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Kiroku :

Hey,/Mr. Noodle Vendor! One bowl of hot noodles,/please!

Noodle Vendor 2 (NV2) :

They’ll be ready/in a minute!

Kiroku :

Well,/it’s sure cold tonight.

NV2 :

Huh? I think it’s warm. It’s much warmer/than yesterday.

Kiroku :

Warmer? I guess so .... Are my noodles ready yet? You’re sure/taking your time.

NV2 :

I’m going/as fast as I can.

Kiroku :

OK,/OK. I’ll take my chopsticks. Other noodle stands give out used ones. But your chopsticks are .../dirty! Did you wash them? Anyway,/I’ll wipe them off myself. The main thing is the noodles. Sometimes noodles are too soft. They’re awful. But your noodles are .../... terrible! They’re too soft! （さらに食べ続けて、そばを全部食べ終わる） I have to go. How much is it?

NV2 :

That’ll be sixteen mon .

Kiroku :

Fine. I have small change. Give me your hand.

NV2 :

OK.

Kiroku :

Are you ready? Ha, ha, ha ...

NV2 :

What’s so funny?

Kiroku :

Nothing. OK,/here you go. One,/two,/three,/four,/five,/six,/seven,/eight .../oh,/what time is it now?

NV2 :

Five.

Kiroku :

Six,/seven,/eight,/nine,/ten,/eleven,/twelve,/thirteen,/fourteen,/fifteen,/sixteen mon .

NV2 :

Thank you very much. Please come again!

Kiroku :

You’re welcome .../I think.