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True That · Adventures: Bible Truths in Action

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  My name is Chandler. If you'll take a gander, I'll
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  tell you what you need to know. I'm barely a teen and not at all
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  mean, though at times it might seem I am.
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  So I have a brother. Let's try not to mother.
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  But my world's been turned upside down.
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  His name is Ethan. He's only three N Wherever I am,
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  he's around Ethan, you see. Well, he wants to be when he
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  grows up. A dinosaur doesn't speak clear.
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  He jabbers and we're always on edge because he likes to roar.
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  Why? I've learned to choose between
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  win and lose. It's all with the words that we
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  say. Good words build smiles for
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  miles and for miles and bad words, well, for them we pay.
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  I try to tell Ethan to say something.
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  We can at least understand what you mean.
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  Mostly we here, whenever he's near, is something like Goo Gaga
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  bean. Goo Bean.
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  I think he wants beans. Dad says as he gleans from the
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  gibberish my brother said. I stare at him thinking, is
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  there an inkling that you can use real words instead?
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  I remember the day when he jumped all the way from the
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  chair at my desk to the bed. You might think that's cool, but
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  then you'd be a fool because he landed smack dab on my head.
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  I told him say sorry my head all ajarry.
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  I know that's not really a word, sometimes even I let some
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  gibberish fly. Who can blame me with the
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  nonsense I've heard. One thing's for certain, my head
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  was hurting while Ethan kept jumping a while.
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  But then I did hear, so loud and so clear he said dinosaur style.
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  While my pain was tragic, his sorry not magic, I could tell it
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  was not from the heart. But at least it's a word that I
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  finally heard. And that my fine friend, was a
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  start. God made the earth and us.
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  He gave birth all by the words that he spoke with words of his
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  love. God came from above.
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  I'm telling you, words ain't no joke.
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  They're full of power, like building a tower.
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  Our words, they like grow what we say.
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  Our words, good or bad words, happy or sad with words.
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  What will you grow today? Well, I must admit I forgot I've
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  been hit. The pain, it was gone from my
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  head. I ran through the house like a
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  cat chased a mouse. And that mouse was the word
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  Ethan said. Dad, did you hear?
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  It was so loud and clear. Dad, Ethan said sorry to me, Dad
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  answered. Oh wow, can you go get him now
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  because he told me he wanted beans.
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  I just shook my head and went back to bed.
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  On the way, I sent Ethan to eat. But deep down inside, I've tried
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  and I've tried and I finally got Ethan to speak.
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  I love my brother, so I try to cover the basis for all of his
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  life. It isn't just chatter.
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  Our words really matter. Bad words, they can cut like a
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  knife. Good words are best.
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  Don't mess with the rest. The secrets to life.
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  Here's the key, the good words we say, they brighten our day
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  and take us where we want to be. Special thanks to Chandler Jones
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  and Ethan Webb. Brandon.
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  I'm home. Oh no, Mom's home.
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  I was supposed to pick up the front yard before she got home.
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  I've been laying on the couch watching TV.
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  She even told me don't turn on the TV until you're finished
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  picking up the front yard. I'm in big trouble now.
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  Kid, I specialize in trouble. I know just what to do.
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  What? Lie.
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  I can't lie, that's wrong, okay? Have it your way, but your mom
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  is going to put you on restriction for the rest of your
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  life. Oh.
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  No. Not the rest of my life.
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  I wanted to go to Liams birthday party this Saturday.
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  Now you'll never get to go anywhere ever again.
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  That's terrible. All I have to do is tell one
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  lie. One lie.
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  Tell her you got sick at school and came home early.
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  You laid down and fell asleep because you weren't feeling
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  well. Then offer to pick up the yard
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  anyway. Wow.
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  That's a good lie. It might work.
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  Lies are never good, Brandon. They're bad.
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  No heart. I think mom will believe it and
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  then I won't get put on restriction for the rest of my
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  life. Brandon, lying is a sin.
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  Is that any way to honor your mother?
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  No, no, not the honor your parents speech.
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  Don't you ever say anything new. Quiet devil, I'm not talking to
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  you. Honor means to value or respect
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  someone. How valuable are your parents to
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  you if you lie to them? The best way to show honor to
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  your parents is to respect them enough to be honest and keep
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  your word. That's just it, Hart.
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  I didn't keep my word about picking up the front yard.
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  Yeah, he was watching his show and forgot.
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  It's not like he was out selling drugs or something bad.
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  You weren't supposed to be watching your show until you
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  were done picking up the yard. I know.
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  What should I do, Hart? As children of God, we should
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  behave honorably, so be honest. But if I tell the truth, I'll
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  get put on restriction for the rest of my life and I won't get
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  to go to Lee's birthday party on Saturday.
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  Who told you you would get put on restriction for the rest of
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  your life? I did you want to make something
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  of it? It's a lie.
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  He might get put on restriction, but not for the rest of his
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  life. Are you calling me a liar?
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  Yeah, everyone knows you're a liar.
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  So tell me, how long will he get put on restriction for?
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  How am I supposed to know I'm not a mind reader?
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  Well, I am. Liar.
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  You give people ideas, bad ideas, and that's as close as
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  you get to reading anyone's mind.
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  Hey, where's Brandon? Oh man.
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  I should have never listened to you.
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  What? Who?
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  Who'd you listen to? I told my mom I got sick at
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  school when I was sent home. All right, liar, liar, pants on
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  fire. Quiet Devil.
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  Fine, I'm leaving. So Brandon, what happened when
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  you lied to your mom? Mom's mad because the school
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  didn't call her at work and tell her that I was sick.
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  She's going to call the principal in the morning.
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  Not only did you not honor your mom, now you're going to look
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  bad to the principal. He's going to think I think
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  you're a liar. What do I do now, heart?
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  It's never too late to start honoring your mom.
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  True, it would have been better to make the right decision from
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  the start, but you'd better tell the truth now, before this lie
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  makes things worse. You're right, it's time to start
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  honoring my mom. Disobeyed and lied.
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  He just might get put on restriction for the rest of his
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  life. Fire.
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  Where's the? Fire.
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  Maybe we should call 911 Help somebody help.
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  Hey Beaver, where's the fire? You guys look so funny running.
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  I love so hard that I almost died.
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  You 2 kill me. Hey ya little runt.
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  You mean there's no fire? I never said there was a fire, I
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  just said the word fire. I ought to clobber you.
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  You're a pain in the neck, Eddie.
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  He's my little brother. If anyone's going to clobber
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  him, it's going to be me. Gee, Wally, what are you going
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  to hit me for? I was just having a little fun.
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  You have to be careful what you say, Beaver, even for the fun of
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  it. Words are very powerful, and
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  they should be chosen wisely. Wally.
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  Are you going to start that watch what you say speech?
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  Yeah, Wally, I don't need a lecture from you.
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  I get enough of that from Dad. Would you rather I tell Dad?
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  Yeah, tell the old man. If I promise to listen to your
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  lecture, will you promise not to tell on me?
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  I promise. OK, but try to keep it short.
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  It's almost lunchtime. You said you laughed so hard you
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  almost died and you said we kill you.
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  You yelled fire when there is no fire and you called Eddie a pain
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  in the neck. Well, he is a pain in the neck.
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  You said so yourself lots of times.
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  Hey. Well, I shouldn't have said it
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  like that, but my point is your words are like seeds that you
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  plant in your heart, and you don't want words like that to
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  produce fruit, do you? Laughing so hard you die, we
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  kill you. That one's not such a bad idea.
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  Knock. It off.
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  Eddie. I'm just kidding, Wally.
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  Chi Wally, when you put it like that, it kind of makes sense.
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  What if next time you're really in trouble and you yell for
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  help? We might not believe you and
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  you'll be on your own, pal. She, Eddie, even you make sense
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  for once. Thanks, Court.
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  Can I go now, Wally? Sure.
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  Well, that was quick. Oh, I'm not done.
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  I have an idea. Do you think Beaver will fall
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  for it? Of course he will.
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  He's a little. Kid OK.
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  Sport anytime you're ready. Pizza.
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  All right, pizza. Where's the pizza?
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  What pizza? Well, I said the pizza guy was
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  here. No, I didn't.
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  I said pizza. I never said the pizza guy was
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  here. You should have seen the look on
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  your face. Get it?
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  You're getting back at me, aren't you?
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  No. I wanted you to see how
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  important words really are. You should say what you mean and
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  mean what you say. The Bible says guard your heart
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  with all diligence for out of it's bring the issues of life.
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  Proverbs 423. Where are you guys going?
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  We're going to get some pizza. See ya.
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  Squirt. What about me?
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  Can I come? I'm sorry for playing the trick
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  on you. Wait up.
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