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Don't be fooled by simple spin like that.

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Moron.

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Hey, Demon.

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Don't hit Smile.

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But, Peco... this guy *s.

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Well, if it isn't Peco!

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Who the hell are you?!

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Why'd he make such a lame return?

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Match goes to Kong!

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Everyone involved in a game like that suffers!

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Don't ever do that again!

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Please don't hit me when my glasses are on.

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Everyone knows better than that.

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You're being too hard on Tsukimoto, Coach.

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He won two whole games against Kong!

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This isn't a sport for guys *ing around without caring if they win!

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You want to quit table tennis?

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Yes.

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Quit, then.

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Tsukimoto!

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Wait!

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Leave him.

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You're just a softy.

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Winning's all that matters.

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Hey!

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Is he giving you flashbacks to yourself over fifty years ago?

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Tamura.

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He's not the type you can slap into submission.

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I know that.

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He practically never smiles.

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That's why they call him Smile.

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A new age has dawned, and still I can't make a decision

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My path is too straight for my taste, but I'll walk it

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I can't choose just yet

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I have to think about it

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I have no idea what I want to do

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I'm going crazy!

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Comparing yourself to others just makes you depressed

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I'm alone in this world

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I'm always alone here

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Still I'm gonna do it

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Maybe there's nothing that only I can do

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But there's no way that I

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But there's no way that I

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But there's no way that I won't try to leave my mark

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I just want to have my fun, whatever the times

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Win the next game and you go to the Interhigh, Wenge.

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For all intents and purposes, your match with Kazama is the finals.

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You can't beat him with those

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sloppy serves you've been making today.

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He had total control of the game.

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Stop, Wenge. Don't go there.

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I think he lost on purpose.

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You're wrong.

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On court six, we'll now begin the quarterfinal match between

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Hoshino of Katase High School and Sakuma of Kaiou Academy.

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It's been a while since I last played you.

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It's been four years and three months.

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My record against you is 24 - 92.

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Whoa, both sides?

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You're the only one who plays single-sided pips-out these days.

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Hoho, reverse penhold backhand and long pips?

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Times are changing.

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You're trying too hard.

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You don't know how long I've dreamed of the day I'd play you again.

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What an admirable story.

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Yes, it is.

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Not that you'd understand.

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You were always #1.

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You were great at everything you did and always the center of attention.

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When you looked to the right, everyone looked to the right.

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When you laughed, everyone laughed.

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You 'd joke around, but you 'd always get the job done.

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You crushed even older players with ease.

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Do you have any idea how I viewed you?

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How I felt?

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Yeah!

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Terrible.

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Yeah!

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What's wrong, Demon?

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You've gotten awfully quiet.

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Let's have a top-spin contest, dude!

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For old times' sake.

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Yeah!

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Damn it!

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Take this!

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Out! Game goes to Sakuma!

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Shit... That's just petty, only using lobs and blocks.

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Table tennis is evolving.

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Your game might as well be a fossil in a museum.

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Let's pick up the pace, Sweet Tooth!

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What?

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Gotta wrap this up, or I'll be late for Kazama's match.

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I know you mocked me and called me "Professor Table Tennis."

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But you know what? Sometimes effort pays off.

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Your rubber and rackets always seemed to shine in my eyes.

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I had to watch you show off all those medals you went around winning.

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You don 't know what it was like for me, seeing them.

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But as time goes by,
talent and environment

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stop being the only
things that matter.

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Eventually hard work has its say!

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You 're nowhere near as good as Kazama.

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Yes!

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Yes!

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You 've been lazily compromising on your game for years.

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What can you do?

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What can you do?!

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Match point, Sakuma!

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Damn you, Demon...

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Match goes to Sakuma!

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Peco, let me give you some advice.

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The only way to be sure you won't lose is to not fight.

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Quit the sport now if you're just gonna coast along, Peco!

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Otherwise you're just an eyesore!

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Damn it!

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The only way to be sure you won't lose is to not fight

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It's hard to believe I used to play like my life depended on it.

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Wearing a "victory" headband and everything.

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You were lovely.

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And terrifyingly strong at the same time.

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Winning was everything back then.

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Losers would have their very character rejected.

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"The winners write history, and the losers are history."

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I've seen that mentality wreck a lot of people.

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Not that it's any different now.

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He's a strange kid.

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He has immense talent, but no interest in winning.

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That's how these things go.

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Talented people who know exactly who they are don't crave anything.

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Those who don't know themselves

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are always the ones who struggle hardest to win, because they want to prove a point.

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I want to take him there, is all.

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Once he gets there, something will change inside him.

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You think so?

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Being hard on Tsukimoto won't turn back the clock for you.

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Well done.

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Thank you, sir!

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Where's Kazama?

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He's in the can again.

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Is he constipated?

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No, nothing like that.

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He always holes up somewhere before a match.

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It's finally time for a boss fight.

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I hear he's on a 68-game winning streak!

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He's a monster.

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They say Kaiou kicks you off the team if you lose before the fourth round.

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Yikes... Seriously?!

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They stake their lives on table tennis, and in this day and age!

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That's scary, man.

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Look at Kazama's face. Just look!

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He's got the eyes of someone who's killed a man!

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Shh! He'll hear you, idiot!

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That ain't the face of a high school student!

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He's gotta be over thirty!

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On court eight, we'll
now begin the quarterfinal

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match between Kong
of Tsujidou Academy

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and Kazama of Kaiou Academy!

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Go Kazama!

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Win it!

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Be my lover!

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Crush him, Kazama!

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So he's the hero of this little island country.

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Look at his muscles.

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He's got power, but I doubt he's light on his feet.

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Make a good serve and go for a third ball attack.

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Take an early lead and keep it.

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Easier said than done.

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Believe in yourself. You're better than he is.

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Kazama!

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You can do it!

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Heh, lively crowd.

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First game: Kong to serve!

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Love all!

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Yes!

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So fast!

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He 's good...

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I can't believe how fast his reaction time is.

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A monster?

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He must have an opening somewhere...

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Where is it?!

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He 's reading me. He 's predicting my moves!

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Show me your weakness.

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I can 't afford to let it end here!

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Not here!

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My drive... With my drive!

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Match goes to Kazama!

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Your girlfriend?

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No, my mother. She made me carry it.

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She's the stereotypical country parent...

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How long have you been living away from her?

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Since I was eight.

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That's when I joined the provincial team.

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From then on, she brought me things once a week...

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She worked in a candy factory, and she'd bring piles of their candy.

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Did you have any favorites?

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Well...

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Her homemade wontons were good.

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I used to always dream about losing my key...

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It'll be a relief not to have any more dreams where I'm

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the only one without a ticket.

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Wenge...

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Your life has just begun.

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You've only just reached the starting line.

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I'm done for.

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I don't mean table tennis. I'm talking about life.

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And this isn't your coach talking.

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This is the opinion of a friend who knows you well.

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Your words give me hope.

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Tsukimoto.

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Do you have a minute?

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Are you going back to school?

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Yes. Back for more practice.

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That's hardcore.

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They're all dimwitted and useless.

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And they don't realize it, which makes it even worse.

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You understand, don't you?

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What?

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I'll make a comfortable place for you at Kaiou.

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As you know, Kaiou was founded by a former table tennis pro,

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and it's passionate about the sport.

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We have a dedicated practice hall that's available 24/7,

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and coaches from all over the world helping us every day.

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All our practices are filmed in HD and analyzed.

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We have machines that can fire almost any type of shot,

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and ball collection machines.

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Equipment is provided free of charge.

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They're all top
quality products,

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and you can use
them all you want.

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We don't do rubber care.

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Every three to four days,

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you can select a few of the best rubbers from a mountain of choices.

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And of course, the school will also help you develop custom-made equipment.

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For strength training, we've got a gym.

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Our trainers follow the latest sports science to understand our bodies

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and keep them in top shape.

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Nutritionists manage our meals.

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With their eyes fixed on our distant futures at all times,

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they even give us the chance to go on overseas tours.

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We have a comprehensive library of all the major foreign tournaments.

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If you ask, someone
will go record any

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match you want,
anywhere in the world.

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You can't get to nationals or onto the world stage all by yourself.

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But you have talent.

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Katase isn't worthy of you.

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You belong at Kaiou.

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I'll come to pick you up one day. Count on it.

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Do your best at the Interhigh.

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Kazama's late.

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He takes forever in the can.

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All your play was sloppy!

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You *s think
you're so good you can

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pull your punches
against weaker players?!

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Don't get *y! Or else you won't stand a chance against the very best!

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Yes, sir!

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Everyone meet in the gym when we get back!

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Got it? Answer me!

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Yes, sir!

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Dismissed!

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Yurie.

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Did you just get here?

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Okay, you go back in Yurie's car, Ryuuichi.

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Yes, sir.

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Is that the coach's daughter?

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She's cute.

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Yeah, she's in TV commercials.

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Kazama, you lucky dog.

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I hear he's living with her at the chairman's house.

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They're living together?

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How dare he have a life.

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Ryuuichi and Yurie are cousins. Their relationship is pure.

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Liar.

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I don't believe it.

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Fathers are blind.

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You'll pay for that later! Get on the bus!

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Yes, sir!

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Attention, ladies and gentlemen.

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All games scheduled for the day have ended.

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We ask that you vacate the arena in a timely manner.

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The arena will close at 6:00. We regret any inconvenience.

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A red sun stares at me

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The world goes blurry when I yawn

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My wishes fluctuate like a metronome

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Everything tells me this is the end

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I do have some dreams, you know

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Sometimes we breathe

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and just seem to inhale the smoke of someone

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somewhere out of sight

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Then we are pure determination

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I don't understand this wonderland

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I won't get wet even if it rains

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This is a wonderland

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Once I've made it through this long tunnel

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I'm sure that someone will kiss me