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BENNY
        No, no, no.


                                                          ALYSON
        (Hint of tears) This is all I got.


                                                           BENNY
        Who tells ya you're not pretty?


                                                          ALYSON
        The mirror.


                                                           BENNY
        What do I tell ya all the time? It‘s not the mirror- it‘s what you see. In here. Listen. Hypothetically
        speakin‘. What if you really were a beautiful girl?


                                                          ALYSON
        I‘m not.


                                                           BENNY
        I know ya don‘t think so. But you‘re an actress- use your imagination. Suppose the truth was you
        were really pretty? And bright, and talented.


                                                          ALYSON
        (Confused) I don‘t know.


                                                           BENNY
        Well ya are. But it doesn‘t matter that I see it. You gotta see it. Farshtaist? If you see it, everyone‘ll
        see it. (Moment) What.


                                                          ALYSON
        I feel like the only reason I‘m still here is so the others don‘t quit.


                                                           BENNY
        You‘re here ‗cause I believe in you.



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