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1.84sstarting with the settling of the Old West,
3.34swhere brave pioneers survived against long odds.
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2.47sHoney, I have to go into town to get some supplies,
1.67sso I'm probably going to die,
5.54sbut if I don't, I'll see you in 18 months with a canvas bag of salt and a tin of whale fat for the children.
4.1sI've dug graves out back for all of you in the likely event that you, too, shall perish.
1.83sWOMAN: You were a good man, Abraham.
2.77sPlease scrawl that on a rough-hewn piece of wood in my honor.
1.23sWOMAN: I shall.
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0.85s(GROWLING)
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2.02sThe reign of Henry VIII.
2.22sDid you enjoy what I just did for you, sire?
1.53sYes, very much so.
3.14sWow, when this is over, I am definitely keeping her head.
2.7sJoseph Smith discovering the Book of Mormon.
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1.67sAn old Con Ed bill...
2.9sI mean, a new testament of Jesus Christ! Everyone has to sleep with me!
1.77sWhat? And no dancing!
3.55sBut recent years have also seen many important historical events.