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	 Volume 20
	  Chapter 7 (196)
	   My Birthday?

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(Ch. 7) My Birthday?

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Hikari: My birthday?

Haruka: ...isn't it?

Hikari: Oh,
	you're right.

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Hikari: As long as it doesn't rain, that should be the day Senkawa and Meiwa play their 2nd Round games.
	I see.
	They better both win, then.

Haruka: But,
	if that happens...

Hikari: I know.
	Let's both prepare for that case.

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Hikari: Most importantly, they get to play against each other in the Koshien.
	Winning or losing is secondary...  there can't be anything greater for those two.

Haruka: You're right.

Door: (snap)
	(slide)

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Hikari: Oh,
	hold on.

Haruka: Huh?

Hikari: I just passed Osanai-san in the hallway before coming here.

Miho: (gerk)

Haruka: What does that mean?

Hikari: ...just as I thought.

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Hikari: OK,
	now it's at a good temperature.

Miho: Damn!

Haruka: Wow,
	that's really thoughtful.

Hikari: Who?

Haruka: Of you.
	You've never fallen into anyone's traps or pranks before, have you?

Hikari: That's not true.

Haruka: I'm totally clumsy, you know.
	It's like we're totally different, even though we're the same age.

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Haruka: It must be the family makeup.

Hikari: Huh?

Haruka: Oh, I mean,
	if I had a little brother or sister, I might be a bit more responsible...

Hikari: I don't have any,
	either.

Haruka: Oh.
	That's right, you're an only child.
	Did you ever want siblings?

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Hikari: Huh?

Haruka: Brother or sister?
	Older or younger?

Hikari: Oh,
	right.
	An older brother, I guess.

Haruka: Yeah.
	I wish I had an older brother, too.

Hikari: Don't you have a brother, Koga-san?

Haruka: Not like an old man brother.
	A cool one that's close to my age.

Koga: AHH
	CHOO!

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Koga: Who called me an old man?

Kine: Huh?

Koga: Uh, I mean,
	let's take a look at Shimizu.  (beep)

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Koga: If you look at his official game records, he's just as good as Meiwa's Tachibana Hideo.
	And this guy plays in Shikoku, where competition is stiff.
	It's practically a mystery why he hasn't become a national star.

Hiro: No it's not.

Noda: Yeah.

Hiro: The reason's pretty obvious.

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Shimizu: Who called me ugly?

Guy: Huh?

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Papers: Hideo
	Kunimi
	Tsukigata

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Men: Man,
	we're finally gettin' a good Koshien this year, eh?
	Pshaw!
	Just a buncha rubberneckers raisin' a fuss.
	True.
	Dis year all dem players is popular with the girls, eh?
	It ain't no fun for true baseball fans like us.

Takaaki: Rubberneckers
	have good noses, though.
	They know how to follow the scent
	of a star.

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Sign: South Tokyo Representative
	Meiwa Daiichi High School
	Baseball Team

Sign: North Tokyo Representative
	[Sen]kawa High School
	Baseball Team

Announcer: He holds back!  That's ball four.

Hiro: Koga, did you wash some towels?

Announcer: Two outs, bases loaded!
	Kanagawa's Hama High School has the chance to take the 1-run lead back with one swing of the bat!

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Haruka: They're drying on the roof.
	They might be totally dry now.

Hiro: Thanks.

Announcer: Will this 7th inning be the so-called "lucky seventh"?!
	Now up is the 3rd batter, pitcher Asaoka.

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Announcer: (Clang!)
	A sharp blow to left-center!
	It's a hit!
	This will overturn the lead!

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