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2.79sWhat's going on? Where's the mayor?
0.43sHe skipped town.
1.64sReally?
2.48sSo, who's in charge?
4.24sWell, that's a good question. Let's, uh, take a quick look at the town charter.
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1.7s
3.44s- Done.
- Finished.
1.92sAccording to the charter, "should the mayor abdicate,
3.5sa council of learned citizens may rule in his stead."
1.82sWell, there's no one more learned than us.
3.34sSo, I guess... we're in charge.
2.42sWhat! Let me see that.
4.24sLet's see here. "We the people," "cruel and unusual," blah, blah, blah.
2.13s"Ritual circumcision," yak, yak, yak.
2.33sAh, geez, I'll take your word for it.
2.87sI guess you are in charge.
1.84sWith our superior intellects,
3.42swe could rebuild this city on a foundation of reason and enlightenment.
2.22sWe could turn Springfield into a utopia.
0.52sA new Athens.
2.1sOr Walden Two.
2.25sYeah, a real Candy Land!
0.67s
2.5sOf the mind. The mind.