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Well, i must tell you i write the scripts very close to the bone. so i'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
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Aaron Sorkin
Well, i must tell you i write the scripts very close to the bone. so i'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
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