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and credit quirement,{TIE WOLVES was produced by The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Anite Director; Roberta Pereira,
Producing Director), at The Duke on 43nd St. in New York City on September 8, 2016, The performance was
‘rected by Lila Neugebater, with sts by Laura Jelinek, costumes by Asta Hoste, lights by Lap Chi Chu sound
by Stowe Nelion, and wigs by Ante Pod Coates, The Production Stage Manager was Lol Laindguist, The cast was
an follows
eos Susannah Peskin
A
028... Lauren Patten
Jenna Dioguardi
Teda Milan
; Sarah Mezzanotte
Brenna Costes
sescseeeessveees Samia Finnerty
: Midor! Francis
as + Lay Jala
+ Mia Baron
ee
SOCCER MOM ..
THE WOLYES was vemounted on December 5, 2016 by spec arrangement with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush The
producers, location, divects, av design team remained the same. The Production Sage Manager was Amanda
‘Spooner The cast remained the same, except
SOCCER MON seeveees Kate Arengton,
Originally presented by New York Stage and Fibn and Vasa in the Powerhouse Scaoo, Sumner 2016
2015 in assoclation with Clubbed
Playwrights Horizons ‘Theater School produced a workshop of The Wolo
‘Tiuumb, where the play had been developed previously
Winner ofthe 2016 Sky Cooper New American Play Prive at Marin ‘Theatre Company, MI Valley, California.
(osson Minadakis, Ardatie Director; Keri Kellerman, Maragog Director).CHARACTERS,
‘ALL Midted, Brainy, mosh, budding eit, ehoughulu, Seventeen,
425 ~ Defense, Capuain, Clase (es )coach’s daughter, Sevenice,
18 ~ Midield, Stoner, older pot dealer other, into her waekiness, Sixteen,
‘#40 ~ Bench, New gis, Avkward diferen,jse wants to fin, Sixteen.
#2.~Defense. Innocent, unlucky, kind, skinny. Sixteen
41 ~ Suiker, Too cool for school, Savas, “uc,” thick eyeliner Almost seventeen,
‘14 ~ Midfic,#7'insecue sdetick. Jas switched 1 conte. Sateen,
‘8 ~ Defense, Chilllike and determined to say that wy. Sxtec
#00 ~ Goalie. Intense performance ansiey, perfectionist, high achiever. Seventeen.
SOCCER MOM
SETTING
‘An indoor soccer field somewhere in suburban Ameria. The fll is AnroTurt We only see the Geld: no gon
‘no bleachers Fans, fluorescens, There should be the sense that the eld goes on forever
Winter Saturdays,
SPEED
‘The play should ke ninety minesAUTHOR'S NOTES
Bach scene ia warp for a game, The warmup ia series of exactly timed stretches: lunges, quads, hamstengs,
bouwerly, ee." team executes it words in perfect nnison and with military precion,
‘Over de cou ofthe play, #46 learns the warmaap
In Week ‘Tee, if #46 can’t juggle a soccer bal, she should perform footwork oF wick to the shydum of the
yogurt chan, [cought tobe an impressive show of ball banding sil,
{In TimeOut, #00 must exhaust herself with great feu of auhleticism and strength that bulld o the frat
seceain, What that zequence look ike Is open to interpretation. It conld be kicking soccer ball offtage. In our
production, the ator devised an escalating tris of exercise, including high knees, butt Kicks, burpees, jimping
Jacks, ete
PUNCTUATION NOTE
{ext parentheses) ~ soto voce
(bold text in parentheses) ~ orange dice in mouthWe ave abn the same age inside,
Gertrae Stni
|
WEEK ONE - THE CAMBODIAN
tne girs in uniform stretch i a circle on an Astro nf indoor soccer field
‘they do the same stretch atthe sama time fr the same amount of tne
a.
Dut its like
he's old
"5,
the murdered! 1000s of people
a3.
literally 100s of 1000s
2.
(to¥, quiet)
hhave you played with it before?
a
yeah but did you see the photo?
#8,
what?
#46, °
what photo
8,
the photo
2
nothing
#25,
ob yeah the photo
aus
‘what'd you say?
2
(a ttle louder)
have you played with it before
mn,
like yeah of course we have
‘We're Women
that’s like what we do
aL
yeah he's like 90 years old
Fad haa cold this week5 ‘THE WOLVES
a.
‘and like has the old person eyes
os
has it been a problem?
wa.
‘and all these wrinkles
and like gave testimony on Skype from his hospital bed
*
like has blood run down my legs?
14 laughs hysterically
25.
1 don't think they have Skype in Cambodia
as,
that is like 50
#5
what,
13,
like so bad
«8
it’s really no big deal
ws,
like you can’t say that
cause it's like
a
yeah
#13,
insensitive
seriously
#35,
no it's not
it's not insensitive
a
they definitely have Skype in Cambodia
5.
the internet isn't the internet everywhere you guys
46.
are you talking about Cambodia?
R.
(tarifed)
‘what if like my pad falls out?rH WOLVES °
as,
that’s the stupidest shie
a.
no
she's right
#8.
omnigosh,
25,
yeah
(thank you)
it’slike
like here we can look up whatever we want
n,
you still use those?
8,
but like in China they don’t have Twitter in China
a.
that’s like running around with a diaper or something
mm
you gotta get off of those
a.
‘well that’s not exactly
a4,
you want a?
cause I can get you one
48,
same
fr shakes head no
",
no you want it
‘rust me you want it
am.
T'm pretty sure they have a Twitter like platform in China
mu
(notions off)
they're just in my backpack
cy
(om the were of ears)
no
thank you
#25,
‘uh platform?0 ‘THE WOLVES
8. n.
you shemid like totally take one (you remember Courtney)
2”. m
yeah (oh jesus Courtney)
ms. *, m.
are you saying it's not so hard (sith the super phis)
you're on Chinese Tivitter you just like
‘or somethin pop! a,
Uhave like (oh my god yes)
a special sporty ones
no like the ones on tv ".
au 2. ltd perv
Pim not on Chinese we don't havea tv na,
a hahaba
Pm just a
omigosh
that’s so sad!
am. always Conger that
Taneau like about you
yeah we shor
take our liberties for granted
a3.
am,
what
m3.
‘um no we should not
a”
wait
as,
wwe should like definitely not
take our liberties for granted
#.
whar if ran down and like
am,
1 never suid we shonld take our liberties for granted
m.
stained the ball
ms,
125,
you did‘THE woLvss
what?
#8
ew
am,
no
Tid’
mt,
that would be like s0 epic
a
Twould never say that
ms
like so seary for the other tea
16
T've been to Cambodia
".
yeah like
“score on me with my oven baby blood?
I think not!"
as,
wwe should be like very very thankful for our liberties you know
a,
yeah ha like
mu.
‘oh my god [like totally know and believe in that
sys you know what I
46,
(louder)
T've been to Phnom Penh
m4,
“ant a piece of me?
here! have a piece of my / ovary"
a,
/ Tam like
i.
yea ike
‘pause to think of joke
a.
fimly prosiberty
ma,
totally
unBR
m4,
haha
n,
like you know
uh
au.
Tjust meant / like
"
/ stick my tampon bitchesssss!
ms,
hahaha yeabhh
#8,
‘gross!
a4,
“you got my period on your cleats foo!”
a,
suck ir
m8,
you guys are being sooo gross
#2 abruptly stands up
jogs away from the circle
yay! she’s doing it,
you go girl!
2
no T just: wm
Thave to go to the portaparty
-portapouy
mu,
take one
seriously
‘THE WOLVES
ms,
Dube! on
hey
m3,
haha nasty
#25,
HEY
ws,
portaparty?
more like
ortapartaaay
they're in my backpack in a ltd polka dot thing:
#1,
RUN BITCH RUN
25,
Tanguage
47 and a4 exchange an eyroll
125,
HUSTLE BACK
KICK-OFF'S IN TEN
8,
(ow) 1
you know she doesw' like that word
”,
Tdon’t like your face
doesn't mean it doesn’t exise|
|
‘THE WOLVES 18
am,
GUYSGUYSGUYS:
she uses pads
am.
really?
yep,
ms,
weird
(6cotding)
you guys her family is like super religious
mu.
uum what does that have'to do with her feminine product of choice
m3,
word up
#8
1 just don’t think we should call her
we shouldn't use the
the bevord
#1,
biteh
mm.
ha biotch,
#25,
hey
m4,
obs tny god itis
3,
Thear she like
she like speaks in tongues
just like a fernale dogt
4,
no she doesn't
as,
that’s not what Kristen told me
*8,
she doesn't
she goes to my stepmom’s church
she's Episcopalian
ns,
(speaking in tongues aka wulation)
Jalalalalala“ ‘THE WOLVES
an
1 saw this documentary on Netflix
about like snake handling
have you guys heard about snake handling
1,
more like
Bitch-co-p
a,
(tongues become mare of song)
Jalalaalala
a.
all these southerners like die of snakebites
while like communing with god
Its so dark
5,
why would you watch a documentary?
Al,
Tdunno
it's cool stuff
mu,
or lke
like
Ebitch-co-palian
a.
um hello they have so many options on there
just made that joke you should check it out
a4, 5,
hha yeah you did bout for fon?
you do that for Fan?
shut up whore au.
yeah
ma, or like
hha ha shut ityou uh on family movie night
you uh (tosis)
would you shut up?
fn.
make me bite
ats, #5,
mu.
1 don't want to talk abotit "p32
ini aby ay
M14 slaps in bod
aa,
ok you guys do movie nigh isin
lalalalatalala
Jalalatalalala
{alalalatatala
Ialalalalalala
Jalalatalalata
Ialalalalalala
{alalalatatata
lalalatalalala
Ialalaialaiala.
‘alalala
‘la you say
family
‘tiooooovie:
night?‘rH woLvEs
a.
ow!
135,
Ladies
mm
(to)
baby
a.
that hurt asshole
a
faker baby
f.
fuck you they’
128,
Ladies
146,
(lnsing to get én on the fan)
because you are pregnant?
really tender right now
long awkaard pause
#8.
were you guys talking about the Khmer Rouge?
an
yeah
#8,
did you read that
an,
that article yeah
#46,
what article
*.
s0 horrible
m,
yeah
#46,
sys what article
a”.
(tom)
‘would you shut the fuck wp?6 ‘THE WOLVES
as. ms,
I thought it was (mispronounces Khmer Rouge) (to #7)
(hey)
a, (hey)
no I'm prety sure it's Khmer Rouge (hey)
as,
oh Khmer Rouge (what)
8. ms.
yeah Khmer Rouge (are you ok?)
as. als her ees
(British accent)
Khmer Rouge
au
you are such an idiot
ms.
whatever
Tread it and like couldn’ tall
ms,
‘what's the Khmer Rouge
ans.
they're like Nazis in Cambodia
15,
but in the 70s
a,
that’s not / quite
/ you don’t know about the Khmer Rouge?
mu,
no
am T supposed to?
am I supposed to know about the Khmer Rouge?
00 stands up ane looks sick and jogs off
a,
they don’t teach you about Cambodia at St. Albert?
au,
‘um I don't think so
au,
(superior)
On
n.
‘we don’t do genocides ‘til senior year‘rie woLves e
#8.
Tam getting such a bad grade in s
that Armenia project killed me
m4,
(tom)
how do you know about the Khmer Rouge
fn
don’t know
it’ the Khmer Rouge
M6,
like Hermione right
when I was Hite I thought it was like “Hermecoh / n”
ina.
/ were we talking about fucking Harry Potte:?
tum no we were talking about the Khmer Rouge
the Khmer Rouge ok
who were like Asian Nazis
‘and killed billions of people
so like have a sense of like of like
a",
‘not being a dick about it
#2 jogs back on and rejoins stretch circle
ial sues
m,
{twas 100s of 1000s of people
not billions (id you try ica)
m4,
whatever 12 vigorously shakes no
am, #8,
‘that makes a huge difference (omigosh you should
there are only like 7 billion people on the entre planet you should take one
ae or at least wy it)
ok 12 award smiles
a. «8,
its just factually inaccurate (they're supes comfortable)
ms,
: yeah I get it Iwas just like making a point
EF... £% aku smiles
Dbut it wasn’t the right point *
t Pop!
foams.
¥ cha-ching18 ‘ru WOLVES
ms,
ddoes ic mateer?
does it really
a.
yeah
T think it does
Tmean of course it does
a,
you're the one who said you felt bad cause he was old
ms.
yeah
you were like “oh they can’t execute him he's 90°
‘when he killed 100s of 1000s of human beings
but he killed all those people
a.
no that’s not what 1 /
2
‘what's she talking about?
8,
she lke pites the Cambodian dude just cause he’s stupid ole
m
the who?
as,
you know the guy
uh
like uh a
newa
100-0
mu.
T thought it was chee
or like chi #25,
or something yeah
as, 2
no T think it was fike oh
with ann
pretty sure it was
with ann
n
(om)
you feel bad for him?
a,
hhave you done social studies?
a
the article response?
ra a
yeah
no T don’t feel bad I just‘THE woLves
a
he enslaved and exterminated
is own people
#8,
yeah wow
a.
‘no guys Ijust thiok i's uh
it’s
(finding the word) ethically complicated
3.
‘what's so complicated about killing 100s of 1000s of people?
well it’s probably pretty challenging
technically
a. a. ms, 8
wow um thatis gnarly man eww
"
what
think about it
495 sighs
am.
‘no what I meant was like
ok [ do think Itwas horrible
obviously
he was horrible
00 jogs back om and rejoins the circle
na,
IS horrible
mu.
yeah ok IS horrible
but
T think it’s interesting
®
it’s not interesting
its like evil
mL
‘ok but
{imagine if you did something horrible today
but you didn't think it was hortible
12,
but it was horrible
is the thing
itwas /
19
1 shakes head20 rH wouvus
ni.
Jet me finish
it was horrible
itwas an an atrocity
right?
m3,
yeah
itwas
a.
but YOU didn’t think it was an atrocity
you thought you were like saving your country
like destroying the enemy to save your own people
2.
nut the enemy WAS your own people
25.
yeah
a.
right
know that
but like
what if
after you did that
you just lke lived your life
like went to college and got a job and got married and had kids and grandkids and
As,
whoa
an
and then
when you were 90 and like on the verge of death with like uh emphysema
‘dhat’s when an INTERPOL guy knocks on your door and is like
we found you
wwe know what you did
and guess what?
you're going to prison
For Life
long pase as it sinks én
6,
my grandma has emphysema
‘10 one realy notices that comment
son for life?
he’s only going to prison for life?g
THE WoLYES 2
#8.
but he’s 90
he's probably going to die soon
.
Pol Por's already dead
most of ‘em the big ones already dead
18,
freaky deeky
.
didn't he Skype into court from his hospital bed
a,
yeah that's right
he's super sick
0 he might only serve a year in prison
for doing a genocide?
a
yeah
”
that is 80 fucked
whistle blows
everyone loks off
#25,
alright
let's go lets go
fh gs start to stand and get ready
48,
who are we playing again?
28,
the Hornets
8,
right
as,
those guys blow
mu.
remember Las Vegas Showcase last year?
00 sles
|
|
,
this gicl remembers+00 blushes
‘you were like
“shoot on my goal?
T think nov”
4th in our bracket
and then we went to Circus Circus!
fuys remember Circus Circus?
with the elephants?
a.
yeah
m3,
look at their stupid yellow jerseys
they look like like like
school buses
mn,
yeah
fucking school buses
4,
school buses
3,
schoooool busssessss
i they laugh
,
come on
let’s get on out there
Goach is waiting
general ejerolt
mu,
Coach couldn't give a shit if we paid him
fn.
ob that’s right
wwe do
aL
he’s like so hungover
Fo] ‘THE wowves
8,
yeah
in the big tent
2
ss don't remember any elephants‘THE Wouvss
it's embarrassing
2
he is?
a,
‘why do you think he weats those stupid athletic sunglasses
Inside
ona Saturday Morning?
”.
maybe he's still wasted
4,
definitely
a.
(ignoring that)
hustle girls
2,
maybe he's just sleepy
a,
oh bleedy
sweet sweet litle bleedy
a,
he's definitely still wasted
".
such a joke
(4 has «coughing attack
q ceceryone looks at her
185,
are you sick?
m1.
0
8,
you sound a lite
a.
yeah
ms.
yealt you sound all like (nasal sounds)
4,
(sniffing)
feel so good you guys
eer
35,
I don’t want you here if you're sick
om
Lam totally fine
8u ‘rus WOLVES
4,
it's just like
allergies
135, a
-walright right right
get on out there turf allergies
hustle 8.
a" is that a thing?
you better not get me sick before my birthday
a,
um I am so not sick
14 and #7 jog off
m3,
(tom)
bdubs 1 think we've synced
2
excuse me?
3.
Tmean
we've like
our bodies bleed together
ew
am.
ross
ms.
you bleed I bleed
‘catch my drift
2.
(horrified and sinall)
cool
a.
that happened to me and my sister
‘our bathroom is ugh
it’s ike a mass grave in that trash can
ns, #2, 011, #8 run off
25 goos 1p to 446, who ts struggling toi er shoes
8,
‘um hey
m6,
hello
25,
‘can we talk for a sec?‘THE woLvEs
6
yes I have lots of sees
slight pause
either wants to acknowledge that she just said
m
it’s just uh
ok wh
{try not to make jokes like that
6,
what joke?
8.
the uh
the you know
146 gives a blank look
#5,
the wh pregnancy?
joke?
146,
oh
5,
(nods)
yeah
yeah
46,
why?
125,
what?
co
why can't I make a pregnancy joke?
pause
Tmean
we like to have fin but
you know
uh
“if you can't say something nice
don't say anything at all”?
pawse
125,
(captain mode)
reat
let's get on out there
26 ‘THE WOLVES
146
could I play striker?
| 05,
‘Tis striker
.-T has always been striker
ob
we're undefeated
and we want to stay undefeated
right?
especially with the college showcase tournament coming up?
6,
it's the only spot in football I haven't red yet
I ‘just thought
it might be easier
fotbaltt?
5,
edt never gets easier
you just get better
that's something my dad
(corte) V1 sub you in ASAP
kay?
‘now let's get out there and kick some Hornet booxayt
185 joes off
00 is tll napping her hands
{446 drinks her water bole an lets it hang. fiom har mouth, los in thought
100.
she had an abortion
| 46,
what?
i 400 doesn’t lookup from har hands
i #46,
b when? .
a.
two months ago
‘400 pus on her goatie gloves
#0.
{just cause Nuon Chea’s weak ‘dibaeo
doesn’t mean he shouldn't pay‘rH wouves
{#46 doesn't kuow hous to respond to this
00.
the Cambodian?
he deserves it
‘even if he's weak
he deserves it
whistle
78 ‘THe WOLVES
WEEK TWO - TODOS.LOS NINOS
ight gins tn onform stretch in a circle on an AstroTnf indoor soce field
they do the same stretch at he same tne for the same amount of time
2,
1'im talking about Mexican children in cages
mu.
not just Mexican
‘mostly like Guatemalan and Honduran and like #2
all over in cages!
all over Central America cages!
and that’s why you're selling scarves?
2.
P'm knitting them myself
‘yell with Amnesty International
the whole club's knitting them
or T guess learning how to kn
#13,
and they cost how much?
2
25 dollars
"5,
Jeez
n.
know but it’s for a good cause
e
always want to call it Middle America
au,
what?
4,
Central America
1 always want to call it Middle America
does anyone else do that?
Middle America?
as,
like Middle Earth?
46,
omigosh
a basa cold this week a‘THE WOLVES
mt,
uh it’s Meso An
technically
ica
a
.
Middle Karth!
omigoshhhh
mu.
and uh we are Middle America
I mean we live in Middle America
m.
what does that mean
wu.
it means we're like n.
we're America USA
you know USA
a8. neins.
right totally like USA
‘we're not High America USA
we're not Low America
we're jus lke America America
a.
it's like
you know
‘we drive pickoup trucks and don’t like enss words
#8,
(sigh)
Tid love a pick-up truck
8,
(om)
doesn't your mom drive a Prius?
#8,
like a big purple pickup truck
mu.
yeah but
‘you know
m3,
hhow is Dr Feinstein doing these days?
cy
(wary)
she's uh
she's great
have some in niy backpack
ifanyone wants to
you can choose the yarn color
ca :
the fuck is a cuss word.
mm,
ha #25,
Hey
2030 ‘TAK WOLVES
ms,
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and that sexy sexy bod?
a.
screw you
m3, "
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mu.
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(tot)
that’s not what Kevin says
as he jetks off to her website pic
am. #8,
that’s so wrong enwinw
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a,
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a3,
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mt,
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m.
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n.
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#8,
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na,
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ms,
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mu,
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as,
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ARE YOU GUYS FUCKING BRAIN DEAD?
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back to their Families who Sent them here in the First Place
‘cause they like wanted their kids to have like CLEAN FUCKING DRINKING WATER
and not live next to fucking drug lords
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and being used as like as like FUCKING POLITICAL PROPS!
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than fucking
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a4.
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114 jogs of after #2
448 walks in weaving a puffy coat over ste clothes and odd snow boots
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a,
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ms,
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8,
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‘was that hortible?
a,
(088)
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to be Mexican
#8,
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46,
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5,
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na.
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ns,
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3,
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am.
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| mean we've been playing together forever
2,
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m3.
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‘Coach Frank
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a.
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ns,
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8.
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#95,
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as.
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and she was like
“what's travel team”
as,
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|
|
#8,
comigosh
a,
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ms,
‘and she called it “football”
n- THE WOLVES
mu,
what?
ms,
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#85,
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ns.
as.ajoke
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28,
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#8,
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m3.
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after the game
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you won't even believe it
Louise
a.
no
ns.
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125,
Louise Peterson?
13,
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an,
haha
as,
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ns,
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5,
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446 walks on in wtform
5,
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ma.
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8,
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8,
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‘8.
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co
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4s,
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yeah oh
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2,
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48‘0 ‘rite, WOLVES
3,
and she stops talking
like totally clams up
am,
it’s a nervous condition
#
it’s like disgusting is what it is
ml,
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"3,
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#85,
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a.
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she has a 4.9?
8
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#38,
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6,
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ifthere's a hole in the air dome
T think we'd be ok
there's a hole in the air dome?
ms.
‘um I think it’s more complicated than that
aukwart silence
“0,
+--you can tell by the rusty flanks
cukwarcr silence
“6,
(trying to gossip)
hey s0 uh who knows about the abortion?
‘pause
ms.
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pause
ns,
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8,
(totally mortified)
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a3,
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2,
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0,
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1,
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as,
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am
‘maybe she had an abortion
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185,
come on guys
a.
what
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8,
are we talking about 2 months ago?.
‘when Dan came home for Thanksgiving?
#25,
yeah
as,
no guys that was definitely Plan B.
a
how do you know
a3,
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what's Plan B?
114 and #1 jog in
‘4 holds something behind her back
a
guys? what's / Plan
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n.
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113,
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fm.
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m4,
my énom brovight orange slices
she tosses orange slices into the group
the stop stretching and descend on the Ziploc bag
m3,
orange slices! dude!
#8,
‘omigosh
2,
‘your mom's the best
".
(sarcastic)
she's like the Total Best
a4,
fra totally
18,
orange slices!
that’s so so funt
‘guys remember when
a.
yes we all remember orange slices
a3,
oh god
they're delicious
#25,
don’t eat too many ladies
no side cramps out there
18,
hey guys look
113 puts orange sie in mouth and smiles
0
am,
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#8,
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‘oh my god
48 fruts orange sice in mouth and sales
au
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‘nt puts orange slice in mouth and smiles
8.
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n
oh
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48,
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7 end B14 join in
3,
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13,
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m3,
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138,
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au.
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ms.
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sha rus in a slice
#13,
ID'S IN THE BIG POCKET
NO THE OTHER BIG
YEAH NEXT TO MY INHALER?
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oka2 ‘Tax WoLves
8,
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146,
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5,
what?
6
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m5,
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m4,
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ws. a
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6,
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ms.
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5,
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ns. aL
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#8.
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as,
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#8,
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ms,
muy muy muy racista
18, 17, 13 jog off
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,
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6,
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18.
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,
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the fla is empty
2,
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195,
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they rs past doing butt hicks
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they run past doing grapeaine
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125,
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COME IN
me
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m4, (winded)
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m8, (winded)
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never again guys
never again
425 carves a mesh bag of soccer balls
‘she empties
25,
‘ALRIGHT ALRIGHT
LET'S HUSTLE
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{god I hope we win
a.
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a.
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we have to beat them
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a.
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you know?
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8,
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au.
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au,
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ms,
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a.
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1,
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‘my moms making me wear it
she bought it on amazon
ms,
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2
yeah apparently 1 got another concussion or something
as.
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2,
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nono
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#18,
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.
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15,
ms, (100)
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mm.
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a
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n,
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co
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