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{{Title text: 'Can't you just use the LHC you already built to find it again?' 'We MAY have disassembled it to build a death ray.' 'Just one, though.' 'Nothing you should worry about.' 'The death isn't even very serious.'}}
[[Woman standing at a podium with man behind her]]
Person off scene: Tell us about your proposal.
Woman: We're requesting $3 billion in funding to find the Higgs Boson.
Person off scene: ... wait. Didn't you already find it a year or two ago?
Man: Yes, well, um.
[[Zoom into woman]]
Woman: ... ok, this is embarrassing.
Man off scene: See, the thing is---
[[Zoom out to original scene]]
Person off scene: Don't tell us you lost it already.
Woman: Look. In our defense it's really small.
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