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In the deepest, darkest corner of the
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galaxy, a mad scientist, Jamba Jukiba,
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stands trial. His crime, creating
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a creature genetically engineered for
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one purpose and one purpose only. Pure,
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unadulterated chaos. This little blue
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monster is super strong, virtually
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indestructible, and programmed to
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destroy everything it touches. The
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Galactic Federation sentences 6262
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exile on a desolate asteroid. But do you
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think a prison can hold this thing? Not
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a chance. In a spectacular escape, 626
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steals a police cruiser and blasts off
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into hyperspace. The ship's navigation
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system is damaged and its destination is
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random. his crash landing site, a tiny
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remote island on a backwater planet
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called Earth, specifically Kawaii.
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Hawaii. Now, let's meet Lilo. She's a
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fiery, imaginative little girl with a
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big heart and a love for all things
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Elvis Presley. But Lilo is lonely. Since
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her parents' passing, she's been raised
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by her older sister, Nani. Nani is
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struggling, working multiple jobs just
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to keep them afloat and trying to prove
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to the intimidating social worker Cobra
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Bubbles that she can provide a stable
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home for Lilo. If she fails, Lilo will
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be taken away. Their family, their
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ohana, is fractured and on the verge of
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breaking completely. Lilo feels like an
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outcast, misunderstood by the other kids
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who just see her as weird. All she wants
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is a friend. A real friend. Someone who
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won't leave her. In a desperate attempt
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to help Lilo Nani takes her to the local
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animal shelter to adopt a dog. And who
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does Lilo find hiding amongst the normal
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dogs? The fugitive alien experiments
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who's disguising himself to avoid
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capture. The shelter staff is baffled by
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this strange dot dot dot blue dot dot
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koala dog thing. But Lilo is instantly
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smitten. She sees a kindred spirit.
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Someone as lost and broken as she feels.
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She names him Stitch. Nani is hesitant,
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but she gives in, hoping this dog will
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bring some stability to Lilo's life. Oh,
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the irony. Little do they know, the
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Galactic Federation hasn't given up.
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They've dispatched to agents to retrieve
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His creator, the bumbling but brilliant
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Dr. Jumba, and the supposed Earth
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expert, the noodle loving agent Pleley.
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Their mission is to capture Stitch
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discreetly without causing a panic among
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the primitive human population. Discreet
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is not exactly in Jumba's vocabulary.
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Their attempts to snatch Stitch are
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chaotic, clumsy, and destructive,
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creating a series of escalating
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disasters that constantly put Nani's job
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and her custody of Lilo in jeopardy.
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Meanwhile, Stitch is playing along.
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Using Lilo as a human shield against his
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pursuers, he's a walking wrecking ball.
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He destroys Lilo's room, ruins Nani's
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job interviews, and causes mayhem
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wherever he goes. But here's where it
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gets interesting. Lilo, bless her heart,
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is determined to tame him. Using her
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Elvis records as a guide, she tries to
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teach him how to be a model citizen or
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to be good. She introduces him to her
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concept of Ohana, a family where no one
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gets left behind or forgotten. Stitch,
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the creature built only to destroy,
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starts to see something else. He sees
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Lilo's unwavering loyalty. Even after he
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messes up time and time again, he starts
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connection. A change is happening inside
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him. A conflict between his destructive
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programming and this new strange feeling
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of belonging. The chaos escalates. Cobra
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Bubbles is losing his patience after a
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particularly disastrous incident at the
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beach where Jamba and Plecley's capture
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attempt nearly drowns everyone. Nani
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loses her job. Cobra gives her one final
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ultimatum. Find a new job by morning or
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taking Lilo. The pressure is immense.
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Nani and Lilo's world is about to
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shatter. In this moment of despair,
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Stitch watches the two sisters who have
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lost everything because of him share a
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quiet, heartbreaking moment. He finally
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understands the pain he's caused. He
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sees the family he's breaking. His
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destructive instincts are waring with
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this newfound empathy. He has a choice
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to make. Just as Nani lands a new job
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and things seem to be looking up, Jumba
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and Pleley make their final out move.
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They corner Lilo and Stitch in the
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house, leading to an explosive
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confrontation that completely demolishes
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the Pelai home. In the ensuing chaos,
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Cobra Bubbles arrives. He sees the
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wreckage, the fire, the alien zits.
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The final straw. Heartbroken, he tells
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Nani the arrangement isn't working. He
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has to take Lilo. As Lilo is being taken
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away, she looks at Stitchy, her friend,
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and says, "I remember everyone that
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leaves." It's a gut punch. Stitch
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realizes that in trying to save himself,
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he has destroyed the one thing that ever
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mattered to him, his ohana. But the
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trouble isn't over. Just as Stitch is
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about to leave, hoping to fix his
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mistakes, he's captured, not beha, but
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by the ruthless Captain Gantu, a hulking
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shark-like officer who was sent by the
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Grand Councilwoman herself after Jumba
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and plequekly failed. Ganu doesn't care
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about discretion. He snatches Stitch and
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in the process also captures Lilo,
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trapping her in his ship's containment
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pod. Stitch manages to escape Gonu's
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grasp, but Lilo is trapped, being flown
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away into space. Now Stitch, Jumba, and
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Plickley have a common enemy. Nani,
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watching her sister get abducted, is
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utterly helpless. This is the moment of
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truth for St. Is he the monster he was
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designed to be, or is he part of Lilo
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Zohan? He convinces Jumba to help him,
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not as a creator reclaiming his
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experiment, but as one family member
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helping another. With Nani and Ple
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joining them, they chase Gantu's ship in
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Jumba's own spacecraft. What follows is
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an incredible aerial battle over the
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mountains of Kauaii Stitch. Using his
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alien intelligence and strength for the
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first time for good, masterminds a
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daring midair rescue. He leaps from
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their ship, smashes through the cockpit
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of Gantu's cruiser, and confronts the
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giant captain head. He fights not with
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mindless rage but with a purpose to save
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his friend, his sister, his family. He
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manages to rescue Lilo just as Gantu's
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ship crash lands into the ocean. They
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emerge on the beach safe, but their
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victory is short. The Grand Councilwoman
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herself has landed, ready to take Stitch
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into custody once and for all. It seems
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all is lost. But Lilo holding a piece of
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paper walks right up to the most
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powerful being in the galaxy. She
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explains that she paid for Stitch at the
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According to Earth Law, he belongs to
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her. She shows the adoption papers. The
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grand council woman is taken aback. This
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little human is claiming ownership of a
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dangerous, illegal experiment. But then
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she sees it. She sees the bond between
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them. She sees that Stitch has found
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something he will never find in a prison
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cell, a place to belong. In an
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unprecedented act, the Grand
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Councilwoman decrees that Stitch will
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live out his exile on Earth under the
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care of the Pelai family. Captain Gantu
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is fired and Jamba and Pickley are
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assigned to stay on Earth to watch over
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him. Cobra Bubbles, who reveals he's a
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former CIA agent who met the Grand
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Councilwoman years ago, helps smooth
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everything over. The Fractured family is
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finally made whole. But it's bigger and
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weirder than ever before. With two
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aliens now living with them, Nani, Lilo,
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and Stitch begin the long, happy process
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of rebuilding their home and their
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lives. The little blue monster created
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for destruction found his one true
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place. Not by destroying, but by
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building a family. An where no one gets
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left behind. Thank you so much for
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watching. What was your favorite part of
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