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[opening theme playing]
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[twinkling chimes]
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♪
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[whooshes]
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♪
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[wire twangs]
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[birds singing]
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♪
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[giggling]
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♪
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[dog barking]
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♪
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[music fades slowly]
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[Cece Bell] It had been a week
since my accident.
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My eye was okay, but guess what?
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It turned out I needed glasses.
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[Cece] Blurry. Sharp. Blurry. Sharp.
[Cece] Blurry. Sharp. Blurry. Sharp.
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[Cece Bell] But things with Martha were
the opposite of okay.
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I kept hoping to see her, to talk to her,
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but she was totally avoiding me.
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[Cece] Martha.
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- [sonic whoop]
- [clear audio through scene]
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- [whooshes]
- Zowie!
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These spellbinding spectacles
can spot my sidekick, Marvygirl,
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far across the universe.
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Just wait until she yields to
their hypnotic charms.
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[hypnotic whistling]
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- [whooshes]
- [heroic music playing]
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- [Marvygirl] Oh!
- [El Deafo] Marvygirl, wait.
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Check out my new hypno-glasses.
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Sorry, I gotta go.
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- [hypnotic whistling]
- Whoa.
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You are my sidekick and my true friend.
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I am your sidekick and your true friend.
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For all of eternity.
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For all of eternity.
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And now you will pinkie swear it.
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And now I will pinkie swear it.
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I knew this would work.
I knew this would work.
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She knew this would work.
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- [heroic music ends]
- [clear audio stops]
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Hey, Martha. Check out my new glasses.
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Pretty cool, huh?
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[gasps, sobs]
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Martha, wait.
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Martha!
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My eye is fine.
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The eye doctor did this test,
and it turns out I needed glasses.
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So really, it's a good thing
that the branch hit me in the eye.
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I'm so sorry.
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It wasn't your fault. Honest.
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[door slams]
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[melancholy music playing]
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[sighs]
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[muffled] Hey, Cece.
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Huh?
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Did you get new glasses?
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They look cool. Kinda like John Lennon.
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- [swoony music]
- [heartbeat thumps]
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See ya.
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- [swoony music continues]
- [heartbeat thumps]
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- [birds twittering]
- [bubbles popping]
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[gasps]
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[sighs]
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- [sonic whoop]
- [clear audio through scene]
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Oh, El Deafo,
I can't be your sidekick anymore.
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But you said you'd be my sidekick
and my true friend forever.
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You pinkie swore it.
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I undid my pinkie swear
when I hurt your eye, El Deafo.
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And I can't deal with the guilt.
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- [door chirps]
- I'm-- I'm sorry.
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[whooshes]
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It's not your fault.
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[echoing] It was nobody's fault.
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- [echoing] Then I'm nobody.
- [whooshes]
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[whooshes]
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[bright, clear chime]
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Without you, Marvygirl, I'm nobody.
Without you, Marvygirl, I'm nobody.
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[clear audio stops]
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[school bell rings]
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[muffled, whistle blowing]
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[blowing]
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[muffled]
All right, kids, you know the drill.
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[muffled] Let's break into two teams
for some major kickball action.
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[muffled] That means you, Bell.
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Uh, don't forget the microphone,
Mr. Potts.
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[muffled] Oh, yeah. Thanks.
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[microphone clicks on]
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[Ellen, muffled] Here!
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[student, muffled] Go, Ginny!
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- [Ginny, muffled grunt]
- [Cece] Oh. Huh?
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[Mr. Potts, clearly on microphone]
Hey! When they kick it, catch it.
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- Oh, no.
- [Johnnie, muffled] Oh, no.
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[Mr. Potts, on microphone]
See the ball, pick it up and throw it.
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[Johnnie, muffled]
Throw it now! Go! Go! Go!
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- [Carrie, muffled] To me, Cece!
- [Johnnie, muffled] To me! I'm open!
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- [Mike, muffled] Pass, pass, pass!
- [Johnnie] Throw it to me. I'm open.
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- [girl, muffled] Just throw it.
- [boy, muffled] Yeah.
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- Huh?
- Ugh!
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[grunts] Come on!
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[clearly, on microphone] Come on, Bell.
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This is kickball, not stand-around-
with-a-confused-look-on-your-face ball!
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[rustling on microphone]
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Dang microphone's always getting
tangled up with my whistle.
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[stammers] I'll just-- Oh!
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[slow-motion guitar riff]
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[gasps]
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[echoing] No!
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- [thud, feedback squeals]
- [distorted] Ow!
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[pants]
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[distorted] Hello? Hello?
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You broke it.
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[muffled] Whoopsies.
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"Whoopsies"?
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[muffled] Yeah, whatever.
You'll be all right.
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[sniffles, whimpers]
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- [whimpering continues]
- [muffled speech]
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[muffled] Listen up, class.
I have… [continues, indistinct]
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[Cece Bell] But Mr. Potts was wrong.
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Without my Phonic Ear,
no way would I be "all right."
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[muffled] While I'm gone, I want you
to do something called quiet math.
[muffled] While I'm gone, I want you
to do something called quiet math.
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White maps?
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[Mrs. Sinklemann, muffled] That means
doing your math quietly at your desks
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until I get back.
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[muffled] If you misbehave while I'm gone,
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I will write your name inside…
[continues, indistinct]
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[muffled] Understood?
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[over-enunciating] Mrs. Sinklemann said
it is time for quiet math.
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So, work quietly or your name
goes in that tomato.
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[annoyed] Got it. Thanks.
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[chuckles]
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[muffled] ♪ On top of spaghetti-- ♪
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[students chuckling]
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[students, muffled]
♪ All covered with cheese ♪
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[muffled] ♪ I lost my poor meatball ♪
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- ♪ When somebody sneezed ♪
- [heartbeat thumps]
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[muffled] ♪ It rolled off the table
And onto the floor ♪
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- [heartbeat thumps]
- [muffled] ♪ And then my poor meatball ♪
- [heartbeat thumps]
- [muffled] ♪ And then my poor meatball ♪
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♪ Rolled under the door ♪
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[gasps]
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[muffled] ♪ It rolled in the garden-- ♪
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- [Mike] Oh.
- [Mrs. Sinklemann] Children!
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[muffled] Just what is going on here?
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Get back to your seats right now!
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[muffled] I am so disappointed.
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[continues, indistinct]
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[muffled] …you all go in the tomato.
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[muffled] It only takes one bad spot
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to turn our tomato into a rotten tomato.
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So now… Hmph! It's extra rotten.
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[groans] Goodness.
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Right, let's put our things away
and get ready for lunch.
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[melancholy music playing]
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[sighs]
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Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
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Silver Spring, Maryland?
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[Cece sighs]
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[chomps] Mmm.
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Really? Uh-huh.
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Oh, that's great.
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Ugh, you're kidding.
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Thank you.
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Here's the deal.
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We can send the Phonic Ear
to Maryland to get it fixed.
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But it's gonna take six weeks.
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Six weeks?
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I'm so sorry.
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I won't be able to understand
anything at school.
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What am I gonna do?
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- [sonic whoop]
- [clear audio through scene]
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Alone without my superpowers?
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- [heroic music playing]
- I gotta stay strong.
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- [heroic music ends]
- [clear audio stops]
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[chomping]
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[muffled] All right, class.
Let's finish up this exercise
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and then… [continues, indistinct]
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[Mrs. Sinklemann, muffled]
Everyone should listen carefully…
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[continues, indistinct]
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[sighs]
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[Cece, hopeful] Mom, is it here yet?
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[muffled] As you can see,
we have 206 bones… [continues, indistinct]
[muffled] As you can see,
we have 206 bones… [continues, indistinct]
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[continues, indistinct]
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- [Mrs. Sinklemann continues, indistinct]
- [sighs]
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[Cece] Mom, is it here yet?
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[muffled] …and as we know
from our story last week…
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[Mrs. Sinklemann continues, indistinct]
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Ugh.
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[Cece, sadly] Is it here yet?
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[muffled] All right, class.
It's time for P.E.
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[over-enunciating]
Mrs. Sinklemann says we've got P.E. next.
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Ugh.
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[muffled strains]
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[muffled, over-enunciating] Mr. Potts says
girls have to do flexed arm hangs.
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[muffled straining, groaning]
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[muffled] Ow! Cramps!
[muffled] Ow! Cramps!
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- [thud]
- [muffled click]
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[muffled groan]
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- [muffled strains, groans]
- [thud]
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[muffled] Am I doing it?
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[muffled] Mm-mmm.
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[muffled] All right. Bell.
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Show us what you got.
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[grunts, groans]
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- [muffled beep]
- [chuckles]
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[groans]
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- [P. Evil cackling]
- [clear audio through scene]
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- [heavy rock music playing]
- I've got you now, El Deafo.
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You're nothing
since I destroyed your superpowers.
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- [chuckles]
- [stomps]
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That's what you think, P. Evil.
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Is that the best you've got? [chuckles]
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I'm stronger than you think.
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[mocking] Ooh, you're so strong, El Deafo.
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Look at me, everybody.
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I'm so scared. Whatever shall I do?
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[heroic music playing]
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What? [stammers]
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- Whoa, whoa!
- [loud thud]
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[P. Evil groans]
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[P. Evil] You hurted me, El Deafo.
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Whoopsies.
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- [music ends]
- [clear audio stops]
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[groans]
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- [grunts]
- [muffled beep]
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[sighs] How was that?
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[muffled] Wow. Sixty-four seconds.
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That's a record, Bell.
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[joyful music playing]
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[Cece breathing heavily]
You should've seen it, Mom.
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We had to do this flexed arm thing and--
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Oh, hi. Something came in the mail today.
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[gasps]
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Is it…
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It is!
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[gasps]
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Oh, my precious.
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How could I have ever been ashamed of you?
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[Cece Bell] The next day at school,
for the first time ever,
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I didn't care what anyone thought
of the microphone.
I didn't care what anyone thought
of the microphone.
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[muffled] It's back. How lovely.
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- [microphone clicks on]
- [on microphone] Testing. One, two, three.
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- Can you hear me a little better now?
- A lot better.
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[Mrs. Sinklemann, clearly on microphone]
Now, I've got an announcement.
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Two students
have been selected to be bookends
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in a special play
called The Wonderful World of Books.
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The first bookend I've chosen
is Mike Miller.
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Huh?
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[Mrs. Sinklemann]
And our other bookend is…
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[softly] Please.
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- [Mrs. Sinklemann] …Cece Bell.
- [sighs] Thank you.
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Cece and Mike, tell your moms
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that they need to get you
matching pajamas for your costume.
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Matching pajamas?
In front of the whole school?
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- Mike Miller in pajamas.
- [heartbeat thumps]
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♪
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This is nuts.
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- Yeah. Totally nuts.
- [piano music starts in background]
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[muffled]
♪ There are books on every subject ♪
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♪ Turn the page and take a look ♪
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[muffled] ♪ Fantasies and mysteries ♪
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♪ And fairy tales too ♪
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♪ And stories about
People going to the moon ♪
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- ♪ You'll find books on every subject ♪
- [water tinkling on microphone]
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- [further tinkling on microphone]
- Ah, sweet relief.
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[chuckling]
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- ♪ Find them in the library ♪
- [squeaky sounds on microphone]
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[chuckles]
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- [toilet flushes on microphone]
- Ow!
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[muffled]
♪ And right there at your school ♪
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[chuckles]
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- ♪ Just be sure to bring them back ♪
- Oh!
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♪ When they are due ♪
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[muffled audience applauding]
[muffled audience applauding]
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[chuckles]
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[muffled applause continues]
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What were you giggling about up there?
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Um, um…
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- [sonic whoop]
- [clear audio through scene]
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Good grief, Cece. Talk to him already.
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Tell him what you can do.
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I might be the one with superpowers,
but you don't need superpowers to speak.
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[heroic music playing]
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Come on. Tell him what you can do.
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Uh, Cece? Are you okay?
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- [heroic music ends]
- [clear audio stops]
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Um, do you really want to know
what I was giggling about?
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Yeah.
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Well, you know that microphone
Mrs. Sinklemann wears
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that helps me hear
what she's saying in class?
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Yeah.
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Well, whenever she forgets to take it off,
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I can hear her no matter where she is
in the whole school.
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No way!
No way!
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So, during the play,
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I could hear Mrs. Sinklemann
peeing in the bathroom. [chuckles]
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What? For real? That is so cool.
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It's like you have superpowers
or something.
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[chuckles] Yeah, kinda.
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Um, we'd better get back to class. [sighs]
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Can you come over to my house
after school? I wanna try something.
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Yeah! I mean, sure. Okay.
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Great.
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[heartbeat thumps]
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- [sonic whoop]
- [clear audio through scene]
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- [whooshes]
- [dreamy music playing]
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- [heartbeat thumping]
- For you, my darling.
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Sweet chocolates for my sweetie.
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And a single rose,
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though its beauty shall never surpass
that of the all-powerful rosette.
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[twinkling chimes]
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- [heartbeat thumping]
- [twinkling chimes]
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[dreamy music continues]
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- [whooshes]
- [twinkling chimes]
- [whooshes]
- [twinkling chimes]
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May I kiss your hand, my sweet?
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[kisses]
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Oh, and don't forget to bring… [muffled]
…the microphone to my house,
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so we can test it out and all.
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Microphone? Hmm.
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[gentle music playing]
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Hey, Cece. Let's do an experiment.
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I'm gonna wear the mic and walk downtown.
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You stay here and listen to me talking.
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Then when you can't hear me anymore,
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we'll know just how powerful
this thing is. Ready?
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Um, I guess so.
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- [microphone clicks on]
- [clearly on microphone] Great. Here I go.
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[Mike, on microphone]
Testing. One, two, three.
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- [gasps]
- Mike to Cece, can you hear me?
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Yes!
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[on microphone] Check.
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[Mike] I just passed Johnnie's house.
I'm gonna head downtown.
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I just passed Broad Street School.
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Hey, I can see the drugstore up ahead.
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Think I'll get a limeade.
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[static crackling]
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I'm in the drugstore now.
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[distorted] Hey, it's someone we know.
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[static crackles]
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Darn. I can't hear him anymore.
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Maybe if I get closer.
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- [Martha, on microphone] Hey, Mike.
- [Mike] Hi. Whatcha doing?
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I'm just getting some stuff for my mom.
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Is that Martha?
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What's going on?
Is that Cece's microphone?
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Yeah. We're trying to figure out
how far it can go.
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Wanna say something to her?
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I wouldn't know what to say. [sighs]
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How come?
How come?
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I hurt her eye,
and it totally freaked me out.
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- I thought I had made her blind.
- But you didn't.
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I felt so awful about it
that I totally avoided her,
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and now
I don't think she likes me anymore.
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What? No!
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- Hey, Cece.
- Martha,
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I heard everything you said.
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Of course I still like you.
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You heard all that?
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[louder] Wow. This thing
is more powerful than I thought.
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Please, Martha,
I just want us to be like before.
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I think-- I think I better get back home.
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My mom needs her stuff.
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I'm glad you're not mad. Bye.
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Wait!
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[Cece] Don't go.
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That was really fun.
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Maybe we can have more fun with it
at school.
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00:18:59,140 --> 00:19:00,934
What kind of fun?
What kind of fun?
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00:19:01,017 --> 00:19:04,062
I don't wanna end up
in Mrs. Sinklemann's tomato.
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Nothing like that.
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I'll think of something.
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Thanks for letting me use it.
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[muffled] See ya.
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[heartbeat thumping]
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[whispering] Psst!
She's leaving for quiet math soon.
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We wanna have a little fun
while she's gone.
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Can you tell us when she's coming back
so we don't get in trouble?
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You'll be a hero.
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Um, sure. I think so.
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Awesome.
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[on microphone] Ahem.
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All right, class.
It's time for quiet math.
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Remember, it only takes one bad spot
to make the tomato rotten.
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So, be good.
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00:20:01,036 --> 00:20:03,246
[footsteps departing on microphone]
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00:20:03,330 --> 00:20:05,373
[suspenseful ping]
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00:20:08,335 --> 00:20:11,755
Okay, everybody. Let's party.
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00:20:11,838 --> 00:20:15,383
No way. I don't wanna be
in the tomato again.
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00:20:15,467 --> 00:20:16,635
Me neither.
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00:20:16,718 --> 00:20:19,888
Don't worry. Cece's listening in
with her hearing aid.
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00:20:21,723 --> 00:20:25,143
She can hear Mrs. Sinklemann
all over the school.
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00:20:25,727 --> 00:20:27,979
So, you can tell us
when she's coming back?
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00:20:28,063 --> 00:20:30,273
Uh-huh, definitely.
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00:20:30,357 --> 00:20:32,317
Wow, that's impressive.
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00:20:35,445 --> 00:20:38,114
This plan is totally gonna work.
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00:20:38,198 --> 00:20:40,116
It's party time!
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[clamoring]
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- [Cece Bell] I wanted to join in the fun…
- [distorted music on radio]
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…but the Phonic Ear and I
had an important job to do.
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[muffled voices]
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00:20:49,626 --> 00:20:51,545
[clamoring continues]
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00:20:51,628 --> 00:20:52,629
[suspenseful ping]
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00:20:52,712 --> 00:20:54,297
[Mr. Potts, on microphone]
Good morning, Mrs. S.
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00:20:54,381 --> 00:20:56,132
Why, hello, Francis.
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00:20:56,216 --> 00:21:00,971
Mr. Potts's name is Francis? [chuckles]
Mr. Potts's name is Francis? [chuckles]
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00:21:03,974 --> 00:21:04,975
[unzips]
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00:21:05,684 --> 00:21:07,435
- [tinkling sounds]
- [sigh of relief]
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00:21:07,519 --> 00:21:08,979
[chuckling]
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00:21:10,105 --> 00:21:12,274
- Check this out.
- So cool.
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00:21:14,109 --> 00:21:16,861
Um, where is Mrs. Sinklemann now?
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00:21:16,945 --> 00:21:18,780
She's in the bathroom.
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00:21:18,863 --> 00:21:20,365
No way.
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00:21:20,448 --> 00:21:24,536
Hey, everybody. Cece can hear
Mrs. Sinklemann using the can.
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00:21:24,619 --> 00:21:26,496
- [girl, muffled] Wow! You can hear that?
- [boy, muffled] Cool!
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00:21:26,580 --> 00:21:27,789
- [Johnnie chuckles]
- Wow.
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00:21:27,872 --> 00:21:29,749
- [girl] I wish I had a hearing aid.
- [boy] Me too.
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00:21:31,209 --> 00:21:35,380
[over-enunciating]
Cece, that is so amazi--
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00:21:36,256 --> 00:21:40,135
[regular speed] I mean, that's so amazing
how you can do that.
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00:21:40,218 --> 00:21:42,554
Your hearing aids are really cool.
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00:21:42,637 --> 00:21:45,473
Yeah, maybe they kinda are.
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00:21:45,557 --> 00:21:47,142
[toilet flushing on microphone]
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00:21:47,934 --> 00:21:51,021
Guess what? She just flushed it.
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00:21:51,104 --> 00:21:52,564
Wow!
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00:21:52,647 --> 00:21:57,777
Hey, guys!
Cece said Mrs. Sinklemann just flushed it.
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00:21:57,861 --> 00:21:59,112
[muffled] Oh, my gosh.
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00:21:59,195 --> 00:22:01,031
[muffled] That's awesome. [laughs]
[muffled] That's awesome. [laughs]
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00:22:01,615 --> 00:22:02,866
[door closing on microphone]
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00:22:02,949 --> 00:22:05,702
[Cece Bell] Oh, no!
Mrs. Sinklemann was coming back.
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00:22:05,785 --> 00:22:07,078
[footsteps echo on microphone]
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00:22:07,162 --> 00:22:10,457
I had to warn my classmates,
but what if I got in trouble?
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00:22:10,540 --> 00:22:11,750
[distorted music on radio]
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00:22:11,833 --> 00:22:13,919
[girl gasps, muffled]
It's my favorite song.
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00:22:14,002 --> 00:22:15,295
[students chuckling]
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00:22:15,378 --> 00:22:16,379
[muffled] Over here.
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00:22:18,048 --> 00:22:19,216
[muffled] Let's look in here.
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00:22:19,799 --> 00:22:21,343
Whoo-hoo!
436
00:22:22,427 --> 00:22:24,596
- [sonic whoop]
- [clear audio through scene]
437
00:22:24,679 --> 00:22:26,514
- Don't be afraid, Cece.
- [heroic music playing]
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00:22:26,598 --> 00:22:29,017
Your classmates need your help.
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00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:32,229
They need you to be a hero.
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00:22:32,729 --> 00:22:34,606
[heroic music continues]
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00:22:36,233 --> 00:22:39,778
Stand up, shout it out. Tell them.
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00:22:39,861 --> 00:22:41,154
[whooshes]
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00:22:42,447 --> 00:22:45,242
[sighs] I can't do it.
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00:22:45,325 --> 00:22:47,535
[sad music playing]
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00:22:50,205 --> 00:22:53,041
You can do it. You'll amaze everyone.
446
00:22:53,124 --> 00:22:55,126
[heroic music resumes]
447
00:22:56,336 --> 00:22:58,171
[music continues]
448
00:22:58,255 --> 00:23:01,299
Hey, everybody. Mrs. Sinklemann is coming.
Hey, everybody. Mrs. Sinklemann is coming.
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00:23:01,383 --> 00:23:02,842
Go back to your seats.
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00:23:02,926 --> 00:23:04,219
- Oh, no!
- [gasps]
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00:23:04,302 --> 00:23:05,845
I really don't… [continues, indistinct]
452
00:23:05,929 --> 00:23:07,472
[muffled] Turn it off, turn it off!
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00:23:08,473 --> 00:23:10,850
[Cece] Come on, everybody! Hurry up!
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00:23:14,563 --> 00:23:15,647
[music ends]
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00:23:19,651 --> 00:23:22,070
[clearly on microphone] How lovely.
456
00:23:22,153 --> 00:23:26,116
I see that there are
no bad spots in the tomato today.
457
00:23:28,201 --> 00:23:30,245
That was awesome.
458
00:23:30,745 --> 00:23:32,038
You're a hero.
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00:23:33,915 --> 00:23:36,084
- [sci-fi swirling sounds]
- Of course I'm a hero.
460
00:23:36,167 --> 00:23:38,837
- I am El Deafo.
- [clear audio through scene]
461
00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,256
- [twinkling chimes]
- [joyful music playing]
462
00:23:43,466 --> 00:23:45,093
[music fades]
463
00:23:45,176 --> 00:23:47,846
[faint rustle]
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00:23:47,929 --> 00:23:49,347
[no audio]
465
00:23:55,770 --> 00:23:58,565
[no audio]
466
00:23:59,608 --> 00:24:01,985
[upbeat music playing]
[upbeat music playing]
467
00:24:15,540 --> 00:24:16,833
- Hey, Cece.
- [music ends]
468
00:24:16,917 --> 00:24:19,461
Wanna come over
and jump on the trampoline?
469
00:24:20,337 --> 00:24:21,755
Um…
470
00:24:25,133 --> 00:24:28,595
Sorry, Mike. There's something I gotta do.
471
00:24:31,056 --> 00:24:32,057
[gasps]
472
00:24:32,724 --> 00:24:34,142
Hi, Martha.
473
00:24:35,060 --> 00:24:36,811
Hi, Cece.
474
00:24:36,895 --> 00:24:38,230
Can we talk?
475
00:24:38,313 --> 00:24:39,898
Well, um…
476
00:24:40,607 --> 00:24:43,026
are you sure you're not mad at me anymore?
477
00:24:43,109 --> 00:24:46,112
Martha, I've never been mad at you.
478
00:24:46,196 --> 00:24:49,950
It's just, I felt so bad about your eye.
479
00:24:50,492 --> 00:24:51,952
What if I made you blind?
480
00:24:52,035 --> 00:24:53,828
But you didn't.
481
00:24:54,663 --> 00:24:56,623
I think we should start over.
482
00:24:56,706 --> 00:25:02,003
But what if I do something stupid
and hurt you all over again?
But what if I do something stupid
and hurt you all over again?
483
00:25:02,087 --> 00:25:04,214
Don't worry, you won't.
484
00:25:04,297 --> 00:25:06,675
And anyway, I'm tough.
485
00:25:06,758 --> 00:25:09,177
Check out these giant muscles.
486
00:25:09,261 --> 00:25:10,387
[chuckles]
487
00:25:10,470 --> 00:25:12,055
[sniffles, sighs]
488
00:25:12,138 --> 00:25:15,976
It's okay, Martha. Really and truly.
489
00:25:16,726 --> 00:25:17,727
Friends?
490
00:25:17,811 --> 00:25:19,479
[sniffles, sighs]
491
00:25:20,063 --> 00:25:21,356
Friends.
492
00:25:21,439 --> 00:25:23,149
Pinkie swear?
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Pinkie swear.
494
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- [bells chiming]
- [Cece Bell] It was time for me
495
00:25:28,655 --> 00:25:31,992
to finally tell Martha all about…
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00:25:32,075 --> 00:25:34,411
- El Deafo!
- [clear audio through scene]
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00:25:34,494 --> 00:25:35,537
Who?
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00:25:35,620 --> 00:25:40,792
- [closing theme begins]
- El Deafo and her true friend, you.
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00:25:40,875 --> 00:25:43,295
♪ I don't see a problem ♪
500
00:25:44,921 --> 00:25:48,717
♪ I'll draw you a map
Meet you when I can ♪
501
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,512
♪ I gotta follow my own path ♪
502
00:25:53,013 --> 00:25:57,934
♪ And welcome what finds me
Right where I am ♪
503
00:25:58,018 --> 00:26:01,396
♪ And if you're gonna love me tomorrow ♪
♪ And if you're gonna love me tomorrow ♪
504
00:26:02,105 --> 00:26:04,774
♪ Maybe you can love me today ♪
505
00:26:04,858 --> 00:26:06,484
[El Deafo, Marvygirl] Whoo-hoo!
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00:26:06,568 --> 00:26:09,738
♪ The love songs, poetry you borrow ♪
507
00:26:09,821 --> 00:26:14,159
♪ Picks me up, carries me away ♪
508
00:26:14,242 --> 00:26:21,207
♪ But I like to look farther
Than the sun on Saturday ♪
509
00:26:22,334 --> 00:26:29,299
♪ And if I hold on tight
I might not fall and float away ♪
510
00:26:29,382 --> 00:26:36,306
♪ And I don't wanna lose my place ♪
511
00:26:43,146 --> 00:26:48,568
♪ You're gonna let me in ♪
512
00:26:51,154 --> 00:26:56,743
♪ You're gonna let me in ♪
513
00:26:57,369 --> 00:27:00,038
♪ 'Cause I'm catching a break now ♪
514
00:27:01,539 --> 00:27:06,753
♪ I'm catching a break now ♪
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00:27:12,342 --> 00:27:14,636
[music ends]
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- [Cece chuckles]
- [hearing aids click off]