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60. And then in the spring,
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62. You hear that, Auggie?
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Julian, and Charlotte.
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- Hi.
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92. Why don't you guys
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93. Just be back here in a half hour?
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Local spots mostly.
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my first national. Nestlé Quik.
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because I'm lactose intolerant.
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of a spit bucket?
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We have Mr. Browne.
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108. Or do you eat special food?
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110. So, the science elective
is supposably really hard.
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111. So you probably won't be
spending much time here.
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112. No offense, but if you've never
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118. Why don't you get out of the way,
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120. I mean, there's nothing much to see.
Desks. Chairs.
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really gross science posters.
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131. Yeah, a lot of people call me
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137. - Julian!
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139. Not rude questions. Besides, he was born
like that, Mr. Tushman said.
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140. Yeah, I know. I just thought maybe he was,
like, in a fire, too.
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142. - You shut up!
- Why don't we all shut up?
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143. No, I wasn't in a fire.
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146. You said that science
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148. The word's "supposedly." With a "D."
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149. Maybe my mom can homeschool you, too.
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150. Do you wanna tell us yet
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151. Mr. Tushman went out of his way
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153. No.
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in front of grownups
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161. you just have to be the bigger person,
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162. - Right.
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163. Via, I'll get the pizza.
Can you get the trivet?
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174. - But if you really don't wanna go...
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180. Are you gonna take that, Mom?
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181. Can I get some backup here? You gonna
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182. I'm not gonna let him
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183. - Please!
- Get him. Come on, Via.
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187. - I love you.
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191. Now, I gotta stop here, because past this
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192. and you don't wanna walk up
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194. I know I am, but technically
most dads aren't, so...
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204. Should we lose this? Come on,
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208. - Have fun.
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211. 10, 9, 8, 7...
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- Summer.
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my young Padawan.
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- More like they were always lame.
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- Hey, Mom.
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my thesis off this.
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- It's a floppy disk.
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what you want me to say! It was good!
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- The Drama Club.
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439. Come in.
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440. Good night, honey.
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441. Wh... Where's Mom?
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442. She fell asleep.
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443. Okay.
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444. How's Auggie?
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445. There's some bully, you know, that...
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446. How was your first day?
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447. It was... It was really good.
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448. It was good?
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449. Yeah.
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450. Say hi to Miranda for us.
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451. I will.
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452. Sweet dreams.
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453. Good night.
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454. My mom put her life
on hold for my brother.
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455. She always wanted to be a children's book
illustrator and teach art.
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456. She was one thesis shy of getting
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457. Then... she stopped writing it.
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458. She stopped a lot of things
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459. But she is still great at drawing.
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460. I don't know if she even realizes that
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461. she makes Auggie the center
of every universe she draws.
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462. Miranda used to joke
that my house was like the Earth.
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463. It revolved around the son...
not the daughter.
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464. That doesn't change the fact
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466. she would use it to look at me.
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467. Yeah, good job, good job.
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468. Miranda?
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469. Via? What are you doing here?
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470. Just trying something new. You?
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471. Same.
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472. All right, everybody, let's go.
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473. Bring it in!
Bring it in, people, let's go!
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474. Everybody, hands up! Reach high! And...
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475. Guys, can you please...
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476. Okay. You, you... You guys, scooch.
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477. Sit. Just be closer.
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478. Ladies and gentlemen.
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479. Stay. Stay, good.
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480. Hey, hey. What's your name?
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481. Auggie.
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482. Nice boots.
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483. Great. Thanks.
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484. Okay, everybody, here we go.
We're scooching and say "Cheese."
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485. Cheese!
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486. School became... Well, I got used to it.
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487. Except for dodgeball.
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488. What evil man invented dodgeball?
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489. But my least favorite zone
at school is courtyard.
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490. Because the whole school's there.
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491. No one does anything mean.
Or says anything. Or laughs.
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492. They all just look, then look away,
then look back.
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493. They're just being normal kids.
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494. I kinda wanna tell them,
"Hey, I know I look weird, but it's okay."
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495. I mean, if Chewbacca started
going to school here one day,
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496. I'd probably stare at him a bit, too.
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497. I'm sorry if my staring
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498. In order for any of us to see,
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499. So right now light is bouncing off
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500. through the glass, to your eye.
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501. But what if we added water?
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502. Indeed.
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503. Any time light passes from one material
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504. This bending of light is also known as...
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505. Refraction.
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506. Very good, Auggie.
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507. Jack, you okay?
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508. Yeah, yeah, refraction.
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509. Good. Clear your desks. Pop quiz.
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510. Hurry.
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511. Hey, Jack, come sit here.
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512. In a sec.
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513. Where's he going?
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514. Hey. Thanks for your help today.
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515. No problem.
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516. And don't worry, I got a couple wrong
so Ms. Petosa wouldn't know.
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517. I'm not worried.
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518. Not loving school either?
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519. It's great.
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520. I wanted to go to Wayne Middle.
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521. The one with the great sports teams.
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522. Then why'd you come here?
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523. They gave me the scholarship.
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524. Well, if you need help in science,
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525. you can come to my house after school.
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526. You know, if you want.
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527. Great. Thanks!
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528. What's wrong?
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529. I just don't like eating
in front of people.
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530. What do you mean?
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531. It's a long story,
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532. but when I eat, I think I chew
like some prehistoric swamp turtle.
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533. No joke? Me too!
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534. Now there's tuna on your face.
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535. Yeah! Tuna-Man!
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536. No, no, no, let me show you how it's done.
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537. Dude, that's even more gross.
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538. I'm going as Boba Fett this year.
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539. I like Halloween,
but Christmas is still the best holiday.
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540. No way. Halloween is the best.
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541. A pillowcase of candy
versus two weeks off school?
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542. You're nuts.
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543. You see? Even your dog agrees.
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544. Hey, Mom, is it okay if Jack comes over?
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545. - Yes!
- Thanks, Mrs. P.
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546. I mean, you get snow on Christmas.
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547. But you can get snow on Halloween.
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548. - How?
- If you live in Alaska
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549. or there's a blizzard.
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550. I've got to be cool.
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551. You ever thought about
having plastic surgery?
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552. No, I've never thought about it. Why?
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553. Dude, this is after plastic surgery.
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554. It takes a lotta work to look this good.
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555. Oh, my God!
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556. One, two, three, four,
I declare a thumb war.
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557. Bow, kiss, begin.
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558. Nate.
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559. Fire.
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560. Okay, everybody, if you can't see
the camera, the camera can't see you.
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561. Now let's improv like
we know what we're doing.
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562. Okay, everybody say, "Stella!"
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563. Stella!
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564. So I can't figure you out.
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565. What?
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566. I can't figure you out.
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567. Well, most theater people
won't stop talking about themselves,
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568. but you don't talk.
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569. I... I listen.
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570. - Me too.
- I know.
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571. So you do pay attention.
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572. Okay, that's a start.
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573. I'm a good listener, so tell me something.
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574. Who are you gonna audition for?
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575. I'm not really the Our Town-type.
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576. Come on. Don't be the "run lights girl."
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577. Should be Emily.
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578. The lead?
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579. Look, your family can't cheer
for you in a booth.
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580. They're... they're pretty busy.
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581. I don't think they would
cheer for me anyway.
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582. Come on, there... there's not one person
in your family who would applaud you?
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583. My grandmother.
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584. There you go. Bring her.
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585. I can't.
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586. Well, then I'll applaud you.
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587. Why are you being so nice to me?
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588. Because you're an only child.
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589. We have to stick together.
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590. Think about it. Okay?
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591. And, your grandmother's
still cheering you on.
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592. I know you.
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593. And I love you more
than anything in the world.
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594. Well... what about Auggie?
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595. I love your brother.
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596. But he has a lot of angels
looking out for him.
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597. And you have me.
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598. Yeah.
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599. You are everywhere.
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600. And...
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601. you are my favorite.
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602. You're my favorite too, Grams.
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603. Mom, Daisy ruined my Boba Fett costume!
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604. What? Where have you been? It's very late.
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605. - She threw up all over it.
- I'm sorry.
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606. Okay, well, you'll just have to wear
your costume from last year.
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607. But I told Jack I was going as Boba Fett,
not Ghost Face.
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608. Well, tomorrow is Halloween.
And all the shops are closed.
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609. And my artistic hands are busy
making meatloaf.
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610. So you do the math.
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611. Fine!
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612. - Do you need some help, Mom?
- What?
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613. Some help.
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614. Yes, thank you.
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615. Mince that rosemary, please.
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616. Where did you say you were?
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617. I... I went to Coney Island.
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618. How about you stay home
from school tomorrow?
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619. It's Halloween. We can make it
a three-day weekend.
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620. Spend some time together.
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621. Yeah. Yeah, that would be really nice.
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622. Yeah? Okay, good.
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623. Peppers? I don't want peppers.
Peppers give Daddy gas.
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624. I don't care what Jack Will says
about Christmas.
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625. Hey, Auggie!
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626. For me, Halloween
is the best holiday in the world.
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627. It's so awesome,
when I'm wearing the costume.
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628. I usually walk with my head down
to avoid being seen.
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629. But on Halloween,
I walk with my head up high.
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630. I don't even know who that was.
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631. He didn't even know who I was.
It's so cool.
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632. Especially because people
don't like to touch me
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633. because they think I'm contagious.
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634. Oh, yeah, Chewie! Up high!
Boom goes the dynamite!
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635. It really does look like him.
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636. - This part right?
- Yeah.
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637. I mean, he's always reminded me of, like,
the shrunken head, you know?
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638. - Or an orc.
- Yeah.
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639. If I looked like him I swear,
I'd put a hood over my face every day.
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640. Yeah, if I looked like him,
I think I'd kill myself.
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641. Why do you hang out with him
so much, Jack?
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642. - Yeah.
- I dunno.
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643. Tushman asked me to be his welcome buddy
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644. and now he just
follows me around everywhere.
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645. Well, that must stink! That must stink.
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646. Oh, yeah. Just like him.
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647. Nobody puts Baby in the corner.
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648. Come on.
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649. Always blows my mind how much Daddy
looks like Patrick Swayze in this movie.
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650. No!
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651. Hey, tell me what's going on with Miranda?
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652. It's not... It's not just the pink hair.
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653. She's just...
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654. She won't even talk to me.
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655. I had a friend in high school.
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656. We went through this exact same thing.
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657. And what I did, which fixed it
almost immediately...
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658. Yeah?
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659. Was, to eat an entire jack-o'- lantern
bucket of candy.
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660. Hello?
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661. Yes, Mr. Tushman.
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662. He's nauseous?
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663. Does he have a fever?
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664. What did the nurse say?
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665. I'm so sorry, honey.
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666. All right. Okay. Thank you.
I will be right there.
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667. Honey, I have to go, your brother
just threw up at school.
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668. Nate, do you know where his helmet is?
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669. He's asking for it
and I've looked everywhere.
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670. I don't know. Something at school.
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671. He won't say.
He won't come out of his room.
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672. And now he says he doesn't even
wanna go trick-or-treating.
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673. I know. Okay. Thank you. Just get here.
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674. Come on, get ready.
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675. It's almost time for the Halloween parade.
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676. You're supposed to knock!
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677. Go away!
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678. Mom says you won't say what happened.
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679. Did someone say something?
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680. Someone always says something!
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681. Well, tell me what happened.
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682. It's none of your business!
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683. You took my day with Mom,
so it is my business.
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684. I heard Jack Will talking
about me behind my back.
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685. He said he'd kill himself
if he looked like me.
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686. Jack Will?
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687. Isn't he the nice one?
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688. There are no nice ones!
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689. I wish I'd never gone
to school in the first place!
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690. But you were liking school.
I know you were.
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691. I hate it, okay? I hate it.
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692. Auggie, I'm sorry, but you're not
the only one who has bad days.
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693. Bad days? Do people avoid touching you?
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694. When a person accidentally touches you,
do they call it "the plague"?
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695. - No.
- Jack Will was all I had.
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696. So just don't compare your bad days
at school to mine, okay?
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697. Okay.
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698. Hey.
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699. Did you notice that Miranda
doesn't come around anymore?
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700. What?
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701. You didn't. Shocker.
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702. Yeah. She went away to camp this summer
and now she doesn't like me anymore.
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703. Why?
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704. Because...
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705. school sucks.
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706. And people change.
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707. So if you wanna be a normal kid, Auggie,
then those are the rules.
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708. So let's go trick-or-treating.
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709. Okay?
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710. Because right now...
we're each other's best friends.
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711. Really?
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712. Yes.
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713. So... come on.
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714. I'll let you have all my Halloween candy.
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715. I'll trade you my apples.
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716. Okay, no. I... I know that I said
that you could have all my candy,
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717. but I was really just saying that
to get you out of the house.
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718. What about the chocolate?
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719. - No.
- And the Smarties?
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720. Gummies, the licorice,
the Reese's, the Hersheys...
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721. - No!
- And everything else.
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722. All right, I'll let you have all my candy.
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723. Okay, Via. You are next please.
Let's hear it for Via.
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724. Daisy...
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725. do you wanna help me
take back my corner office?
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726. Hey, Auggie! You feeling better?
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727. Are you okay, Auggie?
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728. Yeah.
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729. You sure?
'Cause you're acting really weird.
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730. I'm okay, Jack, okay?
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731. Okay.
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732. They want me to do what?
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733. Give a tour through the school.
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734. But Mom, it's summer vacation.
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735. I know.
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736. But your teachers told Mr. Tushman
you're known as a good egg.
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737. - No, I'm a bad egg.
- You're a good egg.
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738. And I'm actually really proud
they thought of you for this.
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739. Mom, enough with the guilt.
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740. And you know they gave you
a scholarship, right?
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741. Mom...
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742. Who else is doing it?
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743. Charlotte and Julian.
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744. - No.
- Why, what's wrong?
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745. Charlotte will just talk about Broadway
the whole time.
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746. And Julian is the biggest
phony on the planet.
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747. So I'm sorry, but no.
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748. Jack, it's for that boy.
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749. Who?
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750. The one from the ice cream shop.
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751. Yeah.
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752. So if a nice kid like your little brother
cries when he sees him,
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753. what kind of a chance
do you think he has in middle school?
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754. Okay.
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755. Thank you, kiddo.
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756. Four things I've learned
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757. First of all, you do get used to his face.
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758. Now, this is not like regular ice.
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759. You can't touch it with your hands, okay?
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760. Second, he's really smart.
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761. He's ahead of me in everything.
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762. In science, he's ahead
of the whole school.
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763. Is everybody watching?
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764. Third of all, he's actually pretty funny.
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765. But fourthly, now that I know him,
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766. I would say I actually do
wanna be friends with Auggie.
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767. At first, I admit it,
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768. I was only friendly to him
because my mom asked me to be nice.
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769. But now I would choose
to hang out with him.
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770. Like, he's a good friend.
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771. Like, if all the guys in fifth grade
were lined up against a wall
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772. and I could choose anyone
I wanted to hang out with...
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773. I would choose Auggie.
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774. Hey, what's wrong?
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775. Go away.
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776. Hey, Jack, come sit with us.
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777. Yeah, come on, man.
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778. I wonder what happened.
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779. Maybe Jack touched Auggie
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780. and couldn't wash his hands in time.
Jack finally got "the plague."
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781. That's not very nice.
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782. What? We didn't start it.
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783. Where you going?
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784. Hi. I'm Summer.
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785. I know. We're in the same homeroom.
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786. You don't have to do this.
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787. Do what?
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788. You don't have to be my friend.
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789. I know Tushman talked to you.
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790. I don't know what
you're talking about, Auggie.
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791. I know Tushman talked to some kids
before school started
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792. and told them they had to be
friends with me.
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793. He didn't talk to me.
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794. Yeah, he did.
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795. - No, he did not.
- Yeah, he did.
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796. No, he didn't, I swear on my life!
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797. Okay, okay. You don't have to get mad.
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798. I don't like being accused
of things, okay?
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799. Okay. I'm sorry.
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800. You should be.
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801. - He really didn't talk to you?
- Auggie!
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802. Okay, I just...
Why are you sitting here then?
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803. Because I want
some nice friends for a change.
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804. Me, too.
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805. Cool beans.
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806. But you'll get "the plague."
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807. Good.
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808. Summer has "the plague."
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809. Shut up!
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810. So what happened with Jack Will?
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811. Promise you won't tell?
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812. I got it! I got the part!
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813. - Congratulations.
- Thank you.
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814. She got it! She got the part! Oh, my God!
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815. - Bet she got Emily.
- Yep.
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816. What'd you get?
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817. Emily's understudy.
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818. I'm not saying poison or anything,
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819. but just a little Benadryl
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820. Okay, enough.
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821. Look, just learn her lines and it'll give
us an excuse to hang out more.
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822. We can start rehearsing
the kissing scene on page 110.
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823. Wait. George and Emily?
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824. There is no page 110.
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825. So I'm thinking...
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826. But I don't know how you'll respond.
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827. What's wrong?
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828. I'm not an only child.
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829. Mom?
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830. One sec, Via. Auggie, let's go!
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831. I thought you were at the library.
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832. Yeah, change of plans.
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833. Hi, I'm Justin.
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834. Isabel.
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835. Daisy threw up again. Bucket loads.
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836. Bucket loads.
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837. Justin, this is my little brother Auggie.
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838. - Hey, dude!
- Hey.
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839. What's that in your case? A machine gun?
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840. No. It's a fiddle.
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841. You should tell people it's a machine gun.
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842. That's way cooler.
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843. You know what?
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844. That's a great idea, you're right.
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845. We're on our way to the grocery.
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846. Mom's making... What's it called?
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847. - Feijoada.
- Feij... Mom's making feijoada.
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848. It's Dad's favorite.
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849. You're welcome to stay
if you want, Justin.
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850. Thank you very much.
It was nice meeting you.
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851. Nice to meet you too.
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852. Bye, Auggie.
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853. Nothing to see here.
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854. It's a gene. Well, it's sort of two genes,
but two genes that are identical.
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855. And the trouble is that both of my parents
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856. carry the gene at the same time,
which is...
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857. Well essentially... he won the lottery.
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858. Backwards or something.
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859. And... in another world,
I'd look like him.
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860. I'm sorry for telling you
that I was an only child.
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861. Sometimes it's nice to hide a little.
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862. I get it. It's okay.
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863. - Hello?
- Major Tom, is that you?
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864. Miranda!
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865. It's so great to hear your voice again.
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866. Sorry, Via's not here.
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867. I was actually calling
to say hello to you.
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868. How have you been?
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869. Good. Did you know I'm going
to a regular school now?
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870. No way.
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871. Do you like it?
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872. Yeah, I guess.
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873. It's not as hard as Mom's homeschool.
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874. Yeah, I'll bet.
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875. How are the kids? Are they nice?
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876. No. But I made one friend.
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877. Her name's Summer.
We started a summer names club.
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878. Summer, August. Get it?
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879. Good for you, Auggie.
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880. Where's Via, anyway?
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881. She's out with her boyfriend.
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882. Really?
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883. Yeah. We met him last week.
He's super nice.
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884. I've missed you, Major Tom.
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885. I miss you too, Miranda.
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886. And can you tell Via
that I've missed her too?
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887. Well, but why don't you just
tell her yourself?
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888. Listen, I gotta go,
my mom's calling me, but,
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889. you know that you can call me
anytime, right?
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890. Yeah.
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891. Okay, so call me anytime.
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892. I will.
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893. Merry Christmas, Auggie.
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894. Merry Christmas, Miranda.
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895. - Get after it.
- Just open it. Rip it apart.
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896. Via and I have been best friends
since kindergarten.
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897. Oh, my God!
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898. Her family's always
been like my second family.
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899. Auggie's always felt
like my little brother.
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900. How does it feel?
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901. - Awesome.
- Good.
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902. And for a few years, even,
our family's spent Christmas together.
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903. Everybody say "Merry Christmas!"
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904. Merry Christmas!
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905. But now my dad's busy with his new wife...
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906. who was his old boss.
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907. And my mom, well,
she's busy not getting over that.
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908. I got a job at a summer camp...
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909. just so I'd have somewhere
to go that wasn't home.
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910. One day, and I swear
I didn't plan this but...
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911. I started playing
this little make believe game...
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912. with the girls in the camp.
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913. I said I lived in a huge brownstone.
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914. On a nice street...
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915. with my two awesome parents
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916. and my awesome dog, named Daisy.
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917. And my awesome little brother...
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918. with a facial deformity.
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919. And, oh, my God, everyone went crazy.
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920. "What do you mean, 'deformity'?
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921. What does he look like?"
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922. Suddenly, everyone wanted to talk to me.
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923. And by the end of summer...
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924. I was the most popular girl in camp.
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925. When I got home, I wanted to call Via.
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926. But she would've asked me
about my parents and about camp.
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927. And then I saw Via audition for the play
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928. and I remembered how cool she is.
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929. And how I understood why everyone in camp
loved me more when I pretended to be her.
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930. She used to let Auggie
hang out with us all the time.
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931. I was the one who bought him
his astronaut helmet.
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932. He was so into outer space.
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933. And I wanted him to know that the world
was bigger than his room.
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934. And now he's out there...
and I didn't even know.
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935. I could've helped him.
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936. Maybe he could've helped me.
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937. I don't know.
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938. But I could sure use some help right now.
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939. That was awesome!
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940. Hey, look, there's Jack Will.
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941. Let's find another hill.
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942. You can't just keep
avoiding him forever, Auggie.
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943. Come on, let's go!
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944. Eight, seven, six, five, four,
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945. three, two, one! Happy New Year!
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946. Happy New Year!
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947. Thanks for the help, Daisy.
Way to put your back into it.
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948. What about you?
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949. Christmas was awesome.
We drove up into the mountains
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950. where they had the most amazing snow
I've ever seen.
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951. - It was like powder.
- Nice.
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952. What about you, Jack?
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953. I went up Skeleton Hill. It was the best.
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954. - Skeleton Hill?
- I hate that place.
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955. It should be called Garbage Hill.
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956. I know, right?
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957. I left my old lightning sled
there last time I was up.
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958. It was the crappiest piece of junk.
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959. Went back the next day
and someone had taken it.
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960. Hey, maybe a homeless
guy wanted to go sledding.
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961. - Yeah.
- Yeah.
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962. New precept.
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963. Your deeds are your monuments.
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964. Archaeologists found these words inscribed
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965. on the walls of an ancient Egyptian tomb.
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966. Can anybody tell me what they mean?
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967. Summer?
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968. I think it means that the things we do
are the things that matter most.
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969. Excellent. Anybody else?
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970. Hey, Summer.
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971. Hey. You okay?
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972. Yeah. Fine. Just...
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973. This is gonna sound stupid, but...
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974. do you know why Auggie stopped liking me?
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975. You should ask him.
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976. I have, but ever since Halloween,
he just won't talk to me.
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977. I mean, you know what?
I don't care. Sorry.
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978. Ghost Face.
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979. Wait, wait, what?
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980. That's all I can tell you.
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981. Okay... Now that we've finished our tests,
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982. I want you all to start thinking about
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983. our fifth grade science fair project.
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984. Which you will need to work on
to have ready after spring break.
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985. Okay? Now it could be about anything.
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986. Just make sure...
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987. The point is...
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988. to create something you're excited about.
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989. Something you're proud to show.
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990. Mr. Will?
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991. Mr. Will?
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992. Something more important to think about?
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993. No.
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994. So, it'll be teams of two.
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995. Your partner will be your tablemate.
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996. Ms. Petosa?
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997. I know we're supposed to be in pairs,
but...
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998. Jack, Amos, and I
had this science fair project idea
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999. that we wanted to work on together.
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1000. - Okay, maybe we can switch...
- No.
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1001. - Sorry?
- What?
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1002. No, it's... it's okay.
I'll stay with who I've got.
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1003. I'll stick with Auggie.
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1004. Hey! What did you do that for?
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1005. Dude, I don't want to switch.
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1006. Why not? Do you really wanna
be partners with that freak?
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1007. Dear Mr. Tushman,
I am very sorry for punching Julian.
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1008. It was wrong of me to do that.
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1009. I know you may need to expel me,
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1010. but I'd still rather not say...
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1011. why I did what I did.
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1012. It might get Julian in trouble too
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1013. - and that's not fair.
- Stop!
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1014. Sincerely, Jack Will.
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1015. Dear Mr. Will...
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1016. one thing I've learned
in 20 years in education
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1017. is that there are two sides
to every story.
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1018. So I think I can imagine
what started the fight.
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1019. While nothing justifies
striking another student...
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1020. I know good friends are worth defending.
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1021. So, after your two-day suspension...
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1022. your scholarship will be waiting for you.
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1023. I thought we were friends.
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1024. Just keep up the good work.
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1025. And keep being the fine boy
we all know you to be.
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1026. Sincerely, Mr. Tushman.
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1027. What's so wrong with me
not telling you about a stupid play?
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1028. I'm not even in it,
I'm just doing the lights.
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1029. Well, your boyfriend is in it
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1030. and don't you think
we would like to see him?
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1031. - No, I don't.
- Look, let's all calm down for a second.
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1032. You know, you've been really good
at leaving me alone my whole life.
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1033. So why are you suddenly so interested?
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1034. Are you... Are you bored
now that Auggie's in school?
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1035. Your thesis not going well?
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1036. Nate, could you please excuse us?
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1037. - Izzy, she doesn't mean...
- Nate!
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1038. What are they saying down there?
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1039. They, my friend,
are saying a lotta things.
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1040. None of which concern us.
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1041. Let's see your new Minecraft world,
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1042. 'cause we might be moving to it.
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1043. So, are we going to see the play?
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1044. I hadn't realized what the play was
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1045. and I don't think it will be
of any interest to a kid your age.
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1046. Yeah, you'd... you'd get totally bored.
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1047. Are you and Dad going?
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1048. Daddy will go
and I'm gonna stay here with you.
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1049. What?
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1050. So now you're gonna punish me
by not going?
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1051. Well, you didn't want me to go
in the first place, remember?
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1052. Well, now that you know about it,
of course I want you to come.
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1053. What are you talking about?
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1054. - Nothing.
- Nothing.
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1055. You're lying.
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1056. It's just something to do
with Via's school, honey.
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1057. You just don't want your
fancy high school friends
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1058. to know your brother's a freak?
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1059. - Auggie!
- Auggie, that's not true.
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1060. Stop lying to me. I'm not an idiot,
I know what's going on!
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1061. Daisy girl?
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1062. Auggie. Come on.
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1063. It's okay, I don't wanna go
to your stupid high school anyway.
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1064. I don't care.
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1065. Auggie, not everything
in the world is about you.
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1066. What's wrong?
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1067. You're gonna be fine, girlie.
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1068. Daddy's gonna meet me there.
Take care of your brother.
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1069. - Yeah.
- Okay. All right.
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1070. Did Daisy really bite Mom?
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1071. Well... she was whimpering.
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1072. And then Mom tried to pick her up
and Daisy bit her.
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1073. Do you think the vet can fix her?
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1074. She was in a lot of pain, Auggie.
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1075. She's really old.
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1076. Auggie?
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1077. I want you to come to my play. Okay?
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1078. Really?
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1079. Really.
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1080. Every time I came home
from the hospital, Daisy was here.
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1081. She was a real friend.
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1082. And real friends... are hard to find.
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1083. - Excuse me.
- Sorry.
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1084. Thank you.
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1085. This is perfect.
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1086. Here we go. Good seats.
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1087. See if you can find
Via's name in there, honey.
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1088. Glasses. Oh, no!
I think I forgot my glasses.
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1089. Auggie, you're missing a great episode
of Hoarders, right here.
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1090. Starring your mom's purse.
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1091. You ready?
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1092. Are you supposed to be
in the girls' dressing room?
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1093. Just wanted to wish you good luck.
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1094. "Break a leg," not "good luck."
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1095. You too.
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1096. Anyone cheering you on tonight?
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1097. Yeah...
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1098. my mom invited the entire block.
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1099. It's gonna be really embarrassing.
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1100. You?
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1101. My dad is on his belated honeymoon
and my mom's in a funk,
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1102. but maybe she'll come tomorrow.
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1103. Well, Via's family will cheer you on.
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1104. You'll be great tonight.
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1105. - Honey, just enjoy the play.
- Okay.
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1106. All right, go get them.
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1107. Mr. Davenport?
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1108. I'm really sorry,
but I can't go on tonight.
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1109. I don't feel well.
I think I might throw up.
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1110. Okay, everybody gets nervous.
You know, when I did my Hamlet,
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1111. I threw up every night.
You're gonna be fine.
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1112. Just do it.
You'll have of spring break to recover.
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1113. Mr. Davenport, you're not listening.
I'm not going on.
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1114. Are you kidding me?
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1115. I'm really sorry, but Via knows
all the lines. She can do it.
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1116. Then go find her then.
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1117. Thank you.
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1118. - Hi.
- Hi.
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1119. This play is called Our Town.
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1120. It was written by Thornton Wilder.
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1121. The name of our town
is Grover's Corners, New Hampshire.
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1122. Just across the Massachusetts line.
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1123. Is this... Is this really happening?
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1124. Yes, you're going on as Emily.
We don't have much time.
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1125. Well, I don't even know
if I'm gonna remember all of my lines.
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1126. You'll be great.
Justin will help you through it.
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1127. Where is she?
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1128. Via, you're on in two minutes.
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1129. Why... why are you doing this?
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1130. - I told you... I feel sick.
- Okay.
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1131. We've got a factory in our town too.
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1132. You hear it?
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1133. - Hey, it's okay.
- Makes blankets.
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1134. Hey, break a leg.
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1135. Cartwrights own it
and it brung them a fortune.
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1136. Children, now I won't have it.
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1137. Breakfast is just as good
as any other meal
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1138. and I won't have you gobbling like wolves.
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1139. It'll stunt your growth. That's a fact.
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1140. Miranda looks so different.
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1141. That's not Miranda, that's Via.
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1142. - What?
- It's Via.
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1143. Great.
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1144. As for me, I'd rather have
my children healthy than bright.
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1145. I'm both, Mama, you know I am.
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1146. I'm the brightest girl in school
for my age.
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1147. I have a wonderful memory.
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1148. Eat your breakfast.
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1149. Your stomach flu got better fast.
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1150. Sorry, sir, just jitters.
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1151. I'll be ready by tomorrow night.
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1152. She's doing very well.
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1153. I can't...
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1154. I can't go on.
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1155. It... It goes so fast.
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1156. We don't even have time
to look at one another.
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1157. I didn't realize.
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1158. So all that was going on
and we never noticed?
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1159. Take me back... up the hill...
to my grave.
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1160. But first...
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1161. wait... one more look.
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1162. Goodbye... goodbye, world.
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1163. Goodbye, Grover's Corners.
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1164. Mama...
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1165. and Papa.
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1166. Goodbye to clocks ticking.
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1167. And food.
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1168. And coffee.
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1169. And hot baths.
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1170. And sleeping.
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1171. And waking up.
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1172. Earth...
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1173. You're too wonderful
for anybody to realize you.
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1174. Blow out the candles. Ready?
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1175. Take a big breath.
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1176. We did it.
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1177. Did you make a wish?
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1178. I wished for a brother.
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1179. You did?
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1180. Happy Birthday, honey.
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1181. Via! Oh, my God!
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1182. That was incredible!
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1183. - It was just a play.
- It wasn't "just" anything.
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1184. - You were amazing!
- You were great, Via! Amazing!
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1185. Thanks, Auggie.
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1186. - And then there was the nurse...
- Yeah.
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1187. who farted, and I don't use
that word a lot, about 100 times.
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1188. Honey, that was you.
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1189. To put it delicately.
I don't know how else to say it.
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1190. It's... It's not true.
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1191. - Busted now!
- No, it's not...
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1192. Anyone? Raise your hand
if you wanna change the subject
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1193. and save us from this story.
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1194. All right, I will. I will. What is that?
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1195. That is, Jack and Auggie's
science fair project.
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1196. Not to be confused with an eyesore
in the middle of the room.
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1197. No, but what is it?
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1198. Well, I don't know.
I guess it's like a... yeah.
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1199. Follow me, you'll see.
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1200. - Okay.
- Come on!
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1201. All right.
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1202. - Sweet.
- What?
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1203. Are you kidding me?
I cannot believe you just did that.
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1204. - Go, go, go.
- Okay.
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1205. But just no kissing.
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1206. Seen a lotta horror movies end this way.
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1207. We're gonna open the apertures in 3, 2, 1.
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1208. It's a camera obscura.
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1209. Yeah. He's ten.
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1210. Oh, my God, that was so cool.
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1211. Cinema history come to life.
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1212. All right, people, single file.
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1213. Step right up for an amazing
camera obscura.
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1214. Step right up to witness
Earth's greatest mystery, the volcano.
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1215. Okay, we're gonna open the apertures in...
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1216. - Three, two, one!
- Three, two, one!
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1217. - Whoa!
- That's awesome!
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1218. Jack and Auggie.
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1219. - Dude!
- Dude!
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1220. - See, you have to go...
- No, I did.
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1221. Okay, now I'll go.
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1222. I know, right?
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1223. Let's go, let's go.
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1224. Everybody get in here.
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1225. Find your seats.
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1226. We good today?
It's gonna be a good one, guys.
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1227. All right. Everybody inside.
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1228. Come on. New month, new precept.
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1229. Look at him.
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1230. Hey, where's Auggie?
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1231. Right there.
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1232. Hey, hey, hey.
Why are we running in the hallway?
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1233. Auggie, you okay?
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1234. Yeah. Everything's fine.
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1235. I'm late for class.
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1236. Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
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1237. Auggie, you know if you need help,
you can ask for it.
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1238. You're not alone.
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1239. I know.
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1240. Amos.
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1241. You know something about this?
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1242. You understand?
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1243. We take bullying very seriously
at this school.
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1244. There's zero tolerance.
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1245. Excuse me, can you explain
what's going on here?
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1246. Wasn't Julian the one
who got punched in the mouth?
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1247. If there's any bullying
going on, it isn't my son.
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1248. You wrote that, Julian?
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1249. Yes, sir.
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1250. That one note was on the back
of a class photo.
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1251. Your son photoshopped Auggie out of it.
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1252. No. No, he didn't. I did.
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1253. Of course, I didn't think
that he would bring it to school.
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1254. But when our friends come over
and they see that picture,
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1255. I want them to ask about our son,
not the Pullmans'.
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1256. Mrs. Albans.
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1257. When we pressed Auggie,
he showed us these other notes...
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1258. that your son left
in his locker and in his desk and...
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1259. chair.
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1260. Okay, look, if no one else is gonna have
the courage to say it,
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1261. then I guess I will.
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1262. These kids are too young to be dealing
with this sort of thing.
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1263. Julian has had nightmares
because of that kid.
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1264. - Sarah.
- Did you know that?
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1265. We had to take him to a child psychologist
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1266. to help him deal with his night terrors.
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1267. It's just a two-day suspension.
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1268. You'll stay home
from the nature preserve trip. That's all.
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1269. Two days for a couple of notes from a kid?
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1270. After all the money that we have poured
into this school?
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1271. We have a lot of friends
on the school board, Mr. Tushman.
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1272. Well, I have more.
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1273. So what would you have us do?
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1274. Bend over backwards
for every single person in the world?
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1275. Nobody can get their feelings hurt ever?
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1276. You are not doing these kids any favors.
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1277. Mrs. Albans, Auggie
can't change the way he looks.
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1278. So, maybe we can change the way we see.
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1279. Yes. I will be sure to tell that
to the real world.
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1280. Thank you for this.
We won't be back in the fall.
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1281. Mom. I like this school.
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1282. Mom, Mom. I have friends, Dad.
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1283. Let's go, Julian.
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1284. Come on.
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1285. Mr. Tushman.
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1286. I'm really sorry.
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1287. I know you are, Julian.
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1288. He's not even looking at us.
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1289. This is gonna be epic. Race ya!
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1290. The sound of joy!
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1291. All right. I want you to close your eyes,
because I have a surprise for you.
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1292. Do you take requests?
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1293. Not before 9:45.
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1294. Okay.
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1295. Open your eyes.
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1296. - No! You... you finished your thesis!
- Let's get drunk.
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1297. Yes! Wait, wait, wait. Hold on.
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1298. Wait a minute.
The double surprise, surprise.
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1299. - Okay.
- Go ahead.
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1300. - Nothing's gonna jump out at me, is it?
- No.
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1301. Giving me the eyes.
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1302. What's in here? I'm kind of scared...
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1303. Good, right?
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1304. I'm just gonna keep that
in the box for now.
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1305. Does that merit a kiss? Come here.
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1306. More than a kiss.
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1307. Thank you.
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1308. All right, kids! Let's give a big
warm welcome to the William Heath School,
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1309. The Glover Academy and Beecher Prep!
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1310. Last chance to get popcorn!
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1311. - Hello.
- Okay!
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1312. Well, welcome to the 23rd annual
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1313. Big Movie Saturday
in the Broarwood Nature Reserve!
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1314. Tonight's movie will be...
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1315. The Wizard of Oz!
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1316. Hey, dude. You wanna go outside?
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1317. Why?
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1318. We can watch this movie any time.
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1319. Dude!
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1320. Oh, man, I need to pee.
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1321. Wanna go back?
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1322. Nah, I'll just go over here.
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1323. Like in the subways? That's gross.
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1324. No. This is gross.
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1325. Look at that.
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1326. What? What are you looking at?
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1327. I'm going up there someday.
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1328. Well, I'm going down here right now, so...
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1329. I gotta go too now.
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1330. You go there. I'll go here. Don't look.
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1331. What do we got here?
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1332. Couple of losers stinking up the woods.
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1333. Holy crap! Look at his face!
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1334. He's a freak! Jesus, I've never seen
anything that ugly in my life.
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1335. Maybe it's an orc.
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1336. - Dude, let's go.
- Go where?
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1337. Hey, talking to you, Gollum.
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1338. Is this the one mask to rule them all?
My precious.
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1339. Hey, what's your problem?
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1340. Your boyfriend's my problem.
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1341. Hey! Leave him alone.
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1342. What are you gonna do about it?
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1343. - Get outta my way.
- No.
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1344. I said get outta my way!
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1345. I said no!
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1346. Jack, what's up, man?
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1347. What's this? More little freaks?
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1348. What you call us, hick?
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1349. Come on, prep boy.
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1350. Guys, stop!
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1351. Guys, stop it!
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1352. Guys, stop!
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1353. Just stop, please! Stop!
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1354. Just go!
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1355. Oh, man! Dude! Come on! Let's go!
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1356. Let's get out!
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1357. Are you okay?
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1358. Dude, you're bleeding.
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1359. What was that? Something's coming.
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1360. - Amos?
- Jack!
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1361. - Over here!
- Amos, come on!
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1362. They following you?
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1363. I think we lost them.
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1364. How did you guys know we needed help?
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1365. We saw them follow you out of the lodge.
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1366. I think they were seventh graders.
They were huge.
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1367. Thanks, guys.
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1368. You totally saved our butts.
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1369. Yeah, thanks, guys.
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1370. You know, it was cool
how you stood your ground, little dude.
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1371. Hi!
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1372. Oh, my gosh, I missed you so much!
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1373. See you later, Auggie!
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1374. - Bye!
- How are you?
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1375. Good. And guess what? I got in a fight.
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1376. Oh my God, you're bleeding! Are you okay?
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1377. What happened?
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1378. - Auggie got in a fight.
- What?
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1379. That's terrible. I'm sorry.
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1380. - Did you win?
- Nate!
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1381. Well, I'm getting a vibe
like maybe he won.
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1382. Did you?
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1383. Yeah. And guess what?
They were seventh graders.
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1384. Yes!
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1385. See you later, buddy!
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1386. Bye!
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1387. Fighting is bad, Auggie.
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1388. - Bye, Mr. And Mrs. P.
- Goodbye.
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1389. See you at graduation, Auggie.
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1390. Looking sharp.
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1391. - Thanks, Dad.
- I'm talking about me.
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1392. Hey! You look good too.
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1393. I think it's safe to say the Pullman men
are crushing it today.
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1394. - You've come a long way.
- Yeah.
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1395. Auggie, I am proud of you
for sticking it out.
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1396. You didn't think I would, did you?
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1397. Of course I did.
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1398. Okay, well, come on, you gotta...
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1399. I mean, when you started
you were still wearing
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1400. the astronaut helmet in public.
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1401. I love that helmet.
I wish I knew where it was.
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1402. It's in my office.
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1403. What? Dad! That was a gift.
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1404. You had no right to hide it!
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1405. Auggie, Auggie, please, don't be mad.
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1406. You gotta understand,
you were wearing it all the time.
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1407. I never got to see you anymore.
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1408. I missed your face.
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1409. I know you don't always like it,
but I love it.
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1410. It's my son's face.
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1411. I wanna see it.
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1412. Can you forgive me?
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1413. No.
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1414. Yes.
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1415. Does Mom know?
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1416. No. God, no, she'd kill me.
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1417. But I can maybe find it,
if you need it back.
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1418. That's okay.
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1419. - Mom.
- Yes?
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1420. Thank you.
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1421. - For what?
- Making me go to school.
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1422. I was so mad at you sometimes.
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1423. But I'm really happy to be here.
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1424. You really are a wonder, Auggie.
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1425. You are a wonder.
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1426. Follow the day
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1427. Follow the day and reach for the sun!
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1428. Thank you, choir. That was beautiful.
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1429. Ladies, gentlemen,
boys and girls, graduates.
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1430. Final award this morning
is the Henry Ward Beecher medal
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1431. to honor students
who have been notable or exemplary.
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1432. Usually, it's a "good works..."
a service award.
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1433. But I came upon a passage that he wrote,
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1434. which made me realize that good works...
come in many forms.
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1435. "Greatness," he wrote,
"lies not in being strong,
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1436. but in the right using of strength.
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1437. He or she is the greatest...
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1438. whose strength carries up the most hearts
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1439. by the attraction of his own."
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1440. Without further ado...
this year, I am very proud
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1441. to award the Henry Ward Beecher medal
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1442. to the student whose quiet strength
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1443. has carried up the most hearts.
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1444. So,
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1445. will August Pullman please come up here
to receive this award?
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1446. You're the best, dude!
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1447. Walking up towards that stage,
I felt like I was floating.
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1448. My heart was beating so fast.
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1449. I didn't really understand
why I was getting a medal.
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1450. It's not like I blew up the Death Star.
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1451. All I did was get through fifth grade,
just like everyone else here.
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1452. Congratulations.
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1453. Here you go. That's for you.
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1454. Then again,
maybe that's kind of the point.
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1455. Maybe the truth is,
I'm really not so ordinary.
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1456. Maybe if we knew
what other people were thinking
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1457. we'd know that no one's ordinary.
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1458. And we all deserve a standing ovation
at least once in our lives.
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1459. My friends do.
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1460. My teachers do.
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1461. My sister does
for always being there for me.
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1462. My dad does for always making us laugh.
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1463. And my mom does the most.
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1464. For never giving up... on anything.
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1465. Especially, me.
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1466. It's like that last precept
Mr. Browne gave us.
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1467. Be kind, for everyone
is fighting a hard battle.
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1468. And if you really wanna see
what people are,
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1469. all you have to do...
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1470. is look.
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