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I guess the best thing to do is to get you to your grandmother's. / Grrrr. / What now? / Ohhhhhh boy. / Get away from the animal now! |
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We have the animal cornered... / What is it Ben? Any word on Chelsea? / I'm sorry, no. I just heard on the police scanner that they have that cat cornered downtown. / That damn thing almost killed me! / I'm going to pull in a couple for favors and have that thing nixed, pronto! / Whenever you have a clear shot. / Pow! / That should keep that kitten asleep for a while. / Uh, Sheriff? It's the mayor. / Yes Sir? / What? Are you craz... No! / Yes Sir. No Sir. I understand. / What is it? / The animal is to be taken to the county kennel... / ... and destroyed. |
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Sheriff! You can't let that animal be put down. It is immoral and the legality of it is highly questionable! / I wish there was something I could do Joan. But the cat attacked a man. It's out of my hands. / You always hated cats! You wouldn't do this if it were a dog! / It's a 130 pound Black Panther! Not Garfield! |
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Stop!! You have to stop them! You have to stop them from killing that cat! / I wish there was something that I could do. / It'll be murder if you don't stop it! MURDER!! / Why Jubal, I didn't know you were such an environmentalist. |
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I understand your convictions and feel the same way that you do toward animals, but... / I'm not talking about animal rights! I'm talking about saving someone's life! Someone I happen to be in love with!! / Did I just say what I said what I thought I said? / I'm not sure. I think you just said that you were in love with a leopard. |
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This is damn irregular. I've never known an animal to be put down without an investigation. / Can you step on it! Put the siren on! Is this it?! / Don't touch my siren. I don't like it when civs touch my siren. / Drive!!! |
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So this is the animal that attacked old Ben Monroe. / Yes Doctor, it is. / I can just imagine who pulled the strings to have this poor animal enthanized. / Yep, Ben can be an ornery cuss when he wants to be. / Ought to pin a medal on this cat instead of killing it. / Better to throw a party in its honor... / I get your point. |
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I'm not going to do this. It's wrong! / Stop! You've got to stop this!! / I've stopped already. Quit shouting. / Gee, I thought I was going to save the day. |
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I'm sorry, but orders are orders and the mayor said that the cat had to be put down. / I don't care what that windbag said. I'm going to call the Asheboro zoo in the morning. / And another thing... / Holy Toledo! / Does anyone have a robe or a blanket? / Tell me Chelsea, how did you get here? And where is the cat? / Hmmm, I really don't remember how I got here. / I tranqued that cat in the rump but good. He should have been out for hours. / Her... er, uh... / I can honestly say that I have not seen any cat, leopard or panther. / But, what do I tell the mayor?! / You tell him to go to... / Tell him that the cat... is gone. / What's wrong? / Well,... / My butt hurts! |
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You saw me change into the panther didn't you. / Yes I did. / You saw me naked didn't you. / Yes I did. |
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What am I suppose to tell my mother?! / I'm sorry that I destroyed Cynthia's wedding, but I turned into a panther and then I tried to eat everybody! / You didn't eat anyone. You didn't hurt anyone. You are a good person. / Even when I'm not a PERSON, right. |
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I came out here to tell you that your mother is on her way. / Thanks... / I'm going to stay here a few minutes. The ocean really calms me. / Calm, yeah. That's good, 'cause I think Ben is coming too. |
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My baby. / Hi Mama. / Oh dear Lord, I have been so worried. / Hi, um Chelsea. / Hi Ben. / Mr. Ben and Miss Chelsea together again. Perhaps we should get a whip and a chair. / Oh, can it will ya Sebo. |
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Look, um... Chelsea, I'm... sorry that I accused you of coming here for money. / I would not have been so hard on you if I had known you were crazy. / Ben!! / The girl jumped out of a window! That doesn't scream sanity! / Sigh. |
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I can assure you both that I am not crazy. I am going through some changes, but... / We just want to make sure you will be okay. / I'll be fine, Mama. / Just in case, however, we brought some brochures on some reputable institutions. / It's just that we're so worried. / This one is my favorite, even though it does have electroshock therapy. |
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I miss New York, but I'm not sure it would be wise to go back right now. / Afraid of turning into the panther and terrorizing the upper east side? / That, and I really don't want to end up in the Bronx zoo. / What should I do? Should I try to go back to New York? / I have a life back there, sort of. At the least I do feel obligated to Lucy, my roommate. I feel drawn here though. Maybe that's why I came back in the first place. / Grandma tells me that I am some sort of super witch and wants to play Yoda. / But Mama and Ben think I'm nuts and want to put me in an institution. / And then there is this whole cat, leopard, panther thing! / What should I do? / Is this a rhetorical question, or do you really want my advice? / You're funny. / I try my best. / Thanks. |
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Grandma, I've made a decision. / You're staying here, instead of going back to New York. / How did you know? / Quite obvious actually. What with Mr. Mayor Giuliani discarding everything for street vendors to artists, a witch who transforms into a panther would hardly be welcome. / And then there is that "Poo poo" law. / True. |
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Chelsea, I think there is something we can do about you changing into the panther. I've been thinking about it. / I've got an idea, if I can find the right spell. / You mean I can be cured of this curse? / I'm sorry kitten, there is no cure, but we may be able to control your transformations. / How? / A giant bag of catnip perhaps, hint, hint. |
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Now where is that dang spell. / Grandma, we've been here for hours... / Aha! / Hmm. That spell. / This should be interesting. I've never witnessed a ritual that called for human blood before. |
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Human blood?! That spell doesn't call for a sacrifice?! / Heavens no! You should know better. We just need a drop or two. / Whew, okay then. I can certainly spare a few drops. / Not from you, kitten, / we will need blood from those who love you the most, your family. / Aaakkk! |
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Grandma, please don't take this the wrong way, but... / Are you insane!!! / I can't ask my family for their blood, even if it is just a drop or two. That's crazy. / That's also part of the ritual. You have to ask them. You have to tell them who and what you are. / We'll need four. Now there is your mother and sister and me of course. / Do you have a spell for instant death? |
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Oh dear, we have a million things to do for this spell. / I have to get all my candles, my chalice, wine, oh and I have to call all the girls and see if we can get our usual spot on the beach. / Gosh all mighty, look at the time. I need to get a permit for the bonfire, call Agnes... / And you got things to do too girl. Now get! / I think someone is enjoying this a little too much. |
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Southern table wine. Here's some iced tea for everyone. / Now what was you wanted to talk to us about Chelsea? / I wish this were wine or gin or tequila. We're all going to need a drink in a minute. / Okay, here goes. I'm a witch, but I'm not evil or anything, but I do have real magical powers, but I'm not sure exactly what they are, but that's not really why I'm here... / I'm sort of... cursed, with, well... I'm not sure why, Grandma hasn't told me why, I, well, I was the panther that uh, almost ate you all, and now I've come to ask you to be part of a ritual that will help control my transformations, and / I need your blood, but not much, and that's it. / Oh dear me. / Huh? / You ruined my wedding and I said nothing 'cause I thought you were crazy! But you really are crazy! / Cynthia, you sister is not crazy. I know about the curse. / What?!! / What?!! / Your father told me while we were at Woodstock. We were stoned out of our minds. What was I to think? |
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Your father and I took some special brownies to the concert. We at a lot of them. I mean a whole lot of them. Needless to say... / ... Woodstock was a blur, but it was there he told me about the family curse and the witches of the Chatan clan. / And then he told me that he was an amoeba, and wanted to be taken home in a petri dish. / I'm sorry honey, but I just didn't believe him. / Wow. My mother got stoned at Woodstock. Coool. |
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We will both attend the ritual for you. Just let us know when it is going to take place. / Thank you both so much. / Um, well, it's going to be on Halloween. / Why that is absolutely perfect. / Halloween? That's really wild. / I know. / My birthday. |
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Good morning boys and ghouls, yep it is Halloween time again. It's time to dress up as your favorite monster, celebrity, or politician and beg from total strangers. / So what is "Halloween" anyway. It began as Samhain, way back in the days of the druids and that fun bunch. / It was a celebration of summer's end, the final harvest of the year. It was also a time to reflect on those who had died in previous years, it was the New Year. / Now it's a time to dress up as Bill Clinton and beg for booty. / Booty, of course, being a completely relative term. |
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Okay, here goes. I... need you to be in a ritual on Halloween. It will help control my transformations. / No problem. / The only thing is that it will require to get some... blood from you. / Hmmmmm. If this is some reenactment of an ancient druidic sacrifice, don't I get a final wish? / It's not a sacrifice, we just need a few drops. / Darn. I'm never the lucky one. |
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I want to thank ya, Agnes, for leading the ritual coming up on Halloween. I'll have to be in the circle for Chelsea. / Not a problem, Ruth. Glad to do it, but the Mor Sine curse is a mean one. This ritual is just a band aid on a bigger wound. / You know what will have to be done if this ritual doesn't work, or Chels can't control it. / Lord, I hope it doesn't come to that. / You'll have no choice if you want to save her soul. YOU may have to take her life. |
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Well, kitten, are you ready for the ritual? / I guess so. / You guess so? You better be certain so. This job depends on you as much as it does us. / I'm ready then. I think. / Good, good. Y'know I'm getting kind of excited. / We haven't had anything this big since the girls conjured that wart off of my big toe. |
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How do I look? / I know you mean well Cynthia, but some witches today are a little sensitive about stereotypes. / Pooh. / I guess that means a rousing chorus of "Ding dong the witch is dead" is out. / Ah... yeah. / Here ya go, kitten. / The necklace daddy gave me. / We are going to try and "empower" this necklace to act as a cage for the panther. / Ah, so as long as I wear this, I won't turn into that mean ol' putty tat. / We hope. / "Ding dong the witch is dead, which old witch, the wicked witch, ding dong the wicked witch is dead." / I love that girl to death, but something about that just screams "If I only had a brain." / Welcome and merry meet. Tonight is Samhain and a new year dawns. / Tonight is a night of great magic and so we embark on a journey. Tonight we will hold a sacred ritual in order to save our sister witch, Chelsea Chattan. / But before we get started is there any new business? / Yeah, this chick won't stop singing "Ding dong the witch is dead". / I can't get it out of my head!! |
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