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First Seen: Tue 2015-01-27
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles
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Transcript For Strip 1017
Panel 1Nicole has stepped away from the whiteboard, looking troubled.
Nicole: So, Seamus really was Farnsworth.
Murphy: You heard him say so.
Nicole: Yeah, but … well, I'd hoped it was some ruse, I guess.
Panel 2
Nicole and Murphy.
Nicole: So I've been in league with the devil incarnate all this time. We both are.
Murphy: You know that's not true.
Murphy: Look at all the benefits he's brought humanity in the last four centuries.
Panel 3
Murphy's soliloquy:
Murphy: Back when people only lived seven or eight decades, it was truly said that 'people never really change.'
Murphy: But give them enough time and they can, they do. I've seen it myself.
Murphy: Trust me, in 500 years you'll be a different person than you are now.
Panel 4
Murphy puts an arm around Nicole's shoulders.
Nicole: Assuming I live that long.
Murphy: You can, if our civilization survives.
Murphy: So, let's stay on task.
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