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(Everyone slowly turns their heads toward Benny.)

BENNY
(Clueless, beaming with pride) How‘s that? Ya like?

NORM
(Still staring in disbelief) No. I don‘t ―like‖. I don‘t ―like‖ it at all. I‘d ―like‖ it to be the way I directed
it.

BENNY
Why don‘t we ask the client?

NORM
We did. He said he wanted-

BENNY
I know. ―Gentle, dreamy‖

NORM
Yes!

BENNY
Well this is called musicality.

NORM
We didn‘t hire you for musicality. (Half-aside) Fact, I don‘t know why we hired you at all.

BENNY
There it is.

NORM
Ken, I‘m done- it‘s either me or him.

BENNY
At last! Something we agree on.

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