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Joe: Is this Heaven? Jerry: No. Joe: Is it H-E double hockey sticks? Young Souls: [popping up below him] Hell? Hell? Hell? Jerry: [to Young Souls] All right, all right! Quiet coyote! Jerry: It's easy to get turned around in here. This isn't the Great Beyond. It's the Great Before. This is where new souls get their personalities, quirks, and interests before they go to Earth.

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[to Joe] Don't worry, they're fine. You can't crush a soul here. That's what life on Earth is for.

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Terry: Hmmm, that's weird. Counselor: What is it? Terry: 151,000 souls go into the Great Beyond every day, and I count every single one of 'em. The count's off. Counselor: Huh...

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Joe: You know, I don’t really have time for a relationship right now. 22: Oh yeah? Busy now? Wanna wait until you die a second time? Joe: Ha ha. I can’t believe I’m taking romantic advice from an unborn soul. 22: I can think of worse.

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22: Maybe sky-watching can be my spark. Or even walking! I’m really good at walking! Joe: [disapprovingly] That’s just regular old living.

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Terry: There they are. Joe: [chasing 22] You come back here right now! [They dodge commuters left and right until they finally come upon an empty hallway.] You stole my body! Terry: Time to go, Joe Gardner. [ [Joe sees his body far below. He frantically swims toward it, making headway.] Oh, no, you don't. [Terry stops him.] Gotcha! Joe: No, no, no! [He lands in the grass of the You Seminar. The portal above him closes.] NO! No! [enraged; furiously storms to 22] I WAS GOING TO PLAY WITH DOROTHEA WILLIAMS! 22: [enraged] AND I WAS ABOUT TO FIND MY SPARK! Joe: FIND YOUR SPARK?! 22: YOU PROMISED... Joe: MY LIFE WAS FINALLY GOING TO CHANGE! 22: ...BUT YOU WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES! Joe: I LOST EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF YOU! Terry: JOE!!! [Joe and 22 stop arguing and turn to him] You cheated. Terry: Found 'em! Jerry: Joe Gardner! Terry, you found them. Terry: No need to thank me. Jerry: It’s so nice to have everything back in order, and… [The Counselor looks at 22’s badge, stunned.] 22 g

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Joe: Yeah. So, uh, what happens next. Dorothea Williams: We come back tomorrow night and do to all again. What's wrong, Teach? Joe: It's just that, I've been waiting on this day for... my entire life. I thought I'd feel different. Dorothea: I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, "I'm trying to find this thing they call 'The Ocean.'" "The Ocean?" says the older fish, "That's what you're in right now." "This?" says the younger fish, "This is water. What I want is The Ocean." See you tomorrow.

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Jerry: So, what do you think you'll do? How are you gonna spend your life? Joe: I'm not sure. But, I do know... I'm gonna live every minute of it.