It ran out of juice!
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Anything you like, he can't hear you.
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Just one, but he'll also want to do something about your nose.
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Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth?
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To give us some sort of appreciation for flutes.
Did you hear about that music composer who committed suicide? He didn't even leave a note.
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The police had to comb the area.
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