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So, uh, what-what'd he say
about your article?
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Oh, I don't believe it.
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You didn't ask him, did you?
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Ellie. Tsk.
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- That's what they called me.
- Did they now?
:14:18
You know,
having the dubious distinction...
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of having been called "Big Al"
when you were this diminutive...
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package is a challenge
to confidence...
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but you have obviously
survived it, have you not?
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- Yes.
- So here you have in front of you
a living example...
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of-of everything
you're trying to achieve.
:14:36
I would just say get an ice breaker
and break out of it.
:14:39
- I'm havin' a lot of trouble.
- Listen...
:14:41
a writer calls his friend, he says,
"I've just finished writing a story.
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"It's not very good.
In fact, it's terrible.
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The worst part of it is
it's the best I can do.,,
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The writer is John Steinbeck.
The book is Grapes of Wrath!
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- Hi! Hi.
- Hey! Hi.
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- Happy birthday.
- Thank you.
:15:04
I'm afraid with 55
staring at me in the face...
:15:07
I'm developing inflammation
of the sentence structure...
:15:09
and a definite hardening
of the paragraphs, but...
:15:13
- How are you?
- Oh, no. How are you?
:15:16
You knew all about
this little thing, didn't you?
:15:19
- Huh?
- No, actually, I didn't.
:15:21
Hmm.
:15:24
Well, did you get a chance
to look at my latest piece?
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Yes. Yes, of course.
:15:31
The Minnies seem to get
their literature from Disney.
:15:34
I know.
:15:36
- Hey!
- Oh, my God, they're everywhere.
:15:38
Enemy forces at 2:00.
Danger, Will Robertson. Danger.
:15:43
- It's Robinson. Robinson.
- Oh, Robinson.
:15:47
Safe.
:15:49
Safe for the moment.
:15:55
That was better. That was better.
Now I'll show you...
:15:57
About your article...
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- Hmm.
- I don't want to interfere, you know.