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Yes, Z. You ARE insignificant.

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I guess I was looking for a little trouble.

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All we are saying is give Z a chance.

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Would I meet some worker girls?

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What are you bitching about? in case you haven’t noticed, we ants are running the show. We’re the Lords of the Earth.

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Now you’re getting it. It’s not about you. It’s about us – the team – this.

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Attack a termite colony? That’s suicide.

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Do you have any idea how much trouble you can get in for talking about for even talkin’ about impersonation’ a soldier? You can get in trouble just for listening to someone talkin’ about impersonatin’ a soldier.

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Um…a giant hole in the ground?

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We rebuilt the colony; better than before, because now we have a very large indoor swimming pool.

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Why should I be unhappy being a piece of construction equipment?

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Will you calm down? You’re not going to let a little near-death experience ruin your mood, are you?

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Are you kidding? They always go after the new guy. It’s like a SPORT for them.

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Let go! Don’t you understand? It’s for the good of the colony!

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Cutter, you’re a fine officer. You have discipline, courage, ability…but you seem to have a weakness for the lower orders that I find disturbing. Now, are you with me?

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You fill in any more and you’ll explode.

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Everyone has their place, Bala. You, the soldiers, the workers…Oh, it’s not all that bad being princess, is it? Would you prefer to be carting around dirt all day?

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What if someone ordered you to jump off a bridge? You-you…

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He’s…taking a personal day, so I’m filling in.

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Who the HELL is that?

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Well, that was impressive. Ah, where’s Z?

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And, y’know, I finally feel like I’ve found my place. And you know what? It’s right back where I started. But the difference is, this time I chose it.

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What were you doing at a bar?

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Dead? Well…he was an ant with ideas. Too bad for him.

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The whole system makes me feel so…insignificant.

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I think – I think you’re thinking of someone else. After all, I am a soldier.

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Please, General! Not on a first date!

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Look, What’s-Your-Name, climb that tree and tell me where I am.

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Let’s be real about this. Bala and I…Bala is a princess, and I’m a soil relocation engineer.

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Pardon me. I guess you don’t recognize me. I’ve been traveling, and I’m all…schlumpy. I’m Princess Bala.

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What happened to Z?

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Exactly. You were a worker, but now you’re a war hero.

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Well, maybe, then again, maybe not, and then again…yowch.

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I, um, whurr, whuh, hey, fellas, that’s…you’re being a little extreme, I feel. Why don’t, why don’t, why don’t we just try to influence their political process with campaign contributions?

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I sure hope you know what you’re doing.

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Don’t you get it? I was slumming it. I chose you because you were the most pathetic little bug in the joint.

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Cutter, what are you doing?

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Why’d I have to be born a worker? You soldiers get all the glory. Plus, you get to go out in the world. You know, you meet interesting insects; you get to kill them.

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I’m supposed to do everything for the colony. What about my needs?

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Really? Let me try some. Hey, it is crap. Not bad.

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F-fiance? Hey, w-wait a minute. Th-this is not how it looks. I-I can explain this…hey, SHE was the one making all the moves.

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Don’t you ever think for yourself, Cutter?

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Seal up the doors. Cutter, did you hear me?

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Come on, Z. Help us build a bigger, stronger colony, and for crying out loud, try to be happy about it.

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Let me ask you something – what made you come to the bar that night?

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Weaver, they’re CAREER girls. They’re obsessed with digging.

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So, these…these termites, they’re…they’re, they’re…these guys aren’t going to put up much of a fight, right? I mean, we’re talking about pushovers, right?

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You know, I’m really bad at word games.

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Z, I’ve gotta help my Mom.

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What are you saying? We are the colony!

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Look, I got orders, and those orders say dig.

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Think about it, Bala. Do you really want to be Mrs. Raving Lunatic?

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I guess you prefer old Blood and Guts, huh? His idea of a romantic date is two seats at a public execution. Boy, you sure chose the right husband.

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This is for the good of the colony, General.

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Not really, kid. They’re five times our size and spit acid from their foreheads.

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You know, I think there’s been a terrible mistake. Truth is, I just came for the speech.

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No. This isn’t about me. I mean, Look at this worker. Look what he’s done.

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Don’t you want your aphid beer?

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…good. Damn good.

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Oh, Mother, don’t be so dramatic.

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I…danced with this guy at the bar the other night. He was just a worker, then.

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Hi. Wanna dance?

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I’ve got to believe there’s something out there better than this. Otherwise I’ll just curl up into a larval position and weep.

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Yes, yes, I understand. I dropped the ball.

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I think everything must go back to the fact that I had a very anxious childhood. My mother never had time for me. You know, when you’re – when you’re the middle child in a family of five million, you don’t get any attention. I mean, how is that possible?

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Okay, I’ve gotta give myself a positive attitude. A good attitude even though I’m utterly insignificant. I’m, I’m insignificant…but with attitude.

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Something I should have done a long time ago.

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I have my orders.

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Be honest, kid. Am I hurt bad?

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You useless, ungrateful maggot! I am the colony!

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That’s great, Azteca. It’s working already. I’m so meaningless I’m invisible.

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A worker danced with my fiance?

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Nothing like a little post-traumatic stress disorder to make your day complete.

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That’s it. You’re the guy from the bar.

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You wouldn’t understand unless you’ve been there. You can be your own ant there. No one telling you what to do. No wars. No colony. I never should have left.

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Precisely what I want to know.

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Oh, brother. Suddenly, I just lost my appetite.

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Labor? What you YOU know about labor? How would YOU feel if you were expected to give birth every 10 seconds for the rest of your life?

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Yeah, but you get to spend all day with those beautiful worker girls.

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Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?

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For your information, the general and I are deeply, deeply in…in…engaged.

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Oh, please, Muffy. Not another crusade.

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You’re an ant after my own heart, an ant who looks death in the face and laughs.

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Z’s dead. You don’t have to worry about him.

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Oh sorry Z. I didn’t see you there.

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I think it’s time to debrief the soldier.

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Oh, brother. I’m asking the wrong guy here.

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Sir, I’ve been thinking. Do we need to go through with this? Look at what these workers have done. They’ve got the right stuff. Isn’t there any other way?

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Hey, wait a minute. Let’s not get…we’re being too hasty here. These guys sound like bruisers. Just how were you figuring on beating them.

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Are you kidding? They always go after the new guy! It’s like a sport for them. And believe me, they will definitely go for an…adorable little insect like you.

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Actually, I generally just make belittling comments and snicker behind death’s back.

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She’s about yay tall, fairly easy on the eyes.

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Oh, my big, strong pheronome factory.

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Superior numbers, kid. Overwhelm their defenses, and kill their queen.

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Handling dirt is…ugh…is not my idea of a rewarding career.

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Excellent. You’ve made a real breakthrough.

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This is just a lawsuit waiting to happen.

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Hey, don’t talk to me about earth, okay, because I just spent all day hauling it around.

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You have such a big heart. That’s why you’re my little cuddly-widdles.

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Time stands still for no ant.

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Call me crazy, but I have a thing about drinking from the anus of another creature.

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What a bunch of losers. Mindless zombies capitulating to an oppressive system.

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Sacrifice. To some, it is just a word. To others, it is a code.

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I was not cut out to be a worker, I’ll tell you right now. I feel physically inadequate. I,I…My whole life, I’ve never…I’ve NEVER been able to lift more than ten times my body weight.

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Oh, good. Here they come to rescue me…and to kill you.

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Well, trouble’s my middle name. Actually, my middle name is Marion, but I don’t want you spreading that around.

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There you have it: your average boy-meets-girl, boy-likes-girl, boy-changes-the-underlying-social-order story.

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Don’t worry, I know almost exactly what I’m doing.

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I’ve been kidnapped by the village idiot.

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Who’s the bigger idiot? The idiot, or the idiot who gets kidnapped by the idiot?

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You da ant.

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Don’t make my mistake, kid. Don’t follow orders your whole life. Think for yourself.

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You know, I was going to let you become a part of my most erotic fantasies, but now you can just write it off.

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Wow, every worker in the colony is here. Hey, wait a minute. That guy owes me money.

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This tastes just like crap.

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It’s worse than I thought. They’re Euro-trash.

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