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p3rtuñjuK4ñ $ul4p.
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$H3'$ ©0m!ñg!
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4 v3r¥ H4pp¥ b!rtHd4¥!
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b3©4u$3...
m¥ H0u$3 !$ m4d3 0f ©4ñd¥!
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H3ll0, j!ll!4ñ!
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g00d b0¥.
mr. gru?
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f0r 3x4mpl3...
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! d0ñ't!
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! 3ñj0¥3d tH4t. 3v3r¥ $3©0ñd 0f !t, g4v3 m3 b!t 0f 4 buzz, 4©tu4ll¥...
tH4t'$ 3ñ0ugH, 4g3ñt w!ld3.
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w3 4r3 tH3 4ñt!-v!ll4!ñ l34gu3.
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r0b 4 b4ñK, w3'r3 ñ0t !ñt3r3$t3d. K!ll $0m30ñ3, ñ0t 0ur d34l.
but ¥0u w3r3 t0 m3lt tH3 p0l4r !©3 ©4p$, 0r v4p0r!z3 m0uñt fuj!,
0r 3v3ñ,
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tH3ñ, w3 ñ0t!©3.
f!r$t 0f 4ll, ¥0u g0t ñ0 pr00f tH4t ! d!d tH4t.
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w3'r3 w3ll 4w4r3 0f tH4t, mr. gru. tH4t'$ wH¥ w3 br0ugHt ¥0u H3r3.
! 4m tH3 l34gu3 d!r3©t0r, $!l4$ r4m$b0tt0m.
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H!l4r!0u$.
4g3ñt w!ld3...
0H, m3 ñ0w?
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g0ñ3. wH3r3 d!d !t g0?
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4 tr4ñ$mut4t!0ñ $3rum.
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l00K.
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4$ ¥0u ©0uld $33,
!ñ tH3 wr0ñg H4ñd$, tH3 px-41 $3rum,
©0uld b3 tH3 m0$t d3v4$t4t!ñg w34p0ñ 0ñ 34rtH.
f0rtuñ4t3l¥,
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4ñd, u$!ñg tH3 l4t3$t ©H3m tr4©K!ñg t3©Hñ0l0g¥,
w3 f0uñd tr4©3$ 0f !t !ñ tH3 p4r4d!$3 m4ll.
HuH... 4 m4ll.
pr3©!$3l¥.
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4ñd tH4t'$ wH3r3 ¥0u ©0m3 !ñ. 4$ 4ñ 3x-v!ll4!ñ,
¥0u Kñ0w H0w 4 v!ll4!ñ tH!ñK$, 4ñd 4©t$.
tH3 pl4ñ !$, t0 $3t ¥0u up uñd3r©0v3r 4t 4 $H0p !ñ tH3 m4ll,
wH3r3 H0p3full¥, ¥0u'll b3 4bl3 t0...
0K4¥! ! $33 wH3r3 tH!$ !$ g0!ñg!
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but ñ0, ñ0.
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! 4m d3v3l0p!ñg 4 l!ñ3 0f d3l!©!0u$ j4m$ 4ñd j3ll!3$.
"j4m$ 4ñd j3ll!3$".
0H, 4tt!tud3!
tH4t'$ r!gHt!
$0 tH4ñK$, but ñ0 tH4ñK$.
!ñ$t34d 0f t4$!ñg p30pl3,
4ñd K!dñ4pp!ñg tH3m,
m4¥b3 ¥0u $H0uld ju$t g!v3 tH3m 4 ©4ll!
g00d d4¥, mr. $H33pbutt!
r4m$b0tt0m.
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$0 !f ¥0u 3v3r w4ññ4 g3t b4©K t0 d0!ñg $0m3tH!ñg 4w3$0m3...
g!v3 u$ 4 ©4ll.
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0H, $0rr¥.
$0, wH3ñ 4r3 ¥0u g0!ñg 0ñ ¥0ur d4t3?
wH4t?
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¥34H, w3ll, $H3 !$ 4 ñutj0b 4ñd !'m ñ0t g0!ñg 0ñ 4ñ¥ d4t3.
wH¥ ñ0t?
4r3 ¥0u $©4r3d?
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- ¥34H, 4ñd ¥0u Kñ0w wH4t? - 3x©u$3 m3...
l!$4?
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! w4$ w0ñd3r!ñg,
gru t0u©H3d l!$4!
l!$4'$ g0t grut!3$!
$©4r3d? 0f wH4t?
w0m3ñ? ñ0!
tH4t'$ b0ñK3r$!
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©4$3 ©l0$3d!
!'m ñ0t $©4r3d!
0f w0m3ñ.
0r d4t3$.
l3t'$ g0 t0 b3d.
g00dñ!gHt, 3d!tH.
g00dñ!gHt, m4rg0.
wH04, wH04, wH04, wH04, H0ld tH3 H0r$3$,
wH0 4r3 ¥0u t3xt!ñg?
ñ0 0ñ3! ju$t m¥ fr!3ñd 4v3r¥.
4v3r¥... 3H? 4v3r¥?
!$ tH4t 4 g!rl'$ ñ4m3 0r 4 b0¥'$ ñ4m3?
d03$ !t m4tt3r?
ñ0! ñ0, !t d03$ñ't m4tt3r,
uñl3$$ !t'$ 4 b0¥!
! Kñ0w wH4t m4K3$ ¥0u 4 b0¥.
uHH, ¥0u d0?
¥0ur b4ld H34d.
0HH. ¥3$.
!t'$ r34ll¥ $m00tH.
$0m3t!m3$ ! $t4r3 4t !t,
4ñd !m4g!ñ3 4 l!ttl3 ©H!©K p0pp!ñg 0ut.
p33p-p33p-p33p!
g00dñ!gHt, 4gñ3$.
ñ3v3r g3t 0ld3r.
H3¥, ¥0!
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t0mm¥, H4ñg !ñ tH3r3, b4b¥!
!t'$ 4lm0$t fr!d4¥!
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tH4t !$ g00d!
l0v3 tH3 fl4v0r 0f...
!t'$ H0rr!bl3, !$ñ't !t?
ñ0, ñ0!
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H3r3, tr¥ $0m3.
wH04... 0K4¥,
ju$t b3©4u$3 3v3r¥b0d¥ H4t3$ !t,
d03$ñ't m34ñ !t'$ ñ0t g00d!
l!$t3ñ, gru...
tH3r3'$ $0m3tH!ñg !'v3 b33ñ m34ñ!ñg t0 t4lK t0 ¥0u 4b0ut f0r $0m3 t!m3 ñ0w.
wH4t, wH4t'$ wr0ñg?
! m!$$ b3!ñg 3v!l.
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!t'$ wH4t ! l!v3 f0r!
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w3ll, !'m 4l$0 ©0ñ$!d3r!ñg 4 l!ñ3 0f j4m$.
umm... tH3 tH!ñg !$, gru...
!'v3 ñ0w b33ñ r3©ru!t3d 3l$3wH3r3.
dr. ñ3f4r!0!
0H, ©0m3 0ñ.
¥0u'r3 K!dd!ñg, r!gHt?
tH!$ !$ 4 gr34t 0pp0rtuñ!t¥ f0r m3...
m0r3 3v!l...
4H...
v3r¥ w3ll...
l3t u$ g!v3 ¥0u, tH3 pr0p3r $3ñd-0ff.
m!ñ!0ñ$!
tH3 H!gH3$t H0ñ0r 4w4rd3d,
t0 dr. ñ3f4r!0,
f0r ¥0ur ¥34r$ 0f $3rv!©3,
tH3 21 f4rt guñ $4lut3!
uHH, ! ©0uñt3d tw3ñt¥-tw0.
f4r3w3ll, m¥ fr!3ñd$.
tH!$ m4¥ t4K3 4 wH!l3.
g0 4b0ut ¥0ur bu$!ñ3$$!
! m!$$ ¥0u 4lr34d¥!
3HH? 0H, H3ll0!
4r3 ¥0u $ur3 w3 ©4ñ b3 d0!ñg tH!$?
¥3$, !t'$ f0r H!$ 0wñ g00d.
0K4¥, w3 ñ33d t0 ©H00$3 4 p!©tur3.
ñ0.
$©4r¥.
w3!rd.
4HH!
wH4t !$ tH4t?
g00d m0rñ!ñg, g!rl$, ! H4v3 4ñ 4ññ0uñ©3m3ñt t0 m4K3!
H3¥, wH4t ©3l3br!t¥ d0 ¥0u l00K l!K3?
¥uHH...
bru©3 w!ll!$.
Hmmm. ñ0.
Humpt¥ dumpt¥!
000H, tH4t 0ñ3!
H4... H4...
0K4¥, wH4t 4r3 ¥0u d0!ñg?
w3'r3 $3tt!ñg ¥0u 0ff f0r 0ñl!ñ3 d4t!ñg!
0H. 0K4¥, wH4t!?
ñ0, ñ0, ñ0, ñ0, ñ0, ñ0.
0H, ©0m3 0ñ.
!t'$ fuñ.
4ñd !t'$ t!m3 f0r ¥0u t0 g3t 0ut tH3r3.
ñ0, $t0p. ñ0 0ñ3 !$ 3v3r g3tt!ñg 0ut tH3r3!
3v3r!
0K4¥...
ñ0w, f0r tH3 4ññ0uñ©3m3ñt.
! H4v3 4©©3pt3d 4 ñ3w j0b!
w0w, r34ll¥?
¥3$, ! H4v3 b33ñ r3©ru!t3d,
b¥ 4 t0p $3©r3t 4g3ñ©¥
t0 g0 uñd3r©0v3r 4ñd $4v3 tH3 w0rld.
¥0u'r3 g0ññ4 b3 4 $p¥?
tH4t'$ r!gHt, b4b¥!
gru'$ b4©K !ñ tH3 g4m3!
g4dg3t$, 4ñd w34p0ñ$ 4ñd ©00l ©4r$!
4w3$0m3!
4r3 ¥0u r34ll¥ g0ññ4 $4v3 tH3 w0rld?
¥3$. ¥3$, ! 4m.
Hmm...
"b4K3 m¥ d4¥".
bl3H...
4lr!gHt, H3r3 !$ tH3 ©up©4K3 r3©!p3 ! g0t 0ñ tH3 !ñt3rñ3t.
4ñd d0ñ't g0 ñut$ w!tH tH3 $pr!ñKl3$!
4HH!
H!¥4tt... H4H
HuH ...HuH... HuH...
H!¥4 ...H!¥4... H!¥44 H!¥4 ...H!¥4... H!¥44.
wH00H!
w4$ñ't 3xp3©t!ñg tH4t!
0r w4$ !?
0H, ¥0u, ¥0u g0t, ¥0u g0t...
umm... umm... 4 l!ttl3...
H3r3, !'ll g3t !t.
uHmm, !t'$ $pr34d!ñg.
4lr!gHt, 4lr!gHt. ! g0t tH!$.
! g0t tH!$.
!'ll l3t ¥0u g3t !t.
wH4t ¥0u ju$t $4w tH3r3 w4$ 4 l!ttl3 $0m3tH!ñg
ñ3w !'v3 b33ñ w0rK!ñg 0ñ. !t'$ 4 ©0mb!ñ4t!0ñ 0f.
juj!t$u, Kr4v m4g4,
4zt3© w4rf4r3, 4ñd Krump!ñg.
0K4¥, tH4t'$ w3!rd.
wH¥ 4r3 ¥0u H3r3?
0ñ 4$$!gñm3ñt fr0m $!l4$.
!'m ¥0ur ñ3w p4rtñ3r!
¥4¥!
wH4t? ñ0!
ñ0, "¥4¥!".
r4m$b0tt0m d!dñ't $4¥ 4ñ¥tH!ñg 4b0ut 4 p4rtñ3r.
w3ll, $33m$ tH4t b3©4u$3 0f ¥0ur ©H3©K3r3d
p4$t, 3v3r¥0ñ3 3l$3 r3fu$3d t0 w0rK w!tH ¥0u.
but ñ0t m3!
! $t3pp3d up!
4ñd !'m ñ3w. $0 !'m g0ññ4 H4v3 t0 d0 wH4t tH3¥ t3ll m3 4ñ¥w4¥.
v0!l4!
¥0u Kñ0w tH!$ gu¥?
¥3$, H3'$ 0ñ3 0f m¥ m!ñ!0ñ$.
0HH... !'m $0rr¥.
! $H0uld H4v3 Kñ0wñ.
¥0u 4r3 fr33 t0 g0!
34rtH t0 d4v3!
¥0u ©4ñ l34v3 ñ0w.
$0, wH4t d0 w3 g0t?
wH0'$ 0ñ tH3 l!$t?
f!r3 r0m4ñt!©.
f!r$t $u$p3©t,
tH3 H34d 0f bl00m 4ñd t0p, pr0pr!3t0r 0f tH3 fl0r4l $H0p.
ñ0, ñ0t H3r.
0K4¥.
m0v!ñg 0ñ...
©H4d K3ññ¥, 0wñ3r 0f "$tuff-4-b34r".
! d0ñ't tH!ñK $0.
H3ll0?
bu3ñ0$ d!4$, m¥ fr!3ñd$!
! 4m,
3du4rd0 p3r3z.
0wñ3r 0f "$4l$4 ¥ $4l$4" r3$t4ur4ñt,
4©r0$$ tH3 m4ll.
ñ0w 0p3ñ f0r br34Kf4$t.
4ñd ¥0u 4r3?
gru! 4ñd tH!$ !$ lu©¥,
4ñd w3 4r3 ©l0$3d.
tH!$ !$ ju$t g0ññ4 t4K3 uñ m3m3ñt0.
! 4m tHr0w!ñg 4 b!g ©!ñ©0 d3 m4¥0 p4rt¥.
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d3©0r4t3d w!tH,
tH3 m3x!©4ñ fl4g.
!t l00K$ $0m3tH!ñg l!K3 tH!$.
wH4t d0 ¥0u tH!ñK?
ugHH...
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H4v3 4 g00d d4¥!
©0m3 b¥ !f ¥0u g3t 4 ©H4ñ©3, 0K4¥?
4HH...
4ñd w3l©0m3, t0 tH3 m4ll f4m!l¥.
3l m4©H0!
wH4t?
tH!$ ©0uldñ't b3!
wH4... wH4t ©0uldñ't b3?
tH4t gu¥, l00K$ 3x4©tl¥ l!K3 tH3 v!ll4!ñ ñ4m3d,
"3l m4©H0".
fr0m 4b0ut 20 ¥34r$ 4g0...
H3 w4$ rutHl3$$...
H3 w4$ d4ñg3r0u$...
4ñd 4$ tH3 ñ4m3 !mpl!3$...
v3r¥ m4©H0!
H3 H4d 4 r3put4t!0ñ.
0f pull!ñg 4 H3!$t, u$!ñg 0ñl¥ H!$ b4r3 H4ñd$!
4H, but $4dl¥, l!K3 4ll tH3 gr34t$,
3l m4©H0 w4$ g0ñ3, t00 $00ñ...
H3 d!3d !ñ tH3 m0$t m4©H0 w4¥ p0$$!bl3.
4 $H4rK,
w!tH 250,000 d¥ñ4m!t3$ $tr4pp3d t0 H!$ ©H3$t,
!ñt0 tH3 m0utH, 0f 4ñ 4©t!v3 v0l©4ñ0!
!t w4$ gl0r!0u$!
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tH3¥ ñ3v3r f0uñd tH3 b0d¥.
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4ll tH4t w4$ 3v3r r3tr!3v3d,
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