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Well, we're moving on up. Moving on up.
To the side. Moving on up. To a deep.

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A wonderful man who tonight will finally
receive the honor he deserves.

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Here he is. Just a minute. Helen,
talent.

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A man whose eye for talent is finally
being recognized by

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his peers. Here, here. I beg your
pardon. Helen, brilliance.

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No other one in the publishing industry
could recognize the brilliance of a

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brand -new author except my brilliant
husband.

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Helen. Huh?

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Drink.

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Well,

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Helen, I just wanted to tell you I
thought I saw a bug in your drink.

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Oh, Tom.

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Oh, thanks for inviting us to this
awards banquet, Tom.

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Well, I just wanted my best friends to
be with me on the best night of my life.

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And it was nice of you to invite Mr.
Jefferson, too.

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Oh, Daddy, I'm really looking forward to
tonight.

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I mean, just imagine a writer that you
discovered getting the Society of

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Humanities Award for Talent.

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That's quite a mouthful.

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Well, we in the business call the award
the shaft.

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Oh.

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The shaft, huh?

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I wonder what the statue will look like.

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Well, that's why it's now a plaque.

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But more important is that the writer
that I discovered, that I stood behind,

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that I supported, is honoring me tonight
in front of 700 of the publishing

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industry's best by mentioning my name.
Oh, it's right here in the program.

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Let's see. Oh, here it is.

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And my special thanks to my very good
friend, Tom Willig.

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Willig!

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Why, that lousy hack forgot my name.

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Looks like you're both getting the
shaft.

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Oh, well, look, the most important thing
is that we know who he means.

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No, the most important thing is that my
arch rival, Bob Dudno, will know.

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Oh, does Dudno know?

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No, dear, Dudno doesn't know now.

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Oh, please, let's not get into this
again.

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What Dudno does know or what Dudno
doesn't know doesn't matter.

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Wait a minute, I don't know. Yes, you do
know Dudno. No, Daddy, I don't know

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Dudno. But you did know Dudno.

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Do you know Dudno?

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No, I don't know Dudno, and I doesn't
want to know Dudno.

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Hey, it's getting late. We've got to get
going. Where's George?

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Oh, he'll be here. He knows we are
going. He's changing at the store.

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Into someone else, I hope.

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Oh, Weezy, you look wonderful. Oh, thank
you, dear.

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Willis, congratulations.

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Helen, beautiful dress. Oh, thank you,
George. Jenny, good to see you.

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Florence,

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get serious.

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See you in an hour. Oh, wait a second.

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What's with this see you in an hour?
We're already late.

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I know. I forgot it's Thursday. I have
to get over to the Queen's store and

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check out everything.

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I'll be back. Don't worry. But this is
important.

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But what could be more important than
the ceremony?

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This is the day George counts his money.
Come on, Wheezy, look, I just want to

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reassure myself that I'm wealthy, okay?

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George, it won't be the same if you're
not there.

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No, Mr. Jefferson, we even called ahead
and ordered you a booth to see.

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Florence, this is a big day for Willis.
We don't need your insults.

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Oh, okay, I'm sorry.

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Now go change your dress and put on some
makeup. It's the innocent people out

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there.

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Oh, George, you're going to miss the
whole ceremony.

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No, I won't. I got the program and the
invitation in my pocket. Don't worry,

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I'll be there when they mention your
name. Oh, thanks, George.

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You're welcome, Willie.

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Hi. I'm the first dollar George
Jefferson ever made.

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Take a look at what I've been seeing
every Thursday night for the past 15

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Watch this.

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One's on the left.

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Fives in the middle.

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Tens on the end.

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And twenties in the pocket.

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Now take a deep breath.

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Check your pulse.

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Yep, it never changes.

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He's the same little guy I first met 15
years ago.

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He was younger and greener.

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But then, so was I.

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When the new...

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Business plan. Make the customers happy,
right?

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But we're doing it the classy way, with
free wine and free cheese.

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What's the damage?

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Here. Okay.

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Six bottles of wine for $3 .50?

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What, are you trying to break me?

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What did you do, go to France?

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George, I tried to stay within our
budget, but this is the only wine that

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in a six.

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Well, it is a special occasion. What
about the cheese? Is that classy?

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American. Oh.

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But each slice is individually wrapped.

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Oh, nice touch, Weasley. It looks nice.

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One more thing.

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Now,

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it's perfect.

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You know, Weasley, sometimes you touch a
woman.

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George, why are you wearing that stupid
cap?

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This is not a stupid cap. This is my
lucky cap.

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Is it seven o 'clock yet?

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No, not yet.

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Now, calm down. Everything is going to
be fine. I know it's going to be fine,

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Weeds. It's just that I've waited so
long for this moment. All my life, I've

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been working for other people. Now, I'm
finally my own boss.

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But I didn't do it all by myself, right,
Weeds?

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I had the help of a real nice person.

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Oh, George.

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Mr. Demling from the loan office.

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Make a note. Send a bottle of wine to
Mr. Demling, okay?

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Wait, wait, wait. No, no. Don't send him
nothing. He don't deserve it.

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He's been bleeding us dry with that new
interest rate.

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Well, it is his bank, George.

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Yeah, a number of people are going to
get tired of paying 6%. Is it 7 o 'clock

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yet? No.

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Well, I don't know when I've been this
excited. You know why?

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Because I want business to be success. I
want us to be rich. And you know why?

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Because we are poor.

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That's right.

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I want to do it for Lionel, see? I want
to send Lionel through college so he

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don't have to scrape like we did.

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And you know what I want to do for you,
Weeds? I want to buy you furs. I want to

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buy you diamonds. I want to buy you
expensive cars.

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Oh, George, you don't have to do that.

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Okay, but remember I offered.

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Well, is it 7 o 'clock yet?

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No.

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Weeds, you know what else we're going to
get when we're rich?

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A watch, I hope.

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No. I'm going to get you a maid so you
don't have to work no more.

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And she's going to treat me with
respect. She's going to call me sir.

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And we're going to buy a nice little
apartment and move into a nice

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and live like kings, right?

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Tell me the truth, Weas.

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You really think we're going to make it,
don't you?

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No.

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I know we are going to make it.

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Let's drink a toast to our success.

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Great. Okay.

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While you're pouring that, I want to
read you something, okay?

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I, George Jefferson, mogul in waiting,
wish to proclaim...

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Herewith, henceforth, and every which
way, that on this Thursday in the year

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our Lord, 1968,

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in appreciation for all the bad times,
the worst times, and let's not even talk

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about your mother, let it be known that
my wife, Louise Jefferson, now and

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forever, is a 50 % owner of Jefferson
Cleaners.

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Thank you, George.

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Oh.

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Now, let's toast. Okay.

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To us.

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Clink.

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Is it 7 o 'clock yet?

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7 -0 -2. Oh, what? Wheezy, how could you
let this happen? I'm late.

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Oh, no. First day opening, we late
already. Okay. Make a note.

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When reporters ask about this day when
we're rich and famous, tell them we

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overdone time, okay?

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Got it, George.

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All right, stand back.

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New Yorkers want to start pouring in.

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Everything's going to be okay.

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Remember, we have only been open for 20
seconds.

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I know, Weezy, but to a dry cleaner, 20
seconds is an eternity.

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Now, George, there's no need to panic.

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I mean, don't forget, we've got a great
location here.

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Yeah, that's true.

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You bet it is.

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Ed's Donut City was here before we moved
here, and he was so successful, he was

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able to retire early and move to
Florida.

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That's right.

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I must be crazy worrying about him, huh?
Any minute now, people are going to

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start pouring in there.

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Excuse me, are you open for business?

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Would I tell you easy? Yes. What can we
do for you? I'd like a dozen glazed, a

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dozen chocolate glazed, eclairs, and a
Bismarck. What?

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Isn't this Ed's Donut City?

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Oh, no.

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Ed retired and moved to Florida.

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Ah, too bad.

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See, George, you lose one customer and
another comes in.

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Yeah, right. Hey, welcome to Jefferson
Cleaners. What can we do for you? I

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I'm lost.

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Oh, what are you looking for? New York.

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You're standing on it. Oh, city or
state?

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Both. I want a break.

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Hey, Jefferson Cleaners.

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So you're a cleaner, huh?

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Best cleaner in New York.

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City or state?

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Both.

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Another break?

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Well, as long as I'm here, I guess my
jacket could use a little freshening up.

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You notice?

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Well, yeah, I notice it. But that's
because I'm a professional, see?

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I tell you what. Why don't you let me
scrape this off of you?

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While my wife is filling out your
ticket, why don't you help yourself to

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free wine and cheese?

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Well, I don't know. It's a little early
in the day.

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I'll pass on the cheese.

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Would you like to pick your coat up
tomorrow?

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When's that?

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Tomorrow? Oh, fine, fine.

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You could pay us cash or with a check.

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Pay?

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Well, yes, it's an old American custom.

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Oh, I thought I smelled the rip -off.
Sure, sure, you spotted it out of town

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you think you can take it for a ride,
huh?

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The affrontily.

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I refuse to stay here and take this,
sir.

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Why, to think I trusted you people.

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Why, this probably isn't even New York.

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Hey, all I know, I could be in
Connecticut.

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Yeah, bend over, I'll send you there.
George,

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don't lose your temper.

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Now, another customer is bound to come
in. Oh, come on, we ain't no customers

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gonna come in here. We gotta go out
there and find them. Where are those

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we had printed up? Oh, right here,
George.

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Like the old saying goes, if the
mountain don't come to Manhattan,

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That means you ain't been advertising,
right?

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Okay,

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weas, here we go.

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Jefferson Clean is over for business.
First come, first served.

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Jefferson Clean is over for business.

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Long.

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Is this Connecticut?

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Yeah. Hey, look here. You want to earn a
bottle of wine?

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Well, I'd rather have you give it to me.

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But I could be flexible.

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Okay, I'll tell you what.

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If you give out this stack of flyers,
when you're all finished, I'll give you

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bottle of wine.

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Okay, let me summarize.

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If I hand out this stack of flyers, and
when they're all gone, I get my wine?

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Right. Close enough.

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You got a deal.

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Here.

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All gone. Where's my wine?

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Get out of here.

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Another rip -off.

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There is New York.

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The lid of the street.

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Oh, come on. We've been out here all
day. We ain't had one single customer.

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might as well go on to plan B.

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You ready?

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Ready. Great. Now, remember how it goes
now. Okay, here comes somebody now.

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Go ahead. Get ready. Right. Get what I
told you.

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Oh,

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excuse me, sir.

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Can you direct me to Jefferson Cleaners?
Never heard of it. Oh!

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You must be new in the country.

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Well, let me tell you.

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Jefferson Cleaners, when they clean your
clothes, you not only look better, but

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you feel better. What?

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Let me let you in on a little secret.

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You see, there's a rumor going around
that the starch that Jefferson uses in

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shirts cures the common cold.

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That's impossible.

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What are you talking about? Look, I
didn't make the story up. Ask anybody.

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I hear somebody now. Excuse me, miss.

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Oh, I'm sorry. I'm in a rush. I'm on my
way to Jefferson Cleaners. My mother's

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got the sniffles. Oh.

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Tell me, miss.

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Is it true about the Jefferson Cleaners
prices?

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Oh. If the prices were any lower, they
wouldn't be prices. See what I mean?

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Oh, well, what do you know?

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All this time, we've been standing right
in front of that legendary store.

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I tell you what. Why don't you run home,
grab all your dirty clothes, and bring

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them back here, and I'll do the same
thing.

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Mr., uh, Casey.

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Officer Casey, Bunker Squad.

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You know, I'd like to meet this
Jefferson guy.

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He ought to be warned that he's real
close to perpetrating a fraud.

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Oh, when I see him, I'll tell him.

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I'd appreciate that.

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It's a lovely dress, Mrs. Jefferson.

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Oh, thank you.

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Officer.

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George,

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what are you doing?

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I'm packing up.

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George! Look, when we decided to go into
our own business, I picture it better

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than this. I thought there'd be
customers lying out the door, the cash

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ringing, people with smiling faces.
Look, ain't no customers here.

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Don't look much like a dream now.

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George, I won't let you talk like that.

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You can't give up because I won't let
you.

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Now, I can say that because remember,
you gave me 50 % of Jefferson Cleaners.

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Big deal.

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What did I give you? 50 % of nothing.

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It's a good thing we don't have no
customers. I probably don't even know

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handle one.

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some cleaning here.

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Oh!

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Well, fortunately, you caught me at a
time when I'm not too busy. And

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fortunately, I may add, that you are by
far the loveliest customer we've ever

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had. Why, thank you.

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And thank you for bringing your clothes
to Jefferson Cleaners. And your clothes

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will thank you also, because we are the
best darn cleaner west of the

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Mississippi.

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Oh, excuse me, east of the Mississippi.

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Give me your clothes, please.

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Do you offer prompt service?

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Oh, well, sure. As a matter of fact, we
offer both prompt service and slow

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service. But most of our customers, like
yourself, prefer prompt service. Just

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how prompt is your service?

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Oh, very.

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Look around.

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Do you see any clothes waiting to be
cleaned?

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I wouldn't take my clothes to such a
small cleaners, but I have always been

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the little man.

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Well, I'm little.

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And a new business tends to be hungry.

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Oh, we're definitely hungry.

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So I'll give you a chance.

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Now the name is Cody, Mrs. Cody.

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Well, Mrs.

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Cody, you won't be sorry.

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And we are looking forward to having you
as a satisfied customer for a long time

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to come.

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Well, I don't know about that. You see,
my husband is doing quite well, and we

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expect to be moving to a better area
soon.

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Ah, so do we.

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Now, can I pick up my clothes tomorrow?

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Uh, oh, uh... Yeah, I'm sure I can
squeeze you in. Oh, good.

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Now, you will discover that I am very
fussy.

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So, never forget, light on the starch,
blouse in a box. Good. Now,

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you do a good job for me, and I'll be
glad to tell all my friends about you.

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Oh, thank you, Mrs. Cody. We hope you're
very popular.

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By the way, do you have change for a
dollar?

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Change, change.

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I'm parked at a meter.

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Oh, yeah. Here you are.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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By the way, good luck.

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I hope you make it.

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Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.

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Hey, look at that, Weez.

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History of the making. Our first dollar.
Oh, yes. Well, it's not exactly profit,

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but it's a start.

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I'm going to hang it up.

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I know you had your doubts, Weez. You're
always ready to bail out, right?

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One of us had a backbone.

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Ain't that beautiful?

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Gorgeous, George.

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I'm never going to forget Mrs. Cody.

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Because after her, there's going to be
many, many more customers coming through

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that door.

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And we're moving on up. We're going to
make it big. We're going to be rich.

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Because you know why, Weez? I want to
give you everything you want because you

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deserve the best.

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Oh, George.

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As long as I have you, I'll always have
the best.

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Hi, Mrs.

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Cody.

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Hello, Mr. Jefferson. I'm sorry I'm a
little late tonight.

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Oh, that's okay.

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I got all your stuff right here just the
way you like it. Light on starch,

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blouse in the box.

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Thank you, Mr. Jefferson.

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I'm afraid, Mr. Jefferson, that I don't
have money for the cleaning again today.

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I'm really sorry.

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But since my husband died... It's all
right. It's all right. I understand.

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You will put it on my account.

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Oh, okay.

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Thank you, Mr. Jefferson.

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You do such nice work.

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You know, I tell all my friends about
you.

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I know you do, Mrs. Cody. Thank you very
much. Good night.

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You know, Mr. Jefferson, you look so
nice in your tuxedo.

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Oh, thank you.

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See you next Thursday.

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Good night.

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Good night.

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Yep, same thing every Thursday.

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Not a bad guy, huh?

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See you, old buddy.

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Good night, George.