.9.
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66. Although Ms. Ingram's
questionable math skills
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67. certainly weren't helping.
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68. Sheldon, you okay?
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69. You're gonna be fine.
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70. One good dump
and you'll feel right as rain.
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71. Can you please not call it that?
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72. What, "dump"?
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73. Yes.
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74. You want me to say "poop"?
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75. I want you to stop
talking about it.
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76. - B.M.?
- Dad!
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77. - Where is he?
- He's fine.
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78. He's in the bathroom
workin' it out.
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79. Shelly, you okay in there?
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80. No.
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81. Give it a few more minutes!
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82. Eyes on the prize!
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83. This is not a fecal issue!
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85. My tummy really hurts, Mom.
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86. You do feel a bit warm.
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87. Okay, you finish
up in here,
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88. get in bed, and I'll
bring you some ginger ale.
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89. Canada Dry?
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90. - Yes.
- Room temperature?
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91. - Yes.
- Mostly flat?
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92. I'll stir the fizz out
with a spoon.
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93. Thanks, Mom.
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94. Why don't you dote
on me like that?
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95. Because he's my baby.
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96. Well, I could be your baby.
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97. Oh, now I have a stomachache.
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98. How you feelin', baby?
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99. Remember the tuna sandwich
I had at the bus station?
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100. Yeah?
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101. Worse than that.
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102. Oh, honey, I'm sorry.
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103. I'm sure you'll feel
better in the morning.
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104. Hey, Mom, you know how twins
can feel each other's pain?
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105. You're going to
school tomorrow.
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106. I think she's gettin' smarter.
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107. Relax, he's sleeping.
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108. How come when I'm sick
it's no big deal,
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109. but when Sheldon gets sick
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110. you act like
it's the end of the world?
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111. Because he's
a fragile little boy
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112. and you're gettin' to be
a big, strong man.
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113. That's true.
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114. Puberty has done right by me.
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115. Mom? Something's really
wrong with Sheldon.
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116. We need a doctor here!
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117. In that moment,
I was in too much pain
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118. to tell my father,
"I told you so."
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119. But for years after,
I reminded him constantly.
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120. So how's he doing?
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121. Aw, poor little guy.
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122. All right, well,
if there's anything you need,
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123. let me know.
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124. I love you, too.
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125. - Well?
- Your brother's gonna be fine,
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126. but he has to have
his gallbladder removed.
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127. How's he gonna pee?
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128. Not that bladder,
his gallbladder.
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129. What's the gallbladder do?
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130. I guess not much,
if they're takin' it out.
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131. You think he'll bring it home
so we can see it?
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132. I'll ask.
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133. Oh, I feel terrible.
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134. How was I supposed to know
it was his gallbladder?
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135. The doctor says
it's rare in children.
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136. Well, he's always complaining
about some health issue
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137. and it... it's usually nothin'.
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138. I know, George.
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139. - I mean, how many times...
- I'm prayin' here!
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140. Right, sorry. Sorry.
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141. So, those pain meds should
already be kicking in.
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142. Then my buddy Gary here
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143. is gonna administer the gas,
which'll help you sleep.
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144. And once you're under,
we'll make a little incision
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145. and snatch that guy
right outta there.
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146. - Any questions?
- Yes.
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147. What kind of doctor says,
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148. "Snatch that guy
right out of there?"
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149. Just trying to put you at ease.
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150. It didn't work.
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151. Where did you go
to medical school?
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152. University of Nebraska.
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153. Uh-oh.
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154. Did you at least graduate
with honors?
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155. Top of my class.
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156. Have you had any alcohol
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157. in the last 24 hours?
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158. Not a drop.
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159. How much sleep
did you get last...
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160. - Gary, can we...?
- Got it.
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161. Just relax and start counting
backwards from 100.
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162. Wait, Gary...
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163. Where did you study
anesthesiolo...
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164. Hard to port!
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165. Aye aye, Captain Ahab.
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166. Thar she blows!
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167. Gallbladder dead ahead!
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168. Captain Ahab,
are you hungry?
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169. Do you want
a bowl of gruel?
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170. Not now, Mom, I'm in pursuit
of my inner demons.
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171. Aye, she's a
formidable organ.
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172. Just looks like a whale.
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173. It's a metaphor, doofus.
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174. Arrr!
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175. Sweet dreams, honey.
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176. I'll try.
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177. Your brother's gonna be
just fine.
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178. Yeah, I know.
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179. I'll tell you what.
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180. If I hear any news,
I will come and wake you up.
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181. Thank you.
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182. Night night.
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183. This is ridiculous.
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184. They said an hour and a half.
It's been almost two.
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185. I'm gonna go yell at somebody.
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186. Good. Yell at everybody.
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187. Uh—hey,
y'all can exhale.
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188. Surgery went great.
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189. Thank you, Jesus.
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190. Sheldon's gonna need
to stay here three, four days,
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191. which is standard,
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192. but, uh, after that
he's good to go home.
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193. - Really appreciate it, Doctor.
- Oh.
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194. We can't thank you enough
for takin' care of him.
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195. He's extremely intelligent,
isn't he?
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196. - Oh, yeah.
- He's our special little boy.
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197. Oh.
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198. Are you ready
to see your family?
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199. Yes.
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200. That's good, 'cause
they're ready to see you.
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201. Okay.
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202. There he is. There's my baby.
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203. Hey, buddy.
How you feeling?
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204. I brought you
some comic books.
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205. - Hi, Moonpie.
- Hi, Meemaw.
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206. Where's your gallbladder?
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207. I want to see it.
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208. They throw it away, honey.
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209. - Why?
- Aw.
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210. Can I go home now?
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211. No, baby, they need
to keep you here
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make sure you're okay.
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213. Overnight?
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214. Actually, a...
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215. few nights.
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216. No. Tell them I'm going home.
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217. Shelly, the doctors know
what's best for you.
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218. What's best for me
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219. is to be at home, in my own bed,
with my books and my computer.
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220. Well, I can bring you whatever
you want. Just—just tell me.
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221. I just told you: bring me home.
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222. Moonpie, you're looking
at this all wrong.
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223. You got your own room here,
your own TV.
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224. Is no one listening to me?
I want to go home.
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225. I'm listening,
but I have no say in this.
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226. No surprise,
despite my adamant protest,
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227. I didn't go home.
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228. Instead, I had to stay
and suffer in silence
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229. like the Southern gentleman
my mother raised me to be.
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230. What's this? I asked for red.
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231. All they had was green.
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232. Well, then you and I have
a problem, don't we?
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233. Ta-da! A dog.
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234. For God's sake,
it's not a real dog.
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235. Here you go. One O.J.
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236. I see pulp.
No, you don't.
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237. I strained it
with a paper towel.
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238. Now all I can taste is towel.
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239. And pulp.
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240. Ugh, man, it's Cooper again.
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241. Can you take it?
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242. Do I have to? He asked me if all
the jobs for men were taken.
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243. I'll get it. You just stay here
and do your nails.
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244. What?
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245. Do you know where my mother is?
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246. I think she went down to
the cafeteria. What do you need?
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247. I can't sleep.
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248. Did you try counting sheep?
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249. Oh, no, I'm afraid
of farm animals.
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250. Of course you are. Well, I don't
know what I can do for you.
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251. Do you know
the "Soft Kitty" song?
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252. No.
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253. I'll teach it to you.
Get a notepad.
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254. Okay.
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255. I got your pillow
and your blanket.
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256. Here.
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257. Shelly, what do you say?
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258. Why does it smell like Missy?
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259. You're doing great, honey.
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260. What's going on?
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261. This is Ricky,
your new roommate.
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262. Nice to meet you.
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263. I am so sorry.
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264. It's just for one night.
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265. They said
you're going home tomorrow.
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266. They also said
I'd have my own room.
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267. He better not be contagious.
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268. - He's not.
- Are you sure?
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269. Should we ask his doctor?
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270. You just asked me and I said no.
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271. But you're not a doctor.
Your career stalled at nurse.
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273. I done put up with your nonsense
long enough, and it ends now.
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274. That boy is your roommate,
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275. that's the situation and you
gonna make the best of it.
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277. So Sheldon comes home tomorrow?
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278. Yep.
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279. Everybody's thinking it,
so I'm gonna say it.
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280. This has been a nice break.
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281. Hey. Don't talk about
your brother like that.
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282. Since when are you on his side?
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283. Since Dad almost let him die.
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284. - No!
- Unbelievable.
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285. It's either cartoons
or men in their underwear
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286. banging their heads together.
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287. You complain a lot.
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288. Excuse me?
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289. Seriously, dude,
you need to relax.
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290. How can I relax?
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291. I'm being held captive
in a bacterial playground.
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292. Why are you here?
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293. I had to have my gallbladder removed.
Why are you here?
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294. I'm having surgery tomorrow.
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295. How come?
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296. I was born with a hole
in my heart.
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297. My mom says everyone is born
with a Jesus-shaped hole
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298. in their heart, but I'm guessing
this is different.
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299. Yeah, they're gonna
put a patch on it.
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300. And then it just
stays there forever?
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301. Yeah, like a Band-Aid
you never have to pull off.
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302. That's great, because that's
the worst thing about Band-Aids.
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303. They may have removed
my gallbladder,
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304. but not my wicked sense
of humor.
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306. A welcome home sign for Sheldon.
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307. Well, that's a nice thing.
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308. Yeah, but this "W"
took me half an hour.
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310. Yeah.
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311. Georgie, get your ass in here!
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312. How did you find out
you have a hole in your heart?
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313. I fainted playing soccer.
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314. - Hmm, I guess I'm fortunate.
- Why?
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315. I don't and never will play soccer.
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316. How did you know something
was wrong with your gallbladder?
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as a minor tummy ache,
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to a major tummy ache.
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319. Luckily, I handle pain well.
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320. What are you gonna
do when you get home?
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321. Enjoy a bathroom
I can relax in.
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322. Although I do like that there's
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323. a big red emergency button
in there.
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324. I actually don't mind it here.
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325. What about the food?
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326. It's not as good as my grandma's
tamales, but nothing is.
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327. How long has she been
taking care of you?
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328. My whole life.
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329. She'd be here,
but she's watching my brother.
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330. My meemaw takes care of us
sometimes, too.
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331. I'm excited for my heart
to be fixed, 'cause then,
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about me anymore.
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333. But hey, once they put
the patch on my heart,
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334. I'll sort of be like Iron Man.
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335. Technically, Iron Man
has a magnet, not a patch.
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336. And technically,
I said "sort of."
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337. Touché.
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338. Where'd he go? Where's Ricky?
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339. He's in surgery.
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340. Oh.
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341. But look what I'm doing.
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342. I'm packing up so
we can go home.
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be a while, honey,
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345. but why don't we get a move on
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check on him later?
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349. Excuse me, Nurse Robinson?
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350. - Yes?
- Will you give this
Iron Man comic to Ricky?
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351. I'll see that he gets it.
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352. - Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
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for taking care of me.
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356. I will.
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358. Uh, I'll get the next one.
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360. Ain't that nice?
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361. - What about me did you miss?
- I don't know.
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362. Well, think about it
and get back to me.
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363. Ha, he gave you homework.
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364. Sheldon, I just got off
the phone with that nurse
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365. from the hospital.
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366. Your little roommate's
gonna be just fine.
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367. Oh, good. That's a relief.
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369. No. Why?
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371. One "precision astronomical
refractor telescope."
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372. Wow. Thanks, Dad.
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373. For the next few
weeks, my guilt-ridden father
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with gifts.
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375. Then the football playoffs
started and that was that.
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What did you miss about me?
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