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[[A man and a woman stand facing one another]]
Woman: Why didn't you wait for me?
Man: I thought you were gone forever!
Woman: I said I'd be back in a minute!
Man: The . . . the seconds went fast at first, but then they started to drag on. She was there for me.
Woman: You had an affair in the 90 seconds I was gone?!
Man: . . . yes.
Man: And we had a son.
Man: He'd be about your age now.
{{Alt-text: Opening dialogue by Scott}}
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