"I know it shucking sucks, sweetheart, but nobody can actually help you with that," he says, sipping his tea. "You've got to figure that out on your own and then you've got to talk to them about it."
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"I know it shucking sucks, sweetheart, but nobody can actually help you with that," he says, sipping his tea. "You've got to figure that out on your own and then you've got to talk to them about it."