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MARTHA: Oh, absolutely.<br />
(SHE looks at GEORGE and he smiles for her)<br />
Your smile looks wonderful, George. It's amazing what they can do<br />
with mahogany these days.<br />
GEORGE: I thought I'd introduce you to one ofour most famous<br />
men ofthe 18th century. Benjamin Franldin is perhaps...<br />
(HISTORY POLICE enter, interrupting) blowing whistles)<br />
POLICE A: Hold it, hold it right there, Mr. Washington.<br />
GEORGE: Who are you?<br />
POLICE B: We're the History Police.<br />
(THEY BOTH whip out identification cards, flash them very<br />
quicldy in front of George and then quicldy put them away.)<br />
MARTHA: The history police? I don't believe I'm familiar with<br />
your organization.<br />
POLICE A: That's right, Ma'am, history police. We're here to see<br />
that you don't mess around with history.<br />
POLICE B: We enforce the facts of history, and we just clocked the<br />
two ofyou going pretty fast there a minute ago.<br />
POLICE B: Pretty fast. 150 years ofAmerican history in 5 minutes.<br />
Way over the speed limit.<br />
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POLICE A: You flew right past the development of<br />
the <strong>13</strong> colonies. One minute we're on the frontier,<br />
the next we've got all <strong>13</strong> firmly established.<br />
GEORGE: We only have twenty-five minutes to get<br />
through the...<br />
POLICE B (interrupting): And now you're<br />
suddenly introducing Benjamin Franklin. Have you<br />
no respect for the flow of history?<br />
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