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Loki!
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Loki!
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Be free my horn friends, be free!
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You know this, this, you call yourself Lord of Thunder, God of Thunder.
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I've never met this man in my life.
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He's my brother.
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The doctor.
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You?
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I'm Loki, you may have heard of him.
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Damn!
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That was for New York.
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I like her.
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Please confirm to your knowledge that you are not a fully robotic being.
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We're born an organic creature and do in fact possess what many cultures would call a soul.
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What?
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To my knowledge?
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Do a lot of people not know if they're robots?
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No!
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Oh my god.
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Are you ever not going to fall for that?
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On my way down, coordinate search and rescue.
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On my way down, coordinate search and rescue.
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I mean honestly, how do you think you'll be...
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Shut up.
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Well here's a fun theory.
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You lure me out into the field and then you stab me in the back.
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And that's a theory I don't want to test.
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I never stabbed him in the back.
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You've literally stabbed people in the back like 50 times.
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I'd never do it again.
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Well done.
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You just decapitated your grandfather.
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Scared little boy.
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Yes, it was quite patronizing.
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I thought it was a bit too far actually.
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Bravo!
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Bravo!
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Bravo!
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Father?
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Bullshit. Where is the Tesseract?
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I've missed you too.
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This is the world, the world, the world, the world, and the world!
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I'm still alive, I'm alive,
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I'm stuck in this stupid chair, where's your chair?
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I didn't get a chair.
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Get me out of this one.
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I can't.
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Get me out.
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I can't.
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It's funny.
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My friends with this man is called Gran.
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It's great, he might gain his favor.
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What exactly makes a Loki a Loki?
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Independence, authority, style.
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Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity.
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Uh, actually I'm planning to threaten you.
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The hell was that? That was me.
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Using magic to dry my clothes.
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So I don't announce myself with every squeaky footstep like the rest of you.
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Moon brother, you look ravishing.
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I beg your pardon?
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It will hurt no less when I kill you in this form.
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Very well.
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Where's father?
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Did you kill him?
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You had what you wanted, you had the independence you asked for.
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Oof!
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Wow, wow, wow, okay.
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I know exactly where he is.
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I swear I left him right here.
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Your little job, how do you look like that?
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I am a god, you dull creature,
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and I will not be bullied by ha - Me he no man, est Loki.
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Traefectus com silii ad tempus mutandem, atque ad ferro acerbum nuntium, ad voss omnes.
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Voss omnes.
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Oh dear, is she dead?
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Yes, well it is best to respect our neighbors freedom.
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Yes, of course.
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The freedom to be massacred.
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Yes, besides I've been rather busy myself.
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Watching theater?
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Well, board meetings and security council meetings.
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Timekeepers.
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The sacred timeline.
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Who actually believes this bunker?
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The humans slaughter each other in droves while you idly fret.
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I mean to rule them.
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That's why should I not think yourself above them?
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Yes How do you plead?
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Madam a god doesn't plead Wait,
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I should have an equal amount of security.
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This is insulting.
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I can't believe you're alive I saw you die.
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I mourned you.
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I cried for you.
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I'm honored.
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How will your friends have time for me when they're so busy fighting you?
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This usually works.
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Stop it!
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Stop it!
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I really don't see what all the fuss is about.
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The Irish army...
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The war...
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Be executed for this.
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And I'll see you on the other side, brother.
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How far?
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Alright, I yield!
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Ticket, sir.
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That guy didn't give me a ticket, I tried to ask for one!
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Ticket, sir.
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I tried to ask that guy - Thanks for visiting the TVA!
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Don't hesitate to let us know how or don't - Where's this coming from?
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What's the matter?
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Scared of a little lightning?
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I'm not overly fond of what follows.
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Perhaps you prefer one of your new companions given that you seem to like them so much.
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Oh, this is much better.
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Whoa.
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Customs pretty much.
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Okay, look.
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You don't trust me, you can trust one thing.
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I love to be right.
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Hi, would you mind taking a picture with us?
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Oh, sure.
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I'm not gonna die.
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Stop.
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Breathe, breathe.
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Huh?
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Right off to you!
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Enjoy your large meal while you can!
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Nothing matters!
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Nothing has any consequence!
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Dance while you still can!
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I went down to Midgard to rule the people of Earth as a benevolent god.
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Just like you.
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We are not gods.
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We're born, we live, we die, just as humans do.
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Give or take 5 ,000 years.
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You're so convincing!
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I want to believe you, but you're just...
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You're such a good actor!
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Look, I really, I really don't know, I swear.
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You're so talented!
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You did not tell me the plan!
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Please tell me the truth!
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I know you're lying!
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The longer Hell is on Asgard, the more powerful she grows.
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She'll hunt us down.
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We need to stop her here and now.
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So what do we do?
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I'm not doing get help.
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GET HELP!
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Do I look to be in a gaming mood?
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Oh, you should thank me.
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With the Bifrost gone, how much dark energy did the Ewellfather have to muster to conjure you here?
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Your precious earth.
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Absolutely not!
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This is fine as guardian leather.
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Now, hang on just a minute. So tight.
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With the continents, I can feel the righteousness surging.
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Hey, wanna have a rousing discussion about truth?
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Honor?
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Patriotism?
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God bless them!
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Oh my goodness.
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Don't tell me the Varian ambushed and killed another team of Minutemen.
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And stole their reset charge as well.
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Yes!
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I have to get off this planet.
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Whoa!
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Hey, buddy, what do you think?
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Maximum occupancy has been reached.
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Take the stairs.
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Are you guilty or not guilty, sir?
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Guilty of being the god of mischief, yes.
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Guilty of a crime against the sacred timeline.
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Absolutely not, you have the wrong person.
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Loki.
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Hello, mother.
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Have I made you proud?
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Please don't make this worse.
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Define worse.
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Take the world I love as recompense for your imagined slights.
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No, the Earth is under my protection, Loki.
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha So clandestine.
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Are you sure you wouldn't rather just punch your way out?
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If you keep speaking, I just might.
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Fine.
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As you wish.
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Odin!
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Thor!
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Odin's son!
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You had one, Jor.
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Just the one.
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Oh, really?
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And who should we have?
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I suspect the Avengers.
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You see, I only came into possession of the Tesseract because they traveled through time.
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No doubt in the last bit effort to save off my ascent to God King.
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Oh my God.
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Sit.
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Neither risk of getting off this rock if you can't get that tempact turn back.
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Where do you have it hidden?
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In my crud and I'll pop it out.
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Very good.
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If I had not taken you in, you would not be here now.
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If I'm feeling that, I'm feeling that it's a mercy nature.
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It's too weird.
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Not that I don't laugh, I let the talk.
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I don't...
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It was all you need.
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You just couldn't stay away, didn't you?
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Everything was fine, and I had to have jobs with offspring.
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You've ruined everything.
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After you...
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You think of time criminals?
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It's they you could be after.
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Perhaps you could provide you with a task force and resources, resources and I should return and eliminate mistakes.
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Yeah, okay.
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The aliens have complex.
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What the hell?
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You're so weird!
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This is a tremendous idea.
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Let's feel the biggest, most obvious hit in the universe.
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Flying around the business.
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After the business of everyone's business, it's ready for us.
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It's really pretty normal.
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I'm impressed.
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I'm just a huge fan of sports.
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The machine is not using the inside out.
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Please move along.
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Please, please, please.
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The device has been well found.
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They're not glad.
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He listened well with the other.
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I'm asking for safe access to the end.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 255 sentences and 1569 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:33. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
bravo/ˈbɹɑvoʊ/Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
rescue verb/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/To save from any violence, danger or evil.
resource noun/ɹɪˈzɔːs/Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
sacred adjective/ˈseɪkɹɪd/Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
timeline noun/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
coordinate verb/koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/To place in the same order or rank.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
stab verb/stæb/To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
plead verb/pliːd/To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
meal noun/ˈmiːl/Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
mood noun/muːd/A mental or emotional state, composure.
custom noun/ˈkʌstəm/Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
establishment noun/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get off verbTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
move along verbTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
stay away verbTo avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.
turn back verbTo reverse direction and retrace one's steps.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've never met · I've missed · I've been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis called · will not be bullied · be massacred

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/, ravish /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/, patriotism /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bravo, rescue, resource.

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.

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