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One day when I was sitting at my PC, I had a funny idea for a video.
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What if I challenged a bunch of Minecraft professionals to a best-of-one duel and their favorite kids?
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Now obviously, the most probable outcome would be me getting shit on in every single game though.
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But I thought, hey, it would be a pretty funny video if I was just talking shit the whole time, even though I knew I was gonna lose.
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However, things didn't go according to plan.
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And when I say this, I mean, I was somehow actually winning against players who were way better than me.
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Maybe it was the trash talk.
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Maybe it was pure luck.
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Or maybe, just maybe, I'm the best Minecraft player in the world.
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Anyways, enough yapping, let's get into the fights.
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I was gonna face off against 10 pros in this video, and my first opponent was Sharpness in the pot game mode.
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What's up with it?
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What's up with it?
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What's up with it?
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What's up?
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What do you mean what's up with it?
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Imagine if you lose this.
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What if you lose this, bro?
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If I lose, I cannot even imagine that because it's never happening.
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Best of one, Ben.
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It's best of one, so you can totally lose.
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I gotta play this so smart.
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No, yeah you are.
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You're gonna lose.
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I'm in your head.
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I'm in your head!
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Stop.
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Get out of it.
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Okay.
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Quick drop?
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Nope.
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Not about to be- I'm not- This is like one of the only duels I can actually win.
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You can be funny sometimes.
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Oh- AHH!
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Okay You're bad, you're bad!
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What the fuck?
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No way Please Have you practiced?
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No What the fuck?
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Let me out!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh my god I'm actually winning Oh my god!
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I'm actually winning right now Dude, what is happening?
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Please!
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You're not on your account This is me, I swear to god this is me No!
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Holy shit Oh my god guys, I can actually win this.
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Come on.
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No!
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Come on?
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Please, quick drop.
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Please, I- Sharpness, please!
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I need one- I need one round!
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Okay, okay, sure, sure, sure, yeah.
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No, no!
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Kill me, come on.
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Kill me, come on.
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Kill me, come on.
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You got this.
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You got this.
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You got this.
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You got this.
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Dude!
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You're dead!
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Oh my god.
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YEEEEEESSS!
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I WON ONE!
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OH MY GOD!
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OH MY GOD!
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This is gonna be the only one I win.
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I swear this is gonna be the only one I win.
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LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!
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Yeah, I somehow won against Sharpness.
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Not sure how.
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Anyways, my next opponent would be, uh, much, much tougher.
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So, like, there's no world where I win this.
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Alright, I actually won the first one, and this next game mode is Axe, so I feel like I have a chance at winning.
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Alright, let's see who my opponent is.
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Oh.
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Nevermind.
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Oh my god I'm gonna win though.
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I'm gonna win watch watch watch watch.
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Oh Reshot your free arrow your free bowing.
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Yeah, free bowing whatever that means My god No fun, okay, okay.
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Let me nope psych Oh my god.
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Okay, I got the crossbow, I got the crossbow.
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Oh my god.
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I'm scared.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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I feel like you're low.
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I feel like you're low.
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YEEEES!
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OH MY GOD!
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OH MY GOD!
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NO FUCKING WAY!
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Fucking way, how am I 2-0?
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How the fuck am I 2-0?
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I'm actually baffled.
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I'm actually baffled.
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Alright, I'm gonna be honest.
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I have no idea how I pulled this win off.
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I don't think this would ever happen in a million years.
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Let's just let's just go to the next match.
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This is this is a fake game mode, and you know it.
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This game mode is not real.
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This is a fake ass game mode, bro.
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What is this?
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What is it?
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Because in what scenario is this?
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Oh my god Yes, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god,
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I got a stone I My god, oh my god guys,
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there's no world where I should be winning this There is
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actually no world where I should be winning this I don't know how to play this game mode dolphin
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is disgustingly good oh you I'm still winning buddy I'm still winning I got two of your totems
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OHHHHH WHERE THE FUCK WAS HE FUCK I can actually win though NOO NOO Fuck AHH!
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NOOOOO!
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NOOOOOO!
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I almost got that too!
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Alright, 2 to 1, whatever Hey man, at least I popped 2 of his totems But yeah, I was not expecting to win this Anyways,
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on to the next matchup Ha, feel about the bird Are you ready to lose against a trapper?
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In cart Listen bro, I heard you needed some humbling some humbling No, you need some humbling Bro,
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we all know that unstable SMP characters aren't actually good at the game It's just the script, right guys?
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It's just the script Sorry, I just got on Well, is that gonna be your excuse when you lose?
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Pot up, pot up buddy Oh my god, what the fuck was that?
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Yo Theo, what the fuck was that, bro?
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Fuck, how do you do it so fast?
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Oh my god, you're low Yeah, I'm really low No!
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No!
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No!
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Get no, gimme out, gimme out, gimme out, gimme out.
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I actually popped him.
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Theo, now all it is is one card.
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All it is is one lucky card, it's over.
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Theo, I have a question.
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Out of all characters, out of all animals to roleplay as, why'd you choose a bird, bro?
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It's based off my real life bird, bro.
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It's based off your- dude, but like, but like, you realize if you like accidentally step on it, that would just suck, right?
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Like a bear is like tough right because bears are are durable, but a bird bro.
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That's like a weak animal, you know Die die die die.
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Oh your life almost ended Your life actually just flashed before your eyes.
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Oh Get black you're low come on You look wait you hit both of those.
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No, how low are you?
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I'm dead Oh my god, if I win this bro, if I win more matches than I lose in this fucking video
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I'm actually gonna know That would actually be so funny dude No!
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Too bad it's not gonna happen Well that hurt You hurt!
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Come on, die!
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Oh you're so low!
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I don't need to take this risk Come on, you're low, you're low Nope Get the fuck away from me, get the fuck away from me,
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get the fuck away from me No, no, no No Get me out!
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Get me out!
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Run, buddy, run!
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Oh my god.
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Yeah!
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Oh, you're scared now, dude!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
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No!
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Oh my god, I could've killed you.
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If I just didn't suck ass at this video game.
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Is this the most amount of running you've ever seen in a cart duel?
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Oh no, no, dude, I've seen way more.
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Oh my god.
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I'm stuck in my image load bro.
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Oh my god I almost just killed you though.
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Yep you're gonna lose.
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Oh my god.
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You're low, come on.
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No. Ow.
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Oh my god how low did I get you?
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Actually. Be honest.
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Wait I genuinely need to not lose this.
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No you're gonna lose this and you lose all your Minecraft aura.
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Minecraft aura all of the aura it's gonna disappear How how do you survive I'm skin potion
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It's my moment no S3 I almost had it.
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You can beat whoever you want bro, you cannot beat me.
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The fucking unstable script.
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Fuck unstab- fuck you!
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Guys, like I genuinely have no idea how I almost won this.
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I got his totem and I almost killed him with a cart.
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I was so close to beating the unstable or a demon, but unfortunately, the script was in his favor.
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Let's move on.
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Alright guys, Shieldless UHC is lowkey my best game mode, so you'd think I'd give myself an easy opponent. That is Swite.
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I- I don't know why.
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I don't know why I did this to myself.
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Hello?
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What's up Swite?
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Guuuuuuuuuuu.
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You ready to lose?
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Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna lose.
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I'm gonna lose to you.
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Yeah, you are gonna lose.
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Cause this is my best game mode Swite.
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This is- this is what I grew up on.
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This is hot plate man.
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This is UHC.
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It don't matter bro.
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It don't matter.
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It don't matter.
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It matters.
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Give me that lava!
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You're not using no lava against me.
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You're losing your best game mode, bro.
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Whoa, why'd you just take no knockback?
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Are you Marlow?
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Like...
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Dude, you're leaking?
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You're leaking?
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Oh.
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Oh, free crits.
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Free crits.
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Let me eat this real quick.
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Yeah, free lava.
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Free lava.
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Did I just give him that lava?
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That is not good.
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Why are you 200 ping?
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You're cheating.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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Spoofing oh No, right you can't touch me bro.
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Come on Oh Peekaboo Oh Oh
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Your Bob burger bro.
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What do you mean?
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I'm a bot stick to traps bro, okay?
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Never heard that one in a while.
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Oh Oh Yeah, like like enough life your pink area.
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Oh, yeah, well, no, no they call me King Vaughn
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We have you hidden them shots hit shots
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that other people would be afraid to take cuz I'm King Vaughn oh Bro, oh god.
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Why am I winning right?
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You are not winning definitely winning.
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I'm dreaming.
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I've got six.
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I have five gaps left buddy.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god Stop Why'd I do this?
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This is my best game mode and I chose you!
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For no reason!
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I could have chose anyone else!
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Dead as hell!
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Dead as hell!
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Oh my god, I'm so dead.
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What's your hero looking like, buddy?
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I'ma bring it back!
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Yeah, bro?
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Oh yeah, just like that.
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Yep, mm-hmm.
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Yeah, yeah, you're just super dead.
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Nope, not dead.
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We eat that Gap, cause it's yummy.
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And then we get the combo on swipe.
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Oh, oh!
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Oh, oh!
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Peekaboo!
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OOOOOH!
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Okay!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
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Whoa, whoa, am I eating anything?
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No, you're holding air.
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DOG, I'M EATING AN APPLE!
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I'm e- look at how I'm moving right now!
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Yo, yo, yo, yo!
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The server fandom text me a Gapple, you have to drop me a Gapple.
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I swear on everything, I'm eating a Gapple right now.
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I'm eating a gallon right now.
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Unfortunately I do not have a gap and you know what?
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Here you can have the golden head.
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No, no I'm gonna beat you now.
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No, no, no you won't.
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Dead ass?
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Take it, take it.
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You think you're gonna win?
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I have two.. wait what?
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Why can't they stack?
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I have two G heads, I'm gonna win.
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No you don't, no you don't.
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That's air.
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Am I holding air?
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Oh, no you're holding a G-head now.
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What about this?
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Is this air?
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No, oh crap.
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Wait, do you actually have that many G-heads?
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You fucked up!
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No!
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, let me out.
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Stop it.
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You idiot.
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You idiot, you got trapped.
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You got trapped.
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No. Yes!
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You got trapped, Swim!
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You got trapped!
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You got trapped!
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We win these!
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We win these!
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I don't know how the fuck that happened.
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I don't know how that happened.
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We take it though, we take it.
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Alright, I mean, hey, I'll take it.
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I baited him into giving me an extra G-head.
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A win is a win.
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We take that.
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I wanna shit talk you, but you're too nice.
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What?
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Like the entire purpose of the video is the only way I'm gonna win is by getting in their head.
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But like I feel bad I would never want to shit talk to you.
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You know what?
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Nah, I'm shit talking to you.
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Don't you're going down buddy.
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Oh yeah.
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Yeah.
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Alright, bet.
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Also, Oh, you have a slow fall already, okay.
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I'm just letting you know this is like a fake game.
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This is not real.
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No, no, this is the most important- This is a fake game.
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Yo, that's a trash talking, is it?
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That's a trash talking.
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No, no, I'm just being real with you, bro.
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This is a fake ass game.
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No, you're not.
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This is the most important game.
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No, it's not!
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Okay, okay.
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I mean dead serious.
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In a real mine- what- so a pure vanilla Minecraft server Yeah, mine- yeah, Minecraft server!
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Yeah, but it's stupid!
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But it's so stupid!
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Like how is this- It might be stupid, but it matters the most, which makes it not stupid!
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No, no it doesn't, no it doesn't.
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Cause like, all the real servers, they don't do this for crap.
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I mean, your server is Crystal PvP.
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What are you even- what are you talking about bro?
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They don't do this?
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We- you're- Oh my god.
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This is just regular Minecraft.
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Oh god, dude, I hate Crystal PvP.
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I hate Crystal PvP going up in here.
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This is STUPID!
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This game mode- this is- this is the pinnacle of- I'm fucked.
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And it's over.
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Yo, genuinely fuck Crystal.
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It's a fake-ass game mode, and any of you Crystal and Jorias can go suck my ball.
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This is the best fucking player...
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...in all of Europe.
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I got this, though!
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I got this!
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Coldified!
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You think you're so good, but I'm gonna beat you.
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Ah, your voice chat's not working.
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Oh my god, should I just kill him?
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I think I'm just gonna kill him.
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Let's go!
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I'm beating the best player in all of Europe!
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Let's go!
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What the f- I'M BETTER!
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YEEES!
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I WON!
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Okay, now we'll run it back.
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Codefied.
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Best player in all of Europe.
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Dude, if you lose this- In the world, actually.
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If you lose this I'm never gonna forget Okay That's sure come on.
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Let's go.
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Okay.
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I have a new strat.
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It's called not moving at all.
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Oh shit.
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Yeah, I'll copy you Yeah, yeah, oh shit.
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Yeah, oh yeah, what you gonna do now wait It's this strat fabulous.
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Oh HOOH Yeah, you have zero aura, I'm not gonna lie Zero?
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Oh, okay Zero You have negative aura,
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buddy Bud Oh, shit Okay Oh my gosh WEEEEE Okay Yep Yep Yep,
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it's even, I'm going even Guys, look at this, I'm going even with the best in Europe He can't even kill me He can't even kill me,
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guys Oh, NO Oh, shit I'm not getting put in a combo That's the one thing I'm not doing.
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I'm not getting put in the combo.
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Are you nervous?
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No. Oh shit.
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Are you nervous?
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Ay!
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I got nothing to lose, I'm just a trapper.
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Oh, wait.
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I'm winning!
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Wait, am I?
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How much else are you at?
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Twelve?
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Fuck, it's tied.
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I don't know.
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Okay?
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Oh yeah, go on that wall.
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Am I making you nervous?
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No. Am I making you nervous?
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Okay.
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Nah.
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Oh my god.
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Not really.
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Not really.
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Oh my god.
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I'm gonna win.
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Oh my god.
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I'm gonna win.
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Oh my god.
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Don't get nervous too low.
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Oh my god.
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I'm gonna win.
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Oh my god.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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This has to be the most boring sword duel of all time.
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This is the most exciting sword duel.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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I'm up against the best in the world and I'm winning by half a heart.
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And I'm gonna win.
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Thank god.
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I thought you were gonna crit me.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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You did it.
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F* No...
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No, Duelove!
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I'll pay Paul please!
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COME HERE!
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No!
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Oh my god.
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No, no, I'm winning this, I'm winning this!
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Oh my god.
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Don't get nervous, Duelove.
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You're half-heart!
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Duelove, don't get nervous.
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I'm not nervous.
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Don't get nervous.
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Wait, I'm gonna win.
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Duelove.
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I have lower ping.
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YEEEEES!
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I WIN!
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Oh my god!
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Let's go!
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I'm never dueling Coldified ever in my life.
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I'm never dueling him again.
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I'm better than Coldified.
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This is undeniable proof and I'm never gonna duel him ever again so he can't beat me.
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Yep, it's as clear as day.
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I'm better than Coldified.
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This sword duel is proof and anyone who says Coldy is better is delusional.
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I am better.
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No questions asked, no doubts, just plain facts.
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I'm better than Coldified.
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Do you think you're good at the game?
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Uh, I guess we'll see, bro.
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I think you're kind of a noob.
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Think I'm a noob?
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I'm the deadliest trapper, sweet god.
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You can't kill me that.
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And I'm winning, and I'm winning.
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Look at this, look at this, I'm winning!
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Oh shit, I'm not winning anymore.
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Oh, oh!
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There's lava?
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Oh!
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I'm winning.
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And look at the health difference, I'm winning.
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Better.
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Uh oh.
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We'll see about that.
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What'd you just eat?
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I'd find it eat so quickly.
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Secret?
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There's lava?
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You hit?
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Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
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Great speed's a little low deck Yeah, but you made it go up dead I didn't Yeah, but you're dead No, I'm not!
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No, I'm not, bitch!
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Two dead people swing back!
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Two dead people talk!
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Oh, no, he's Hey, what's going on?
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We're gonna lock I'm not I'm getting nervous Get that lava Oh, yeah You like that web?
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No, I don't.
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Oh my god, I'm dead.
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Wait, what's wrong?
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Wait, how did you live that?
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I don't know.
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LET ME OUT!
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Oh my god.
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There's a web behind you.
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You good?
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I'm chillin'.
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Oh!
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Weave!
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Weave!
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Oh!
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Oh no, wait.
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Bro, get me out.
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No, stop.
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Careful!
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Oh!
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Oh no, wait.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. OH!
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JUN!
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JUN!
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JUN!
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Yo, you know you could've challenged someone easier, right?
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What were you thinking, bro?
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You thought you had a chance in this?
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You like that obby trap, buddy?
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FUCK!
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In case you guys weren't paying attention during this duel, you can clearly see that my game glitched, causing my entire screen to turn black.
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So, Sweat God just got lucky.
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So, how does it feel to be pin carried?
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Umm, pretty amazing.
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I can just drop in like five seconds.
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Yeah, but like, you're not actually good, right?
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Like, you're just- you're just ping-carried.
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Uh, nah, I feel like I'm pretty good.
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In my opinion.
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Drink pot's gonna run- oh shit, I'm gonna beat you.
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I'm actually determined.
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Oh, really?
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I've won way too many of these matches, I just wanna let you know that.
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Um, you better not drop then.
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Why did my Gap not eat?
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Nononononono, see this is- this is that ping carried bullshit.
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Yep, dude.
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Oh my fucking god, bro.
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How have I already gone?
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Dude, dude, dude.
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Get me the hell outta here.
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Hey bro.
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My finger deaths coming over.
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Yeah, stay in that web.
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Nah...
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Stop.
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Yeah, like, look at this- look at this ping!
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Oh You better not drop arrow better not drop arrow.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry We think we've been more I knew it hacker hacker Wait you're actually bad
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I'm hoping bro.
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Yeah, but you're not a cop harder when you drop I'm sorry.
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Oh, you suck.
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You suck.
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You suck.
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I don't suck!
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I'll be damned if I let a ping carry player talk to me like that.
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My ping is just too good.
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Oh, I love that.
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See, that's that...
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That's that ping right there.
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I don't think that's big, bro.
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I think that's a secure skill.
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Nothing else?
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Maybe...
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Okay, I'm horrible.
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FUCK!
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Oh my god.
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Guys, I don't even care about this one.
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Ericun is just ping-carried.
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And now, probably the toughest matchup of the entire video.
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I just got on.
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Like, I literally just got on.
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The excuses are already coming out?!
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No way!
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Now, Flotevs, you're nervous, bro.
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I have a question.
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Why do you talk like, um, If XQC and Eric Carton had a baby.
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That's what you sound like.
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Why you a bitch?
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I'm not.
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Seems like someone's projecting.
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I can really just be weird and say sharp ones in this whole conversation.
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No, no, no, you cannot.
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I cannot.
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You cannot!
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Oh, you're bad.
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Bro, what do you mean?
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I'm not even playing weird against you.
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See if there was an amazing excuse.
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Look at this kid!
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Tap 20 in the world, making excuses, I'm losing to a trap dude I'm not losing I'm not losing, yo can you swing back?
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I'm swinging bro Yo can you swing back?
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Yo dude What?
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What?
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What?
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Yo can you like get a fucking job?
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Like Jesus Christ, you're such a sweat bro Go get a Go get a job bro,
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genuinely 2nd No no no No no no
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Yo yo yo your server sucks
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Your server sucks Your server sucks Your server sucks YOUR SERVER
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SUCKS No no no Your server sucks I BROKE THE LOG I BROKE THE LOG ,
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FluchDivs FluchDivs FluchDivs Your server sucks Your server genuinely sucks Fuck you.
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Fuck you.
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Fuck you.
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Fuck you.
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Fuck you.
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Fuck you.
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Fuck you.
601
Fuck you.
602
Fuck you.
603
Alright, Flutifs, how much money if I win this duel?
604
How much money if I win this duel?
605
How much money?
606
I don't know how you let me out of that, by the way.
607
Like, when I have a trap, it actually works.
608
Stop it.
609
Stop it.
610
No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. Stop this.
611
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
612
Let's talk about this real quickly.
613
Flutifs, I would like to have a formal conversation about what is happening right now.
614
Say dada!
615
I'm out bitch.
616
I'm out bitch.
617
I'm out bitch.
618
You're bad.
619
You're bad.
620
You're bad though.
621
I still have 280-0.
622
You're bad.
623
What the fuck?!
624
You suck!
625
And there you have it guys!
626
Judo is better than Floatibs at the game!
627
Yeah guys, in case you didn't know, I can actually just do this whenever I want.
628
So, uh, yeah.
629
Get fucking shit on Floatibs.
630
I'm better than you.
631
See ya!
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What You'll Practice in This Lesson
This lesson focuses on mastering conversational English through dynamic, fast-paced dialogue from a video where a player trash-talks and competes against pro gamers. You'll practice understanding and replicating natural speech patterns, including slang, exclamations, and quick retorts—key skills for real-world interactions. By the end, you'll feel more confident with casual, energetic communication, perfect for improving fluency in informal settings.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases to Master
- Trash talk: Playful, competitive insults (e.g., "I'm in your head!").
- Best-of-one: A single game to decide a winner (e.g., "It's best of one, so you can totally lose").
- Quick drop: A fast in-game move (e.g., "Nope, not about to be quick dropped").
- Yapping: Talking too much (e.g., "Anyways, enough yapping").
- What the fuck?: Expresses shock or disbelief (common in casual speech).
- Pro players: Professional gamers (e.g., "I beat pro players by trash talking").
Practice Tips for Perfecting Your Shadow Speak
Shadowing—also called shadowspeak or shadow speak—is a proven technique to improve English pronunciation and fluency. Here's how to apply it to this video:
- Match the speed: The dialogue is rapid and energetic. Pause the video every 5 seconds, then repeat lines aloud, focusing on keeping up with the pace. This trains your mouth to move quickly, a key part of natural speech.
- Emulate the tone: The speaker uses excitement, sarcasm, and urgency. Copy their intonation—raise your voice for exclamations like "Oh my god!" and lower it for taunts like "You're bad." This helps you convey emotion, a critical aspect of shadowspeaks practice.
- Focus on connected speech: Notice how words blend (e.g., "What's up with it?" becomes "Wassup wit it?"). Repeat these phrases until they sound smooth, not choppy. This will make your pronunciation sound more native-like.
Consistent practice with these tips will help you master the art of shadow speech, making you more confident in casual, high-energy conversations.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've ever seen · I've seen · I've won |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | most, which makes · anyone who says |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most probable · the best · the most amount |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than · more matches than |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.