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   When Constrictor proposed to call in a secret agent, quite nimble and intrepid, she was thinking of Ethan Hunt, since ascertaining the location of a lab in order to foil the scheme that a conclave of rogue scientists had begot after the colloquium organised by Cons on her idol Fox Mulder's request, implied an actual Mission Impossible episode.

   When Constrictor proposed to call in a secret agent, quite nimble and intrepid, she was thinking of Ethan Hunt, since ascertaining the location of a lab in order to foil the scheme that a conclave of rogue scientists had begot after the colloqu...

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   'This is fascinating, Scully!' had cried Fox Mulder, exultant, after shaking hands with each of the personages in white smock that attended said colloquium, the purpose of which was to procure information as would help him solve a couple of pending cases.

   'Whereas the premise of the Last action hero, about a boy that jumps into a movie, and the villains of that movie escape from the theatre screen, was inane buy amusing,' she replied, exasperated, 'it is outright ridiculous to believe that something like that could really happen, or something even more convoluted, as this girl claims, that a series of portals have opened between the dimensions inhabited by the products of the entertainment industry and this one, where we first design such products to enjoy over a period and end up disposing of when we tire of them...'

   'The extreme of your pragmatism astounds me, Scully,' he replied, 'for it reduces the offer of the entertainment industry to mere sand sculptures, doomed to dissolve themselves in the rain, and you don't appreciate the public's loyalty, a featu...

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   'The extreme of your pragmatism astounds me, Scully,' he replied, 'for it reduces the offer of the entertainment industry to mere sand sculptures, doomed to dissolve themselves in the rain, and you don't appreciate the public's loyalty, a feature that turns such products, dull to you notwithstanding, into icons that transcend the sphere and moment in which they emerged.'

   'Save your poetry for your date, Mulder. What I do appreciate, without being a psychologist, is the obsession of this girl with you. It's obvious that in order to tickle your fancy she has concocted an incredible yarn,' and, in a reproachful tone, she added, 'and I feel that you, in a noble gesture, so as not to disappoint your fan, are inclined to take her poppycock seriously. I insist, Mulder, all this affair is preposterous.'

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