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5.35sHe's a family guy
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1.9sCome on, Stewie. Hurry up. I want to get good seats.
2.7sUgh! I hate going to hear authors read from their work.
2.37sThat Dr. Seuss reading was dreadful.
2.17sMAN: And when the drugs stopped numbing the pain,
1.77sthe sex became even more violent.
1.27sIt doesn't rhyme.
1.67sMAN: The new stuff doesn't rhyme!
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2.7sHey, there. You a big fan of Jonathan Franzen?
2.22sOh, my God, I worship him.
3.2sYeah. Yeah, of all my writing students, he's probably done the best.
1.2sI'm sorry, everybody.
2.57sMr. Franzen has informed us he's not coming.
3.37sLike most real authors, he's too good for this dumb town.
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