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Hilda
Claude, take my mind off it all! Regale me with another of your weird childhood stories.
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Claude, take my mind off it all! Regale me with another of your weird childhood stories.
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Claude
OK then... How about an old story from a foreign land that my dad told me when I was a kid?
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OK then... How about an old story from a foreign land that my dad told me when I was a kid?
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Claude
You know, I never thought much of it until today... But seeing you bawling like that, I do appreciate it a little more now.
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You know, I never thought much of it until today... But seeing you bawling like that, I do appreciate it a little more now.
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Claude
Well, you're always fake-crying, aren't you? Getting all misty-eyed to make people think you're a delicate flower.
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Well, you're always fake-crying, aren't you? Getting all misty-eyed to make people think you're a delicate flower.
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Claude
Claim what you like, but I can spot real tears from fake tears any day of the week. Fess up.
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Claim what you like, but I can spot real tears from fake tears any day of the week. Fess up.
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Hilda
I've only seen you genuinely smile a handful of times. Like when you're talking to the professor.
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I've only seen you genuinely smile a handful of times. Like when you're talking to the professor.
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Claude
Nope—no can do. Forgetting isn't something this crafty brain of mine is capable of.
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Nope—no can do. Forgetting isn't something this crafty brain of mine is capable of.
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Claude
Besides, my eyes have a tendency to wander in your direction too. How else do you think I found out about your fake crying?
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Besides, my eyes have a tendency to wander in your direction too. How else do you think I found out about your fake crying?
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Claude
Besides, you've opened up to me quite a bit, but I still haven't let you in on my own secrets.
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Besides, you've opened up to me quite a bit, but I still haven't let you in on my own secrets.
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Claude
If you meet my parents, I think you'll understand. Though it might come as a bit of a surprise.
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If you meet my parents, I think you'll understand. Though it might come as a bit of a surprise.