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2. September 12th, 2001
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3. Can I do it now?
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4. Yeah, yeah, yeah...
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5. Hello?
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6. Hello! Nishimura?
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7. - Yeah.
- What are you up to?
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8. Making lunch.
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9. Wow! What is it today?
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10. Curry!
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11. Curryyy? Your curry is so delicious!
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12. Sure is!
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13. - Want some?
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14. Then come by and eat!
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15. Now doesn't work!
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16. What, a guy?
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17. More or less.
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18. So you're calling to line up your next play time?
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19. Who is it?
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20. Hiroshi.
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21. - Oh, Nishimura?
- Yeah.
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22. Party hard?
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23. Sure did.
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24. What are you up to today?
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25. - You well?
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26. Is this girl chasing after you again?
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27. No, you goof.
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28. Then why are you calling Nishimura?
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29. I can do what I want, right?
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30. Oh, my phone.
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31. Later!
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32. - Hello.
- Hi, again!
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33. Hey, Murakami got into an accident.
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34. Murakami?
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35. Murakami of the Balloon Club.
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36. - In a bit, I guess!
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37. Yeah.
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38. When was this?
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39. Yesterday.
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40. What?
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41. - How well do you know him?
- About what?
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42. Uh, we weren't really that close.
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43. I don't know much about him.
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44. Me, neither.
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45. You ran into him 3 years ago
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46. at a concert in Shinjuku, yeah?
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47. Yeah, I did.
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48. That was the last time?
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49. Probably.
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51. I hear Midori, so at her place?
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52. You're with her, right?
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53. - Crap, I have no reception. Can't hear you.
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54. I can't hear you! What did you say?
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55. Still can't!
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56. - Oh, we're good.
- You know Mitsuko, right?
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57. She was Murakami's girlfriend, right?
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58. I think so.
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59. Do you know how to get a hold of her?
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60. I do.
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61. I knew it. You were fooling around with her.
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62. The hell?
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63. That reaction is suspicious!
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64. Hardly, you idiot! Don't be dumb!
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65. Whatever, man. Just let her know about Murakami.
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66. She needs to know.
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67. - Got it.
- It's on you, now.
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68. Sure.
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69. How many guys are you hoarding?
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70. Way too many, for sure!
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71. You're my Saturday guy!
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72. What?
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73. The most fun guy!
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74. I'm not happy to hear that.
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75. Heyyy!
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76. Can I see you tonight?
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77. Tonight?
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78. Is Jirou coming, too?
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79. Jirou will get drunk somewhere else!
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80. You're an evil girl.
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81. That's me in a nutshell!
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82. - Murakami-san had an accident.
- Huh?
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83. - Murakami-san.
- I don't know him.
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84. - Hey!
- Murakami-san had an accident.
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85. For real?
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86. Were you close with him?
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87. Not that close.
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88. Do you remember his girlfriend's name?
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89. That girl... who was she?
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90. Mitsuko-san.
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91. Right! Mitsuko-san!
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92. Do you know how to get a hold of her?
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93. No idea.
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94. I see...
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95. Well, if you knew, I'd have asked you to let Mitsuko-san know...
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96. How bad was the accident?
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97. I'm not too sure.
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98. - Who told you about it?
- Masayuki.
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99. - Masayuki, huh...
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100. - Yeah.
- Was he close with Murakami-san?
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101. - Masayuki?
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102. I don't think he was all that close...
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103. So Masayuki doesn't know how bad it was, either.
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104. Yeah, that's why I don't know.
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105. Anyway, I'll tell Mitsuko-san if I find a way to contact her.
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106. Alright, got it.
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107. - But you should try, too.
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108. We don't really have anything to do with Murakami-san, though.
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109. Yeah, we don't.
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110. Hearing he got into an accident is still a shock, though.
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111. But we never see him.
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112. - Yeah.
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113. Wait, didn't a lot go on between you and Mitsuko-san?
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114. - Don't say that!
- I heard that! You've got stuff going on with Mitsuko-san?
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115. Nothing, really!
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116. - You're not lying?
- It's true!
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117. Oh, do you know Mitsuko-san's number?
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118. I do.
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119. Then give her a call!
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120. Why?
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121. Tell her he had an accident!
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122. She probably already knows. She was his girlfriend.
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123. But... they dated quite a long time.
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124. Girls don't care about their past boyfriends. They wash their hands of it all.
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125. - Oh?
- Yup.
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126. Maybe we don't need to call her.
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127. Of course not!
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128. Don't worry about it!
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129. Girls don't care about the past.
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130. - Okay.
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131. So she says.
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132. Roger.
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133. - Talk to you later.
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134. - Bye.
- Bye.
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135. This takes me back.
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136. — you were watching the sun set.
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137. And I could see the signs of our end
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138. all over your face as I watched you by your side.
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139. I wonder if he died?
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140. No idea.
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141. You didn't know him at all?
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142. Nope.
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143. But about 5 years ago, you...
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144. What? I don't know him!
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145. No, you were there! Back during the hot pot party, you were there!
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146. Was I?
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147. You were!
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148. - Was I...?
- You were.
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149. I introduced you to Murakami-san, too.
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150. Mitsuko-san was there, as well.
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151. They were dating at that point.
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152. "They"?
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153. Oh, I remember now!
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154. Natsuko!
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155. - Natsuki was with Masayuki.
- Forget those two. This is about Murakami-san and Mitsuko-san.
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156. Was Natsuko there then?
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157. Are you okay?
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158. Do you have Alzheimer's?
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159. - No way.
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160. - But I'm the one who introduced you!
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161. - Hey, how are you?
- Forgetting that is odd!
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162. It's been a while!
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163. Listen, I know this is sudden...
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164. Do you remember Mitsuko-san?
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165. Oozawa Mitsuko.
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166. The one who dated Murakami-san.
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167. Yeah, I know her.
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168. You do? How about a phone number?
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169. - Is this about the accident?
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170. Yeah. Everyone is trying to get a hold of her.
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171. - Who is "everyone"?
- All the guys.
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172. She is a beauty, after all.
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173. Does that matter at all here?
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174. No, not really.
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175. Anyway, let me know if you can contact her.
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176. I've been asked to.
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177. Sure, I'll tell if you I find out.
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178. Okay.
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179. Also,
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180. if you happen to have time,
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181. wanna go out?
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182. Yeah, sure.
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183. - Really?
- I'll call you some time.
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184. Understood!
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185. - Also...
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186. I'm with Mitsuru and Yuuki
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187. making takoyaki!
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188. Yuuki and Mitsuru?
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189. Those are some old names!
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190. Who are you talking to?
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191. Midori.
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192. Midori?
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193. Hello?
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194. Can you hear it?
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195. - What is that?
- That girl at one of our events
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196. we all sang with her!
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197. Oh, that did happen!
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198. Anyway, let's end it on that note.
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199. Sure. Talk to you later.
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200. Yeah, let's! See you!
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201. Bye bye.
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202. Telephone.
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203. Your phone!
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204. - Your phone!
- Coming!
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205. - Hello?
- Oh, hello!
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206. She says she doesn't know.
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207. Oh.
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208. What, still worried?
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209. Well...
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210. She went home after the break-up, right?
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211. I heard the same thing.
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212. - Then you don't need to worry too much.
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213. I get it.
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214. Good.
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215. I'll call again.
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216. - Okay, got it.
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217. Later.
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218. Mitsuko-san must not have any idea about it...
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219. We tried.
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220. = the car that follows a flying balloon, typically the Toyota HiAce.
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221. Where is Murakami-san?
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222. We don't see you, Murakami-san!
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223. Come closer to us!
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224. There he is!
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225. - Where? Where?
- Over there!
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226. I can see him!
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227. Does anyone have a light?
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228. Murakami-san, wave your hand at us!
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229. He did it!
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230. Do it again! Do it one more time!
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231. Are you okay?
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232. - And there was...
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233. 12:30 P.M.
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234. another person on the bike with Murakami-san?
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235. Who?
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236. Probably his current girlfriend.
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237. Hello?
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238. Just a moment ago...
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239. What happened?
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240. Just moments ago...
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241. Murakami-san...
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242. passed on.
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243. He hung up.
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244. Call him back.
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245. - Quickly. Call him back.
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246. Hello?
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247. Are you okay?
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248. You're at the hospital, right?
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249. I'll be right there!
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250. I'll be right there!
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251. I'm hanging up.
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252. Hey!
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253. Let's go.
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254. - Yeah?
- Where are you right now?
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255. Outside.
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256. Who did you call?
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257. Nakano Aiko.
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258. - Just Aiko?
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259. Got it. Be right there.
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260. Hello?
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261. Hello.
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262. - He died.
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263. He died.
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265. No.
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266. He's dead?
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267. Yeah.
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268. Wait a minute...
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269. When?
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270. Now. Literally just now.
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271. No way...
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272. The triage nurse was saying that surgery looked like it might go well.
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273. - I'm on my way there.
- Okay.
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274. Hold on! Don't hang up yet!
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275. What is it?
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276. What I want to say is...
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277. he had a great life!
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278. Greater than yours or mine. His was something!
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279. I really want you to know that.
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280. We are...
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281. What? What?
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282. We are...
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283. We...
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284. "We" what?
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285. We are...
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286. Nevermind.
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287. What were you going to say?
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288. I'm on my way!
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289. I'll be right there!
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290. Are you okay?
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291. I'm on my way.
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292. Got it.
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293. Yeah?
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294. - Hello?
- Hey.
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296. - Where's Jirou?
- Already gone home!
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297. Are you dating him?
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298. More casual.
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299. Will you ever settle down?
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303. I think it's quite good.
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304. Really? Okay, good to know!
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305. See you!
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306. Where's everyone else?
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307. One day, 5 years ago, in Watarase.
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308. Okay, everyone, let's get the balloon out!
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309. Now let's spread it open!
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310. Here we go!
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311. No problem? Looking good?
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312. All good! No problems!
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313. - All good?
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315. Up I go!
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316. Heyyy!
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317. Do you want to soar through the sky?
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318. - Bye bye!
- Murakami!
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319. It's really nice up here!
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320. That sure is something!
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321. Sure is!
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322. Time for us to go grab some ice cold beers.
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323. Let's cool off with some beer!
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324. I don't drink, though.
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325. - At all?
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326. So go on ahead. Get me some juice.
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327. - Sure.
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328. Okay, off we go! Be careful ahead!
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329. Hello. Nice to meet you.
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330. Nice to meet you, too.
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331. I'm Kita Jirou.
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332. Kita Jirou-kun?
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333. Yeah, that's right. Jirou.
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335. Sure, go ahead.
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336. Everyone has left, so...
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338. Yeah.
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339. He will come right back here.
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340. He's coming back?
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341. Balloons are amazing.
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342. They sure are.
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343. Do you ride them often?
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345. - Nope.
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346. Seriously?
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347. It looks like it'd be a great time.
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348. - Do you want to ride one?
- I do!
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349. High into the sky?
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350. For sure!
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351. I bet it feels great up there.
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352. = to clean up
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353. Alright, let's pack it up!
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354. Pack it all up!
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355. We need to get the air out, so start on this side!
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356. How's it coming?
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357. Open it up!
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358. Last step! Last step!
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359. I never went to Watarase again after that.
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360. I grew more distant from the balloon club,
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361. and I heard the club was disbanded at some point.
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362. Hello. I am currently unable to answer the phone.
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363. Please leave a message.
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364. It's great!
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365. Right?
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366. Hello. I am currently unable to answer the phone.
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367. Please leave a message.
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368. Uh, it's Kita Jirou.
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369. Um...
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370. Please contact me A.S.A.P.
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371. Hello. I am currently unable to answer the phone.
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372. Please leave a message.
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373. Uh, it's Kita.
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374. Uh...
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375. I've heard Murakami got into an accident.
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376. Um...
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377. So I'd like you to call me as soon as you can.
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378. Please.
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379. I remembered something from 5 years ago.
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380. The balloon club's very first drinking party.
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381. Why was I fated
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382. to have love taken so far from me?
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384. I have a broken heart! Okay?
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385. I'm comforting myself!
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386. The world will stay dark—
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387. Time for the flute!
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388. While seated at the window,
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389. you were watching the sun set.
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390. And I could see the signs of our end
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391. all over your face as I watched you by your side.
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392. The words shared between us showed no care
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393. and the days merely passed us by.
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395. for twilight to shift to darkness.
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396. Why was I fated to have love taken so far from me?
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398. even if I were to die right this moment.
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400. Stand up! Introduce yourselves!
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402. I want to go to Watarase and fly in a balloon!
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403. I'm Nishimura Hiroshi!
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407. - I'm Tomorou.
- I'm Akibashi!
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411. And I'm your singer, Shunko!
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- I'm Hiroki!
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- And I'm Natsuko!
- She's Nacchan!
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418. Balloons were completely irrelevant to me.
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420. I might have to smooth talk you!
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422. Midori!
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423. I want to be the star of the show!
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424. Okay, okay! Are you all listening?
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425. I'm Murakami, the president of this here balloon club!
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426. Do you all want to fly way up in the sky in a balloon?
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427. Will it change our shitty lives?
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428. Cheers!
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429. Another, another!
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430. Nice! That's wonderful.
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433. It's great!
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437. it's just fun!
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438. Putting it in words is hard, but when you're up there...
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441. Are you okay?
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442. Do you believe...
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446. Does he?
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449. I'm good right here.
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450. Got it.
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451. Balloon Club jargon. A location, inside a large balloon, for club events.
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452. Why was I fated
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455. even if I were to die right this moment.
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456. What do you think about our "Balloon Bar"?
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457. Let's all soar into the sky together!
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458. Fueled by a little bit of guilt, I dropped by again the next day.
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459. Oh, hello.
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460. Oh, good afternoon, Jirou-san.
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461. Good afternoon.
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463. No problem. It happens all the time.
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464. Oh.
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466. Thanks.
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467. Excuse me. Coming in.
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469. Murakami-san!
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470. Hello!
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474. Yes?
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476. there are many balloons flying around with special designs.
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478. - This right here...
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479. was made by Forbes in the shape of Kinkakuji.
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480. Wow!
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481. But I'm trying to come up with the most beautiful of them all.
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482. It's called Giant's Ward.
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483. It'll be about as tall as Tokyo Tower!
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484. - That's huge!
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486. - That's great! Really great!
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488. - Yeah.
- I want to make that into one of this giant's eyes!
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489. - That will be the eye?
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496. That...
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497. yellow balloon.
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498. He said it'll be the giant's eye, right?
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499. Can he really make it that big?
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500. Do you want him to?
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501. Do you want him to?
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502. Do you want to see a balloon that stupidly huge?
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503. I do!
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504. You know, I...
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505. I just want to put all kinds of holes in them.
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506. But these balloons are... how can I put it?
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507. They're carrying people's dreams.
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508. Does it hurt?
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509. Things are more romantic down here.
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510. Yeah?
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511. Did I forget an earring there?
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512. I'll look later.
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513. Check now.
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514. So? Do you see it?
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515. Hello?
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516. I'll have a look.
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517. Put it somewhere safe.
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518. - Bye.
- Sure.
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519. Hello. I am currently unable to answer the phone.
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520. Please leave a message.
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521. Don't move!
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522. - Why not?
- I'll make noises.
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523. At times like this, it's always Midori.
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524. Hello?
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525. Yeah?
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526. Did you find the earring?
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527. I'll look around.
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528. Okay. Also, about Mitsuko-san...
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529. No!
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530. No!
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531. Hello?
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532. Hello! I let Mitsuko-san know about it.
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533. I told her.
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534. You told her... what?
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535. I told her about the accident.
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536. You got through to her?
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537. Yeah.
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538. You did?
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539. I did! Why?
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540. Then... she knows?
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541. Yeah. I also told her that everyone has been looking for her.
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542. Oh.
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543. Yep.
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544. So... find the earring, okay?
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545. Okay.
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546. Hey.
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547. Hey, did you hear?
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548. What?
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549. Murakami-san died.
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550. So, did you get a hold of Mitsuko-san?
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551. died?
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552. Yeah, he's gone.
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553. D...
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554. He's dead?
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555. Yeah.
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556. He's... dead.
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557. You're that surprised?
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558. Maybe a little.
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559. Even you get surprised by that...
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560. Anyway, did you get through to Mitsuko-san?
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561. Seems like it.
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562. What does that mean?
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563. Midori says she did.
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564. Oh, did she?
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565. Well, what should we do? We were members, after all.
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566. But we weren't really in contact with him or anything...
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567. But his vigil will be tomorrow.
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568. Anyway, let everyone know that Mitsuko-san is aware.
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569. - Okay?
- Sure.
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570. Also, we might all get together tonight.
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571. We will?
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572. By the way,
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573. do you remember?
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574. Remember what?
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575. We fell asleep again that day, right?
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576. Hey!
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577. Hey!
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578. Hey.
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579. - There's something nice to see over there.
- What?
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580. Are you retarded?
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581. I had a wet dream that day.
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582. It wasn't about Mitsuko-san's panties or her thighs...
but the thought of a balloon high up in the sky.
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583. That memory came back to me...
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584. Isn't that weird?
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585. A balloon flying in the sky isn't sexy at all.
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586. Was it not sexy?
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587. What, exactly?
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588. That, uh...
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589. balloon in the sky.
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590. Why would it be?
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591. - I'm not sure, but...
- But what?
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592. Yeah, I'm not sure, but...
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593. But, dude, it's a balloon.
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594. Balloons are...
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595. round...
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596. and shapely, so that's why...
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597. they can fly through the sky.
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598. What's up with you?
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599. - Nothing. It's nothing.
- Huh?
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600. It's nothing?
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601. Is his death a big shock?
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602. No, it's not much of one at all.
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603. What are you laughing for?
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604. Nothing. I'll call you later.
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605. Okay.
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606. Hello?
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607. Hey.
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608. Hey, what's up?
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609. We got a hold of Mitsuko-san.
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610. Oh, really? Good to hear!
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611. I'll let Aiko know.
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612. Cool, later.
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613. Bye.
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614. Hello?
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615. - Aiko?
- Yeah.
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616. We got Mitsuko-san's number.
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617. Oh, really? Thank goodness.
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618. - Yeah.
- Also, Takeshi called a while ago asking if we should all get together.
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619. In memory of Murakami-san.
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620. Will you come?
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621. That's... iffy.
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622. Why?
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623. Because... I don't really know the others.
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624. That's not the point here.
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625. Tell people about it.
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626. - Riiight.
- Got it?
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627. - Do it.
- Okay.
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628. - Bye.
- Later.
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629. Everyone's pretty cold.
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630. 5 years would do that to us.
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631. Would it?
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632. Well, it's 5 years.
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633. But there's a flower that takes 5 years to bloom... which was it?
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634. - That desert flower—
- 5 years is a long time for us humans.
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635. Hey, stop the car.
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636. Okay.
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637. Hey.
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638. Kiss me.
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639. What about our 5 years?
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640. They were a good 5 years, I think.
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641. Is this the only connection we had with everyone?
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642. Here.
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643. Take it.
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644. I'll leave it with you.
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645. Today, if I run away from everybody...
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646. toss the phone away.
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647. Okay.
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648. Got it.
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649. Tomorrow is garbage day...
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650. - It's your turn.
- I know.
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651. I'll come back.
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652. Okay.
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653. Anyway...
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654. Let's go see everyone one more time.
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655. - Yeah?
- Tonight, the ballon club
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656. is getting together to remember Murakami-san.
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657. - You're going?
- No way!
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658. - Maybe I'll pass, too.
- Right?
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659. We're not even that... you know.
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660. Yeah.
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661. Pass it on to Hiroshi, though.
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662. I know what he'll say, though.
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663. - Do it anyway.
- Right.
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664. Thanks.
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665. Got it.
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666. Hey, Hiroshi?
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667. Hm? What is it?
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668. Hello!
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669. Uh, hello... Midori?
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670. It's me.
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671. 3:43 P.M.
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672. Heyyy, been a while!
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673. Oh, this voice...
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674. Aiko is here, too!
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675. Shunko? It's me!
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676. What's with you?
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677. Why are you so emotional?
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678. Because...
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679. I was around so much I should get an award for my attendance, you know.
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680. You were only there for drinking parties.
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681. Don't giggle at me.
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682. Yeah, you're right.
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683. Hand it to me.
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684. Tomotou wants to talk.
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685. Tomorou?
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686. Uh, hello?
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687. Hey, been a while!
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688. Sure has.
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689. - Yeah, it really has.
- Do you have my n—
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690. Th-th-that's enough. Let me talk.
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691. I'd rather not be working late right now.
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692. I want to head over there right now,
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693. but I'll do so as soon as I'm off.
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694. - Right.
- Is everyone going?
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695. She's asking if everyone's going.
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696. We are, we are! Everyone is!
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697. There you go.
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698. You say everyone, but who is "everyone"?
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699. A lot of the time when I was there by myself,
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700. someone would drop by and say:
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701. "Huh? Nobody's even here yet."
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702. But I was there!
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703. Who exactly is "nobody"?
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704. Hello?
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705. Sachiko?
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706. Good to hear from you! How are you?
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707. - I'm good.
- Good, huh?
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708. I'm pretty excited for later, now!
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709. You went up a lot, yeah?
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710. You went up into the sky a lot, yeah?
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711. I was always off buying beer while you or Murakami-san were up there.
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712. Just looking up at the sky got boring pretty quick.
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713. It's the same thing as going to sakura viewings.
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714. People drink and end up not watching the sakura fall.
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715. That's because...
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716. there are too many things falling at once.
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717. Hey.
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718. Do something about this guy!
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719. Don't put it like that!
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720. Do something!
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721. - Hey! Tomorou!
- I know, I know...
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722. Have a beer!
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723. Do that somewhere people can't see you!
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724. I threw up so much I think I need to go to the hospital!
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725. There will be plenty to replace all of that with later.
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726. Welcome back. That's a lot of beer!
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727. Takeshi, there's more beer!
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728. Watch out there. It's... dirty.
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729. You've already drunk too much!
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730. Hold on.
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731. That's enough, man.
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732. Hold on, hold on, hold on.
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733. - Ladies and gentlemen!
- What are you doing?
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734. Boys and girls!
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735. Shall we go
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736. to the balloon club
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737. one last time?
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738. Let's go!
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739. - Are you going?
- I'm going!
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740. Shall we
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741. soar into this sky one last time?
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742. We're going up!
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743. You're too quiet!
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744. We're going up!
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745. You're too quiet!
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746. It's been 5 years since we all met.
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747. Even those without any contact
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748. I'm here!
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749. showed their faces
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750. Oh, Aiko!
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751. You good?
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752. As expected.
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753. for once in a long time.
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754. 7:31 P.M.
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755. It's pitch black.
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756. Is there power?
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757. Oh... does anyone know where the uh...
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758. - the switch... Yeah, the breaker.
- The breaker?
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759. - Oh, I know where it is.
- Thanks.
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760. It should be...
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761. It's so dark in here.
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762. Sorry.
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763. It's been 5 years since we all met.
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764. I got them!
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765. Good work!
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766. Welcome back!
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767. It had been a while,
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768. but I showed up.
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769. Jirou! Jirou! Jirou!
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770. Oh, by the way! Hey!
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771. Do we still have Balloon Bar?
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772. - Somewhere!
- It must be somewhere.
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773. - Hold on... it's useless by now.
- It's totally here!
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774. - Can it even rot?
- Don't say that it's useless!
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775. It might still be here, so let's have a look around!
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776. - But it's been like 5 years.
- We should still check!
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777. Okay, let's go look!
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778. Wait for me!
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779. This was supposed to be the giant's eye.
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780. A balloon...
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781. It's still floating.
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782. It's lasted a long time.
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783. Okay... everyone.
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784. "Pretty much" everyone.
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785. Everyone here
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786. who could only fly 5cm
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787. and then meet the ground again.
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788. Will now be "everyone".
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789. On this day,
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790. this balloon club of ours
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791. will formally disband!
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792. Thus,
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793. we will return this balloon
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794. this poorly maintained balloon...
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795. Let us all go put this balloon to rest!
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796. Let's go put this to rest!
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797. Let's go!
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798. - Okay.
- Okay.
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799. Louder!
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800. Okay!
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801. Louder!
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802. Okay!
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803. 6:15 A.M.
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804. How are you this morning, balloon club?
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805. The fan! Get the fan!
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806. Okay, spread it out some more!
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807. Open up that end a bit more!
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808. Excuse me!
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809. Hey.
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810. I'm coming in!
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811. Wow, there are so many balloons!
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812. What are you drawing?
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813. - This?
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814. This... is a giant.
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815. Wow!
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816. A giant, huh? That's awesome.
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817. This will be a balloon, and fly through the sky.
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818. Just like that!
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819. What do you think?
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820. About topics like this.
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821. - It's coming along quickly!
- Very good, very good!
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822. We're not quite ready yet.
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823. Life without dreams is shit!
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824. Those who can't let go of those shitty lives are even shittier!
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825. Being able
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826. to hold onto our dreams and fly into the sky
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827. is proof that we are alive!
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828. Go Balloon Club!
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829. Life without dreams
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830. is shit.
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831. Those who can't let go of those shitty lives are even shittier.
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832. Being able
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833. to hold onto our dreams
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834. fly into the sky
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835. is proof that we are alive.
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836. Hey, what's up?
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837. Sorry, sorry!
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838. Can you see?
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839. Anyway, why did Murakami-san have to die on a motorbike?
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840. A motorbike! He should have died on a balloon!
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841. He really shouldn't have gone that way!
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842. Mitsuko-san didn't even come, hey?
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843. - She didn't...
- I wonder if they were still dating when he gave up balloons.
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844. If you take balloons out of Murakami-san, what's left?
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845. I just remembered.
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846. - What?
- Remembered what?
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847. Can I even say this?
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848. - Just say it!
- Say it!
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849. Okay, okay, okay... I get it.
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850. Listen.
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851. Murakami-san...
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852. took Mitsuko-san up in a balloon one time.
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853. Just the two of them?
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854. So I've heard.
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855. Is that a true story?
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856. What's wrong with you?
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857. Being up here...
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858. a cell phone can't ring.
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859. Nobody can get in the way.
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860. Yeah, that's true.
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861. I...
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862. would like you to marry me.
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863. I'm very...
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864. I'm very happy, but...
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865. Well, I do think receiving a ring up here in the sky is
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866. very romantic of you.
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867. But...
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868. Murakami-kun.
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869. I'd like you to present this to me on the ground.
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870. If someone calls me when you do, I'll make sure to ignore it.
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871. Present it to me on the ground.
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872. It's nice up here!
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873. Sure is!
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874. Perfect weather, isn't it?
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875. It's quite perfect!
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876. I love it.
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877. That's a lie.
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878. Murakami-san said to Mitsuko-san:
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879. "Let's get married!"
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880. That definitely never happened!
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881. - I just don't see it!
- I only heard that it happened.
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882. - From who?
- Who told you?
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883. From... I heard it from Mitsuko-san.
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884. - Mitsuko-san?
- Should you have told us this?
- That's why I wasn't sure if I should!
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885. But... maybe with all of his balloons, and his focus on balloons...
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886. she just got tired of him?
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887. That would happen.
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888. It would...
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889. That might be a pain.
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890. Okay then!
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891. - What is it, Jirou?
- You feeling alright?
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892. What is it?
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893. Shall we go to Watarase?
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894. Takeshi, you're too loud!
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895. Damn, we're so high!
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896. Okay, everybody!
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897. Everyone, please, listen up!
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898. What do you want?
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899. I am very sorry to interrupt at the height of celebration, but...
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900. This club of ours will soon be officially disbanded.
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901. All of you, our long-time members, thank you for being a part of this for so long!
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902. And the two people who were only with us for one month:
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903. Jirou and Hiroshi!
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904. Everyone!
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905. We may never see each other again.
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906. Therefore, we will now
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907. delete the phone numbers and e-mail addresses
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908. Delete them!
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909. This is a stepping stone into our futures!
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910. Do you understand?
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911. So... let's get to it!
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912. On that note, please delete
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913. Kita Jirou's phone number and e-mail address!
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914. Please delete Yuuichi's phone number and e-mail address!
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915. Please delete everything you have for Natsuko.
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916. Ready? Please delete all your memories of Midori!
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917. Delete Sachiko, too!
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918. Delete the baseball guy!
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919. Please delete both Nakano Aiko and Nakazawa Shuu.
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920. Where's Aiko?
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921. She has already left.
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922. - Okay.
- Please do it!
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923. Well then. Please delete everything for Hiroshi!
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924. Delete Yuuki's as well.
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925. Shunko. Everyone, delete Shunko.
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926. Delete Mitsuru from your phones!
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927. Please delete...
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928. - Don't cry!
- Stop crying!
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929. Please delete Tomorou's phone number and e-mail address!
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930. Delete Masayuki, too, please.
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931. Please delete Arakawa Takeshi!
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932. Okay!
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933. All done!
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934. Have you all deleted each other?
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935. Okay! Then we are now disbanded!
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936. We will never contact each other again for the rest of time!
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937. The balloon was meant to be burned,
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938. but we will just abandon it here!
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939. It is the representation
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940. of our shitty dreams
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941. that we've already left behind, after all.
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942. That's that, everyone! Farewell!
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943. Farewell!
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944. Bye bye!
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945. Farewell!
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946. Why are you still here?
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947. Because I'm tired.
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948. I guess.
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949. Oh.
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950. Then sleep.
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951. Sure.
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952. Your curry...
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953. is really good, hey?
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954. Yep.
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955. I want to eat myself to death with it.
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956. Sure.
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957. Is it...
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958. too late for us?
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959. Yeah.
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960. Not that.
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961. Right.
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962. Hiroshi!
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963. Hold up!
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964. He—
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965. Hey!
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966. Man.
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967. I remember now.
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968. You sure like it, don't you?
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969. The balloon.
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970. I don't care for balloons.
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971. I'm waiting for the day that
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972. he looks at me here on the ground
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973. rather than up in the sky.
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974. This is Murakami. The wind is picking up.
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975. Okay, got it.
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976. We'll start heading west.
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977. Can you see me from down there?
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978. I can, I can!
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979. Hey,
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980. what about me?
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981. Can you see me?
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982. I can see your smiling face! I'll be coming down in 10 minutes!
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983. Roger!
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984. Understood!
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985. That story was true.
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986. A year has now passed since that day.
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987. I've gotten better at living in the working world.
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988. Yes!
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989. Thank you for your business as usual! Yes, it's Kita.
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990. Hello, this is Kita.
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991. Yes.
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992. Alright, got it.
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993. Yes, thank you.
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994. Hey, Mom?
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995. Yeah. The baby is doing well.
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996. He's growing well.
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997. The name, huh... I haven't decided yet.
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998. If you think of a good one, let me know.
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999. A balloon!
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1000. Heyyyyy!
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1001. And just like that, our youth...
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1002. was brought to a close.
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1003. It's a bit of an afterthought, but if you put together all
the pieces... the balloon club got its start this way.
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1004. Starting today, this will be the balloon club's base of operations!
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1005. What do you think?
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1006. It's great, isn't it?
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1007. My senpai is lending it to us for free.
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1008. The sign is on the ground.
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1009. That's what happens when you fight gravity.
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1010. We can just let it do its own thing until it floats.
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1011. Float?
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1012. Yeah.
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1013. Okay, let's head inside!
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1014. It won't float.
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1015. It wasn't locked.
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1016. It's wonderful.
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1017. Mitsuko-san.
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1018. Yes?
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1019. I actually...
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1020. have a letter I wrote you to tell you my feelings.
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1021. Please accept it.
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1022. Okay.
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1023. Here.
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1024. Well... let's just leave it there.
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1025. Read it once the balloon comes down.
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1026. A balloon like this should come down in 2 or 3 days.
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1027. Nahhh.
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1028. Even though it looks to be a pretty tiny balloon,
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1029. I bet it is full of surprises.
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1030. Do you not want me to read it?
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1031. I do want you to.
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1032. You seem to be good at leaving people hanging.
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1033. With your head in the sky.
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1034. That's good!
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1035. Airheads!
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1036. "Airheads" is great!
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1037. That's sooo good!
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1038. Let's go with "Airheads" for the club's name!
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1039. Its name?
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1040. Shouldn't we think about the name a little bit mor—
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1041. I think it'll be pretty hard to find people as airheaded as you.
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1042. No.
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1043. There should be plenty out there.
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1044. Let's reach out to the whole country to find them!
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1045. We'll gather up a lot of people
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1046. and put together a huge balloon!
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1047. If this small balloon is just by us, it should fall quickly.
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1048. My dreams... don't fall.
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1049. I want to read this letter.
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1050. I want you to understand my feelings.
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1051. What are you up to?
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1052. This...
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1053. This... the balloon is a different color! It fell, right?
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1054. I just changed it to suit my mood.
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1055. That's against the rules!
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1056. Is it?
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1057. That's a lie.
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1058. It fell and you put it back up on a new one, right?
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1059. No, that's not it.
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1060. No, no, no.
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1061. No need to rush, Mitsuko-san!
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1062. My feelings won't change.
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1063. My love for balloons
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1064. or my feelings for you.
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1065. A giant balloon?
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1066. What is this?
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1067. I thought I'd write my thoughts like this and have them float with balloons.
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1068. Eventually the room will be filled with them!
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1069. What about that one?
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1070. That one.
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1071. That one is floating in the hallway.
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1072. Mitsuko-san, you were breaking the rules!
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1073. Right, Mitsuko-san!
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1074. They don't need to follow the rules!
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1075. I'll make a shaped balloon that breaks all the rules!
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1076. Thank you, Mitsuko-san!
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1077. Thank you, Mitsuko-san.
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1078. It's not there.
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1079. It's not there!
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1080. What isn't?
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1081. Hey, it's not there!
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1082. - What isn't?
- That one!
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1083. - That one?
- That one!
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1084. What's with you?
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1085. The balloon.
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1086. They're everywhere.
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1087. That balloon is not there!
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1088. It should be around.
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1089. Ar—
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1090. Around... ?
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1091. Around then, people started hanging out there.
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1092. Is there a person
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1093. who thinks this thing right here
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1094. will somehow just float all on its own
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1095. somewhere in this house?
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1096. Float?
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1097. Is such a person here?
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1098. This thing...
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1099. should
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1100. be right here
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1101. nailed
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1102. to the pole.
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1103. Floating defies the laws of gravity!
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1104. Don't you think he meant something else?
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1105. Yeah! That's just a sign, you know.
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1106. Oh.
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1107. I don't get what that was about!
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1108. "Oh."
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1109. Mitsuko-san!
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1110. A balloon...
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1111. It's still floating.
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1112. Within half a year, the balloon club was dissolved.
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1113. Midori and I were only around for a month.
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1114. Shortly before the club fell apart, Midori dropped by just one time.
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1115. According to her, it went something like this.
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1116. Excuse me!
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1117. Hey.
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1118. I'm coming in!
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1119. Wow, there's so many balloons!
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1120. What are you drawing?
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1121. - This? It's a giant.
- Yeah.
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1122. A giant? Wow!
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1123. As a balloon, this will soar through the sky.
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1124. - Wow! It'll fly? It's so huge!
- Also...
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1125. And if we don't shape this well, it won't have that futuristic appeal.
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1126. - Right here?
- Yeah.
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1127. - Wow!
- If we don't make it a bit thinner,
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1128. it might not be able to fly.
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1129. That sort of thing matters?
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1130. Yeah. When it starts to take off,
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1131. the air resistance would be slightly different around here
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1132. so we need to account for that.
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1133. Or it might not take off.
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1134. - Even the small details matter...
- Yeah.
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1135. What do you think?
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1136. About topics like this.
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1137. This is...
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1138. Kita Jirou's girlfriend.
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1139. Kita Jirou's...?
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1140. - No, not quite.
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1141. You're Jirou-kun's girlfriend?
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1142. No, I'm not!
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1143. I'm going to go roast some coffee!
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1144. Okay.
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1145. Good to meet you.
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1146. Good to meet you.
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1147. My name is Midori.
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1148. Midori-san.
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1149. That's right.
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1150. What do you think about him?
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1151. I think he's an interesting guy.
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1152. Then... what about all this?
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1153. This?
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1154. I think it seems like fun.
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1155. Are you okay?
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1156. Then...
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1157. perhaps...
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1158. only if you happen to notice.
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1159. Yes?
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1160. That.
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1161. Right there.
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1162. There.
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1163. You see the balloon?
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1164. Yeah.
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1165. Can I ask a favor?
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1166. It just...
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1167. it just won't come down.
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1168. It won't?
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1169. Is it important to you?
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1170. If...
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1171. it comes down from the ceiling
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1172. while I'm not around...
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1173. I'd like you to let me know right away.
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1174. Yeah...
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1175. There is a very important message
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1176. attached to it.
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1177. So that's why...
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1178. I've been waiting a long time for it.
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1179. But it just won't come down.
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1180. So...
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1181. Midori-san.
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1182. Yes.
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1183. Can I ask this of you?
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1184. Yeah.
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1185. Even if...
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1186. I'm somewhere...
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1187. very far away...
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1188. or just plain gone...
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1189. I'd like you to get a hold of me.
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1190. Please.
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1191. I understand.
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1192. Thank you.
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1193. Well then.
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1194. It's a promise?
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1195. It's a promise.
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1196. I read it.
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1197. And...
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1198. what was written in there
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1199. stays with me.
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