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Hey, uh, who's free tonight?

2
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- Oh, I think I'm--
- Hang on,

3
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we've made this mistake before.

4
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It's how we wound up
at his cousin Deepak's Tupperware party.

5
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Hey, you use that collapsible bowl
all the time and you know it.

6
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And it's not like that,

7
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I just thought we could, you know,
hang out and go to a bar.

8
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SHELDON: Very well.
HOWARD: That sounds fun.

9
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And watch cricket.

10
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That sound you hear?
Ironically, crickets.

11
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- Hey, guys.
- Hey, Bert, how you doing?

12
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Well, you know,

13
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we geologists always get a little sad
when Rocktober's over.

14
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- Wordplay?
- Yes.

15
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- Funny wordplay?
- What do you think?

16
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Eh.

17
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Trust your gut.

18
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Sheldon, I've got these
four billion-year-old meteorites.

19
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I thought maybe they'd show signs
of neutrino interactions.

20
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I could really use someone like you
to help me with the math.

21
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Oh, so they would act as
natural dark matter detectors.

22
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- That sounds interesting.
- It does,

23
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but it's still geology.

24
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Sorry, Bert, I don't have time
to play rocks with you.

25
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I'm not asking you to play rocks.

26
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I'm asking you to collaborate
on a research project.

27
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Although, if there's time,

28
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I guess we could play a round of
zinc, zinc, piece of quartz.

29
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Does sound better than cricket.

30
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Uh, thank you for asking. Unfortunately,
I have real science to do.

31
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But you feel free to rock on.

32
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That's how you do it.

33
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All right.

34
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Sheldon, what are you doing?
Bert's one of the top guys in his field.

35
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And somewhere there's a mime
who's top in his field,

36
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but you don't see me rushing
to collaborate with him

37
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on new ways to be stuck in a box.

38
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Yeah, also something I would watch
instead of cricket.

39
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Oh, (CHUCKLES) hello.

40
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Hey, Sheldon.

41
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Yeah, I've been thinking about it

42
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and I suppose I could help you
with your research.

43
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What changed your mind?

44
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Bert, I'm a gift horse.
Don't look me in the mouth.

45
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Sorry. I'm happy you wanna help out.

46
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If it's easier for you
we could just work at your office.

47
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What? No, no, no. Not in my office, no.

48
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Uh, (STAMMERS) let's do it here,

49
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in the evenings,

50
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after everyone's gone home.

51
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ljust have to see
if my evenings are free.

52
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That's a joke. They are.

53
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Okay. Well, then I will see you tonight.

54
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(GASPS)

55
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(EXCLAIMS)

56
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You know what, (STAMMERING)

57
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<i>close</i> the blinds,
we can start right now.

58
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(THEME SONG PLAYING)

59
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(ALL CHEERING)

60
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I don't get how you can enjoy cricket.
It makes no sense.

61
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Did you just come here to complain?

62
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Yeah. That's the sport of my people.

63
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Oh, that's Ravichandran Ashwin,
he's amazing.

64
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He makes Hardik Pandya look like
Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

65
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Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Save some syllables for the rest of us.

66
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Hey, I think that's
Bernadette's friend over there.

67
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Oh, yeah. Hey, Ruchi.

68
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I hope this isn't awkward.

69
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The last time we met
I kind of embarrassed myself.

70
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Hmm, let's see if you can
go two for two.

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- Hey, guys.
- Hey.

72
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- Hi.
- Are you here by yourself?

73
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Yeah, I couldn't convince anyone
to come watch cricket with me.

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(CHUCKLES) Tell me about it.
I had to drag this guy.

75
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You're more than welcome
to join us if you'd like.

76
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Thanks.

77
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(CROWD GROANING)

78
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(SPEAKING HINDI)

79
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What'd she say?

80
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(SPEAKING HINDI)

81
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Ah, that clears that up.

82
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She's telling the bowler
to bowl a yorker.

83
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It's the most brutal ball in cricket.

84
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I was at the match when Shoaib bowled
back-to-back yorkers.

85
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I was there too. What a coincidence.

86
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Well, there were 120,000 people
at that match, so...

87
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(CHUCKLES) Yeah, India, right?

88
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Everywhere you go
there's like 120,000 people. (CHUCKLES)

89
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So, what do you think of our chances
at the World Cup?

90
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Uh, World Cup. You know, it'll all
depend if Kohli's batting in form.

91
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I know, it doesn't even matter
how many all-rounders you have.

92
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Isn't that the truth.

93
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You know, I was the best leg spinner
in my high school.

94
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Yeah, like, I bowled the meanest googly.

95
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Speaking of googlies, (CHUCKLES)
I'm gonna go.

96
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I've been modeling different types
of dark matter

97
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and the traces they would leave
on the zircon inside your meteorite.

98
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What's this one here?

99
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That's actually a dark matter model
of my own creation.

100
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I call it the Cooper Boson.

101
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Cool. I got to name a rock once.

102
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I named it Moderately Sedimented Shale.

103
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Guess I kind of pooped the bed
on that one.

104
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You know, Bert, I have got to say,

105
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this work has been
surprisingly engaging.

106
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Yeah, it's pretty cool.

107
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(CELL PHONE RINGING)

108
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Hello, Amy.

109
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What do you mean, where am I?

110
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I'm in my office.

111
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No, I'm at your office
and you're not here.

112
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I thought I'd surprise you with dinner.

113
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Wait, for future reference,
the best surprises

114
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are the ones I know about
three days in advance.

115
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Where are you?

116
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(STUTTERS) I could say it's a surprise.
Doesn't feel so good, does it?

117
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Well, I have food.
I thought we could eat together,

118
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but I guess if you have other plans--

119
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What? I'm here! (PANTING)

120
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Exactly where I said I was.

121
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(BREATHING HEAVILY) Let's eat.

122
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- Hello.
- Hey, buddy, what's up?

123
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Um, I need to talk to Penny alone.

124
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(CHUCKLES)

125
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- What can I do for you?
- Just a minute,

126
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I wanna make sure Leonard can't hear us.
(CLEARS THROAT)

127
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I've got a box of cupcakes.

128
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Okay, we're good.

129
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I'm working with Bert,

130
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but I don't want anyone to find out.

131
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Well, you just told me,
so, strong start.

132
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Penny, this is serious.

133
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My reputation is on the line.

134
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What are people gonna think
when they see us collaborating?

135
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I don't know. "Poor Bert"?

136
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I am a respected theoretical physicist.

137
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I aspire to win a Nobel Prize someday.

138
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But no one is gonna take me seriously

139
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if they find out I've been
dabbling in geology.

140
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Well, why not? They're both sciences.

141
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And I know, because they're classes

142
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my high school counselor said
"weren't for me."

143
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They're very different.

144
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Physics answers the question,
"What is the nature of the universe?"

145
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And geology answers the question,
"What'd ljust trip over?"

146
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All right, well,
then don't work with Bert.

147
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No, but I like the work.

148
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- Then work with him.
- Yeah, but I'm ashamed of the field.

149
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- Then don't work with him.
- Yeah, but we could prove dark matter.

150
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- Then work with him.
- But I just think that people--

151
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How many times are you gonna do this?

152
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My record is 14.

153
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Okay, (SIGHS) this is about science,
why'd you come to me?

154
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Well, because it's also about
my reputation.

155
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And somehow,
you manage to hold your head high

156
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despite your checkered past.

157
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"Checkered past"?

158
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L's a figure of speech referring to
how sexually promiscuous you were.

159
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Really? Well, I've got
a figure of speech

160
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about how sexually promiscuous
you can go be with yourself.

161
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And what is it?

162
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Look, while Bernadette's on bed rest

163
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we're gonna have to divide and conquer.

164
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I've got one monitor for her,
one for the baby.

165
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Which do you want?

166
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I'll take the baby,
she's less emasculating.

167
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Good morning. Scones?

168
00:08:29,259 --> 00:08:31,057
- Ah, thanks.
- They're all for you,

169
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I already had breakfast at Ruchi's.

170
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You're kidding. You slept with her?

171
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Well, there wasn't
a lot of sleeping involved.

172
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I mean, she slept, I stayed awake.

173
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I was afraid of snoring
'cause I didn't have my special pillow.

174
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BERNADETTE: Howard!

175
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<i>Can you help me to the bathroom?</i>

176
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(SIGHS) At least the romance
is still alive.

177
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- So...
-(RAJESH SIGHS)

178
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You and Ruchi.

179
00:08:56,995 --> 00:08:58,463
Yeah, I'm sorry,
I know you liked her too.

180
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But we just bumped into each other
last night and hit it off.

181
00:09:01,291 --> 00:09:02,884
Hmm, no, that's fine.

182
00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:04,423
You're my friend and I'm happy for you.

183
00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:05,886
Oh, thank you, Stuart.

184
00:09:05,962 --> 00:09:08,260
Plus, I don't know how you're gonna
screw it up, but I know you will.

185
00:09:09,799 --> 00:09:11,301
What's there to screw up?

186
00:09:11,426 --> 00:09:12,598
She just wants to keep things casual.

187
00:09:12,802 --> 00:09:14,304
Oh, great. That's how you're gonna
screw it up.

188
00:09:15,638 --> 00:09:17,390
Hey, I can be casual.

189
00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:20,693
Mmm-hmm. I should get a haircut,
this thing's going south fast.

190
00:09:23,271 --> 00:09:25,194
So, Ruchi and I decided
to keep things casual.

191
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(SCOFFS)

192
00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:32,122
Wait-- What? I can handle casual.

193
00:09:32,197 --> 00:09:33,619
(SCOFFS)

194
00:09:35,366 --> 00:09:36,788
Why do you keep doing that
with your face?

195
00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:38,537
Because you keep saying
stupid things with yours.

196
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Okay, fine,

197
00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:43,250
I'm not great at casual relationships

198
00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:44,758
and I don't wanna scare her off.

199
00:09:45,335 --> 00:09:46,336
All right.
Just give her some space, all right.

200
00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:47,716
Don't call, don't text, don't e-mail.

201
00:09:48,046 --> 00:09:51,425
That's crazy. What if I see a sunset
that reminds me of her?

202
00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:56,346
All right, when do you see her next?

203
00:09:56,471 --> 00:09:57,768
Uh, we're having dinner tonight.

204
00:09:58,264 --> 00:09:59,311
Okay.

205
00:09:59,557 --> 00:10:01,150
Put a rubber band around your wrist

206
00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:04,650
and any time you start planning
your wedding or naming your children,

207
00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:07,194
I want you to stab yourself
in the hand with a fork.

208
00:10:12,403 --> 00:10:13,746
What's the rubber band for?

209
00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:14,994
To slow the bleeding.

210
00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:20,753
Hey, how's Bernadette handling bed rest?

211
00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:25,258
Well, she lies around all day
eating Mallomars and hollering at me,

212
00:10:26,417 --> 00:10:29,387
so her transformation from
my wife to my mother is complete.

213
00:10:32,590 --> 00:10:34,809
Congratulations, I know
that's what you were hoping for.

214
00:10:38,346 --> 00:10:40,724
Hey, Sheldon, you left your jacket
in my office last night.

215
00:10:40,890 --> 00:10:43,518
(STAMMERING) No, I didn't.
That's not my jacket.

216
00:10:43,935 --> 00:10:45,903
Then why does it say
"Property of S. Cooper,

217
00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,105
"stop touching it"?

218
00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:51,113
That sounds like someone named Scooper
doesn't want you touching his jacket.

219
00:10:53,403 --> 00:10:55,997
Are you guys working together
on that meteorite project?

220
00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:58,575
(SIGHS) Yes, fine. You found me out.

221
00:10:58,867 --> 00:11:00,119
I'm doing geology.

222
00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:01,665
Just, please, don't tell anyone.

223
00:11:02,787 --> 00:11:04,084
Are you embarrassed of me?

224
00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:05,961
Oh, no, no, no. Not you.

225
00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:08,419
No, just the work that
you've devoted your entire life to.

226
00:11:10,712 --> 00:11:13,682
If you're ashamed to be working with me
then I don't wanna work with you.

227
00:11:16,426 --> 00:11:17,928
Sheldon, that was pretty rude.

228
00:11:18,469 --> 00:11:20,437
Yeah, well, what do you expect,
he's a geologist.

229
00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:28,817
- This place seems nice.
- Yeah, uh,

230
00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:31,737
but not too nice.
Yelp called it "good for groups."

231
00:11:33,818 --> 00:11:35,695
- Would you care to buy the lady a--
- No! Get out of here.

232
00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:40,533
(CHUCKLES) Sorry about that.

233
00:11:40,658 --> 00:11:42,877
ljust-- I hate when someone assumes
two people are dating

234
00:11:42,952 --> 00:11:45,626
just because they look like they would
make beautiful babies together.

235
00:11:47,248 --> 00:11:48,625
Are you sure you're okay with this?

236
00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,172
Honestly, Ruchi,

237
00:11:50,293 --> 00:11:52,967
I don't have a lot of experience
with casual relationships.

238
00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:55,765
I have some experience
with serious relationships

239
00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:58,302
and a ton of experience
with no relationships.

240
00:12:01,429 --> 00:12:03,978
- You're funny.
- Glad it came off that way. (CHUCKLES)

241
00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:07,402
Uh, so, tell me about your day.

242
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How's work going?

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Well, I spent the morning reviewing
side effects for our fungal cream,

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so it was lot of ooze and pus...

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And then I had to catalog it by color,

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viscosity

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and percentage of blood.

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Sounds wonderful.

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- Hey.
- Hmm.

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Whatcha got there?

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(SIGHS)

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A rock.

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Did some mean boys throw it at you?

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It turns out I'm the mean boy.

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Although I did drop it on my own foot,
so, kind of.

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What's going on?

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What if there was something
I wanted to do,

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but I was worried other people
would think less of me?

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Is that other person me
and does it happen in the bedroom,

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in which case, I think I'm cool with it?

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No.

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It's about working with Bert on...

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You know what,
I'm not even gonna say it.

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I am just gonna say
the letter it starts with

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and "ology."

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G... Oh, no, that's not gonna work.

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- Geology?
- Yes.

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But we parted ways because
I was worried about my reputation.

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(SIGHS)

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Sheldon,

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you've never cared what people thought.

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Even when you really, really should.

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That dinner with my parents
comes to mind.

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If I'm not gonna use "your momma" jokes
when I meet your mother,

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why'd I bother to learn them?

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I'm just saying,

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if you think the work is interesting,

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nothing else should matter.

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You're right, Amy.

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That is sage advice.

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Which is surprising considering
your momma is so dumb, she--

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Nope.

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She studied for a urine test. (LAUGHS)

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I was supposed to go back
to India and get married,

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but I realized it wasn't what I wanted.

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So I called off the engagement
and moved out here.

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Well, if he wasn't your soulmate,
he wasn't your soulmate.

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Oh, God, please tell me
you're not one of those.

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One of what?

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I wanna say "teenage girls,"

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but that sounds mean.

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Come on. You don't believe that
everyone has one perfect match?

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Of course not. That's ridiculous.

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I mean, what if your soulmate
lived halfway across the world?

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- You'd never meet.
- Yes, you would.

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I can give you, like, 20 examples

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where that happened
to Kate Hudson alone.

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You know what, people get upset
when I talk about this.

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Let's just change the subject.

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No, no, no. No, it's fine.

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Are you saying that you don't believe
two people fall in love?

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Of course, they do.
It's just that what people call "love"

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is actually a series of
biochemical reactions in the brain

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that fade over time.

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Ah, yes. Like the old song,

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<i>When a Man Has a Biochemical Reaction
for a Woman.</i>

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Raj, we're scientists.

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We don't need to feel threatened
just because we understand

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the mechanisms that give rise
to romantic feelings.

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It doesn't take anything away
from the experience.

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Yes, it does.

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Actually, it takes everything
away from it.

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Love isn't just science, okay.

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(STAMMERS) It's spiritual.

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It's an acknowledgment of a mystery
that's greater than ourselves.

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It's what makes people
write songs and poems

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and what has kept The Bachelor on TV
for 21 magical seasons.

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Don't you think the fact

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that love is given away
as a prize on a game show

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slightly undermines your argument?

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Uh, yes, but I've
never missed an episode

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and I dare science to explain that.

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Bert? Bert, Bert?

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Bert, Bert, Bert?

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What do you want, Sheldon?

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I would like us to work together again.

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And I promise to keep
my geology comments to myself

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because while some of them are funny,

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all of them are mean.

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Well, this is awkward.

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00:16:40,583 --> 00:16:42,051
Leonard, what are you doing here?

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Bert asked for my help.

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Yeah. He's an excellent scientist

335
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and he doesn't tell me
what time I can go to the bathroom.

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It's called bladder training,

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and when you're in your 80s
you'll thank me for it.

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Look, Sheldon, you were a jerk to Bert,
and he walked away from you.

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So I feel like there's a lot
he could teach me.

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Bert, please.

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(SIGHS) I know I behaved poorly
in the past,

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but things will be different this time.
You'll see.

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Come on.

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Let me in.

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We'll have some laughs,

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we'll calculate some isotope ratios.

347
00:17:22,792 --> 00:17:23,918
I'm sorry, Sheldon.

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(DOOR CLOSES)

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So, you just shut the door in his face?

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I gotta start writing this stuff down.

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I mean, Ruchi is nice,

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we're just so different.

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00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,314
I know. Sometimes when you're dating
you meet weird people.

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I once met a girl
who didn't like juggling. (CHUCKLES)

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And she still doesn't.

356
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So you're not gonna see her again?

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(SIGHS) What's the point? We're never
gonna be in a real relationship.

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Right. So you'll only be
in a physical one?

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00:17:55,074 --> 00:17:57,293
Exactly. Why would I wanna spend time
with someone like that?

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Someone who is just interested in sex?

361
00:18:01,038 --> 00:18:02,130
Yeah.

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00:18:03,541 --> 00:18:05,214
- Raj, do you really--
- Wait! Hold on, give him a chance.

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He's gonna get this.

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I don't think he is.

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00:18:12,216 --> 00:18:13,388
What is there to get?

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00:18:13,509 --> 00:18:14,556
She doesn't want to fall in love.

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00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:16,304
At that point, all we are

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is two single people who find
each other attractive and enjoy having--

369
00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,224
Oh, gotta go. (CLEARS THROAT)

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00:18:27,023 --> 00:18:28,240
So, how was your night with Ruchi?

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00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:30,868
Oh, great. We ordered in some food,

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we had sex, I left.

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I didn't even ask if she enjoyed it.

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(HOWARD CHUCKLES)

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00:18:36,157 --> 00:18:37,409
I can field that one for her.

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00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:41,705
I mean, I did get a little misty
when we said goodbye,

377
00:18:41,871 --> 00:18:43,214
but I played it off as allergies.

378
00:18:43,372 --> 00:18:44,373
I don't know if she bought it.

379
00:18:44,874 --> 00:18:46,126
Again, I know.

380
00:18:48,961 --> 00:18:50,008
Sheldon?

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You Okay?

382
00:18:52,214 --> 00:18:53,215
Sheldon.

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"ALMOST PARADISE" PLAYING)

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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

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