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1.38sOkay, go.
4.05sIt all started a century and a half ago.
3.55sI had a perfectly normal adolescence in New New York.
5.64sBut my parents were simple hedge fund managers who couldn't appreciate my interest in science.
2.7sMom, Dad, look what I made!
3.04s(YAWNING) That's wonderful, dear.
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1.93sHere you go, Squeakers.
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3.09sI was accepted to MIT at the age of 14,
4.19sbut my parents crushed my dreams like a discarded frog head.
2.7sHoney, I'm afraid we can't let you go.