1. With us tonight is
Pastor Jeff Difford
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2. from the First Baptist Church
of Medford.
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3. Thank you
for being here, Pastor.
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4. My pleasure.
So it would appear
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5. that your church's
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6. Halloween Hell House
has stirred up
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7. quite a bit
of controversy this year.
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8. Oh, I wouldn't call it
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9. controversy.
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10. What would you call it?
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11. As you know,
the purpose of a Hell House
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12. is to demonstrate
the wages of sin,
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13. so as to lead people
back to God.
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14. That's wonderful.
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15. But doesn't it
concern you that a lot
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16. of parents were alarmed
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17. at the gruesome scenes
you portrayed?
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18. Once again,
our intentions were pure.
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19. Why don't we take a look
atjust how pure they were?
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20. Let's roll the clip.
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21. Oh, boy.
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22. I need another beer.
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23. Oh, darling, don't you
think you've had enough?
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24. I'll tell you when I had enough!
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25. Whoa! Hey, cowboy,
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26. why don't you put that
down and call it a night?
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27. Don't you tell me
what to do.
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28. That's enough, Peg.
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29. Dear Lord.
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30. As you can see,
our last attempt at a Hell House
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31. may have been a tad...
traumatizing.
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32. I thought it was a hoot.
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33. Some of the little ones
peed their pants.
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34. But that wasn't the goal.
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35. A nine-year-old crapped
himself.
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36. Why are you showing me this?
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37. Well, Mary, this year,
we'd like to go
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38. with a more family-friendly
production.
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39. And I thought you'd be the
perfect person to head that up.
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40. Really? Me?
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41. Yes, you. Absolutely.
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42. Gosh, I don't know.
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43. I always felt I had a flair
for the creative arts,
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44. but putting on a
big show like that...
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45. You'll have a sizable budget
and all the help you'll need
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46. constructing sets,
building props,
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47. special effects, makeup.
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48. It does sound tempting.
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49. But, most importantly,
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50. you'll have an opportunity
to bring people to God
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51. by vividly demonstrating
the perils of sin.
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52. Be careful
if you touch on adultery.
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53. Last year,
one of the actors got pregnant.
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54. Thanks, Peg.
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55. So, what do you say?
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56. I already know the first change
I'm gonna make.
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57. Instead of calling it
"Hell House,"
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58. which is a little off-putting,
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59. I'm gonna call it...
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60. "Heck House."
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61. Isn't that great?
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62. That is great.
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63. You don't
really mean that.
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64. Yes, I do.
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65. Oh, I get it.
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66. Happy wife, happy life.
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67. You need to stop talking.
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68. So it's not
gonna be scary?
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69. It will, but without
all the blood and gore.
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70. But I like blood and gore.
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71. Hang on. Y'all are trying
to scare people
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72. into joining the church?
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73. Yeah. But people like
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74. getting scared
on Halloween anyway.
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75. Why not make 'em jump
in the right direction?
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76. Actually, fear has been
a recruiting tactic
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77. used by organized religion
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78. for centuries.
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79. When you add guilt
to keep people in line,
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80. it's an extremely efficient form
of crowd control.
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81. Our religion is based on love,
Sheldon, not fear.
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82. So what happens when people
don't follow the rules?
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83. They burn in hell.
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84. Because God loves 'em.
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85. Sheldon.
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86. Oh. Hi, Georgie.
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87. Why was Veronica
Duncan hugging you?
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88. I'm tutoring her
in trigonometry.
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89. And that gets you hugs?
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90. Thanks to me,
she got her first C-minus.
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91. Just between us,
she's a little slow.
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92. That's not what I heard.
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93. What did you hear?
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94. Is she secretly clever?
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95. Because if she is,
I completely missed it.
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96. It doesn't matter.
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97. You just need to
introduce me to her.
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98. Why?
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99. I want to be her friend.
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100. Well, you better take a number.
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101. She's friends with a lot of boys
around here.
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102. Let me worry about that.
You just need to introduce us.
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103. All right.
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104. You know, she pays me
two dollars for every one
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105. of our tutoring lessons.
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106. How much did it cost
her to get a C-minus?
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107. $26.
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108. That's a good deal.
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109. Now, remember,
next week, we start our work
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110. on Streetcar Named Desire.
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111. So please prepare a monologue
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112. for either Blanche
or Stanley.
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113. Usually, the girls do Blanche
and the boys do Stanley,
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114. but no judgment—
you follow your heart.
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115. Thank you again for letting me
come by to pick your brain.
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116. Oh, please.
Anything for the church.
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117. Are you a religious man?
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118. I'm an actor.
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119. I'm whatever
you need me to be.
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120. All right.
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121. As I told you on the phone,
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122. I have been tasked
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123. with mounting this year's
Halloween production.
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124. Oh, is that a haunted house
kind of deal?
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125. Yes, but with the goal
of bringing people to God.
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126. I do know something
about that.
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127. When I played Puck
in Midsummer,
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128. the Tulsa Herald called
my performance "heavenly".
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129. Wow! Good for you.
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130. Thank you, thank you.
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131. Okay. Um, I was hoping
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132. to put on a little play
in each of the rooms
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133. that portrays one
of the seven deadly sins.
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134. Pride, envy, gluttony, lust,
sloth, wrath and greed!
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135. Wow, you know your sins!
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136. Well, again, I'm an actor.
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137. They are the tools in my box.
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138. Um, have you
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139. a narrator, you know, um,
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140. like, a tour guide
kind of thing?
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141. Oh, that's interesting.
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142. But who would that be?
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143. Well, I'd have to think
the big man himself.
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144. - God?
- Satan.
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145. Oh! That's spooky.
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146. And he's trying
to lure people toward sin.
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147. Exactly.
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148. That's a pretty big role.
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149. I wonder who could do it.
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150. Huh.
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151. Well, it would
have to be someone
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152. with enough range
to convey sincerity and charm,
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153. all the while, hiding
a dark and corrupt soul!
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154. Good golly.
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155. If you were just a little
taller, you'd be perfect.
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156. I have lifts.
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157. What are we doing here?
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158. Waiting for Veronica.
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159. How do you know she's in there?
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160. It's kind of her homeroom.
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161. Oh, hello again.
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162. Oh.
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163. Hey. What's up?
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164. This is my brother Georgie.
He wanted to meet you.
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165. - Really?
- Really.
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166. I like your hair.
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167. Uh, me, too.
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168. What do you think?
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169. Pretty great, huh?
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170. Realtor's letting us
use it for free.
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171. Wow. How'd you swing that?
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172. Well, I promised
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173. Fred Murphy a lead role
in the lust room.
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174. Ooh.
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175. Look at you,
just wheeling and dealing
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176. like a big-time
Hollywood producer.
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177. Maybe you're
in the wrong business.
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178. Being a mother?
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179. - Being a Christian.
- Ah.
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180. Greetings!
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181. Oh, good! Mr. Lundy, you made it.
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182. Oh, we're gonna be working
together. You can call me Gene.
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183. All right, Gene, this
is my mother, Connie.
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184. - Hi.
- Hello.
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185. Now, I would've bet
she was your big sister.
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186. I thought you said
he was a good actor.
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187. Oh, now.
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188. So, what do you think?
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189. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
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190. - Spiderwebs.
- What?
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191. We're gonna need some spiderwebs,
and I think
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192. maybe some fire effects
on the left
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193. and right side
of the portal.
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194. - Portal?
- Portal to hell.
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195. Sure, sure.
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196. Now, the script calls for me
to appear
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197. from beneath the house
in a cloud of smoke.
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198. But I think
that's gonna be ambitious.
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199. Script? What script?
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200. Oh, I wrote a script.
Don't worry about it.
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201. I was gonna write the script.
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202. Well, now you don't have to.
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203. Do you believe this?
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204. Believe it, love it,
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205. glad I didn't wait
in the car.
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206. I can't believe this.
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207. - No good?
- It's awful.
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208. It makes sin
seem like a good thing.
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209. Well, that's the problem,
isn't it?
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210. I mean, if sin didn't seem
like a good thing,
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211. nobody would do it.
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212. George, please, I'm in no mood.
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213. Hey. Wrath.
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214. That's one of the seven sins,
right?
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215. Pastor Jeff gave me this project
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216. because he knew
I'd be best at it.
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217. Now Gene... Lundy
is taking over.
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218. Oh, look, pride. And envy.
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219. Don't stop. Four sins to go.
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220. I'm guessing lust
ain't happening tonight.
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221. You see a large red button.
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222. What do you do?
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223. I press it.
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224. The floor opens up
and you plunge into a 60-foot pit.
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225. I fly out.
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226. Up, up, and away!
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227. Again, you're not Superman
in this game.
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228. You're Superman for Halloween.
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229. Which isn't till next week.
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230. So I'm in a pit.
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231. You're in a pit.
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232. Then I blast my way out
with my super breath!
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233. Just let him do it.
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234. Dinner's ready.
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235. - Five more minutes.
- Hey, Georgie.
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236. I saw you talking
to Veronica Duncan.
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237. - Yeah. So?
- How well do you know her?
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238. Not as well as I'm gonna.
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239. I introduced them.
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240. He math skills are dreadful.
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241. Did you know Superman
has a dog?
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242. His name is Krypto.
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243. He plays fetch in space.
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244. Cut. Cut. Cut.
Cut. Cut.
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245. This is supposed to be wrath.
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246. Oh.
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247. Give him a little kick
now that's he's down.
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248. Give him a little kick.
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249. That's right,
that's good.
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250. Yes. Yeah.
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251. No, go for it.
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252. Yes.
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253. Kind of stomp down on him,
stomp down on him.
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254. Yes. That's the way. Good.
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255. Now, Fred, remember,
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256. you are the
personification of lust.
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257. Your sole reason for being
is to try to satisfy
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258. this unquenchable thirst
for physical pleasure.
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259. Great. Will there be
kissing and touching?
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260. - Oh, you bet.
- Mm. Mm.
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261. Now what?
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262. Pretend kissing.
Pretend touching.
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263. Oh.
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give me a moment?
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265. Mary, I—I've tried
to be patient,
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266. but if I'm gonna do this,
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267. put my reputation
on the line,
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268. I'm gonna need you
to back off just a little bit.
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269. Do I need to remind you
that the purpose of Heck House
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270. is to show how sins
destroy our lives?
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271. Yeah, so?
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272. You are making them
into a good thing.
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273. Have you read the script?
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274. He's gonna get syphilis.
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275. He goes home,
he gives it to his wife.
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276. She goes crazy.
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277. She kills him
and her entire family.
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278. What am I missing?
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279. Sorry I'm late.
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280. I couldn't find my keys,
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281. and then my car
wouldn't start.
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282. Then I got lost.
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283. Holy smokes.
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284. Hi. Are you
my makeout partner?
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285. No. No. No one's making out.
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286. This all stops right now.
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287. You have got to calm down.
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288. I will not have innocent
children walk through this house
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289. on Halloween
and see a half-naked woman.
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290. A half-naked woman
chock-full of syphilis.
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291. - What?
- It's pretend syphilis.
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292. Mary, I am a trained
theater professional.
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293. Why don't you just let me
do what I do, while you,
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294. you know, go home and make
a nice tuna casserole.
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295. Hmm?
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296. All right, Fred...
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297. I know what you're thinking:
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298. She's going to tear
his throat out.
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299. But what in fact happened
is she did
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300. what she thought Jesus
would do.
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301. She went home and made
that tuna casserole.
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302. It was a little salty
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303. but I ate it
because she was in a mood.
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304. Trick or treat!
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305. Greetings.
Pleased to meet you.
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306. I go by many names:
Satan, Lucifer,
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307. Mephistopheles,
Beelzebub.
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308. Of course, when I make
a dinner reservation,
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309. I—I go by "Eric."
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310. It's easier to spell.
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311. Before we begin
tonight's descent into Heck,
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312. I'd like to tell you
a little about myself.
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313. 'Cause it's all about you,
isn't it?
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314. I was God's chosen angel.
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315. I was his favorite.
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316. We used to go camping together.
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317. But then, because I wanted
to have a little bit of fun,
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318. I was cast from heaven.
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319. Tonight, you will bear witness
to that fun.
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320. You will decide
whether it is sinful...
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321. or just another Saturday night.
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322. Come with me... if you dare.
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323. Just watch your step
right over here,
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324. 'cause there's some
electrical wires.
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325. Trick or treat.
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326. Oh, look how cute y'all are.
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327. Now, I know you are Superman.
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328. What about the rest of you?
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329. - I'm Cyndi Lauper.
- I'm a wizard.
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330. Uh-huh.
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331. And I'm Carl Sagan.
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332. Who?
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333. Carl Sagan.
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334. He's the host of Cosmos.
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335. Well, isn't that something.
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336. Now, y'all be safe
and have a fun night.
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337. I'm Super...
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338. Do you like Guns N' Roses?
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339. They're all right.
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340. Yeah, they're all right.
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341. You as smart
as your brother?
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342. Nobody is.
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343. I got an older sister
that's kind of a genius.
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344. Oh, yeah?
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345. Why didn't she tutor you?
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346. She's in jail.
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347. What'd she do?
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348. She sold a piñata
full of weed
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350. Doesn't sound like
much of a genius.
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351. Oh, I don't know,
she graduated high school.
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352. Ooh, peanut butter cups!
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353. Superman loves
peanut butter cups!
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354. So you see, the sin of greed.
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355. A very wealthy man,
a beautiful house,
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several German cars,
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357. and a young wife
who worshipped him.
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359. What?
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of all evil,
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362. and how it corrupts
the soul.
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363. It's in there.
It's called subtext.
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364. Why don't we take a gander
at the eternal torment
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366. I can't believe
no one in this town knows
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368. Why even have a TV?
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369. Stupid Mrs. Gifford
gave me a banana.
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370. Where's Billy?
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371. He had to go
to the bathroom.
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372. - So he went home?
- No.
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373. He's right behind
that tree.
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374. Wait up, guys.
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375. Oh, I got a little on my cape.
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376. Ew.
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377. There's nobody at my house.
You want to come over?
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379. Okay, let's go.
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380. Look at this.
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381. We threw a party for heaven
and nobody came.
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382. Not one person
chose to be saved.
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383. Well, did you tell 'em
about the cupcakes?
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386. If you'd done this deal
during a war or a plague,
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a boatload of converts.
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388. Famine.
Famine would bring 'em in.
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390. Hola, amigos.
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391. Hey, Pastor Jeff.
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392. Why so glum?
This is going great.
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393. Donations are through the roof.
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394. Nobody wants to be saved.
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395. Yeah, but donations
are through the roof.
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396. Is that all this means to you,
raising money?
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397. Hey, that money
is gonna do a lot of good
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398. for a lot of people.
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399. Now, quit being
such a fun sponge.
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400. Here, have some grapes.
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401. What's that?
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402. Some stupid haunted house
my mother's doing for the church.
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going to your house.
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405. We are.
Let's just do this first.
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406. Come on.
It'll be fun.
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407. Pleased to meet you.
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408. I go by many names:
Satan...
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409. My mother's fears that
no one would be saved
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410. that Halloween night
were proven incorrect.
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411. As they kissed,
she thought about the choices
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412. that led her to this moment.
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413. Mr. Lundy's scene about
lust made a deep impact
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414. - on my brother's date.
- Her youth was gone.
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beauty for a few
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416. tawdry dollars, and now she had
nothing left but shame...
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418. She asked to be saved by Jesus.
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419. I don't want to live
like this anymore.
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420. Oh, just repeat after me...
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421. And as it turns out, she was.
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422. She went on to live a life
devoted to God,
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even helping her sister
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for female prisoners.
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425. My brother, on the other hand,
became a devout atheist
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426. after that night.
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427. We got one!
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428. Trick or treat.
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429. Aren't y'all precious.
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430. And you look like
a little Carl Sagan.
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431. Vindication,
the sweetest candy of all.
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