1. Hey! Psst!
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2. Wake up!
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3. - Ah!
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4. Hello. I don't believe
we've officially met.
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5. No time for introductions!
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6. Huh?
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7. Um…
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8. I like what you've done with the place.
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9. With my things.
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10. You're not getting it, are you?
I've been robbed.
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11. Really?
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12. It doesn't look like it.
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13. My timer. I was asleep in bed,
timing my slumber as I always do.
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14. When I woke up this morning, it was gone!
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15. Haven't been able to time anything since.
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16. Breakfast, crossword puzzles,
trips to the toilet, this conversation.
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17. I guess now you know how it feels
to have something stolen from you.
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18. Yeah, because somebody's stolen
something from me.
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19. No! I mean
because you're always stealing from me.
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20. I don't steal your things, Frida.
I borrow them. It's different.
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21. You sure you didn't misplace it?
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22. I'm sure.
Honestly, this doesn't surprise me.
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23. Nisse-on-nisse robbery
has become more and more commonplace.
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24. We never used to like each other,
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25. but at least
we didn't steal each other's things.
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26. Mm. I'm sorry. That's horrible.
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27. But who do you think
could have taken your timer?
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28. - Hey, my timer! Stop, thief!
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29. Hm.
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30. It's one thing that nisse take our stuff,
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31. but have you ever heard of
a nisse stealing from another nisse?
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32. Uh, no.
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33. They're all so stubborn
and bad at communicating.
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34. If only we could get them
all in one place,
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35. have them really listen to each other.
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36. I suppose we could trap them
in a big net or a cage.
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37. We'll hold a town hall meeting.
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38. Or that.
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39. I can be their moderator.
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40. Oh! I've always wanted
to moderate a town hall meeting.
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41. You have?
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42. Yes. The closest I ever got to it
was the time I moderated that meeting
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43. between you and your stuffed animals.
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44. I still can't believe
how many concessions I had to make.
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45. Oh, come in. Come in.
I'm so happy to see you both.
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46. Hilda hasn't been outside in days.
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47. Please take her out somewhere, anywhere.
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48. Is something wrong?
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49. Have a look yourselves.
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50. Hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
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51. Hm. Yes.
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52. Um, Hilda?
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53. Is everything all right?
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54. Hilda?
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55. Oh. Hey, guys.
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56. Have you heard? The nisse
have been stealing from each other.
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57. Nisse don't steal. They borrow.
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58. Trust me. This is different.
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59. Frida came up with a genius
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60. and wee bit overambitious idea
to hold a town hall meeting for them.
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61. We were hoping you would come?
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62. Hilda?
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63. Uh, sorry, guys, but I'm a little busy
with what I have going on.
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64. And that is?
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65. Look. I know
how all this may seem,
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66. but I haven't gone crazy.
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67. Whew! That's a relief,
because you look like you've gone crazy.
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68. Ow!
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69. The past few days, strange frequencies
have been coming in through my radio.
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70. Alfur and I have been working
to decode them.
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71. At first, I was skeptical too,
until I started looking into it.
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72. I thought maybe it was a variation
of the Knudson Lagerkvist cypher,
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73. but as I began trying to decode it,
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74. it proved to be something
much more complex.
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75. - "Such is the life of an adventurer."
- What's that supposed to mean?
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76. It's something I say.
I said it to my dad before he—
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77. I thought something weird
happened to him. This confirms it.
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78. He must be trying to reach me.
He must be in trouble.
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79. How do you know he's in trouble?
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80. Why else would he be communicating
with me in code?
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81. - Uh…
- Um…
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82. Ah! My radio. There you are.
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83. - Tontu, it's my radio.
- Hey!
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84. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize.
Oh wow. Look. A white woff!
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85. Hey!
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86. It's mine!
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87. - [all sigh, moan]
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88. Listen.
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89. That's much better.
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90. You know, it's actually kind of beautiful.
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91. Ah! This could mean—
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92. You're all going to leave immediately,
so I can listen to my radio in peace?
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93. No. This could mean
if the signal is stronger here,
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94. my dad is somewhere in Nowhere Space.
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95. Huh?
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96. - Hey!
- Huh?
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97. - My radio!
- My radio!
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98. Ah!
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99. - Hm.
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100. - Oh, uh, uh.
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101. - Ah!
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102. You know, on second thought,
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103. maybe I will attend
that town hall meeting.
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104. That's the spirit.
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105. And how, may I ask,
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106. do you plan on getting the nisse
to come to your little meetup? Huh?
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107. I know the one thing that always gets me
to come to Frida's parties.
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108. Free food!
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109. That's right!
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110. Wait. It also says
something about a town hall meeting.
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111. "A chance to talk out your problems and…"
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112. I can't read the rest.
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113. Uh-uh. All that's important
is that you'll come.
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114. That depends. Will there be Bloops
at this town hall meeting?
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115. Yes. Of course there'll be Bloops.
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116. Then I'll be there.
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117. You haven't seen this man, have you?
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118. No. I have seen this cat though.
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119. He owes me money.
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120. Will there be train food?
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121. What's train food?
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122. Yep. Lots of train food.
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123. Good. I love trains.
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124. Excuse me. Have you seen this man?
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125. Is he very into trains?
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126. Not especially.
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127. Then I don't know him,
and I don't want to know him.
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128. Looks like we're all set.
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129. Don't worry. They'll come.
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130. Will they though?
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131. What was I thinking?
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132. You can't make a nisse do anything.
Oh, sorry, Tontu.
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133. That's all right.
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134. - Ah!
- Uh, excuse me.
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135. Thank you.
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136. - Ha-ha!
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137. - Move down a bit.
- I'll sit here.
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138. - Move over.
- You're in my seat.
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139. Excuse me.
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140. Please, everyone, take a seat.
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141. - Get off my chair.
- I was here first.
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142. Now, let's all settle down.
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143. If I can just have everyone's attention.
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144. Hm.
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145. Thank you all for coming.
It's recently come to my attention
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146. that nisse have been stealing
from other nisse.
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147. Now, I know you guys
don't enjoy each other's company.
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148. - That's an understatement!
- True.
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149. Absolutely.
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150. Still, that doesn't mean
you can't be civil to one another.
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151. Communication is key.
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152. How many of you, for instance,
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153. have held a simple conversation
with another nisse?
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154. What is she talking about?
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155. That's what I thought.
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156. Now I have you all in one place,
why don't we start talking?
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157. Someone stole my eggbeater.
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158. - I was promised train food.
- My yellow duck's been missing for months.
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159. Sorry. Not all at once!
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160. Please, raise your hand
if you wish to speak.
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161. - My cheese ball!
- My sticks!
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162. Sh! I need to call on you first.
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163. Yes. You, go ahead.
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164. That nisse over there stole my timer!
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165. Huh?
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166. Well, do you have anything
to say for yourself?
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167. Yes, that I resent this outrageous slander
upon my reputation.
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168. I wasn't stealing it.
I was only borrowing it
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169. with the intention of keeping it
on my person for all eternity.
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170. This was a bad idea.
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171. What do you mean?
I think it's going splendidly.
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172. My timer!
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173. - No! Get off!
- Oh! Hey! Hey!
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174. Stop it!
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175. This is no way to settle your problems.
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176. You nisse have to learn
to listen to each other.
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177. - I'm good at it.
- Listening.
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178. Now, why don't we try
a role-playing exercise?
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179. Tontu, I want you to imagine
you are not yourself, but instead, Tontu.
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180. Me?
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181. - No, not you. Tontu.
- [grunts, thuds]
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182. I'm Tontu.
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183. Yes, I know,
but I was talking about—
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184. Never mind.
We'll try a different approach.
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185. Hey!
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186. This is the Talking Stick.
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187. That stick can talk?
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188. My stick can talk?
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189. No. Only the person
holding the stick can talk.
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190. - Okay, then.
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191. Hey, my radio!
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192. - She talked without holding the stick!
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193. Oh! I talked without holding the stick.
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194. That's mine!
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195. Hilda, no!
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196. - That's mine!
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197. And mine!
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198. Give me that!
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199. I haven't got time for this.
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200. Let go of my tennis racket!
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201. - Stop it!
- Mine!
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202. - Give it back to me.
- My meeting!
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203. That's mine!
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204. My snacks!
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205. My stick!
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206. - My yellow duck!
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207. - Aha!
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208. Give it back.
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209. Mine!
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210. Yes, Twig!
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211. - Hey, that's mine.
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212. What do we do?
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213. - We leave. Here, take my hand.
- Wait for me!
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214. Whoa!
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215. You'll have to kill me first!
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216. Hey, now!
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217. What's all this?
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218. Oh! My sash!
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219. Oh dear.
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220. Well, that was a total disaster.
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221. No thanks to you.
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222. At least I got my radio back.
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223. My radio.
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224. …and I, Victoria Van Gale, am back.
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225. Van Gale?
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226. Sorry again
for the last couple of cryptic days,
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227. but it looks like I finally got
our microphone situation fixed.
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228. Oh well. As a friend of mine
is fond of saying,
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229. such is the life of an adventurer.
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230. I thought she fell into an endless void,
never to return.
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231. At least that's what I hoped.
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232. I don't understand.
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233. It's getting late.
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234. I better get going,
or I'll be late for supper.
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235. Me too.
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236. Sure you don't want to call
and say you're eating here?
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237. David?
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238. It's pizza night.
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239. Well, that solves the mystery of the who.
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240. We still don't know the where.
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241. I don't care anymore.
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242. Don't care?
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243. All this time, I thought
Dad was really in trouble, but he's just—
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244. Mum was right.
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245. Stop! I'd still like to hold on to that,
if you don't mind.
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246. From up here in my tower,
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247. here's a special song
for all you wayward souls out there.
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248. Oh!
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249. Tontu, have you seen Alfur?
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250. Nope.
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251. Then again, I never signed the paperwork.
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252. Morning.
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253. Morning.
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254. Here. You can have our radio back.
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255. Hm?
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256. I don't understand.
Is there something wrong with it?
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257. - No.
- Well, then, what's the catch?
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258. There's no catch.
I thought you might like to borrow it.
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259. It's called sharing, Tontu.
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260. I know,
but I haven't seen it in action before.
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261. Nisses don't share.
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262. Hm. They don't, do they?
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263. What?
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264. Was it something I said?
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265. Hi.
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266. Oh. Hi.
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267. Okay. Nisse don't share.
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268. Did you come all this way
just to tell me that?
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269. Hilda, I know the nisse don't share.
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into this mess to begin with.
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271. I've an idea.
But I need your and David's help.
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272. Trust me?
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273. Oh! Oh.
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274. Doesn't this look nice?
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275. "Lending library."
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277. Yep. But you have to put it back
when you're done.
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278. Um, do you know where I can find
an embroidery hoop?
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280. It should be under "sewing."
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281. Uh…
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282. I can't believe this nisse
lending library idea actually worked.
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283. It really is remarkable.
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284. No one's fighting.
This could change everything.
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285. And to think it was all my idea.
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286. Ah, really?
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287. But I shared it with you.
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288. - Huh?
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289. Think we can leave?
The nisse seem to have a handle on things.
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290. Here. Why not unwind
with a game of Dirigible Fleet?
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291. Hey, I think that's mine.
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292. Your turn.
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293. - Oh! You punctured my dirigible.
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294. Hm. Hm. Nice one.
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295. Hilda, I'm sorry you didn't find
what you were looking for.
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296. I'm sorry too.
I got so caught up in it all
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297. that I nearly messed everything up
for you guys.
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298. Besides, it's better to know the truth,
even if it's not what you want to hear.
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299. Ah, can you keep it down?
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300. My new favorite radio show
is about to begin.
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301. And what's that?
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302. It's about a dad looking for his daughter,
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303. but I'll never know if he finds her
if you keep talking so loud.
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304. - What?
- What?
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305. Huh? Oh, no. It's not you.
No, this daughter's name is Hilda.
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306. - Wait.
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307. …this is Victoria Van Gale signing off
until we meet again.
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308. But remember,
beware of the hooded figures.
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309. They're always watching,
always closer than you think.
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310. And now, since I promised
my fellow castaway a regular segment
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311. in exchange for coconuts, here he is.
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312. - Hilda, if you're out there…
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313. If anyone's out there, I need—
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314. - Wait, what's that?
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315. Oh no. One of them's got in.
It's spotted us. Hide!
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316. That was not our best landing, Cedric.
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317. Alfur!
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318. I've got good news.
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319. We've just returned
from triangulating
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320. an extensive network of elf radios.
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321. Were they adorably tiny?
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322. I suppose to you, yes.
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323. Now we should be able to narrow down
the location of Victoria Van Gale.
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324. And my dad.
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325. Huh?
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326. We heard him on the radio.
He's with Van Gale.
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327. Wherever they are,
they're both in great danger.
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328. Then this isn't just a curiosity.
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329. It's an emergency!
I'll need one of those maps.
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330. Hm. Fifteen elf degrees north.
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331. Forty-three elf degrees west.
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332. There.
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333. There.
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334. Mm. Ah!
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335. Tofoten.
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336. Van Gale said something
about hooded figures.
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337. - He's in the fairy mound.
- What?
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338. - You sure? How'd that happen?
- I don't know, but he's in trouble.
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339. You're not planning
on going back in that thing, are you?
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340. I think I have to.
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341. I was afraid you'd say that.
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342. If you're going back in,
someone's gonna have to pull you out.
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343. - I'm in.
- Me too.
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344. - Hm. Tontu?
- Huh?
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346. - Wait. I didn't mean—
- When your mom finds out about this…
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348. I'd feel a lot better
if your mother was signing off on this,
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350. Alfur, you said yourself,
this is an emergency.
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352. All right.
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353. Ready to go?
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354. Ready.
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355. Everyone, hold on.
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