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Now, can anyone tell me

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why Melville shifts
the narrative voice

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from Ishmael to Ahab?

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[sighs]

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Sheldon.

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I have a tummyache.

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I'd like to see the nurse.

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A "tummyache"?

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Yes, Derek,
I have a tummy and it aches.

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Ergo, tummyache.

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Ergo?

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It's Latin, Derek.

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Go to the nurse.

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And to answer your question,

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the shifting point of view

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grants the reader
a broader perspective

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of events than typically allowed
by first-person narration.

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Where were we?

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And "ergo" is Latin for "hence,"
Derek.

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♪ Nobody else
is stronger than I am ♪

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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain

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♪ I bet I could be your hero

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♪ I am a mighty little man

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♪ I am a mighty little man.♪

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Hello, Nora.

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Hey, there's
my favorite patient!

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What hurts today?

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Tummy troubles.

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Oh, no. Sorry to hear it.

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Let me grab your file.

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ADULT SHELDON: Throughout
my high school career,

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Nurse Nora and I

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had been through quite a few
close calls...

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This is just a blister.

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Are you sure?

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Sheldon, I promise
you don't have leprosy.

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Ooh, that's bright.

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Proving you don't have
hysterical blindness.

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Well, can you test
for just hysterical?

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Oh. Looks like
you bit your cheek.

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How do you know it's not scurvy?

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Because you're not a pirate.

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So, we've got
a tummyache?

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Yes. I'm afraid
it might be cholera.

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Again?

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I have one of the symptoms.

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Okay, on a scale of one to ten,
what's your pain level?

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Three...

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point four seven.

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That's pretty serious.

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But since you're at a 3.47,

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I'm gonna give you
the strongest medication

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I'm allowed to give you.

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You're an angel
of mercy, Nurse Nora.

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Ooh, cherry.

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[phone ringing]

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Hello?

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Oh. Hey, Nora.

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What is it this time?

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[scoffs]

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Okay, yeah,
thanks for lettin' me know.

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I'll keep an eye on him.

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Sheldon back in
the nurse's office?

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Yep.

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Let me guess.

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Yellow fever. Dengue fever.

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Cat scratch fever.

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Cholera.

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Ooh! I was gonna say cholera.

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[both laughing]

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A quadrilateral

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that can be inscribed
in a circle

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is an example of
a cyclic polygon.

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[groans]

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Sheldon, don't argue with me,
I'm looking at it right here.

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ADULT SHELDON:
While Nurse Nora's
special medicine

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had given me
a temporary reprieve,

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my pain had escalated to a 4.9.

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Although Ms. Ingram's
questionable math skills

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certainly weren't helping.[groans]

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[groaning continues]

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Sheldon, you okay?

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[groans softly]

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You're gonna be fine.

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One good dump
and you'll feel right as rain.

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Can you please not call it that?

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What, "dump"?

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Yes.

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You want me to say "poop"?

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I want you to stop
talking about it.

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B.M.?

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Dad!

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Where is he?

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He's fine.

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He's in the bathroom
workin' it out.

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Shelly, you okay in there?

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SHELDON:
No.

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Give it a few more minutes!

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Eyes on the prize!

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SHELDON:
This is not a fecal issue!

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I'm coming in.

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SHELDON:
My tummy really hurts, Mom.

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MARY:
You do feel a bit warm.

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Okay, you finish
up in here,

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get in bed, and I'll
bring you some ginger ale.

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SHELDON:
Canada Dry?

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MARY: Yes.SHELDON: Room temperature?

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MARY:
Yes.

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SHELDON:
Mostly flat?

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I'll stir the fizz out
with a spoon.

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SHELDON:
Thanks, Mom.

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[sighs]

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Why don't you dote
on me like that?

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Because he's my baby.

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Well, I could be your baby.

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Oh, now I have a stomachache.

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How you feelin', baby?

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Remember the tuna sandwich
I had at the bus station?

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Yeah?

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Worse than that.

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Oh, honey, I'm sorry.

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I'm sure you'll feel
better in the morning.

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Hey, Mom, you know how twins
can feel each other's pain?

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You're going to
school tomorrow.

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I think she's gettin' smarter.

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[TV droning quietly]

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Relax, he's sleeping.

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How come when I'm sick
it's no big deal,

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but when Sheldon gets sick

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you act like
it's the end of the world?

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Because he's
a fragile little boy

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and you're gettin' to be
a big, strong man.

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That's true.

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Puberty has done right by me.

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Mom? Something's really
wrong with Sheldon.

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We need a doctor here![Sheldon groans]

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ADULT SHELDON: In that moment,
I was in too much pain

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to tell my father,
"I told you so."

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But for years after,
I reminded him constantly.

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So how's he doing?

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Aw, poor little guy.

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All right, well,
if there's anything you need,

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let me know.

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I love you, too.

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Well?

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Your brother's gonna be fine,

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but he has to have
his gallbladder removed.

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How's he gonna pee?

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Not that bladder,
his gallbladder.

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What's the gallbladder do?

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I guess not much,
if they're takin' it out.

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You think he'll bring it home
so we can see it?

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I'll ask.

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Oh, I feel terrible.

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How was I supposed to know
it was his gallbladder?

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The doctor says
it's rare in children.

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Well, he's always complaining
about some health issue

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and it... it's usually nothin'.

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I know, George.

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I mean, how many times...

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I'm prayin' here!

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Right, sorry. Sorry.

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[beeping steadily]

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So, those pain meds should
already be kicking in.

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Then my buddy Gary here

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is gonna administer the gas,
which'll help you sleep.

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And once you're under,

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we'll make a little incision

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and snatch that guy
right outta there.

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Any questions?

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Yes.

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What kind of doctor says,

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"Snatch that guy
right out of there?"

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Just trying to put you at ease.

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It didn't work.

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Where did you go
to medical school?

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University of Nebraska.

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Uh-oh.

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Did you at least graduate
with honors?

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Top of my class.

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Have you had any alcohol

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in the last 24 hours?

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Not a drop.

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How much sleep
did you get last...

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Gary, can we...
Got it.

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Just relax and start counting
backwards from 100.

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Wait, Gary...

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Where did you study
anesthesiolo...

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[dramatic music playing]

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Hard to port!

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Aye aye, Captain Ahab.

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Thar she blows!

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Gallbladder dead ahead!

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[whale vocalizing]

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Captain Ahab,
are you hungry?

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Do you want
a bowl of gruel?

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Not now, Mom, I'm in pursuit
of my inner demons.

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Aye, she's a
formidable organ.

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Just looks like a whale.

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It's a metaphor, doofus.

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ALL:
Arrr!

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Sweet dreams, honey.

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I'll try.

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Your brother's gonna be
just fine.

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Yeah, I know.

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I'll tell you what.

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If I hear any news,
I will come and wake you up.

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Thank you.

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Night night.

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[sighs]

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This is ridiculous.

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They said an hour and a half;
it's been almost two.

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I'm gonna go yell at somebody.

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Good. Yell
at everybody.

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Uhp, ah,
y'all can exhale.

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Surgery went great.

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Thank you, Jesus.

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Sheldon's gonna need
to stay here three, four days,

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which is standard,

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but, uh, after that
he's good to go home.

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Really appreciate it, Doctor.Oh. [chuckles]

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We can't thank you enough
for takin' care of him.

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He's extremely intelligent,
isn't he?

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Oh, yeah.

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He's our special little boy.

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[exhales]
Oh.

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Are you ready
to see your family?

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Yes.

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That's good, 'cause
they're ready to see you.

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Okay.

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There he is, there's my baby.

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[chuckles]: Hey, buddy.
How you feeling?

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I brought you
some comic books.

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Hi, Moonpie.Hi, Meemaw.

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MISSY:
Where's your gallbladder?

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I want to see it.

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They throw it away, honey.

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Why?
[groans]

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Can I go home now?

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No, baby, they need
to keep you here

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a little while,
make sure you're okay.

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Overnight?

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Actually, a...

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few nights.

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No, tell them I'm going home.

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Shelly, the doctors know
what's best for you.

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SHELDON:
What's best for me

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is to be at home, in my own bed,
with my books and my computer.

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00:10:01,165 --> 00:10:03,646
Well, I can bring you whatever
you want. Just-just tell me.

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00:10:03,690 --> 00:10:05,953
I just told you: bring me home.

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00:10:05,996 --> 00:10:08,651
Moonpie, you're looking
at this all wrong.

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You got your own room here,
your own TV.

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Is no one listening to me?
I want to go home.

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00:10:15,919 --> 00:10:18,661
I'm listening, but I
have no say in this.

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00:10:18,705 --> 00:10:20,315
["Bad Reputation"
by Joan Jett playing]

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ADULT SHELDON: No surprise,
despite my adamant protest,

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I didn't go home.

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Instead, I had to stay
and suffer in silence

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00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:30,238
like the Southern gentleman
my mother raised me to be.

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What's this? I asked for red.

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All they had was green.

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Well, then you and I have
a problem, don't we?

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♪ Do what she wants to do,
and that's... ♪

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Tada! A dog.

265
00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:43,947
♪ I don't give a damn...

266
00:10:43,991 --> 00:10:48,082
[crying]: For God's sake,
it's not a real dog.

267
00:10:48,125 --> 00:10:50,171
Here you go. One O.J.

268
00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:53,261
I see pulp.No, you don't.

269
00:10:53,304 --> 00:10:54,871
I strained it
with a paper towel.

270
00:10:54,915 --> 00:10:57,700
♪ Oh, no...

271
00:10:57,744 --> 00:11:00,355
Now all I can taste is towel.

272
00:11:00,398 --> 00:11:02,836
♪ Not me...

273
00:11:02,879 --> 00:11:04,838
And pulp.

274
00:11:04,881 --> 00:11:06,535
♪ Not me.

275
00:11:06,578 --> 00:11:08,189
[beeping]

276
00:11:08,232 --> 00:11:11,366
Ugh, man, it's Cooper again.

277
00:11:11,409 --> 00:11:12,976
Can you take it?

278
00:11:13,020 --> 00:11:16,240
Do I have to? He asked me if all
the jobs for men were taken.

279
00:11:16,284 --> 00:11:20,201
I'll get it. You just stay here
and do your nails.

280
00:11:20,244 --> 00:11:21,593
[sighs]

281
00:11:21,637 --> 00:11:22,899
What?

282
00:11:22,943 --> 00:11:25,206
Do you know where my mother is?

283
00:11:25,249 --> 00:11:27,164
I think she went down to
the cafeteria. What do you need?

284
00:11:27,208 --> 00:11:28,470
I can't sleep.

285
00:11:28,513 --> 00:11:29,732
Did you try counting sheep?

286
00:11:29,776 --> 00:11:31,995
Oh, no, I'm afraid
of farm animals.

287
00:11:32,039 --> 00:11:35,216
Of course you are. Well, I don't
know what I can do for you.

288
00:11:35,259 --> 00:11:37,218
Do you know
the "Soft Kitty" song?

289
00:11:37,261 --> 00:11:38,741
No.

290
00:11:38,785 --> 00:11:40,830
I'll teach it to you.
Get a notepad.

291
00:11:43,659 --> 00:11:45,269
Okay.

292
00:11:45,313 --> 00:11:48,272
I got your pillow
and your blanket.

293
00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:49,970
[grunts]

294
00:11:51,449 --> 00:11:54,496
Shelly, what do you say?

295
00:11:54,539 --> 00:11:57,107
Why does it smell like Missy?

296
00:11:58,152 --> 00:12:00,589
You're doing great, honey.

297
00:12:05,115 --> 00:12:06,334
What's going on?

298
00:12:06,377 --> 00:12:08,597
This is Ricky,
your new roommate.

299
00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,382
Nice to meet you.

300
00:12:14,037 --> 00:12:16,213
I am so sorry.

301
00:12:25,962 --> 00:12:28,443
It's just for one night.

302
00:12:28,486 --> 00:12:30,314
They said
you going home tomorrow.

303
00:12:30,358 --> 00:12:32,055
They also said
I'd have my own room.

304
00:12:32,099 --> 00:12:33,927
He better not be contagious.

305
00:12:33,970 --> 00:12:35,798
He's not.
Are you sure?

306
00:12:35,842 --> 00:12:37,495
Should we ask his doctor?

307
00:12:37,539 --> 00:12:39,933
You just asked me and I said no.

308
00:12:39,976 --> 00:12:42,762
But you're not a doctor.
Your career stalled at nurse.

309
00:12:42,805 --> 00:12:45,590
Okay, listen.

310
00:12:45,634 --> 00:12:49,812
I done put up with your nonsense
long enough, and it ends now.

311
00:12:50,857 --> 00:12:52,641
That boy is your roommate,

312
00:12:52,684 --> 00:12:56,384
that's the situation and you
gonna make the best of it.

313
00:12:56,427 --> 00:12:58,081
You get my drift?

314
00:13:02,869 --> 00:13:04,305
[TV droning quietly]

315
00:13:05,697 --> 00:13:07,308
So Sheldon comes home tomorrow?

316
00:13:07,351 --> 00:13:08,831
Yep.

317
00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:11,660
Everybody's thinking it,
so I'm gonna say it.

318
00:13:11,703 --> 00:13:13,967
This has been a nice break.

319
00:13:14,010 --> 00:13:16,970
Hey. Don't talk about
your brother like that.

320
00:13:17,013 --> 00:13:18,841
Since when are you on his side?

321
00:13:18,885 --> 00:13:20,538
Since Dad almost let him die.

322
00:13:23,150 --> 00:13:26,022
No!SHELDON: Unbelievable.

323
00:13:26,066 --> 00:13:28,851
It's either cartoons
or men in their underwear

324
00:13:28,895 --> 00:13:30,679
banging their heads together.

325
00:13:30,722 --> 00:13:33,551
RICKY:
You complain a lot.

326
00:13:34,596 --> 00:13:36,511
Excuse me?

327
00:13:37,904 --> 00:13:40,732
Seriously, dude,
you need to relax.

328
00:13:40,776 --> 00:13:42,212
How can I relax?

329
00:13:42,256 --> 00:13:45,172
I'm being held captive
in a bacterial playground.

330
00:13:45,215 --> 00:13:47,348
Why are you here?

331
00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:50,177
I had to have my gallbladder
removed. Why are you here?

332
00:13:50,220 --> 00:13:51,874
I'm having surgery tomorrow.

333
00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:53,528
How come?

334
00:13:53,571 --> 00:13:55,530
I was born with a hole
in my heart.

335
00:13:55,573 --> 00:13:58,533
My mom says everyone is born
with a Jesus-shaped hole

336
00:13:58,576 --> 00:14:01,188
in their heart, but I'm guessing
this is different.

337
00:14:01,231 --> 00:14:03,886
Yeah, they're gonna
put a patch on it.

338
00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:05,801
And then it just
stays there forever?

339
00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:09,196
Yeah, like a Band-Aid
you never have to pull off.

340
00:14:09,239 --> 00:14:11,981
That's great, because that's
the worst thing about Band-Aids.

341
00:14:12,025 --> 00:14:13,374
[laughs softly]

342
00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:14,636
They may have removed
my gallbladder,

343
00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,768
but not my wicked sense
of humor.

344
00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:24,951
Whatcha working on?

345
00:14:24,994 --> 00:14:26,648
A welcome home sign for Sheldon.

346
00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:29,129
Oh, that's a nice thing.

347
00:14:29,172 --> 00:14:31,653
Yeah, but this "W"
took me half an hour.

348
00:14:31,696 --> 00:14:33,611
Hmm. You want some help?

349
00:14:33,655 --> 00:14:34,699
Yeah.

350
00:14:34,743 --> 00:14:37,920
Georgie, get your ass in here!

351
00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:40,488
How did you find out you have
a hole in your heart?

352
00:14:40,531 --> 00:14:42,359
I fainted playing soccer.

353
00:14:42,403 --> 00:14:45,319
Hmm, I guess I'm fortunate.Why?

354
00:14:45,362 --> 00:14:47,669
I don't and never will
play soccer.

355
00:14:47,712 --> 00:14:50,324
How did you know something was
wrong with your gallbladder?

356
00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:51,978
It started
as a minor tummyache,

357
00:14:52,021 --> 00:14:54,589
then escalated
to a major tummyache.

358
00:14:54,632 --> 00:14:56,634
Luckily, I handle pain well.

359
00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,814
[quietly]: What are you gonna
do when you get home?

360
00:15:02,858 --> 00:15:06,209
Enjoy a bathroom
I can relax in.

361
00:15:06,253 --> 00:15:07,558
Although I do like that there's

362
00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:09,909
a big red emergency button
in there.

363
00:15:09,952 --> 00:15:12,259
I actually don't mind it here.

364
00:15:12,302 --> 00:15:14,435
What about the food?

365
00:15:14,478 --> 00:15:18,047
It's not as good as my grandma's
tamales, but nothing is.

366
00:15:18,091 --> 00:15:20,093
How long has she been
taking care of you?

367
00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:21,616
My whole life.

368
00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:24,401
She'd be here,
but she's watching my brother.

369
00:15:24,445 --> 00:15:28,449
My meemaw takes care of us
sometimes, too.

370
00:15:28,492 --> 00:15:32,061
I'm excited for my heart
to be fixed, 'cause then,

371
00:15:32,105 --> 00:15:34,629
she won't have to worry
about me anymore. But hey,

372
00:15:34,672 --> 00:15:36,544
once they put
the patch on my heart,

373
00:15:36,587 --> 00:15:38,981
I'll sort of be like Iron Man.

374
00:15:39,025 --> 00:15:42,637
Technically, Iron Man has
a magnet, not a patch.

375
00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,726
And technically,
I said "sort of."

376
00:15:44,769 --> 00:15:46,510
Touché.

377
00:15:48,077 --> 00:15:50,079
[grunts softly]

378
00:15:55,389 --> 00:15:57,826
Where'd he go? Where's Ricky?

379
00:15:57,869 --> 00:16:00,046
He's in surgery.

380
00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:02,396
Oh.

381
00:16:02,439 --> 00:16:04,050
But look what I'm doing.

382
00:16:04,093 --> 00:16:06,400
I'm packing up so
we can go home.

383
00:16:06,443 --> 00:16:07,879
Can we wait until he's done?

384
00:16:07,923 --> 00:16:10,012
I think it's gonna
be a while, honey,

385
00:16:10,056 --> 00:16:12,014
but why don't we get a move on

386
00:16:12,058 --> 00:16:13,537
and then we can
check on him later?

387
00:16:16,366 --> 00:16:18,064
Okay.

388
00:16:21,893 --> 00:16:24,896
One second.

389
00:16:24,940 --> 00:16:27,160
Excuse me, Nurse Robinson?

390
00:16:27,203 --> 00:16:30,511
Yes?Will you give this
Iron Man comic to Ricky?

391
00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:32,252
I'll see that he gets it.

392
00:16:32,295 --> 00:16:34,602
Thank you.Mm-hmm.

393
00:16:34,645 --> 00:16:37,213
And thank you
for taking care of me.

394
00:16:37,257 --> 00:16:39,041
[chuckles]:
You're welcome.

395
00:16:39,085 --> 00:16:40,564
You stay healthy.

396
00:16:40,608 --> 00:16:42,088
I will.

397
00:16:42,131 --> 00:16:45,700
When did he become nice?

398
00:16:45,743 --> 00:16:47,745
[elevator chimes]

399
00:16:56,145 --> 00:16:58,930
Uh, I'll get the next one.

400
00:17:19,821 --> 00:17:22,041
I actually missed you.

401
00:17:22,084 --> 00:17:24,130
Ain't that nice?

402
00:17:24,173 --> 00:17:26,001
What about me did you miss?

403
00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:27,220
I don't know.

404
00:17:27,263 --> 00:17:28,830
Well, think about it
and get back to me.

405
00:17:28,873 --> 00:17:31,267
Ha, he gave you homework.

406
00:17:31,311 --> 00:17:33,139
Sheldon, I just got off
the phone with that nurse

407
00:17:33,182 --> 00:17:34,488
from the hospital.

408
00:17:34,531 --> 00:17:36,359
Your little roommate's
gonna be just fine.

409
00:17:36,403 --> 00:17:38,013
Oh, good. That's a relief.

410
00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:39,449
Would you like to go visit him?

411
00:17:39,493 --> 00:17:41,973
No. Why?

412
00:17:43,932 --> 00:17:46,543
Okay, here we go, Sheldon.

413
00:17:46,587 --> 00:17:52,071
One "precision astronomical
refractor telescope."

414
00:17:52,114 --> 00:17:54,116
Wow. Thanks, Dad.

415
00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,510
ADULT SHELDON: For the next few
weeks, my guilt-ridden father

416
00:17:56,553 --> 00:17:58,860
continued to lavish me
with gifts.

417
00:17:58,903 --> 00:18:01,863
Then the football playoffs
started and that was that.

418
00:18:01,906 --> 00:18:03,691
Time's up.
What did you miss about me?

419
00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,998
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