“I was watching a collection of vintage '80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. It was a tragedy, in my opinion. Another sign that civilization was going straight down the tubes.”
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“'Cause, like Halliday said, 'reality is the only thing that's real.'”
“I'm taking the leap.”
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“He made it through the first gate and avatars are gonna be on him like hoes on Santa.”