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 |  Trapped in a sewage plant,            |
 |  our intrepid heroes were just having  |
 |  a few moments of quality time,        |
 |  when suddenly...                      |
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  |  Sorry, guys!  |
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                                                       ___________
                           `.`.  /  |____\  \        ,'           `.
                             `.\/   | || |\  )  #   /  The quality  \
         __________        #      # |\||/| \/      | of this strip's |
       ,'          `.       #  __   |:():|#  __    | really taking a |
      /  That's it?  \  ((   (',_,> |/||\|  (((\   |  nosedive, you  |
     |  THAT'S IT?!?  |      /(o(o; |_||_| :9<9)) __\     know!     /
     |   We're being  |____   \_O/  |    |  \~_/   `-.____________,'
     | saved by a @#$  ,-'   / /\  #| #  | #/\ \
     |   CONTINUITY   |   # / , ||  |   #|  | . \ #
      \  PATCH-UP?!! /     / /__|/ #|_#__|# |  \ |
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  |                                                    |
  |  I know, I know!  *Sigh!*                          |
  |                                                    |
  |  This wasn't meant to happen in the first place!   |
  |  But the originally planned spoof on the old joke  |
  |  "Coffee break's over! Back on your heads!"        |
  |  wasn't working, either!                           |
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