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There are two flights, I’m guessing 17 steps total.
Shall I go and check now to see if I was right?
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There are 14 steps.
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. . . it’s about ? going downstairs.
Maybe that was a Freudian slip: you’re thinking about going into your basement.
I’d like to follow you down there . . .
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Please, I insist.
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You're not allowing me to be gentlemanly. Besides, I don’t know my way around your basement; please lead the way.
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That’s not my answer, it’s my friend’s answer, and it’s not supposed to be you, it’s just women in general. Grrrrrrr.