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“Fireside 88 00:00:45,810 --> 00:00:46,530: Meeting 89 00:00:46,530 --> 00:00:46,679: at 90 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:46,799: the 91 00:00:46,799 --> 00:00:47,759: Cumuliform 92 00:00:47,759 --> 00:00:53,159: Arches”

"And 93 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:53,280: it 94 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:53,429: is 95 00:00:53,429 --> 00:00:53,759: here 96 00:00:53,759 --> 00:00:53,880: that 97 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:53,969: we 98 00:00:53,969 --> 00:00:54,119: shall 99 00:00:54,119 --> 00:00:54,329: meet 100 00:00:54,329 --> 00:00:54,719: another 101 00:00:54,719 --> 00:00:54,810: of 102 00:00:54,810 --> 00:00:54,960: your 103 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,729: fellowship?" 104 00:00:56,729 --> 00:00:56,820: The 105 00:00:56,820 --> 00:00:57,030: young 106 00:00:57,030 --> 00:00:57,570: traveler's 107 00:00:57,570 --> 00:00:58,049: tail 108 00:00:58,049 --> 00:00:58,619: wagged 109 00:00:58,619 --> 00:01:01,200: irrepressibly.
"Your 110 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:01,799: fellowship 111 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:02,070: too, 112 00:01:02,070 --> 00:01:03,329: pup," 113 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:03,509: the 114 00:01:03,509 --> 00:01:03,840: older 115 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:04,140: wolf 116 00:01:04,140 --> 00:01:04,560: beside 117 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:04,890: him, 118 00:01:04,890 --> 00:01:05,129: more 119 00:01:05,129 --> 00:01:05,790: ragged 120 00:01:05,790 --> 00:01:05,939: and 121 00:01:05,939 --> 00:01:06,120: more 122 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:06,599: guarded, 123 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:08,159: corrected. "By 124 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:08,340: now 125 00:01:08,340 --> 00:01:08,519: you're 126 00:01:08,519 --> 00:01:08,790: just 127 00:01:08,790 --> 00:01:08,909: as 128 00:01:08,909 --> 00:01:09,090: much 129 00:01:09,090 --> 00:01:09,180: a 130 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:09,359: part 131 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:09,420: of 132 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:09,569: this 133 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:09,780: whole 134 00:01:09,780 --> 00:01:10,290: business 135 00:01:10,290 --> 00:01:10,409: as 136 00:01:10,409 --> 00:01:10,650: I 137 00:01:10,650 --> 00:01:12,030: am." 138 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:12,353: His 139 00:01:12,353 --> 00:01:12,480: was 140 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:12,538: a 141 00:01:12,538 --> 00:01:12,930: voice 142 00:01:12,930 --> 00:01:13,079: that 143 00:01:13,079 --> 00:01:13,229: has 144 00:01:13,229 --> 00:01:13,620: already 145 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:14,040: explained 146 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:14,519: something 147 00:01:14,519 --> 00:01:14,819: many 148 00:01:14,819 --> 00:01:16,980: times.
Above 149 00:01:16,980 --> 00:01:17,189: them, 150 00:01:17,189 --> 00:01:17,370: the 151 00:01:17,370 --> 00:01:17,790: arches 152 00:01:17,790 --> 00:01:18,120: looked 153 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:18,239: as 154 00:01:18,239 --> 00:01:18,329: if 155 00:01:18,329 --> 00:01:18,480: they 156 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:18,659: might 157 00:01:18,659 --> 00:01:18,750: have 158 00:01:18,750 --> 00:01:18,900: been 159 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:19,140: made 160 00:01:19,140 --> 00:01:19,230: of 161 00:01:19,230 --> 00:01:19,620: clouds 162 00:01:19,620 --> 00:01:20,489: themselves. 163 00:01:20,489 --> 00:01:20,700: But 164 00:01:20,700 --> 00:01:21,480: no, 165 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:21,719: as 166 00:01:21,719 --> 00:01:21,810: an 167 00:01:21,810 --> 00:01:22,439: inquiring 168 00:01:22,439 --> 00:01:22,950: traveler 169 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:23,129: would 170 00:01:23,129 --> 00:01:23,459: learn 171 00:01:23,459 --> 00:01:23,730: upon 172 00:01:23,730 --> 00:01:24,090: closer 173 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:24,719: inspection, 174 00:01:24,719 --> 00:01:24,811: they 175 00:01:24,811 --> 00:01:24,930: were 176 00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:26,069: stone, 177 00:01:26,069 --> 00:01:26,159: a 178 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:26,519: milk 179 00:01:26,519 --> 00:01:26,790: white 180 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:27,269: stone 181 00:01:27,269 --> 00:01:27,480: through 182 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:27,750: which 183 00:01:27,750 --> 00:01:28,049: some 184 00:01:28,049 --> 00:01:28,379: light 185 00:01:28,379 --> 00:01:28,620: could 186 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:30,030: pass. 187 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:30,120: And a 188 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:30,569: closer 189 00:01:30,569 --> 00:01:31,170: inspection 190 00:01:31,170 --> 00:01:31,319: was 191 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:31,650: hardly 192 00:01:31,650 --> 00:01:31,769: to 193 00:01:31,769 --> 00:01:31,859: be 194 00:01:31,859 --> 00:01:33,120: avoided.
There 195 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:33,299: was 196 00:01:33,299 --> 00:01:33,659: nowhere 197 00:01:33,659 --> 00:01:33,780: to 198 00:01:33,780 --> 00:01:34,439: travel 199 00:01:34,439 --> 00:01:34,829: but 200 00:01:34,829 --> 00:01:34,950: the 201 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:36,420: arches. 202 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:36,719: Each 203 00:01:36,719 --> 00:01:36,810: was 204 00:01:36,810 --> 00:01:37,019: so 205 00:01:37,019 --> 00:01:37,409: high 206 00:01:37,409 --> 00:01:38,310: that thunderheads 207 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:38,730: passed 208 00:01:38,730 --> 00:01:39,120: beneath 209 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:39,629: them, 210 00:01:39,629 --> 00:01:39,900: so 211 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:40,260: thick 212 00:01:40,260 --> 00:01:40,409: that 213 00:01:40,409 --> 00:01:40,530: an 214 00:01:40,530 --> 00:01:40,950: entire 215 00:01:40,950 --> 00:01:41,370: mountain 216 00:01:41,370 --> 00:01:41,670: range 217 00:01:41,670 --> 00:01:41,819: was 218 00:01:41,819 --> 00:01:42,090: needed 219 00:01:42,090 --> 00:01:42,239: for 220 00:01:42,239 --> 00:01:42,390: their 221 00:01:42,390 --> 00:01:43,439: foundation, 222 00:01:43,439 --> 00:01:43,739: so 223 00:01:43,739 --> 00:01:44,291: vast 224 00:01:44,291 --> 00:01:44,430: that 225 00:01:44,430 --> 00:01:45,120: towns 226 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:45,269: and 227 00:01:45,269 --> 00:01:45,989: cities, 228 00:01:45,989 --> 00:01:46,890: monasteries and 229 00:01:46,890 --> 00:01:47,849: temples, 230 00:01:47,849 --> 00:01:48,750: hermitages 231 00:01:48,750 --> 00:01:48,930: and 232 00:01:48,930 --> 00:01:49,680: palaces 233 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:49,829: were 234 00:01:49,829 --> 00:01:50,340: built 235 00:01:50,340 --> 00:01:50,760: clinging 236 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:50,849: to 237 00:01:50,849 --> 00:01:51,030: their 238 00:01:51,030 --> 00:01:52,439: sides. 239 00:01:52,439 --> 00:01:53,159: Stones 240 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:53,549: hewn 241 00:01:53,549 --> 00:01:53,760: from 242 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:53,849: the 243 00:01:53,849 --> 00:01:54,329: seamless 244 00:01:54,329 --> 00:01:54,540: white 245 00:01:54,540 --> 00:01:54,900: pillars 246 00:01:54,900 --> 00:01:55,890: themselves 247 00:01:55,890 --> 00:01:56,069: and 248 00:01:56,069 --> 00:01:56,609: assembled 249 00:01:56,609 --> 00:01:56,879: into 250 00:01:56,879 --> 00:01:57,629: arcades 251 00:01:57,629 --> 00:01:57,959: along 252 00:01:57,959 --> 00:01:58,530: miles 253 00:01:58,530 --> 00:01:58,680: upon 254 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,219: miles 255 00:01:59,219 --> 00:01:59,340: of 256 00:01:59,340 --> 00:01:59,790: spiral 257 00:01:59,790 --> 00:02:02,129: staircases.
"Yet 258 00:02:02,129 --> 00:02:03,569: goodsir," 259 00:02:03,569 --> 00:02:03,659: the 260 00:02:03,659 --> 00:02:03,989: younger 261 00:02:03,989 --> 00:02:04,290: wolf's 262 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:04,739: clothes 263 00:02:04,739 --> 00:02:04,829: were 264 00:02:04,829 --> 00:02:05,189: sturdy 265 00:02:05,189 --> 00:02:06,510: enough--tunic 266 00:02:06,510 --> 00:02:06,599: and 267 00:02:06,599 --> 00:02:07,290: breeches, 268 00:02:07,290 --> 00:02:07,650: cloak 269 00:02:07,650 --> 00:02:07,890: over 270 00:02:07,890 --> 00:02:08,069: one 271 00:02:08,069 --> 00:02:09,030: shoulder, 272 00:02:09,030 --> 00:02:09,270: good 273 00:02:09,270 --> 00:02:09,719: traveling 274 00:02:09,719 --> 00:02:09,990: hat 275 00:02:09,990 --> 00:02:10,110: with 276 00:02:10,110 --> 00:02:10,199: a 277 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:10,469: orange 278 00:02:10,469 --> 00:02:10,770: feather 279 00:02:10,770 --> 00:02:10,860: in 280 00:02:10,860 --> 00:02:10,958: the 281 00:02:10,958 --> 00:02:12,150: brim--but 282 00:02:12,150 --> 00:02:12,270: they 283 00:02:12,270 --> 00:02:12,389: were 284 00:02:12,389 --> 00:02:12,449: of 285 00:02:12,449 --> 00:02:12,751: fine 286 00:02:12,751 --> 00:02:13,620: fabric and 287 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:13,860: bright 288 00:02:13,860 --> 00:02:13,949: of 289 00:02:13,949 --> 00:02:15,300: color. "I 290 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:15,479: do 291 00:02:15,479 --> 00:02:15,840: long 292 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:15,900: to 293 00:02:15,900 --> 00:02:16,050: see 294 00:02:16,050 --> 00:02:16,169: this 295 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:16,620: summoning 296 00:02:16,620 --> 00:02:16,770: you 297 00:02:16,770 --> 00:02:17,129: spoke 298 00:02:17,129 --> 00:02:17,490: of, 299 00:02:17,490 --> 00:02:17,699: and 300 00:02:17,699 --> 00:02:17,939: learn 301 00:02:17,939 --> 00:02:18,060: its 302 00:02:18,060 --> 00:02:18,509: secrets 303 00:02:18,509 --> 00:02:20,189: myself." 304 00:02:20,189 --> 00:02:20,310: He 305 00:02:20,310 --> 00:02:20,430: could 306 00:02:20,430 --> 00:02:20,789: hardly 307 00:02:20,789 --> 00:02:20,879: have 308 00:02:20,879 --> 00:02:21,090: looked 309 00:02:21,090 --> 00:02:21,210: any 310 00:02:21,210 --> 00:02:21,389: more 311 00:02:21,389 --> 00:02:21,780: suited 312 00:02:21,780 --> 00:02:21,870: to 313 00:02:21,870 --> 00:02:22,020: so 314 00:02:22,020 --> 00:02:22,770: fantastical a 315 00:02:22,770 --> 00:02:23,580: journey 316 00:02:23,580 --> 00:02:23,759: through 317 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:24,000: so 318 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:24,480: sublime 319 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:24,569: a 320 00:02:24,569 --> 00:02:26,460: landscape.
"It 321 00:02:26,460 --> 00:02:26,669: isn't 322 00:02:26,669 --> 00:02:27,780: secret," 323 00:02:27,780 --> 00:02:27,930: the 324 00:02:27,930 --> 00:02:28,110: older 325 00:02:28,110 --> 00:02:28,500: wolf's 326 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:29,009: clothes, 327 00:02:29,009 --> 00:02:29,340: by 328 00:02:29,340 --> 00:02:30,120: contrast, 329 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:30,180: were 330 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:31,080: shabby 331 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:31,319: even 332 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:31,620: without 333 00:02:31,620 --> 00:02:31,740: the 334 00:02:31,740 --> 00:02:31,949: clear 335 00:02:31,949 --> 00:02:32,460: signs 336 00:02:32,460 --> 00:02:32,550: of 337 00:02:32,550 --> 00:02:33,060: years 338 00:02:33,060 --> 00:02:33,150: and 339 00:02:33,150 --> 00:02:33,659: miles 340 00:02:33,659 --> 00:02:33,780: of 341 00:02:33,780 --> 00:02:34,830: wear, 342 00:02:34,830 --> 00:02:34,949: and 343 00:02:34,949 --> 00:02:35,039: they 344 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:35,129: were 345 00:02:35,129 --> 00:02:35,610: distinctly 346 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:35,909: not 347 00:02:35,909 --> 00:02:36,000: the 348 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:36,300: sort 349 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:36,389: of 350 00:02:36,389 --> 00:02:36,930: garments 351 00:02:36,930 --> 00:02:37,020: the 352 00:02:37,020 --> 00:02:37,770: monks, 353 00:02:37,770 --> 00:02:37,859: the 354 00:02:37,859 --> 00:02:39,000: scholars, 355 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:39,120: the 356 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:39,569: resident 357 00:02:39,569 --> 00:02:40,169: musicians 358 00:02:40,169 --> 00:02:40,319: and 359 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:40,830: artisans 360 00:02:40,830 --> 00:02:40,919: of 361 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:41,039: the 362 00:02:41,039 --> 00:02:41,490: arches 363 00:02:41,490 --> 00:02:41,639: would 364 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:41,759: be 365 00:02:41,759 --> 00:02:42,060: used 366 00:02:42,060 --> 00:02:42,180: to 367 00:02:42,180 --> 00:02:43,710: seeing. "And it's 368 00:02:43,710 --> 00:02:43,889: just 369 00:02:43,889 --> 00:02:44,009: as 370 00:02:44,009 --> 00:02:44,250: much 371 00:02:44,250 --> 00:02:44,849: a sending 372 00:02:44,849 --> 00:02:44,969: as 373 00:02:44,969 --> 00:02:45,005: a 374 00:02:45,005 --> 00:02:46,620: summoning." 375 00:02:46,620 --> 00:02:46,710: It 376 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:46,919: was 377 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:47,310: rare, 378 00:02:47,310 --> 00:02:47,460: in 379 00:02:47,460 --> 00:02:47,639: this 380 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:48,240: land, 381 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:48,389: to 382 00:02:48,389 --> 00:02:48,569: see 383 00:02:48,569 --> 00:02:49,080: patched 384 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:49,379: denim 385 00:02:49,379 --> 00:02:50,189: trousers 386 00:02:50,189 --> 00:02:50,340: and 387 00:02:50,340 --> 00:02:52,919: suspenders.
A 388 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:53,310: cool 389 00:02:53,310 --> 00:02:53,639: wind 390 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:53,969: brushed 391 00:02:53,969 --> 00:02:54,330: past 392 00:02:54,330 --> 00:02:54,479: them 393 00:02:54,479 --> 00:02:54,599: as 394 00:02:54,599 --> 00:02:54,689: the 395 00:02:54,689 --> 00:02:55,500: stairs 396 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:55,949: rounded 397 00:02:55,949 --> 00:02:56,009: a 398 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:56,430: flying 399 00:02:56,430 --> 00:02:56,819: buttress 400 00:02:56,819 --> 00:02:57,090: so 401 00:02:57,090 --> 00:02:58,020: large 402 00:02:58,020 --> 00:02:58,169: that 403 00:02:58,169 --> 00:02:58,349: from 404 00:02:58,349 --> 00:02:58,530: its 405 00:02:58,530 --> 00:02:58,860: top 406 00:02:58,860 --> 00:02:58,979: the 407 00:02:58,979 --> 00:02:59,430: curvature 408 00:02:59,430 --> 00:02:59,520: of 409 00:02:59,520 --> 00:02:59,610: the 410 00:02:59,610 --> 00:03:00,240: horizon 411 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:00,479: was 412 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:00,900: plainly 413 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:02,789: visible. "It 414 00:03:02,789 --> 00:03:02,939: is 415 00:03:02,939 --> 00:03:03,810: only," 416 00:03:03,810 --> 00:03:04,199: confessed 417 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:04,259: the 418 00:03:04,259 --> 00:03:04,439: young 419 00:03:04,439 --> 00:03:05,490: adventurer, "that 420 00:03:05,490 --> 00:03:05,580: it 421 00:03:05,580 --> 00:03:06,000: seems 422 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:06,060: a 423 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:06,300: great 424 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:06,689: distance 425 00:03:06,689 --> 00:03:06,810: to 426 00:03:06,810 --> 00:03:08,009: climb. 427 00:03:08,009 --> 00:03:08,280: Why 428 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:08,580: should 429 00:03:08,580 --> 00:03:08,753: this 430 00:03:08,753 --> 00:03:09,240: summoning 431 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:09,655: require 432 00:03:09,655 --> 00:03:09,870: such 433 00:03:09,870 --> 00:03:11,640: heights?"
"Oh, 434 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:11,727: it 435 00:03:11,727 --> 00:03:12,719: don't," 436 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:12,810: the 437 00:03:12,810 --> 00:03:13,080: older 438 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:13,349: wolf 439 00:03:13,349 --> 00:03:13,770: strode 440 00:03:13,770 --> 00:03:13,860: to 441 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:13,949: the 442 00:03:13,949 --> 00:03:14,370: center 443 00:03:14,370 --> 00:03:14,460: of 444 00:03:14,460 --> 00:03:14,520: a 445 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:14,819: paved 446 00:03:14,819 --> 00:03:15,870: courtyard 447 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:15,990: and 448 00:03:15,990 --> 00:03:16,289: began 449 00:03:16,289 --> 00:03:16,560: laying 450 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:16,710: out 451 00:03:16,710 --> 00:03:18,180: firewood. "I 452 00:03:18,180 --> 00:03:18,419: just 453 00:03:18,419 --> 00:03:18,750: figured 454 00:03:18,750 --> 00:03:18,870: if 455 00:03:18,870 --> 00:03:18,990: you're 456 00:03:18,990 --> 00:03:19,199: so 457 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:19,560: filled 458 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:19,680: up 459 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:19,770: with 460 00:03:19,770 --> 00:03:20,460: wanderlust 461 00:03:20,460 --> 00:03:20,550: as 462 00:03:20,550 --> 00:03:20,639: you 463 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:21,360: claim, 464 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:21,629: you'd 465 00:03:21,629 --> 00:03:22,319: appreciate 466 00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:22,440: the 467 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,289: view!"
Frustrating 468 00:03:25,289 --> 00:03:25,409: as 469 00:03:25,409 --> 00:03:25,500: he 470 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:25,889: doubtless 471 00:03:25,889 --> 00:03:26,129: was, 472 00:03:26,129 --> 00:03:26,250: he 473 00:03:26,250 --> 00:03:26,460: was 474 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:26,699: not 475 00:03:26,699 --> 00:03:27,960: wrong. 476 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:28,169: From 477 00:03:28,169 --> 00:03:28,530: here 478 00:03:28,530 --> 00:03:28,650: the 479 00:03:28,650 --> 00:03:28,860: whole 480 00:03:28,860 --> 00:03:29,310: structure 481 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:29,400: of 482 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:29,490: the 483 00:03:29,490 --> 00:03:29,879: arches 484 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:30,030: could 485 00:03:30,030 --> 00:03:30,150: be 486 00:03:30,150 --> 00:03:31,020: seen. 487 00:03:31,020 --> 00:03:31,530: Vast 488 00:03:31,530 --> 00:03:31,919: gothic 489 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:32,430: points, 490 00:03:32,430 --> 00:03:32,759: without 491 00:03:32,759 --> 00:03:33,120: roof 492 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:33,300: or 493 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:33,750: walls 494 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:33,840: or 495 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:34,469: stained glass 496 00:03:34,469 --> 00:03:35,550: window, 497 00:03:35,550 --> 00:03:35,849: built 498 00:03:35,849 --> 00:03:36,000: by 499 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:36,300: what 500 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:36,840: unthinkable 501 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:37,259: powers 502 00:03:37,259 --> 00:03:37,379: for 503 00:03:37,379 --> 00:03:37,560: what 504 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:38,129: primordial 505 00:03:38,129 --> 00:03:39,180: purpose, 506 00:03:39,180 --> 00:03:39,599: followed 507 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:39,689: the 508 00:03:39,689 --> 00:03:40,020: line 509 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:40,080: of 510 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:40,139: the 511 00:03:40,139 --> 00:03:40,439: mountain 512 00:03:40,439 --> 00:03:40,860: range 513 00:03:40,860 --> 00:03:41,009: which 514 00:03:41,009 --> 00:03:41,129: was 515 00:03:41,129 --> 00:03:41,310: now 516 00:03:41,310 --> 00:03:41,729: far 517 00:03:41,729 --> 00:03:42,090: below 518 00:03:42,090 --> 00:03:43,199: them. 519 00:03:43,199 --> 00:03:43,319: The 520 00:03:43,319 --> 00:03:43,650: arches 521 00:03:43,650 --> 00:03:43,770: all 522 00:03:43,770 --> 00:03:44,189: about were 523 00:03:44,189 --> 00:03:44,550: dotted 524 00:03:44,550 --> 00:03:44,699: with 525 00:03:44,699 --> 00:03:45,060: lighted 526 00:03:45,060 --> 00:03:45,840: windows, 527 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:45,990: but 528 00:03:45,990 --> 00:03:46,199: so 529 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:46,469: high 530 00:03:46,469 --> 00:03:46,590: and 531 00:03:46,590 --> 00:03:47,400: far 532 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:47,520: that 533 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:47,881: even when 534 00:03:47,881 --> 00:03:48,210: clouds 535 00:03:48,210 --> 00:03:48,330: were 536 00:03:48,330 --> 00:03:48,539: not 537 00:03:48,539 --> 00:03:48,840: racing 538 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:49,199: between 539 00:03:49,199 --> 00:03:49,650: them 540 00:03:49,650 --> 00:03:49,770: they 541 00:03:49,770 --> 00:03:50,250: resembled 542 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:51,000: stars 543 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:51,210: more 544 00:03:51,210 --> 00:03:51,360: than 545 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,969: habitations.
Somewhere 546 00:03:53,969 --> 00:03:54,270: down 547 00:03:54,270 --> 00:03:54,509: there, 548 00:03:54,509 --> 00:03:54,629: in 549 00:03:54,629 --> 00:03:54,689: a 550 00:03:54,689 --> 00:03:55,139: forest 551 00:03:55,139 --> 00:03:55,379: under 552 00:03:55,379 --> 00:03:55,500: the 553 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:55,919: arches, 554 00:03:55,919 --> 00:03:56,219: only a 555 00:03:56,219 --> 00:03:56,460: week 556 00:03:56,460 --> 00:03:57,449: ago, 557 00:03:57,449 --> 00:03:57,599: the 558 00:03:57,599 --> 00:03:58,439: wanderlust-filled 559 00:03:58,439 --> 00:03:58,860: wolf 560 00:03:58,860 --> 00:03:59,039: had 561 00:03:59,039 --> 00:03:59,370: come 562 00:03:59,370 --> 00:03:59,849: upon 563 00:03:59,849 --> 00:03:59,879: a 564 00:03:59,879 --> 00:04:00,569: lycanthropic 565 00:04:00,569 --> 00:04:01,650: hitchhiker, 566 00:04:01,650 --> 00:04:01,770: and 567 00:04:01,770 --> 00:04:01,979: had 568 00:04:01,979 --> 00:04:02,669: horizons 569 00:04:02,669 --> 00:04:03,330: undreamed 570 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:03,659: of 571 00:04:03,659 --> 00:04:04,063: promised 572 00:04:04,063 --> 00:04:04,169: to 573 00:04:04,169 --> 00:04:05,069: him 574 00:04:05,069 --> 00:04:05,280: if 575 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:05,520: but 576 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:05,610: he 577 00:04:05,610 --> 00:04:05,789: would 578 00:04:05,789 --> 00:04:06,240: accompany 579 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:06,360: the 580 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:06,659: older 581 00:04:06,659 --> 00:04:08,250: wolf.
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The 623 00:04:26,579 --> 00:04:27,149: hitchhiker 624 00:04:27,149 --> 00:04:27,360: was 625 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:27,660: warming 626 00:04:27,660 --> 00:04:27,839: his 627 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:28,529: pawpads, 628 00:04:28,529 --> 00:04:28,800: now that 629 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:28,860: the 630 00:04:28,860 --> 00:04:29,189: fire 631 00:04:29,189 --> 00:04:29,339: was 632 00:04:29,339 --> 00:04:29,790: steadily 633 00:04:29,790 --> 00:04:30,899: burning, 634 00:04:30,899 --> 00:04:31,139: so 635 00:04:31,139 --> 00:04:31,259: the 636 00:04:31,259 --> 00:04:31,800: wanderer 637 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:32,399: wolf 638 00:04:32,399 --> 00:04:32,939: sat 639 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:33,269: before 640 00:04:33,269 --> 00:04:33,389: he 641 00:04:33,389 --> 00:04:34,649: asked. "Is 642 00:04:34,649 --> 00:04:34,769: it 643 00:04:34,769 --> 00:04:35,040: now 644 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:35,310: time 645 00:04:35,310 --> 00:04:35,399: to 646 00:04:35,399 --> 00:04:37,470: begin?"
"Nope," the 647 00:04:37,470 --> 00:04:37,920: hitchhiker 648 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,120: scoffed. "I 649 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:39,480: already 650 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:39,750: did 651 00:04:39,750 --> 00:04:41,250: it."
"Yet 652 00:04:41,250 --> 00:04:41,399: all 653 00:04:41,399 --> 00:04:41,579: you 654 00:04:41,579 --> 00:04:41,730: did 655 00:04:41,730 --> 00:04:41,910: was 656 00:04:41,910 --> 00:04:42,149: light 657 00:04:42,149 --> 00:04:42,240: an 658 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:42,597: evening's 659 00:04:42,597 --> 00:04:44,339: fire!"
"Cause 660 00:04:44,339 --> 00:04:44,579: that's 661 00:04:44,579 --> 00:04:44,730: all 662 00:04:44,730 --> 00:04:44,879: there 663 00:04:44,879 --> 00:04:45,089: is 664 00:04:45,089 --> 00:04:45,300: to 665 00:04:45,300 --> 00:04:46,230: it. 666 00:04:46,230 --> 00:04:46,589: Well, 667 00:04:46,589 --> 00:04:46,769: that 668 00:04:46,769 --> 00:04:46,860: and 669 00:04:46,860 --> 00:04:46,943: the 670 00:04:46,943 --> 00:04:47,339: story 671 00:04:47,339 --> 00:04:47,430: I 672 00:04:47,430 --> 00:04:47,670: told 673 00:04:47,670 --> 00:04:47,790: you 674 00:04:47,790 --> 00:04:47,870: to 675 00:04:47,870 --> 00:04:48,209: think 676 00:04:48,209 --> 00:04:48,300: of. 677 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:48,389: You 678 00:04:48,389 --> 00:04:48,600: did 679 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:49,019: think-a 680 00:04:49,019 --> 00:04:49,259: one, 681 00:04:49,259 --> 00:04:52,529: right?"
"Aye..." 682 00:04:52,529 --> 00:04:52,620: the 683 00:04:52,620 --> 00:04:53,069: wanderer 684 00:04:53,069 --> 00:04:53,430: tilted 685 00:04:53,430 --> 00:04:53,579: his 686 00:04:53,579 --> 00:04:54,660: head, "one 687 00:04:54,660 --> 00:04:54,720: I 688 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:54,930: did 689 00:04:54,930 --> 00:04:55,199: hear 690 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:55,379: from 691 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:55,439: a 692 00:04:55,439 --> 00:04:56,009: traveler 693 00:04:56,009 --> 00:04:56,160: to 694 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:56,220: a 695 00:04:56,220 --> 00:04:56,670: far and 696 00:04:56,670 --> 00:04:57,149: curs'ed 697 00:04:57,149 --> 00:04:58,470: land. 698 00:04:58,470 --> 00:04:58,680: Is 699 00:04:58,680 --> 00:04:58,800: there 700 00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:58,949: no 701 00:04:58,949 --> 00:05:00,569: more?"
"Just 702 00:05:00,569 --> 00:05:02,910: wait."
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It 712 00:05:07,709 --> 00:05:07,949: was 713 00:05:07,949 --> 00:05:08,100: as 714 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:08,220: if 715 00:05:08,220 --> 00:05:08,279: a 716 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:08,610: piece 717 00:05:08,610 --> 00:05:08,699: of 718 00:05:08,699 --> 00:05:08,759: the 719 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:08,970: night 720 00:05:08,970 --> 00:05:09,300: sky 721 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:09,420: had 722 00:05:09,420 --> 00:05:09,569: been 723 00:05:09,569 --> 00:05:09,839: cut 724 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:10,050: out, 725 00:05:10,050 --> 00:05:10,139: in 726 00:05:10,139 --> 00:05:10,230: the 727 00:05:10,230 --> 00:05:10,589: shape 728 00:05:10,589 --> 00:05:10,769: of a 729 00:05:10,769 --> 00:05:11,069: great 730 00:05:11,069 --> 00:05:11,550: beast, 731 00:05:11,550 --> 00:05:11,879: both 732 00:05:11,879 --> 00:05:12,269: bull 733 00:05:12,269 --> 00:05:12,540: and 734 00:05:12,540 --> 00:05:13,589: bear. 735 00:05:13,589 --> 00:05:14,009: Hind 736 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:14,550: legs 737 00:05:14,550 --> 00:05:15,180: hooved, 738 00:05:15,180 --> 00:05:15,899: forelegs 739 00:05:15,899 --> 00:05:17,069: clawed, 740 00:05:17,069 --> 00:05:17,310: its 741 00:05:17,310 --> 00:05:17,579: pelt 742 00:05:17,579 --> 00:05:18,120: shifted 743 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:18,269: and 744 00:05:18,269 --> 00:05:18,569: shone 745 00:05:18,569 --> 00:05:18,839: like a 746 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:19,170: heat 747 00:05:19,170 --> 00:05:19,709: mirage, 748 00:05:19,709 --> 00:05:19,860: and 749 00:05:19,860 --> 00:05:20,220: either 750 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:20,279: a 751 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:20,850: multitude 752 00:05:20,850 --> 00:05:20,939: of 753 00:05:20,939 --> 00:05:21,420: strange 754 00:05:21,420 --> 00:05:21,899: stars 755 00:05:21,899 --> 00:05:22,079: could 756 00:05:22,079 --> 00:05:22,170: be 757 00:05:22,170 --> 00:05:22,470: seen 758 00:05:22,470 --> 00:05:22,680: through 759 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:23,610: it, 760 00:05:23,610 --> 00:05:23,819: or 761 00:05:23,819 --> 00:05:23,939: it 762 00:05:23,939 --> 00:05:24,300: brought 763 00:05:24,300 --> 00:05:24,329: a 764 00:05:24,329 --> 00:05:24,930: multitude 765 00:05:24,930 --> 00:05:25,019: of 766 00:05:25,019 --> 00:05:25,410: stars 767 00:05:25,410 --> 00:05:25,620: with 768 00:05:25,620 --> 00:05:26,100: it 769 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:26,399: through 770 00:05:26,399 --> 00:05:26,639: which 771 00:05:26,639 --> 00:05:26,790: it 772 00:05:26,790 --> 00:05:26,939: was 773 00:05:26,939 --> 00:05:29,399: seen.
"Who 774 00:05:29,399 --> 00:05:29,910: lights 775 00:05:29,910 --> 00:05:30,029: the 776 00:05:30,029 --> 00:05:30,569: flame 777 00:05:30,569 --> 00:05:30,689: of 778 00:05:30,689 --> 00:05:30,899: our 779 00:05:30,899 --> 00:05:31,589: timeless 780 00:05:31,589 --> 00:05:32,160: pact, 781 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:32,370: and 782 00:05:32,370 --> 00:05:33,029: draws 783 00:05:33,029 --> 00:05:33,209: me 784 00:05:33,209 --> 00:05:35,040: down?!" 785 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:35,129: the 786 00:05:35,129 --> 00:05:35,850: voice, 787 00:05:35,850 --> 00:05:36,029: when 788 00:05:36,029 --> 00:05:36,149: the 789 00:05:36,149 --> 00:05:36,720: ineffable 790 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:37,139: beast 791 00:05:37,139 --> 00:05:38,220: spoke, 792 00:05:38,220 --> 00:05:38,430: was 793 00:05:38,430 --> 00:05:38,610: like 794 00:05:38,610 --> 00:05:38,759: an 795 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:39,839: orchestra 796 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:40,319: echoing 797 00:05:40,319 --> 00:05:40,589: down 798 00:05:40,589 --> 00:05:40,649: a 799 00:05:40,649 --> 00:05:41,670: canyon 800 00:05:41,670 --> 00:05:41,850: and 801 00:05:41,850 --> 00:05:42,240: distant 802 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:42,629: thunder 803 00:05:42,629 --> 00:05:42,750: on 804 00:05:42,750 --> 00:05:42,810: a 805 00:05:42,810 --> 00:05:43,199: summer's 806 00:05:43,199 --> 00:05:44,759: night.
The 807 00:05:44,759 --> 00:05:45,360: wanderer 808 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:45,540: was 809 00:05:45,540 --> 00:05:45,839: too 810 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:46,290: awestruck 811 00:05:46,290 --> 00:05:46,410: to 812 00:05:46,410 --> 00:05:48,480: answer.
"Just 813 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:49,620: me," the 814 00:05:49,620 --> 00:05:50,399: hitchhiker seemed 815 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:50,759: perfectly 816 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:50,850: at 817 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:52,649: ease. "Well, 818 00:05:52,649 --> 00:05:52,769: and 819 00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:52,860: the 820 00:05:52,860 --> 00:05:53,040: new 821 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:53,460: pup I 822 00:05:53,460 --> 00:05:53,819: picked 823 00:05:53,819 --> 00:05:54,000: up, 824 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:54,269: doing 825 00:05:54,269 --> 00:05:54,360: the 826 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:54,720: whole 827 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:55,410: archetypal 828 00:05:55,410 --> 00:05:55,829: Hero's 829 00:05:55,829 --> 00:05:56,189: Journey 830 00:05:56,189 --> 00:05:58,680: thing."
"Oh!" 831 00:05:58,680 --> 00:05:58,800: the 832 00:05:58,800 --> 00:05:59,040: beast's 833 00:05:59,040 --> 00:05:59,370: tone was 834 00:05:59,370 --> 00:05:59,550: much 835 00:05:59,550 --> 00:05:59,730: more 836 00:05:59,730 --> 00:06:01,259: jovial, "well, 837 00:06:01,259 --> 00:06:01,410: it's 838 00:06:01,410 --> 00:06:01,589: been 839 00:06:01,589 --> 00:06:01,620: a 840 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:01,980: while 841 00:06:01,980 --> 00:06:02,220: since 842 00:06:02,220 --> 00:06:02,339: I 843 00:06:02,339 --> 00:06:02,610: saw 844 00:06:02,610 --> 00:06:02,759: the 845 00:06:02,759 --> 00:06:03,060: old 846 00:06:03,060 --> 00:06:03,540: gang! 847 00:06:03,540 --> 00:06:03,811: Is he a 848 00:06:03,811 --> 00:06:03,990: new 849 00:06:03,990 --> 00:06:05,879: member?"
"That's 850 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:06,000: up 851 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:06,120: to 852 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:06,361: him, 853 00:06:06,361 --> 00:06:06,420: I 854 00:06:06,420 --> 00:06:07,889: guess," the 855 00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:08,459: hitchhiker 856 00:06:08,459 --> 00:06:08,790: nodded 857 00:06:08,790 --> 00:06:08,879: to 858 00:06:08,879 --> 00:06:08,970: the 859 00:06:08,970 --> 00:06:09,269: younger 860 00:06:09,269 --> 00:06:10,529: wolf. "Go 861 00:06:10,529 --> 00:06:11,100: on, 862 00:06:11,100 --> 00:06:11,253: tell 863 00:06:11,253 --> 00:06:11,339: him 864 00:06:11,339 --> 00:06:11,610: about 865 00:06:11,610 --> 00:06:11,970: yourself, 866 00:06:11,970 --> 00:06:14,819: then."
"I-" 867 00:06:14,819 --> 00:06:14,938: the 868 00:06:14,938 --> 00:06:15,360: wanderer 869 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:15,720: seemed 870 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:15,839: for 871 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:15,870: a 872 00:06:15,870 --> 00:06:16,230: moment 873 00:06:16,230 --> 00:06:16,649: unsure 874 00:06:16,649 --> 00:06:16,800: how 875 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:16,920: to 876 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:17,069: do 877 00:06:17,069 --> 00:06:19,199: that. "Well 878 00:06:19,199 --> 00:06:19,980: met, 879 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:20,399: oh 880 00:06:20,399 --> 00:06:20,970: creature 881 00:06:20,970 --> 00:06:21,089: of 882 00:06:21,089 --> 00:06:21,209: the 883 00:06:21,209 --> 00:06:21,420: night 884 00:06:21,420 --> 00:06:23,129: skies. 885 00:06:23,129 --> 00:06:23,339: I 886 00:06:23,339 --> 00:06:23,759: hale 887 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:23,970: from 888 00:06:23,970 --> 00:06:24,029: a 889 00:06:24,029 --> 00:06:24,540: small 890 00:06:24,540 --> 00:06:24,689: and 891 00:06:24,689 --> 00:06:25,230: peaceful 892 00:06:25,230 --> 00:06:26,490: village-"
"Is 893 00:06:26,490 --> 00:06:26,610: it 894 00:06:26,610 --> 00:06:27,810: idyllic?" 895 00:06:27,810 --> 00:06:27,930: the 896 00:06:27,930 --> 00:06:28,470: unthinkable 897 00:06:28,470 --> 00:06:28,805: beast 898 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:29,069: seemed 899 00:06:29,069 --> 00:06:29,639: politely 900 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:31,379: interested.
"I 901 00:06:31,379 --> 00:06:33,569: suppose ‘tis."
"Does 902 00:06:33,569 --> 00:06:33,689: it 903 00:06:33,689 --> 00:06:34,620: have 904 00:06:34,620 --> 00:06:37,529: windmills?"
"Aye, 905 00:06:37,529 --> 00:06:37,860: there 906 00:06:37,860 --> 00:06:38,160: is 907 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:38,759: indeed 908 00:06:38,759 --> 00:06:39,360: a-"
"Oh 909 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:39,930: lovely, 910 00:06:39,930 --> 00:06:40,170: there's 911 00:06:40,170 --> 00:06:40,500: nothing 912 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:40,589: that 913 00:06:40,589 --> 00:06:40,860: sets 914 00:06:40,860 --> 00:06:40,980: the 915 00:06:40,980 --> 00:06:41,279: scene 916 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:41,430: for 917 00:06:41,430 --> 00:06:41,550: the 918 00:06:41,550 --> 00:06:42,060: peaceful 919 00:06:42,060 --> 00:06:42,180: and 920 00:06:42,180 --> 00:06:42,569: idyllic 921 00:06:42,569 --> 00:06:42,930: hamlet 922 00:06:42,930 --> 00:06:43,139: like 923 00:06:43,139 --> 00:06:43,199: a 924 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:44,579: windmill." 925 00:06:44,579 --> 00:06:44,699: The 926 00:06:44,699 --> 00:06:45,000: beast 927 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:45,389: nodded, 928 00:06:45,389 --> 00:06:47,670: satisfied. "Says 'embark 929 00:06:47,670 --> 00:06:47,790: on 930 00:06:47,790 --> 00:06:47,970: your 931 00:06:47,970 --> 00:06:48,389: quest 932 00:06:48,389 --> 00:06:48,629: here,' 933 00:06:48,629 --> 00:06:48,779: you 934 00:06:48,779 --> 00:06:51,959: know."
"Be 935 00:06:51,959 --> 00:06:52,949: you," 936 00:06:52,949 --> 00:06:53,069: the 937 00:06:53,069 --> 00:06:53,550: wanderer 938 00:06:53,550 --> 00:06:53,970: said 939 00:06:53,970 --> 00:06:55,470: cautiously, "the 940 00:06:55,470 --> 00:06:55,800: sort 941 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:55,949: of 942 00:06:55,949 --> 00:06:56,430: entity 943 00:06:56,430 --> 00:06:56,579: of 944 00:06:56,579 --> 00:06:56,850: which 945 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:57,120: one 946 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:57,540: must 947 00:06:57,540 --> 00:06:57,750: not 948 00:06:57,750 --> 00:06:58,110: ask 949 00:06:58,110 --> 00:06:58,170: a 950 00:06:58,170 --> 00:07:01,470: name?"
"Well..." 951 00:07:01,470 --> 00:07:01,649: the 952 00:07:01,649 --> 00:07:02,160: ineffable 953 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:02,910: head, 954 00:07:02,910 --> 00:07:03,420: shaggy 955 00:07:03,420 --> 00:07:03,600: with 956 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:03,660: the 957 00:07:03,660 --> 00:07:03,899: light 958 00:07:03,899 --> 00:07:03,990: of 959 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:05,129: constellations, 960 00:07:05,129 --> 00:07:05,490: shook 961 00:07:05,490 --> 00:07:07,319: noncommittally, "I’ve 962 00:07:07,319 --> 00:07:07,529: no 963 00:07:07,529 --> 00:07:08,189: objections 964 00:07:08,189 --> 00:07:08,339: to 965 00:07:08,339 --> 00:07:08,850: names, 966 00:07:08,850 --> 00:07:09,569: myself… 967 00:07:09,569 --> 00:07:10,560: but 968 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:10,709: they 969 00:07:10,709 --> 00:07:10,860: aren't 970 00:07:10,860 --> 00:07:11,129: really 971 00:07:11,129 --> 00:07:11,160: a 972 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:11,430: thing 973 00:07:11,430 --> 00:07:11,699: we 974 00:07:11,699 --> 00:07:12,360: do, 975 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:13,800: here. 976 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:13,949: It's 977 00:07:13,949 --> 00:07:14,100: so 978 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:14,310: much 979 00:07:14,310 --> 00:07:14,490: more 980 00:07:14,490 --> 00:07:15,360: mysterious 981 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:15,451: if 982 00:07:15,451 --> 00:07:15,538: we're 983 00:07:15,538 --> 00:07:15,750: just 984 00:07:15,750 --> 00:07:16,019: things 985 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:16,769: like "the 986 00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:17,310: werewolf 987 00:07:17,310 --> 00:07:17,970: hitchhiker," 988 00:07:17,970 --> 00:07:18,810: or "the 989 00:07:18,810 --> 00:07:19,319: wolf 990 00:07:19,319 --> 00:07:19,500: of 991 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:20,699: wanderlust," 992 00:07:20,699 --> 00:07:21,060: isn't 993 00:07:21,060 --> 00:07:21,629: it? 994 00:07:21,629 --> 00:07:21,779: At 995 00:07:21,779 --> 00:07:21,990: least 996 00:07:21,990 --> 00:07:22,170: while 997 00:07:22,170 --> 00:07:22,290: we're 998 00:07:22,290 --> 00:07:22,620: doing 999 00:07:22,620 --> 00:07:24,899: this!"
"Speaking 1000 00:07:24,899 --> 00:07:25,019: of 1001 00:07:25,019 --> 00:07:26,279: which," 1002 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:26,399: the 1003 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:26,730: werewolf 1004 00:07:26,730 --> 00:07:27,180: hitchhiker 1005 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:28,769: said, "howbout 1006 00:07:28,769 --> 00:07:28,889: we 1007 00:07:28,889 --> 00:07:29,100: get 1008 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:30,899: started?"
"Go 1009 00:07:30,899 --> 00:07:32,250: on then," 1010 00:07:32,250 --> 00:07:33,025: the beast settled to 1011 00:07:33,025 --> 00:07:34,829: the ground, their hooves behind, 1012 00:07:34,829 --> 00:07:35,670: chest and paws 1013 00:07:35,670 --> 00:07:37,050: before, 1014 00:07:37,050 --> 00:07:37,230: as 1015 00:07:37,230 --> 00:07:37,350: if 1016 00:07:37,350 --> 00:07:37,410: a 1017 00:07:37,410 --> 00:07:37,920: luminous 1018 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:38,459: nebula 1019 00:07:38,459 --> 00:07:38,610: had 1020 00:07:38,610 --> 00:07:38,970: curled 1021 00:07:38,970 --> 00:07:39,180: up 1022 00:07:39,180 --> 00:07:39,269: in 1023 00:07:39,269 --> 00:07:39,329: a 1024 00:07:39,329 --> 00:07:39,839: comfy 1025 00:07:39,839 --> 00:07:40,110: pet 1026 00:07:40,110 --> 00:07:41,310: bed. "Show 1027 00:07:41,310 --> 00:07:41,430: the 1028 00:07:41,430 --> 00:07:41,670: kid 1029 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:41,819: how 1030 00:07:41,819 --> 00:07:44,220: it's done!"
The 1031 00:07:44,220 --> 00:07:44,939: hitchhiker 1032 00:07:44,939 --> 00:07:50,639: began:

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"Well, 1800 00:13:34,789 --> 00:13:34,998: not 1801 00:13:34,998 --> 00:13:35,389: summoning 1802 00:13:35,389 --> 00:13:35,690: me, 1803 00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:35,840: per 1804 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,129: se," 1805 00:13:37,129 --> 00:13:37,220: the 1806 00:13:37,220 --> 00:13:37,519: beast's 1807 00:13:37,519 --> 00:13:37,909: chuckle 1808 00:13:37,909 --> 00:13:38,059: was 1809 00:13:38,059 --> 00:13:38,269: like 1810 00:13:38,269 --> 00:13:38,389: the 1811 00:13:38,389 --> 00:13:38,870: pounding 1812 00:13:38,870 --> 00:13:38,960: of 1813 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:39,350: surf 1814 00:13:39,350 --> 00:13:39,470: on 1815 00:13:39,470 --> 00:13:39,620: some 1816 00:13:39,620 --> 00:13:39,980: distant 1817 00:13:39,980 --> 00:13:40,759: planet 1818 00:13:40,759 --> 00:13:40,879: where 1819 00:13:40,879 --> 00:13:40,970: the 1820 00:13:40,970 --> 00:13:41,389: seas 1821 00:13:41,389 --> 00:13:41,509: are 1822 00:13:41,509 --> 00:13:41,899: liquid 1823 00:13:41,899 --> 00:13:43,879: metal, "but 1824 00:13:43,879 --> 00:13:44,480: yeah, 1825 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:44,929: trading 1826 00:13:44,929 --> 00:13:45,409: stories 1827 00:13:45,409 --> 00:13:45,500: is 1828 00:13:45,500 --> 00:13:45,620: the 1829 00:13:45,620 --> 00:13:46,100: important 1830 00:13:46,100 --> 00:13:46,879: bit! 1831 00:13:46,879 --> 00:13:46,970: The 1832 00:13:46,970 --> 00:13:47,450: fire 1833 00:13:47,450 --> 00:13:47,570: is 1834 00:13:47,570 --> 00:13:48,649: just... 1835 00:13:48,649 --> 00:13:48,950: what's 1836 00:13:48,950 --> 00:13:49,039: the 1837 00:13:49,039 --> 00:13:52,070: word?"
"...cozy?" 1838 00:13:52,070 --> 00:13:52,429: ventured 1839 00:13:52,429 --> 00:13:52,519: the 1840 00:13:52,519 --> 00:13:53,659: hitchhiker.
"No 1841 00:13:53,659 --> 00:13:54,200: no, 1842 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:54,379: it's 1843 00:13:54,379 --> 00:13:54,860: like 1844 00:13:54,860 --> 00:13:54,950: a 1845 00:13:54,950 --> 00:13:55,639: mystic 1846 00:13:55,639 --> 00:13:56,269: form 1847 00:13:56,269 --> 00:13:56,450: of 1848 00:13:56,450 --> 00:13:57,529: remembering, 1849 00:13:57,529 --> 00:13:58,460: re-enacting, 1850 00:13:58,460 --> 00:13:58,639: where 1851 00:13:58,639 --> 00:13:58,759: the 1852 00:13:58,759 --> 00:13:59,840: symbol 1853 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:00,679: becomes 1854 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:00,799: the 1855 00:14:00,799 --> 00:14:02,600: thing?" 1856 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:02,720: the 1857 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:03,049: beast 1858 00:14:03,049 --> 00:14:03,447: waved 1859 00:14:03,447 --> 00:14:03,529: an 1860 00:14:03,529 --> 00:14:03,919: enormous 1861 00:14:03,919 --> 00:14:05,509: paw, "I 1862 00:14:05,509 --> 00:14:05,779: want 1863 00:14:05,779 --> 00:14:05,840: to 1864 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:06,110: say 1865 00:14:06,110 --> 00:14:06,230: it 1866 00:14:06,230 --> 00:14:06,710: sounds 1867 00:14:06,710 --> 00:14:10,370: like 'anemone?'"
Both 1868 00:14:10,370 --> 00:14:10,460: the 1869 00:14:10,460 --> 00:14:10,759: wolves 1870 00:14:10,759 --> 00:14:11,149: looked 1871 00:14:11,149 --> 00:14:11,539: at them with a 1872 00:14:11,539 --> 00:14:11,899: wonder 1873 00:14:11,899 --> 00:14:12,019: that 1874 00:14:12,019 --> 00:14:12,200: had 1875 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:12,470: nothing 1876 00:14:12,470 --> 00:14:12,559: to 1877 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:12,769: do 1878 00:14:12,769 --> 00:14:12,919: with 1879 00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:13,070: their 1880 00:14:13,070 --> 00:14:14,120: extraordinary 1881 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:14,779: otherworldly 1882 00:14:14,779 --> 00:14:17,870: beauty.
"Maybe 1883 00:14:17,870 --> 00:14:18,019: I'll 1884 00:14:18,019 --> 00:14:18,379: just 1885 00:14:18,379 --> 00:14:18,679: tell 1886 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:18,919: my 1887 00:14:18,919 --> 00:14:24,289: story."

“This 1888 00:14:24,289 --> 00:14:24,860: is 1889 00:14:24,860 --> 00:14:25,639: stupid,” 1890 00:14:25,639 --> 00:14:25,850: I 1891 00:14:25,850 --> 00:14:27,049: thought. “Is 1892 00:14:27,049 --> 00:14:27,470: writing 1893 00:14:27,470 --> 00:14:27,830: some 1894 00:14:27,830 --> 00:14:28,909: transformation 1895 00:14:28,909 --> 00:14:29,419: fantasy 1896 00:14:29,419 --> 00:14:29,779: really 1897 00:14:29,779 --> 00:14:29,929: the 1898 00:14:29,929 --> 00:14:30,350: best 1899 00:14:30,350 --> 00:14:30,679: use 1900 00:14:30,679 --> 00:14:30,769: of 1901 00:14:30,769 --> 00:14:30,919: my 1902 00:14:30,919 --> 00:14:32,149: time? 1903 00:14:32,149 --> 00:14:32,299: I 1904 00:14:32,299 --> 00:14:32,539: feel 1905 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:32,720: like 1906 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:33,259: some 1907 00:14:33,259 --> 00:14:33,740: stunted 1908 00:14:33,740 --> 00:14:34,460: man-child 1909 00:14:34,460 --> 00:14:34,549: who 1910 00:14:34,549 --> 00:14:34,820: can’t 1911 00:14:34,820 --> 00:14:35,210: handle 1912 00:14:35,210 --> 00:14:35,330: the 1913 00:14:35,330 --> 00:14:35,629: real 1914 00:14:35,629 --> 00:14:37,370: world.” 1915 00:14:37,370 --> 00:14:37,519: In 1916 00:14:37,519 --> 00:14:38,330: truth, 1917 00:14:38,330 --> 00:14:38,422: I’d 1918 00:14:38,422 --> 00:14:38,690: thought 1919 00:14:38,690 --> 00:14:38,750: a 1920 00:14:38,750 --> 00:14:38,990: lot 1921 00:14:38,990 --> 00:14:39,200: about 1922 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:39,559: writing 1923 00:14:39,559 --> 00:14:39,769: furry 1924 00:14:39,769 --> 00:14:40,129: fiction 1925 00:14:40,129 --> 00:14:40,309: over 1926 00:14:40,309 --> 00:14:40,399: the 1927 00:14:40,399 --> 00:14:40,940: preceding 1928 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:41,570: months, 1929 00:14:41,570 --> 00:14:42,230: caught between 1930 00:14:42,230 --> 00:14:42,950: embarrassment 1931 00:14:42,950 --> 00:14:43,121: and 1932 00:14:43,121 --> 00:14:43,220: the 1933 00:14:43,220 --> 00:14:43,700: desire 1934 00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:43,879: to 1935 00:14:43,879 --> 00:14:44,360: finally 1936 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:44,929: create 1937 00:14:44,929 --> 00:14:45,500: something 1938 00:14:45,500 --> 00:14:45,762: after a 1939 00:14:45,762 --> 00:14:46,429: lifetime 1940 00:14:46,429 --> 00:14:46,549: of 1941 00:14:46,549 --> 00:14:48,470: procrastination. 1942 00:14:48,470 --> 00:14:49,039: Eventually, 1943 00:14:49,039 --> 00:14:49,549: though, 1944 00:14:49,549 --> 00:14:49,669: the 1945 00:14:49,669 --> 00:14:50,000: latter 1946 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,259: prevailed. 1947 00:14:51,259 --> 00:14:51,409: I 1948 00:14:51,409 --> 00:14:51,769: grabbed 1949 00:14:51,769 --> 00:14:51,889: my 1950 00:14:51,889 --> 00:14:52,549: laptop, 1951 00:14:52,549 --> 00:14:53,000: sat 1952 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:53,059: in 1953 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:53,120: the 1954 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:53,419: living 1955 00:14:53,419 --> 00:14:53,659: room 1956 00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:53,899: amid 1957 00:14:53,899 --> 00:14:53,960: a 1958 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:54,289: few 1959 00:14:54,289 --> 00:14:54,651: framed 1960 00:14:54,651 --> 00:14:55,039: prints 1961 00:14:55,039 --> 00:14:55,100: of 1962 00:14:55,100 --> 00:14:55,759: anthropomorphic 1963 00:14:55,759 --> 00:14:56,450: deer, 1964 00:14:56,450 --> 00:14:56,629: and 1965 00:14:56,629 --> 00:14:57,049: opened a 1966 00:14:57,049 --> 00:14:57,470: blank 1967 00:14:57,470 --> 00:15:00,200: document.

“Who 1968 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:00,289: am 1969 00:15:00,289 --> 00:15:00,440: I 1970 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:01,190: fooling with 1971 00:15:01,190 --> 00:15:01,370: this 1972 00:15:01,370 --> 00:15:03,740: meta bullshit, anyway? Opening 1973 00:15:03,740 --> 00:15:04,279: a story 1974 00:15:04,279 --> 00:15:04,408: with 1975 00:15:04,408 --> 00:15:04,490: a 1976 00:15:04,490 --> 00:15:05,059: description 1977 00:15:05,059 --> 00:15:05,149: of 1978 00:15:05,149 --> 00:15:05,299: my 1979 00:15:05,299 --> 00:15:05,750: mindset 1980 00:15:05,750 --> 00:15:05,960: while 1981 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:06,440: writing 1982 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:06,620: that 1983 00:15:06,620 --> 00:15:06,980: story 1984 00:15:06,980 --> 00:15:07,789: seems 1985 00:15:07,789 --> 00:15:08,480: insufferably 1986 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,090: pretentious. Or worse: 1987 00:15:11,090 --> 00:15:11,240: an 1988 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:11,659: admission 1989 00:15:11,659 --> 00:15:11,750: of 1990 00:15:11,750 --> 00:15:11,929: my 1991 00:15:11,929 --> 00:15:12,169: own 1992 00:15:12,169 --> 00:15:14,509: insecurities.” 1993 00:15:14,509 --> 00:15:14,629: I 1994 00:15:14,629 --> 00:15:14,929: drifted 1995 00:15:14,929 --> 00:15:15,200: through 1996 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:15,559: many 1997 00:15:15,559 --> 00:15:15,950: thoughts 1998 00:15:15,950 --> 00:15:16,190: like 1999 00:15:16,190 --> 00:15:16,879: these, 2000 00:15:16,879 --> 00:15:17,269: plagued 2001 00:15:17,269 --> 00:15:17,389: by 2002 00:15:17,389 --> 00:15:17,509: the 2003 00:15:17,509 --> 00:15:17,750: fear 2004 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:17,840: that 2005 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:17,929: I 2006 00:15:17,929 --> 00:15:18,110: was 2007 00:15:18,110 --> 00:15:18,409: leaning 2008 00:15:18,409 --> 00:15:18,710: into 2009 00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:18,799: a 2010 00:15:18,799 --> 00:15:19,490: gimmick 2011 00:15:19,490 --> 00:15:20,179: or, 2012 00:15:20,179 --> 00:15:20,419: true 2013 00:15:20,419 --> 00:15:20,509: to 2014 00:15:20,509 --> 00:15:21,350: form, 2015 00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:22,009: preemptively 2016 00:15:22,009 --> 00:15:22,490: bracing 2017 00:15:22,490 --> 00:15:22,700: for 2018 00:15:22,700 --> 00:15:22,940: any 2019 00:15:22,940 --> 00:15:23,389: possible 2020 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:24,950: criticism. 2021 00:15:24,950 --> 00:15:25,039: But 2022 00:15:25,039 --> 00:15:25,159: I 2023 00:15:25,159 --> 00:15:25,580: was 2024 00:15:25,580 --> 00:15:25,970: still 2025 00:15:25,970 --> 00:15:27,320: writing. 2026 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:27,409: I 2027 00:15:27,409 --> 00:15:27,710: hadn’t 2028 00:15:27,710 --> 00:15:27,980: written 2029 00:15:27,980 --> 00:15:28,039: a 2030 00:15:28,039 --> 00:15:28,340: piece 2031 00:15:28,340 --> 00:15:28,429: of 2032 00:15:28,429 --> 00:15:28,850: fiction 2033 00:15:28,850 --> 00:15:29,149: since 2034 00:15:29,149 --> 00:15:29,419: middle 2035 00:15:29,419 --> 00:15:29,840: school, 2036 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:30,080: back 2037 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:30,230: when 2038 00:15:30,230 --> 00:15:30,409: an 2039 00:15:30,409 --> 00:15:30,799: X-Men 2040 00:15:30,799 --> 00:15:31,100: movie 2041 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:31,460: inspired 2042 00:15:31,460 --> 00:15:31,519: the 2043 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:31,879: creation 2044 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:31,940: of 2045 00:15:31,940 --> 00:15:32,090: my 2046 00:15:32,090 --> 00:15:32,360: own 2047 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:32,899: superhero 2048 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:33,049: with 2049 00:15:33,049 --> 00:15:33,289: ice 2050 00:15:33,289 --> 00:15:34,970: powers. 2051 00:15:34,970 --> 00:15:35,659: In 2052 00:15:35,659 --> 00:15:36,559: hindsight, 2053 00:15:36,559 --> 00:15:36,769: that 2054 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:37,100: character 2055 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:37,309: was 2056 00:15:37,309 --> 00:15:37,730: a method of 2057 00:15:37,730 --> 00:15:38,240: exploring 2058 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:38,389: my 2059 00:15:38,389 --> 00:15:38,629: own 2060 00:15:38,629 --> 00:15:40,100: homosexuality; 2061 00:15:40,100 --> 00:15:40,370: was 2062 00:15:40,370 --> 00:15:40,639: this 2063 00:15:40,639 --> 00:15:40,820: any 2064 00:15:40,820 --> 00:15:42,110: different? 2065 00:15:42,110 --> 00:15:42,409: Now 2066 00:15:42,409 --> 00:15:42,500: I 2067 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:42,710: just 2068 00:15:42,710 --> 00:15:42,860: had 2069 00:15:42,860 --> 00:15:43,009: the 2070 00:15:43,009 --> 00:15:43,370: upside 2071 00:15:43,370 --> 00:15:43,429: of 2072 00:15:43,429 --> 00:15:43,759: greater 2073 00:15:43,759 --> 00:15:46,279: self-awareness.

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"Maybe 2430 00:18:43,609 --> 00:18:43,675: I 2431 00:18:43,675 --> 00:18:46,579: was."
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"It 2460 00:19:01,789 --> 00:19:02,299: will, 2461 00:19:02,299 --> 00:19:05,150: if-"
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They 2465 00:19:07,369 --> 00:19:07,579: both 2466 00:19:07,579 --> 00:19:09,138: stared.
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And 2486 00:19:23,420 --> 00:19:23,599: so 2487 00:19:23,599 --> 00:19:23,750: the 2488 00:19:23,750 --> 00:19:24,200: wolf 2489 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:24,380: of 2490 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:25,549: wanderlust 2491 00:19:25,549 --> 00:19:33,230: did.

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Brother 2521 00:19:53,569 --> 00:19:54,049: wakes 2522 00:19:54,049 --> 00:19:55,460: first, 2523 00:19:55,460 --> 00:19:56,180: sensing 2524 00:19:56,180 --> 00:19:56,299: the 2525 00:19:56,299 --> 00:19:56,990: frail 2526 00:19:56,990 --> 00:19:57,559: mortal 2527 00:19:57,559 --> 00:19:58,069: thing 2528 00:19:58,069 --> 00:19:58,609: calling 2529 00:19:58,609 --> 00:19:58,880: to 2530 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:00,200: us, 2531 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:00,319: the 2532 00:20:00,319 --> 00:20:00,950: stone 2533 00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:01,819: dagger 2534 00:20:01,819 --> 00:20:02,029: in 2535 00:20:02,029 --> 00:20:02,240: her 2536 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,799: hand. 2537 00:20:03,799 --> 00:20:04,009: He 2538 00:20:04,009 --> 00:20:04,220: is 2539 00:20:04,220 --> 00:20:04,309: the 2540 00:20:04,309 --> 00:20:05,690: youngest 2541 00:20:05,690 --> 00:20:05,930: and 2542 00:20:05,930 --> 00:20:06,049: he 2543 00:20:06,049 --> 00:20:06,710: sleeps 2544 00:20:06,710 --> 00:20:06,829: the 2545 00:20:06,829 --> 00:20:07,220: most 2546 00:20:07,220 --> 00:20:09,894: fitfully. 2547 00:20:09,894 --> 00:20:10,105: He 2548 00:20:10,105 --> 00:20:10,704: flicks 2549 00:20:10,704 --> 00:20:10,974: an 2550 00:20:10,974 --> 00:20:11,515: elegant 2551 00:20:11,515 --> 00:20:12,295: scaled 2552 00:20:12,295 --> 00:20:13,555: tail 2553 00:20:13,555 --> 00:20:13,914: and 2554 00:20:13,914 --> 00:20:14,515: opens 2555 00:20:14,515 --> 00:20:15,444: fathomless 2556 00:20:15,444 --> 00:20:16,884: eyes 2557 00:20:16,884 --> 00:20:17,125: and 2558 00:20:17,125 --> 00:20:18,174: whispers 2559 00:20:18,174 --> 00:20:18,355: in 2560 00:20:18,355 --> 00:20:18,444: the 2561 00:20:18,444 --> 00:20:19,285: slumbering 2562 00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:21,805: depths. 2563 00:20:21,805 --> 00:20:21,984: He 2564 00:20:21,984 --> 00:20:22,494: feels 2565 00:20:22,494 --> 00:20:22,674: it 2566 00:20:22,674 --> 00:20:23,575: rise 2567 00:20:23,575 --> 00:20:23,785: and 2568 00:20:23,785 --> 00:20:25,404: fall, 2569 00:20:25,404 --> 00:20:25,944: feels 2570 00:20:25,944 --> 00:20:26,095: the 2571 00:20:26,095 --> 00:20:27,115: flick 2572 00:20:27,115 --> 00:20:27,355: of 2573 00:20:27,355 --> 00:20:27,535: its 2574 00:20:27,535 --> 00:20:30,474: offering.
“Blood 2575 00:20:30,474 --> 00:20:30,714: on 2576 00:20:30,714 --> 00:20:30,805: the 2577 00:20:30,805 --> 00:20:33,625: stone.”
Sister 2578 00:20:33,625 --> 00:20:35,275: rouses, 2579 00:20:35,275 --> 00:20:35,994: keyed to 2580 00:20:35,994 --> 00:20:36,474: Brother’s 2581 00:20:36,474 --> 00:20:38,154: emotion, 2582 00:20:38,154 --> 00:20:38,365: and 2583 00:20:38,365 --> 00:20:38,575: her 2584 00:20:38,575 --> 00:20:39,115: body 2585 00:20:39,115 --> 00:20:40,194: ripples 2586 00:20:40,194 --> 00:20:40,375: as 2587 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:40,704: she 2588 00:20:40,704 --> 00:20:41,575: uncoils 2589 00:20:41,575 --> 00:20:42,144: herself 2590 00:20:42,144 --> 00:20:42,414: from 2591 00:20:42,414 --> 00:20:42,565: the 2592 00:20:42,565 --> 00:20:43,105: ancient 2593 00:20:43,105 --> 00:20:44,454: waters. 2594 00:20:44,454 --> 00:20:44,664: Her 2595 00:20:44,664 --> 00:20:45,204: tongue 2596 00:20:45,204 --> 00:20:45,714: flicks 2597 00:20:45,714 --> 00:20:46,315: out 2598 00:20:46,315 --> 00:20:46,494: to 2599 00:20:46,494 --> 00:20:47,005: taste 2600 00:20:47,005 --> 00:20:47,125: the 2601 00:20:47,125 --> 00:20:48,355: currents. 2602 00:20:48,355 --> 00:20:48,775: She, 2603 00:20:48,775 --> 00:20:49,375: too, 2604 00:20:49,375 --> 00:20:49,884: feels 2605 00:20:49,884 --> 00:20:49,974: the 2606 00:20:49,974 --> 00:20:50,454: mortal 2607 00:20:50,454 --> 00:20:50,994: thing 2608 00:20:50,994 --> 00:20:51,535: calling 2609 00:20:51,535 --> 00:20:51,775: to 2610 00:20:51,775 --> 00:20:53,454: us. 2611 00:20:53,454 --> 00:20:53,785: She 2612 00:20:53,785 --> 00:20:53,994: is 2613 00:20:53,994 --> 00:20:55,194: braver, 2614 00:20:55,194 --> 00:20:55,795: bolder 2615 00:20:55,795 --> 00:20:56,005: than 2616 00:20:56,005 --> 00:20:57,535: Brother, 2617 00:20:57,535 --> 00:20:57,684: and 2618 00:20:57,684 --> 00:20:57,894: she 2619 00:20:57,894 --> 00:20:58,494: darts 2620 00:20:58,494 --> 00:20:59,424: upwards 2621 00:20:59,424 --> 00:20:59,664: to 2622 00:20:59,664 --> 00:21:00,355: ensure 2623 00:21:00,355 --> 00:21:00,654: all 2624 00:21:00,654 --> 00:21:00,865: is 2625 00:21:00,865 --> 00:21:01,375: done 2626 00:21:01,375 --> 00:21:01,615: as 2627 00:21:01,615 --> 00:21:01,765: we 2628 00:21:01,765 --> 00:21:02,365: demanded 2629 00:21:02,365 --> 00:21:04,015: it.
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It 3726 00:33:01,275 --> 00:33:01,694: was, 3727 00:33:01,694 --> 00:33:01,934: as 3728 00:33:01,934 --> 00:33:02,055: he 3729 00:33:02,055 --> 00:33:02,295: had 3730 00:33:02,295 --> 00:33:02,474: been 3731 00:33:02,474 --> 00:33:03,045: promised, 3732 00:33:03,045 --> 00:33:03,105: a 3733 00:33:03,105 --> 00:33:03,825: landscape 3734 00:33:03,825 --> 00:33:03,974: of 3735 00:33:03,974 --> 00:33:04,634: fantastic 3736 00:33:04,634 --> 00:33:05,414: beauty 3737 00:33:05,414 --> 00:33:05,625: and 3738 00:33:05,625 --> 00:33:06,194: unthinkable 3739 00:33:06,194 --> 00:33:08,414: wonder. "Where 3740 00:33:08,414 --> 00:33:09,734: now," 3741 00:33:09,734 --> 00:33:09,944: and 3742 00:33:09,944 --> 00:33:10,125: yet 3743 00:33:10,125 --> 00:33:10,275: his 3744 00:33:10,275 --> 00:33:11,144: wanderlust 3745 00:33:11,144 --> 00:33:11,444: burned 3746 00:33:11,444 --> 00:33:11,684: only 3747 00:33:11,684 --> 00:33:11,805: the 3748 00:33:11,805 --> 00:33:13,184: brighter, "are 3749 00:33:13,184 --> 00:33:13,575: next 3750 00:33:13,575 --> 00:33:13,694: we 3751 00:33:13,694 --> 00:33:15,825: bound?"
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"So 3786 00:33:29,444 --> 00:33:29,565: we 3787 00:33:29,565 --> 00:33:30,525: merely... 3788 00:33:30,525 --> 00:33:32,025: go?" 3789 00:33:32,025 --> 00:33:32,144: the 3790 00:33:32,144 --> 00:33:32,355: young 3791 00:33:32,355 --> 00:33:32,595: wolf 3792 00:33:32,595 --> 00:33:34,394: asked.
"When 3793 00:33:34,394 --> 00:33:34,515: we 3794 00:33:34,515 --> 00:33:34,724: get 3795 00:33:34,724 --> 00:33:35,954: up, 3796 00:33:35,954 --> 00:33:36,105: yeah," 3797 00:33:36,105 --> 00:33:36,525: the hitchhiker 3798 00:33:36,525 --> 00:33:39,434: answered.
"Like this!" the 3799 00:33:39,434 --> 00:33:40,244: beast reared 3800 00:33:40,244 --> 00:33:40,365: on 3801 00:33:40,365 --> 00:33:40,515: their 3802 00:33:40,515 --> 00:33:40,815: hind 3803 00:33:40,815 --> 00:33:41,654: legs, 3804 00:33:41,654 --> 00:33:42,105: rampant 3805 00:33:42,105 --> 00:33:42,345: like a 3806 00:33:42,345 --> 00:33:42,555: coat 3807 00:33:42,555 --> 00:33:42,644: of 3808 00:33:42,644 --> 00:33:43,424: arms 3809 00:33:43,424 --> 00:33:43,545: or 3810 00:33:43,545 --> 00:33:43,694: as 3811 00:33:43,694 --> 00:33:43,815: if 3812 00:33:43,815 --> 00:33:43,964: to 3813 00:33:43,964 --> 00:33:44,295: dance 3814 00:33:44,295 --> 00:33:44,565: upon 3815 00:33:44,565 --> 00:33:44,654: the 3816 00:33:44,654 --> 00:33:46,154: water's surface, 3817 00:33:46,154 --> 00:33:46,275: and 3818 00:33:46,275 --> 00:33:46,335: the 3819 00:33:46,335 --> 00:33:46,815: wanderer 3820 00:33:46,815 --> 00:33:46,994: might 3821 00:33:46,994 --> 00:33:47,085: have 3822 00:33:47,085 --> 00:33:47,444: feared 3823 00:33:47,444 --> 00:33:47,535: the 3824 00:33:47,535 --> 00:33:47,954: collapse 3825 00:33:47,954 --> 00:33:48,015: of 3826 00:33:48,015 --> 00:33:48,164: the 3827 00:33:48,164 --> 00:33:48,615: courtyard 3828 00:33:48,615 --> 00:33:48,734: where 3829 00:33:48,734 --> 00:33:48,884: they 3830 00:33:48,884 --> 00:33:49,755: stood 3831 00:33:49,755 --> 00:33:49,904: were 3832 00:33:49,904 --> 00:33:49,964: it 3833 00:33:49,964 --> 00:33:50,175: not 3834 00:33:50,175 --> 00:33:50,294: that 3835 00:33:50,294 --> 00:33:50,384: the 3836 00:33:50,384 --> 00:33:50,654: beast 3837 00:33:50,654 --> 00:33:50,805: was 3838 00:33:50,805 --> 00:33:51,224: already 3839 00:33:51,224 --> 00:33:51,615: rising 3840 00:33:51,615 --> 00:33:51,795: into 3841 00:33:51,795 --> 00:33:51,884: the 3842 00:33:51,884 --> 00:33:53,595: sky, "See 3843 00:33:53,595 --> 00:33:53,865: you 3844 00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:54,315: guys 3845 00:33:54,315 --> 00:33:56,234: around!" 3846 00:33:56,234 --> 00:33:56,414: till 3847 00:33:56,414 --> 00:33:56,535: the 3848 00:33:56,535 --> 00:33:56,924: stars 3849 00:33:56,924 --> 00:33:57,015: of 3850 00:33:57,015 --> 00:33:57,134: their 3851 00:33:57,134 --> 00:33:57,494: body 3852 00:33:57,494 --> 00:33:57,674: could 3853 00:33:57,674 --> 00:33:57,825: no 3854 00:33:57,825 --> 00:33:58,095: longer 3855 00:33:58,095 --> 00:33:58,214: be 3856 00:33:58,214 --> 00:33:59,055: distinguished 3857 00:33:59,055 --> 00:33:59,234: from 3858 00:33:59,234 --> 00:33:59,474: those 3859 00:33:59,474 --> 00:33:59,535: of 3860 00:33:59,535 --> 00:33:59,625: the 3861 00:33:59,625 --> 00:34:03,075: night.
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The 3913 00:34:24,855 --> 00:34:25,125: wolf 3914 00:34:25,125 --> 00:34:25,244: of 3915 00:34:25,244 --> 00:34:25,844: wanderlust 3916 00:34:25,844 --> 00:34:26,054: got 3917 00:34:26,054 --> 00:34:26,175: to 3918 00:34:26,175 --> 00:34:26,324: his 3919 00:34:26,324 --> 00:34:27,855: feet. 3920 00:34:27,855 --> 00:34:27,974: He 3921 00:34:27,974 --> 00:34:28,244: pulled 3922 00:34:28,244 --> 00:34:28,335: on 3923 00:34:28,335 --> 00:34:28,485: his 3924 00:34:28,485 --> 00:34:29,235: hat, 3925 00:34:29,235 --> 00:34:29,684: adjusted 3926 00:34:29,684 --> 00:34:29,775: the 3927 00:34:29,775 --> 00:34:30,105: orange 3928 00:34:30,105 --> 00:34:31,664: feather, 3929 00:34:31,664 --> 00:34:31,815: and 3930 00:34:31,815 --> 00:34:32,144: took 3931 00:34:32,144 --> 00:34:32,235: a 3932 00:34:32,235 --> 00:34:32,625: last 3933 00:34:32,625 --> 00:34:32,864: look 3934 00:34:32,864 --> 00:34:33,974: down 3935 00:34:33,974 --> 00:34:34,155: at 3936 00:34:34,155 --> 00:34:34,275: the 3937 00:34:34,275 --> 00:34:35,085: breathtaking 3938 00:34:35,085 --> 00:34:35,804: atmospheric 3939 00:34:35,804 --> 00:34:36,855: depths, 3940 00:34:36,855 --> 00:34:37,005: the 3941 00:34:37,005 --> 00:34:37,514: night-dim 3942 00:34:37,514 --> 00:34:38,054: landscape 3943 00:34:38,054 --> 00:34:39,195: below, 3944 00:34:39,195 --> 00:34:39,315: the 3945 00:34:39,315 --> 00:34:39,704: vast 3946 00:34:39,704 --> 00:34:40,275: majesty 3947 00:34:40,275 --> 00:34:40,364: of 3948 00:34:40,364 --> 00:34:40,545: the 3949 00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:41,054: arches 3950 00:34:41,054 --> 00:34:41,474: larger 3951 00:34:41,474 --> 00:34:41,655: than 3952 00:34:41,655 --> 00:34:42,315: mountains 3953 00:34:42,315 --> 00:34:42,465: and 3954 00:34:42,465 --> 00:34:42,885: higher 3955 00:34:42,885 --> 00:34:43,065: than 3956 00:34:43,065 --> 00:34:45,494: clouds.
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