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You better stay away, or you're gonna pay. Listen to what I say.
— Shooter · Happy Gilmore
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker delivers a rhyming warning: keep away, or suffer for it. The sing-song rhythm makes the threat sound almost like a chant, and the demand to listen closely adds swagger, pressing the audience to take the cost of ignoring it seriously.
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