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Ahem. As I was saying, perhaps another macaroon ...
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Thank you, Steed.
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Sir August ... ? Sir August ... ?
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Eh? In here!
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Quite a collection.
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If nature gives a man a collector's mind, it doesn't matter what he collects. Butterflies. Old China. Penny farthings. A true collector grows more obsessive as the years pass.
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Your voice it's so familiar ...
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We have met ...
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Congratulations, Mrs. Peel. You have been a worthy opponent. You have tracked us down. You are within an ace of winning.
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This isn't a game.
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Quite right, but we still make the rules.
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Rules are made to be broken.
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People, too.
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Then who wins?
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You and I. Together. But first you must confront your greatest enemy. Who could that be, Mrs. Peel? The answer is obvious ...
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May I help you, madam ...
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Mr. John Steed, please.
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I'm afraid that's impossible.
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Impossible?
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You are female?
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As you see.
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Then you can't come in.
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I have an appointment.
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No women. Not in Boodles. Not since 1922.
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Really what happened in 1922?
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I've come to apply for membership in Brolly
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You don't get rain like you used to in England. A good shower that's the ticket. Stiffens resolve, puckers the spirit, quells the nambypamby in a man.
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I so agree. How did you acquire a taste for it?
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Out in India. So characterforming for the British. Not the heat. Good Lord, no. The rain, dash it. A good monsoon. Fifteen inches overnight. A whole week of lovely rain. I remember one summer in Jaipur ...
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You
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Have we met?
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You mean you don't recall??
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Ah, beautiful. Just as he promised.
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Promised? Who promised?
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There, look!
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Mrs. Peel ... Come quickly. Brolly's been betrayed! I'll tell you everything ... The weather's getting worse and worse ... they're after me ... coming for me ... come quickly!
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Sir August...? What now?
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I want you to say the first thing that comes into your head when I say these words. Do you understand ... ? Blue ...
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... bottle ...
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Red ...
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... head ...
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Knight ...
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Black...
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... death ...
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Love...
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... death ...
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Flower ...
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... power ...
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Nature ...
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... preserve...
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Secret ...
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... love...
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Hope...
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... love ...
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Fear ...
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... love ...
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Peter ...
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How long have I been here?
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Three days.
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He said if it vanished, he'd know it was ... you who betrayed him. He took a huge risk. The ultimate test.
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So I'm still ...
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Would that I could say the Same.
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Ah, but you haven't see the real me. Watch closely ...
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We're not yet open for business, I'm afraid.
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Shame. I was recommended. By a friend.
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Really?
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Sir August Merryweather? I was looking for something relaxing. Say, a Tuscan hillside in June?
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Normally, we'd be eager to oblige
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Seriously?
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Of course. Natural weather delivered to your door on demand. Down your phoneline. For limited periods.
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You don't say. How real does it feel?
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As real as you wish. Hot or cold. Humid or dry. Anything you like. Within reason.
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There are limits?
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The technology is brand new. Soon it will be more powerful. We anticipate a huge demand. Leave us your number. We'll be in touch.
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No need. I'll call again.
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So, Scott, why don't we start with you. Why are you here?
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Well, it's kind of weird.
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We don't judge here.
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OK. Well, I just really met my Dad for the first time three days ago. He was partially frozen for thirty years. I never knew him growing up. He comes back and now he wants me to take over the family business.
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And how do you feel about that?
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I don't wanna take over the family business.
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What do you want to do, Scott?
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I don't know. I was thinking, maybe I'd be a vet or something, cause I like animals and stuff.
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We don't label people here, Scott.
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No, he's really evil.
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Scott.
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I just think, like, he hates me. I really think he wants to kill me.
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OK, Scott, no one really wants to "kill" anyone here. They say it, but they don't mean it.
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Oh, hello Vanessa. How was the flight?
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Great.
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How's Austin?
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He's asleep.
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You didn't...
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Oh, God no, I made him sleep on the couch.
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I'm proud of you.
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Why?
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Because you managed to resist Austin Power's charms.
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Well, God knows he tried, but I've been rather firm with him, Mummy. You didn't tell me he was so obsessed with sex. It's bizarre.
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You can't judge him by modern standards. He's very much a product of his times. In my day he could have any woman he wanted.
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What about his teeth?
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