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Babe; I feel bad. I feel real bad.
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Why Lenny?
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Because I-I wished it
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You wished what?
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I wished that old grandaddy would be put out of his pain. I wished on one of my birthday candles. I did. And now he's in a coma and they say he's feeling no pain.
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Well, when did you have a cake yesterday? I don't remember you having any cake.
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Well, I did'nt...have a cake. But I just blew out the candles anyway.
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Oh. Well, those birthday wishes don't count unless you have a cake.
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They don't?
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No. A lot of times they don't even count when you do have a cake. It just depends.
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Depends on what?
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On how deep your wish is I suppose.
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Still, I just wish I hadn't of wished it. Gosh I wonder when Meg's coming home.
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Should be soon.
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I just wish we wouldn't fight all the time. I don't like it when we do.
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Me neither
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I guess it hurts my feelings, a little, the way old grandaddy always put so much stock in Meg and her singing talent. I think I've been, well, envious of her 'cause I can't seem to do too much.
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Why sure you can.
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I can?
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Sure. You just have to put your mind to it; that's all. It's like how I went out and bought that saxophone, just hoping I'd be able to attend music school and start up my own career. I just went out and did it. Just on hope. Of course now it looks like...well, it just doesn't look like things are gonna work out for me. But I know they will for you.
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Well, they'll work out for you too.
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I doubt it.
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Listen, I heard up at the hospital that Zackery's already in fair condition. They say soon he'll probably be able to walk and everything.
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Yeah and life sure can be miserable.
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Well, I know 'cause- day before yesterday, Billy Boy was struck down by lightening.
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He was?
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Yeah he was struck dead.
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...Oh i know you're mad at me cause I stayed out all night long. Well; I did.
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No, we're-we're not mad at you. We're just... depressed
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Well, it's just--It's...
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It's about old Grandaddy--
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You're too late-- Ha ha ha!
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Oh, stop! Please! Ha ha ha!
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It's not- It's not funny!
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No, it's not! It's not a bit funny!
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I know. I know. For some reason it just struck us as funny.
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I'm sorry. It's-- It's not funny. It's sad. It's very sad. We've been up all night long.
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They don't think so!
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Oh, I don't know why we're laughing like this. We're just sick! We're just awful!
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We are-- we're awful!
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Oh, good; now I feel bad. Now I feel like crying. I do; I feel like crying.
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Well, you've gotten me depressed!
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I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It, ah happened last night. He had another stroke.
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I see.
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But he's stabalized now.
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Sure.
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Things sure are gonna be different around here...when old grandaddy dies. Well not for you two really, but for me.
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Yeah. It'll work out.
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I hope so. I'm afraid of being here all by myself. All alone.
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Well, anyway, you're your own woman. Invite some people over. Have some parties. Go out with strange men.
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I don't know any strange men
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Well you know that Charlie.
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Not anymore.
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Why not?
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I told him we should never see each other again.
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Well; if you told him, you can just untell him.
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Oh no I couldn't. I'd feel like a fool.
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Look, why don't you give him a call right now? See how things stand?
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Oh, no! I'd be too scared--
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But what harm could it possibly do? I mean, it's not gonna make things any worse than this never seeing him again, at all, forever.
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I suppose that's true--
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Of course it is; so call him up! Take a chance, will you? Just take some sort of chance!
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You think I should?
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You do, Lenny-- I think you do.
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Really? Really, Really?
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You should!
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All right. I will! I will!
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Good!
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I'll call him right now, while i've got my confidence up!
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Have you got the number?
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Uh huh. But, ah I think I wanna call him upstairs. It'll be more private.
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Ah, good idea.
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I'm just gonna go on; and call him up; and see what happens- Wish me good luck!
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Good luck Lenny!
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Thanks.
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Hello? Oh, thank you very much...Yes, I will. 'Byes, 'bye.
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Who was it?
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Wrong number. They wanted weed's body shop.
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Oh. Well I'll be right back down in a minute.
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