Shadowing Practice: SPIDER MAN | Most Awkward Peter Parker Moments Ever - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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Remember, it is a privilege to be here.
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We are guests of Columbia University's Science Department.
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So behave accordingly.
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Let's not have a repeat of our trip to the planetarium.
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Come on, people, let's stay together, proceed up the steps and into the building.
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Hi, MJ.
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Hey, MJ.
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I don't know if you realize this, but we've, uh...
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We've been neighbors since I was six, and I was wondering if maybe...
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We could get together sometime.
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Maybe do something fun.
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Or, I don't know, I thought it'd be time to get to know each other. Or not.
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I want half -wolf!
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Hey!
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Stop the bus!
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Get the cab!
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Hey!
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Stop the bus!
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Get the cab!
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More!
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I'm sorry.
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What happened is that?
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It's freaking weird, Dick.
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What did you see?
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Parker?
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Parker?
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Oh, man!
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Yeah!
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Pizza time.
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You're late.
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I'm not paying for those.
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Joe's 29 minute guarantee is a promise, man.
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I know to you, Parker, a promise means nothing.
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But to me, it's serious.
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Serious to me too, Mr. Aziz.
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You're fired.
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Go.
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Please, I need this job.
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You're fired.
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Give me another chance.
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You're fired.
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Grant!
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Hi.
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Hi.
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What's hi?
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Can I spend it?
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Uh, I have a paycheck due this week.
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You're a month late again.
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Again.
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I promise as soon as I...
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If promises were crackers, my daughter would be fat.
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I'm really sorry, Mr. Dykovich.
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You know, all I got is this 20 for the rest of the week.
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Sorry doesn't pay the rent.
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And don't try to sneak past me.
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I have ears like a cat, and eyes like a rodent.
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Thanks, Mr. Dykovich.
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Hi, Pete.
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Hey!
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Hey, Chief!
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You parked there, I'm towing it.
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Whatever.
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Ah, shoelace.
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You might wanna... Can I help you?
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Yeah, I, uh...
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Come to see the show.
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Oh, I'm sorry, sir.
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No one will be seated after the doors are closed.
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It helps maintain the illusion.
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Uh, Miss Watson?
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She's a friend of mine.
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She asked me to come.
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But not to come late.
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I have to see this show.
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You just let me in, I'll stand in the...
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Shh!
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Shh.
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Darling.
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Darling.
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He got things done, sleeping on the job.
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Those raindrops are falling on my head.
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They keep falling.
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I have to be fine.
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Hey!
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Yo, fuck!
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Sorry.
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Strong focus on what I want.
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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My back!
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My back!
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Bonne chance.
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Oh.
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Okay.
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Oh, would you like some champagne?
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How'd that get in there?
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Oh, don't cry.
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Hi.
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Look at you.
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Wow, beautiful.
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Thanks.
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Misplacing your budget?
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Oh, that's a special occasion.
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You're on Broadway.
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I don't feel like much of a star tonight.
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But you are a star, and you've earned it.
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Peter, you have no idea how I feel right now.
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No, no, I know exactly how you feel.
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Listen, I have been through this.
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It happens to me all the time.
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I see Spider -Man posters in the window, the kids running around with me on their sweaters.
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It's a big Halloween item.
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I don't know, I guess I've become something of an icon.
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Like yesterday, they kept screaming, Spider -Man, Spider -Man.
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I don't know, you know, I'm thinking to myself, I'm just a nerdy kid from Queens.
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Do I deserve this?
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Hi, Pete.
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Hi.
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Hi, my parents and I were just having dinner here.
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Oh.
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Hello.
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I'm Gwen Stacy.
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Uh, this is Mary Jane Watson.
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Oh!
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Oh, it's so nice to finally meet you.
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Pete talks about you all the time.
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Well?
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Gwen is my lab partner in Dr. Conner's class.
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Pete's something of a genius.
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I'd be completely lost without him.
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Which actually reminds me, Pete, if you've got a picture of my kiss with Spider -Man, could you bring it to class?
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I'd really love it.
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For my portfolio.
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After all, who gets kissed by Spider -Man, right?
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I can't imagine.
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Well, it was lovely to meet you.
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Good night.
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Good night.
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Oh, she's in my science class.
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It's not her best subject.
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What?
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How come you never mentioned her?
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She's her lab partner?
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You saved her life?
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She thinks you're a genius and she had her polished fingernails all over you?
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Or didn't you notice?
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And she gave Spider -Man the key to the city.
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I'll never forget that.
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She's just a girl in my class.
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Let me ask you something.
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When you kissed her, who was kissing her?
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Spider -Man or Peter?
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What do you mean?
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You know exactly what I mean.
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That was our kiss.
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Why would you do that?
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You must have known how it would make me feel.
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Do you want to push me away?
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Push you away?
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Why would I want to push you away?
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I love you.
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You're my girlfriend.
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She's a girl in my class, MJ.
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I don't feel very well.
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I'm sorry.
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I have to go. Where are you going?
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Please don't follow me.
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Here we are.
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Oh.
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Shillo.
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Mr. Parker.
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Dr. Connors here.
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Oh, Dr. Connors.
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How are you?
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Tried a specimen you left me, Parker.
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Its chemistry is not unlike a chondritic meteorite of the 70s.
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Thanks.
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Mmm.
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That's good.
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You know it, Parker?
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Parker?
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Look at me, Smoke.
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It amplifies characteristics of its host.
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Mmm.
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Hey, give me another cookie.
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Especially aggression.
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Mmm.
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This could be dangerous.
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Peter, you didn't keep any, did you?
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You got any with nuts?
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Um, I have some nuts.
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I could make some.
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Go make me some.
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Peter?
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No, no, no. Of course not.
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Your shots are so good.
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I'd love to shoot you sometime.
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Peter Parker.
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Peter.
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Parker!
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Miss Brent!
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That's not the position I hired you for.
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Black suit Spider -Man.
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Peter, these are incredible.
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You gotta have these, Jonah.
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I'll pay you the usual rate.
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If you want the shots, I'll take the staff job.
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Double the money.
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Ah!
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You don't know You're talking to the blinds that talk your soul Everybody,
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somebody that talk your soul Everybody, somebody that talk your soul Get up!
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Don't talk a soul.
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Get up!
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Don't talk a soul.
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Don't talk a soul.
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Don't talk a soul.
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Don't talk a soul.
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I thought that was great, what you did out there.
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It was stupid, but it was great.
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You should probably go to the nurse.
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You might have a concussion.
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What's your name?
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You don't know my name?
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No, I know your name.
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I just want to know if you know your name.
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Peter.
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Parker.
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Peter Parker.
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Okay, good.
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I'd still go to the nurse, though.
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You're Gwen, right?
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Gwen Stacy.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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How you doing, Rodrigo?
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Oh, yeah.
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What are you doing here?
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I work here.
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I don't work here.
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I was gonna say I work here, but it seems like you, in fact, work here, so you know that I don't, in fact, work here.
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Are you following me?
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No, I'm not following you.
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No, I'm not.
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I had no idea you worked here.
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Then why would you be here?
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I just snuck in because I love science.
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You love science.
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I'm passionate about it.
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You snuck in?
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I have to leave this tour group.
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I know.
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So I'm gonna ask you more about this later.
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Do not get me in trouble.
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I promise you I won't.
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Stay with the group.
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Ah, hey.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Sorry.
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I'm late.
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I got...
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You're so worried.
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I know.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm gonna watch you...
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That's a fly, Peter.
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I'm so sorry I kept you guys up.
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I'm insensitive.
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I'm irresponsible.
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I'm hungry.
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I don't think so.
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This is your meatloaf.
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This beats all other meatloaf.
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Something is very wrong.
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Yeah.
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Nobody likes your meatloaf.
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Yeah.
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I got it.
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You took the frozen macaroni and cheese?
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I noticed that.
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Why didn't you tell me you didn't like my meatloaf?
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I...
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You could have said that to me 37 years ago.
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How many meatloafs have I made for you?
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She looks familiar.
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She's the girl in your computer.
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Yeah, he's got you on his computer.
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I'm his probation officer.
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Don't forget it, mate.
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Okay.
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This character is my uncle.
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He's a pathological liar, and he thought you were someone else.
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Oh, man, you don't have me on your computer.
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Yeah, I mean, like, I took a photo of the debate team, and you're in the debate team, so...
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Right.
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So he must have seen...
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I was touching up stuff.
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You're touching himself.
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Come on.
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I was...
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I'm not gonna answer that. Did you get expelled?
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No, no, I didn't get expelled.
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I got community service.
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Um, so, uh, you want to, uh...
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I don't know.
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Um...
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Want to what?
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I don't know.
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Just, uh...
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Um...
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I don't know if we could...
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I don't know if we could, uh...
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Or we could do something else, or we could...
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If you don't, I mean, like, we could...
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Yeah.
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Yeah?
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Yeah, either one.
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Really?
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Sure.
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Okay.
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All right.
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Good.
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Sounds good.
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Cool.
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Okay.
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I...
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You know, I can't right now.
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I can't right now.
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Yeah, no. I'm so busy right now.
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Me too.
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Ugh. But uh, maybe uh...
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Yeah, just you know...
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Some other...
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Time.
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Alright.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Peter?
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What is that?
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Hey.
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What's wrong?
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Are you alright?
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I don't know what I'm doing.
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It's my father, isn't it?
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Yeah.
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I see him everywhere I go.
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I can't...
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I don't know what to do.
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I can't get him out of my head.
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Yeah, but we've talked about this.
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I know. When?
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It's not his choice. When?
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I promised him that I would keep away from you.
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Now I'm gonna come and eat dinner with your family.
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How can I do this?
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What does that...
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What does this make me?
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I don't know.
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What does that make you?
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It makes me not able to live with myself.
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I thought that it meant you loved me.
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I do love you.
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I love you.
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But why isn't that enough?
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Huh?
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Because what if something happens to you just like it happened to him because of me?
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No, wait.
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Wait.
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Wait.
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I cannot let that happen.
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That's it, I mean.
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You're Spider -Man.
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I love that.
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But I love Peter Parker more.
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That's worth it to me.
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I can't lose you too.
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It's because you can't lose me.
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We can't be together.
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Who does that work out for, Peter?
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I can't.
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I'm sorry, Gwen.
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Wow.
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You have done this to me again and again.
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Peter, I can't live like this.
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I break up with you.
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I break up with you.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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I, uh, thought you had calculus with period.
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Yeah, I was just doing some homecoming stuff.
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Hey, look, I, uh...
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I -I just wanted to apologize about the whole decathlon thing.
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It's fine.
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I can't really...
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Last week, decathlon was the most important thing, but I almost died.
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No, I -I -I...
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I just mean that.. it was not cool, especially... because...
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I like you.
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I know.
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You do?
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You're terrible at keeping secrets.
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Yeah, you'd be surprised.
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I gotta get to class, but, um, I'd say we should hang out, but I'm gonna be in detention for...
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Uh -huh.
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Ever. But, um...
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I guess you already have a date to homecoming.
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Actually, I'm so busy planning, and I never really got around to that part, so...
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You wanna.. go with me?
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Yeah.
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Really?
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I mean, uh, great.
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Cool.
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Cool.
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I'm actually going that way.
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I'll figure it out.
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Yeah.
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Beautiful.
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What?
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Hello.
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Close the door.
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Um, I'm Peter Parker.
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Take off your clothes.
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Excuse me?
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You told Fury Spider -Man cannot be seen in Europe.
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So I made you this.
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Another suit.
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Oh, uh, thank you.
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I'm sure it fits fine.
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I don't really need to try it.
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Take off your clothes.
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Okay.
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Sure.
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Um.
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This is embarrassing.
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Now!
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Hurry up!
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Weird.
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No, no, no!
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Don't!
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Uh...
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Sorry?
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Uh...
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I thought this was the bathroom.
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This is not what it looks like.
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Just...
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Yeah.
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What are you doing?
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Brad!
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I'll leave you two alone.
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Don't shoot anybody.
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Brad!
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It's not what it looks like, buddy!
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Hey, man, look.
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Look, Peter, I'm not here to judge your life choices, dude.
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But if you wanna hook up with some random European chick on our school trip, that's on you.
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No, that's not what that was, honestly.
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I can't pretend that I didn't see what I just saw.
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I know you're trying to get with MJ, it's obvious.
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But I like her too.
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Wait a minute, you cannot show her that photo, dude, come on.
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I'm sorry man, I have to.
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She deserves the truth.
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Okay, put your one foot in front of the other and everybody back on the bus!
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I can't let her go!
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Hey!
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Hey.
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Where were you?
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Um, I got lost.
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We were worried about you.
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Oh.
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Good thing you're back.
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Yeah.
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So much for Paris, right?
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Would have been fun.
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Yeah.
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Night.
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Night.
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You look nice.
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Okay.
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Oh!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Uh, look, um, I'm not ready for this trip to be over yet,
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and I kind of want to do something fun that's not on the itinerary or planned or with Mr. Harrington.
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Yes.
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Yes, like you want to go?
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Yes.
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Okay, awesome.
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I'll see you outside in ten minutes.
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Maybe outside in five minutes.
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Five is good.
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Okay.
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Okay, bye.
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Bye.
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Huh Hey, so where do you want to go? Who cares?
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Awesome.
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Let's go.
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I'm glad we're doing this.
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Yeah, me too.
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Let's just see the city in a little bit.
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You know they used to execute people on this bridge?
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They would like, oh, put them in a basket and they would drown them in water.
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Sorry.
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It's okay.
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Uh, look, there's this thing that I've been wanting to talk to you about for a while.
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Yeah.
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It's our last night in Europe, and I had this plan that I wanted to tell you.
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I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna tell you.
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Uh, MJ, I...
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I'm Spider -Man.
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What?
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That's what you were gonna say, that you're Spider -Man.
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No. I'm not Spider -Man.
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I mean, I've been watching you for, like, a while now.
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It's kind of obvious.
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I'm not Spider -Man.
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I mean, what would make you think that I was Spider -Man?
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Peter Washington?
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Yeah.
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The fact that you, like, disappear out of nowhere for no reason?
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No, I was sick.
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Remember?
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I had my tummy.
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You know Susan Yang thinks that you're a male escort?
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What?
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No, of course I'm not a male escort.
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Well, then you're Spider -Man.
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No, I'm not Spider -Man at all.
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Well, what about tonight?
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You snuck off and you fought that thing I saw you.
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You can't have seen me because I'm not Spider -Man.
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And also on the news, it was the Night Monkey.
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The Night Monkey?
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Yeah, that's what it said on the news.
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And the news never lies.
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Night Monkey, okay.
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What are you doing?
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Well, do the Night Monkey and Spider -Man use the same webs?
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I mean, maybe.
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Maybe he's a spider monkey, who knows?
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Were you only watching me because you thought I was Spider -Man?
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Yeah.
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Why else would I be watching it?
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It doesn't matter.
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I just thought that maybe...
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What the hell was that?
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It's not Peter.
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Oh, no. Oh, no. I don't know what to do.
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Peter?
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Peter?
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Peter?
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Peter?
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Uh...
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Thank you.
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I didn't know you guys broke up.
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I thought you were in love, May.
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We talked about this...
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I don't know.
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I should probably leave, I think.
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I thought you guys were such a handsome couple.
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You know, it's really about boundaries.
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Oh, let me answer that door.
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Oh, hang on.
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Let's just go in here.
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Is that the door?
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Hey, is it true?
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I was gonna go, but...
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I didn't know you were so awkward about sex, Peter.
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I mean, this has nothing to do with sex.
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I should go, but if you want to go over it again, I mean, I'm...
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What's that sound?
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Uh...
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I don't know what you're doing here.
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I mean, I'm happy to rehash it if you want to.
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I know, you take care of your side streets.
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I just want to remind you.
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Oh, wow.
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Zach.
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Will you get off your phone for like five minutes?
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I just want to talk to you about your relationship, OK?
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Peter? Is that here?
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Is that here?
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Oh.
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Oh.
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I mean, maybe it's not such a big deal.
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...evenly divided between supporters of Spider -Man and protesters.
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Inside!
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Inside!
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Inside, we love you!
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Hey, are you gonna have this spider baby?
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Oh, back up!
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Back up!
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Back up!
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Get out of here!
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He doesn't know he's the murderer, right?
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Hey, Peter, come here and do a second talk with me.
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Serial fire!
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Stop it!
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Hey, this is you and I take care of it!
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Back off!
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Who are you?
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I'm Ned Leeds.
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I'm Spider -Man's best friend.
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You come at my boy, you come at Flash Thompson.
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If you want to read about our inspiring friendship, you can now in my new book, Flashpoint.
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One spider, two hearts, a million crazy -ass memories.
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Check it out.
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Go.
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No, I gotta wait.
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No, go.
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I'll see you inside, okay?
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Keep watching Midtown News all year as we bring you up close and personal coverage of Peter fighting his biggest battle yet.
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College admissions.
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Peter, we would love to welcome you back to Midtown High where we shape heroes. Or murderers.
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Stop it.
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It's an honor to serve you.
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Serve.
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It's not.
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Mysterio was right.
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Stop.
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We don't...
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That's all...
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Some of the students put this together for you.
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No, you did that.
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You did that.
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I helped a little bit.
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And I tried to stop you so many times, but you filed through.
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He did all of it.
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You did a great job.
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I hope you have time to stop and check it out.
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Yeah, yeah, and feel free to walk or swing through the hallway or crawl on the ceiling to avoid everybody.
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We all know you can do it.
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I'm just gonna know what you did stop it.
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You're embarrassing yourself.
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You know what you did.
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He's a conspiracy theorist

What You'll Practice in This Lesson

This lesson uses a lively video featuring Peter Parker to help you improve English speaking practice and master the shadowing technique. You'll work on understanding casual dialogue, mimicking natural speech patterns, and handling conversational awkwardness—skills crucial for real-life interactions and even IELTS speaking practice. The video's mix of nervous exchanges, quick reactions, and everyday conflicts makes it perfect for honing your ability to follow and replicate dynamic speech.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases to Learn

  • Privilege: A special right or advantage (e.g., "It is a privilege to be here").
  • Behave accordingly: Act in a way that fits the situation (e.g., "Behave accordingly as guests").
  • Freaking weird: Informal for "very strange" (e.g., "It's freaking weird").
  • Guarantee: A promise to do something (e.g., "Joe's 29 minute guarantee").
  • Due: Owed or expected (e.g., "I have a paycheck due this week").

Tips for Effective Shadowing Practice

The video's dialogue has varying speeds—from Peter's nervous, slow speech to urgent exclamations like "Stop the bus!" To practice, use a shadowing site that lets you pause and repeat. Start by listening to 2-3 second clips, then mimic the tone: Peter's hesitation ("Or not") and frustration ("Please, I need this job") require subtle changes in pitch and pace. Focus on shadowspeak—matching not just words but the rhythm of awkward pauses and quick corrections. For IELTS prep, practice extending Peter's short phrases into full sentences (e.g., "I was wondering if we could get together" becomes "I was wondering if we could get together this weekend to watch a movie"). This builds fluency and confidence in spontaneous speech. Repeat until you can match the video's natural flow without pausing—this trains your brain to think and speak in English simultaneously.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onI've been wanting · I've been watching
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultIf promises were crackers, my daughter would be · If you want the shots, I'll take
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowWe've been · you've earned · have been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwill be seated · cannot be seen

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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