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“Someone 1194 00:07:57,154 --> 00:07:57,360: who has 1195 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:57,750: an utter 1196 00:07:57,750 --> 00:07:57,990: piece 1197 00:07:57,990 --> 00:07:58,079: of 1198 00:07:58,079 --> 00:07:58,649: scrap 1199 00:07:58,649 --> 00:07:58,829: for 1200 00:07:58,829 --> 00:07:58,889: a 1201 00:07:58,889 --> 00:07:59,759: son!” 1202 00:07:59,759 --> 00:08:00,000: Joe 1203 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,070: shouted.
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“What 1250 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:16,319: the 1251 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:16,589: hell 1252 00:08:16,589 --> 00:08:16,709: is 1253 00:08:16,709 --> 00:08:17,040: going 1254 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:17,220: on 1255 00:08:17,220 --> 00:08:17,790: here?” 1256 00:08:17,790 --> 00:08:17,910: one 1257 00:08:17,910 --> 00:08:17,970: of 1258 00:08:17,970 --> 00:08:18,060: the 1259 00:08:18,060 --> 00:08:18,389: workers 1260 00:08:18,389 --> 00:08:19,290: asked. 1261 00:08:19,290 --> 00:08:19,680: Neither 1262 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:19,949: boy 1263 00:08:19,949 --> 00:08:22,620: answered.
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“This 1307 00:08:38,009 --> 00:08:38,250: isn’t 1308 00:08:38,250 --> 00:08:38,610: over, 1309 00:08:38,610 --> 00:08:39,720: Coalie,” 1310 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:39,899: he 1311 00:08:39,899 --> 00:08:40,620: said, 1312 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:40,799: before 1313 00:08:40,799 --> 00:08:41,129: pulling 1314 00:08:41,129 --> 00:08:41,341: free 1315 00:08:41,341 --> 00:08:41,426: of 1316 00:08:41,426 --> 00:08:41,519: the 1317 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:41,759: adult 1318 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:41,970: who had 1319 00:08:41,970 --> 00:08:42,299: grabbed 1320 00:08:42,299 --> 00:08:42,389: him 1321 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:42,509: and 1322 00:08:42,509 --> 00:08:42,779: walking 1323 00:08:42,779 --> 00:08:42,961: off 1324 00:08:42,961 --> 00:08:43,049: with 1325 00:08:43,049 --> 00:08:43,200: his 1326 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,360: friends.
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“Nothing,” 1333 00:08:49,379 --> 00:08:49,559: Joe 1334 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,210: replied.
“I’d 1335 00:08:51,210 --> 00:08:51,720: hardly 1336 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:51,990: call 1337 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:52,379: that 1338 00:08:52,379 --> 00:08:53,460: nothing,” 1339 00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:53,610: she 1340 00:08:53,610 --> 00:08:54,659: said, 1341 00:08:54,659 --> 00:08:54,960: pointing 1342 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:55,049: to 1343 00:08:55,049 --> 00:08:55,139: the 1344 00:08:55,139 --> 00:08:55,440: rows 1345 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:55,529: of 1346 00:08:55,529 --> 00:08:55,740: claw 1347 00:08:55,740 --> 00:08:56,070: marks 1348 00:08:56,070 --> 00:08:56,159: on 1349 00:08:56,159 --> 00:08:56,279: his 1350 00:08:56,279 --> 00:08:56,519: torn 1351 00:08:56,519 --> 00:08:57,753: sleeve. She 1352 00:08:57,753 --> 00:08:58,231: examined 1353 00:08:58,231 --> 00:08:58,289: it 1354 00:08:58,289 --> 00:08:58,440: with 1355 00:08:58,440 --> 00:08:58,470: a 1356 00:08:58,470 --> 00:08:58,980: disapproving 1357 00:08:58,980 --> 00:09:00,960: stare. “I 1358 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:01,110: can 1359 00:09:01,110 --> 00:09:01,470: probably 1360 00:09:01,470 --> 00:09:01,860: mend 1361 00:09:01,860 --> 00:09:01,980: it, 1362 00:09:01,980 --> 00:09:02,075: but 1363 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:02,220: it’ll 1364 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:02,460: take 1365 00:09:02,460 --> 00:09:02,490: a 1366 00:09:02,490 --> 00:09:02,669: few 1367 00:09:02,669 --> 00:09:03,600: days. 1368 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:03,689: Let’s 1369 00:09:03,689 --> 00:09:03,809: get 1370 00:09:03,809 --> 00:09:03,870: you 1371 00:09:03,870 --> 00:09:03,990: to 1372 00:09:03,990 --> 00:09:04,049: a 1373 00:09:04,049 --> 00:09:04,500: doctor, 1374 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:05,820: first.”
Joe 1375 00:09:05,820 --> 00:09:06,059: shook 1376 00:09:06,059 --> 00:09:06,210: his 1377 00:09:06,210 --> 00:09:06,690: head. “I 1378 00:09:06,690 --> 00:09:06,990: don’t 1379 00:09:06,990 --> 00:09:07,379: need 1380 00:09:07,379 --> 00:09:07,529: a 1381 00:09:07,529 --> 00:09:10,049: doctor.”
“Humor 1382 00:09:10,049 --> 00:09:11,100: me.” 1383 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:11,250: She 1384 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:11,519: pushed 1385 00:09:11,519 --> 00:09:11,610: him 1386 00:09:11,610 --> 00:09:11,850: forward 1387 00:09:11,850 --> 00:09:11,970: with 1388 00:09:11,970 --> 00:09:12,029: her 1389 00:09:12,029 --> 00:09:13,769: paw. “It’s 1390 00:09:13,769 --> 00:09:14,129: just 1391 00:09:14,129 --> 00:09:14,250: you 1392 00:09:14,250 --> 00:09:14,399: and 1393 00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:14,610: me 1394 00:09:14,610 --> 00:09:14,850: now. 1395 00:09:14,850 --> 00:09:14,970: I 1396 00:09:14,970 --> 00:09:15,240: need 1397 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:15,360: you 1398 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:15,450: to 1399 00:09:15,450 --> 00:09:15,750: stay 1400 00:09:15,750 --> 00:09:15,870: in 1401 00:09:15,870 --> 00:09:16,110: one 1402 00:09:16,110 --> 00:09:18,690: piece.”
Not 1403 00:09:18,690 --> 00:09:18,960: wanting 1404 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:19,080: to 1405 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:19,440: argue, 1406 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:19,559: he 1407 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:19,830: walked 1408 00:09:19,830 --> 00:09:19,950: with 1409 00:09:19,950 --> 00:09:20,039: her 1410 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:20,129: to 1411 00:09:20,129 --> 00:09:20,220: the 1412 00:09:20,220 --> 00:09:20,490: nearest 1413 00:09:20,490 --> 00:09:21,690: clinic. 1414 00:09:21,690 --> 00:09:22,169: Medical 1415 00:09:22,169 --> 00:09:22,350: care 1416 00:09:22,350 --> 00:09:22,442: in 1417 00:09:22,442 --> 00:09:22,499: the 1418 00:09:22,499 --> 00:09:23,639: residential ring usually 1419 00:09:23,639 --> 00:09:24,720: consisted of a handful 1420 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:25,590: of overworked physicians and whatever supplies 1421 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:25,679: they 1422 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:25,830: could 1423 00:09:25,830 --> 00:09:26,009: get 1424 00:09:26,009 --> 00:09:26,129: their 1425 00:09:26,129 --> 00:09:26,490: paws 1426 00:09:26,490 --> 00:09:27,419: on. 1427 00:09:27,419 --> 00:09:27,509: It 1428 00:09:27,509 --> 00:09:27,629: was 1429 00:09:27,629 --> 00:09:28,019: often 1430 00:09:28,019 --> 00:09:28,470: hours 1431 00:09:28,470 --> 00:09:28,710: before 1432 00:09:28,710 --> 00:09:29,100: anyone could 1433 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:29,309: get 1434 00:09:29,309 --> 00:09:29,519: in 1435 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:29,639: to 1436 00:09:29,639 --> 00:09:29,759: be 1437 00:09:29,759 --> 00:09:30,179: seen 1438 00:09:30,179 --> 00:09:30,450: barring 1439 00:09:30,450 --> 00:09:30,570: an 1440 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:32,039: emergency. 1441 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:32,220: As 1442 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:32,429: much 1443 00:09:32,429 --> 00:09:32,549: as 1444 00:09:32,549 --> 00:09:32,669: his 1445 00:09:32,669 --> 00:09:32,940: mother 1446 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:33,419: insisted 1447 00:09:33,419 --> 00:09:33,600: that’s 1448 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:33,750: what 1449 00:09:33,750 --> 00:09:33,840: it 1450 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:34,169: was, 1451 00:09:34,169 --> 00:09:34,500: they would have 1452 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:34,590: to 1453 00:09:34,590 --> 00:09:34,799: wait 1454 00:09:34,799 --> 00:09:34,950: their 1455 00:09:34,950 --> 00:09:37,350: turn.
After 1456 00:09:37,350 --> 00:09:37,620: almost 1457 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:37,769: two 1458 00:09:37,769 --> 00:09:38,129: hours 1459 00:09:38,129 --> 00:09:38,220: they 1460 00:09:38,220 --> 00:09:38,309: were 1461 00:09:38,309 --> 00:09:38,639: finally 1462 00:09:38,639 --> 00:09:39,003: called into 1463 00:09:39,003 --> 00:09:39,120: the 1464 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,629: back room 1465 00:09:39,629 --> 00:09:39,750: where 1466 00:09:39,750 --> 00:09:39,809: a 1467 00:09:39,809 --> 00:09:40,139: kindly 1468 00:09:40,139 --> 00:09:40,679: snow owl 1469 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:40,950: greeted 1470 00:09:40,950 --> 00:09:42,929: them. “Hello, 1471 00:09:42,929 --> 00:09:43,169: young 1472 00:09:43,169 --> 00:09:44,009: man. 1473 00:09:44,009 --> 00:09:44,549: Apologies 1474 00:09:44,549 --> 00:09:44,669: for 1475 00:09:44,669 --> 00:09:44,759: the 1476 00:09:44,759 --> 00:09:45,000: wait 1477 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:45,120: but 1478 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:45,179: you 1479 00:09:45,179 --> 00:09:45,419: wouldn’t 1480 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:45,779: believe 1481 00:09:45,779 --> 00:09:45,840: the 1482 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:46,049: sorts 1483 00:09:46,049 --> 00:09:46,110: of 1484 00:09:46,110 --> 00:09:46,350: things that 1485 00:09:46,350 --> 00:09:46,529: walk 1486 00:09:46,529 --> 00:09:46,710: through 1487 00:09:46,710 --> 00:09:46,919: that 1488 00:09:46,919 --> 00:09:47,850: door. 1489 00:09:47,850 --> 00:09:48,059: My 1490 00:09:48,059 --> 00:09:48,299: name 1491 00:09:48,299 --> 00:09:48,509: is 1492 00:09:48,509 --> 00:09:48,870: Doctor 1493 00:09:48,870 --> 00:09:49,950: Gregory.” 1494 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:50,129: The 1495 00:09:50,129 --> 00:09:50,519: avian 1496 00:09:50,519 --> 00:09:50,970: extended 1497 00:09:50,970 --> 00:09:51,090: his 1498 00:09:51,090 --> 00:09:52,590: hand.
He 1499 00:09:52,590 --> 00:09:52,831: shook it 1500 00:09:52,831 --> 00:09:52,980: with 1501 00:09:52,980 --> 00:09:53,039: a 1502 00:09:53,039 --> 00:09:53,460: neutral 1503 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:57,330: expression. “Joe.”
“Ah, 1504 00:09:57,330 --> 00:09:57,450: the 1505 00:09:57,450 --> 00:09:57,809: Kennedy 1506 00:09:57,809 --> 00:09:58,350: boy. I 1507 00:09:58,350 --> 00:09:58,590: thought 1508 00:09:58,590 --> 00:09:58,649: I 1509 00:09:58,649 --> 00:09:59,220: recognized 1510 00:09:59,220 --> 00:10:00,269: you. 1511 00:10:00,269 --> 00:10:00,509: Let’s 1512 00:10:00,509 --> 00:10:00,750: take 1513 00:10:00,750 --> 00:10:00,779: a 1514 00:10:00,779 --> 00:10:01,049: peek 1515 00:10:01,049 --> 00:10:01,110: at 1516 00:10:01,110 --> 00:10:01,230: you, 1517 00:10:01,230 --> 00:10:03,672: shall we?” He stepped in front 1518 00:10:03,672 --> 00:10:04,340: of Joe and took a 1519 00:10:04,340 --> 00:10:04,700: closer 1520 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:07,182: look. “Hm. A cut, 1521 00:10:07,182 --> 00:10:07,279: a 1522 00:10:07,279 --> 00:10:07,610: couple 1523 00:10:07,610 --> 00:10:07,730: of 1524 00:10:07,730 --> 00:10:08,000: claw 1525 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:08,539: marks, 1526 00:10:08,539 --> 00:10:08,669: and 1527 00:10:08,669 --> 00:10:08,750: a 1528 00:10:08,750 --> 00:10:09,409: bruise or two, 1529 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:09,559: but 1530 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:09,799: nothing 1531 00:10:09,799 --> 00:10:10,940: serious. 1532 00:10:10,940 --> 00:10:11,120: I’ll 1533 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:11,330: clean 1534 00:10:11,330 --> 00:10:11,419: it 1535 00:10:11,419 --> 00:10:11,570: up 1536 00:10:11,570 --> 00:10:11,659: and 1537 00:10:11,659 --> 00:10:11,750: get 1538 00:10:11,750 --> 00:10:11,840: you 1539 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:11,899: a 1540 00:10:11,899 --> 00:10:13,580: bandage.” He 1541 00:10:13,580 --> 00:10:13,789: picked 1542 00:10:13,789 --> 00:10:13,970: up 1543 00:10:13,970 --> 00:10:14,000: a 1544 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:14,299: bottle 1545 00:10:14,299 --> 00:10:14,389: of 1546 00:10:14,389 --> 00:10:15,110: disinfectant 1547 00:10:15,110 --> 00:10:15,769: and soaked a rag 1548 00:10:15,769 --> 00:10:15,889: with 1549 00:10:15,889 --> 00:10:16,009: it 1550 00:10:16,009 --> 00:10:16,250: before 1551 00:10:16,250 --> 00:10:16,639: dabbing it 1552 00:10:16,639 --> 00:10:17,090: against 1553 00:10:17,090 --> 00:10:17,480: Joe’s 1554 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,370: injuries. 1555 00:10:19,370 --> 00:10:19,460: The 1556 00:10:19,460 --> 00:10:19,789: polar 1557 00:10:19,789 --> 00:10:20,059: bear 1558 00:10:20,059 --> 00:10:20,690: winced, 1559 00:10:20,690 --> 00:10:21,049: showing 1560 00:10:21,049 --> 00:10:21,169: his 1561 00:10:21,169 --> 00:10:23,299: fangs. “I 1562 00:10:23,299 --> 00:10:23,539: don’t 1563 00:10:23,539 --> 00:10:23,990: suppose if 1564 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:24,110: I 1565 00:10:24,110 --> 00:10:24,440: asked 1566 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:24,620: you’d 1567 00:10:24,620 --> 00:10:24,769: tell 1568 00:10:24,769 --> 00:10:24,889: me 1569 00:10:24,889 --> 00:10:25,009: how 1570 00:10:25,009 --> 00:10:25,220: this 1571 00:10:25,220 --> 00:10:26,990: happened.”
His 1572 00:10:26,990 --> 00:10:27,289: mother 1573 00:10:27,289 --> 00:10:27,620: answered 1574 00:10:27,620 --> 00:10:27,769: for 1575 00:10:27,769 --> 00:10:28,759: him. “He 1576 00:10:28,759 --> 00:10:29,000: was 1577 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:29,450: fighting 1578 00:10:29,450 --> 00:10:29,570: in 1579 00:10:29,570 --> 00:10:29,659: the 1580 00:10:29,659 --> 00:10:32,210: yard.”
“Fighting?” 1581 00:10:32,210 --> 00:10:32,330: He 1582 00:10:32,330 --> 00:10:32,659: tilted 1583 00:10:32,659 --> 00:10:32,779: his 1584 00:10:32,779 --> 00:10:33,049: head 1585 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:33,169: at 1586 00:10:33,169 --> 00:10:33,320: an 1587 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:33,889: unsettling 1588 00:10:33,889 --> 00:10:34,820: angle. “Well, 1589 00:10:34,820 --> 00:10:34,909: I 1590 00:10:34,909 --> 00:10:35,090: do 1591 00:10:35,090 --> 00:10:35,330: hope 1592 00:10:35,330 --> 00:10:35,450: you 1593 00:10:35,450 --> 00:10:37,580: won.”
“Doctor!” 1594 00:10:37,580 --> 00:10:37,730: his 1595 00:10:37,730 --> 00:10:37,970: mother 1596 00:10:37,970 --> 00:10:39,740: chastised.
The 1597 00:10:39,740 --> 00:10:40,190: physician 1598 00:10:40,190 --> 00:10:41,539: shrugged. “Trust 1599 00:10:41,539 --> 00:10:41,750: me, 1600 00:10:41,750 --> 00:10:41,899: it’s 1601 00:10:41,899 --> 00:10:42,139: pretty 1602 00:10:42,139 --> 00:10:42,620: typical 1603 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:43,039: for boys his 1604 00:10:43,039 --> 00:10:43,879: age. 1605 00:10:43,879 --> 00:10:44,029: I’d 1606 00:10:44,029 --> 00:10:44,179: be 1607 00:10:44,179 --> 00:10:44,600: surprised if 1608 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:44,666: he 1609 00:10:44,666 --> 00:10:44,960: wasn’t 1610 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:45,289: fighting, 1611 00:10:45,289 --> 00:10:45,379: at 1612 00:10:45,379 --> 00:10:45,603: least a 1613 00:10:45,603 --> 00:10:46,909: little. 1614 00:10:46,909 --> 00:10:47,299: Face it, 1615 00:10:47,299 --> 00:10:47,419: with 1616 00:10:47,419 --> 00:10:47,509: the 1617 00:10:47,509 --> 00:10:47,990: outside 1618 00:10:47,990 --> 00:10:48,259: world 1619 00:10:48,259 --> 00:10:48,409: being 1620 00:10:48,409 --> 00:10:48,590: all 1621 00:10:48,590 --> 00:10:48,830: bleak 1622 00:10:48,830 --> 00:10:53,179: and lifeless it’s a wonder we aren’t all a little mad sometimes.”
“You 1623 00:10:53,179 --> 00:10:53,450: aren’t 1624 00:10:53,450 --> 00:10:54,110: helping,” 1625 00:10:54,110 --> 00:10:54,259: his 1626 00:10:54,259 --> 00:10:54,500: mother 1627 00:10:54,500 --> 00:10:54,860: said 1628 00:10:54,860 --> 00:10:54,980: with 1629 00:10:54,980 --> 00:10:55,100: her 1630 00:10:55,100 --> 00:10:55,460: arms 1631 00:10:55,460 --> 00:10:57,500: folded.
Holding 1632 00:10:57,500 --> 00:10:57,620: up 1633 00:10:57,620 --> 00:10:57,740: his 1634 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:58,039: hands 1635 00:10:58,039 --> 00:10:58,100: in 1636 00:10:58,100 --> 00:10:58,159: a 1637 00:10:58,159 --> 00:10:58,549: placating 1638 00:10:58,549 --> 00:10:58,909: gesture 1639 00:10:58,909 --> 00:10:59,000: he 1640 00:10:59,000 --> 00:10:59,389: interlaced 1641 00:10:59,389 --> 00:10:59,480: his 1642 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,039: talons. “Well, 1643 00:11:01,039 --> 00:11:01,429: consider 1644 00:11:01,429 --> 00:11:01,519: it 1645 00:11:01,519 --> 00:11:01,549: a 1646 00:11:01,549 --> 00:11:01,789: free 1647 00:11:01,789 --> 00:11:02,059: perk as part 1648 00:11:02,059 --> 00:11:02,149: of 1649 00:11:02,149 --> 00:11:02,269: your 1650 00:11:02,269 --> 00:11:03,409: treatment.” 1651 00:11:03,409 --> 00:11:03,500: He 1652 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:03,769: placed 1653 00:11:03,769 --> 00:11:03,860: his 1654 00:11:03,860 --> 00:11:04,129: hands 1655 00:11:04,129 --> 00:11:04,220: in 1656 00:11:04,220 --> 00:11:04,309: his 1657 00:11:04,309 --> 00:11:05,029: lap. “You 1658 00:11:05,029 --> 00:11:05,179: should 1659 00:11:05,179 --> 00:11:05,269: be 1660 00:11:05,269 --> 00:11:05,629: fine 1661 00:11:05,629 --> 00:11:05,720: in 1662 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:05,779: a 1663 00:11:05,779 --> 00:11:05,960: day 1664 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:06,049: or 1665 00:11:06,049 --> 00:11:06,860: two. 1666 00:11:06,860 --> 00:11:07,129: Just 1667 00:11:07,129 --> 00:11:07,340: keep 1668 00:11:07,340 --> 00:11:07,460: the 1669 00:11:07,460 --> 00:11:07,879: bandages 1670 00:11:07,879 --> 00:11:08,240: clean 1671 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:08,330: and 1672 00:11:08,330 --> 00:11:08,539: don’t 1673 00:11:08,539 --> 00:11:08,785: get in 1674 00:11:08,785 --> 00:11:08,960: any 1675 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:09,169: more 1676 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:10,309: fights. 1677 00:11:10,309 --> 00:11:11,059: Medically 1678 00:11:11,059 --> 00:11:11,659: speaking 1679 00:11:11,659 --> 00:11:11,990: that’s 1680 00:11:11,990 --> 00:11:12,259: about 1681 00:11:12,259 --> 00:11:12,440: all 1682 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:12,529: I 1683 00:11:12,529 --> 00:11:14,299: can do.” 1684 00:11:14,299 --> 00:11:14,600: The 1685 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:15,649: snow owl hopped onto his 1686 00:11:15,649 --> 00:11:15,950: feet 1687 00:11:15,950 --> 00:11:16,039: and 1688 00:11:16,039 --> 00:11:16,220: gave 1689 00:11:16,220 --> 00:11:16,399: Joe 1690 00:11:16,399 --> 00:11:16,429: a 1691 00:11:16,429 --> 00:11:16,669: pat 1692 00:11:16,669 --> 00:11:16,789: on 1693 00:11:16,789 --> 00:11:16,850: the 1694 00:11:16,850 --> 00:11:18,230: back. “I 1695 00:11:18,230 --> 00:11:18,679: imagine 1696 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:18,769: I’ll 1697 00:11:18,769 --> 00:11:19,159: probably 1698 00:11:19,159 --> 00:11:19,279: end 1699 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:19,370: up 1700 00:11:19,370 --> 00:11:19,700: seeing 1701 00:11:19,700 --> 00:11:19,789: your 1702 00:11:19,789 --> 00:11:20,240: opponent 1703 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:20,330: in 1704 00:11:20,330 --> 00:11:20,509: here 1705 00:11:20,509 --> 00:11:20,809: before 1706 00:11:20,809 --> 00:11:22,669: long.”
“I 1707 00:11:22,669 --> 00:11:23,029: doubt 1708 00:11:23,029 --> 00:11:23,389: it,” 1709 00:11:23,389 --> 00:11:23,629: Joe 1710 00:11:23,629 --> 00:11:24,590: said. “He’s 1711 00:11:24,590 --> 00:11:24,740: from 1712 00:11:24,740 --> 00:11:24,860: the 1713 00:11:24,860 --> 00:11:25,340: Central 1714 00:11:25,340 --> 00:11:27,710: Nexus.”
“Really?” 1715 00:11:27,710 --> 00:11:27,830: the 1716 00:11:27,830 --> 00:11:28,279: snow owl 1717 00:11:28,279 --> 00:11:29,299: asked. “What 1718 00:11:29,299 --> 00:11:29,419: does 1719 00:11:29,419 --> 00:11:29,480: he 1720 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:29,690: look 1721 00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:31,610: like?”
“He’s 1722 00:11:31,610 --> 00:11:31,940: an 1723 00:11:31,940 --> 00:11:32,389: arctic 1724 00:11:32,389 --> 00:11:33,019: fox, 1725 00:11:33,019 --> 00:11:34,370: tall, with 1726 00:11:34,370 --> 00:11:34,730: really 1727 00:11:34,730 --> 00:11:35,149: finely 1728 00:11:35,149 --> 00:11:35,450: trimmed 1729 00:11:35,450 --> 00:11:35,960: claws 1730 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:36,049: and 1731 00:11:36,049 --> 00:11:36,259: red 1732 00:11:36,259 --> 00:11:37,129: hair.” 1733 00:11:37,129 --> 00:11:37,370: Joe 1734 00:11:37,370 --> 00:11:37,759: stared 1735 00:11:37,759 --> 00:11:37,820: at 1736 00:11:37,820 --> 00:11:37,940: his 1737 00:11:37,940 --> 00:11:38,450: bandaged 1738 00:11:38,450 --> 00:11:40,909: arm.
The 1739 00:11:40,909 --> 00:11:41,269: doctor 1740 00:11:41,269 --> 00:11:41,719: chirped 1741 00:11:41,719 --> 00:11:41,809: and 1742 00:11:41,809 --> 00:11:42,110: tilted 1743 00:11:42,110 --> 00:11:42,259: his 1744 00:11:42,259 --> 00:11:42,440: head 1745 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:42,500: in 1746 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:42,590: the 1747 00:11:42,590 --> 00:11:42,769: other 1748 00:11:42,769 --> 00:11:44,090: direction. “His 1749 00:11:44,090 --> 00:11:44,299: name 1750 00:11:44,299 --> 00:11:44,600: wouldn’t 1751 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:44,809: be 1752 00:11:44,809 --> 00:11:45,409: Derek, would 1753 00:11:45,409 --> 00:11:47,000: it?”
“How 1754 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:47,210: did 1755 00:11:47,210 --> 00:11:47,360: you 1756 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:48,289: know?” 1757 00:11:48,289 --> 00:11:48,529: Joe 1758 00:11:48,529 --> 00:11:49,070: suspected 1759 00:11:49,070 --> 00:11:49,159: he 1760 00:11:49,159 --> 00:11:49,279: would 1761 00:11:49,279 --> 00:11:49,460: not 1762 00:11:49,460 --> 00:11:49,700: like 1763 00:11:49,700 --> 00:11:49,820: the 1764 00:11:49,820 --> 00:11:51,110: answer.
“He’s 1765 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:51,649: Councilman 1766 00:11:51,649 --> 00:11:53,179: Arrington’s son. 1767 00:11:53,179 --> 00:11:53,450: He’s a 1768 00:11:53,450 --> 00:11:53,690: little 1769 00:11:53,690 --> 00:11:54,110: shit, 1770 00:11:54,110 --> 00:11:54,230: but 1771 00:11:54,230 --> 00:11:54,350: his 1772 00:11:54,350 --> 00:11:54,679: father 1773 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:54,830: has 1774 00:11:54,830 --> 00:11:56,538: connections. 1775 00:11:56,538 --> 00:11:56,659: He 1776 00:11:56,659 --> 00:11:56,990: probably 1777 00:11:56,990 --> 00:11:57,200: won’t 1778 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:57,590: report 1779 00:11:57,590 --> 00:11:57,679: you, 1780 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:57,799: but 1781 00:11:57,799 --> 00:11:57,919: I’d 1782 00:11:57,919 --> 00:11:58,009: be 1783 00:11:58,009 --> 00:11:58,340: careful 1784 00:11:58,340 --> 00:11:58,490: for 1785 00:11:58,490 --> 00:11:58,519: a 1786 00:11:58,519 --> 00:11:59,330: while. 1787 00:11:59,330 --> 00:11:59,659: Folks 1788 00:11:59,659 --> 00:11:59,870: like 1789 00:11:59,870 --> 00:12:00,169: him 1790 00:12:00,169 --> 00:12:00,350: tend 1791 00:12:00,350 --> 00:12:00,409: to 1792 00:12:00,409 --> 00:12:00,799: hold 1793 00:12:00,799 --> 00:12:02,210: grudges.” 1794 00:12:02,210 --> 00:12:02,330: He 1795 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:02,690: chirped 1796 00:12:02,690 --> 00:12:03,080: again and 1797 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:03,350: placed 1798 00:12:03,350 --> 00:12:03,440: his 1799 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:03,710: hands 1800 00:12:03,710 --> 00:12:03,799: in 1801 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:03,919: his 1802 00:12:03,919 --> 00:12:06,470: pockets.
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A 1826 00:12:15,529 --> 00:12:15,889: kind 1827 00:12:15,889 --> 00:12:15,980: and 1828 00:12:15,980 --> 00:12:16,580: hardworking 1829 00:12:16,580 --> 00:12:16,970: bear, he had 1830 00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:17,269: always 1831 00:12:17,269 --> 00:12:17,419: done 1832 00:12:17,419 --> 00:12:17,570: his 1833 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:17,960: best to 1834 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:18,350: provide 1835 00:12:18,350 --> 00:12:18,409: for 1836 00:12:18,409 --> 00:12:18,529: his 1837 00:12:18,529 --> 00:12:19,549: family. 1838 00:12:19,549 --> 00:12:19,759: Though 1839 00:12:19,759 --> 00:12:19,879: he 1840 00:12:19,879 --> 00:12:20,000: had 1841 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:20,240: never 1842 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:20,480: been 1843 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:20,720: able 1844 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:20,809: to 1845 00:12:20,809 --> 00:12:20,990: give 1846 00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:21,169: them 1847 00:12:21,169 --> 00:12:21,649: everything 1848 00:12:21,649 --> 00:12:21,769: he 1849 00:12:21,769 --> 00:12:22,220: wanted 1850 00:12:22,220 --> 00:12:22,309: he 1851 00:12:22,309 --> 00:12:22,549: made 1852 00:12:22,549 --> 00:12:22,850: certain 1853 00:12:22,850 --> 00:12:22,970: to 1854 00:12:22,970 --> 00:12:23,120: do 1855 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:23,240: the 1856 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:23,509: best 1857 00:12:23,509 --> 00:12:23,629: he 1858 00:12:23,629 --> 00:12:23,960: could 1859 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:24,049: with 1860 00:12:24,049 --> 00:12:24,169: the 1861 00:12:24,169 --> 00:12:24,740: resources 1862 00:12:24,740 --> 00:12:24,980: he’d 1863 00:12:24,980 --> 00:12:25,220: been 1864 00:12:25,220 --> 00:12:26,629: given. 1865 00:12:26,629 --> 00:12:26,990: Growing 1866 00:12:26,990 --> 00:12:27,169: up 1867 00:12:27,169 --> 00:12:27,289: in 1868 00:12:27,289 --> 00:12:27,950: Coldhaven 1869 00:12:27,950 --> 00:12:28,129: one 1870 00:12:28,129 --> 00:12:28,399: never 1871 00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:28,549: had 1872 00:12:28,549 --> 00:12:28,639: the 1873 00:12:28,639 --> 00:12:29,000: luxury 1874 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:29,090: of 1875 00:12:29,090 --> 00:12:29,419: making 1876 00:12:29,419 --> 00:12:30,500: plans. 1877 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:30,769: Every 1878 00:12:30,769 --> 00:12:30,919: day 1879 00:12:30,919 --> 00:12:31,070: was 1880 00:12:31,070 --> 00:12:31,190: an 1881 00:12:31,190 --> 00:12:31,789: exercise 1882 00:12:31,789 --> 00:12:31,909: in 1883 00:12:31,909 --> 00:12:32,269: making 1884 00:12:32,269 --> 00:12:32,870: do 1885 00:12:32,870 --> 00:12:33,049: with 1886 00:12:33,049 --> 00:12:33,590: limited 1887 00:12:33,590 --> 00:12:35,240: resources. 1888 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:35,659: Hard 1889 00:12:35,659 --> 00:12:35,929: choices 1890 00:12:35,929 --> 00:12:36,049: were 1891 00:12:36,049 --> 00:12:36,740: common, 1892 00:12:36,740 --> 00:12:37,159: especially 1893 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:37,309: for 1894 00:12:37,309 --> 00:12:37,639: anyone 1895 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:37,759: on 1896 00:12:37,759 --> 00:12:37,850: the 1897 00:12:37,850 --> 00:12:38,120: burn 1898 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,769: team. 1899 00:12:39,769 --> 00:12:39,950: But 1900 00:12:39,950 --> 00:12:40,070: no 1901 00:12:40,070 --> 00:12:40,279: matter 1902 00:12:40,279 --> 00:12:40,460: how 1903 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:40,730: hard 1904 00:12:40,730 --> 00:12:40,942: life 1905 00:12:40,942 --> 00:12:41,210: got, 1906 00:12:41,210 --> 00:12:41,750: Alexander 1907 00:12:41,750 --> 00:12:42,169: Kennedy 1908 00:12:42,169 --> 00:12:42,440: never 1909 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,450: complained. 1910 00:12:44,450 --> 00:12:44,570: He 1911 00:12:44,570 --> 00:12:44,840: never 1912 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:45,259: blamed 1913 00:12:45,259 --> 00:12:45,350: the 1914 00:12:45,350 --> 00:12:46,340: precursors 1915 00:12:46,340 --> 00:12:46,460: for 1916 00:12:46,460 --> 00:12:46,820: turning 1917 00:12:46,820 --> 00:12:46,909: the 1918 00:12:46,909 --> 00:12:47,450: world 1919 00:12:47,450 --> 00:12:47,629: into 1920 00:12:47,629 --> 00:12:47,690: a 1921 00:12:47,690 --> 00:12:47,960: ball 1922 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:48,110: of 1923 00:12:48,110 --> 00:12:48,950: ice 1924 00:12:48,950 --> 00:12:49,220: nor 1925 00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:49,309: the 1926 00:12:49,309 --> 00:12:49,639: city’s 1927 00:12:49,639 --> 00:12:49,909: strict 1928 00:12:49,909 --> 00:12:50,539: regulations 1929 00:12:50,539 --> 00:12:50,659: put 1930 00:12:50,659 --> 00:12:50,750: in 1931 00:12:50,750 --> 00:12:50,990: place 1932 00:12:50,990 --> 00:12:51,080: to 1933 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:51,379: ensure 1934 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:51,529: their 1935 00:12:51,529 --> 00:12:52,850: survival. 1936 00:12:52,850 --> 00:12:52,970: He 1937 00:12:52,970 --> 00:12:53,240: got 1938 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:53,330: up 1939 00:12:53,330 --> 00:12:53,570: every 1940 00:12:53,570 --> 00:12:54,049: day 1941 00:12:54,049 --> 00:12:54,169: and 1942 00:12:54,169 --> 00:12:54,559: shoveled 1943 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:55,519: coal 1944 00:12:55,519 --> 00:12:55,850: into 1945 00:12:55,850 --> 00:12:55,970: The 1946 00:12:55,970 --> 00:12:58,309: Candle.
And for a 1947 00:12:58,309 --> 00:12:58,700: lifetime 1948 00:12:58,700 --> 00:12:58,820: of 1949 00:12:58,820 --> 00:12:59,029: loyal 1950 00:12:59,029 --> 00:12:59,480: service, 1951 00:12:59,480 --> 00:12:59,600: he 1952 00:12:59,600 --> 00:12:59,750: was 1953 00:12:59,750 --> 00:13:00,169: rewarded 1954 00:13:00,169 --> 00:13:00,320: with 1955 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:00,379: a 1956 00:13:00,379 --> 00:13:00,649: short 1957 00:13:00,649 --> 00:13:01,519: funeral 1958 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:01,669: and 1959 00:13:01,669 --> 00:13:01,730: a 1960 00:13:01,730 --> 00:13:02,000: few 1961 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:02,389: premium 1962 00:13:02,389 --> 00:13:02,779: rations 1963 00:13:02,779 --> 00:13:02,899: for 1964 00:13:02,899 --> 00:13:03,019: his 1965 00:13:03,019 --> 00:13:04,159: family, 1966 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:04,429: as 1967 00:13:04,429 --> 00:13:04,549: if 1968 00:13:04,549 --> 00:13:04,730: that 1969 00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:04,850: would 1970 00:13:04,850 --> 00:13:05,059: make 1971 00:13:05,059 --> 00:13:05,149: it 1972 00:13:05,149 --> 00:13:05,269: all 1973 00:13:05,269 --> 00:13:07,309: better. 1974 00:13:07,309 --> 00:13:07,730: Feeling 1975 00:13:07,730 --> 00:13:07,820: the 1976 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:08,299: tightness 1977 00:13:08,299 --> 00:13:08,629: return 1978 00:13:08,629 --> 00:13:08,720: to 1979 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:08,899: his 1980 00:13:08,899 --> 00:13:09,289: chest, 1981 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:09,440: his 1982 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:09,889: paws 1983 00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:10,159: balled 1984 00:13:10,159 --> 00:13:10,309: into 1985 00:13:10,309 --> 00:13:10,759: fists 1986 00:13:10,759 --> 00:13:11,059: once 1987 00:13:11,059 --> 00:13:13,820: more.
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“I 2055 00:13:39,409 --> 00:13:40,100: know,” 2056 00:13:40,100 --> 00:13:40,250: she 2057 00:13:40,250 --> 00:13:42,620: replied.
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“Okay,” 2374 00:15:44,809 --> 00:15:44,990: she 2375 00:15:44,990 --> 00:15:47,210: said. “Would 2376 00:15:47,210 --> 00:15:47,330: you 2377 00:15:47,330 --> 00:15:47,480: go 2378 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:47,629: by 2379 00:15:47,629 --> 00:15:47,750: the 2380 00:15:47,750 --> 00:15:48,169: ration 2381 00:15:48,169 --> 00:15:48,470: line 2382 00:15:48,470 --> 00:15:48,590: and 2383 00:15:48,590 --> 00:15:48,769: pick 2384 00:15:48,769 --> 00:15:48,889: up 2385 00:15:48,889 --> 00:15:48,980: your 2386 00:15:48,980 --> 00:15:49,429: father’s 2387 00:15:49,429 --> 00:15:49,820: funeral 2388 00:15:49,820 --> 00:15:52,759: allowance?”
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“Yeah,” 2532 00:16:43,190 --> 00:16:43,370: Joe 2533 00:16:43,370 --> 00:16:45,200: said. “It’s 2534 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:45,259: a 2535 00:16:45,259 --> 00:16:45,620: favor 2536 00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:45,799: for 2537 00:16:45,799 --> 00:16:45,950: my 2538 00:16:45,950 --> 00:16:47,720: mom.”
The 2539 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:48,139: penguin 2540 00:16:48,139 --> 00:16:48,529: extended 2541 00:16:48,529 --> 00:16:48,649: his 2542 00:16:48,649 --> 00:16:56,990: hand. “Mike.”
“Joe.” They shook and moved to stand beside each other.
“I 2543 00:16:56,990 --> 00:16:57,350: think 2544 00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:57,409: I’ve 2545 00:16:57,409 --> 00:16:57,649: seen 2546 00:16:57,649 --> 00:16:57,769: you 2547 00:16:57,769 --> 00:16:57,919: in 2548 00:16:57,919 --> 00:16:58,250: school, 2549 00:16:58,250 --> 00:16:58,639: haven’t 2550 00:16:58,639 --> 00:16:59,600: I?” 2551 00:16:59,600 --> 00:16:59,750: He 2552 00:16:59,750 --> 00:17:00,230: squinted, 2553 00:17:00,230 --> 00:17:00,379: as 2554 00:17:00,379 --> 00:17:00,470: if 2555 00:17:00,470 --> 00:17:00,769: trying 2556 00:17:00,769 --> 00:17:00,860: to 2557 00:17:00,860 --> 00:17:01,250: envision 2558 00:17:01,250 --> 00:17:01,490: Joe 2559 00:17:01,490 --> 00:17:01,669: from 2560 00:17:01,669 --> 00:17:01,700: a 2561 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:02,000: different 2562 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,009: angle.
He 2563 00:17:04,009 --> 00:17:04,400: stared at him 2564 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:04,460: a 2565 00:17:04,460 --> 00:17:04,970: moment 2566 00:17:04,970 --> 00:17:05,119: and then 2567 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,430: pointed with a claw. “You 2568 00:17:07,430 --> 00:17:07,819: sit 2569 00:17:07,819 --> 00:17:07,970: in 2570 00:17:07,970 --> 00:17:08,119: the 2571 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:08,420: front, 2572 00:17:08,420 --> 00:17:08,569: by 2573 00:17:08,569 --> 00:17:08,690: the 2574 00:17:08,690 --> 00:17:09,019: door, 2575 00:17:09,019 --> 00:17:09,200: don’t 2576 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:10,543: you?”
“Yeah! 2577 00:17:10,543 --> 00:17:10,738: I’m 2578 00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:11,021: new to 2579 00:17:11,021 --> 00:17:11,150: this 2580 00:17:11,150 --> 00:17:12,204: section. 2581 00:17:12,204 --> 00:17:12,619: We used to 2582 00:17:12,619 --> 00:17:12,782: be 2583 00:17:12,782 --> 00:17:13,549: in H-14, 2584 00:17:13,549 --> 00:17:13,670: but 2585 00:17:13,670 --> 00:17:13,759: they 2586 00:17:13,759 --> 00:17:14,450: reassigned 2587 00:17:14,450 --> 00:17:14,720: us 2588 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:14,809: when 2589 00:17:14,809 --> 00:17:14,960: they 2590 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:15,743: reevaluated 2591 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:15,859: the 2592 00:17:15,859 --> 00:17:16,730: allocations 2593 00:17:16,730 --> 00:17:16,916: for 2594 00:17:16,916 --> 00:17:16,970: our 2595 00:17:16,970 --> 00:17:18,470: family.” 2596 00:17:18,470 --> 00:17:18,589: He 2597 00:17:18,589 --> 00:17:18,920: pointed 2598 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:19,130: towards 2599 00:17:19,130 --> 00:17:19,220: the 2600 00:17:19,220 --> 00:17:19,430: edge 2601 00:17:19,430 --> 00:17:19,490: of 2602 00:17:19,490 --> 00:17:19,579: the 2603 00:17:19,579 --> 00:17:20,900: city. “He’s on 2604 00:17:20,900 --> 00:17:21,049: one 2605 00:17:21,049 --> 00:17:21,109: of 2606 00:17:21,109 --> 00:17:21,259: the 2607 00:17:21,259 --> 00:17:21,799: exploratory 2608 00:17:21,799 --> 00:17:22,130: balloon 2609 00:17:22,130 --> 00:17:22,609: teams. 2610 00:17:22,609 --> 00:17:22,789: They 2611 00:17:22,789 --> 00:17:22,910: go 2612 00:17:22,910 --> 00:17:22,969: out 2613 00:17:22,969 --> 00:17:23,150: every 2614 00:17:23,150 --> 00:17:23,359: few 2615 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:23,690: weeks 2616 00:17:23,690 --> 00:17:23,839: trying 2617 00:17:23,839 --> 00:17:23,900: to 2618 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:24,109: map 2619 00:17:24,109 --> 00:17:24,230: the 2620 00:17:24,230 --> 00:17:24,566: area 2621 00:17:24,566 --> 00:17:24,740: around 2622 00:17:24,740 --> 00:17:24,799: the 2623 00:17:24,799 --> 00:17:25,069: city, 2624 00:17:25,069 --> 00:17:25,130: a 2625 00:17:25,130 --> 00:17:25,279: little 2626 00:17:25,279 --> 00:17:25,460: bit 2627 00:17:25,460 --> 00:17:25,519: at 2628 00:17:25,519 --> 00:17:25,579: a 2629 00:17:25,579 --> 00:17:26,329: time. 2630 00:17:26,329 --> 00:17:26,569: He’s 2631 00:17:26,569 --> 00:17:26,660: the 2632 00:17:26,660 --> 00:17:26,869: best 2633 00:17:26,869 --> 00:17:27,380: navigator 2634 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:27,559: they’ve 2635 00:17:27,559 --> 00:17:27,769: got. 2636 00:17:27,769 --> 00:17:27,859: He 2637 00:17:27,859 --> 00:17:28,099: shows 2638 00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:28,190: me 2639 00:17:28,190 --> 00:17:28,309: the 2640 00:17:28,309 --> 00:17:28,640: maps 2641 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:28,730: he 2642 00:17:28,730 --> 00:17:30,950: makes.”
Joe 2643 00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:31,220: looked 2644 00:17:31,220 --> 00:17:31,430: up 2645 00:17:31,430 --> 00:17:31,519: in 2646 00:17:31,519 --> 00:17:31,579: the 2647 00:17:31,579 --> 00:17:32,000: direction 2648 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:32,059: of 2649 00:17:32,059 --> 00:17:32,119: the 2650 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:33,769: hangar. 2651 00:17:33,769 --> 00:17:33,950: He’d 2652 00:17:33,950 --> 00:17:34,250: seen 2653 00:17:34,250 --> 00:17:34,490: one 2654 00:17:34,490 --> 00:17:35,029: fly out over 2655 00:17:35,029 --> 00:17:35,119: the 2656 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:35,450: frozen 2657 00:17:35,450 --> 00:17:35,869: wasteland 2658 00:17:35,869 --> 00:17:35,990: every 2659 00:17:35,990 --> 00:17:36,170: now 2660 00:17:36,170 --> 00:17:36,259: and 2661 00:17:36,259 --> 00:17:36,589: then. 2662 00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:36,710: They 2663 00:17:36,710 --> 00:17:36,829: were 2664 00:17:36,829 --> 00:17:37,490: slow 2665 00:17:37,490 --> 00:17:38,599: with subpar heating 2666 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:39,049: systems, 2667 00:17:39,049 --> 00:17:39,230: but they were 2668 00:17:39,230 --> 00:17:39,410: the 2669 00:17:39,410 --> 00:17:39,650: only 2670 00:17:39,650 --> 00:17:39,799: way 2671 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:39,920: they 2672 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:40,130: had 2673 00:17:40,130 --> 00:17:40,220: to 2674 00:17:40,220 --> 00:17:40,549: explore 2675 00:17:40,549 --> 00:17:40,670: the 2676 00:17:40,670 --> 00:17:41,000: area 2677 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:41,359: around 2678 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:41,420: the 2679 00:17:41,420 --> 00:17:42,829: city. 2680 00:17:42,829 --> 00:17:43,160: Far 2681 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:43,339: from 2682 00:17:43,339 --> 00:17:43,910: comfortable, 2683 00:17:43,910 --> 00:17:44,059: they 2684 00:17:44,059 --> 00:17:44,390: generally 2685 00:17:44,390 --> 00:17:44,539: had 2686 00:17:44,539 --> 00:17:44,599: a 2687 00:17:44,599 --> 00:17:44,809: crew 2688 00:17:44,809 --> 00:17:44,960: of 2689 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:45,319: eight 2690 00:17:45,319 --> 00:17:45,470: and would 2691 00:17:45,470 --> 00:17:45,613: go 2692 00:17:45,613 --> 00:17:45,740: out 2693 00:17:45,740 --> 00:17:45,859: for 2694 00:17:45,859 --> 00:17:46,190: weeks 2695 00:17:46,190 --> 00:17:46,279: at 2696 00:17:46,279 --> 00:17:46,339: a 2697 00:17:46,339 --> 00:17:47,839: time. 2698 00:17:47,839 --> 00:17:48,140: Upon 2699 00:17:48,140 --> 00:17:48,259: their 2700 00:17:48,259 --> 00:17:48,710: return 2701 00:17:48,710 --> 00:17:48,769: their 2702 00:17:48,769 --> 00:17:49,104: crews 2703 00:17:49,104 --> 00:17:49,188: would 2704 00:17:49,188 --> 00:17:49,609: provide 2705 00:17:49,609 --> 00:17:49,700: the 2706 00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:49,940: city 2707 00:17:49,940 --> 00:17:50,089: with 2708 00:17:50,089 --> 00:17:50,660: information 2709 00:17:50,660 --> 00:17:50,839: about 2710 00:17:50,839 --> 00:17:51,049: what 2711 00:17:51,049 --> 00:17:51,380: was within 2712 00:17:51,380 --> 00:17:52,880: range. 2713 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:53,240: Future 2714 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:53,809: expeditions 2715 00:17:53,809 --> 00:17:53,930: would 2716 00:17:53,930 --> 00:17:54,200: follow 2717 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:54,349: up 2718 00:17:54,349 --> 00:17:54,500: on 2719 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:54,740: the things 2720 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:54,829: they 2721 00:17:54,829 --> 00:17:55,190: found. 2722 00:17:55,190 --> 00:17:55,369: That 2723 00:17:55,369 --> 00:17:55,700: is, 2724 00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:56,150: provided 2725 00:17:56,150 --> 00:17:56,269: they 2726 00:17:56,269 --> 00:17:56,690: returned 2727 00:17:56,690 --> 00:17:56,779: in 2728 00:17:56,779 --> 00:17:56,839: the 2729 00:17:56,839 --> 00:17:57,109: first 2730 00:17:57,109 --> 00:17:58,940: place.
Several 2731 00:17:58,940 --> 00:17:59,539: expeditions 2732 00:17:59,539 --> 00:17:59,750: had 2733 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:00,140: resulted 2734 00:18:00,140 --> 00:18:00,230: in 2735 00:18:00,230 --> 00:18:00,440: whole 2736 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:00,769: crews 2737 00:18:00,769 --> 00:18:00,980: being 2738 00:18:00,980 --> 00:18:01,910: lost, 2739 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:02,240: either 2740 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:02,329: to 2741 00:18:02,329 --> 00:18:03,109: navigation 2742 00:18:03,109 --> 00:18:03,500: errors 2743 00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:03,559: or 2744 00:18:03,559 --> 00:18:04,009: failures 2745 00:18:04,009 --> 00:18:04,069: in 2746 00:18:04,069 --> 00:18:04,160: the 2747 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:04,400: heating 2748 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:05,690: systems. 2749 00:18:05,690 --> 00:18:06,079: Unless 2750 00:18:06,079 --> 00:18:06,170: the 2751 00:18:06,170 --> 00:18:06,349: crew 2752 00:18:06,349 --> 00:18:06,740: managed 2753 00:18:06,740 --> 00:18:06,829: to 2754 00:18:06,829 --> 00:18:07,130: radio 2755 00:18:07,130 --> 00:18:07,339: back 2756 00:18:07,339 --> 00:18:07,490: their 2757 00:18:07,490 --> 00:18:07,940: status 2758 00:18:07,940 --> 00:18:08,029: it 2759 00:18:08,029 --> 00:18:08,180: was 2760 00:18:08,180 --> 00:18:08,809: rare 2761 00:18:08,809 --> 00:18:09,019: that their 2762 00:18:09,019 --> 00:18:09,289: fate 2763 00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:09,619: would ever 2764 00:18:09,619 --> 00:18:12,710: be known to those they left behind. Rescue missions were impractical with 2765 00:18:12,710 --> 00:18:12,829: any 2766 00:18:12,829 --> 00:18:13,009: such 2767 00:18:13,009 --> 00:18:13,309: efforts 2768 00:18:13,309 --> 00:18:13,460: more 2769 00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:13,819: likely 2770 00:18:13,819 --> 00:18:13,880: to 2771 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:14,210: result 2772 00:18:14,210 --> 00:18:14,269: in 2773 00:18:14,269 --> 00:18:14,569: losing 2774 00:18:14,569 --> 00:18:14,630: a 2775 00:18:14,630 --> 00:18:15,769: second balloon 2776 00:18:15,769 --> 00:18:15,980: than 2777 00:18:15,980 --> 00:18:16,220: being 2778 00:18:16,220 --> 00:18:16,400: able 2779 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:16,490: to 2780 00:18:16,490 --> 00:18:16,819: reach 2781 00:18:16,819 --> 00:18:16,940: the 2782 00:18:16,940 --> 00:18:17,690: downed craft 2783 00:18:17,690 --> 00:18:17,779: in 2784 00:18:17,779 --> 00:18:18,230: time to do 2785 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:18,410: any 2786 00:18:18,410 --> 00:18:19,819: good. 2787 00:18:19,819 --> 00:18:20,180: The job 2788 00:18:20,180 --> 00:18:20,509: paid 2789 00:18:20,509 --> 00:18:21,230: well, 2790 00:18:21,230 --> 00:18:21,710: but only provided the balloon 2791 00:18:21,710 --> 00:18:22,130: returned 2792 00:18:22,130 --> 00:18:24,200: safely.
While 2793 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:24,289: they 2794 00:18:24,289 --> 00:18:24,440: were 2795 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:25,579: gone, 2796 00:18:25,579 --> 00:18:25,700: the 2797 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:26,029: crew 2798 00:18:26,029 --> 00:18:26,420: members' 2799 00:18:26,420 --> 00:18:26,809: family 2800 00:18:26,809 --> 00:18:27,019: had 2801 00:18:27,019 --> 00:18:27,079: to 2802 00:18:27,079 --> 00:18:27,289: make 2803 00:18:27,289 --> 00:18:27,440: do 2804 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:27,650: with 2805 00:18:27,650 --> 00:18:28,039: reduced 2806 00:18:28,039 --> 00:18:29,119: rations, 2807 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:29,299: as 2808 00:18:29,299 --> 00:18:29,359: a 2809 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:29,690: large 2810 00:18:29,690 --> 00:18:29,990: portion 2811 00:18:29,990 --> 00:18:30,049: of 2812 00:18:30,049 --> 00:18:30,170: their 2813 00:18:30,170 --> 00:18:30,859: share 2814 00:18:30,859 --> 00:18:31,069: was 2815 00:18:31,069 --> 00:18:31,670: allocated 2816 00:18:31,670 --> 00:18:31,730: to 2817 00:18:31,730 --> 00:18:31,880: their 2818 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:32,299: storage 2819 00:18:32,299 --> 00:18:33,049: requirements 2820 00:18:33,049 --> 00:18:33,200: on 2821 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:33,440: board 2822 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:33,529: the 2823 00:18:33,529 --> 00:18:36,079: balloon.
A 2824 00:18:36,079 --> 00:18:36,470: moment 2825 00:18:36,470 --> 00:18:36,799: later 2826 00:18:36,799 --> 00:18:36,859: it 2827 00:18:36,859 --> 00:18:37,069: was 2828 00:18:37,069 --> 00:18:37,579: Mike’s turn 2829 00:18:37,579 --> 00:18:37,637: at 2830 00:18:37,637 --> 00:18:37,699: the 2831 00:18:37,699 --> 00:18:37,910: front 2832 00:18:37,910 --> 00:18:37,970: of 2833 00:18:37,970 --> 00:18:38,029: the 2834 00:18:38,029 --> 00:18:39,529: line. 2835 00:18:39,529 --> 00:18:39,650: He 2836 00:18:39,650 --> 00:18:39,890: stepped 2837 00:18:39,890 --> 00:18:40,220: forward 2838 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:40,309: and 2839 00:18:40,309 --> 00:18:40,490: looked 2840 00:18:40,490 --> 00:18:40,554: at 2841 00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:40,609: the 2842 00:18:40,609 --> 00:18:41,450: large rhinoceros 2843 00:18:41,450 --> 00:18:41,569: that 2844 00:18:41,569 --> 00:18:41,779: sat 2845 00:18:41,779 --> 00:18:41,839: at 2846 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:41,900: the 2847 00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:43,700: window. “Rush 2848 00:18:43,700 --> 00:18:44,059: family 2849 00:18:44,059 --> 00:18:44,660: allocation, 2850 00:18:44,660 --> 00:18:46,849: please.”
The 2851 00:18:46,849 --> 00:18:47,180: rhino 2852 00:18:47,180 --> 00:18:47,450: checked 2853 00:18:47,450 --> 00:18:47,569: his 2854 00:18:47,569 --> 00:18:47,960: clipboard 2855 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:48,049: and 2856 00:18:48,049 --> 00:18:48,410: nodded, 2857 00:18:48,410 --> 00:18:48,769: calling 2858 00:18:48,769 --> 00:18:48,920: out 2859 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:49,190: something 2860 00:18:49,190 --> 00:18:49,279: to 2861 00:18:49,279 --> 00:18:49,430: one 2862 00:18:49,430 --> 00:18:49,519: of 2863 00:18:49,519 --> 00:18:49,579: the 2864 00:18:49,579 --> 00:18:49,970: people 2865 00:18:49,970 --> 00:18:50,390: in the cage 2866 00:18:50,390 --> 00:18:50,599: with 2867 00:18:50,599 --> 00:18:51,559: him. 2868 00:18:51,559 --> 00:18:51,678: They 2869 00:18:51,678 --> 00:18:52,040: placed 2870 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:52,099: the 2871 00:18:52,099 --> 00:18:52,339: small 2872 00:18:52,339 --> 00:18:52,880: box 2873 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:52,964: in 2874 00:18:52,964 --> 00:18:53,059: his 2875 00:18:53,059 --> 00:18:53,269: webbed 2876 00:18:53,269 --> 00:18:53,839: hands 2877 00:18:53,839 --> 00:18:53,990: as 2878 00:18:53,990 --> 00:18:54,049: he 2879 00:18:54,049 --> 00:18:54,319: nodded 2880 00:18:54,319 --> 00:18:54,410: his 2881 00:18:54,410 --> 00:18:56,869: acceptance. “Next!”
Joe 2882 00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:57,980: swallowed. 2883 00:18:57,980 --> 00:18:58,190: He 2884 00:18:58,190 --> 00:18:58,279: and 2885 00:18:58,279 --> 00:18:58,519: Mike 2886 00:18:58,519 --> 00:18:58,910: exchanged 2887 00:18:58,910 --> 00:18:59,390: glances as 2888 00:18:59,390 --> 00:18:59,450: he 2889 00:18:59,450 --> 00:18:59,690: stepped 2890 00:18:59,690 --> 00:19:01,069: forward. 2891 00:19:01,069 --> 00:19:01,400: Doing 2892 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:01,519: his 2893 00:19:01,519 --> 00:19:01,789: best 2894 00:19:01,789 --> 00:19:01,880: to 2895 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:02,180: appear 2896 00:19:02,180 --> 00:19:02,720: confident, 2897 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:02,779: he 2898 00:19:02,779 --> 00:19:04,430: spoke. “Kennedy 2899 00:19:04,430 --> 00:19:04,880: family 2900 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:05,539: allocation, 2901 00:19:05,539 --> 00:19:07,460: please.” 2902 00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:07,759: Once 2903 00:19:07,759 --> 00:19:08,150: again, 2904 00:19:08,150 --> 00:19:08,240: the 2905 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:08,660: attendant 2906 00:19:08,660 --> 00:19:09,109: consulted 2907 00:19:09,109 --> 00:19:09,230: his 2908 00:19:09,230 --> 00:19:09,799: list 2909 00:19:09,799 --> 00:19:09,920: and 2910 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:10,160: barked 2911 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:10,250: out 2912 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:10,309: a 2913 00:19:10,309 --> 00:19:10,642: command 2914 00:19:10,642 --> 00:19:10,700: to 2915 00:19:10,700 --> 00:19:10,970: someone 2916 00:19:10,970 --> 00:19:11,150: Joe 2917 00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:11,390: could 2918 00:19:11,390 --> 00:19:11,599: not 2919 00:19:11,599 --> 00:19:12,559: see. 2920 00:19:12,559 --> 00:19:12,619: A 2921 00:19:12,619 --> 00:19:12,950: much 2922 00:19:12,950 --> 00:19:13,279: larger 2923 00:19:13,279 --> 00:19:13,609: box 2924 00:19:13,609 --> 00:19:13,970: appeared, 2925 00:19:13,970 --> 00:19:14,210: large 2926 00:19:14,210 --> 00:19:14,450: enough 2927 00:19:14,450 --> 00:19:14,599: that 2928 00:19:14,599 --> 00:19:14,690: it 2929 00:19:14,690 --> 00:19:14,809: did 2930 00:19:14,809 --> 00:19:15,019: not 2931 00:19:15,019 --> 00:19:15,410: fit 2932 00:19:15,410 --> 00:19:15,559: through 2933 00:19:15,559 --> 00:19:15,650: the 2934 00:19:15,650 --> 00:19:15,980: small 2935 00:19:15,980 --> 00:19:16,400: opening 2936 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:16,490: in 2937 00:19:16,490 --> 00:19:16,579: the 2938 00:19:16,579 --> 00:19:18,529: cage.
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“Class is 3604 00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:37,700: over, 3605 00:23:37,700 --> 00:23:37,970: Mister 3606 00:23:37,970 --> 00:23:38,869: Kennedy,” 3607 00:23:38,869 --> 00:23:38,990: the 3608 00:23:38,990 --> 00:23:39,289: teacher 3609 00:23:39,289 --> 00:23:41,329: said.
“Are 3610 00:23:41,329 --> 00:23:41,509: we 3611 00:23:41,509 --> 00:23:42,079: going to 3612 00:23:42,079 --> 00:23:42,319: learn 3613 00:23:42,319 --> 00:23:42,500: more 3614 00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:42,769: about 3615 00:23:42,769 --> 00:23:42,890: it 3616 00:23:42,890 --> 00:23:43,910: tomorrow?" 3617 00:23:43,910 --> 00:23:44,029: He 3618 00:23:44,029 --> 00:23:44,450: clutched his 3619 00:23:44,450 --> 00:23:47,180: notes to his chest.
“Are 3620 00:23:47,180 --> 00:23:47,359: you 3621 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,160: interested? 3622 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:49,460: Most 3623 00:23:49,460 --> 00:23:49,519: of 3624 00:23:49,519 --> 00:23:49,640: your 3625 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:50,386: classmates seemed 3626 00:23:50,386 --> 00:23:50,569: more 3627 00:23:50,569 --> 00:23:51,140: fascinated 3628 00:23:51,140 --> 00:23:51,230: with 3629 00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:51,410: their 3630 00:23:51,410 --> 00:23:52,009: desks 3631 00:23:52,009 --> 00:23:52,130: than in 3632 00:23:52,130 --> 00:23:52,250: the 3633 00:23:52,250 --> 00:23:52,640: internal 3634 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:53,069: structure of 3635 00:23:53,069 --> 00:23:53,180: the 3636 00:23:53,180 --> 00:23:54,829: city.” 3637 00:23:54,829 --> 00:23:54,950: The 3638 00:23:54,950 --> 00:23:55,274: teacher 3639 00:23:55,274 --> 00:23:55,670: shrugged, 3640 00:23:55,670 --> 00:23:56,029: apparently 3641 00:23:56,029 --> 00:23:56,329: used 3642 00:23:56,329 --> 00:23:56,420: to 3643 00:23:56,420 --> 00:23:56,509: a 3644 00:23:56,509 --> 00:23:56,809: class 3645 00:23:56,809 --> 00:23:57,019: full 3646 00:23:57,019 --> 00:23:57,109: of 3647 00:23:57,109 --> 00:23:59,539: bored students.
Joe 3648 00:23:59,539 --> 00:24:00,230: nodded vigorously. “Yes, sir. It’s 3649 00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:03,049: fascinating.”
“You 3650 00:24:03,049 --> 00:24:03,559: know, 3651 00:24:03,559 --> 00:24:03,859: if 3652 00:24:03,859 --> 00:24:03,980: you 3653 00:24:03,980 --> 00:24:04,250: think 3654 00:24:04,250 --> 00:24:04,400: you’d 3655 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:04,549: be 3656 00:24:04,549 --> 00:24:04,700: up 3657 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:04,910: for 3658 00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:05,000: it, 3659 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:05,119: I 3660 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:05,420: could 3661 00:24:05,420 --> 00:24:05,960: speak 3662 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:06,200: to 3663 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:06,380: the 3664 00:24:06,380 --> 00:24:08,420: Workshop foreman 3665 00:24:08,420 --> 00:24:08,690: about 3666 00:24:08,690 --> 00:24:08,960: giving 3667 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:09,109: you 3668 00:24:09,109 --> 00:24:09,230: an 3669 00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:11,599: apprenticeship. 3670 00:24:11,599 --> 00:24:12,170: It’s 3671 00:24:12,170 --> 00:24:12,470: not 3672 00:24:12,470 --> 00:24:12,890: often 3673 00:24:12,890 --> 00:24:13,130: people 3674 00:24:13,130 --> 00:24:13,279: get 3675 00:24:13,279 --> 00:24:13,400: to 3676 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:13,970: choose 3677 00:24:13,970 --> 00:24:14,119: their 3678 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:14,660: vocation, 3679 00:24:14,660 --> 00:24:14,779: but 3680 00:24:14,779 --> 00:24:14,930: if 3681 00:24:14,930 --> 00:24:15,079: you’re 3682 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:15,680: interested 3683 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:15,859: in 3684 00:24:15,859 --> 00:24:15,950: it, 3685 00:24:15,950 --> 00:24:16,039: I 3686 00:24:16,039 --> 00:24:16,250: could 3687 00:24:16,250 --> 00:24:16,369: see 3688 00:24:16,369 --> 00:24:16,490: what 3689 00:24:16,490 --> 00:24:16,549: I 3690 00:24:16,549 --> 00:24:16,759: can 3691 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:17,750: do,” 3692 00:24:17,750 --> 00:24:17,900: he 3693 00:24:17,900 --> 00:24:19,130: replied. “They’re 3694 00:24:19,130 --> 00:24:19,490: always 3695 00:24:19,490 --> 00:24:19,730: looking 3696 00:24:19,730 --> 00:24:19,849: for 3697 00:24:19,849 --> 00:24:20,299: talented 3698 00:24:20,299 --> 00:24:20,809: maintenance 3699 00:24:20,809 --> 00:24:22,819: techs.”
“I’d 3700 00:24:22,819 --> 00:24:23,059: like 3701 00:24:23,059 --> 00:24:23,329: that, 3702 00:24:23,329 --> 00:24:23,960: sir.” 3703 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:24,140: His 3704 00:24:24,140 --> 00:24:24,500: ears 3705 00:24:24,500 --> 00:24:24,799: perked 3706 00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:26,480: up.
From 3707 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:26,569: the 3708 00:24:26,569 --> 00:24:26,809: front 3709 00:24:26,809 --> 00:24:26,869: of 3710 00:24:26,869 --> 00:24:26,930: the 3711 00:24:26,930 --> 00:24:27,380: classroom, 3712 00:24:27,380 --> 00:24:27,559: Mike 3713 00:24:27,559 --> 00:24:27,851: slapped 3714 00:24:27,851 --> 00:24:27,950: the 3715 00:24:27,950 --> 00:24:28,279: surface 3716 00:24:28,279 --> 00:24:28,369: of 3717 00:24:28,369 --> 00:24:28,490: his 3718 00:24:28,490 --> 00:24:29,809: desk. “Count 3719 00:24:29,809 --> 00:24:29,960: me 3720 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:30,079: in 3721 00:24:30,079 --> 00:24:30,650: too, 3722 00:24:30,650 --> 00:24:30,890: that 3723 00:24:30,890 --> 00:24:31,009: is, 3724 00:24:31,009 --> 00:24:31,099: if 3725 00:24:31,099 --> 00:24:31,250: they’ve 3726 00:24:31,250 --> 00:24:31,400: got 3727 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:31,640: another 3728 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,650: spot.”
“I’ll 3729 00:24:33,650 --> 00:24:34,099: find 3730 00:24:34,099 --> 00:24:34,309: out 3731 00:24:34,309 --> 00:24:34,400: and 3732 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:34,579: let 3733 00:24:34,579 --> 00:24:34,730: you 3734 00:24:34,730 --> 00:24:35,839: know.” 3735 00:24:35,839 --> 00:24:35,930: The 3736 00:24:35,930 --> 00:24:36,259: teacher 3737 00:24:36,259 --> 00:24:36,559: gathered 3738 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:36,650: up 3739 00:24:36,650 --> 00:24:36,769: his 3740 00:24:36,769 --> 00:24:38,059: papers. “Now 3741 00:24:38,059 --> 00:24:38,269: run 3742 00:24:38,269 --> 00:24:38,599: along. 3743 00:24:38,599 --> 00:24:38,750: Before 3744 00:24:38,750 --> 00:24:38,839: your 3745 00:24:38,839 --> 00:24:39,349: parents 3746 00:24:39,349 --> 00:24:39,500: start 3747 00:24:39,500 --> 00:24:39,769: looking 3748 00:24:39,769 --> 00:24:40,009: for 3749 00:24:40,009 --> 00:24:41,990: you.”
He 3750 00:24:41,990 --> 00:24:42,349: flashed 3751 00:24:42,349 --> 00:24:42,440: the 3752 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:42,799: teacher 3753 00:24:42,799 --> 00:24:42,890: a 3754 00:24:42,890 --> 00:24:43,250: grateful 3755 00:24:43,250 --> 00:24:44,029: smile 3756 00:24:44,029 --> 00:24:44,119: and 3757 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:44,390: walked 3758 00:24:44,390 --> 00:24:44,539: out 3759 00:24:44,539 --> 00:24:44,599: the 3760 00:24:44,599 --> 00:24:44,720: door 3761 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:44,900: with 3762 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:45,440: Mike, his 3763 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:45,799: family’s 3764 00:24:45,799 --> 00:24:46,190: rations 3765 00:24:46,190 --> 00:24:46,279: in 3766 00:24:46,279 --> 00:24:46,400: his 3767 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,019: arms. Although 3768 00:24:48,019 --> 00:24:48,140: he had 3769 00:24:48,140 --> 00:24:48,440: never 3770 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:48,890: considered 3771 00:24:48,890 --> 00:24:49,130: working 3772 00:24:49,130 --> 00:24:49,242: on 3773 00:24:49,242 --> 00:24:49,309: the 3774 00:24:49,309 --> 00:24:49,759: machines that 3775 00:24:49,759 --> 00:24:49,970: kept 3776 00:24:49,970 --> 00:24:50,059: the 3777 00:24:50,059 --> 00:24:50,359: city 3778 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:50,599: running 3779 00:24:50,599 --> 00:24:51,019: before 3780 00:24:51,019 --> 00:24:51,259: he found 3781 00:24:51,259 --> 00:24:51,559: himself 3782 00:24:51,559 --> 00:24:52,009: entranced by 3783 00:24:52,009 --> 00:24:52,099: the 3784 00:24:52,099 --> 00:24:53,509: notion. 3785 00:24:53,509 --> 00:24:54,049: So much 3786 00:24:54,049 --> 00:24:54,349: so 3787 00:24:54,349 --> 00:24:54,470: he 3788 00:24:54,470 --> 00:24:54,589: had 3789 00:24:54,589 --> 00:24:54,769: not 3790 00:24:54,769 --> 00:24:54,950: even 3791 00:24:54,950 --> 00:24:55,279: noticed 3792 00:24:55,279 --> 00:24:55,369: when 3793 00:24:55,369 --> 00:24:55,430: he 3794 00:24:55,430 --> 00:24:55,700: walked 3795 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:55,880: right 3796 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:56,240: into 3797 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:57,230: Derek, 3798 00:24:57,230 --> 00:24:57,710: bouncing 3799 00:24:57,710 --> 00:24:57,859: off 3800 00:24:57,859 --> 00:24:57,950: the 3801 00:24:57,950 --> 00:24:58,250: arctic 3802 00:24:58,250 --> 00:24:58,730: fox 3803 00:24:58,730 --> 00:24:58,849: and 3804 00:24:58,849 --> 00:24:59,180: dropping the 3805 00:24:59,180 --> 00:24:59,480: box 3806 00:24:59,480 --> 00:24:59,539: of 3807 00:24:59,539 --> 00:24:59,960: rations 3808 00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:00,079: onto 3809 00:25:00,079 --> 00:25:00,200: the 3810 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,940: snow. 3811 00:25:01,940 --> 00:25:02,219: Joe 3812 00:25:02,219 --> 00:25:02,420: knelt 3813 00:25:02,420 --> 00:25:02,509: to 3814 00:25:02,509 --> 00:25:02,960: pick them up 3815 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:03,170: only 3816 00:25:03,170 --> 00:25:03,230: to 3817 00:25:03,230 --> 00:25:03,650: be rewarded 3818 00:25:03,650 --> 00:25:03,744: with 3819 00:25:03,744 --> 00:25:03,829: a 3820 00:25:03,829 --> 00:25:04,160: spray 3821 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:04,250: of 3822 00:25:04,250 --> 00:25:04,609: snow 3823 00:25:04,609 --> 00:25:04,819: being 3824 00:25:04,819 --> 00:25:05,119: kicked 3825 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:05,240: into 3826 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:05,390: his 3827 00:25:05,390 --> 00:25:05,809: face 3828 00:25:05,809 --> 00:25:05,900: by 3829 00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:06,200: the 3830 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:06,529: taller 3831 00:25:06,529 --> 00:25:08,480: fox.
“Watch where you’re 3832 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:08,839: going, 3833 00:25:08,839 --> 00:25:10,220: Coalie.” 3834 00:25:10,220 --> 00:25:10,339: He 3835 00:25:10,339 --> 00:25:10,670: sniffed 3836 00:25:10,670 --> 00:25:12,019: derisively. “You 3837 00:25:12,019 --> 00:25:12,200: should 3838 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:12,349: know 3839 00:25:12,349 --> 00:25:12,559: better 3840 00:25:12,559 --> 00:25:12,710: than 3841 00:25:12,710 --> 00:25:12,799: to 3842 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:12,980: get 3843 00:25:12,980 --> 00:25:13,039: in 3844 00:25:13,039 --> 00:25:13,130: the 3845 00:25:13,130 --> 00:25:13,339: way 3846 00:25:13,339 --> 00:25:13,430: of 3847 00:25:13,430 --> 00:25:13,789: your 3848 00:25:13,789 --> 00:25:14,269: betters. 3849 00:25:14,269 --> 00:25:14,359: I 3850 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:14,630: thought 3851 00:25:14,630 --> 00:25:14,750: I 3852 00:25:14,750 --> 00:25:15,140: already 3853 00:25:15,140 --> 00:25:15,529: taught 3854 00:25:15,529 --> 00:25:15,650: you 3855 00:25:15,650 --> 00:25:15,890: that 3856 00:25:15,890 --> 00:25:17,569: lesson.” 3857 00:25:17,569 --> 00:25:17,900: Seeing 3858 00:25:17,900 --> 00:25:18,049: what 3859 00:25:18,049 --> 00:25:18,167: he had 3860 00:25:18,167 --> 00:25:18,710: dropped, 3861 00:25:18,710 --> 00:25:18,829: he 3862 00:25:18,829 --> 00:25:20,240: scoffed. “Since 3863 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:20,359: when 3864 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:20,464: do 3865 00:25:20,464 --> 00:25:20,569: they 3866 00:25:20,569 --> 00:25:20,750: give 3867 00:25:20,750 --> 00:25:20,990: you 3868 00:25:20,990 --> 00:25:21,559: coal 3869 00:25:21,559 --> 00:25:22,160: hurlers 3870 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:22,519: fancy 3871 00:25:22,519 --> 00:25:22,730: things 3872 00:25:22,730 --> 00:25:22,970: like 3873 00:25:22,970 --> 00:25:25,160: that?”
“It’s 3874 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:25,309: my 3875 00:25:25,309 --> 00:25:25,970: father’s 3876 00:25:25,970 --> 00:25:26,599: last 3877 00:25:26,599 --> 00:25:27,529: rations,” 3878 00:25:27,529 --> 00:25:27,650: he 3879 00:25:27,650 --> 00:25:28,789: said. “He 3880 00:25:28,789 --> 00:25:28,970: earned 3881 00:25:28,970 --> 00:25:29,029: it 3882 00:25:29,029 --> 00:25:29,359: keeping 3883 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:29,569: people 3884 00:25:29,569 --> 00:25:29,809: like 3885 00:25:29,809 --> 00:25:30,230: you 3886 00:25:30,230 --> 00:25:32,690: warm.”
“It 3887 00:25:32,690 --> 00:25:33,019: almost 3888 00:25:33,019 --> 00:25:33,259: seems 3889 00:25:33,259 --> 00:25:33,440: a 3890 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:33,980: shame 3891 00:25:33,980 --> 00:25:34,069: to 3892 00:25:34,069 --> 00:25:34,460: waste 3893 00:25:34,460 --> 00:25:34,641: it on 3894 00:25:34,641 --> 00:25:34,880: someone 3895 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:35,029: from 3896 00:25:35,029 --> 00:25:35,180: the 3897 00:25:35,180 --> 00:25:36,650: ring. 3898 00:25:36,650 --> 00:25:36,769: I 3899 00:25:36,769 --> 00:25:36,950: bet 3900 00:25:36,950 --> 00:25:37,039: you 3901 00:25:37,039 --> 00:25:37,309: wouldn’t 3902 00:25:37,309 --> 00:25:37,849: appreciate 3903 00:25:37,849 --> 00:25:37,940: the 3904 00:25:37,940 --> 00:25:38,119: good 3905 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:38,359: stuff 3906 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:38,509: even 3907 00:25:38,509 --> 00:25:38,599: if 3908 00:25:38,599 --> 00:25:38,720: you 3909 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:39,049: knew 3910 00:25:39,049 --> 00:25:39,200: what 3911 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:39,319: it 3912 00:25:39,319 --> 00:25:41,450: was.” 3913 00:25:41,450 --> 00:25:41,599: He 3914 00:25:41,599 --> 00:25:41,990: reached 3915 00:25:41,990 --> 00:25:42,589: out 3916 00:25:42,589 --> 00:25:42,799: and 3917 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:43,190: grabbed 3918 00:25:43,190 --> 00:25:45,019: it.
“Hey!” 3919 00:25:45,019 --> 00:25:45,289: Joe 3920 00:25:45,289 --> 00:25:46,130: growled. “Give 3921 00:25:46,130 --> 00:25:46,430: that 3922 00:25:46,430 --> 00:25:48,319: back.”
“Make 3923 00:25:48,319 --> 00:25:48,500: me, 3924 00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:49,460: Coalie.” 3925 00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:49,579: He 3926 00:25:49,579 --> 00:25:49,789: held 3927 00:25:49,789 --> 00:25:49,910: his 3928 00:25:49,910 --> 00:25:50,330: prize 3929 00:25:50,330 --> 00:25:50,390: in 3930 00:25:50,390 --> 00:25:50,509: his 3931 00:25:50,509 --> 00:25:50,930: paws 3932 00:25:50,930 --> 00:25:51,049: while 3933 00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:51,200: his 3934 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:51,559: friends 3935 00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:51,829: formed 3936 00:25:51,829 --> 00:25:51,980: up 3937 00:25:51,980 --> 00:25:52,099: on 3938 00:25:52,099 --> 00:25:52,309: either 3939 00:25:52,309 --> 00:25:52,640: side 3940 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:52,730: of 3941 00:25:52,730 --> 00:25:54,500: him. “It’s 3942 00:25:54,500 --> 00:25:55,069: six 3943 00:25:55,069 --> 00:25:55,640: versus 3944 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,400: one.”
“I 3945 00:25:58,400 --> 00:25:58,609: thought 3946 00:25:58,609 --> 00:25:58,759: they 3947 00:25:58,759 --> 00:25:59,029: taught 3948 00:25:59,029 --> 00:25:59,119: you 3949 00:25:59,119 --> 00:25:59,240: how 3950 00:25:59,240 --> 00:25:59,420: to 3951 00:25:59,420 --> 00:25:59,750: count 3952 00:25:59,750 --> 00:25:59,808: in 3953 00:25:59,808 --> 00:25:59,886: the 3954 00:25:59,886 --> 00:26:00,349: Central 3955 00:26:00,349 --> 00:26:01,490: Nexus.” 3956 00:26:01,490 --> 00:26:02,059: Mike stepped 3957 00:26:02,059 --> 00:26:02,180: up 3958 00:26:02,180 --> 00:26:02,539: beside 3959 00:26:02,539 --> 00:26:03,289: him. “Hand it 3960 00:26:03,289 --> 00:26:07,160: over.”
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“I 4081 00:26:48,710 --> 00:26:49,220: can’t 4082 00:26:49,220 --> 00:26:50,299: wait.” 4083 00:26:50,299 --> 00:26:50,630: Joe 4084 00:26:50,630 --> 00:26:50,990: roared 4085 00:26:50,990 --> 00:26:51,079: and 4086 00:26:51,079 --> 00:26:51,440: tackled 4087 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:51,529: him 4088 00:26:51,529 --> 00:26:51,650: to the 4089 00:26:51,650 --> 00:26:53,000: ground. 4090 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:53,150: The 4091 00:26:53,150 --> 00:26:53,390: two 4092 00:26:53,390 --> 00:26:53,660: rolled 4093 00:26:53,660 --> 00:26:53,930: around 4094 00:26:53,930 --> 00:26:54,019: in 4095 00:26:54,019 --> 00:26:54,079: the 4096 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:54,470: snow 4097 00:26:54,470 --> 00:26:54,589: as 4098 00:26:54,589 --> 00:26:54,680: he 4099 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:55,250: slashed 4100 00:26:55,250 --> 00:26:55,279: a 4101 00:26:55,279 --> 00:26:55,519: set 4102 00:26:55,519 --> 00:26:55,640: of 4103 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:55,910: claw 4104 00:26:55,910 --> 00:26:56,299: marks 4105 00:26:56,299 --> 00:26:56,660: across 4106 00:26:56,660 --> 00:26:56,720: the 4107 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,109: fox’s 4108 00:26:57,109 --> 00:26:58,220: cheek. 4109 00:26:58,220 --> 00:26:58,369: He 4110 00:26:58,369 --> 00:26:58,910: grunted 4111 00:26:58,910 --> 00:26:59,089: as 4112 00:26:59,089 --> 00:26:59,390: Derek 4113 00:26:59,390 --> 00:26:59,720: wrestled 4114 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,490: free.
The 4115 00:27:01,490 --> 00:27:01,819: arctic 4116 00:27:01,819 --> 00:27:02,089: fox 4117 00:27:02,089 --> 00:27:02,449: slashed 4118 00:27:02,449 --> 00:27:02,690: deep 4119 00:27:02,690 --> 00:27:02,930: red 4120 00:27:02,930 --> 00:27:03,470: marks across 4121 00:27:03,470 --> 00:27:03,769: Joe’s 4122 00:27:03,769 --> 00:27:05,359: arm. The 4123 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:05,720: pain 4124 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:06,079: caused 4125 00:27:06,079 --> 00:27:06,170: him 4126 00:27:06,170 --> 00:27:06,289: to 4127 00:27:06,289 --> 00:27:06,589: wince 4128 00:27:06,589 --> 00:27:06,680: as 4129 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:06,980: Derek 4130 00:27:06,980 --> 00:27:07,250: licked 4131 00:27:07,250 --> 00:27:07,400: the 4132 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:07,609: blood 4133 00:27:07,609 --> 00:27:07,789: from 4134 00:27:07,789 --> 00:27:07,940: his 4135 00:27:07,940 --> 00:27:09,890: mouth. “Not 4136 00:27:09,890 --> 00:27:10,130: so 4137 00:27:10,130 --> 00:27:10,609: tough, 4138 00:27:10,609 --> 00:27:10,789: are 4139 00:27:10,789 --> 00:27:12,890: you?”
One 4140 00:27:12,890 --> 00:27:13,009: of 4141 00:27:13,009 --> 00:27:13,309: Derek’s 4142 00:27:13,309 --> 00:27:13,849: companions 4143 00:27:13,849 --> 00:27:14,059: picked 4144 00:27:14,059 --> 00:27:14,150: up 4145 00:27:14,150 --> 00:27:14,210: a 4146 00:27:14,210 --> 00:27:14,660: pipe 4147 00:27:14,660 --> 00:27:14,779: and 4148 00:27:14,779 --> 00:27:15,169: approached 4149 00:27:15,169 --> 00:27:15,230: the 4150 00:27:15,230 --> 00:27:16,400: fight. 4151 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:16,849: Mike 4152 00:27:16,849 --> 00:27:17,150: moved 4153 00:27:17,150 --> 00:27:17,240: to 4154 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:17,569: block 4155 00:27:17,569 --> 00:27:17,720: him, 4156 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:18,019: holding 4157 00:27:18,019 --> 00:27:18,079: a 4158 00:27:18,079 --> 00:27:18,289: webbed 4159 00:27:18,289 --> 00:27:18,629: talon 4160 00:27:18,629 --> 00:27:18,740: up 4161 00:27:18,740 --> 00:27:18,829: in 4162 00:27:18,829 --> 00:27:18,950: his 4163 00:27:18,950 --> 00:27:21,380: face. “Trust 4164 00:27:21,380 --> 00:27:21,950: me, 4165 00:27:21,950 --> 00:27:22,130: you 4166 00:27:22,130 --> 00:27:22,519: really 4167 00:27:22,519 --> 00:27:22,730: don’t 4168 00:27:22,730 --> 00:27:22,940: want 4169 00:27:22,940 --> 00:27:23,029: to 4170 00:27:23,029 --> 00:27:23,240: do 4171 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:24,859: that.” 4172 00:27:24,859 --> 00:27:24,920: The 4173 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:25,220: pine 4174 00:27:25,220 --> 00:27:25,490: marten 4175 00:27:25,490 --> 00:27:25,700: looked 4176 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:25,819: at 4177 00:27:25,819 --> 00:27:26,210: Derek 4178 00:27:26,210 --> 00:27:26,299: and 4179 00:27:26,299 --> 00:27:26,420: then 4180 00:27:26,420 --> 00:27:26,509: at 4181 00:27:26,509 --> 00:27:26,900: Mike 4182 00:27:26,900 --> 00:27:26,990: and 4183 00:27:26,990 --> 00:27:27,319: dropped 4184 00:27:27,319 --> 00:27:27,410: the 4185 00:27:27,410 --> 00:27:30,049: pipe. “Good 4186 00:27:30,049 --> 00:27:33,380: decision.”
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