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Welcome to a new episode

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of English vocabulary Booster. My

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name is Lara, and I'm a salsa certified

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English teacher. Learning new vocabulary usually

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takes a long time, but we'll do it

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in a way that's easy, quick, and efficient.

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In every episode, we'll learn how to use

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five new English words or expressions

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so that you too can start speaking like

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a native. So let's get learning.

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Hello everyone. How are you? I

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am pretty excited because I

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think I'm gonna take a few days off,

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which is something that I normally never

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do. But I'm going

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away for a few days. So

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we'll see if I can actually leave

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my computer at home. That way, I'm not

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tempted to work We'll see. We'll see.

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But, yeah, other than that, I'm doing

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okay. I'm transiently new

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because I've been trying to find a routine that works

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for and because I'm more

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productive in the morning and then

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I hit this like afternoon slump

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at around three ish,

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and then I

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can't get that much done. So I wanna wake

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up earlier say like

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six, six thirty, but then the problem with

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that is that I have to sleep

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quite a bit to feel rested. And

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so If I do wake up at six

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thirty, that also means I have to go to bed

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at like nine, which means that I practically

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wouldn't be spending time with my boyfriend. I would

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have no time to socialize whatsoever.

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So I'm trying this new

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thing. So I'm waking

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up at around six. In

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the morning, then I start work

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at six thirty. Work

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with no breaks up until three

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thirty ish. And

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that I take a nap, like a one hour,

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two hour nap, and then

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I am ready for the

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evening. So I don't know.

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This also means that I'm recording this

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episode. It's ten fifty

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five right now in the morning. And

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I'm beyond with I'm pretty tired.

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I hope I'm not gonna mess it up. But

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let's see. story

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is about support.

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Hey, Ben. You wanna do something fun?

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Not really. I know your idea of

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fun, CJ, and it's gonna get us in trouble.

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Oh, come on. We're twins. We

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should be doing fun things together. Just

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one less time. It's our last year

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in school together. Fine.

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What do you wanna do? Wish

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a graffiti the store, and

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then say was the new kid who did

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it, Brock. What?

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First of all, that's insane. That's

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missus Whitman's classroom. Trust me,

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you don't 138 to see missus Whitman angry.

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Hello, woman scary. Secondly,

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why would you let Brock take the fall?

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Because I don't know.

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Wait. I think I know why. That's

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because you're jealous. Because you

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used to be the most popular guy in school

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before he got here. And now

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everybody seems to like him even

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more than you. Yeah. Yeah.

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Whatever. Here, take this

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and draw whatever you want. Come on.

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Hurry. Wait, why me?

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I don't 138 to get suspended? It's

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gonna be fine. I got you.

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You got me? Really? Like last

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time? See, you always

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say you have my back. And then when

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we get

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caught, you always let me take the blame.

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But it ain't happening this time.

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Alright, CJ. If I go down,

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you're coming with me. Fine.

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I don't care. Plus, I told

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you, we'll blame it on Brock and then everybody

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will hate him forgetting missus Webman upset.

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Come on, she's coming. What

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should I draw? I don't know. Just

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something. I'll be inside.

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What in the who

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did that? I said,

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who did that? I

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will not tolerate this type of behavior.

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I wanna know immediately who

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defeated my door or

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else the whole class is going to

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get detention.

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I didn't, missus Whitman. Brock?

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You did that? Brock.

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What are you doing? You

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didn't do it. Take

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138 one for the teen girl. That's alright.

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Wow. Alright, Brock. Come

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with me. I'm right. You're losing.

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How do I got you, bro? Thank you

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so much. I guess your

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plan didn't exactly work the way you thought

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CJ.

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Okay. I don't know if you're thinking what

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I'm thinking, but Right

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now, I'm just wondering what in

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the world did it paint on that

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door? I would be so curious to

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know and I know I wrote the story but I

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did not think I didn't wanna make it vulgar,

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so I didn't wanna say

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anything that would be too, Laura.

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Why'd you put that into the story? But,

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you know, let your

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imagination take you where

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it wants to. Let's

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talk about today's expressions and let's begin

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with expression number 138. Take

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the fall. Secondly, why

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would you let Brock take the fall? If

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you take the fall for something, do you

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accept the blame or not?

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If you take the fall for something, you

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accept the blame. You If

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you're taking the fall, you're like, yes,

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I did it. It was me. I

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accept full responsibility. And

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if you take the fall for something, you

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get blamed for something you did

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or for something that you didn't do. Usually,

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when you say that you take the fall,

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you are saying that you're getting blamed,

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you're accepting the blame

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for something that you didn't do.

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So it's this idea of

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in a way sacrificing yourself so

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that other people won't

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get blamed. So

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you're like, you know, I don't want

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everybody else to get

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punished, so I'm

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going to take the fault. I'm the one

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that's going to say, I did it,

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so I'm the only one who gets

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punished. Which is a very very

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nice gesture. It's an amazing thing

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to do. Was there a

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time when you took the fall, when you wasn't

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your fault? Now, I

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don't think there was a time when I

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took the fall. I think

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that and I can't

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really think of anything specific

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that I can tell you, but I'm pretty

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positive that if something did

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happen and somebody

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else was responsible for that,

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I I'm I'm not gonna see him in a,

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you know, say, hey, it was him. I'm not

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gonna write him out or write

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her out. But I

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I don't think I'm I would take the

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fall either. I mean, I'm

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sorry, guys, but I'm being honest, I'm not

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that noble. Expression

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number to, I got you. It's

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gonna be fine, I got you. If

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you tell someone got you,

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does that mean that you will protect

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them or not? Yes.

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If you say I got you

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to someone that by

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saying that you're telling them, I

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will protect you. I will defend

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you. I will do whatever it

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is in my power to make sure that

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nothing bad happens to you.

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When would you tell someone I got you?

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When you want to reassure them, you will

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protect them physically or

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emotionally. It can

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be either. So it can be

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like hey, jump.

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I got you. Like, nothing's gonna

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happen to you. Or

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it can also be like, hey, we're going

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to this party with your family.

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I know you don't get along with them.

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Whatever. Don't worry.

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I'm there with you. I got you.

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Meaning, whatever happens, you know,

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you've got me. And I think

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it's a really it's a

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really nice expression. And

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when you want to make someone

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feels secure and feel protected,

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I think it's a great. It's a great three

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words that you can tell them. Expression

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number three, have someone's back.

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You always say you have my back.

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And then when we get caught, you

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always let me take the blame. If

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you have someone's back, does that

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mean you're willing to support them

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or not? If

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you have someone's 138, that means that

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you're willing to support them.

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So in a way, it's very similar to

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the expression, I

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got you. Meaning, I will

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support you. I will be your

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support. So don't worry

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about anything. And if you

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have someone's back, does that mean you're

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willing to defend them or

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not? Once

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again, yes. Because this idea of having

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someone's back is you're

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basically saying I will if

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if something happens, I

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will defend you.

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Say, for example, that you

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wanna do something bad, but

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you're afraid someone else is going

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to to tell on you. Then

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he that that person

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can reassure you by saying, I

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got your back. If you get

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caught, If I got your back, what

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I'm gonna say is probably, no.

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He didn't do it or

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No. I didn't see anything. Anything

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that will support you

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and defend you. Again,

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you have both ideas, both

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supporting and defending. So I

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I have to share

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some very difficult news

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with a friend. I can bring

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someone else with

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me and hoping that they will have my

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back, meaning that will help

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me, they will facilitate the conversation,

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they will support me, Whatever

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happens. Expression

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number four, if I go down, you're

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coming with me. I love

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this one. This is so evil.

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But it ain't happening this time. Alright, CJ.

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If I go down, you're coming with

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me. If you tell

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someone, if I go down, you're coming

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with me. Does that

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mean if you were to get caught,

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you will protect them or

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not? So

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if you tell them, if I go

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down, you're coming with me, that means

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that if you get caught, you

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will not protect them.

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In fact, you are going

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to tell whoever caught

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you that this other person

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is responsible as well.

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So you have this idea of,

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okay, if Something happens to me. I'm

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sorry, but I'm I'm dragging you

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down with me. I'm bringing you, you know,

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into this mess with me.

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And I think it's a really I

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don't know. It's I know

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it's a fun expression, like you can say it obviously

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in a fun context, but I

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mean, when you're saying that, it's a pretty big

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threat. When would you say if I

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go down, you're coming with me

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before or after doing something

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you shouldn't? You usually

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say it before doing something you

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shouldn't because you're warning

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the other person like hey,

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listen. Okay. Fine. I'll

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accept, you know, whatever you're

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proposing. I'll

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do it. But I'm not happy about

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it. And if I

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get caught, I'm not the only one who's gonna

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be held responsible for this.

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So in a way, it's a nice

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gesture, I guess, because

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you're giving the other person, you

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know, the the choice

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Like, do they want to be

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held responsible as well or

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not? So, again,

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If you know you don't wanna

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be the only one to get

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blamed and you're you're

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wanna do something, that

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might have bad consequences and

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does someone else who's doing it with

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you? Tell them, if I go

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down, you're coming with me.

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Have you ever told someone 138 I go

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down you're coming with me?

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I won't think so. I

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mean, I might have said that as a

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joke, but not for real.

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Also, like, if I am

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going to do something that I'm not proud

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of, I'm gonna take full responsibility. You

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know? I'm not gonna just

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because, you know, somebody else is involved,

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Who cares? If I'm the one involved,

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I'm I'm gonna take full responsibility. So,

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no, I don't think I've ever sent this

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to anybody. Expression

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number five. Take one for the

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teen. Brock, what are you doing? You

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didn't do it. Taking one for the

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teen girl, it's alright. If

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you take one for the team, does

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that mean you accept blame or

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punishment or not? Yes.

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If you take one for the team, that

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means that you're accepting the

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blame or that you're accepting the

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punishment that's about to be

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given to you. And if you

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take one for the team, will the other

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members of the group have

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to accept the blame or

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not? No, they

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will not. That's why you say

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taking one for the team because that means

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that if a whole group is

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being accused of something, maybe

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they did something. The whole group is

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responsible for something, then

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one of them in order to

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not have too many people suffer the consequences of

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what they did, then

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just one person, one member

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of the team, isn't have to be a team. Okay? It

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can just be a group of people. Then

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this one person can stand

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up and say, hey, I did

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it and Obviously,

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they're going to get punished, but the rest of

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the group won't. So that's

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why they're taking one for the

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team. So they're taking the

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punishment as opposed to having the

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whole group be punished.

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Is taking one for the team

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seen as a good thing? Oh,

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yeah. That's that's amazing. Very

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much just like taking the fall. If you're

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taking one for the team. I

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mean, think about it when, you know,

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you're within a group and you did something

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bad, you're afraid you're gonna get punished. And

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then this one person, except

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full responsibility, they take the blame

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for the whole group, then

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obviously, you're going to be

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super grateful to that person. You're

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going to think they're super brave

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for accepting

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the blame and accepting the punishment,

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not sharing the punishment with

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the rest of the people. So it's seen as

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an amazing thing. I mean, people that

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do take 138 for the team, they're

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usually seen as very very

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good people. It's something

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that almost like a

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hero. Have you ever taken

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one for the team? No,

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man. I've never

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taken one for the team.

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I think that I

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don't know. Maybe I've never been

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in that situation. I've never been part

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of, like, something

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bad that

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that concern multiple

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people. So maybe

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I I wanna be honest here. Maybe

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I've never been in that position. But

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I also I am going to be honest with

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you when I say, I don't know if I would.

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If I was in that if I was in

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that position, I don't know

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if I would take one for the team.

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Maybe if the

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punishment wasn't terrible. Well, what I mean if

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we're all getting punished, then maybe I would

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do it. I don't know. We would

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have to see. Depends on the circumstances.

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And that is it for today.

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