Saving Blurburry

7:25 A.M.

MONDAY, JULY 25TH

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LOGIN SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK, DUMA.

    CONTINUE STAR SWEEP?
        YES/NO|
        YES

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NEW STAR CHARTED.

    NAME NEW STAR?
        YES/NO |
        YES

NAME: BLURBURRY

    ACCEPT NAME: BLURBURRY?
        YES/NO |
        YES

STAR NAME ACCEPTED. CONGRATULATIONS.

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UNKNOWN (7:55 AM): 07ga;hadgn;a132
UNKNOWN (7:59 AM): a;jgadn;47a;gdanns
UNKNOWN (8:08 AM): he00853llo
DUMA (8:25 AM): Who is this?
UNKNOWN (8:34 AM): hello, lady
DUMA (8:36 AM): No, really--who is this?
UNKNOWN (8:40 AM): i come in peace?
DUMA (8:43 AM): OMG seriously? Dr. Cortal told you guys to leave me alone.
UNKNOWN (8:48 AM): let me take you to my leader?
DUMA (8:57 AM): Get lost, jerk.
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9:30 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 26TH

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DUMA (9:35 PM): Hey, Stace--has the program ever asked for a phone number from you before?
STACELLA (9:45 PM): Uhm... No?
DUMA (9:47 PM): Huh. That's...weird.
STACELLA (9:50 PM): But I'm on vacay. Maybe it's a new thing? Security or something?
DUMA (9:52 PM): Yeah. Maybe.

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10:00 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 26TH

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        (568) 982-0010

LOGIN SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK, DUMA.

    CONTINUE STAR SWEEP?
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        YES

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UNKNOWN (11:29 PM): Duma.
DUMA (11:15 PM): Hi. Who is this?
UNKNOWN (11:17 PM): A friend.
DUMA (11:18 PM): Okay... What's your name?
UNKNOWN (11:21 PM): Zorb.
UNKNOWN (11:34 PM): Can I ask you something?
DUMA (11:43 PM): Uhm. Sure. What's up?
UNKNOWN (11:48 PM): Why did you pick Blurburry?
DUMA (11:53 PM): ....
DUMA (11:57 PM): How do you even...
DUMA (12:10 AM): Stop texting me, jackass.
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3:15 AM
THURSDAY, JULY 28TH

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LOGIN SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK, DUMA.

    RENAME STAR: BLURBURRY?
        YES/NO |
        NO

    ARE YOU CERTAIN?
        YES/NO |
        YES

    CONTINUE STAR SWEEP?
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        YES

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UNKNOWN (12:01 AM): Duma.
DUMA (12:05 AM): Yes...?
UNKNOWN (12:08 AM): You looked pretty tonight. Red is a great color on you.
DUMA (12:15 AM): Uhm. Thank you.
UNKNOWN (12:22 AM): How... Erm. How are you?
DUMA (12:24 AM): I'm okay. How are you?
UNKNOWN (12:27 AM): I am... I'm... Nervous.
DUMA (12:30 AM): About what?
UNKNOWN (12:39 AM): Talking to you...

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DUMA (2:45 AM): Stace.
STACELLA (3:17 AM): What do you want?! I'm trying to sleep--something you should do more of!
DUMA (3:18 AM): You didn't give my number out to another boy, did you?
STACELLA (3:22 AM): No! I learned my lesson last time.
DUMA (3:25 AM): Ok... Good night.

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DUMA (4:35 AM): Why would you be nervous?
DUMA (4:37 AM): I'm nothing special.
DUMA (4:40 AM): Just some girl with too much time one her hands and her head in the clouds.
UNKNOWN (4:55 AM): You're more than just some girl.

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UNKNOWN (6:18 PM): Do you ever wonder what else is out there?
DUMA (6:20 PM): Out there? Where?
UNKNOWN (6:23 PM): You know. Past your stars. Past your solar system.
DUMA (6:26 PM): Sure, I think about it.
DUMA (6:28 PM): I wonder if there are other livable planets.
DUMA (6:31 PM): Other intelligent life-forms.
DUMA (6:35 PM): But then I think, it doesn't really matter, because I won't ever know.
UNKNOWN (6:39 PM): Why not?
DUMA (6:41 PM): Well... How could I?
UNKNOWN (6:45 PM): I guess you're right. But what if?
DUMA (6:47 PM): What if, what?
UNKNOWN (6:52 PM): What if you COULD know?
UNKNOWN (6:54 PM): What if someone, somewhere, found a way to contact you?
UNKNOWN (6:56 PM): Learned your language. Your technologies. Your name.
UNKNOWN (6:59 PM): Figured out how to scam a computer into sending messages across space.
UNKNOWN (7:05 PM): Said hello... 
DUMA (7:10 PM): I don't know. I guess...
DUMA (7:14 PM): I guess I'd say hello right back. 

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4:37 AM
SATURDAY, JULY 30TH

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        AUGUST 5TH

LOGIN SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK, DUMA.

    RENAME STAR: BLURBURRY?
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        NO

    ARE YOU CERTAIN?
        YES/NO |
        YES

    CONTINUE STAR SWEEP?
        YES/NO |
        YES

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DUMA (5:56 AM): The computer asked another weird question...
STACELLA (9:45 AM): Oh? Like what, take me to your leader?
DUMA (10:00 AM): No... It asked for my birthday.
STACELLA (10:01 AM): So? What's the problem?
DUMA (10:02 AM): Don't you think that's a little... weird?
STACELLA (10:05 AM): Duma, YOU'RE a little weird.
DUMA (10:06 AM): But...
STACELLA (10:07 AM): But nothing! It's not that big a deal!
DUMA (10:08 AM): You think so?
STACELLA (10:10 AM): I think you've been staring at a computer screen too much. Get out of the observatory for a while, kay?
DUMA (10:13 AM): Ok...
STACELLA (10:21 AM): Whatever happened to your secret admirer? Maybe you should call him.

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DUMA (1:03 PM): Hey. What are you doing today?
UNKNOWN (1:05 PM): Hey, beautiful. Not a lot--just thinking about you and imagining the way your smile dimples your cheeks. What about you?
DUMA (1:06 PM): How would you know? Have we met?
UNKNOWN (1:08 PM): Uhm. No.
UNKNOWN (1:08 PM): That's why it's called fantasizing.
UNKNOWN (1:08 PM): You never answered me.
DUMA (1:09 PM): Oh. Not much.
DUMA (1:11 PM): Thinking about getting out of the lab for a while.
UNKNOWN (1:14 PM): Oh? Why--tired of looking at stars?
DUMA (1:17 PM): LOL no.
DUMA (1:20 PM): I don't think I'll ever get tired of that.
DUMA (1:23 PM): Just... Feeling a little cooped up.
UNKNOWN (1:25 PM): Well, you should get out. It's not good to stare at a computer so long.
DUMA (1:28 PM): Ok.
DUMA (1: 30 PM): Want to keep me company?
DUMA (1:36 PM): We could watch a movie...
UNKNOWN (1:39 PM): What is... What sort of movie?
DUMA (1:45 PM): I dunno.
DUMA (1:47 PM): Armageddon?
DUMA (1:52 PM): I just got the new Star Trek movie...
UNKNOWN (1:56 PM): That would be... Uh... awesome? Yeah--awesome!
UNKNOWN (1:56 PM): But I'm...
UNKNOWN (1:57 PM): Uhm...
UNKNOWN (1:59 PM): I'm sort of out of town right now.
DUMA (2:04 PM): Oh. Ok. No worries, then.
UNKNOWN (2:17 PM): But... I could still talk to you here, if you'd like...

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UNKNOWN (4:24 PM): What do you like?
DUMA (4:26 PM): What do you mean?
UNKNOWN (4:30 PM): I mean... To do? What entertains you?
DUMA (4:32 PM): Oh. Uhm. Space. The stars. Reading. The Big Bang Theory.
UNKNOWN (4:35 PM): What--like when the universe was created?
DUMA (4:38 PM): LOL no. It's a TV show.
DUMA (4:44 PM): What about you? What do you like?
UNKNOWN (4:46 PM): Oh, you know. Space. The stars. Reading.
UNKNOWN (4:48 PM): You...
UNKNOWN (4:56 PM): What do you like about space?
DUMA (5:05 PM): Uhm. I dunno. I guess...the mystery? Like... every time we figure something out, something ELSE pops up and confuses us. And, you know, space is constantly changing.
UNKNOWN (5:09 PM): So... You like mysterious things?
DUMA (5:18 PM): Yeah.
DUMA (5:19 PM): I mean, I guess.
DUMA (5:25 PM): I mean...
UNKNOWN (5:40 PM): But space is also brooding.
UNKNOWN (5:45 PM): Dangerous...
DUMA (5:55 PM): What?
DUMA (6:00 PM): How?
DUMA (6:22 PM): Hello?

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11:39 AM
MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST

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        AUGUST 5TH

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        610 WEST 1ST ST

    BLOOD TYPE: |
        O NEGATIVE

    BLOOD/ORGAN DONOR?
        YES/NO |
        YES

LOGIN SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK, DUMA.

    CONTINUE STAR SWEEP?
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        YES

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STACELLA (12:17 PM): Hey.
DUMA (12:23 PM): Hi...
STACELLA (12:32 PM): I heard you ran out of the observatory yesterday and haven't gone back.
STACELLA (12:35 PM): Everything okay?
STACELLA (12:55 PM): Duma?

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DUMA (2:34 PM): No.
DUMA (2:37 PM): No, everything's not ok.
DUMA (2:45 PM): I think...
DUMA (2:58 PM): I think the computer is stalking me.

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UNKNOWN (6:18 PM): I saw you earlier.
UNKNOWN (6:23 PM): Your hair looks SO pretty falling down your back, like a waterfall.
UNKNOWN (6:27 PM): I wanted to call out to you...
UNKNOWN (6:33 PM): But you were too far to hear me.

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DUMA (7:15 PM): You saw me? 
DUMA (7:17 PM): What do you mean, you saw me?
DUMA (7:19 PM): I thought you were out of town...?

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UNKNOWN (7:56 PM): I mean...
UNKNOWN (7:58 PM): I saw a picture of you. 
UNKNOWN (8:05 PM): You know--the one on the bridge?
UNKNOWN (8:09 PM): You looked so beautiful.

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DUMA (8:43 PM): When are you going to tell me your name?
DUMA (8:50 PM): I want to know.
DUMA (8:56 PM): Please?

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UNKNOWN (11:32 PM): Oz.
UNKNOWN (11:38 PM): My name is Oz Orbollac.
UNKNOWN (12:15 AM): And I think I...
UNKNOWN (12:17 AM): I think I'd like to meet you.
UNKNOWN (12:19 AM): I think I like you...

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DUMA (2:17 AM): Is it possible...
DUMA (2:19 AM): To like someone you've never met?
DUMA (2:26 AM): I know that sounds crazy...
DUMA (2:45 AM): It IS crazy.
DUMA (2:57 AM): I need to go back to the lab. I can't handle the real world.
STACELLA (6:45 AM): Are you talking about Mr. Mystery?
STACELLA (7:15 AM): I WANT DETAILS! CALL ME!

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UNKNOWN (4:45 PM): If I asked you to dance with me at midnight, would you?
UNKNOWN (4:50 PM): Duma?
UNKNOWN (4:55 PM): ...
DUMA (5:00 PM): Yes.
DUMA (5:01 PM): Yes, I would.
DUMA (5:03 PM): What would we dance to?
UNKNOWN (5:06 PM): I don't know.
UNKNOWN (5:08 PM): What's your favorite song?
DUMA (5:11 PM): I like instrumentals. What about you?
UNKNOWN (5:19 PM): I think I'd like anything you do.

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UNKNOWN (8:27 PM): Favorite movie?
DUMA (8:30 PM): Wall-E
UNKNOWN (8:35 PM): Favorite flower?
DUMA (8:44 PM): Lilies
UNKNOWN (8:46 PM): Favorite Star Trek shirt color?
DUMA (8:49 PM): That's an easy one--red!
UNKNOWN (8:51 PM): But...
UNKNOWN (8:55 PM): Don't they always get killed off?
DUMA (8:59 PM): Yeah. 
DUMA (9:03 PM): That's what makes it fun!
UNKNOWN (9:07 PM): I'm confused.
UNKNOWN (9:10 PM): How is death fun?
DUMA (9:15 PM): Well, death isn't.
DUMA (9:25 PM): But the drama of the death? 
DUMA (9:26 PM): THAT's what's fun.

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DUMA (7:19 AM): If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go, what would you do, and who would you see?
UNKNOWN (7:27 AM): Uhm...
UNKNOWN (7:30 AM): That's a hard question!
UNKNOWN (7:43 AM): Let me get back to you.

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11:39 AM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD

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    BIRTHDAY: |
        AUGUST 5TH

    ADDRESS: |
        610 WEST 1ST ST

    BLOOD TYPE: |
        O NEGATIVE

    BLOOD/ORGAN DONOR?
        YES/NO |
        YES

    DID YOU MISS ME
        YES/NO |
        YES

LOGIN SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK, DUMA.

    CONTINUE STAR SWEEP?
        YES/NO |
        YES

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ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE HAS APPEARED NEAR BLURBURRY.

    NAME BLACKHOLE?
        YES/NO |
        YES

NAME: ZORB

    ACCEPT NAME: ZORB?
        YES/NO |
        YES

    ARE YOU SURE THAT'S THE RIGHT NAME?
        YES/NO |
        YES

BLACKHOLE HAS BEEN NAMED.

    INFORM SPACE SHUTTLE OF BLACKHOLE?
        YES/NO |

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DUMA (11:45 AM): There's a blackhole near the star I discovered.
DUMA (11:46 AM): Do I tell the shuttle about it?
DUMA (11:48 AM): What do you think?
STACELLA (11:50 AM): Naw.
STACELLA (11:52 AM): It's not like there's life on the star or anything.
STACELLA (11:55 AM): Just leave it be.
DUMA (11:57 AM): Ok.

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    INFORM SPACE SHUTTLE OF BLACKHOLE?
        YES/NO |
        NO

    LAUNCH RESCUE MISSION TO BLURBURRY?
        YES/NO |
        NO

    ARE YOU CERTAIN?
        YES/NO
        YES

    LAST CHANCE...
        YES/NO
        NO

            ........

    KEEP YOU UPDATED ON CHANGES?
        YES/NO |
        YES

OKAY.

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UNKNOWN (1:43 PM): What...
UNKNOWN (1:45 PM): What did you do?!
UNKNOWN (1:47 PM): Why would you DO this, Duma?!
UNKNOWN (1:50 PM): I trusted you.
UNKNOWN (1:55 PM): I LOVED you...

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DUMA (12:04 AM): Oz?
DUMA (12:07 AM): Oz, talk to me.
DUMA (12:09 AM): What did I do?
DUMA (12:15 AM): I can't change it if I don't know...
DUMA (12:19 AM): Hello?

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UNKNOWN (12:43 AM): If I could go anywhere, I'd go where you are.

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ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE ZORB IS APPROACHING STAR BLURBURRY.

    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |
        NO

            ........

THAT ANSWER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |
        NO

            .........

AGAIN, THAT ANSWER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |

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DUMA (6:15 PM): The computer is giving me orders...
STACELLA (6:17 PM): Uhm. Computers don't give orders, Duma.
DUMA (6:18 PM): It keeps telling me my answer is unnacceptable...
STACELLA (6:19 PM): What are you talking about?
DUMA (6:21 PM): Whether or not to alert the space shuttle for a rescue mission to Blurburry.
DUMA (6:23 PM): It keeps telling me "NO" isn't acceptable.
STACELLA (6:25 PM): Maybe it's a glitch?
STACELLA (6:26 PM): What happens if you click yes?
DUMA (6:28 PM): The rescue team gets launched.
STACELLA (6:30 PM): Do it.
STACELLA (6:31 PM): At least then, the computer will shut up about it.

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    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |
        NO

    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |
        NO

    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |
        NO

    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION TO STAR BLURBURRY, TO COLLECT OZ ORBOLLAC?
        YES/NO |

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DUMA (6:40 PM): Oz? Where are you...?
UNKNOWN (6:41 PM): Uhm... Out of town...
DUMA (6:42 PM): WHERE out of town?
UNKNOWN (6:43 PM): I think you already know the answer to that...
DUMA (6:44 PM): NO!
DUMA (6:49 PM): You have GOT to be kidding me...
UNKNOWN (6:49 PM): I think...
UNKNOWN (6:55 PM): I think I love you, Duma.

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    ALERT SPACE SHUTTLE FOR RESCUE MISSION?
        YES/NO |
        YES

SPACE SHUTTLE HAS BEEN ALERTED. RESCUE MISSION UNDERWAY.

ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE ZORB WILL DESTROY STAR BLURBURRY IN 4 HOURS, 5 MINUTES.

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DUMA (7:54 PM): Oz? The rescue team is on the way...
DUMA (7:54 PM): You messed with the computer, didn't you? YOU asked me all those weird questions...
UNKNOWN (7:54 PM): Yes.
DUMA (7:55 PM): Why?
UNKNOWN (7:55 PM): I didn't want to scare you away...
DUMA (7:56 PM): I'm not afraid of you.

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ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE ZORB WILL DESTROY STAR BLURBURRY IN 3 HOURS, 4 MINUTES.

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UNKNOWN (8:56 PM): Duma...
UNKNOWN (8:56 PM): Can I ask you something?
DUMA (8:57 PM): Sure. Anything.

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ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE ZORB WILL DESTROY STAR BLURBURRY IN 2 HOURS, 3 MINUTES.

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UNKNOWN (9:57 PM): If you're not afraid...
UNKNOWN (9:58 PM): Why did you block me so many times?
DUMA (9:58 PM): You're Zorb, aren't you?
UNKNOWN (10:00 PM): Yes. I'm Zorb.

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ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE ZORB WILL DESTROY STAR BLURBURRY IN 1 HOURS, 2 MINUTES.

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DUMA (10:58 PM): I thought you were someone else.
DUMA (10:58 PM): I thought--
DUMA (10:58 PM): I'm sorry.
DUMA (11:16 PM): I take it back...
DUMA (11:20 PM): What I said about death? I take it back.
UNKNOWN (11:22 PM): I know you do.

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ATTENTION: BLACKHOLE ZORB WILL DESTROY STAR BLURBURRY IN 1 MINUTES.

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DUMA (11:59 PM): Oz? Are you still there?
DUMA (11:59 PM): Please say something?
DUMA (11:59 PM): Don't leave me!
DUMA (12:00 AM): We haven't gotten our dance yet. You CAN'T leave me!
DUMA (12:00 AM): Oz.......

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ATTENTION--BLURBURRY DESTROYED.

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UNKNOWN (12:01 AM): Duma.
UNKNOWN (12:01 AM): Happy birthday.
UNKNOWN (12:02 AM): I think you owe me a dance.