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of
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Dog.
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This
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is
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Rob
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MacWolf,
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your
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fellow
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traveler,
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and
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Today’s
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story
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is “Dear
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Rabbit”
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by
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Str8aura, who draws
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on
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the
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side
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and
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very
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much
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prefers
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depicting
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animal
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subjects
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over
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humans,
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especially
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if
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they
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talk.
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would
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like
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you
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to
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know
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she
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is
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NOT
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the
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Str8aura
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who
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draws
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Pokemon,
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that
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was
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an
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unfortunate
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coincidence.
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can
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find
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more
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of
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her
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stories
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on
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AO3
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and
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Furaffinity.
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enjoy
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Rabbit”
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by
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Str8aura
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girl
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on
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other
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side
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of
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the
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door,
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when
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she
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finally
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arrived
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in
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a
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state
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of
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half-awakeness,
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did
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not
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initially
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recognize
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me.
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she
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did,
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exhaustion
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to
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off
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body
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entirely,
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allowing
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her
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sagged
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shoulders
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to
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up.
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many
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years
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my
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junior,
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was
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guest
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doorstep,
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composed
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myself
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as
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such.
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confrontational
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be
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antithetical
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for
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my
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purposes.
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recalled
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name
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to
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be
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Emily,
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although
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it
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had
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been
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couple
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of
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years
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now
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since
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I had
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heard
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her
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discussed in
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conversation.
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my
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throat,
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spoke
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gently.
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to
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with
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my
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daughter."
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nodded,
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first
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automatically,
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then
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unsurely.
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leaned
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against
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doorframe
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talked
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support
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stay
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up.
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mean,
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can
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take
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you
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to
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her,
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might
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not-"
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interrupted. "If
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she
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tells
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to
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leave.
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me
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try."
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watched
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moment,
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ill
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intent.
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she
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nodded. "Yeah.
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get
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her."
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waved me
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inside,
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stepped
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into
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the
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messy
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home.
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clear
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signs
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homeownership
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me,
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from
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yet-unpacked
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belongings
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crammed
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into
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corners
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pizza
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boxes
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budget
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christening
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parties
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recently
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past.
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could
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see
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in
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her
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walk
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and
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sweeping
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glances
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that
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she
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was
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insecure,
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seeing
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her
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natural
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environment
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in
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an
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entirely
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new
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and
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scrutinizing
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light
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now that
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she
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was
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sharing it
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with
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a
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stranger.
I
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kept
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my
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thoughts
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to
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myself,
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maintaining
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a
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politely
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demure
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expression.
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this,
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we
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both
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held
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ourselves
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stiff
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and
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unnaturally, a
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steel
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wall
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of
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tension
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between
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us.
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took
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a
329
00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:56,610:
seat
330
00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:56,789:
at
331
00:02:56,789 --> 00:02:56,909:
her
332
00:02:56,909 --> 00:02:57,240:
kitchen
333
00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:57,810:
island,
334
00:02:57,810 --> 00:02:57,900:
and
335
00:02:57,900 --> 00:02:58,050:
she
336
00:02:58,050 --> 00:02:58,469:
excused
337
00:02:58,469 --> 00:02:58,979:
herself
338
00:02:58,979 --> 00:02:59,219:
into
339
00:02:59,219 --> 00:02:59,550:
another
340
00:02:59,550 --> 00:02:59,759:
room
341
00:02:59,759 --> 00:02:59,969:
down
342
00:02:59,969 --> 00:03:00,030:
the
343
00:03:00,030 --> 00:03:01,199:
hall.
344
00:03:01,199 --> 00:03:01,409:
While
345
00:03:01,409 --> 00:03:01,500:
I
346
00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:01,919:
waited,
347
00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:02,009:
I
348
00:03:02,009 --> 00:03:02,370:
caught
349
00:03:02,370 --> 00:03:02,400:
a
350
00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:02,819:
familiar
351
00:03:02,819 --> 00:03:03,629:
face
352
00:03:03,629 --> 00:03:03,780:
in
353
00:03:03,780 --> 00:03:03,840:
a
354
00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:04,199:
framed
355
00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:04,500:
photo
356
00:03:04,500 --> 00:03:04,740:
above
357
00:03:04,740 --> 00:03:04,830:
the
358
00:03:04,830 --> 00:03:05,969:
sink,
359
00:03:05,969 --> 00:03:06,449:
collecting
360
00:03:06,449 --> 00:03:08,280:
dust.
361
00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:08,400:
My
362
00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:08,729:
daughter
363
00:03:08,729 --> 00:03:08,849:
and
364
00:03:08,849 --> 00:03:09,360:
Emily,
365
00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:09,750:
several
366
00:03:09,750 --> 00:03:10,050:
years
367
00:03:10,050 --> 00:03:10,439:
prior,
368
00:03:10,439 --> 00:03:10,560:
when
369
00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:10,680:
they were
370
00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:11,099:
both
371
00:03:11,099 --> 00:03:11,580:
still
372
00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:11,669:
in
373
00:03:11,669 --> 00:03:13,110:
college.
374
00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:13,409:
Both
375
00:03:13,409 --> 00:03:13,469:
of
376
00:03:13,469 --> 00:03:13,590:
them
377
00:03:13,590 --> 00:03:13,800:
wore
378
00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:14,039:
big
379
00:03:14,039 --> 00:03:14,639:
smiles,
380
00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:14,759:
and
381
00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:15,182:
clutched
382
00:03:15,182 --> 00:03:15,599:
bottles
383
00:03:15,599 --> 00:03:15,719:
to
384
00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:15,870:
the
385
00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:16,080:
other
386
00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:16,199:
in
387
00:03:16,199 --> 00:03:16,319:
their
388
00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:19,139:
embrace.
The
389
00:03:19,139 --> 00:03:19,319:
door
390
00:03:19,319 --> 00:03:19,650:
opened
391
00:03:19,650 --> 00:03:19,949:
again,
392
00:03:19,949 --> 00:03:21,090:
gingerly,
393
00:03:21,090 --> 00:03:21,210:
and
394
00:03:21,210 --> 00:03:21,300:
the
395
00:03:21,300 --> 00:03:21,539:
woman
396
00:03:21,539 --> 00:03:21,750:
took
397
00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:22,139:
careful
398
00:03:22,139 --> 00:03:22,439:
steps
399
00:03:22,439 --> 00:03:22,830:
towards
400
00:03:22,830 --> 00:03:22,979:
me,
401
00:03:22,979 --> 00:03:23,370:
clutching
402
00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:23,729:
something
403
00:03:23,729 --> 00:03:23,849:
in
404
00:03:23,849 --> 00:03:23,969:
her
405
00:03:23,969 --> 00:03:24,300:
arms with
406
00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:24,419:
all
407
00:03:24,419 --> 00:03:24,599:
the
408
00:03:24,599 --> 00:03:25,229:
delicacy
409
00:03:25,229 --> 00:03:25,381:
of a
410
00:03:25,381 --> 00:03:25,740:
birthday
411
00:03:25,740 --> 00:03:25,979:
cake
412
00:03:25,979 --> 00:03:27,719:
on a tray.
413
00:03:27,719 --> 00:03:27,960:
When
414
00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:28,139:
she
415
00:03:28,139 --> 00:03:28,379:
got
416
00:03:28,379 --> 00:03:28,740:
closer,
417
00:03:28,740 --> 00:03:28,770:
I
418
00:03:28,770 --> 00:03:28,919:
could
419
00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:29,159:
clearly
420
00:03:29,159 --> 00:03:29,400:
make
421
00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:29,610:
out
422
00:03:29,610 --> 00:03:29,699:
the
423
00:03:29,699 --> 00:03:29,939:
furry
424
00:03:29,939 --> 00:03:30,539:
bundle
425
00:03:30,539 --> 00:03:30,719:
as
426
00:03:30,719 --> 00:03:30,780:
a
427
00:03:30,780 --> 00:03:30,960:
white
428
00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,210:
rabbit.
429
00:03:33,210 --> 00:03:33,449:
Its
430
00:03:33,449 --> 00:03:33,659:
red
431
00:03:33,659 --> 00:03:34,050:
eyes
432
00:03:34,050 --> 00:03:34,379:
stared
433
00:03:34,379 --> 00:03:34,740:
past
434
00:03:34,740 --> 00:03:35,009:
both
435
00:03:35,009 --> 00:03:35,099:
of
436
00:03:35,099 --> 00:03:35,460:
us,
437
00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:35,909:
eternally
438
00:03:35,909 --> 00:03:36,900:
alert,
439
00:03:36,900 --> 00:03:37,169:
even
440
00:03:37,169 --> 00:03:37,289:
in
441
00:03:37,289 --> 00:03:37,349:
a
442
00:03:37,349 --> 00:03:37,620:
state
443
00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:37,710:
of
444
00:03:37,710 --> 00:03:38,129:
comfort
445
00:03:38,129 --> 00:03:38,610:
provided
446
00:03:38,610 --> 00:03:38,729:
by
447
00:03:38,729 --> 00:03:38,909:
her
448
00:03:38,909 --> 00:03:39,180:
owner's
449
00:03:39,180 --> 00:03:41,430:
presence.
The
450
00:03:41,430 --> 00:03:41,669:
woman
451
00:03:41,669 --> 00:03:41,939:
sank
452
00:03:41,939 --> 00:03:42,030:
to
453
00:03:42,030 --> 00:03:42,150:
her
454
00:03:42,150 --> 00:03:42,750:
knees,
455
00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:43,139:
setting
456
00:03:43,139 --> 00:03:43,379:
down
457
00:03:43,379 --> 00:03:43,560:
the
458
00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:44,129:
rabbit
459
00:03:44,129 --> 00:03:44,250:
and
460
00:03:44,250 --> 00:03:44,520:
drawing
461
00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:44,729:
from
462
00:03:44,729 --> 00:03:44,909:
under
463
00:03:44,909 --> 00:03:45,060:
her
464
00:03:45,060 --> 00:03:45,360:
arm
465
00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:45,389:
a
466
00:03:45,389 --> 00:03:46,169:
plastic
467
00:03:46,169 --> 00:03:46,710:
first-aid
468
00:03:46,710 --> 00:03:49,409:
kit.
"It's
469
00:03:49,409 --> 00:03:49,650:
gonna
470
00:03:49,650 --> 00:03:49,949:
take
471
00:03:49,949 --> 00:03:50,280:
a minute,
472
00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:50,550:
hold
473
00:03:50,550 --> 00:03:51,180:
on."
474
00:03:51,180 --> 00:03:51,360:
She
475
00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:51,599:
told
476
00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:53,819:
me.
I
477
00:03:53,819 --> 00:03:54,090:
watched
478
00:03:54,090 --> 00:03:54,569:
carefully
479
00:03:54,569 --> 00:03:54,659:
as
480
00:03:54,659 --> 00:03:54,870:
she
481
00:03:54,870 --> 00:03:55,500:
withdrew
482
00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:55,560:
a
483
00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:56,969:
syringe,
484
00:03:56,969 --> 00:03:57,090:
and
485
00:03:57,090 --> 00:03:57,629:
between
486
00:03:57,629 --> 00:03:58,020:
soothing
487
00:03:58,020 --> 00:03:58,469:
whispers
488
00:03:58,469 --> 00:03:58,620:
to
489
00:03:58,620 --> 00:03:58,770:
her
490
00:03:58,770 --> 00:03:59,039:
pet,
491
00:03:59,039 --> 00:03:59,340:
stuck
492
00:03:59,340 --> 00:03:59,430:
it
493
00:03:59,430 --> 00:03:59,520:
in
494
00:03:59,520 --> 00:03:59,610:
the
495
00:03:59,610 --> 00:03:59,879:
back
496
00:03:59,879 --> 00:03:59,934:
of
497
00:03:59,934 --> 00:04:00,030:
the
498
00:04:00,030 --> 00:04:01,710:
neck.
499
00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:01,768:
The
500
00:04:01,768 --> 00:04:02,039:
rabbit
501
00:04:02,039 --> 00:04:02,580:
shuddered
502
00:04:02,580 --> 00:04:03,539:
once,
503
00:04:03,539 --> 00:04:04,770:
calmed,
504
00:04:04,770 --> 00:04:04,919:
and
505
00:04:04,919 --> 00:04:04,979:
the
506
00:04:04,979 --> 00:04:05,280:
needle
507
00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:05,430:
was
508
00:04:05,430 --> 00:04:05,849:
removed
509
00:04:05,849 --> 00:04:05,939:
with
510
00:04:05,939 --> 00:04:06,210:
no
511
00:04:06,210 --> 00:04:06,539:
further
512
00:04:06,539 --> 00:04:09,150:
complications.
Then,
513
00:04:09,150 --> 00:04:09,210:
the
514
00:04:09,210 --> 00:04:09,539:
rabbit
515
00:04:09,539 --> 00:04:09,750:
began
516
00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:09,840:
to
517
00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,129:
pulsate.
518
00:04:11,129 --> 00:04:11,639:
Bulges
519
00:04:11,639 --> 00:04:12,030:
shifted
520
00:04:12,030 --> 00:04:12,210:
under
521
00:04:12,210 --> 00:04:12,330:
its
522
00:04:12,330 --> 00:04:12,990:
skin,
523
00:04:12,990 --> 00:04:13,169:
as
524
00:04:13,169 --> 00:04:13,319:
if
525
00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:13,770:
bones
526
00:04:13,770 --> 00:04:13,860:
were
527
00:04:13,860 --> 00:04:14,280:
straining
528
00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:14,520:
against
529
00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:14,639:
their
530
00:04:14,639 --> 00:04:15,689:
confines.
531
00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:15,810:
It
532
00:04:15,810 --> 00:04:16,259:
began
533
00:04:16,259 --> 00:04:16,410:
to
534
00:04:16,410 --> 00:04:17,129:
stretch
535
00:04:17,129 --> 00:04:17,279:
and
536
00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:17,910:
inflate,
537
00:04:17,910 --> 00:04:18,389:
then
538
00:04:18,389 --> 00:04:19,589:
tore,
539
00:04:19,589 --> 00:04:20,100:
releasing
540
00:04:20,100 --> 00:04:20,250:
from
541
00:04:20,250 --> 00:04:20,519:
within
542
00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:20,850:
a
543
00:04:20,850 --> 00:04:21,509:
second
544
00:04:21,509 --> 00:04:22,170:
epidermal
545
00:04:22,170 --> 00:04:23,040:
layer,
546
00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:23,730:
furless
547
00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:23,850:
and
548
00:04:23,850 --> 00:04:24,480:
unfolding into
549
00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:24,870:
joints
550
00:04:24,870 --> 00:04:24,959:
and
551
00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:26,279:
curves.
552
00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:26,639:
The rabbit's
553
00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:27,600:
mouth opened,
554
00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,500:
and
555
00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:28,920:
from
556
00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:29,069:
it
557
00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:29,459:
emerged
558
00:04:29,459 --> 00:04:29,550:
the
559
00:04:29,550 --> 00:04:29,850:
top
560
00:04:29,850 --> 00:04:29,939:
of
561
00:04:29,939 --> 00:04:30,000:
a
562
00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,329:
human
563
00:04:30,329 --> 00:04:30,600:
head
564
00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:30,810:
like
565
00:04:30,810 --> 00:04:30,899:
a
566
00:04:30,899 --> 00:04:31,410:
crowning
567
00:04:31,410 --> 00:04:32,790:
baby.
568
00:04:32,790 --> 00:04:32,910:
The
569
00:04:32,910 --> 00:04:33,480:
remnants
570
00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:33,600:
of
571
00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:33,689:
the
572
00:04:33,689 --> 00:04:34,050:
rabbit
573
00:04:34,050 --> 00:04:34,319:
fell to
574
00:04:34,319 --> 00:04:34,410:
the
575
00:04:34,410 --> 00:04:34,740:
ground
576
00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:34,920:
like
577
00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:35,189:
shed
578
00:04:35,189 --> 00:04:36,180:
skin,
579
00:04:36,180 --> 00:04:36,300:
and
580
00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:36,689:
after
581
00:04:36,689 --> 00:04:36,750:
a
582
00:04:36,750 --> 00:04:37,500:
moment,
583
00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:37,800:
only
584
00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:37,860:
a
585
00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:38,279:
nude
586
00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:38,639:
human
587
00:04:38,639 --> 00:04:39,029:
body
588
00:04:39,029 --> 00:04:39,420:
slick
589
00:04:39,420 --> 00:04:39,569:
with
590
00:04:39,569 --> 00:04:41,287:
fluid
591
00:04:41,287 --> 00:04:41,819:
remained
592
00:04:41,819 --> 00:04:41,910:
in
593
00:04:41,910 --> 00:04:41,970:
a
594
00:04:41,970 --> 00:04:42,449:
fetal
595
00:04:42,449 --> 00:04:44,879:
position.
This
596
00:04:44,879 --> 00:04:45,180:
new
597
00:04:45,180 --> 00:04:45,748:
human
598
00:04:45,748 --> 00:04:46,050:
sat
599
00:04:46,050 --> 00:04:46,170:
up
600
00:04:46,170 --> 00:04:47,759:
slowly,
601
00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:48,269:
stretched
602
00:04:48,269 --> 00:04:48,420:
out
603
00:04:48,420 --> 00:04:48,629:
all
604
00:04:48,629 --> 00:04:50,160:
of its limbs,
605
00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:50,339:
and
606
00:04:50,339 --> 00:04:50,819:
wiped
607
00:04:50,819 --> 00:04:50,970:
its
608
00:04:50,970 --> 00:04:51,420:
cheeks
609
00:04:51,420 --> 00:04:54,329:
clean.
Then
610
00:04:54,329 --> 00:04:54,509:
she
611
00:04:54,509 --> 00:04:54,870:
noticed
612
00:04:54,870 --> 00:04:56,430:
me.
613
00:04:56,430 --> 00:04:56,519:
She
614
00:04:56,519 --> 00:04:56,730:
took
615
00:04:56,730 --> 00:04:56,790:
a
616
00:04:56,790 --> 00:04:57,360:
shuddering,
617
00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:57,779:
careful
618
00:04:57,779 --> 00:05:00,240:
breath.
"Hey,
619
00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,399:
dad."
I
620
00:05:02,399 --> 00:05:02,790:
nodded
621
00:05:02,790 --> 00:05:04,259:
dumbly. "Hey,
622
00:05:04,259 --> 00:05:06,629:
Taylor."
Taylor
623
00:05:06,629 --> 00:05:06,959:
struggled
624
00:05:06,959 --> 00:05:07,079:
to
625
00:05:07,079 --> 00:05:07,199:
her
626
00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:07,560:
feet,
627
00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:07,860:
helped
628
00:05:07,860 --> 00:05:07,980:
by
629
00:05:07,980 --> 00:05:08,279:
both
630
00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:08,370:
of
631
00:05:08,370 --> 00:05:09,420:
us.
632
00:05:09,420 --> 00:05:09,720:
Leaning
633
00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:09,839:
on
634
00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:09,930:
the
635
00:05:09,930 --> 00:05:10,170:
island
636
00:05:10,170 --> 00:05:10,290:
for
637
00:05:10,290 --> 00:05:10,709:
support,
638
00:05:10,709 --> 00:05:10,860:
she
639
00:05:10,860 --> 00:05:11,129:
stepped
640
00:05:11,129 --> 00:05:11,459:
over
641
00:05:11,459 --> 00:05:11,610:
her
642
00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:12,000:
former
643
00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:12,389:
body
644
00:05:12,389 --> 00:05:12,509:
and
645
00:05:12,509 --> 00:05:12,959:
lurched
646
00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:13,290:
towards
647
00:05:13,290 --> 00:05:13,410:
the
648
00:05:13,410 --> 00:05:13,740:
coffee
649
00:05:13,740 --> 00:05:14,550:
machine.
650
00:05:14,550 --> 00:05:14,730:
For
651
00:05:14,730 --> 00:05:14,759:
a
652
00:05:14,759 --> 00:05:15,120:
moment
653
00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:15,389:
nobody
654
00:05:15,389 --> 00:05:15,569:
said
655
00:05:15,569 --> 00:05:16,560:
anything as
656
00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:16,769:
she
657
00:05:16,769 --> 00:05:17,129:
ran
658
00:05:17,129 --> 00:05:17,189:
the
659
00:05:17,189 --> 00:05:17,699:
motions
660
00:05:17,699 --> 00:05:17,790:
of
661
00:05:17,790 --> 00:05:18,269:
robotically
662
00:05:18,269 --> 00:05:18,930:
retrieving
663
00:05:18,930 --> 00:05:19,079:
and
664
00:05:19,079 --> 00:05:19,589:
inserting
665
00:05:19,589 --> 00:05:19,649:
a
666
00:05:19,649 --> 00:05:21,300:
coffee pod.
667
00:05:21,300 --> 00:05:21,420:
Her
668
00:05:21,420 --> 00:05:21,930:
roommate
669
00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:22,470:
excused
670
00:05:22,470 --> 00:05:22,769:
herself
671
00:05:22,769 --> 00:05:22,860:
to
672
00:05:22,860 --> 00:05:22,980:
give
673
00:05:22,980 --> 00:05:23,129:
us
674
00:05:23,129 --> 00:05:24,990:
privacy.
675
00:05:24,990 --> 00:05:25,319:
Only
676
00:05:25,319 --> 00:05:25,470:
when
677
00:05:25,470 --> 00:05:25,529:
the
678
00:05:25,529 --> 00:05:25,889:
machine
679
00:05:25,889 --> 00:05:26,069:
was
680
00:05:26,069 --> 00:05:26,310:
well
681
00:05:26,310 --> 00:05:26,670:
into
682
00:05:26,670 --> 00:05:26,850:
its
683
00:05:26,850 --> 00:05:27,180:
work
684
00:05:27,180 --> 00:05:27,449:
did
685
00:05:27,449 --> 00:05:27,779:
Taylor
686
00:05:27,779 --> 00:05:30,240:
speak.
"You
687
00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:30,569:
wanted
688
00:05:30,569 --> 00:05:30,660:
to
689
00:05:30,660 --> 00:05:32,160:
talk."
690
00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:32,250:
Her
691
00:05:32,250 --> 00:05:32,610:
voice
692
00:05:32,610 --> 00:05:32,759:
was
693
00:05:32,759 --> 00:05:33,480:
raspy,
694
00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:33,779:
still
695
00:05:33,779 --> 00:05:34,199:
remembering
696
00:05:34,199 --> 00:05:34,290:
how
697
00:05:34,290 --> 00:05:34,379:
to
698
00:05:34,379 --> 00:05:36,540:
work.
"I
699
00:05:36,540 --> 00:05:36,839:
just
700
00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:37,170:
wanted
701
00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:37,290:
to
702
00:05:37,290 --> 00:05:37,529:
see
703
00:05:37,529 --> 00:05:37,769:
how
704
00:05:37,769 --> 00:05:37,980:
you
705
00:05:37,980 --> 00:05:38,970:
were."
706
00:05:38,970 --> 00:05:39,060:
I
707
00:05:39,060 --> 00:05:39,329:
said
708
00:05:39,329 --> 00:05:41,850:
quietly.
Taylor
709
00:05:41,850 --> 00:05:42,089:
took
710
00:05:42,089 --> 00:05:42,180:
her
711
00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:42,540:
cup
712
00:05:42,540 --> 00:05:42,629:
and
713
00:05:42,629 --> 00:05:42,870:
sipped
714
00:05:42,870 --> 00:05:43,050:
from
715
00:05:43,050 --> 00:05:43,139:
it
716
00:05:43,139 --> 00:05:43,410:
without
717
00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:43,769:
facing
718
00:05:43,769 --> 00:05:45,120:
me. "I'm
719
00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:45,420:
doing
720
00:05:45,420 --> 00:05:45,959:
fine.
721
00:05:45,959 --> 00:05:46,199:
Can
722
00:05:46,199 --> 00:05:46,290:
I
723
00:05:46,290 --> 00:05:46,500:
go
724
00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:46,920:
back
725
00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,569:
now?"
I
726
00:05:48,569 --> 00:05:48,779:
drew
727
00:05:48,779 --> 00:05:48,870:
in
728
00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:48,930:
a
729
00:05:48,930 --> 00:05:51,569:
breath.
"Taylor..."
"Yeah,
730
00:05:51,569 --> 00:05:51,720:
I
731
00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:52,379:
know,
732
00:05:52,379 --> 00:05:53,850:
sorry."
733
00:05:53,850 --> 00:05:53,970:
Her
734
00:05:53,970 --> 00:05:54,540:
voice regained
735
00:05:54,540 --> 00:05:54,689:
some
736
00:05:54,689 --> 00:05:55,829:
sympathy,
737
00:05:55,829 --> 00:05:55,920:
and
738
00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:56,040:
she
739
00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:56,279:
turned
740
00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:56,370:
to
741
00:05:56,370 --> 00:05:58,170:
me. "I
742
00:05:58,170 --> 00:05:58,529:
don't
743
00:05:58,529 --> 00:05:58,769:
want
744
00:05:58,769 --> 00:05:58,829:
to
745
00:05:58,829 --> 00:05:59,009:
be
746
00:05:59,009 --> 00:05:59,069:
a
747
00:05:59,069 --> 00:05:59,850:
jackass.
748
00:05:59,850 --> 00:06:00,000:
It's
749
00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,310:
just...
750
00:06:02,310 --> 00:06:02,610:
Going
751
00:06:02,610 --> 00:06:02,850:
like
752
00:06:02,850 --> 00:06:03,089:
that,
753
00:06:03,089 --> 00:06:03,209:
for
754
00:06:03,209 --> 00:06:03,480:
weeks
755
00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:03,629:
on
756
00:06:03,629 --> 00:06:03,870:
end,
757
00:06:03,870 --> 00:06:03,990:
it
758
00:06:03,990 --> 00:06:04,319:
hurts
759
00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:04,379:
a
760
00:06:04,379 --> 00:06:05,009:
bit
761
00:06:05,009 --> 00:06:05,189:
when
762
00:06:05,189 --> 00:06:05,250:
I
763
00:06:05,250 --> 00:06:05,399:
come
764
00:06:05,399 --> 00:06:07,050:
back.
765
00:06:07,050 --> 00:06:07,439:
Stretching
766
00:06:07,439 --> 00:06:07,560:
out
767
00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:07,889:
muscles
768
00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:08,009:
that
769
00:06:08,009 --> 00:06:08,220:
didn't
770
00:06:08,220 --> 00:06:08,519:
exist
771
00:06:08,519 --> 00:06:08,610:
for
772
00:06:08,610 --> 00:06:08,790:
that
773
00:06:08,790 --> 00:06:09,240:
long,
774
00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:09,509:
finding
775
00:06:09,509 --> 00:06:09,689:
my
776
00:06:09,689 --> 00:06:10,050:
voice
777
00:06:10,050 --> 00:06:11,040:
again.
778
00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:11,250:
It
779
00:06:11,250 --> 00:06:11,819:
hurts
780
00:06:11,819 --> 00:06:11,939:
to
781
00:06:11,939 --> 00:06:13,019:
just...
782
00:06:13,019 --> 00:06:13,439:
think
783
00:06:13,439 --> 00:06:14,069:
complex
784
00:06:14,069 --> 00:06:14,550:
thoughts
785
00:06:14,550 --> 00:06:15,540:
again.
786
00:06:15,540 --> 00:06:15,779:
It's
787
00:06:15,779 --> 00:06:16,889:
annoying.
788
00:06:16,889 --> 00:06:17,009:
It
789
00:06:17,009 --> 00:06:17,220:
makes
790
00:06:17,220 --> 00:06:17,370:
me
791
00:06:17,370 --> 00:06:17,970:
cranky.
792
00:06:17,970 --> 00:06:19,860:
Sorry."
"It's
793
00:06:19,860 --> 00:06:20,730:
alright."
794
00:06:20,730 --> 00:06:20,850:
I
795
00:06:20,850 --> 00:06:22,769:
said.
Taylor
796
00:06:22,769 --> 00:06:22,949:
set
797
00:06:22,949 --> 00:06:23,040:
her
798
00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:23,250:
cup
799
00:06:23,250 --> 00:06:24,720:
down.
"But
800
00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:24,899:
I
801
00:06:24,899 --> 00:06:25,529:
know
802
00:06:25,529 --> 00:06:25,740:
what
803
00:06:25,740 --> 00:06:25,889:
you're
804
00:06:25,889 --> 00:06:26,160:
gonna
805
00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:26,939:
say.
806
00:06:26,939 --> 00:06:27,120:
I've
807
00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:27,389:
heard
808
00:06:27,389 --> 00:06:27,480:
it
809
00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:27,629:
all
810
00:06:27,629 --> 00:06:30,329:
before."
I
811
00:06:30,329 --> 00:06:30,600:
thought
812
00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:30,870:
before
813
00:06:30,870 --> 00:06:30,930:
I
814
00:06:30,930 --> 00:06:32,459:
spoke.
815
00:06:32,459 --> 00:06:32,550:
I
816
00:06:32,550 --> 00:06:32,670:
knew
817
00:06:32,670 --> 00:06:32,759:
I
818
00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:33,060:
needed
819
00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:33,149:
to
820
00:06:33,149 --> 00:06:33,270:
make
821
00:06:33,270 --> 00:06:33,389:
my
822
00:06:33,389 --> 00:06:33,660:
words
823
00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:33,930:
count
824
00:06:33,930 --> 00:06:34,110:
this
825
00:06:34,110 --> 00:06:34,350:
time,
826
00:06:34,350 --> 00:06:35,040:
without
827
00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:35,160:
the
828
00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:35,879:
screaming
829
00:06:35,879 --> 00:06:36,060:
that
830
00:06:36,060 --> 00:06:36,180:
had
831
00:06:36,180 --> 00:06:36,480:
driven
832
00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:36,629:
her
833
00:06:36,629 --> 00:06:38,519:
away.
"It
834
00:06:38,519 --> 00:06:39,060:
just
835
00:06:39,060 --> 00:06:40,199:
feels-
836
00:06:40,199 --> 00:06:40,290:
I
837
00:06:40,290 --> 00:06:41,009:
mean,
838
00:06:41,009 --> 00:06:43,259:
you're-
839
00:06:43,259 --> 00:06:43,410:
I
840
00:06:43,410 --> 00:06:43,709:
thought
841
00:06:43,709 --> 00:06:43,829:
it
842
00:06:43,829 --> 00:06:44,040:
might
843
00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:44,160:
be
844
00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:44,430:
good,
845
00:06:44,430 --> 00:06:44,639:
for
846
00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:44,699:
a
847
00:06:44,699 --> 00:06:45,569:
time.
848
00:06:45,569 --> 00:06:46,829:
Fine."
849
00:06:46,829 --> 00:06:46,889:
I
850
00:06:46,889 --> 00:06:49,500:
mumbled. "But
851
00:06:49,500 --> 00:06:49,560:
I
852
00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:49,829:
can't
853
00:06:49,829 --> 00:06:49,980:
let
854
00:06:49,980 --> 00:06:50,100:
you
855
00:06:50,100 --> 00:06:50,399:
stay
856
00:06:50,399 --> 00:06:50,670:
like
857
00:06:50,670 --> 00:06:51,000:
this.
858
00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:51,209:
It's
859
00:06:51,209 --> 00:06:51,480:
not
860
00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:51,509:
a
861
00:06:51,509 --> 00:06:51,720:
way
862
00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:51,899:
for a
863
00:06:51,899 --> 00:06:52,236:
human
864
00:06:52,236 --> 00:06:52,319:
to
865
00:06:52,319 --> 00:06:53,939:
live."
She
866
00:06:53,939 --> 00:06:54,180:
shook
867
00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:54,300:
her
868
00:06:54,300 --> 00:06:54,540:
head
869
00:06:54,540 --> 00:06:56,069:
sourly.
"I
870
00:06:56,069 --> 00:06:56,310:
don't
871
00:06:56,310 --> 00:06:56,490:
have
872
00:06:56,490 --> 00:06:56,579:
to
873
00:06:56,579 --> 00:06:57,029:
dignify
874
00:06:57,029 --> 00:06:57,240:
that
875
00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:57,389:
with
876
00:06:57,389 --> 00:06:57,449:
a
877
00:06:57,449 --> 00:06:58,290:
response.
878
00:06:58,290 --> 00:06:58,439:
You
879
00:06:58,439 --> 00:06:58,680:
know
880
00:06:58,680 --> 00:06:58,800:
what
881
00:06:58,800 --> 00:06:58,949:
I'm
882
00:06:58,949 --> 00:06:59,160:
going
883
00:06:59,160 --> 00:06:59,250:
to
884
00:06:59,250 --> 00:07:00,480:
say."
"You
885
00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:00,959:
are
886
00:07:00,959 --> 00:07:01,019:
a
887
00:07:01,019 --> 00:07:01,620:
human,
888
00:07:01,620 --> 00:07:02,339:
Taylor."
889
00:07:02,339 --> 00:07:02,459:
I
890
00:07:02,459 --> 00:07:03,360:
lectured. "You're
891
00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:03,660:
not
892
00:07:03,660 --> 00:07:04,740:
anyone's
893
00:07:04,740 --> 00:07:05,160:
pet.
894
00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:05,279:
You're
895
00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:05,490:
my
896
00:07:05,490 --> 00:07:07,230:
daughter.
897
00:07:07,230 --> 00:07:07,319:
It
898
00:07:07,319 --> 00:07:07,529:
just
899
00:07:07,529 --> 00:07:07,709:
feels
900
00:07:07,709 --> 00:07:07,860:
like
901
00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:08,129:
running
902
00:07:08,129 --> 00:07:09,209:
away."
"What's
903
00:07:09,209 --> 00:07:09,600:
wrong
904
00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:09,839:
with
905
00:07:09,839 --> 00:07:10,199:
running
906
00:07:10,199 --> 00:07:11,490:
away?
907
00:07:11,490 --> 00:07:11,730:
It's
908
00:07:11,730 --> 00:07:12,029:
better
909
00:07:12,029 --> 00:07:12,209:
than
910
00:07:12,209 --> 00:07:12,480:
just
911
00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:12,899:
feeling
912
00:07:12,899 --> 00:07:13,110:
like
913
00:07:13,110 --> 00:07:13,500:
shit
914
00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:15,480:
forever."
"You
915
00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:15,720:
need
916
00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:15,839:
to
917
00:07:15,839 --> 00:07:16,439:
face
918
00:07:16,439 --> 00:07:16,560:
the
919
00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:16,889:
things
920
00:07:16,889 --> 00:07:17,069:
that
921
00:07:17,069 --> 00:07:17,220:
are
922
00:07:17,220 --> 00:07:18,870:
hard.
923
00:07:18,870 --> 00:07:19,110:
You
924
00:07:19,110 --> 00:07:19,439:
need
925
00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:19,560:
to
926
00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:19,740:
be
927
00:07:19,740 --> 00:07:20,220:
strong-
928
00:07:20,220 --> 00:07:20,370:
And
929
00:07:20,370 --> 00:07:20,490:
I
930
00:07:20,490 --> 00:07:20,670:
can
931
00:07:20,670 --> 00:07:20,850:
be
932
00:07:20,850 --> 00:07:21,089:
there
933
00:07:21,089 --> 00:07:21,209:
for
934
00:07:21,209 --> 00:07:21,779:
you-"
"I
935
00:07:21,779 --> 00:07:22,110:
wasn't
936
00:07:22,110 --> 00:07:22,500:
strong
937
00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:23,129:
enough?
938
00:07:23,129 --> 00:07:23,242:
Is
939
00:07:23,242 --> 00:07:23,459:
that
940
00:07:23,459 --> 00:07:24,389:
it?"
941
00:07:24,389 --> 00:07:24,660:
Taylor
942
00:07:24,660 --> 00:07:24,930:
asked
943
00:07:24,930 --> 00:07:26,399:
tiredly. "Was
944
00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:26,639:
that
945
00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:26,790:
how
946
00:07:26,790 --> 00:07:26,939:
you
947
00:07:26,939 --> 00:07:27,329:
wanted
948
00:07:27,329 --> 00:07:27,480:
your
949
00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:27,810:
daughter
950
00:07:27,810 --> 00:07:27,930:
to
951
00:07:27,930 --> 00:07:28,259:
spend
952
00:07:28,259 --> 00:07:28,350:
her
953
00:07:28,350 --> 00:07:28,680:
life?
954
00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:28,800:
You
955
00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:29,129:
wanted
956
00:07:29,129 --> 00:07:29,220:
me
957
00:07:29,220 --> 00:07:29,339:
to
958
00:07:29,339 --> 00:07:29,459:
be
959
00:07:29,459 --> 00:07:30,149:
miserable
960
00:07:30,149 --> 00:07:30,420:
every
961
00:07:30,420 --> 00:07:31,199:
morning,
962
00:07:31,199 --> 00:07:31,379:
do
963
00:07:31,379 --> 00:07:31,529:
my
964
00:07:31,529 --> 00:07:31,920:
work,
965
00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:32,009:
and
966
00:07:32,009 --> 00:07:32,160:
then
967
00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:32,490:
pass
968
00:07:32,490 --> 00:07:32,610:
out
969
00:07:32,610 --> 00:07:32,699:
at
970
00:07:32,699 --> 00:07:32,790:
the
971
00:07:32,790 --> 00:07:32,910:
end
972
00:07:32,910 --> 00:07:32,970:
of
973
00:07:32,970 --> 00:07:33,089:
the
974
00:07:33,089 --> 00:07:35,069:
day?"
"Obviously
975
00:07:35,069 --> 00:07:35,310:
not,
976
00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:35,639:
Taylor.
977
00:07:35,639 --> 00:07:35,699:
I
978
00:07:35,699 --> 00:07:36,000:
wanted
979
00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:36,060:
to
980
00:07:36,060 --> 00:07:36,449:
help
981
00:07:36,449 --> 00:07:37,980:
you.
982
00:07:37,980 --> 00:07:38,550:
But-
983
00:07:38,550 --> 00:07:38,699:
The
984
00:07:38,699 --> 00:07:39,060:
hard
985
00:07:39,060 --> 00:07:39,389:
parts
986
00:07:39,389 --> 00:07:39,480:
of
987
00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:40,050:
life,
988
00:07:40,050 --> 00:07:40,350:
there
989
00:07:40,350 --> 00:07:40,439:
are
990
00:07:40,439 --> 00:07:40,769:
things
991
00:07:40,769 --> 00:07:40,860:
you
992
00:07:40,860 --> 00:07:41,100:
can't
993
00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:41,699:
just-"
"It
994
00:07:41,699 --> 00:07:42,180:
was
995
00:07:42,180 --> 00:07:43,500:
easy.
996
00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:43,680:
I
997
00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:44,100:
can
998
00:07:44,100 --> 00:07:44,339:
do
999
00:07:44,339 --> 00:07:45,029:
it."
1000
00:07:45,029 --> 00:07:45,240:
She
1001
00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:45,720:
interrupted
1002
00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:46,920:
coldly. "I
1003
00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:47,339:
passed
1004
00:07:47,339 --> 00:07:47,699:
college
1005
00:07:47,699 --> 00:07:47,819:
with
1006
00:07:47,819 --> 00:07:48,180:
flying
1007
00:07:48,180 --> 00:07:48,629:
colors,
1008
00:07:48,629 --> 00:07:48,750:
I
1009
00:07:48,750 --> 00:07:48,959:
got
1010
00:07:48,959 --> 00:07:48,990:
a
1011
00:07:48,990 --> 00:07:49,680:
fantastic
1012
00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:50,670:
job-
1013
00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:50,910:
But
1014
00:07:50,910 --> 00:07:51,000:
I
1015
00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:51,360:
don't
1016
00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:52,889:
feel
1017
00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:54,720:
anything.
1018
00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:55,290:
Nothing
1019
00:07:55,290 --> 00:07:55,560:
about
1020
00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:55,619:
the
1021
00:07:55,619 --> 00:07:55,860:
human
1022
00:07:55,860 --> 00:07:56,279:
experience
1023
00:07:56,279 --> 00:07:56,610:
appeals
1024
00:07:56,610 --> 00:07:56,699:
to
1025
00:07:56,699 --> 00:07:58,110:
me.
1026
00:07:58,110 --> 00:07:58,259:
I
1027
00:07:58,259 --> 00:07:58,470:
took
1028
00:07:58,470 --> 00:07:58,529:
a
1029
00:07:58,529 --> 00:07:58,829:
different
1030
00:07:58,829 --> 00:07:59,100:
route.
1031
00:07:59,100 --> 00:07:59,310:
So
1032
00:07:59,310 --> 00:07:59,850:
sue me.
1033
00:07:59,850 --> 00:08:00,029:
What
1034
00:08:00,029 --> 00:08:00,149:
do
1035
00:08:00,149 --> 00:08:00,420:
you
1036
00:08:00,420 --> 00:08:00,720:
want
1037
00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:00,839:
me
1038
00:08:00,839 --> 00:08:00,959:
to
1039
00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:01,439:
do?
1040
00:08:01,439 --> 00:08:01,649:
What
1041
00:08:01,649 --> 00:08:01,829:
would
1042
00:08:01,829 --> 00:08:02,040:
you
1043
00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:02,879:
rather
1044
00:08:02,879 --> 00:08:03,269:
I
1045
00:08:03,269 --> 00:08:06,060:
do?"
Both
1046
00:08:06,060 --> 00:08:06,180:
of
1047
00:08:06,180 --> 00:08:06,360:
us
1048
00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:06,600:
fell
1049
00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:06,839:
into
1050
00:08:06,839 --> 00:08:06,899:
a
1051
00:08:06,899 --> 00:08:07,410:
familiar
1052
00:08:07,410 --> 00:08:07,680:
rhythm,
1053
00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:08,009:
neither
1054
00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:08,069:
of
1055
00:08:08,069 --> 00:08:08,220:
us
1056
00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:08,459:
giving
1057
00:08:08,459 --> 00:08:08,579:
the
1058
00:08:08,579 --> 00:08:08,790:
other
1059
00:08:08,790 --> 00:08:09,149:
time
1060
00:08:09,149 --> 00:08:09,209:
to
1061
00:08:09,209 --> 00:08:09,389:
form
1062
00:08:09,389 --> 00:08:09,480:
an
1063
00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,040:
argument.
1064
00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:11,100:
It
1065
00:08:11,100 --> 00:08:11,339:
wasn't
1066
00:08:11,339 --> 00:08:11,370:
a
1067
00:08:11,370 --> 00:08:11,790:
screaming
1068
00:08:11,790 --> 00:08:12,060:
match,
1069
00:08:12,060 --> 00:08:12,180:
but
1070
00:08:12,180 --> 00:08:12,240:
it
1071
00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:12,449:
wasn't
1072
00:08:12,449 --> 00:08:12,509:
a
1073
00:08:12,509 --> 00:08:13,170:
conversation
1074
00:08:13,170 --> 00:08:14,310:
either. More
1075
00:08:14,310 --> 00:08:14,879:
like
1076
00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:15,120:
two
1077
00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:15,480:
birds
1078
00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:15,569:
in
1079
00:08:15,569 --> 00:08:16,680:
flight,
1080
00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:17,040:
taking
1081
00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:17,430:
turns
1082
00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:17,759:
diving
1083
00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:17,850:
at
1084
00:08:17,850 --> 00:08:17,939:
the
1085
00:08:17,939 --> 00:08:18,120:
other,
1086
00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:18,300:
then
1087
00:08:18,300 --> 00:08:18,629:
falling
1088
00:08:18,629 --> 00:08:19,949:
back,
1089
00:08:19,949 --> 00:08:20,220:
too
1090
00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:20,639:
chicken
1091
00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:20,699:
to
1092
00:08:20,699 --> 00:08:21,000:
strike
1093
00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:21,120:
any
1094
00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:21,480:
actual
1095
00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,040:
damage.
"You're
1096
00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:23,370:
just
1097
00:08:23,370 --> 00:08:23,759:
numbing
1098
00:08:23,759 --> 00:08:24,300:
yourself.
1099
00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:24,389:
It's
1100
00:08:24,389 --> 00:08:24,600:
like
1101
00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,129:
escapism-"
"Escapism
1102
00:08:26,129 --> 00:08:26,519:
is
1103
00:08:26,519 --> 00:08:27,269:
fine-"
"-You
1104
00:08:27,269 --> 00:08:27,779:
threw out
1105
00:08:27,779 --> 00:08:28,319:
everything
1106
00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:28,589:
about
1107
00:08:28,589 --> 00:08:28,829:
life,
1108
00:08:28,829 --> 00:08:29,009:
all
1109
00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:29,189:
the
1110
00:08:29,189 --> 00:08:29,490:
good
1111
00:08:29,490 --> 00:08:29,610:
as
1112
00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:29,730:
well
1113
00:08:29,730 --> 00:08:29,850:
as
1114
00:08:29,850 --> 00:08:29,939:
the
1115
00:08:29,939 --> 00:08:30,660:
bad.
1116
00:08:30,660 --> 00:08:30,870:
You'll
1117
00:08:30,870 --> 00:08:31,230:
never
1118
00:08:31,230 --> 00:08:31,500:
fall
1119
00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:31,649:
in
1120
00:08:31,649 --> 00:08:31,920:
love,
1121
00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:32,070:
or...
1122
00:08:32,070 --> 00:08:32,429:
Or
1123
00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:32,610:
eat
1124
00:08:32,610 --> 00:08:32,730:
new
1125
00:08:32,730 --> 00:08:33,150:
food,
1126
00:08:33,150 --> 00:08:33,210:
or
1127
00:08:33,210 --> 00:08:33,360:
see
1128
00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:33,509:
new
1129
00:08:33,509 --> 00:08:34,049:
places-
1130
00:08:34,049 --> 00:08:34,320:
See
1131
00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:34,769:
anywhere
1132
00:08:34,769 --> 00:08:35,190:
outside
1133
00:08:35,190 --> 00:08:35,909:
of-"
"My
1134
00:08:35,909 --> 00:08:36,179:
owner
1135
00:08:36,179 --> 00:08:36,509:
takes
1136
00:08:36,509 --> 00:08:36,659:
me
1137
00:08:36,659 --> 00:08:37,679:
places-"
"Your
1138
00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:38,370:
owner-
1139
00:08:38,370 --> 00:08:38,490:
You
1140
00:08:38,490 --> 00:08:38,580:
are
1141
00:08:38,580 --> 00:08:38,759:
not
1142
00:08:38,759 --> 00:08:38,789:
a
1143
00:08:38,789 --> 00:08:39,480:
thing
1144
00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:39,659:
to
1145
00:08:39,659 --> 00:08:39,929:
be
1146
00:08:39,929 --> 00:08:40,379:
owned,
1147
00:08:40,379 --> 00:08:41,220:
Taylor.
1148
00:08:41,220 --> 00:08:41,429:
And
1149
00:08:41,429 --> 00:08:41,549:
you're
1150
00:08:41,549 --> 00:08:41,879:
missing
1151
00:08:41,879 --> 00:08:42,000:
out
1152
00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:42,090:
on
1153
00:08:42,090 --> 00:08:42,218:
all of
1154
00:08:42,218 --> 00:08:42,389:
this
1155
00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:43,049:
because-
1156
00:08:43,049 --> 00:08:43,860:
What,
1157
00:08:43,860 --> 00:08:44,009:
because
1158
00:08:44,009 --> 00:08:44,100:
you
1159
00:08:44,100 --> 00:08:44,340:
didn't
1160
00:08:44,340 --> 00:08:44,513:
want to
1161
00:08:44,513 --> 00:08:45,480:
work?
1162
00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:45,809:
Because
1163
00:08:45,809 --> 00:08:46,080:
life
1164
00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:46,230:
is
1165
00:08:46,230 --> 00:08:46,740:
hard,
1166
00:08:46,740 --> 00:08:47,159:
a-and
1167
00:08:47,159 --> 00:08:48,090:
you-"
"I
1168
00:08:48,090 --> 00:08:48,389:
tried
1169
00:08:48,389 --> 00:08:48,509:
to
1170
00:08:48,509 --> 00:08:48,720:
kill
1171
00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:49,200:
myself,
1172
00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:50,340:
dad.
1173
00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:50,759:
Multiple
1174
00:08:50,759 --> 00:08:53,250:
times."
That
1175
00:08:53,250 --> 00:08:53,429:
shut
1176
00:08:53,429 --> 00:08:53,700:
both
1177
00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:53,789:
of
1178
00:08:53,789 --> 00:08:53,940:
us
1179
00:08:53,940 --> 00:08:55,714:
up.
I
1180
00:08:55,714 --> 00:08:55,980:
tried
1181
00:08:55,980 --> 00:08:56,399:
hastily
1182
00:08:56,399 --> 00:08:56,460:
to
1183
00:08:56,460 --> 00:08:58,049:
recover. "A-and
1184
00:08:58,049 --> 00:08:58,230:
I
1185
00:08:58,230 --> 00:08:58,529:
don't
1186
00:08:58,529 --> 00:08:58,799:
want
1187
00:08:58,799 --> 00:08:59,700:
you
1188
00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:00,149:
doing
1189
00:09:00,149 --> 00:09:00,929:
that-"
"When
1190
00:09:00,929 --> 00:09:01,080:
I'm
1191
00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:01,139:
a
1192
00:09:01,139 --> 00:09:01,529:
rabbit,
1193
00:09:01,529 --> 00:09:02,009:
everything
1194
00:09:02,009 --> 00:09:02,309:
makes
1195
00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:03,330:
sense."
1196
00:09:03,330 --> 00:09:03,629:
Taylor
1197
00:09:03,629 --> 00:09:04,529:
said. "When
1198
00:09:04,529 --> 00:09:04,740:
I'm
1199
00:09:04,740 --> 00:09:04,919:
in
1200
00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:05,159:
that
1201
00:09:05,159 --> 00:09:05,519:
body,
1202
00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:05,610:
I
1203
00:09:05,610 --> 00:09:05,909:
don't
1204
00:09:05,909 --> 00:09:06,450:
have
1205
00:09:06,450 --> 00:09:06,570:
to
1206
00:09:06,570 --> 00:09:06,929:
worry
1207
00:09:06,929 --> 00:09:07,139:
about
1208
00:09:07,139 --> 00:09:07,259:
my
1209
00:09:07,259 --> 00:09:07,620:
place
1210
00:09:07,620 --> 00:09:07,710:
in
1211
00:09:07,710 --> 00:09:07,799:
the
1212
00:09:07,799 --> 00:09:08,100:
world,
1213
00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:08,190:
or
1214
00:09:08,190 --> 00:09:08,309:
my
1215
00:09:08,309 --> 00:09:08,909:
future, or
1216
00:09:08,909 --> 00:09:09,179:
any
1217
00:09:09,179 --> 00:09:09,330:
of
1218
00:09:09,330 --> 00:09:10,409:
it.
1219
00:09:10,409 --> 00:09:10,451:
I
1220
00:09:10,451 --> 00:09:10,529:
don't
1221
00:09:10,529 --> 00:09:10,620:
have
1222
00:09:10,620 --> 00:09:10,710:
to
1223
00:09:10,710 --> 00:09:10,889:
think
1224
00:09:10,889 --> 00:09:11,070:
about
1225
00:09:11,070 --> 00:09:11,190:
the
1226
00:09:11,190 --> 00:09:12,840:
economy or
1227
00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:13,500:
politics
1228
00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:13,559:
or
1229
00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:13,860:
keeping
1230
00:09:13,860 --> 00:09:14,250:
myself
1231
00:09:14,250 --> 00:09:14,759:
alive
1232
00:09:14,759 --> 00:09:15,029:
every
1233
00:09:15,029 --> 00:09:16,799:
day.
1234
00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:16,860:
I
1235
00:09:16,860 --> 00:09:17,190:
couldn't
1236
00:09:17,190 --> 00:09:17,519:
have
1237
00:09:17,519 --> 00:09:17,879:
any
1238
00:09:17,879 --> 00:09:18,059:
of
1239
00:09:18,059 --> 00:09:18,330:
those
1240
00:09:18,330 --> 00:09:18,509:
good
1241
00:09:18,509 --> 00:09:18,779:
things
1242
00:09:18,779 --> 00:09:18,870:
you're
1243
00:09:18,870 --> 00:09:19,259:
talking
1244
00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:19,559:
about,
1245
00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:19,830:
dad,
1246
00:09:19,830 --> 00:09:20,039:
because
1247
00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:20,129:
I
1248
00:09:20,129 --> 00:09:20,309:
was
1249
00:09:20,309 --> 00:09:21,029:
trying
1250
00:09:21,029 --> 00:09:21,509:
not
1251
00:09:21,509 --> 00:09:21,720:
to
1252
00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:22,289:
slit
1253
00:09:22,289 --> 00:09:22,470:
my
1254
00:09:22,470 --> 00:09:23,220:
wrists
1255
00:09:23,220 --> 00:09:23,940:
every
1256
00:09:23,940 --> 00:09:26,250:
day.
1257
00:09:26,250 --> 00:09:26,399:
When
1258
00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:26,460:
I
1259
00:09:26,460 --> 00:09:26,610:
was
1260
00:09:26,610 --> 00:09:26,669:
a
1261
00:09:26,669 --> 00:09:26,970:
kid,
1262
00:09:26,970 --> 00:09:27,059:
and
1263
00:09:27,059 --> 00:09:27,120:
you
1264
00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:27,330:
went
1265
00:09:27,330 --> 00:09:27,509:
on
1266
00:09:27,509 --> 00:09:27,720:
about
1267
00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:27,840:
how
1268
00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:27,899:
I
1269
00:09:27,899 --> 00:09:28,049:
could
1270
00:09:28,049 --> 00:09:28,139:
do
1271
00:09:28,139 --> 00:09:28,500:
anything
1272
00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:28,559:
I
1273
00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:28,860:
wanted
1274
00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:28,980:
with
1275
00:09:28,980 --> 00:09:29,159:
my
1276
00:09:29,159 --> 00:09:30,090:
life?
1277
00:09:30,090 --> 00:09:30,240:
Why
1278
00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:30,419:
did
1279
00:09:30,419 --> 00:09:30,480:
you
1280
00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:30,750:
change
1281
00:09:30,750 --> 00:09:30,840:
your
1282
00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:32,700:
mind?
1283
00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:32,850:
Why
1284
00:09:32,850 --> 00:09:33,179:
can't
1285
00:09:33,179 --> 00:09:33,299:
you
1286
00:09:33,299 --> 00:09:33,419:
be
1287
00:09:33,419 --> 00:09:33,809:
happy
1288
00:09:33,809 --> 00:09:33,990:
for
1289
00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:36,480:
me?"
My
1290
00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:36,899:
gaze
1291
00:09:36,899 --> 00:09:37,080:
dipped
1292
00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:37,169:
to
1293
00:09:37,169 --> 00:09:37,259:
the
1294
00:09:37,259 --> 00:09:39,690:
floor.
"Because
1295
00:09:39,690 --> 00:09:39,779:
I
1296
00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:40,049:
feel
1297
00:09:40,049 --> 00:09:40,289:
like
1298
00:09:40,289 --> 00:09:40,379:
I've
1299
00:09:40,379 --> 00:09:42,539:
failed."
1300
00:09:42,539 --> 00:09:42,870:
I said.
Taylor
1301
00:09:42,870 --> 00:09:43,529:
deflated,
1302
00:09:43,529 --> 00:09:43,830:
looking
1303
00:09:43,830 --> 00:09:44,250:
tired
1304
00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:44,519:
despite
1305
00:09:44,519 --> 00:09:44,610:
her
1306
00:09:44,610 --> 00:09:45,029:
steaming
1307
00:09:45,029 --> 00:09:47,970:
cup.
"Dad..."
"I
1308
00:09:47,970 --> 00:09:48,240:
don't
1309
00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:48,450:
know
1310
00:09:48,450 --> 00:09:48,659:
what
1311
00:09:48,659 --> 00:09:48,720:
I
1312
00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:49,080:
want
1313
00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:49,289:
from
1314
00:09:49,289 --> 00:09:50,460:
you,
1315
00:09:50,460 --> 00:09:51,509:
other
1316
00:09:51,509 --> 00:09:51,990:
than
1317
00:09:51,990 --> 00:09:52,200:
for
1318
00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:52,350:
you
1319
00:09:52,350 --> 00:09:52,440:
to
1320
00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:52,620:
be
1321
00:09:52,620 --> 00:09:53,639:
okay."
1322
00:09:53,639 --> 00:09:53,759:
I
1323
00:09:53,759 --> 00:09:54,059:
told
1324
00:09:54,059 --> 00:09:56,070:
her. "And... And
1325
00:09:56,070 --> 00:09:56,309:
live
1326
00:09:56,309 --> 00:09:56,370:
a
1327
00:09:56,370 --> 00:09:56,820:
fulfilling
1328
00:09:56,820 --> 00:09:58,049:
life.
1329
00:09:58,049 --> 00:09:58,200:
I've
1330
00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:58,409:
never
1331
00:09:58,409 --> 00:09:58,559:
known
1332
00:09:58,559 --> 00:09:58,710:
what
1333
00:09:58,710 --> 00:09:59,039:
to
1334
00:09:59,039 --> 00:09:59,460:
do.
1335
00:09:59,460 --> 00:09:59,549:
I've
1336
00:09:59,549 --> 00:09:59,789:
never
1337
00:09:59,789 --> 00:10:00,029:
known
1338
00:10:00,029 --> 00:10:00,090:
how
1339
00:10:00,090 --> 00:10:00,210:
to
1340
00:10:00,210 --> 00:10:00,600:
help
1341
00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:01,379:
you.
1342
00:10:01,379 --> 00:10:01,710:
I
1343
00:10:01,710 --> 00:10:01,980:
tried
1344
00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:02,820:
medication,
1345
00:10:02,820 --> 00:10:03,149:
and
1346
00:10:03,149 --> 00:10:03,720:
therapy,
1347
00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:04,529:
and-
1348
00:10:04,529 --> 00:10:04,710:
and
1349
00:10:04,710 --> 00:10:05,009:
being
1350
00:10:05,009 --> 00:10:05,220:
there
1351
00:10:05,220 --> 00:10:05,399:
for
1352
00:10:05,399 --> 00:10:06,629:
you.
1353
00:10:06,629 --> 00:10:06,809:
But
1354
00:10:06,809 --> 00:10:06,840:
I
1355
00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:07,019:
don't
1356
00:10:07,019 --> 00:10:07,679:
understand
1357
00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,940:
any of this. Maybe it's just because we couldn't do
1358
00:10:10,940 --> 00:10:11,120:
this
1359
00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:11,210:
when
1360
00:10:11,210 --> 00:10:11,269:
I
1361
00:10:11,269 --> 00:10:11,389:
was
1362
00:10:11,389 --> 00:10:11,450:
a
1363
00:10:11,450 --> 00:10:11,659:
kid,
1364
00:10:11,659 --> 00:10:11,809:
but
1365
00:10:11,809 --> 00:10:11,899:
I
1366
00:10:11,899 --> 00:10:12,289:
don't
1367
00:10:12,289 --> 00:10:13,009:
understand
1368
00:10:13,009 --> 00:10:14,480:
it. It
1369
00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:14,750:
feels
1370
00:10:14,750 --> 00:10:14,870:
like
1371
00:10:14,870 --> 00:10:15,200:
I
1372
00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:15,590:
failed
1373
00:10:15,590 --> 00:10:15,679:
to
1374
00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:16,039:
prepare
1375
00:10:16,039 --> 00:10:16,190:
you
1376
00:10:16,190 --> 00:10:16,610:
somehow.
1377
00:10:16,610 --> 00:10:16,789:
For
1378
00:10:16,789 --> 00:10:16,940:
the
1379
00:10:16,940 --> 00:10:19,279:
world."
"I'm
1380
00:10:19,279 --> 00:10:19,700:
still
1381
00:10:19,700 --> 00:10:19,940:
in
1382
00:10:19,940 --> 00:10:20,029:
the
1383
00:10:20,029 --> 00:10:21,320:
world."
1384
00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:21,649:
Taylor
1385
00:10:21,649 --> 00:10:22,070:
offered
1386
00:10:22,070 --> 00:10:23,509:
sympathetically.
"You're
1387
00:10:23,509 --> 00:10:23,690:
not
1388
00:10:23,690 --> 00:10:23,779:
in
1389
00:10:23,779 --> 00:10:24,019:
my
1390
00:10:24,019 --> 00:10:24,379:
world
1391
00:10:24,379 --> 00:10:25,610:
anymore.
1392
00:10:25,610 --> 00:10:25,691:
You’re
1393
00:10:25,691 --> 00:10:25,946:
not
1394
00:10:25,946 --> 00:10:26,029:
my
1395
00:10:26,029 --> 00:10:26,240:
little
1396
00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:26,570:
girl
1397
00:10:26,570 --> 00:10:28,399:
anymore."
"I’ll
1398
00:10:28,399 --> 00:10:28,789:
always
1399
00:10:28,789 --> 00:10:28,879:
be
1400
00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:29,059:
your
1401
00:10:29,059 --> 00:10:29,629:
daughter,
1402
00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:31,309:
dad.
1403
00:10:31,309 --> 00:10:31,490:
But
1404
00:10:31,490 --> 00:10:31,669:
you
1405
00:10:31,669 --> 00:10:32,179:
always
1406
00:10:32,179 --> 00:10:32,389:
knew
1407
00:10:32,389 --> 00:10:32,509:
I'd
1408
00:10:32,509 --> 00:10:32,659:
have
1409
00:10:32,659 --> 00:10:32,750:
to
1410
00:10:32,750 --> 00:10:32,990:
leave
1411
00:10:32,990 --> 00:10:33,080:
you
1412
00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:33,500:
someday.
1413
00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:33,740:
One way
1414
00:10:33,740 --> 00:10:33,799:
or
1415
00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:33,950:
the
1416
00:10:33,950 --> 00:10:35,029:
other.
1417
00:10:35,029 --> 00:10:35,240:
That’s
1418
00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:35,600:
growing
1419
00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:36,889:
up."
"I
1420
00:10:36,889 --> 00:10:37,190:
could
1421
00:10:37,190 --> 00:10:37,549:
take
1422
00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:38,090:
that.
1423
00:10:38,090 --> 00:10:38,240:
I
1424
00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:38,450:
could
1425
00:10:38,450 --> 00:10:38,720:
take
1426
00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:39,080:
growing
1427
00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:39,289:
up,
1428
00:10:39,289 --> 00:10:39,440:
if
1429
00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:39,500:
I
1430
00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:39,710:
knew
1431
00:10:39,710 --> 00:10:39,830:
you
1432
00:10:39,830 --> 00:10:39,980:
were
1433
00:10:39,980 --> 00:10:40,519:
happy,
1434
00:10:40,519 --> 00:10:40,669:
and
1435
00:10:40,669 --> 00:10:41,059:
safe.
1436
00:10:41,059 --> 00:10:41,210:
But
1437
00:10:41,210 --> 00:10:41,779:
I
1438
00:10:41,779 --> 00:10:43,220:
don't..."
My
1439
00:10:43,220 --> 00:10:43,490:
voice
1440
00:10:43,490 --> 00:10:44,690:
cracked.
1441
00:10:44,690 --> 00:10:44,870:
Now
1442
00:10:44,870 --> 00:10:45,080:
she
1443
00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:45,559:
approached
1444
00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:46,070:
me,
1445
00:10:46,070 --> 00:10:46,850:
carefully
1446
00:10:46,850 --> 00:10:47,240:
setting a
1447
00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:47,600:
hand
1448
00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:47,690:
on
1449
00:10:47,690 --> 00:10:47,809:
my
1450
00:10:47,809 --> 00:10:49,279:
shoulder.
"I'm
1451
00:10:49,279 --> 00:10:50,899:
happy.
1452
00:10:50,899 --> 00:10:51,289:
I'm
1453
00:10:51,289 --> 00:10:52,279:
safe."
1454
00:10:52,279 --> 00:10:52,639:
Taylor
1455
00:10:52,639 --> 00:10:54,620:
assured.
I
1456
00:10:54,620 --> 00:10:54,799:
met
1457
00:10:54,799 --> 00:10:54,950:
her
1458
00:10:54,950 --> 00:10:55,909:
eyes,
1459
00:10:55,909 --> 00:10:56,299:
looking
1460
00:10:56,299 --> 00:10:56,509:
for
1461
00:10:56,509 --> 00:10:56,779:
all
1462
00:10:56,779 --> 00:10:56,870:
the
1463
00:10:56,870 --> 00:10:57,200:
world
1464
00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:57,379:
like
1465
00:10:57,379 --> 00:10:57,440:
a
1466
00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:57,740:
man
1467
00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:57,860:
of
1468
00:10:57,860 --> 00:10:58,039:
my
1469
00:10:58,039 --> 00:11:00,259:
age.
I
1470
00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:00,620:
reached
1471
00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:00,860:
out,
1472
00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:00,950:
and
1473
00:11:00,950 --> 00:11:01,190:
held
1474
00:11:01,190 --> 00:11:01,309:
my
1475
00:11:01,309 --> 00:11:01,730:
grown up
1476
00:11:01,730 --> 00:11:01,909:
little
1477
00:11:01,909 --> 00:11:02,179:
girl
1478
00:11:02,179 --> 00:11:04,519:
close.
"And...
1479
00:11:04,519 --> 00:11:04,909:
A-and
1480
00:11:04,909 --> 00:11:06,350:
you're..."
"And
1481
00:11:06,350 --> 00:11:06,799:
I'm
1482
00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:08,000:
okay."
1483
00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:08,330:
Taylor
1484
00:11:08,330 --> 00:11:10,576:
promised. "I'll
1485
00:11:10,576 --> 00:11:11,000:
always
1486
00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:11,179:
be
1487
00:11:11,179 --> 00:11:12,649:
okay.
1488
00:11:12,649 --> 00:11:12,889:
As
1489
00:11:12,889 --> 00:11:13,250:
okay
1490
00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:13,490:
as
1491
00:11:13,490 --> 00:11:13,789:
any
1492
00:11:13,789 --> 00:11:13,909:
of
1493
00:11:13,909 --> 00:11:14,090:
us
1494
00:11:14,090 --> 00:11:14,269:
can
1495
00:11:14,269 --> 00:11:15,019:
be.
1496
00:11:15,019 --> 00:11:16,039:
Better,
1497
00:11:16,039 --> 00:11:18,230:
even."
"I'm
1498
00:11:18,230 --> 00:11:18,710:
sorry,
1499
00:11:18,710 --> 00:11:20,179:
Taylor."
She
1500
00:11:20,179 --> 00:11:20,360:
shook
1501
00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:20,480:
her
1502
00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:21,019:
head. "I
1503
00:11:21,019 --> 00:11:21,259:
don't
1504
00:11:21,259 --> 00:11:21,529:
blame
1505
00:11:21,529 --> 00:11:22,429:
you.
1506
00:11:22,429 --> 00:11:22,549:
It's
1507
00:11:22,549 --> 00:11:22,730:
not
1508
00:11:22,730 --> 00:11:22,940:
your
1509
00:11:22,940 --> 00:11:23,360:
fault.
1510
00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:23,450:
I
1511
00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:24,500:
just... I
1512
00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:25,009:
wasn't
1513
00:11:25,009 --> 00:11:25,220:
cut
1514
00:11:25,220 --> 00:11:25,399:
out
1515
00:11:25,399 --> 00:11:25,580:
for
1516
00:11:25,580 --> 00:11:26,600:
it.
1517
00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:26,779:
I
1518
00:11:26,779 --> 00:11:27,049:
don’t
1519
00:11:27,049 --> 00:11:27,320:
make
1520
00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:27,350:
a
1521
00:11:27,350 --> 00:11:27,559:
good
1522
00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,029:
human. I
1523
00:11:29,029 --> 00:11:29,269:
make
1524
00:11:29,269 --> 00:11:29,360:
a
1525
00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:29,750:
really
1526
00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:29,990:
good
1527
00:11:29,990 --> 00:11:30,409:
rabbit,
1528
00:11:30,409 --> 00:11:32,269:
though."
I
1529
00:11:32,269 --> 00:11:32,539:
pulled
1530
00:11:32,539 --> 00:11:32,899:
back,
1531
00:11:32,899 --> 00:11:33,200:
still
1532
00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:33,529:
holding
1533
00:11:33,529 --> 00:11:34,820:
her. "I
1534
00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:35,029:
can
1535
00:11:35,029 --> 00:11:36,409:
still...
1536
00:11:36,409 --> 00:11:36,769:
Visit
1537
00:11:36,769 --> 00:11:38,360:
you?
1538
00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:38,570:
See
1539
00:11:38,570 --> 00:11:38,720:
you
1540
00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:38,960:
like
1541
00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:39,169:
this,
1542
00:11:39,169 --> 00:11:39,289:
from
1543
00:11:39,289 --> 00:11:39,529:
time
1544
00:11:39,529 --> 00:11:39,620:
to
1545
00:11:39,620 --> 00:11:41,480:
time?"
Taylor
1546
00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,309:
nodded. "Yeah.
1547
00:11:43,309 --> 00:11:43,549:
Whenever
1548
00:11:43,549 --> 00:11:43,639:
you
1549
00:11:43,639 --> 00:11:45,559:
want.
1550
00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:45,769:
I'll
1551
00:11:45,769 --> 00:11:45,980:
even
1552
00:11:45,980 --> 00:11:46,159:
put
1553
00:11:46,159 --> 00:11:46,309:
up
1554
00:11:46,309 --> 00:11:46,429:
with
1555
00:11:46,429 --> 00:11:46,669:
being
1556
00:11:46,669 --> 00:11:46,879:
like
1557
00:11:46,879 --> 00:11:47,360:
this
1558
00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:48,230:
sometimes,
1559
00:11:48,230 --> 00:11:48,470:
if
1560
00:11:48,470 --> 00:11:48,559:
you
1561
00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:48,830:
really
1562
00:11:48,830 --> 00:11:49,070:
want
1563
00:11:49,070 --> 00:11:50,179:
it.
1564
00:11:50,179 --> 00:11:50,389:
But
1565
00:11:50,389 --> 00:11:50,570:
I'm
1566
00:11:50,570 --> 00:11:51,049:
happier
1567
00:11:51,049 --> 00:11:51,169:
the
1568
00:11:51,169 --> 00:11:51,409:
other
1569
00:11:51,409 --> 00:11:53,690:
way."
"I
1570
00:11:53,690 --> 00:11:55,250:
hope..."
When
1571
00:11:55,250 --> 00:11:55,340:
the
1572
00:11:55,340 --> 00:11:55,639:
words
1573
00:11:55,639 --> 00:11:55,879:
left
1574
00:11:55,879 --> 00:11:56,000:
my
1575
00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:56,480:
mouth,
1576
00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:56,570:
I
1577
00:11:56,570 --> 00:11:57,139:
realized
1578
00:11:57,139 --> 00:11:57,200:
I
1579
00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:57,529:
didn't
1580
00:11:57,529 --> 00:11:57,889:
know
1581
00:11:57,889 --> 00:11:58,039:
what
1582
00:11:58,039 --> 00:11:58,100:
I
1583
00:11:58,100 --> 00:11:58,250:
was
1584
00:11:58,250 --> 00:11:58,549:
hoping
1585
00:11:58,549 --> 00:12:00,076:
for.
I
1586
00:12:00,076 --> 00:12:00,289:
didn't
1587
00:12:00,289 --> 00:12:00,500:
know
1588
00:12:00,500 --> 00:12:00,620:
if
1589
00:12:00,620 --> 00:12:00,860:
being
1590
00:12:00,860 --> 00:12:01,159:
okay
1591
00:12:01,159 --> 00:12:01,309:
was
1592
00:12:01,309 --> 00:12:03,860:
enough.
A
1593
00:12:03,860 --> 00:12:04,070:
little
1594
00:12:04,070 --> 00:12:04,220:
bit
1595
00:12:04,220 --> 00:12:04,519:
later,
1596
00:12:04,519 --> 00:12:04,610:
I
1597
00:12:04,610 --> 00:12:04,909:
held
1598
00:12:04,909 --> 00:12:05,240:
Taylor
1599
00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:05,330:
in
1600
00:12:05,330 --> 00:12:05,450:
my
1601
00:12:05,450 --> 00:12:05,809:
lap,
1602
00:12:05,809 --> 00:12:06,080:
lowered
1603
00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:06,830:
back
1604
00:12:06,830 --> 00:12:07,039:
into
1605
00:12:07,039 --> 00:12:07,129:
the
1606
00:12:07,129 --> 00:12:07,370:
well
1607
00:12:07,370 --> 00:12:07,519:
of
1608
00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:08,090:
instinct
1609
00:12:08,090 --> 00:12:08,210:
and
1610
00:12:08,210 --> 00:12:08,419:
prey
1611
00:12:08,419 --> 00:12:10,100:
drive.
1612
00:12:10,100 --> 00:12:10,250:
Her
1613
00:12:10,250 --> 00:12:10,490:
nose
1614
00:12:10,490 --> 00:12:10,940:
twitched,
1615
00:12:10,940 --> 00:12:11,059:
but
1616
00:12:11,059 --> 00:12:11,240:
she
1617
00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:11,450:
made
1618
00:12:11,450 --> 00:12:11,720:
no
1619
00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:12,019:
effort
1620
00:12:12,019 --> 00:12:12,110:
to
1621
00:12:12,110 --> 00:12:12,230:
get
1622
00:12:12,230 --> 00:12:12,440:
away
1623
00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:12,620:
from
1624
00:12:12,620 --> 00:12:13,340:
me
1625
00:12:13,340 --> 00:12:13,490:
as
1626
00:12:13,490 --> 00:12:13,610:
I
1627
00:12:13,610 --> 00:12:14,059:
patted
1628
00:12:14,059 --> 00:12:16,850:
her.
Emily
1629
00:12:16,850 --> 00:12:17,120:
sat
1630
00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:17,539:
beside
1631
00:12:17,539 --> 00:12:17,659:
me,
1632
00:12:17,659 --> 00:12:18,019:
watching
1633
00:12:18,019 --> 00:12:18,200:
how
1634
00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:18,289:
I
1635
00:12:18,289 --> 00:12:18,710:
handled
1636
00:12:18,710 --> 00:12:20,120:
her.
I
1637
00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:20,360:
found
1638
00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:20,539:
my
1639
00:12:20,539 --> 00:12:20,929:
voice
1640
00:12:20,929 --> 00:12:21,649:
shallow
1641
00:12:21,649 --> 00:12:21,799:
and
1642
00:12:21,799 --> 00:12:24,590:
hollow.
"...She
1643
00:12:24,590 --> 00:12:25,279:
entrusted
1644
00:12:25,279 --> 00:12:25,879:
herself
1645
00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:26,059:
to
1646
00:12:26,059 --> 00:12:27,110:
you.
1647
00:12:27,110 --> 00:12:27,320:
Can
1648
00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,480:
you...
1649
00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:29,629:
Can
1650
00:12:29,629 --> 00:12:29,720:
you
1651
00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:30,019:
take
1652
00:12:30,019 --> 00:12:30,200:
good
1653
00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:30,500:
care
1654
00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:30,620:
of
1655
00:12:30,620 --> 00:12:33,080:
her?"
She
1656
00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:33,259:
met
1657
00:12:33,259 --> 00:12:33,409:
my
1658
00:12:33,409 --> 00:12:33,649:
eyes
1659
00:12:33,649 --> 00:12:34,549:
confidently,
1660
00:12:34,549 --> 00:12:35,059:
gaze
1661
00:12:35,059 --> 00:12:35,690:
solid
1662
00:12:35,690 --> 00:12:35,870:
with
1663
00:12:35,870 --> 00:12:37,220:
loyalty.
"Of
1664
00:12:37,220 --> 00:12:37,549:
course
1665
00:12:37,549 --> 00:12:37,669:
I
1666
00:12:37,669 --> 00:12:38,659:
will.
1667
00:12:38,659 --> 00:12:39,139:
Taylor's
1668
00:12:39,139 --> 00:12:39,320:
my
1669
00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,049:
friend."
I
1670
00:12:42,049 --> 00:12:42,320:
held
1671
00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:42,620:
Taylor
1672
00:12:42,620 --> 00:12:42,710:
on
1673
00:12:42,710 --> 00:12:42,830:
my
1674
00:12:42,830 --> 00:12:43,879:
lap,
1675
00:12:43,879 --> 00:12:44,179:
gently
1676
00:12:44,179 --> 00:12:44,480:
brushing
1677
00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:44,570:
her
1678
00:12:44,570 --> 00:12:46,250:
fur.
1679
00:12:46,250 --> 00:12:46,403:
As I
1680
00:12:46,403 --> 00:12:46,640:
did,
1681
00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:46,700:
I
1682
00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:47,090:
remembered
1683
00:12:47,090 --> 00:12:47,179:
the
1684
00:12:47,179 --> 00:12:47,509:
last
1685
00:12:47,509 --> 00:12:48,710:
time
1686
00:12:48,710 --> 00:12:48,919:
she
1687
00:12:48,919 --> 00:12:49,070:
was
1688
00:12:49,070 --> 00:12:49,159:
this
1689
00:12:49,159 --> 00:12:49,552:
small
1690
00:12:49,552 --> 00:12:49,639:
and
1691
00:12:49,639 --> 00:12:50,120:
helpless,
1692
00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:50,269:
all
1693
00:12:50,269 --> 00:12:50,480:
those
1694
00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:50,720:
years
1695
00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:50,899:
ago
1696
00:12:50,899 --> 00:12:50,960:
in
1697
00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:51,049:
her
1698
00:12:51,049 --> 00:12:52,549:
infancy.
1699
00:12:52,549 --> 00:12:52,610:
How
1700
00:12:52,610 --> 00:12:52,789:
much
1701
00:12:52,789 --> 00:12:52,909:
she
1702
00:12:52,909 --> 00:12:53,299:
smiled
1703
00:12:53,299 --> 00:12:53,539:
back
1704
00:12:53,539 --> 00:12:55,159:
then.
1705
00:12:55,159 --> 00:12:55,460:
How I had
1706
00:12:55,460 --> 00:12:55,700:
looked
1707
00:12:55,700 --> 00:12:55,820:
into
1708
00:12:55,820 --> 00:12:55,970:
her
1709
00:12:55,970 --> 00:12:56,539:
eyes,
1710
00:12:56,539 --> 00:12:56,870:
holding her
1711
00:12:56,870 --> 00:12:56,990:
up
1712
00:12:56,990 --> 00:12:57,080:
to
1713
00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:57,169:
the
1714
00:12:57,169 --> 00:12:57,679:
sunlight,
1715
00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:57,799:
and
1716
00:12:57,799 --> 00:12:58,279:
promised
1717
00:12:58,279 --> 00:12:58,460:
her
1718
00:12:58,460 --> 00:12:58,639:
my
1719
00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:00,590:
life.
Two
1720
00:13:00,590 --> 00:13:01,039:
decades
1721
00:13:01,039 --> 00:13:01,399:
later,
1722
00:13:01,399 --> 00:13:01,610:
I
1723
00:13:01,610 --> 00:13:02,690:
wondered
1724
00:13:02,690 --> 00:13:02,929:
if
1725
00:13:02,929 --> 00:13:03,110:
I had
1726
00:13:03,110 --> 00:13:03,320:
made
1727
00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:03,799:
good
1728
00:13:03,799 --> 00:13:03,980:
on
1729
00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:04,190:
that
1730
00:13:04,190 --> 00:13:11,600:
promise.
This
1731
00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:12,320:
was “Dear
1732
00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:12,889:
Rabbit”
1733
00:13:12,889 --> 00:13:13,039:
by
1734
00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:18,320:
Str8aura, read for you by Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchihiker.
1735
00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:18,409:
You
1736
00:13:18,409 --> 00:13:18,500:
can
1737
00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:18,710:
find
1738
00:13:18,710 --> 00:13:18,889:
more
1739
00:13:18,889 --> 00:13:19,309:
stories
1740
00:13:19,309 --> 00:13:19,399:
on
1741
00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:19,490:
the
1742
00:13:19,490 --> 00:13:19,700:
web
1743
00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:19,820:
at
1744
00:13:19,820 --> 00:13:21,200:
thevoice.dog,
1745
00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:21,500:
or
1746
00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:21,740:
find
1747
00:13:21,740 --> 00:13:21,830:
the
1748
00:13:21,830 --> 00:13:22,039:
show
1749
00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:22,340:
wherever
1750
00:13:22,340 --> 00:13:22,429:
you
1751
00:13:22,429 --> 00:13:22,639:
get
1752
00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:22,820:
your
1753
00:13:22,820 --> 00:13:24,769:
podcasts.
1754
00:13:24,769 --> 00:13:25,070:
Thank
1755
00:13:25,070 --> 00:13:25,190:
you
1756
00:13:25,190 --> 00:13:25,340:
for
1757
00:13:25,340 --> 00:13:26,299:
listening
1758
00:13:26,299 --> 00:13:26,419:
to
1759
00:13:26,419 --> 00:13:26,539:
The
1760
00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:27,230:
Voice
1761
00:13:27,230 --> 00:13:27,470:
of
1762
00:13:27,470 --> 00:13:27,769:
Dog.