1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:19,620: The 2 00:00:19,620 --> 00:00:20,039: Ghost 3 00:00:20,039 --> 00:00:20,100: of 4 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:20,670: Dog 5 00:00:20,670 --> 00:00:20,850: on 6 00:00:20,850 --> 00:00:20,910: the 7 00:00:20,910 --> 00:00:21,329: Voice 8 00:00:21,329 --> 00:00:21,448: of 9 00:00:21,448 --> 00:00:22,679: Dog. 10 00:00:22,679 --> 00:00:22,949: This 11 00:00:22,949 --> 00:00:23,100: is 12 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:23,309: Rob 13 00:00:23,309 --> 00:00:24,030: MacWolf, your 14 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:24,449: fellow 15 00:00:24,449 --> 00:00:25,500: traveler, 16 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:25,649: and 17 00:00:25,649 --> 00:00:26,579: Tonight’s story 18 00:00:26,579 --> 00:00:26,699: is 19 00:00:26,699 --> 00:00:26,789: the 20 00:00:26,789 --> 00:00:27,269: first 21 00:00:27,269 --> 00:00:27,390: of 22 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:27,600: two 23 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:28,140: parts 24 00:00:28,140 --> 00:00:29,879: of “Firsts” 25 00:00:29,879 --> 00:00:30,030: by 26 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:30,510: TJ 27 00:00:30,510 --> 00:00:31,739: Minde, 28 00:00:31,739 --> 00:00:31,890: whose 29 00:00:31,890 --> 00:00:32,219: story 30 00:00:32,219 --> 00:00:32,609: first 31 00:00:32,609 --> 00:00:33,390: appeared 32 00:00:33,390 --> 00:00:33,570: in 33 00:00:33,570 --> 00:00:34,979: Fang 9, 34 00:00:34,979 --> 00:00:35,460: published 35 00:00:35,460 --> 00:00:35,610: by 36 00:00:35,610 --> 00:00:37,469: FurPlanet. 37 00:00:37,469 --> 00:00:37,770: Most 38 00:00:37,770 --> 00:00:38,250: recently, 39 00:00:38,250 --> 00:00:38,399: he 40 00:00:38,399 --> 00:00:38,609: was the 41 00:00:38,609 --> 00:00:38,969: lead 42 00:00:38,969 --> 00:00:39,570: editor 43 00:00:39,570 --> 00:00:39,750: for 44 00:00:39,750 --> 00:00:40,140: Altered 45 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:40,740: States: 46 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:41,250: Draconic 47 00:00:41,250 --> 00:00:41,909: Desires 48 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:42,359: also 49 00:00:42,359 --> 00:00:42,899: published 50 00:00:42,899 --> 00:00:43,020: by 51 00:00:43,020 --> 00:00:44,640: FurPlanet. 52 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:44,700: He 53 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:44,789: is 54 00:00:44,789 --> 00:00:45,090: also 55 00:00:45,090 --> 00:00:45,450: currently 56 00:00:45,450 --> 00:00:45,810: working 57 00:00:45,810 --> 00:00:45,960: on 58 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:46,079: his 59 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:46,409: first 60 00:00:46,409 --> 00:00:48,600: novel.

Read by 61 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:49,020: Ta’kom 62 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:49,770: Ironhoof, 63 00:00:49,770 --> 00:00:49,950: the 64 00:00:49,950 --> 00:00:50,340: Equine 65 00:00:50,340 --> 00:00:56,729: Charmer.

Fear 66 00:00:56,729 --> 00:00:56,850: of 67 00:00:56,850 --> 00:00:56,909: the 68 00:00:56,909 --> 00:00:57,450: Lord, 69 00:00:57,450 --> 00:00:57,990: according 70 00:00:57,990 --> 00:00:58,079: to 71 00:00:58,079 --> 00:00:58,439: certain 72 00:00:58,439 --> 00:00:59,070: accounts, is 73 00:00:59,070 --> 00:00:59,189: the 74 00:00:59,189 --> 00:00:59,939: beginning 75 00:00:59,939 --> 00:01:00,119: of 76 00:01:00,119 --> 00:01:01,590: wisdom. 77 00:01:01,590 --> 00:01:01,799: It 78 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:01,979: could 79 00:01:01,979 --> 00:01:02,159: be 80 00:01:02,159 --> 00:01:02,549: argued 81 00:01:02,549 --> 00:01:02,729: that 82 00:01:02,729 --> 00:01:02,939: such 83 00:01:02,939 --> 00:01:03,000: a 84 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:03,509: beginning 85 00:01:03,509 --> 00:01:03,630: is 86 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:03,780: the 87 00:01:03,780 --> 00:01:04,200: purpose 88 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:04,290: of 89 00:01:04,290 --> 00:01:05,430: halloween: 90 00:01:05,430 --> 00:01:05,549: the 91 00:01:05,549 --> 00:01:06,060: child 92 00:01:06,060 --> 00:01:06,180: who 93 00:01:06,180 --> 00:01:07,079: experience 94 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:07,140: a 95 00:01:07,140 --> 00:01:07,890: controlled 96 00:01:07,890 --> 00:01:08,370: dosage 97 00:01:08,370 --> 00:01:08,444: of 98 00:01:08,444 --> 00:01:09,120: fear, 99 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:09,269: of 100 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:09,510: nothing 101 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:09,689: more 102 00:01:09,689 --> 00:01:10,349: dangerous 103 00:01:10,349 --> 00:01:10,500: than 104 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:10,560: a 105 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:11,010: neighbor 106 00:01:11,010 --> 00:01:11,099: in 107 00:01:11,099 --> 00:01:11,159: a 108 00:01:11,159 --> 00:01:11,790: mask 109 00:01:11,790 --> 00:01:12,000: and a 110 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:12,299: bowl 111 00:01:12,299 --> 00:01:12,450: of 112 00:01:12,450 --> 00:01:12,840: peeled 113 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,069: grapes, they 114 00:01:14,069 --> 00:01:14,280: may 115 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:14,700: learn 116 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:14,909: what 117 00:01:14,909 --> 00:01:15,329: fear 118 00:01:15,329 --> 00:01:18,719: feels like, tastes like, and need not meet it for 119 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:18,810: the 120 00:01:18,810 --> 00:01:19,170: first 121 00:01:19,170 --> 00:01:19,500: time 122 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:19,650: in 123 00:01:19,650 --> 00:01:20,609: circumstances of 124 00:01:20,609 --> 00:01:21,150: true 125 00:01:21,150 --> 00:01:22,680: danger. 126 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:22,829: But 127 00:01:22,829 --> 00:01:22,980: there 128 00:01:22,980 --> 00:01:23,069: are 129 00:01:23,069 --> 00:01:23,519: always 130 00:01:23,519 --> 00:01:24,209: those, 131 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:24,390: they 132 00:01:24,390 --> 00:01:24,629: need 133 00:01:24,629 --> 00:01:24,840: no 134 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,280: introduction, 135 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:26,370: who 136 00:01:26,370 --> 00:01:26,549: would 137 00:01:26,549 --> 00:01:27,000: prefer 138 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:27,180: that 139 00:01:27,180 --> 00:01:27,599: nobody 140 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:28,133: progress 141 00:01:28,133 --> 00:01:28,650: past 142 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:28,739: the 143 00:01:28,739 --> 00:01:29,519: beginning 144 00:01:29,519 --> 00:01:29,670: of 145 00:01:29,670 --> 00:01:30,750: anything, 146 00:01:30,750 --> 00:01:30,930: and 147 00:01:30,930 --> 00:01:31,319: merely 148 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:31,799: remain 149 00:01:31,799 --> 00:01:32,609: forever, 150 00:01:32,609 --> 00:01:33,090: in 151 00:01:33,090 --> 00:01:34,950: fear. 152 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:35,129: But 153 00:01:35,129 --> 00:01:35,430: judge 154 00:01:35,430 --> 00:01:35,549: for 155 00:01:35,549 --> 00:01:36,180: yourself 156 00:01:36,180 --> 00:01:36,329: the 157 00:01:36,329 --> 00:01:36,780: relative 158 00:01:36,780 --> 00:01:37,560: positions 159 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:37,709: of 160 00:01:37,709 --> 00:01:38,040: Fear 161 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:38,129: of 162 00:01:38,129 --> 00:01:38,250: the 163 00:01:38,250 --> 00:01:39,180: Lord, 164 00:01:39,180 --> 00:01:39,390: of 165 00:01:39,390 --> 00:01:40,650: Wisdom, 166 00:01:40,650 --> 00:01:40,920: and 167 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,799: of…


“Firsts” by 168 00:01:43,799 --> 00:01:44,370: TJ 169 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:45,599: Minde, 170 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:45,930: part 171 00:01:45,930 --> 00:01:46,799: one 172 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:47,010: of 173 00:01:47,010 --> 00:01:52,530: two.

When 174 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:52,620: the 175 00:01:52,620 --> 00:01:53,189: professor 176 00:01:53,189 --> 00:01:53,730: dismissed 177 00:01:53,730 --> 00:01:53,849: the 178 00:01:53,849 --> 00:01:54,659: class, 179 00:01:54,659 --> 00:01:54,780: the 180 00:01:54,780 --> 00:01:55,560: jackal slid 181 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:55,680: his 182 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:56,159: messenger 183 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:56,459: bag 184 00:01:56,459 --> 00:01:56,790: over 185 00:01:56,790 --> 00:01:56,969: his 186 00:01:56,969 --> 00:01:57,420: lithe 187 00:01:57,420 --> 00:01:57,870: frame 188 00:01:57,870 --> 00:01:57,989: and 189 00:01:57,989 --> 00:01:58,319: joined 190 00:01:58,319 --> 00:01:58,409: the 191 00:01:58,409 --> 00:01:58,829: crowd 192 00:01:58,829 --> 00:01:59,250: milling 193 00:01:59,250 --> 00:01:59,370: out 194 00:01:59,370 --> 00:01:59,430: of 195 00:01:59,430 --> 00:01:59,519: the 196 00:01:59,519 --> 00:02:01,230: room.
A 197 00:02:01,230 --> 00:02:01,829: brick-red 198 00:02:01,829 --> 00:02:02,219: dhole 199 00:02:02,219 --> 00:02:02,549: slid 200 00:02:02,549 --> 00:02:02,969: beside 201 00:02:02,969 --> 00:02:04,290: him. “Have 202 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:04,469: any 203 00:02:04,469 --> 00:02:04,890: plans 204 00:02:04,890 --> 00:02:05,040: for 205 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:05,129: the 206 00:02:05,129 --> 00:02:05,549: Halloween 207 00:02:05,549 --> 00:02:05,879: weekend, 208 00:02:05,879 --> 00:02:07,230: Anthony?” 209 00:02:07,230 --> 00:02:07,409: He 210 00:02:07,409 --> 00:02:07,769: clapped 211 00:02:07,769 --> 00:02:07,829: the 212 00:02:07,829 --> 00:02:08,280: jackal 213 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:08,430: on 214 00:02:08,430 --> 00:02:08,520: the 215 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,110: back.
“None 216 00:02:10,110 --> 00:02:11,189: yet.” 217 00:02:11,189 --> 00:02:11,580: Anthony 218 00:02:11,580 --> 00:02:13,139: smiled. “You were 219 00:02:13,139 --> 00:02:13,439: rather 220 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:13,830: quiet 221 00:02:13,830 --> 00:02:14,129: today, 222 00:02:14,129 --> 00:02:15,930: Jude.”
“Wasn’t really 223 00:02:15,930 --> 00:02:16,199: paying 224 00:02:16,199 --> 00:02:17,340: attention. 225 00:02:17,340 --> 00:02:17,520: Brought 226 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:17,639: my 227 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:18,210: laptop 228 00:02:18,210 --> 00:02:18,299: and 229 00:02:18,299 --> 00:02:18,659: bounced 230 00:02:18,659 --> 00:02:18,960: around 231 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:19,349: online 232 00:02:19,349 --> 00:02:21,120: instead.”
The 233 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:21,539: jackal 234 00:02:21,539 --> 00:02:21,810: shook 235 00:02:21,810 --> 00:02:21,930: his 236 00:02:21,930 --> 00:02:23,879: head. “You 237 00:02:23,879 --> 00:02:24,240: plan 238 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:24,300: to 239 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:24,569: just 240 00:02:24,569 --> 00:02:24,870: coast 241 00:02:24,870 --> 00:02:25,050: through 242 00:02:25,050 --> 00:02:26,729: college?”
“What 243 00:02:26,729 --> 00:02:26,879: can 244 00:02:26,879 --> 00:02:26,969: I 245 00:02:26,969 --> 00:02:27,960: say?” 246 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:28,080: The 247 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:28,409: dhole 248 00:02:28,409 --> 00:02:29,909: shrugged. “If it 249 00:02:29,909 --> 00:02:30,150: worked 250 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:30,240: in 251 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:30,449: high 252 00:02:30,449 --> 00:02:30,780: school, 253 00:02:30,780 --> 00:02:30,962: why 254 00:02:30,962 --> 00:02:31,258: can’t 255 00:02:31,258 --> 00:02:31,319: it 256 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:31,500: work 257 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:32,520: now? 258 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:33,210: Besides, 259 00:02:33,210 --> 00:02:33,479: some 260 00:02:33,479 --> 00:02:33,930: classes 261 00:02:33,930 --> 00:02:34,110: come 262 00:02:34,110 --> 00:02:34,439: easy 263 00:02:34,439 --> 00:02:34,560: to 264 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:35,159: me. 265 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:35,250: I 266 00:02:35,250 --> 00:02:35,490: mean, 267 00:02:35,490 --> 00:02:36,000: hell, 268 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:36,330: most 269 00:02:36,330 --> 00:02:36,689: English 270 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:37,199: classes 271 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:37,259: are 272 00:02:37,259 --> 00:02:37,800: spinning 273 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:38,370: bullshit 274 00:02:38,370 --> 00:02:40,740: anyway.”
“Yeah, 275 00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:41,069: but 276 00:02:41,069 --> 00:02:41,280: the 277 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,090: professor’s 278 00:02:42,090 --> 00:02:42,479: trying 279 00:02:42,479 --> 00:02:42,569: to 280 00:02:42,569 --> 00:02:42,780: get 281 00:02:42,780 --> 00:02:42,930: you 282 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:43,020: to 283 00:02:43,020 --> 00:02:43,259: look 284 00:02:43,259 --> 00:02:43,319: at 285 00:02:43,319 --> 00:02:43,409: the 286 00:02:43,409 --> 00:02:43,710: story 287 00:02:43,710 --> 00:02:43,919: from 288 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:44,219: another 289 00:02:44,219 --> 00:02:46,229: perspective.”
“Chill 290 00:02:46,229 --> 00:02:46,530: out, 291 00:02:46,530 --> 00:02:46,949: Mr. 292 00:02:46,949 --> 00:02:47,340: English 293 00:02:47,340 --> 00:02:48,300: Major.” 294 00:02:48,300 --> 00:02:48,629: Jude 295 00:02:48,629 --> 00:02:49,919: smiled. “I 296 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:50,520: mean, 297 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:50,669: he 298 00:02:50,669 --> 00:02:51,300: can. 299 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:51,840: But 300 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:52,080: I’ve 301 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:52,289: done 302 00:02:52,289 --> 00:02:52,500: this 303 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:52,830: enough 304 00:02:52,830 --> 00:02:53,580: times. 305 00:02:53,580 --> 00:02:53,819: I’ll 306 00:02:53,819 --> 00:02:54,090: just 307 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:54,300: do 308 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:54,479: what 309 00:02:54,479 --> 00:02:54,629: I 310 00:02:54,629 --> 00:02:55,080: normally 311 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,460: do.” 312 00:02:56,460 --> 00:02:56,610: The 313 00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:56,969: dhole 314 00:02:56,969 --> 00:02:57,360: raised 315 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:57,509: his 316 00:02:57,509 --> 00:02:57,900: toned 317 00:02:57,900 --> 00:02:58,289: arms 318 00:02:58,289 --> 00:02:58,530: above 319 00:02:58,530 --> 00:02:58,650: his 320 00:02:58,650 --> 00:02:58,979: head 321 00:02:58,979 --> 00:02:59,099: and 322 00:02:59,099 --> 00:03:00,301: stretched. “Wanna 323 00:03:00,301 --> 00:03:00,509: hang 324 00:03:00,509 --> 00:03:00,659: out 325 00:03:00,659 --> 00:03:00,810: this 326 00:03:00,810 --> 00:03:02,370: weekend?
“You 327 00:03:02,370 --> 00:03:02,759: mean 328 00:03:02,759 --> 00:03:03,180: study 329 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:05,099: together?”
The 330 00:03:05,099 --> 00:03:05,407: dhole 331 00:03:05,407 --> 00:03:07,020: blinked. “Do 332 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:07,169: we 333 00:03:07,169 --> 00:03:07,379: need 334 00:03:07,379 --> 00:03:07,439: to 335 00:03:07,439 --> 00:03:07,710: clean 336 00:03:07,710 --> 00:03:07,860: your 337 00:03:07,860 --> 00:03:08,159: ears 338 00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:09,090: out?” 339 00:03:09,090 --> 00:03:09,210: He 340 00:03:09,210 --> 00:03:09,389: threw 341 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:09,509: an 342 00:03:09,509 --> 00:03:09,750: arm 343 00:03:09,750 --> 00:03:10,080: around 344 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:10,590: Anthony’s 345 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:10,830: neck 346 00:03:10,830 --> 00:03:10,979: and 347 00:03:10,979 --> 00:03:11,219: blew 348 00:03:11,219 --> 00:03:11,460: into 349 00:03:11,460 --> 00:03:11,580: his 350 00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:12,930: ear.
The 351 00:03:12,930 --> 00:03:13,349: jackal 352 00:03:13,349 --> 00:03:13,889: yipped, 353 00:03:13,889 --> 00:03:14,219: pulling 354 00:03:14,219 --> 00:03:14,520: away 355 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:14,699: from 356 00:03:14,699 --> 00:03:14,789: the 357 00:03:14,789 --> 00:03:16,620: dhole. “Hey, 358 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:16,860: not 359 00:03:16,860 --> 00:03:18,689: cool!” 360 00:03:18,689 --> 00:03:18,840: He 361 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:19,110: reached 362 00:03:19,110 --> 00:03:19,139: a 363 00:03:19,139 --> 00:03:19,530: finger 364 00:03:19,530 --> 00:03:19,800: into 365 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:19,919: his 366 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:20,280: brown 367 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:20,729: furred ear 368 00:03:20,729 --> 00:03:20,879: and 369 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:21,205: rubbed 370 00:03:21,205 --> 00:03:21,330: the 371 00:03:21,330 --> 00:03:21,840: long, 372 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:22,349: sensitive 373 00:03:22,349 --> 00:03:22,740: hairs 374 00:03:22,740 --> 00:03:23,430: inside 375 00:03:23,430 --> 00:03:23,759: before 376 00:03:23,759 --> 00:03:24,300: flicking it 377 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:25,110: again 378 00:03:25,110 --> 00:03:25,259: and 379 00:03:25,259 --> 00:03:26,699: again.
Jude 380 00:03:26,699 --> 00:03:26,879: bent 381 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:27,150: over 382 00:03:27,150 --> 00:03:28,199: laughing. “I 383 00:03:28,199 --> 00:03:28,439: didn’t 384 00:03:28,439 --> 00:03:28,680: think 385 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:28,830: you’d 386 00:03:28,830 --> 00:03:29,099: jump 387 00:03:29,099 --> 00:03:29,340: that 388 00:03:29,340 --> 00:03:31,199: much.”
“That 389 00:03:31,199 --> 00:03:32,129: much? 390 00:03:32,129 --> 00:03:32,490: Every 391 00:03:32,490 --> 00:03:32,883: canid 392 00:03:32,883 --> 00:03:33,030: I 393 00:03:33,030 --> 00:03:33,300: know 394 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:34,710: would.” 395 00:03:34,710 --> 00:03:35,100: Anthony 396 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:35,340: shook 397 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:35,490: his 398 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:35,729: head, 399 00:03:35,729 --> 00:03:36,150: grinning 400 00:03:36,150 --> 00:03:36,240: as 401 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:36,330: he 402 00:03:36,330 --> 00:03:36,659: walked 403 00:03:36,659 --> 00:03:39,000: on. “Rude.”
“I’m 404 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,319: sorry,” 405 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:40,620: Jude 406 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:40,889: said 407 00:03:40,889 --> 00:03:41,009: as 408 00:03:41,009 --> 00:03:41,099: he 409 00:03:41,099 --> 00:03:41,370: ran 410 00:03:41,370 --> 00:03:41,430: to 411 00:03:41,430 --> 00:03:41,669: keep 412 00:03:41,669 --> 00:03:42,719: up. “So 413 00:03:42,719 --> 00:03:42,900: you 414 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:43,050: don’t 415 00:03:43,050 --> 00:03:43,169: have 416 00:03:43,169 --> 00:03:43,319: any 417 00:03:43,319 --> 00:03:44,099: plans? 418 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:44,610: Halloween’s 419 00:03:44,610 --> 00:03:44,969: Monday, 420 00:03:44,969 --> 00:03:45,120: you 421 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,919: know.”
“Just 422 00:03:46,919 --> 00:03:47,400: homework 423 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:47,490: and 424 00:03:47,490 --> 00:03:48,569: studying. 425 00:03:48,569 --> 00:03:48,990: Nothing 426 00:03:48,990 --> 00:03:50,759: special.”
“No 427 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:51,270: costume 428 00:03:51,270 --> 00:03:51,719: parties 429 00:03:51,719 --> 00:03:51,810: or 430 00:03:51,810 --> 00:03:53,159: anything?”
The 431 00:03:53,159 --> 00:03:53,550: jackal 432 00:03:53,550 --> 00:03:53,789: shook 433 00:03:53,789 --> 00:03:53,909: his 434 00:03:53,909 --> 00:03:55,680: head. “My 435 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:56,310: family 436 00:03:56,310 --> 00:03:56,759: never 437 00:03:56,759 --> 00:03:57,120: really 438 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:57,389: did 439 00:03:57,389 --> 00:03:58,500: Halloween, 440 00:03:58,500 --> 00:03:58,770: so 441 00:03:58,770 --> 00:03:58,860: I 442 00:03:58,860 --> 00:03:59,039: don’t 443 00:03:59,039 --> 00:03:59,219: see 444 00:03:59,219 --> 00:03:59,490: why I 445 00:03:59,490 --> 00:04:02,340: should.”
“What?” 446 00:04:02,340 --> 00:04:02,653: Jude 447 00:04:02,653 --> 00:04:02,879: took 448 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:03,090: two 449 00:04:03,090 --> 00:04:03,360: quick 450 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:03,810: steps 451 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:03,960: and 452 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:04,409: stopped 453 00:04:04,409 --> 00:04:04,500: in 454 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:04,710: front 455 00:04:04,710 --> 00:04:04,770: of 456 00:04:04,770 --> 00:04:05,759: Anthony. “Wait, 457 00:04:05,759 --> 00:04:06,060: wait, 458 00:04:06,060 --> 00:04:06,960: wait,” 459 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:07,110: he 460 00:04:07,110 --> 00:04:07,349: held 461 00:04:07,349 --> 00:04:07,439: his 462 00:04:07,439 --> 00:04:07,830: paws 463 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:09,090: up. “What 464 00:04:09,090 --> 00:04:09,150: do 465 00:04:09,150 --> 00:04:09,270: you 466 00:04:09,270 --> 00:04:11,099: mean?”
Anthony 467 00:04:11,099 --> 00:04:13,349: shrugged. “I 468 00:04:13,349 --> 00:04:13,740: never 469 00:04:13,740 --> 00:04:14,009: did 470 00:04:14,009 --> 00:04:14,460: anything 471 00:04:14,460 --> 00:04:15,389: Halloween-related 472 00:04:15,389 --> 00:04:15,509: in 473 00:04:15,509 --> 00:04:15,719: high 474 00:04:15,719 --> 00:04:16,439: school. 475 00:04:16,439 --> 00:04:16,709: Why 476 00:04:16,709 --> 00:04:16,949: would 477 00:04:16,949 --> 00:04:17,009: I 478 00:04:17,009 --> 00:04:17,339: start 479 00:04:17,339 --> 00:04:19,139: now?”
“No 480 00:04:19,139 --> 00:04:20,189: way. 481 00:04:20,189 --> 00:04:20,279: I 482 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:20,519: thought 483 00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:20,670: you 484 00:04:20,670 --> 00:04:21,000: always 485 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:21,180: had 486 00:04:21,180 --> 00:04:23,009: plans?”
The 487 00:04:23,009 --> 00:04:23,339: jackal 488 00:04:23,339 --> 00:04:23,699: shrugged 489 00:04:23,699 --> 00:04:25,079: again. “We 490 00:04:25,079 --> 00:04:25,470: had 491 00:04:25,470 --> 00:04:25,920: plans, 492 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:26,279: yeah, 493 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:26,879: but 494 00:04:26,879 --> 00:04:27,149: they 495 00:04:27,149 --> 00:04:27,329: were 496 00:04:27,329 --> 00:04:27,689: always 497 00:04:27,689 --> 00:04:27,899: some 498 00:04:27,899 --> 00:04:28,230: church 499 00:04:28,230 --> 00:04:28,500: event 500 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:28,709: or 501 00:04:28,709 --> 00:04:29,519: other. 502 00:04:29,519 --> 00:04:29,850: Didn’t 503 00:04:29,850 --> 00:04:30,120: really 504 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:30,269: do 505 00:04:30,269 --> 00:04:30,899: Halloween. 506 00:04:30,899 --> 00:04:31,199: Or 507 00:04:31,199 --> 00:04:33,300: trick-or-treating.”
The 508 00:04:33,300 --> 00:04:33,569: dhole 509 00:04:33,569 --> 00:04:33,810: shook 510 00:04:33,810 --> 00:04:33,930: his 511 00:04:33,930 --> 00:04:35,160: head. “You 512 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:35,339: know 513 00:04:35,339 --> 00:04:36,089: what? 514 00:04:36,089 --> 00:04:36,329: You’re 515 00:04:36,329 --> 00:04:36,600: going 516 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:36,660: to 517 00:04:36,660 --> 00:04:37,199: celebrate 518 00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:37,709: Halloween 519 00:04:37,709 --> 00:04:37,800: with 520 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:37,949: me 521 00:04:37,949 --> 00:04:38,129: this 522 00:04:38,129 --> 00:04:39,449: weekend.” 523 00:04:39,449 --> 00:04:39,600: He 524 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:40,019: prodded 525 00:04:40,019 --> 00:04:40,379: Anthony 526 00:04:40,379 --> 00:04:40,500: in 527 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:40,560: the 528 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,870: chest.
“I 529 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:43,319: don’t 530 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:43,740: know 531 00:04:43,740 --> 00:04:43,920: if 532 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:44,189: that’s 533 00:04:44,189 --> 00:04:44,310: a 534 00:04:44,310 --> 00:04:44,579: good 535 00:04:44,579 --> 00:04:46,709: idea.” 536 00:04:46,709 --> 00:04:46,800: The 537 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:47,189: jackal 538 00:04:47,189 --> 00:04:47,399: looked 539 00:04:47,399 --> 00:04:48,689: away. “I 540 00:04:48,689 --> 00:04:49,350: mean 541 00:04:49,350 --> 00:04:49,500: I 542 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:49,649: have 543 00:04:49,649 --> 00:04:49,980: church 544 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:50,160: on 545 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:50,730: Sunday 546 00:04:50,730 --> 00:04:51,149: and 547 00:04:51,149 --> 00:04:52,800: Tuesday.”
Jude 548 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:52,980: put 549 00:04:52,980 --> 00:04:53,040: a 550 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:53,399: paw 551 00:04:53,399 --> 00:04:53,550: on 552 00:04:53,550 --> 00:04:55,319: Anthony’s shoulder. “I’ll 553 00:04:55,319 --> 00:04:55,620: make 554 00:04:55,620 --> 00:04:56,009: sure 555 00:04:56,009 --> 00:04:56,279: we’re at 556 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:56,610: both 557 00:04:56,610 --> 00:04:58,199: services.” 558 00:04:58,199 --> 00:04:58,319: He 559 00:04:58,319 --> 00:04:58,649: checked 560 00:04:58,649 --> 00:04:58,800: his 561 00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:59,939: watch. “Hey, 562 00:04:59,939 --> 00:05:00,000: I 563 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,300: got to 564 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:00,959: run. 565 00:05:00,959 --> 00:05:01,110: I’ll 566 00:05:01,110 --> 00:05:01,290: pick 567 00:05:01,290 --> 00:05:01,379: you 568 00:05:01,379 --> 00:05:01,439: up 569 00:05:01,439 --> 00:05:01,800: tomorrow, 570 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:02,970: okay?” 571 00:05:02,970 --> 00:05:03,149: With 572 00:05:03,149 --> 00:05:03,209: a 573 00:05:03,209 --> 00:05:03,660: wave, 574 00:05:03,660 --> 00:05:03,810: the 575 00:05:03,810 --> 00:05:04,110: dhole 576 00:05:04,110 --> 00:05:04,350: ran 577 00:05:04,350 --> 00:05:06,959: off.
Anthony stood there, blinking 578 00:05:06,959 --> 00:05:07,110: in 579 00:05:07,110 --> 00:05:08,519: confusion. 580 00:05:08,519 --> 00:05:08,939: Well, 581 00:05:08,939 --> 00:05:09,269: I 582 00:05:09,269 --> 00:05:09,600: guess 583 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:09,689: I 584 00:05:09,689 --> 00:05:09,930: have 585 00:05:09,930 --> 00:05:10,350: plans, 586 00:05:10,350 --> 00:05:11,160: now, 587 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:11,279: he 588 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,610: thought.
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A loud 589 00:05:14,610 --> 00:05:14,939: rap 590 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:15,000: at 591 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:15,089: the 592 00:05:15,089 --> 00:05:15,389: door 593 00:05:15,389 --> 00:05:15,750: pulled 594 00:05:15,750 --> 00:05:15,839: the 595 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:16,259: jackal 596 00:05:16,259 --> 00:05:16,470: from 597 00:05:16,470 --> 00:05:16,589: his 598 00:05:16,589 --> 00:05:17,339: sleep. 599 00:05:17,339 --> 00:05:17,699: Rolling 600 00:05:17,699 --> 00:05:18,029: over, 601 00:05:18,029 --> 00:05:18,209: he 602 00:05:18,209 --> 00:05:18,509: looked 603 00:05:18,509 --> 00:05:21,930: at the clock: 8:27am. It’s too 604 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:22,319: early 605 00:05:22,319 --> 00:05:22,560: for 606 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,180: this. 607 00:05:24,180 --> 00:05:24,693: Anthony 608 00:05:24,693 --> 00:05:25,050: slid 609 00:05:25,050 --> 00:05:25,199: out 610 00:05:25,199 --> 00:05:25,259: of 611 00:05:25,259 --> 00:05:25,829: bed 612 00:05:25,829 --> 00:05:26,009: and 613 00:05:26,009 --> 00:05:26,310: opened 614 00:05:26,310 --> 00:05:26,370: the 615 00:05:26,370 --> 00:05:26,699: door, 616 00:05:26,699 --> 00:05:27,180: peeking 617 00:05:27,180 --> 00:05:27,480: into 618 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:27,569: the 619 00:05:27,569 --> 00:05:29,009: hall.
Jude, 620 00:05:29,009 --> 00:05:29,220: in 621 00:05:29,220 --> 00:05:29,639: jeans 622 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:29,759: and 623 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:29,790: a 624 00:05:29,790 --> 00:05:30,240: comfortable 625 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:30,810: sweater, 626 00:05:30,810 --> 00:05:31,199: stood 627 00:05:31,199 --> 00:05:31,410: there 628 00:05:31,410 --> 00:05:31,589: with 629 00:05:31,589 --> 00:05:31,949: two 630 00:05:31,949 --> 00:05:32,610: insulated 631 00:05:32,610 --> 00:05:33,243: disposable 632 00:05:33,243 --> 00:05:33,839: cups, 633 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:34,680: bright-eyed 634 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:34,829: and 635 00:05:34,829 --> 00:05:35,100: full 636 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:35,189: of 637 00:05:35,189 --> 00:05:36,720: energy. “Good 638 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:37,139: morning, 639 00:05:37,139 --> 00:05:37,560: Sleeping 640 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:38,610: Beauty,” 641 00:05:38,610 --> 00:05:38,699: the 642 00:05:38,699 --> 00:05:39,000: dhole 643 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:39,600: said, 644 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:39,899: red 645 00:05:39,899 --> 00:05:40,170: tail 646 00:05:40,170 --> 00:05:41,279: wagging. “I 647 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:41,519: was 648 00:05:41,519 --> 00:05:41,879: worried 649 00:05:41,879 --> 00:05:42,000: you 650 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:42,269: wouldn’t 651 00:05:42,269 --> 00:05:42,509: wake 652 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:44,399: up.”
“You 653 00:05:44,399 --> 00:05:45,000: realize 654 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:45,360: it’s 655 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:45,629: not 656 00:05:45,629 --> 00:05:45,899: even 657 00:05:45,899 --> 00:05:46,410: eight-thirty, 658 00:05:46,410 --> 00:05:47,910: right?” 659 00:05:47,910 --> 00:05:48,360: Anthony 660 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:48,708: rubbed 661 00:05:48,708 --> 00:05:48,779: the 662 00:05:48,779 --> 00:05:49,139: sleep 663 00:05:49,139 --> 00:05:49,259: out 664 00:05:49,259 --> 00:05:49,319: of 665 00:05:49,319 --> 00:05:49,439: his 666 00:05:49,439 --> 00:05:49,829: eye 667 00:05:49,829 --> 00:05:49,920: and 668 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:50,730: yawned. 669 00:05:50,730 --> 00:05:50,910: He 670 00:05:50,910 --> 00:05:51,180: stood 671 00:05:51,180 --> 00:05:51,360: up 672 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:51,540: a 673 00:05:51,540 --> 00:05:51,779: little 674 00:05:51,779 --> 00:05:52,319: straighter 675 00:05:52,319 --> 00:05:52,439: and 676 00:05:52,439 --> 00:05:53,009: positioned 677 00:05:53,009 --> 00:05:53,100: the 678 00:05:53,100 --> 00:05:53,579: cross 679 00:05:53,579 --> 00:05:53,819: around 680 00:05:53,819 --> 00:05:53,970: his 681 00:05:53,970 --> 00:05:54,240: neck 682 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:54,300: at 683 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:54,389: the 684 00:05:54,389 --> 00:05:54,750: bottom 685 00:05:54,750 --> 00:05:54,810: of 686 00:05:54,810 --> 00:05:54,899: the 687 00:05:54,899 --> 00:05:57,240: chain.
“Uh huh,” 688 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:57,360: the 689 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:57,689: dhole 690 00:05:57,689 --> 00:05:58,050: said 691 00:05:58,050 --> 00:05:58,199: with 692 00:05:58,199 --> 00:05:58,259: a 693 00:05:58,259 --> 00:05:59,310: nod. “That’s 694 00:05:59,310 --> 00:05:59,519: why 695 00:05:59,519 --> 00:05:59,579: I 696 00:05:59,579 --> 00:05:59,850: brought 697 00:05:59,850 --> 00:06:00,000: you 698 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,319: this.” 699 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:01,470: He 700 00:06:01,470 --> 00:06:01,889: raised 701 00:06:01,889 --> 00:06:02,100: one 702 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:02,189: of 703 00:06:02,189 --> 00:06:02,310: the 704 00:06:02,310 --> 00:06:02,519: two 705 00:06:02,519 --> 00:06:03,779: cups. “We 706 00:06:03,779 --> 00:06:03,990: have 707 00:06:03,990 --> 00:06:04,259: lots 708 00:06:04,259 --> 00:06:04,350: to 709 00:06:04,350 --> 00:06:04,800: do 710 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:04,949: and 711 00:06:04,949 --> 00:06:05,076: I 712 00:06:05,076 --> 00:06:05,370: wanted 713 00:06:05,370 --> 00:06:05,430: to 714 00:06:05,430 --> 00:06:05,610: give 715 00:06:05,610 --> 00:06:05,730: you 716 00:06:05,730 --> 00:06:05,790: a 717 00:06:05,790 --> 00:06:06,089: jump 718 00:06:06,089 --> 00:06:06,360: start 719 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:06,689: before 720 00:06:06,689 --> 00:06:08,160: breakfast.” 721 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:08,579: Jude’s 722 00:06:08,579 --> 00:06:09,089: gaze 723 00:06:09,089 --> 00:06:09,540: traveled 724 00:06:09,540 --> 00:06:09,959: along 725 00:06:09,959 --> 00:06:10,050: the 726 00:06:10,050 --> 00:06:10,439: stripe 727 00:06:10,439 --> 00:06:10,620: down 728 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:10,709: the 729 00:06:10,709 --> 00:06:12,689: jackal’s side. “But, 730 00:06:12,689 --> 00:06:12,959: while 731 00:06:12,959 --> 00:06:13,110: I 732 00:06:13,110 --> 00:06:13,410: like 733 00:06:13,410 --> 00:06:13,500: the 734 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:14,429: cross-and-boxers 735 00:06:14,429 --> 00:06:15,000: look, 736 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:15,120: I 737 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:15,269: don’t 738 00:06:15,269 --> 00:06:15,389: know 739 00:06:15,389 --> 00:06:15,480: if 740 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:15,569: it 741 00:06:15,569 --> 00:06:15,870: works 742 00:06:15,870 --> 00:06:15,959: for 743 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:16,050: the 744 00:06:16,050 --> 00:06:16,410: general 745 00:06:16,410 --> 00:06:18,360: public.”
Anthony 746 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:18,689: blinked 747 00:06:18,689 --> 00:06:18,959: before 748 00:06:18,959 --> 00:06:19,259: looking 749 00:06:19,259 --> 00:06:19,949: down. 750 00:06:19,949 --> 00:06:20,129: As 751 00:06:20,129 --> 00:06:20,250: he 752 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:20,879: realized 753 00:06:20,879 --> 00:06:21,209: half 754 00:06:21,209 --> 00:06:21,449: his 755 00:06:21,449 --> 00:06:21,779: leg 756 00:06:21,779 --> 00:06:21,959: was 757 00:06:21,959 --> 00:06:22,829: visible, 758 00:06:22,829 --> 00:06:22,949: he 759 00:06:22,949 --> 00:06:23,519: yipped 760 00:06:23,519 --> 00:06:23,670: and 761 00:06:23,670 --> 00:06:23,910: hid 762 00:06:23,910 --> 00:06:24,240: behind 763 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:24,300: the 764 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:26,490: door. “Sorry,” 765 00:06:26,490 --> 00:06:26,610: the 766 00:06:26,610 --> 00:06:26,970: jackal 767 00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:28,290: said. “Give 768 00:06:28,290 --> 00:06:29,040: me 769 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:29,310: twenty 770 00:06:29,310 --> 00:06:31,230: minutes?”
Jude 771 00:06:31,230 --> 00:06:32,699: chuckled. “Okay, 772 00:06:32,699 --> 00:06:32,910: I’ll 773 00:06:32,910 --> 00:06:33,029: be 774 00:06:33,029 --> 00:06:33,120: in 775 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:33,180: the 776 00:06:33,180 --> 00:06:33,509: common 777 00:06:33,509 --> 00:06:35,220: room.” 778 00:06:35,220 --> 00:06:35,370: He 779 00:06:35,370 --> 00:06:35,759: turned 780 00:06:35,759 --> 00:06:35,910: with a 781 00:06:35,910 --> 00:06:36,209: wave 782 00:06:36,209 --> 00:06:36,329: and 783 00:06:36,329 --> 00:06:36,594: walked 784 00:06:36,594 --> 00:06:36,779: down 785 00:06:36,779 --> 00:06:36,839: the 786 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,459: hall.
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The 813 00:06:53,759 --> 00:06:54,209: jackal 814 00:06:54,209 --> 00:06:54,569: walked 815 00:06:54,569 --> 00:06:54,779: into 816 00:06:54,779 --> 00:06:54,870: the 817 00:06:54,870 --> 00:06:55,290: common 818 00:06:55,290 --> 00:06:55,500: room 819 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:55,889: fifteen 820 00:06:55,889 --> 00:06:56,160: minutes 821 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:56,519: later 822 00:06:56,519 --> 00:06:56,639: in 823 00:06:56,639 --> 00:06:57,149: jeans, 824 00:06:57,149 --> 00:06:57,209: a 825 00:06:57,209 --> 00:06:57,660: scarf 826 00:06:57,660 --> 00:06:57,839: and 827 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,579: coat. “You 828 00:06:59,579 --> 00:07:00,750: ready?” 829 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:01,199: Anthony 830 00:07:01,199 --> 00:07:02,430: asked.
Jude 831 00:07:02,430 --> 00:07:02,670: looked 832 00:07:02,670 --> 00:07:02,850: up 833 00:07:02,850 --> 00:07:03,029: from 834 00:07:03,029 --> 00:07:03,149: his 835 00:07:03,149 --> 00:07:04,860: cellphone. “Dude, 836 00:07:04,860 --> 00:07:04,980: are 837 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:05,160: you 838 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:05,490: trying 839 00:07:05,490 --> 00:07:05,550: to 840 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:06,449: overcompensate 841 00:07:06,449 --> 00:07:06,569: for 842 00:07:06,569 --> 00:07:06,689: the 843 00:07:06,689 --> 00:07:07,079: earlier 844 00:07:07,079 --> 00:07:08,220: show?” 845 00:07:08,220 --> 00:07:08,339: He 846 00:07:08,339 --> 00:07:09,420: chuckled. “It’s 847 00:07:09,420 --> 00:07:09,720: like 848 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:10,350: sixty 849 00:07:10,350 --> 00:07:12,720: out.”
“Maybe 850 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:12,959: I’m 851 00:07:12,959 --> 00:07:13,230: used 852 00:07:13,230 --> 00:07:13,350: to 853 00:07:13,350 --> 00:07:13,709: warmer 854 00:07:13,709 --> 00:07:14,910: weather,” 855 00:07:14,910 --> 00:07:15,329: Anthony 856 00:07:15,329 --> 00:07:15,600: said 857 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:15,779: from 858 00:07:15,779 --> 00:07:16,110: behind 859 00:07:16,110 --> 00:07:16,199: the 860 00:07:16,199 --> 00:07:18,480: scarf. “Besides, 861 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:18,750: my 862 00:07:18,750 --> 00:07:19,050: phone 863 00:07:19,050 --> 00:07:19,230: said 864 00:07:19,230 --> 00:07:19,290: it 865 00:07:19,290 --> 00:07:19,410: was 866 00:07:19,410 --> 00:07:20,459: fifty-seven. 867 00:07:20,459 --> 00:07:20,759: Cold 868 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:21,060: enough, 869 00:07:21,060 --> 00:07:21,420: thank 870 00:07:21,420 --> 00:07:21,540: you 871 00:07:21,540 --> 00:07:21,720: very 872 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,639: much.”
“Well, 873 00:07:23,639 --> 00:07:23,819: we’re 874 00:07:23,819 --> 00:07:24,060: going to 875 00:07:24,060 --> 00:07:24,209: be 876 00:07:24,209 --> 00:07:24,569: moving 877 00:07:24,569 --> 00:07:25,529: today.” 878 00:07:25,529 --> 00:07:25,680: The 879 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:26,009: dhole 880 00:07:26,009 --> 00:07:26,399: stood 881 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:26,579: from 882 00:07:26,579 --> 00:07:26,730: his 883 00:07:26,730 --> 00:07:27,209: chair, 884 00:07:27,209 --> 00:07:27,569: shoving 885 00:07:27,569 --> 00:07:27,660: the 886 00:07:27,660 --> 00:07:28,199: cellphone 887 00:07:28,199 --> 00:07:28,439: into 888 00:07:28,439 --> 00:07:28,560: his 889 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:29,040: pocket, 890 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:29,189: and 891 00:07:29,189 --> 00:07:29,550: stormed 892 00:07:29,550 --> 00:07:29,819: back 893 00:07:29,819 --> 00:07:30,089: down 894 00:07:30,089 --> 00:07:30,180: the 895 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:30,480: hall 896 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:30,629: with 897 00:07:30,629 --> 00:07:30,930: both 898 00:07:30,930 --> 00:07:31,199: cups 899 00:07:31,199 --> 00:07:32,579: in paw. “Leave 900 00:07:32,579 --> 00:07:32,699: the 901 00:07:32,699 --> 00:07:33,360: scarf 902 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:33,480: and 903 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:33,629: put 904 00:07:33,629 --> 00:07:33,779: on 905 00:07:33,779 --> 00:07:33,839: a 906 00:07:33,839 --> 00:07:34,319: sweater 907 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:34,410: or 908 00:07:34,410 --> 00:07:35,189: something. 909 00:07:35,189 --> 00:07:35,310: I 910 00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:35,519: don’t 911 00:07:35,519 --> 00:07:35,699: want 912 00:07:35,699 --> 00:07:35,819: you 913 00:07:35,819 --> 00:07:36,420: complaining 914 00:07:36,420 --> 00:07:38,189: later.”
“But 915 00:07:38,189 --> 00:07:38,610: I 916 00:07:38,610 --> 00:07:38,910: like 917 00:07:38,910 --> 00:07:39,029: what 918 00:07:39,029 --> 00:07:39,120: I’m 919 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:39,360: wearing 920 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:40,230: now,” 921 00:07:40,230 --> 00:07:40,620: Anthony 922 00:07:40,620 --> 00:07:42,449: protested.
“Trust 923 00:07:42,449 --> 00:07:43,439: me,” 924 00:07:43,439 --> 00:07:43,680: Jude 925 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:43,949: said 926 00:07:43,949 --> 00:07:44,069: as 927 00:07:44,069 --> 00:07:44,129: he 928 00:07:44,129 --> 00:07:44,639: stopped 929 00:07:44,639 --> 00:07:44,730: at 930 00:07:44,730 --> 00:07:44,819: the 931 00:07:44,819 --> 00:07:46,860: jackal’s room.
With 932 00:07:46,860 --> 00:07:46,920: a 933 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:47,490: sigh, 934 00:07:47,490 --> 00:07:47,939: Anthony 935 00:07:47,939 --> 00:07:48,449: unlocked 936 00:07:48,449 --> 00:07:48,569: his 937 00:07:48,569 --> 00:07:48,810: door 938 00:07:48,810 --> 00:07:49,050: again 939 00:07:49,050 --> 00:07:49,199: and 940 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:49,529: walked 941 00:07:49,529 --> 00:07:52,110: in. “Fine.” 942 00:07:52,110 --> 00:07:52,230: He 943 00:07:52,230 --> 00:07:52,439: made 944 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:52,560: his 945 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:52,800: way 946 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:52,920: to 947 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:53,009: the 948 00:07:53,009 --> 00:07:53,550: closet 949 00:07:53,550 --> 00:07:53,730: and 950 00:07:53,730 --> 00:07:53,970: hung 951 00:07:53,970 --> 00:07:54,149: up 952 00:07:54,149 --> 00:07:54,300: his 953 00:07:54,300 --> 00:07:54,689: scarf 954 00:07:54,689 --> 00:07:54,810: and 955 00:07:54,810 --> 00:07:55,290: jacket 956 00:07:55,290 --> 00:07:55,589: before 957 00:07:55,589 --> 00:07:56,009: slipping 958 00:07:56,009 --> 00:07:56,069: a 959 00:07:56,069 --> 00:07:56,490: sweater 960 00:07:56,490 --> 00:07:56,759: over 961 00:07:56,759 --> 00:07:56,879: his 962 00:07:56,879 --> 00:07:57,089: head 963 00:07:57,089 --> 00:08:00,029: instead.
“What 964 00:08:00,029 --> 00:08:00,269: type 965 00:08:00,269 --> 00:08:00,360: of 966 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:00,839: Christian 967 00:08:00,839 --> 00:08:00,949: are 968 00:08:00,949 --> 00:08:01,139: you, 969 00:08:01,139 --> 00:08:02,069: again?” 970 00:08:02,069 --> 00:08:02,342: Jude 971 00:08:02,342 --> 00:08:03,420: asked.
The 972 00:08:03,420 --> 00:08:03,870: jackal 973 00:08:03,870 --> 00:08:04,139: turned 974 00:08:04,139 --> 00:08:07,110: around. “Huh?”
975 00:08:07,110 --> 00:08:07,199: The 976 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:07,561: dhole’s 977 00:08:07,561 --> 00:08:07,949: paws 978 00:08:07,949 --> 00:08:08,100: were 979 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:08,430: linked 980 00:08:08,430 --> 00:08:08,790: behind 981 00:08:08,790 --> 00:08:08,910: his 982 00:08:08,910 --> 00:08:09,240: back 983 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:09,360: as 984 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:09,449: he 985 00:08:09,449 --> 00:08:09,810: looked 986 00:08:09,810 --> 00:08:09,899: at 987 00:08:09,899 --> 00:08:09,990: a 988 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:10,410: cross 989 00:08:10,410 --> 00:08:10,649: above 990 00:08:10,649 --> 00:08:11,550: Anthony’s squat 991 00:08:11,550 --> 00:08:12,750: bookshelf. 992 00:08:12,750 --> 00:08:13,170: Jude’s 993 00:08:13,170 --> 00:08:13,470: long 994 00:08:13,470 --> 00:08:13,800: sleeved 995 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:14,189: shirt 996 00:08:14,189 --> 00:08:14,610: bunched 997 00:08:14,610 --> 00:08:14,790: up 998 00:08:14,790 --> 00:08:15,149: around 999 00:08:15,149 --> 00:08:15,240: the 1000 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:15,509: top 1001 00:08:15,509 --> 00:08:15,600: of 1002 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:15,750: his 1003 00:08:15,750 --> 00:08:16,350: back, 1004 00:08:16,350 --> 00:08:16,829: hiding 1005 00:08:16,829 --> 00:08:16,920: the 1006 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:17,370: strong 1007 00:08:17,370 --> 00:08:17,955: muscles 1008 00:08:17,955 --> 00:08:18,120: that the 1009 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:18,569: jackal 1010 00:08:18,569 --> 00:08:18,930: knew 1011 00:08:18,930 --> 00:08:19,110: were 1012 00:08:19,110 --> 00:08:19,829: there, 1013 00:08:19,829 --> 00:08:20,009: but his 1014 00:08:20,009 --> 00:08:20,490: jeans 1015 00:08:20,490 --> 00:08:20,850: hugged 1016 00:08:20,850 --> 00:08:21,000: his 1017 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:21,420: hips 1018 00:08:21,420 --> 00:08:21,660: and 1019 00:08:21,660 --> 00:08:22,019: rear 1020 00:08:22,019 --> 00:08:23,699: tight. 1021 00:08:23,699 --> 00:08:24,600: Man, 1022 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:24,720: he 1023 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:24,870: has 1024 00:08:24,870 --> 00:08:24,930: a 1025 00:08:24,930 --> 00:08:25,769: nice – 1026 00:08:25,769 --> 00:08:26,790: no. 1027 00:08:26,790 --> 00:08:27,089: Stop 1028 00:08:27,089 --> 00:08:28,680: staring. 1029 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:28,800: He 1030 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:29,040: shook 1031 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:29,189: his 1032 00:08:29,189 --> 00:08:29,579: head, 1033 00:08:29,579 --> 00:08:30,060: lowering 1034 00:08:30,060 --> 00:08:30,240: his 1035 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:30,509: ears 1036 00:08:30,509 --> 00:08:30,569: a 1037 00:08:30,569 --> 00:08:32,490: bit. “Uh, 1038 00:08:32,490 --> 00:08:32,940: my 1039 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:33,480: family’s 1040 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:33,809: Roman 1041 00:08:33,809 --> 00:08:35,009: Catholic.”
“Your 1042 00:08:35,009 --> 00:08:36,269: family?” 1043 00:08:36,269 --> 00:08:36,600: Jude 1044 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:36,809: looked 1045 00:08:36,809 --> 00:08:37,020: over 1046 00:08:37,020 --> 00:08:37,109: his 1047 00:08:37,109 --> 00:08:38,460: shoulder. “You 1048 00:08:38,460 --> 00:08:40,559: aren’t?”
Anthony 1049 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:40,860: stood 1050 00:08:40,860 --> 00:08:41,039: there 1051 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:41,250: for 1052 00:08:41,250 --> 00:08:41,309: a 1053 00:08:41,309 --> 00:08:42,629: moment. “I 1054 00:08:42,629 --> 00:08:43,590: am. 1055 00:08:43,590 --> 00:08:43,740: It’s 1056 00:08:43,740 --> 00:08:44,039: just 1057 00:08:44,039 --> 00:08:44,309: odd 1058 00:08:44,309 --> 00:08:44,610: saying 1059 00:08:44,610 --> 00:08:44,730: it 1060 00:08:44,730 --> 00:08:44,970: without 1061 00:08:44,970 --> 00:08:45,120: my 1062 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:45,480: mother 1063 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:45,629: or 1064 00:08:45,629 --> 00:08:46,049: sister 1065 00:08:46,049 --> 00:08:46,950: around. 1066 00:08:46,950 --> 00:08:47,279: I 1067 00:08:47,279 --> 00:08:47,549: guess 1068 00:08:47,549 --> 00:08:47,639: I 1069 00:08:47,639 --> 00:08:47,879: never 1070 00:08:47,879 --> 00:08:48,149: thought 1071 00:08:48,149 --> 00:08:48,389: about 1072 00:08:48,389 --> 00:08:48,480: it 1073 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:49,500: much.” 1074 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:49,620: The 1075 00:08:49,620 --> 00:08:49,980: jackal 1076 00:08:49,980 --> 00:08:51,299: shrugged. “Part 1077 00:08:51,299 --> 00:08:51,600: of 1078 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:52,320: why I 1079 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:52,710: wanted 1080 00:08:52,710 --> 00:08:52,799: to 1081 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:53,009: get 1082 00:08:53,009 --> 00:08:53,279: away 1083 00:08:53,279 --> 00:08:53,460: from 1084 00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:53,580: my 1085 00:08:53,580 --> 00:08:54,960: family – 1086 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:55,259: so 1087 00:08:55,259 --> 00:08:55,320: I 1088 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:55,470: can 1089 00:08:55,470 --> 00:08:55,740: learn 1090 00:08:55,740 --> 00:08:55,799: to 1091 00:08:55,799 --> 00:08:56,100: be 1092 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:56,730: independent 1093 00:08:56,730 --> 00:08:56,940: and 1094 00:08:56,940 --> 00:08:57,210: speak 1095 00:08:57,210 --> 00:08:57,330: for 1096 00:08:57,330 --> 00:08:58,259: myself. 1097 00:08:58,259 --> 00:08:58,649: Just 1098 00:08:58,649 --> 00:08:58,889: don’t 1099 00:08:58,889 --> 00:08:59,070: tell 1100 00:08:59,070 --> 00:08:59,220: my 1101 00:08:59,220 --> 00:08:59,549: mom 1102 00:08:59,549 --> 00:09:00,840: that.” 1103 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:00,929: The 1104 00:09:00,929 --> 00:09:01,350: jackal 1105 00:09:01,350 --> 00:09:01,679: let out 1106 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:01,860: a 1107 00:09:01,860 --> 00:09:02,220: wry 1108 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:04,679: chuckle.
“But,” 1109 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:05,070: Anthony 1110 00:09:05,070 --> 00:09:06,330: continued, “you’re 1111 00:09:06,330 --> 00:09:06,720: supposed 1112 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:06,809: to 1113 00:09:06,809 --> 00:09:06,929: be 1114 00:09:06,929 --> 00:09:07,440: introducing 1115 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:07,559: me 1116 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:07,710: to 1117 00:09:07,710 --> 00:09:07,889: my 1118 00:09:07,889 --> 00:09:08,250: first 1119 00:09:08,250 --> 00:09:09,000: Halloween, 1120 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:09,179: not 1121 00:09:09,179 --> 00:09:09,539: talking 1122 00:09:09,539 --> 00:09:11,100: religion.”
“You 1123 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:11,460: got 1124 00:09:11,460 --> 00:09:12,269: it.” 1125 00:09:12,269 --> 00:09:12,389: The 1126 00:09:12,389 --> 00:09:12,750: dhole 1127 00:09:12,750 --> 00:09:13,110: passed 1128 00:09:13,110 --> 00:09:13,559: Anthony a 1129 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:14,879: cup. “We’ve 1130 00:09:14,879 --> 00:09:15,029: got 1131 00:09:15,029 --> 00:09:15,120: a 1132 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:15,360: big 1133 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:15,600: day 1134 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:15,870: ahead 1135 00:09:15,870 --> 00:09:15,990: of 1136 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:16,139: us. 1137 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:16,500: First 1138 00:09:16,500 --> 00:09:16,950: stop, 1139 00:09:16,950 --> 00:09:20,730: breakfast!”
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“Oof,” 1140 00:09:20,730 --> 00:09:21,120: Anthony 1141 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:21,389: sat 1142 00:09:21,389 --> 00:09:21,659: back 1143 00:09:21,659 --> 00:09:21,779: in 1144 00:09:21,779 --> 00:09:21,840: the 1145 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:22,169: seat 1146 00:09:22,169 --> 00:09:22,259: and 1147 00:09:22,259 --> 00:09:22,500: pat 1148 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:22,649: his 1149 00:09:22,649 --> 00:09:24,179: stomach. “How 1150 00:09:24,179 --> 00:09:24,299: the 1151 00:09:24,299 --> 00:09:24,570: heck 1152 00:09:24,570 --> 00:09:24,750: do 1153 00:09:24,750 --> 00:09:25,259: pumpkin 1154 00:09:25,259 --> 00:09:25,769: waffles 1155 00:09:25,769 --> 00:09:25,980: fill 1156 00:09:25,980 --> 00:09:26,190: you 1157 00:09:26,190 --> 00:09:26,340: up 1158 00:09:26,340 --> 00:09:26,549: so 1159 00:09:26,549 --> 00:09:27,750: much?” 1160 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:27,899: He 1161 00:09:27,899 --> 00:09:28,289: stared 1162 00:09:28,289 --> 00:09:28,440: out 1163 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:28,529: the 1164 00:09:28,529 --> 00:09:28,860: car 1165 00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:29,309: window 1166 00:09:29,309 --> 00:09:29,429: as 1167 00:09:29,429 --> 00:09:29,519: the 1168 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:29,970: colors 1169 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:30,090: of 1170 00:09:30,090 --> 00:09:30,450: autumn 1171 00:09:30,450 --> 00:09:30,809: zoomed 1172 00:09:30,809 --> 00:09:32,250: by.
“That’s 1173 00:09:32,250 --> 00:09:32,370: the 1174 00:09:32,370 --> 00:09:32,879: magic 1175 00:09:32,879 --> 00:09:33,000: of 1176 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:33,990: pumpkin,” 1177 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:34,320: Jude 1178 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:34,620: said 1179 00:09:34,620 --> 00:09:34,769: from 1180 00:09:34,769 --> 00:09:34,889: the 1181 00:09:34,889 --> 00:09:35,250: driver’s 1182 00:09:35,250 --> 00:09:36,960: seat.
“I 1183 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:37,169: need 1184 00:09:37,169 --> 00:09:37,259: to 1185 00:09:37,259 --> 00:09:37,559: learn 1186 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:37,769: these 1187 00:09:37,769 --> 00:09:38,129: magic 1188 00:09:38,129 --> 00:09:40,500: ways.”
The 1189 00:09:40,500 --> 00:09:40,839: dhole 1190 00:09:40,839 --> 00:09:42,690: chuckled. “You 1191 00:09:42,690 --> 00:09:43,019: might 1192 00:09:43,019 --> 00:09:43,200: get 1193 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:43,289: the 1194 00:09:43,289 --> 00:09:44,159: chance. 1195 00:09:44,159 --> 00:09:44,340: Their 1196 00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:44,700: coffee 1197 00:09:44,700 --> 00:09:44,789: is 1198 00:09:44,789 --> 00:09:45,029: pretty 1199 00:09:45,029 --> 00:09:45,269: good 1200 00:09:45,269 --> 00:09:46,649: too.” 1201 00:09:46,649 --> 00:09:46,769: He 1202 00:09:46,769 --> 00:09:46,950: took 1203 00:09:46,950 --> 00:09:47,009: a 1204 00:09:47,009 --> 00:09:47,279: sip 1205 00:09:47,279 --> 00:09:47,429: from 1206 00:09:47,429 --> 00:09:47,549: his 1207 00:09:47,549 --> 00:09:49,679: cup.
“Bleh.” 1208 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:50,070: Anthony 1209 00:09:50,070 --> 00:09:50,370: stuck 1210 00:09:50,370 --> 00:09:50,490: out 1211 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:50,610: his 1212 00:09:50,610 --> 00:09:51,779: tongue. “If 1213 00:09:51,779 --> 00:09:51,899: I 1214 00:09:51,899 --> 00:09:52,049: need 1215 00:09:52,049 --> 00:09:52,110: a 1216 00:09:52,110 --> 00:09:52,440: morning 1217 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:52,950: pick-me-up, 1218 00:09:52,950 --> 00:09:53,220: tea 1219 00:09:53,220 --> 00:09:53,340: is 1220 00:09:53,340 --> 00:09:53,549: all 1221 00:09:53,549 --> 00:09:53,669: I 1222 00:09:53,669 --> 00:09:53,850: can 1223 00:09:53,850 --> 00:09:54,419: do. 1224 00:09:54,419 --> 00:09:54,840: Coffee’s 1225 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:55,080: too 1226 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:56,639: bitter.” 1227 00:09:56,639 --> 00:09:56,730: The 1228 00:09:56,730 --> 00:09:57,126: jackal 1229 00:09:57,126 --> 00:09:57,419: sipped 1230 00:09:57,419 --> 00:09:57,629: from 1231 00:09:57,629 --> 00:09:57,779: his 1232 00:09:57,779 --> 00:09:58,110: own 1233 00:09:58,110 --> 00:09:58,440: warm 1234 00:09:58,440 --> 00:09:59,820: cup.
Jude 1235 00:09:59,820 --> 00:10:01,409: grinned. “Glad 1236 00:10:01,409 --> 00:10:01,529: I 1237 00:10:01,529 --> 00:10:01,889: grabbed 1238 00:10:01,889 --> 00:10:02,100: one 1239 00:10:02,100 --> 00:10:02,190: of 1240 00:10:02,190 --> 00:10:03,639: each.”
“I 1241 00:10:03,639 --> 00:10:03,820: am, 1242 00:10:03,820 --> 00:10:05,169: too.” 1243 00:10:05,169 --> 00:10:05,649: Anthony 1244 00:10:05,649 --> 00:10:06,009: nodded 1245 00:10:06,009 --> 00:10:06,159: his 1246 00:10:06,159 --> 00:10:06,399: head 1247 00:10:06,399 --> 00:10:06,549: with 1248 00:10:06,549 --> 00:10:06,610: a 1249 00:10:06,610 --> 00:10:08,740: grin. “So, 1250 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:09,220: how 1251 00:10:09,220 --> 00:10:09,309: do 1252 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:09,669: you 1253 00:10:09,669 --> 00:10:10,000: plan 1254 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:10,509: to 1255 00:10:10,509 --> 00:10:11,049: introduce 1256 00:10:11,049 --> 00:10:11,169: me 1257 00:10:11,169 --> 00:10:11,259: to 1258 00:10:11,259 --> 00:10:12,970: Halloween?”
“And 1259 00:10:12,970 --> 00:10:13,360: spoil 1260 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:13,450: the 1261 00:10:13,450 --> 00:10:14,440: surprise? 1262 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:14,679: Now, 1263 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:15,009: why 1264 00:10:15,009 --> 00:10:15,220: would 1265 00:10:15,220 --> 00:10:15,370: I 1266 00:10:15,370 --> 00:10:15,610: do 1267 00:10:15,610 --> 00:10:17,799: that?”
“Because 1268 00:10:17,799 --> 00:10:18,340: I’m 1269 00:10:18,340 --> 00:10:18,999: iffy on 1270 00:10:18,999 --> 00:10:21,309: surprises?” Anthony 1271 00:10:21,309 --> 00:10:21,820: replied 1272 00:10:21,820 --> 00:10:21,970: in 1273 00:10:21,970 --> 00:10:23,320: jest.
Jude 1274 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,149: smirked. “I know. 1275 00:10:25,149 --> 00:10:25,299: But 1276 00:10:25,299 --> 00:10:25,450: as 1277 00:10:25,450 --> 00:10:25,539: the 1278 00:10:25,539 --> 00:10:26,019: writer’s 1279 00:10:26,019 --> 00:10:26,409: mantra 1280 00:10:26,409 --> 00:10:27,009: goes: 1281 00:10:27,009 --> 00:10:27,700: show, 1282 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:28,090: don’t 1283 00:10:28,090 --> 00:10:29,139: tell. 1284 00:10:29,139 --> 00:10:29,259: But 1285 00:10:29,259 --> 00:10:29,350: if 1286 00:10:29,350 --> 00:10:29,740: anything 1287 00:10:29,740 --> 00:10:29,889: is 1288 00:10:29,889 --> 00:10:30,070: ever 1289 00:10:30,070 --> 00:10:30,220: too 1290 00:10:30,220 --> 00:10:31,090: much, 1291 00:10:31,090 --> 00:10:31,360: just 1292 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:31,570: let 1293 00:10:31,570 --> 00:10:31,720: me 1294 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:32,379: know 1295 00:10:32,379 --> 00:10:32,500: and 1296 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:32,620: we 1297 00:10:32,620 --> 00:10:32,769: can 1298 00:10:32,769 --> 00:10:33,009: head 1299 00:10:33,009 --> 00:10:33,220: back 1300 00:10:33,220 --> 00:10:33,340: to 1301 00:10:33,340 --> 00:10:33,519: my 1302 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:33,850: place 1303 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:34,000: and 1304 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:34,269: find 1305 00:10:34,269 --> 00:10:34,509: something 1306 00:10:34,509 --> 00:10:34,750: else 1307 00:10:34,750 --> 00:10:34,870: to 1308 00:10:34,870 --> 00:10:36,700: do.” 1309 00:10:36,700 --> 00:10:37,120: The dhole 1310 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:37,480: flicked 1311 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:37,659: on 1312 00:10:37,659 --> 00:10:37,779: his 1313 00:10:37,779 --> 00:10:38,049: turn 1314 00:10:38,049 --> 00:10:38,379: signal, 1315 00:10:38,379 --> 00:10:38,919: exiting 1316 00:10:38,919 --> 00:10:38,980: the 1317 00:10:38,980 --> 00:10:40,360: freeway. “We’re 1318 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:40,690: almost 1319 00:10:40,690 --> 00:10:40,779: to 1320 00:10:40,779 --> 00:10:40,899: our 1321 00:10:40,899 --> 00:10:41,200: first 1322 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,850: stop.” 1323 00:10:42,850 --> 00:10:42,883: They 1324 00:10:42,883 --> 00:10:43,210: pulled 1325 00:10:43,210 --> 00:10:43,389: off 1326 00:10:43,389 --> 00:10:43,480: the 1327 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:43,720: busy 1328 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:44,049: road, 1329 00:10:44,049 --> 00:10:44,379: just 1330 00:10:44,379 --> 00:10:44,529: out 1331 00:10:44,529 --> 00:10:44,620: of 1332 00:10:44,620 --> 00:10:47,230: town.
“Where 1333 00:10:47,230 --> 00:10:47,500: are 1334 00:10:47,500 --> 00:10:48,159: we? 1335 00:10:48,159 --> 00:10:48,370: Looks 1336 00:10:48,370 --> 00:10:48,610: really 1337 00:10:48,610 --> 00:10:50,763: farm-y.”
“Kinda cool that 1338 00:10:50,763 --> 00:10:50,917: this 1339 00:10:50,917 --> 00:10:51,250: is only 1340 00:10:51,250 --> 00:10:51,519: twenty 1341 00:10:51,519 --> 00:10:51,789: minutes 1342 00:10:51,789 --> 00:10:51,940: from 1343 00:10:51,940 --> 00:10:53,110: campus?” 1344 00:10:53,110 --> 00:10:53,230: the 1345 00:10:53,230 --> 00:10:53,529: dhole 1346 00:10:53,529 --> 00:10:54,460: said. “First 1347 00:10:54,460 --> 00:10:54,820: stop: 1348 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:54,940: the 1349 00:10:54,940 --> 00:10:56,409: fairgrounds.” 1350 00:10:56,409 --> 00:10:56,740: Jude 1351 00:10:56,740 --> 00:10:56,919: set 1352 00:10:56,919 --> 00:10:57,039: his 1353 00:10:57,039 --> 00:10:57,279: cup 1354 00:10:57,279 --> 00:10:57,580: down 1355 00:10:57,580 --> 00:10:57,700: and 1356 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:57,970: turned 1357 00:10:57,970 --> 00:10:58,059: the 1358 00:10:58,059 --> 00:10:58,330: wheel, 1359 00:10:58,330 --> 00:10:58,720: pulling 1360 00:10:58,720 --> 00:10:59,110: in to 1361 00:10:59,110 --> 00:10:59,139: a 1362 00:10:59,139 --> 00:10:59,559: parking 1363 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:00,460: lot.
A 1364 00:11:00,460 --> 00:11:00,820: small 1365 00:11:00,820 --> 00:11:01,269: sign 1366 00:11:01,269 --> 00:11:01,539: sat 1367 00:11:01,539 --> 00:11:01,960: beside 1368 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:02,110: the 1369 00:11:02,110 --> 00:11:02,500: entrance 1370 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:02,559: of 1371 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:02,649: the 1372 00:11:02,649 --> 00:11:02,980: parking 1373 00:11:02,980 --> 00:11:03,399: lot 1374 00:11:03,399 --> 00:11:03,580: with 1375 00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:04,629: a “Saturday” 1376 00:11:04,629 --> 00:11:04,870: and 1377 00:11:04,870 --> 00:11:05,289: hours 1378 00:11:05,289 --> 00:11:05,409: in 1379 00:11:05,409 --> 00:11:05,769: bold, 1380 00:11:05,769 --> 00:11:05,980: white 1381 00:11:05,980 --> 00:11:07,360: letters. “A 1382 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:07,840: farmer’s 1383 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:08,830: market?” 1384 00:11:08,830 --> 00:11:09,220: Anthony 1385 00:11:09,220 --> 00:11:09,580: asked, 1386 00:11:09,580 --> 00:11:09,879: reading 1387 00:11:09,879 --> 00:11:09,970: it 1388 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:11,740: aloud.
“Yup. 1389 00:11:11,740 --> 00:11:11,889: But 1390 00:11:11,889 --> 00:11:12,159: around 1391 00:11:12,159 --> 00:11:12,309: this 1392 00:11:12,309 --> 00:11:12,519: time 1393 00:11:12,519 --> 00:11:12,580: of 1394 00:11:12,580 --> 00:11:12,820: year, 1395 00:11:12,820 --> 00:11:13,000: they 1396 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,360: mix 1397 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:13,419: it 1398 00:11:13,419 --> 00:11:13,570: up 1399 00:11:13,570 --> 00:11:13,629: a 1400 00:11:13,629 --> 00:11:14,230: bit. 1401 00:11:14,230 --> 00:11:14,409: Come 1402 00:11:14,409 --> 00:11:15,789: on,” 1403 00:11:15,789 --> 00:11:16,090: Jude 1404 00:11:16,090 --> 00:11:16,419: nodded 1405 00:11:16,419 --> 00:11:16,570: his 1406 00:11:16,570 --> 00:11:16,840: head 1407 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:17,139: towards 1408 00:11:17,139 --> 00:11:17,230: the 1409 00:11:17,230 --> 00:11:19,720: entrance.
“Do 1410 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:19,990: you 1411 00:11:19,990 --> 00:11:20,259: need 1412 00:11:20,259 --> 00:11:20,740: help 1413 00:11:20,740 --> 00:11:21,129: getting 1414 00:11:21,129 --> 00:11:21,700: veggies 1415 00:11:21,700 --> 00:11:21,970: or 1416 00:11:21,970 --> 00:11:22,870: something?” 1417 00:11:22,870 --> 00:11:23,350: Anthony 1418 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:23,710: stepped 1419 00:11:23,710 --> 00:11:23,860: out 1420 00:11:23,860 --> 00:11:23,919: of 1421 00:11:23,919 --> 00:11:23,980: the 1422 00:11:23,980 --> 00:11:24,370: car 1423 00:11:24,370 --> 00:11:24,490: and 1424 00:11:24,490 --> 00:11:24,789: turned 1425 00:11:24,789 --> 00:11:24,879: to 1426 00:11:24,879 --> 00:11:25,029: the 1427 00:11:25,029 --> 00:11:25,330: dhole 1428 00:11:25,330 --> 00:11:25,480: with 1429 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:25,539: a 1430 00:11:25,539 --> 00:11:25,929: tile 1431 00:11:25,929 --> 00:11:26,019: of 1432 00:11:26,019 --> 00:11:26,139: his 1433 00:11:26,139 --> 00:11:28,360: head.
“Almost,” 1434 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:28,659: Jude 1435 00:11:28,659 --> 00:11:29,500: smiled. 1436 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:29,679: We’re 1437 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:29,950: going 1438 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:30,100: to 1439 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:30,220: the 1440 00:11:30,220 --> 00:11:30,580: back 1441 00:11:30,580 --> 00:11:30,879: half 1442 00:11:30,879 --> 00:11:30,940: of 1443 00:11:30,940 --> 00:11:31,029: the 1444 00:11:31,029 --> 00:11:31,929: fairgrounds; 1445 00:11:31,929 --> 00:11:32,139: it’s 1446 00:11:32,139 --> 00:11:32,289: the 1447 00:11:32,289 --> 00:11:32,830: real 1448 00:11:32,830 --> 00:11:33,129: draw 1449 00:11:33,129 --> 00:11:33,190: of 1450 00:11:33,190 --> 00:11:33,250: the 1451 00:11:33,250 --> 00:11:34,659: season.” 1452 00:11:34,659 --> 00:11:35,019: Jude 1453 00:11:35,019 --> 00:11:35,230: hooked 1454 00:11:35,230 --> 00:11:35,320: an 1455 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:35,620: arm 1456 00:11:35,620 --> 00:11:35,950: around 1457 00:11:35,950 --> 00:11:36,039: the 1458 00:11:36,039 --> 00:11:36,669: jackal’s 1459 00:11:36,669 --> 00:11:36,789: and 1460 00:11:36,789 --> 00:11:36,879: the 1461 00:11:36,879 --> 00:11:37,120: two 1462 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:37,509: walked 1463 00:11:37,509 --> 00:11:37,840: side 1464 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:37,990: by 1465 00:11:37,990 --> 00:11:39,789: side.
I 1466 00:11:39,789 --> 00:11:40,059: can 1467 00:11:40,059 --> 00:11:40,330: feel 1468 00:11:40,330 --> 00:11:40,570: how 1469 00:11:40,570 --> 00:11:40,809: warm 1470 00:11:40,809 --> 00:11:40,960: he 1471 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,759: is. 1472 00:11:42,759 --> 00:11:43,179: Anthony 1473 00:11:43,179 --> 00:11:43,629: almost 1474 00:11:43,629 --> 00:11:43,870: didn’t 1475 00:11:43,870 --> 00:11:44,110: hear 1476 00:11:44,110 --> 00:11:44,259: the 1477 00:11:44,259 --> 00:11:45,039: dhole. 1478 00:11:45,039 --> 00:11:45,220: With 1479 00:11:45,220 --> 00:11:45,279: a 1480 00:11:45,279 --> 00:11:45,850: cough 1481 00:11:45,850 --> 00:11:46,000: he 1482 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:46,240: slid 1483 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:46,389: his 1484 00:11:46,389 --> 00:11:46,690: arm 1485 00:11:46,690 --> 00:11:46,960: free 1486 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:47,139: from 1487 00:11:47,139 --> 00:11:47,470: Jude 1488 00:11:47,470 --> 00:11:47,649: as 1489 00:11:47,649 --> 00:11:48,639: nonchalantly 1490 00:11:48,639 --> 00:11:48,730: as 1491 00:11:48,730 --> 00:11:48,820: he 1492 00:11:48,820 --> 00:11:50,529: could. “‘The 1493 00:11:50,529 --> 00:11:52,149: draw?’” 1494 00:11:52,149 --> 00:11:52,570: Anthony 1495 00:11:52,570 --> 00:11:55,299: asked.
“That’s 1496 00:11:55,299 --> 00:11:55,509: where 1497 00:11:55,509 --> 00:11:55,750: we’re 1498 00:11:55,750 --> 00:11:56,830: going.” 1499 00:11:56,830 --> 00:11:56,980: He 1500 00:11:56,980 --> 00:11:57,340: pointed 1501 00:11:57,340 --> 00:11:57,460: to 1502 00:11:57,460 --> 00:11:57,549: a 1503 00:11:57,549 --> 00:11:58,059: billboard 1504 00:11:58,059 --> 00:11:58,179: in 1505 00:11:58,179 --> 00:11:58,389: front 1506 00:11:58,389 --> 00:11:58,450: of 1507 00:11:58,450 --> 00:11:58,600: the 1508 00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,049: entrance 1509 00:11:59,049 --> 00:11:59,169: with 1510 00:11:59,169 --> 00:11:59,289: a 1511 00:11:59,289 --> 00:11:59,950: massive 1512 00:11:59,950 --> 00:12:00,399: pumpkin 1513 00:12:00,399 --> 00:12:00,519: with 1514 00:12:00,519 --> 00:12:00,610: the 1515 00:12:00,610 --> 00:12:01,899: words “Pumpkin 1516 00:12:01,899 --> 00:12:02,620: Patch” 1517 00:12:02,620 --> 00:12:02,860: in 1518 00:12:02,860 --> 00:12:03,279: bold 1519 00:12:03,279 --> 00:12:03,610: orange 1520 00:12:03,610 --> 00:12:03,970: letters 1521 00:12:03,970 --> 00:12:04,090: with 1522 00:12:04,090 --> 00:12:04,179: a 1523 00:12:04,179 --> 00:12:04,750: swooping 1524 00:12:04,750 --> 00:12:06,220: arrow.
The 1525 00:12:06,220 --> 00:12:06,669: jackal 1526 00:12:06,669 --> 00:12:07,000: raised 1527 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:07,120: an 1528 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:07,629: eyebrow 1529 00:12:07,629 --> 00:12:07,690: in 1530 00:12:07,690 --> 00:12:10,419: confusion. “Umm, we’re 1531 00:12:10,419 --> 00:12:11,259: picking 1532 00:12:11,259 --> 00:12:14,110: pumpkins?”
“Yup.” Jude 1533 00:12:14,110 --> 00:12:17,350: nodded. “You weren’t far 1534 00:12:17,350 --> 00:12:17,590: off 1535 00:12:17,590 --> 00:12:17,740: when 1536 00:12:17,740 --> 00:12:17,860: you 1537 00:12:17,860 --> 00:12:18,190: asked 1538 00:12:18,190 --> 00:12:18,279: if 1539 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:18,399: we 1540 00:12:18,399 --> 00:12:18,519: were 1541 00:12:18,519 --> 00:12:18,820: getting 1542 00:12:18,820 --> 00:12:20,590: veggies.”
“And 1543 00:12:20,590 --> 00:12:21,820: that’s 1544 00:12:21,820 --> 00:12:23,350: fun?”
“Oh, 1545 00:12:23,350 --> 00:12:23,799: stop 1546 00:12:23,799 --> 00:12:24,070: trying 1547 00:12:24,070 --> 00:12:24,129: to 1548 00:12:24,129 --> 00:12:24,279: be 1549 00:12:24,279 --> 00:12:24,340: a 1550 00:12:24,340 --> 00:12:24,730: stick 1551 00:12:24,730 --> 00:12:24,850: in 1552 00:12:24,850 --> 00:12:24,909: the 1553 00:12:24,909 --> 00:12:25,419: mud. 1554 00:12:25,419 --> 00:12:25,509: There 1555 00:12:25,509 --> 00:12:25,629: are 1556 00:12:25,629 --> 00:12:25,960: tons 1557 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:26,019: of 1558 00:12:26,019 --> 00:12:26,350: things 1559 00:12:26,350 --> 00:12:26,440: we 1560 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:26,590: can 1561 00:12:26,590 --> 00:12:26,740: do 1562 00:12:26,740 --> 00:12:26,860: with 1563 00:12:26,860 --> 00:12:27,759: pumpkins. 1564 00:12:27,759 --> 00:12:27,909: But 1565 00:12:27,909 --> 00:12:28,120: I 1566 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:28,299: want 1567 00:12:28,299 --> 00:12:28,360: to 1568 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:28,570: show 1569 00:12:28,570 --> 00:12:28,720: you 1570 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:29,019: something 1571 00:12:29,019 --> 00:12:29,259: else, 1572 00:12:29,259 --> 00:12:30,220: first. 1573 00:12:30,220 --> 00:12:30,399: Come 1574 00:12:30,399 --> 00:12:31,720: on.” 1575 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:32,080: Jude 1576 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:32,379: pulled 1577 00:12:32,379 --> 00:12:32,440: the 1578 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:32,889: jackal 1579 00:12:32,889 --> 00:12:34,419: onward.
Anthony 1580 00:12:34,419 --> 00:12:34,659: let 1581 00:12:34,659 --> 00:12:34,779: out 1582 00:12:34,779 --> 00:12:34,870: a 1583 00:12:34,870 --> 00:12:35,259: bark 1584 00:12:35,259 --> 00:12:35,320: of 1585 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,720: surprise.
“Oh 1586 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:38,110: shit, 1587 00:12:38,110 --> 00:12:38,169: are 1588 00:12:38,169 --> 00:12:38,320: you 1589 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:39,279: okay?” 1590 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:39,370: The 1591 00:12:39,370 --> 00:12:39,669: dhole 1592 00:12:39,669 --> 00:12:39,970: asked, 1593 00:12:39,970 --> 00:12:40,450: bracing 1594 00:12:40,450 --> 00:12:40,539: the 1595 00:12:40,539 --> 00:12:42,549: jackal.
Anthony 1596 00:12:42,549 --> 00:12:42,909: planted 1597 00:12:42,909 --> 00:12:43,120: his 1598 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:43,419: feet 1599 00:12:43,419 --> 00:12:43,659: under 1600 00:12:43,659 --> 00:12:44,710: him. “Yeah, 1601 00:12:44,710 --> 00:12:45,429: just 1602 00:12:45,429 --> 00:12:45,820: not 1603 00:12:45,820 --> 00:12:46,120: used 1604 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:46,210: to 1605 00:12:46,210 --> 00:12:46,480: being 1606 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:46,809: tugged 1607 00:12:46,809 --> 00:12:46,929: on 1608 00:12:46,929 --> 00:12:47,110: like 1609 00:12:47,110 --> 00:12:49,149: that.”
“Sorry. 1610 00:12:49,149 --> 00:12:49,235: I’m 1611 00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:49,419: just 1612 00:12:49,419 --> 00:12:49,570: so 1613 00:12:49,570 --> 00:12:51,279: excited.” 1614 00:12:51,279 --> 00:12:51,519: Jude 1615 00:12:51,519 --> 00:12:51,730: let 1616 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:51,820: him 1617 00:12:51,820 --> 00:12:52,120: go 1618 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:52,240: and 1619 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:52,929: instead 1620 00:12:52,929 --> 00:12:53,259: stood 1621 00:12:53,259 --> 00:12:53,529: next 1622 00:12:53,529 --> 00:12:53,649: to 1623 00:12:53,649 --> 00:12:53,740: the 1624 00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:54,159: jackal, 1625 00:12:54,159 --> 00:12:54,549: rubbing 1626 00:12:54,549 --> 00:12:54,759: his 1627 00:12:54,759 --> 00:12:55,000: own 1628 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,259: elbow. “I 1629 00:12:56,259 --> 00:12:56,620: haven’t 1630 00:12:56,620 --> 00:12:56,769: been 1631 00:12:56,769 --> 00:12:57,039: able 1632 00:12:57,039 --> 00:12:57,250: to 1633 00:12:57,250 --> 00:12:57,399: do 1634 00:12:57,399 --> 00:12:57,610: this 1635 00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:57,759: with 1636 00:12:57,759 --> 00:12:58,120: anyone 1637 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:58,299: else 1638 00:12:58,299 --> 00:12:59,590: before.” 1639 00:12:59,590 --> 00:12:59,740: His 1640 00:12:59,740 --> 00:13:00,100: tail 1641 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:00,490: wagged 1642 00:13:00,490 --> 00:13:00,730: enough 1643 00:13:00,730 --> 00:13:00,820: to 1644 00:13:00,820 --> 00:13:01,179: brush 1645 00:13:01,179 --> 00:13:01,509: against 1646 00:13:01,509 --> 00:13:01,570: the 1647 00:13:01,570 --> 00:13:01,990: jackal’s 1648 00:13:01,990 --> 00:13:03,970: leg.
Anthony’s 1649 00:13:03,970 --> 00:13:04,330: ears 1650 00:13:04,330 --> 00:13:04,929: warmed 1651 00:13:04,929 --> 00:13:05,080: in 1652 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:05,139: a 1653 00:13:05,139 --> 00:13:05,679: blush 1654 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:05,860: as 1655 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:06,009: his 1656 00:13:06,009 --> 00:13:06,399: hip 1657 00:13:06,399 --> 00:13:06,519: and 1658 00:13:06,519 --> 00:13:06,820: tail 1659 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:07,000: were 1660 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:07,419: rubbed 1661 00:13:07,419 --> 00:13:07,539: by 1662 00:13:07,539 --> 00:13:07,659: the 1663 00:13:07,659 --> 00:13:09,279: dhole’s. 1664 00:13:09,279 --> 00:13:09,970: That’s 1665 00:13:09,970 --> 00:13:10,480: nice, 1666 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:10,659: but 1667 00:13:10,659 --> 00:13:10,779: I 1668 00:13:10,779 --> 00:13:11,019: should 1669 00:13:11,019 --> 00:13:11,409: stop 1670 00:13:11,409 --> 00:13:12,639: it. 1671 00:13:12,639 --> 00:13:12,759: The 1672 00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:13,120: jackal 1673 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:18,820: coughed. “Uhh, Jude?”
“Hmm?” 1674 00:13:18,820 --> 00:13:18,940: The 1675 00:13:18,940 --> 00:13:19,210: dhole 1676 00:13:19,210 --> 00:13:19,480: kept 1677 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:19,870: walking, 1678 00:13:19,870 --> 00:13:20,110: head 1679 00:13:20,110 --> 00:13:20,740: forward, 1680 00:13:20,740 --> 00:13:21,190: tail 1681 00:13:21,190 --> 00:13:21,639: wagging 1682 00:13:21,639 --> 00:13:21,789: and 1683 00:13:21,789 --> 00:13:22,179: eyes 1684 00:13:22,179 --> 00:13:23,559: up.
Anthony 1685 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:23,740: took 1686 00:13:23,740 --> 00:13:23,799: a 1687 00:13:23,799 --> 00:13:24,070: step 1688 00:13:24,070 --> 00:13:24,340: away 1689 00:13:24,340 --> 00:13:24,549: from 1690 00:13:24,549 --> 00:13:24,970: Jude 1691 00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:25,149: and 1692 00:13:25,149 --> 00:13:25,539: pointed 1693 00:13:25,539 --> 00:13:25,629: to 1694 00:13:25,629 --> 00:13:25,750: the 1695 00:13:25,750 --> 00:13:27,580: patch. “Shouldn’t 1696 00:13:27,580 --> 00:13:27,820: we 1697 00:13:27,820 --> 00:13:28,240: be 1698 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:29,830: heading 1699 00:13:29,830 --> 00:13:30,220: over 1700 00:13:30,220 --> 00:13:31,539: there?”
The 1701 00:13:31,539 --> 00:13:31,809: dhole 1702 00:13:31,809 --> 00:13:32,919: nodded. “Don’t 1703 00:13:32,919 --> 00:13:33,580: worry, 1704 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:33,759: we 1705 00:13:33,759 --> 00:13:35,529: will.”
“But 1706 00:13:35,529 --> 00:13:35,769: what 1707 00:13:35,769 --> 00:13:36,100: else 1708 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:36,279: is 1709 00:13:36,279 --> 00:13:36,429: there 1710 00:13:36,429 --> 00:13:36,549: to 1711 00:13:36,549 --> 00:13:38,259: do?”
“Well, 1712 00:13:38,259 --> 00:13:38,470: our 1713 00:13:38,470 --> 00:13:38,889: first 1714 00:13:38,889 --> 00:13:39,399: activity 1715 00:13:39,399 --> 00:13:39,490: is 1716 00:13:39,490 --> 00:13:39,700: right 1717 00:13:39,700 --> 00:13:39,940: over 1718 00:13:39,940 --> 00:13:41,289: there.” 1719 00:13:41,289 --> 00:13:41,409: He 1720 00:13:41,409 --> 00:13:41,769: pointed 1721 00:13:41,769 --> 00:13:41,860: to 1722 00:13:41,860 --> 00:13:42,039: the 1723 00:13:42,039 --> 00:13:42,370: edge 1724 00:13:42,370 --> 00:13:42,429: of 1725 00:13:42,429 --> 00:13:42,490: the 1726 00:13:42,490 --> 00:13:44,259: fairgrounds.
Tall 1727 00:13:44,259 --> 00:13:44,620: yellow 1728 00:13:44,620 --> 00:13:45,190: stalks 1729 00:13:45,190 --> 00:13:45,610: ran 1730 00:13:45,610 --> 00:13:45,700: the 1731 00:13:45,700 --> 00:13:46,120: length of 1732 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:46,240: the 1733 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,039: lot. “The 1734 00:13:48,039 --> 00:13:49,600: corn field?”
“It’s 1735 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:49,960: not 1736 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:50,379: just 1737 00:13:50,379 --> 00:13:50,440: a 1738 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:51,370: cornfield, 1739 00:13:51,370 --> 00:13:51,549: it’s 1740 00:13:51,549 --> 00:13:51,610: a 1741 00:13:51,610 --> 00:13:52,000: corn 1742 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:52,840: maze. 1743 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:53,019: I 1744 00:13:53,019 --> 00:13:53,259: help 1745 00:13:53,259 --> 00:13:53,379: them 1746 00:13:53,379 --> 00:13:53,649: set 1747 00:13:53,649 --> 00:13:53,769: it 1748 00:13:53,769 --> 00:13:53,980: up 1749 00:13:53,980 --> 00:13:54,399: every 1750 00:13:54,399 --> 00:13:55,750: year,” 1751 00:13:55,750 --> 00:13:56,080: Jude 1752 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:56,409: said, 1753 00:13:56,409 --> 00:13:56,769: beaming 1754 00:13:56,769 --> 00:13:56,919: with 1755 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:58,690: pride.
Anthony 1756 00:13:58,690 --> 00:13:58,899: saw 1757 00:13:58,899 --> 00:13:59,019: the 1758 00:13:59,019 --> 00:13:59,470: dhole’s 1759 00:13:59,470 --> 00:13:59,860: eyes 1760 00:13:59,860 --> 00:14:00,610: sparkle 1761 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:00,730: and 1762 00:14:00,730 --> 00:14:00,820: he 1763 00:14:00,820 --> 00:14:01,120: couldn’t 1764 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:01,389: help 1765 00:14:01,389 --> 00:14:01,509: but 1766 00:14:01,509 --> 00:14:03,220: grin. “Sounds 1767 00:14:03,220 --> 00:14:03,370: like 1768 00:14:03,370 --> 00:14:03,519: it’s 1769 00:14:03,519 --> 00:14:03,970: special 1770 00:14:03,970 --> 00:14:04,120: to 1771 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,159: you.”
“It 1772 00:14:06,159 --> 00:14:06,490: really 1773 00:14:06,490 --> 00:14:07,029: is. 1774 00:14:07,029 --> 00:14:07,120: And 1775 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:07,179: I 1776 00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:07,360: can 1777 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:07,509: get 1778 00:14:07,509 --> 00:14:07,600: in 1779 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:07,750: for 1780 00:14:07,750 --> 00:14:08,799: free. 1781 00:14:08,799 --> 00:14:09,639: Unless 1782 00:14:09,639 --> 00:14:09,850: you 1783 00:14:09,850 --> 00:14:10,210: don’t 1784 00:14:10,210 --> 00:14:10,539: want 1785 00:14:10,539 --> 00:14:11,409: to. 1786 00:14:11,409 --> 00:14:11,649: As 1787 00:14:11,649 --> 00:14:12,519: I said, I won’t 1788 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:12,789: make you 1789 00:14:12,789 --> 00:14:12,879: do 1790 00:14:12,879 --> 00:14:13,330: anything 1791 00:14:13,330 --> 00:14:13,450: you 1792 00:14:13,450 --> 00:14:13,659: don’t 1793 00:14:13,659 --> 00:14:14,799: want.” 1794 00:14:14,799 --> 00:14:14,919: The 1795 00:14:14,919 --> 00:14:15,220: dhole 1796 00:14:15,220 --> 00:14:15,490: looked 1797 00:14:15,490 --> 00:14:15,580: to 1798 00:14:15,580 --> 00:14:16,029: Anthony 1799 00:14:16,029 --> 00:14:16,179: with 1800 00:14:16,179 --> 00:14:16,269: an 1801 00:14:16,269 --> 00:14:16,929: expression 1802 00:14:16,929 --> 00:14:17,019: of 1803 00:14:17,019 --> 00:14:17,559: reluctant 1804 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:18,669: hope.
The 1805 00:14:18,669 --> 00:14:19,029: jackal 1806 00:14:19,029 --> 00:14:20,470: sighed. “You’re 1807 00:14:20,470 --> 00:14:20,799: really 1808 00:14:20,799 --> 00:14:21,340: excited, 1809 00:14:21,340 --> 00:14:21,549: aren’t 1810 00:14:21,549 --> 00:14:23,049: you?” 1811 00:14:23,049 --> 00:14:23,470: Jude 1812 00:14:23,470 --> 00:14:23,740: only 1813 00:14:23,740 --> 00:14:25,840: nodded. “Okay, 1814 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:26,049: let’s 1815 00:14:26,049 --> 00:14:27,730: go.”
“Great, 1816 00:14:27,730 --> 00:14:27,940: come 1817 00:14:27,940 --> 00:14:28,899: on!” 1818 00:14:28,899 --> 00:14:29,230: Before 1819 00:14:29,230 --> 00:14:29,649: Anthony 1820 00:14:29,649 --> 00:14:29,799: could 1821 00:14:29,799 --> 00:14:30,429: reply, 1822 00:14:30,429 --> 00:14:30,549: the 1823 00:14:30,549 --> 00:14:30,850: dhole 1824 00:14:30,850 --> 00:14:31,179: ran 1825 00:14:31,179 --> 00:14:33,009: off.
“Hey,” 1826 00:14:33,009 --> 00:14:33,399: Anthony 1827 00:14:33,399 --> 00:14:34,330: called, “wait 1828 00:14:34,330 --> 00:14:37,840: up.”
“Hi 1829 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,070: John!” 1830 00:14:39,070 --> 00:14:39,399: Jude 1831 00:14:39,399 --> 00:14:39,879: shouted 1832 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:40,000: to 1833 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:40,090: the 1834 00:14:40,090 --> 00:14:40,450: ram 1835 00:14:40,450 --> 00:14:40,539: by 1836 00:14:40,539 --> 00:14:40,659: the 1837 00:14:40,659 --> 00:14:42,220: field. “Jackal’s 1838 00:14:42,220 --> 00:14:42,370: with 1839 00:14:42,370 --> 00:14:43,509: me!” 1840 00:14:43,509 --> 00:14:43,629: He 1841 00:14:43,629 --> 00:14:44,049: pointed 1842 00:14:44,049 --> 00:14:44,289: over 1843 00:14:44,289 --> 00:14:44,362: his 1844 00:14:44,362 --> 00:14:44,830: shoulder 1845 00:14:44,830 --> 00:14:44,950: as 1846 00:14:44,950 --> 00:14:45,009: he 1847 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:45,429: bolted 1848 00:14:45,429 --> 00:14:45,730: past 1849 00:14:45,730 --> 00:14:45,820: the 1850 00:14:45,820 --> 00:14:46,120: older 1851 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:46,570: man 1852 00:14:46,570 --> 00:14:46,720: and 1853 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:47,019: into 1854 00:14:47,019 --> 00:14:47,110: the 1855 00:14:47,110 --> 00:14:49,360: maze.
Anthony 1856 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:49,840: chuckled 1857 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:49,960: at 1858 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:50,049: the 1859 00:14:50,049 --> 00:14:50,440: dhole’s 1860 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:51,279: exuberance 1861 00:14:51,279 --> 00:14:51,429: and 1862 00:14:51,429 --> 00:14:51,909: stopped 1863 00:14:51,909 --> 00:14:52,029: by 1864 00:14:52,029 --> 00:14:52,149: the 1865 00:14:52,149 --> 00:14:54,250: ram. “Umm, 1866 00:14:54,250 --> 00:14:54,549: thank 1867 00:14:54,549 --> 00:14:54,669: you 1868 00:14:54,669 --> 00:14:54,820: for 1869 00:14:54,820 --> 00:14:55,120: letting 1870 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:55,240: us 1871 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,610: in.”
John 1872 00:14:57,610 --> 00:14:58,870: chuckled. “No 1873 00:14:58,870 --> 00:14:59,110: need 1874 00:14:59,110 --> 00:14:59,200: to 1875 00:14:59,200 --> 00:14:59,500: thank 1876 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:00,309: me. 1877 00:15:00,309 --> 00:15:00,669: Nice 1878 00:15:00,669 --> 00:15:00,759: to 1879 00:15:00,759 --> 00:15:01,000: see 1880 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:01,240: that 1881 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:01,509: pup 1882 00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:01,629: with 1883 00:15:01,629 --> 00:15:01,720: a 1884 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,700: friend.” 1885 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:03,850: The 1886 00:15:03,850 --> 00:15:04,179: ram 1887 00:15:04,179 --> 00:15:05,080: winked. “Go 1888 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:05,409: on 1889 00:15:05,409 --> 00:15:05,559: and 1890 00:15:05,559 --> 00:15:05,889: have 1891 00:15:05,889 --> 00:15:08,980: fun.”
“T-thank 1892 00:15:08,980 --> 00:15:10,330: you.” 1893 00:15:10,330 --> 00:15:10,779: Anthony 1894 00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:11,139: walked 1895 00:15:11,139 --> 00:15:11,649: in. 1896 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:11,830: His 1897 00:15:11,830 --> 00:15:12,159: ears 1898 00:15:12,159 --> 00:15:12,580: lowered 1899 00:15:12,580 --> 00:15:12,700: as 1900 00:15:12,700 --> 00:15:12,789: he 1901 00:15:12,789 --> 00:15:13,149: thought 1902 00:15:13,149 --> 00:15:13,269: on 1903 00:15:13,269 --> 00:15:13,360: the 1904 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,519: ram’s insinuation. 1905 00:15:15,519 --> 00:15:15,879: Was 1906 00:15:15,879 --> 00:15:16,450: that what 1907 00:15:16,450 --> 00:15:16,539: I 1908 00:15:16,539 --> 00:15:16,840: think 1909 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:16,960: it 1910 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,159: was? 1911 00:15:18,159 --> 00:15:18,340: Does 1912 00:15:18,340 --> 00:15:18,549: he 1913 00:15:18,549 --> 00:15:19,419: think 1914 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:19,870: Jude 1915 00:15:19,870 --> 00:15:21,610: likes me? 1916 00:15:21,610 --> 00:15:22,419: His stomach began 1917 00:15:22,419 --> 00:15:22,480: to 1918 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:22,960: flutter 1919 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:23,110: and 1920 00:15:23,110 --> 00:15:23,230: his 1921 00:15:23,230 --> 00:15:23,529: ears 1922 00:15:23,529 --> 00:15:23,769: grew 1923 00:15:23,769 --> 00:15:24,159: warm 1924 00:15:24,159 --> 00:15:24,490: again 1925 00:15:24,490 --> 00:15:24,639: as 1926 00:15:24,639 --> 00:15:24,700: a 1927 00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:25,059: grin 1928 00:15:25,059 --> 00:15:25,450: crossed 1929 00:15:25,450 --> 00:15:25,570: his 1930 00:15:25,570 --> 00:15:27,429: muzzle. 1931 00:15:27,429 --> 00:15:27,850: No, 1932 00:15:27,850 --> 00:15:28,210: no, 1933 00:15:28,210 --> 00:15:28,870: no. 1934 00:15:28,870 --> 00:15:29,289: I 1935 00:15:29,289 --> 00:15:31,570: can’t.
1936 00:15:31,570 --> 00:15:32,049: Flat, 1937 00:15:32,049 --> 00:15:32,529: golden 1938 00:15:32,529 --> 00:15:32,980: stalks of 1939 00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:33,340: corn 1940 00:15:33,340 --> 00:15:33,850: crunched 1941 00:15:33,850 --> 00:15:34,480: underfoot 1942 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:34,690: and 1943 00:15:34,690 --> 00:15:34,929: brought 1944 00:15:34,929 --> 00:15:35,169: him 1945 00:15:35,169 --> 00:15:35,440: back 1946 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:35,559: to 1947 00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:35,679: the 1948 00:15:35,679 --> 00:15:36,549: present. 1949 00:15:36,549 --> 00:15:36,669: A 1950 00:15:36,669 --> 00:15:37,149: slight 1951 00:15:37,149 --> 00:15:37,659: breeze 1952 00:15:37,659 --> 00:15:38,139: rustled 1953 00:15:38,139 --> 00:15:38,230: the 1954 00:15:38,230 --> 00:15:38,559: dry 1955 00:15:38,559 --> 00:15:39,100: leaves 1956 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:39,279: as 1957 00:15:39,279 --> 00:15:39,370: the 1958 00:15:39,370 --> 00:15:39,759: jackal 1959 00:15:39,759 --> 00:15:40,179: followed 1960 00:15:40,179 --> 00:15:40,299: the 1961 00:15:40,299 --> 00:15:40,840: twists 1962 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:40,960: and 1963 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:41,440: turns 1964 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:41,529: of 1965 00:15:41,529 --> 00:15:41,590: the 1966 00:15:41,590 --> 00:15:42,519: maze. 1967 00:15:42,519 --> 00:15:42,639: The 1968 00:15:42,639 --> 00:15:43,029: deeper 1969 00:15:43,029 --> 00:15:43,210: in 1970 00:15:43,210 --> 00:15:43,330: he 1971 00:15:43,330 --> 00:15:44,080: got, 1972 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:44,169: the 1973 00:15:44,169 --> 00:15:44,799: quieter 1974 00:15:44,799 --> 00:15:44,919: it 1975 00:15:44,919 --> 00:15:48,190: became.
“Jude?” 1976 00:15:48,190 --> 00:15:48,549: Anthony 1977 00:15:48,549 --> 00:15:51,129: called out. “Where 1978 00:15:51,129 --> 00:15:51,309: are 1979 00:15:51,309 --> 00:15:52,720: you?”
“Come 1980 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:53,019: on, 1981 00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:54,009: slowpoke. 1982 00:15:54,009 --> 00:15:54,190: I’m 1983 00:15:54,190 --> 00:15:54,429: just 1984 00:15:54,429 --> 00:15:54,519: up 1985 00:15:54,519 --> 00:15:56,289: ahead.”
The 1986 00:15:56,289 --> 00:15:56,710: jackal 1987 00:15:56,710 --> 00:15:57,129: started 1988 00:15:57,129 --> 00:15:57,250: to 1989 00:15:57,250 --> 00:15:57,789: jog, 1990 00:15:57,789 --> 00:15:58,240: trying 1991 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:58,330: to 1992 00:15:58,330 --> 00:15:58,659: catch 1993 00:15:58,659 --> 00:15:59,830: up. “You’re 1994 00:15:59,830 --> 00:16:00,220: not 1995 00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:00,460: going 1996 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:00,549: to 1997 00:16:00,549 --> 00:16:00,850: jump 1998 00:16:00,850 --> 00:16:01,059: out 1999 00:16:01,059 --> 00:16:01,149: and 2000 00:16:01,149 --> 00:16:01,480: scare 2001 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:02,230: me, 2002 00:16:02,230 --> 00:16:02,470: are 2003 00:16:02,470 --> 00:16:03,820: you?” As 2004 00:16:03,820 --> 00:16:04,210: he rounded 2005 00:16:04,210 --> 00:16:04,809: the corner, 2006 00:16:04,809 --> 00:16:05,289: Anthony 2007 00:16:05,289 --> 00:16:05,559: found 2008 00:16:05,559 --> 00:16:05,649: the 2009 00:16:05,649 --> 00:16:05,951: dhole 2010 00:16:05,951 --> 00:16:06,250: coming 2011 00:16:06,250 --> 00:16:06,519: back 2012 00:16:06,519 --> 00:16:06,850: towards 2013 00:16:06,850 --> 00:16:07,149: him 2014 00:16:07,149 --> 00:16:07,330: and 2015 00:16:07,330 --> 00:16:07,659: jumped 2016 00:16:07,659 --> 00:16:09,009: back.
Jude 2017 00:16:09,009 --> 00:16:09,399: stopped 2018 00:16:09,399 --> 00:16:09,730: right 2019 00:16:09,730 --> 00:16:09,970: in 2020 00:16:09,970 --> 00:16:10,179: front 2021 00:16:10,179 --> 00:16:10,269: of 2022 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:11,889: him. “No. 2023 00:16:11,889 --> 00:16:12,009: And 2024 00:16:12,009 --> 00:16:12,129: you’re 2025 00:16:12,129 --> 00:16:12,490: taking 2026 00:16:12,490 --> 00:16:13,269: forever. 2027 00:16:13,269 --> 00:16:13,480: Come 2028 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:14,049: on 2029 00:16:14,049 --> 00:16:14,200: We’re 2030 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:14,441: almost 2031 00:16:14,441 --> 00:16:14,528: to 2032 00:16:14,528 --> 00:16:14,649: my 2033 00:16:14,649 --> 00:16:15,039: favorite 2034 00:16:15,039 --> 00:16:15,220: part 2035 00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:15,279: of 2036 00:16:15,279 --> 00:16:15,340: the 2037 00:16:15,340 --> 00:16:16,929: maze.”
“I’m 2038 00:16:16,929 --> 00:16:17,529: coming, 2039 00:16:17,529 --> 00:16:18,610: sheesh. 2040 00:16:18,610 --> 00:16:18,730: Let 2041 00:16:18,730 --> 00:16:18,820: me 2042 00:16:18,820 --> 00:16:19,149: enjoy 2043 00:16:19,149 --> 00:16:19,330: this 2044 00:16:19,330 --> 00:16:19,600: place, 2045 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:20,620: okay?” 2046 00:16:20,620 --> 00:16:20,740: The 2047 00:16:20,740 --> 00:16:21,129: jackal 2048 00:16:21,129 --> 00:16:23,320: chuckled.
“Fine,” 2049 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:23,440: the 2050 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:23,740: dhole 2051 00:16:23,740 --> 00:16:24,730: sighed. 2052 00:16:24,730 --> 00:16:24,879: He 2053 00:16:24,879 --> 00:16:25,240: stuffed 2054 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:25,360: his 2055 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:25,720: paws 2056 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:25,809: in 2057 00:16:25,809 --> 00:16:25,899: his 2058 00:16:25,899 --> 00:16:26,259: pocket 2059 00:16:26,259 --> 00:16:26,379: and 2060 00:16:26,379 --> 00:16:26,710: walked 2061 00:16:26,710 --> 00:16:27,039: beside 2062 00:16:27,039 --> 00:16:27,100: the 2063 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:29,529: jackal. “You 2064 00:16:29,529 --> 00:16:29,860: really 2065 00:16:29,860 --> 00:16:30,100: like 2066 00:16:30,100 --> 00:16:30,279: this 2067 00:16:30,279 --> 00:16:31,389: place?” 2068 00:16:31,389 --> 00:16:31,840: Anthony 2069 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,250: asked.
Jude 2070 00:16:33,250 --> 00:16:33,639: closed 2071 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:33,759: his 2072 00:16:33,759 --> 00:16:34,120: eyes 2073 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:34,210: and 2074 00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:34,389: took 2075 00:16:34,389 --> 00:16:34,450: a 2076 00:16:34,450 --> 00:16:34,750: deep 2077 00:16:34,750 --> 00:16:35,049: breath, 2078 00:16:35,049 --> 00:16:37,059: nodding. “Yeah, 2079 00:16:37,059 --> 00:16:37,240: I 2080 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,980: do.” 2081 00:16:38,980 --> 00:16:39,100: He 2082 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:39,399: reached 2083 00:16:39,399 --> 00:16:39,490: out 2084 00:16:39,490 --> 00:16:39,610: his 2085 00:16:39,610 --> 00:16:40,149: paw, 2086 00:16:40,149 --> 00:16:40,690: rustling 2087 00:16:40,690 --> 00:16:40,779: the 2088 00:16:40,779 --> 00:16:41,110: corn 2089 00:16:41,110 --> 00:16:43,570: stalks.
“What 2090 00:16:43,570 --> 00:16:43,929: makes 2091 00:16:43,929 --> 00:16:44,019: it 2092 00:16:44,019 --> 00:16:44,200: so 2093 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,309: special?” 2094 00:16:45,309 --> 00:16:45,460: he 2095 00:16:45,460 --> 00:16:47,379: asked.
“Man, 2096 00:16:47,379 --> 00:16:47,710: so 2097 00:16:47,710 --> 00:16:48,669: much. 2098 00:16:48,669 --> 00:16:48,759: I 2099 00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:49,000: love 2100 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:49,090: the 2101 00:16:49,090 --> 00:16:49,419: smell 2102 00:16:49,419 --> 00:16:49,480: of 2103 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:49,659: the 2104 00:16:49,659 --> 00:16:50,409: air, 2105 00:16:50,409 --> 00:16:50,559: the 2106 00:16:50,559 --> 00:16:50,860: cool 2107 00:16:50,860 --> 00:16:51,340: breeze that 2108 00:16:51,340 --> 00:16:51,669: blows 2109 00:16:51,669 --> 00:16:52,090: through. 2110 00:16:52,090 --> 00:16:52,480: And 2111 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,399: this,” 2112 00:16:54,399 --> 00:16:54,549: he 2113 00:16:54,549 --> 00:16:55,029: said, 2114 00:16:55,029 --> 00:16:55,419: pointing 2115 00:16:55,419 --> 00:16:55,539: to 2116 00:16:55,539 --> 00:16:55,690: an 2117 00:16:55,690 --> 00:16:56,080: opening 2118 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:56,200: in 2119 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:56,259: the 2120 00:16:56,259 --> 00:16:57,190: maze. 2121 00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:57,370: As 2122 00:16:57,370 --> 00:16:57,460: they 2123 00:16:57,460 --> 00:16:57,850: walked 2124 00:16:57,850 --> 00:16:58,299: out, 2125 00:16:58,299 --> 00:16:58,419: the 2126 00:16:58,419 --> 00:16:58,690: two 2127 00:16:58,690 --> 00:16:59,139: stood 2128 00:16:59,139 --> 00:16:59,230: in 2129 00:16:59,230 --> 00:16:59,379: a 2130 00:16:59,379 --> 00:16:59,980: massive 2131 00:16:59,980 --> 00:17:00,370: circle 2132 00:17:00,370 --> 00:17:00,519: with 2133 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:00,850: three 2134 00:17:00,850 --> 00:17:02,559: exits. 2135 00:17:02,559 --> 00:17:03,039: Stalks 2136 00:17:03,039 --> 00:17:03,190: were 2137 00:17:03,190 --> 00:17:03,519: pressed 2138 00:17:03,519 --> 00:17:03,820: flat 2139 00:17:03,820 --> 00:17:03,909: to 2140 00:17:03,909 --> 00:17:04,029: the 2141 00:17:04,029 --> 00:17:04,450: ground 2142 00:17:04,450 --> 00:17:04,612: with 2143 00:17:04,612 --> 00:17:04,960: yellow 2144 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:05,259: hay 2145 00:17:05,259 --> 00:17:05,589: mixed 2146 00:17:05,589 --> 00:17:06,039: in, 2147 00:17:06,039 --> 00:17:06,430: keeping 2148 00:17:06,430 --> 00:17:06,579: them 2149 00:17:06,579 --> 00:17:07,690: down. 2150 00:17:07,690 --> 00:17:08,049: Square 2151 00:17:08,049 --> 00:17:08,349: bales 2152 00:17:08,349 --> 00:17:08,470: were 2153 00:17:08,470 --> 00:17:08,890: scattered 2154 00:17:08,890 --> 00:17:11,500: about.
Jude 2155 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:11,769: walked 2156 00:17:11,769 --> 00:17:12,190: forward 2157 00:17:12,190 --> 00:17:12,309: and 2158 00:17:12,309 --> 00:17:12,579: sat 2159 00:17:12,579 --> 00:17:12,730: on 2160 00:17:12,730 --> 00:17:12,940: one 2161 00:17:12,940 --> 00:17:13,059: in 2162 00:17:13,059 --> 00:17:13,119: the 2163 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:14,380: center. “I 2164 00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:15,700: feel,” 2165 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:15,849: he 2166 00:17:15,849 --> 00:17:16,539: paused, 2167 00:17:16,539 --> 00:17:16,930: picking 2168 00:17:16,930 --> 00:17:17,049: at 2169 00:17:17,049 --> 00:17:17,109: the 2170 00:17:17,109 --> 00:17:19,029: hay. “I 2171 00:17:19,029 --> 00:17:20,019: feel 2172 00:17:20,019 --> 00:17:20,230: so 2173 00:17:20,230 --> 00:17:20,470: many 2174 00:17:20,470 --> 00:17:20,950: things 2175 00:17:20,950 --> 00:17:22,210: here.” 2176 00:17:22,210 --> 00:17:22,359: The 2177 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:22,660: dhole 2178 00:17:22,660 --> 00:17:22,900: looked 2179 00:17:22,900 --> 00:17:23,079: up 2180 00:17:23,079 --> 00:17:23,170: at 2181 00:17:23,170 --> 00:17:23,740: Anthony 2182 00:17:23,740 --> 00:17:23,950: and 2183 00:17:23,950 --> 00:17:24,309: patted 2184 00:17:24,309 --> 00:17:24,369: the 2185 00:17:24,369 --> 00:17:24,789: space 2186 00:17:24,789 --> 00:17:25,180: beside 2187 00:17:25,180 --> 00:17:26,589: him.
The 2188 00:17:26,589 --> 00:17:27,039: jackal 2189 00:17:27,039 --> 00:17:27,309: looked 2190 00:17:27,309 --> 00:17:27,400: at 2191 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:27,460: the 2192 00:17:27,460 --> 00:17:27,819: spot 2193 00:17:27,819 --> 00:17:28,269: beside 2194 00:17:28,269 --> 00:17:29,508: Jude. Lord 2195 00:17:29,508 --> 00:17:29,859: knows 2196 00:17:29,859 --> 00:17:30,009: I 2197 00:17:30,009 --> 00:17:30,339: want 2198 00:17:30,339 --> 00:17:30,640: to. 2199 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:31,450: But… 2200 00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:32,140: I 2201 00:17:32,140 --> 00:17:33,759: shouldn’t. 2202 00:17:33,759 --> 00:17:34,539: Instead, 2203 00:17:34,539 --> 00:17:34,660: he 2204 00:17:34,660 --> 00:17:34,900: sat 2205 00:17:34,900 --> 00:17:35,079: on 2206 00:17:35,079 --> 00:17:35,140: a 2207 00:17:35,140 --> 00:17:35,349: hay 2208 00:17:35,349 --> 00:17:35,650: bale 2209 00:17:35,650 --> 00:17:36,099: nearest 2210 00:17:36,099 --> 00:17:36,190: to 2211 00:17:36,190 --> 00:17:36,309: the 2212 00:17:36,309 --> 00:17:36,880: dhole, 2213 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:37,150: giving 2214 00:17:37,150 --> 00:17:37,329: him 2215 00:17:37,329 --> 00:17:37,480: his 2216 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:37,779: full 2217 00:17:37,779 --> 00:17:39,519: attention.
Jude 2218 00:17:39,519 --> 00:17:39,759: held 2219 00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:39,849: his 2220 00:17:39,849 --> 00:17:41,170: smile. “When 2221 00:17:41,170 --> 00:17:41,349: its 2222 00:17:41,349 --> 00:17:41,619: busy 2223 00:17:41,619 --> 00:17:42,519: here, 2224 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:42,910: or 2225 00:17:42,910 --> 00:17:43,150: when 2226 00:17:43,150 --> 00:17:43,420: we’re 2227 00:17:43,420 --> 00:17:43,779: setting 2228 00:17:43,779 --> 00:17:44,380: up, 2229 00:17:44,380 --> 00:17:44,559: I 2230 00:17:44,559 --> 00:17:44,859: feel 2231 00:17:44,859 --> 00:17:45,130: such 2232 00:17:45,130 --> 00:17:45,190: a 2233 00:17:45,190 --> 00:17:45,490: sense 2234 00:17:45,490 --> 00:17:45,579: of 2235 00:17:45,579 --> 00:17:46,869: community.” 2236 00:17:46,869 --> 00:17:46,990: The 2237 00:17:46,990 --> 00:17:47,267: dhole 2238 00:17:47,267 --> 00:17:47,619: picked 2239 00:17:47,619 --> 00:17:47,679: at 2240 00:17:47,679 --> 00:17:47,740: the 2241 00:17:47,740 --> 00:17:47,980: hay 2242 00:17:47,980 --> 00:17:49,329: again. “Creating 2243 00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:49,690: something 2244 00:17:49,690 --> 00:17:49,900: like 2245 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:50,109: this 2246 00:17:50,109 --> 00:17:50,230: is 2247 00:17:50,230 --> 00:17:50,559: hard 2248 00:17:50,559 --> 00:17:51,190: work 2249 00:17:51,190 --> 00:17:51,339: but 2250 00:17:51,339 --> 00:17:51,819: so 2251 00:17:51,819 --> 00:17:52,930: rewarding. 2252 00:17:52,930 --> 00:17:53,079: And 2253 00:17:53,079 --> 00:17:53,230: on 2254 00:17:53,230 --> 00:17:53,259: a 2255 00:17:53,259 --> 00:17:53,559: busy 2256 00:17:53,559 --> 00:17:53,799: day 2257 00:17:53,799 --> 00:17:53,890: I 2258 00:17:53,890 --> 00:17:54,039: get 2259 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:54,099: to 2260 00:17:54,099 --> 00:17:54,339: see 2261 00:17:54,339 --> 00:17:54,910: everyone 2262 00:17:54,910 --> 00:17:55,210: running 2263 00:17:55,210 --> 00:17:56,289: around,” 2264 00:17:56,289 --> 00:17:56,440: he 2265 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,000: sighed, “I 2266 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:58,240: feel 2267 00:17:58,240 --> 00:17:58,630: such 2268 00:17:58,630 --> 00:17:59,109: joy 2269 00:17:59,109 --> 00:17:59,259: and 2270 00:17:59,259 --> 00:18:01,000: belonging.” 2271 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:01,390: Jude 2272 00:18:01,390 --> 00:18:01,750: laid 2273 00:18:01,750 --> 00:18:02,319: back, 2274 00:18:02,319 --> 00:18:02,650: neck 2275 00:18:02,650 --> 00:18:03,190: flopping 2276 00:18:03,190 --> 00:18:03,369: over 2277 00:18:03,369 --> 00:18:03,519: the 2278 00:18:03,519 --> 00:18:03,819: edge 2279 00:18:03,819 --> 00:18:03,880: of 2280 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:03,940: the 2281 00:18:03,940 --> 00:18:05,980: hay bale.
“And 2282 00:18:05,980 --> 00:18:06,369: times 2283 00:18:06,369 --> 00:18:06,579: like 2284 00:18:06,579 --> 00:18:07,420: this, 2285 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:07,569: when 2286 00:18:07,569 --> 00:18:07,690: it’s 2287 00:18:07,690 --> 00:18:08,170: quiet 2288 00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:08,349: and 2289 00:18:08,349 --> 00:18:08,500: I’m 2290 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:08,710: by 2291 00:18:08,710 --> 00:18:09,910: myself,” 2292 00:18:09,910 --> 00:18:10,029: he 2293 00:18:10,029 --> 00:18:10,569: smiled 2294 00:18:10,569 --> 00:18:10,690: with 2295 00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:10,809: his 2296 00:18:10,809 --> 00:18:11,140: eyes 2297 00:18:11,140 --> 00:18:12,519: closed, “I 2298 00:18:12,519 --> 00:18:12,880: don’t 2299 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:13,119: feel 2300 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,390: alone.”
Anthony 2301 00:18:16,390 --> 00:18:16,690: sat 2302 00:18:16,690 --> 00:18:16,779: in 2303 00:18:16,779 --> 00:18:17,319: silence 2304 00:18:17,319 --> 00:18:17,650: before 2305 00:18:17,650 --> 00:18:18,039: moving 2306 00:18:18,039 --> 00:18:18,430: beside 2307 00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:18,519: the 2308 00:18:18,519 --> 00:18:19,750: dhole. “You’re 2309 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:20,049: not 2310 00:18:20,049 --> 00:18:21,460: alone,” 2311 00:18:21,460 --> 00:18:21,579: the 2312 00:18:21,579 --> 00:18:21,940: jackal 2313 00:18:21,940 --> 00:18:23,109: said. “I’m 2314 00:18:23,109 --> 00:18:25,690: here.”
The 2315 00:18:25,690 --> 00:18:25,960: dhole 2316 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:26,259: sat 2317 00:18:26,259 --> 00:18:26,589: up, 2318 00:18:26,589 --> 00:18:26,980: tail 2319 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:27,250: hitting 2320 00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:27,309: the 2321 00:18:27,309 --> 00:18:27,609: hay 2322 00:18:27,609 --> 00:18:28,029: bale as it 2323 00:18:28,029 --> 00:18:30,490: wagged. “Thanks.” 2324 00:18:30,490 --> 00:18:30,789: Their 2325 00:18:30,789 --> 00:18:31,119: eyes 2326 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:31,720: met, 2327 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:32,410: happiness 2328 00:18:32,410 --> 00:18:32,980: easily 2329 00:18:32,980 --> 00:18:33,369: seen 2330 00:18:33,369 --> 00:18:33,490: on 2331 00:18:33,490 --> 00:18:33,609: the 2332 00:18:33,609 --> 00:18:33,940: other’s 2333 00:18:33,940 --> 00:18:35,529: face.
Jude 2334 00:18:35,529 --> 00:18:35,710: set 2335 00:18:35,710 --> 00:18:35,829: his 2336 00:18:35,829 --> 00:18:36,190: paw 2337 00:18:36,190 --> 00:18:36,279: on 2338 00:18:36,279 --> 00:18:36,910: Anthony’s, 2339 00:18:36,910 --> 00:18:37,329: causing 2340 00:18:37,329 --> 00:18:37,450: the 2341 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:37,903: jackal 2342 00:18:37,903 --> 00:18:38,019: to 2343 00:18:38,019 --> 00:18:39,609: look. 2344 00:18:39,609 --> 00:18:39,789: Is 2345 00:18:39,789 --> 00:18:42,333: he… 2346 00:18:42,333 --> 00:18:42,411: Are 2347 00:18:42,411 --> 00:18:42,579: we 2348 00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:42,940: holding 2349 00:18:42,940 --> 00:18:44,589: paws? 2350 00:18:44,589 --> 00:18:44,769: He 2351 00:18:44,769 --> 00:18:45,220: coughed 2352 00:18:45,220 --> 00:18:45,339: and 2353 00:18:45,339 --> 00:18:45,609: moved 2354 00:18:45,609 --> 00:18:46,089: his 2355 00:18:46,089 --> 00:18:46,329: back 2356 00:18:46,329 --> 00:18:46,509: to 2357 00:18:46,509 --> 00:18:46,720: his 2358 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:47,319: lap, 2359 00:18:47,319 --> 00:18:47,650: looking 2360 00:18:47,650 --> 00:18:48,430: around. 2361 00:18:48,430 --> 00:18:48,519: A 2362 00:18:48,519 --> 00:18:48,819: new 2363 00:18:48,819 --> 00:18:49,329: tension 2364 00:18:49,329 --> 00:18:49,720: crept 2365 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:49,900: into 2366 00:18:49,900 --> 00:18:50,049: the 2367 00:18:50,049 --> 00:18:52,480: air.
“Okay,” 2368 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:52,750: Jude 2369 00:18:52,750 --> 00:18:53,200: stood 2370 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:53,289: and 2371 00:18:53,289 --> 00:18:53,680: stretched 2372 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:55,029: back, “So, 2373 00:18:55,029 --> 00:18:55,240: we 2374 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:55,450: have 2375 00:18:55,450 --> 00:18:55,690: two 2376 00:18:55,690 --> 00:18:56,049: ways 2377 00:18:56,049 --> 00:18:56,829: out.” 2378 00:18:56,829 --> 00:18:56,980: He 2379 00:18:56,980 --> 00:18:57,309: pointed 2380 00:18:57,309 --> 00:18:57,430: to 2381 00:18:57,430 --> 00:18:57,549: the 2382 00:18:57,549 --> 00:18:57,910: paths 2383 00:18:57,910 --> 00:18:58,150: ahead 2384 00:18:58,150 --> 00:18:58,240: of 2385 00:18:58,240 --> 00:18:59,619: them. “Left 2386 00:18:59,619 --> 00:18:59,740: is 2387 00:18:59,740 --> 00:19:00,430: point-to-point, 2388 00:19:00,430 --> 00:19:00,549: like 2389 00:19:00,549 --> 00:19:00,640: the 2390 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:00,940: first 2391 00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:01,480: half. 2392 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:01,900: Right 2393 00:19:01,900 --> 00:19:02,109: is 2394 00:19:02,109 --> 00:19:02,410: more 2395 00:19:02,410 --> 00:19:02,619: like 2396 00:19:02,619 --> 00:19:02,769: a 2397 00:19:02,769 --> 00:19:03,279: traditional 2398 00:19:03,279 --> 00:19:04,509: maze.” 2399 00:19:04,509 --> 00:19:04,630: He 2400 00:19:04,630 --> 00:19:04,869: looked 2401 00:19:04,869 --> 00:19:05,079: back 2402 00:19:05,079 --> 00:19:05,200: to 2403 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,369: Anthony. “Which 2404 00:19:06,369 --> 00:19:06,549: way 2405 00:19:06,549 --> 00:19:06,609: do 2406 00:19:06,609 --> 00:19:06,789: you 2407 00:19:06,789 --> 00:19:06,970: want 2408 00:19:06,970 --> 00:19:07,029: to 2409 00:19:07,029 --> 00:19:08,529: go?”
The 2410 00:19:08,529 --> 00:19:08,980: jackal 2411 00:19:08,980 --> 00:19:09,430: thought 2412 00:19:09,430 --> 00:19:09,490: a 2413 00:19:09,490 --> 00:19:11,500: moment. “Which 2414 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:11,619: do 2415 00:19:11,619 --> 00:19:11,980: you 2416 00:19:11,980 --> 00:19:12,369: like 2417 00:19:12,369 --> 00:19:14,619: more?”
“With 2418 00:19:14,619 --> 00:19:14,680: a 2419 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:15,789: friend?” 2420 00:19:15,789 --> 00:19:16,039: Jude 2421 00:19:16,039 --> 00:19:16,240: put 2422 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:16,269: a 2423 00:19:16,269 --> 00:19:16,599: paw 2424 00:19:16,599 --> 00:19:16,690: on 2425 00:19:16,690 --> 00:19:16,809: his 2426 00:19:16,809 --> 00:19:17,890: chin. “I 2427 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:18,250: prefer 2428 00:19:18,250 --> 00:19:18,369: an 2429 00:19:18,369 --> 00:19:19,779: activity.” 2430 00:19:19,779 --> 00:19:19,930: He 2431 00:19:19,930 --> 00:19:20,319: grinned 2432 00:19:20,319 --> 00:19:20,410: at 2433 00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:20,470: the 2434 00:19:20,470 --> 00:19:22,269: jackal.
“‘An 2435 00:19:22,269 --> 00:19:25,539: activity?’”
“Tag!” 2436 00:19:25,539 --> 00:19:25,720: the 2437 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:26,034: dhole 2438 00:19:26,034 --> 00:19:26,769: shouted, 2439 00:19:26,769 --> 00:19:27,250: tapping 2440 00:19:27,250 --> 00:19:30,460: Anthony’s shoulder, “you’re it!” 2441 00:19:30,460 --> 00:19:30,609: He 2442 00:19:30,609 --> 00:19:30,940: ran 2443 00:19:30,940 --> 00:19:31,029: to 2444 00:19:31,029 --> 00:19:31,119: the 2445 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:31,390: right 2446 00:19:31,390 --> 00:19:33,160: path.
“Hey, 2447 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:33,460: I 2448 00:19:33,460 --> 00:19:33,819: wasn’t 2449 00:19:33,819 --> 00:19:34,900: ready!” 2450 00:19:34,900 --> 00:19:35,049: And 2451 00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:35,140: the 2452 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:35,589: jackal 2453 00:19:35,589 --> 00:19:36,039: chased 2454 00:19:36,039 --> 00:19:36,369: after 2455 00:19:36,369 --> 00:19:36,460: the 2456 00:19:36,460 --> 00:19:36,819: dhole’s 2457 00:19:36,819 --> 00:19:37,299: wagging 2458 00:19:37,299 --> 00:19:40,750: tail.
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The 2459 00:19:40,750 --> 00:19:41,170: jackal 2460 00:19:41,170 --> 00:19:41,559: moved 2461 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:41,650: to 2462 00:19:41,650 --> 00:19:41,769: the 2463 00:19:41,769 --> 00:19:42,130: front 2464 00:19:42,130 --> 00:19:42,190: of 2465 00:19:42,190 --> 00:19:42,279: the 2466 00:19:42,279 --> 00:19:42,609: house 2467 00:19:42,609 --> 00:19:42,759: to 2468 00:19:42,759 --> 00:19:43,269: admire 2469 00:19:43,269 --> 00:19:43,480: their 2470 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,289: work. 2471 00:19:44,289 --> 00:19:44,619: Into 2472 00:19:44,619 --> 00:19:44,710: the 2473 00:19:44,710 --> 00:19:45,099: flesh 2474 00:19:45,099 --> 00:19:45,190: of 2475 00:19:45,190 --> 00:19:45,279: the 2476 00:19:45,279 --> 00:19:45,759: pumpkin 2477 00:19:45,759 --> 00:19:45,880: he 2478 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:46,630: chose, 2479 00:19:46,630 --> 00:19:47,049: Anthony 2480 00:19:47,049 --> 00:19:47,259: had 2481 00:19:47,259 --> 00:19:47,680: carved 2482 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:47,769: a 2483 00:19:47,769 --> 00:19:48,339: large 2484 00:19:48,339 --> 00:19:49,150: jackal-lantern 2485 00:19:49,150 --> 00:19:49,299: with 2486 00:19:49,299 --> 00:19:49,509: a 2487 00:19:49,509 --> 00:19:49,900: crooked 2488 00:19:49,900 --> 00:19:50,619: smile 2489 00:19:50,619 --> 00:19:50,769: and 2490 00:19:50,769 --> 00:19:51,430: triangular 2491 00:19:51,430 --> 00:19:52,450: ears. 2492 00:19:52,450 --> 00:19:52,900: Jude’s 2493 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:53,140: was 2494 00:19:53,140 --> 00:19:53,319: with 2495 00:19:53,319 --> 00:19:53,740: rounded 2496 00:19:53,740 --> 00:19:55,539: ears.
Anthony’s 2497 00:19:55,539 --> 00:19:55,869: tail 2498 00:19:55,869 --> 00:19:57,490: wagged. “I’m 2499 00:19:57,490 --> 00:19:57,849: happy 2500 00:19:57,849 --> 00:19:58,000: with 2501 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:58,180: how 2502 00:19:58,180 --> 00:19:58,269: it 2503 00:19:58,269 --> 00:19:58,569: turned 2504 00:19:58,569 --> 00:19:59,380: out. 2505 00:19:59,380 --> 00:19:59,920: Especially 2506 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:00,069: for 2507 00:20:00,069 --> 00:20:00,190: my 2508 00:20:00,190 --> 00:20:00,519: first 2509 00:20:00,519 --> 00:20:01,960: try.”
“Oh 2510 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:02,680: yeah. 2511 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:02,829: They 2512 00:20:02,829 --> 00:20:03,009: look 2513 00:20:03,009 --> 00:20:04,329: great,” 2514 00:20:04,329 --> 00:20:04,450: the 2515 00:20:04,450 --> 00:20:04,750: dhole 2516 00:20:04,750 --> 00:20:05,829: said. “Hey 2517 00:20:05,829 --> 00:20:05,980: give 2518 00:20:05,980 --> 00:20:06,130: me 2519 00:20:06,130 --> 00:20:06,190: a 2520 00:20:06,190 --> 00:20:06,519: sec, 2521 00:20:06,519 --> 00:20:08,140: okay?”
After 2522 00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:08,230: the 2523 00:20:08,230 --> 00:20:08,589: jackal 2524 00:20:08,589 --> 00:20:09,009: nodded, 2525 00:20:09,009 --> 00:20:09,339: Jude 2526 00:20:09,339 --> 00:20:09,579: ran 2527 00:20:09,579 --> 00:20:10,509: inside. 2528 00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:10,990: Standing 2529 00:20:10,990 --> 00:20:11,529: there, 2530 00:20:11,529 --> 00:20:12,009: Anthony 2531 00:20:12,009 --> 00:20:12,400: watched 2532 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:12,490: the 2533 00:20:12,490 --> 00:20:12,970: flames 2534 00:20:12,970 --> 00:20:13,390: dance 2535 00:20:13,390 --> 00:20:13,480: in 2536 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:13,569: the 2537 00:20:13,569 --> 00:20:14,079: afternoon 2538 00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:15,490: light.
A 2539 00:20:15,490 --> 00:20:15,789: moment 2540 00:20:15,789 --> 00:20:16,150: later, 2541 00:20:16,150 --> 00:20:16,509: Jude 2542 00:20:16,509 --> 00:20:16,809: walked 2543 00:20:16,809 --> 00:20:17,079: back 2544 00:20:17,079 --> 00:20:17,259: with 2545 00:20:17,259 --> 00:20:17,559: two 2546 00:20:17,559 --> 00:20:17,980: brown 2547 00:20:17,980 --> 00:20:19,000: bottles. 2548 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:19,210: As he 2549 00:20:19,210 --> 00:20:20,539: stood beside the jackal, 2550 00:20:20,539 --> 00:20:21,049: he handed 2551 00:20:21,049 --> 00:20:21,079: a 2552 00:20:21,079 --> 00:20:21,373: beer 2553 00:20:21,373 --> 00:20:21,529: to 2554 00:20:21,529 --> 00:20:22,759: him.
2555 00:20:22,759 --> 00:20:23,180: Anthony 2556 00:20:23,180 --> 00:20:23,509: looked 2557 00:20:23,509 --> 00:20:23,809: from 2558 00:20:23,809 --> 00:20:23,960: it 2559 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:24,200: to 2560 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:24,319: the 2561 00:20:24,319 --> 00:20:25,849: dhole. “Isn’t 2562 00:20:25,849 --> 00:20:26,000: it 2563 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:26,119: a 2564 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:26,420: bit 2565 00:20:26,420 --> 00:20:26,750: early 2566 00:20:26,750 --> 00:20:26,839: to 2567 00:20:26,839 --> 00:20:26,990: be 2568 00:20:26,990 --> 00:20:29,420: drinking?”
Jude 2569 00:20:29,420 --> 00:20:29,630: shook 2570 00:20:29,630 --> 00:20:29,750: his 2571 00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:30,920: head. “Special 2572 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:31,910: occasion. 2573 00:20:31,910 --> 00:20:32,720: Besides, 2574 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:32,930: it’s 2575 00:20:32,930 --> 00:20:33,140: part 2576 00:20:33,140 --> 00:20:33,200: of 2577 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:33,380: your 2578 00:20:33,380 --> 00:20:34,279: education. 2579 00:20:34,279 --> 00:20:34,460: It’s 2580 00:20:34,460 --> 00:20:34,490: a 2581 00:20:34,490 --> 00:20:34,880: pumpkin 2582 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,440: ale.” 2583 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:36,559: The 2584 00:20:36,559 --> 00:20:36,890: dhole 2585 00:20:36,890 --> 00:20:37,220: turned 2586 00:20:37,220 --> 00:20:37,279: the 2587 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:37,640: label 2588 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:38,000: towards 2589 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:38,960: him. “This 2590 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:39,349: brewer 2591 00:20:39,349 --> 00:20:39,740: only 2592 00:20:39,740 --> 00:20:40,309: releases 2593 00:20:40,309 --> 00:20:40,490: this 2594 00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:40,910: style 2595 00:20:40,910 --> 00:20:41,150: around 2596 00:20:41,150 --> 00:20:41,359: this 2597 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:41,599: time 2598 00:20:41,599 --> 00:20:41,720: every 2599 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:42,470: year. 2600 00:20:42,470 --> 00:20:42,680: But 2601 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:43,130: you 2602 00:20:43,130 --> 00:20:43,309: can 2603 00:20:43,309 --> 00:20:43,759: say ‘no’ 2604 00:20:43,759 --> 00:20:43,880: if 2605 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:43,940: you 2606 00:20:43,940 --> 00:20:44,119: don’t 2607 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:44,390: want 2608 00:20:44,390 --> 00:20:46,039: it.”
“Well, 2609 00:20:46,039 --> 00:20:46,369: if 2610 00:20:46,369 --> 00:20:47,900: it’s seasonal.” 2611 00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:48,019: He 2612 00:20:48,019 --> 00:20:48,230: took 2613 00:20:48,230 --> 00:20:48,319: the 2614 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:48,650: cold 2615 00:20:48,650 --> 00:20:48,980: bottle 2616 00:20:48,980 --> 00:20:49,130: from 2617 00:20:49,130 --> 00:20:50,390: Jude. “And 2618 00:20:50,390 --> 00:20:50,599: your 2619 00:20:50,599 --> 00:20:51,109: parents 2620 00:20:51,109 --> 00:20:51,319: won’t 2621 00:20:51,319 --> 00:20:51,589: care 2622 00:20:51,589 --> 00:20:51,740: we’re 2623 00:20:51,740 --> 00:20:52,130: drinking 2624 00:20:52,130 --> 00:20:52,279: their 2625 00:20:52,279 --> 00:20:53,569: beer?”
The 2626 00:20:53,569 --> 00:20:53,839: dhole 2627 00:20:53,839 --> 00:20:54,079: shook 2628 00:20:54,079 --> 00:20:54,200: his 2629 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:55,069: head. “If 2630 00:20:55,069 --> 00:20:55,190: I 2631 00:20:55,190 --> 00:20:55,460: pay 2632 00:20:55,460 --> 00:20:55,609: them 2633 00:20:55,609 --> 00:20:55,880: back 2634 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:56,029: they 2635 00:20:56,029 --> 00:20:57,650: won’t. 2636 00:20:57,650 --> 00:20:58,341: Besides, 2637 00:20:58,341 --> 00:20:58,490: they’re 2638 00:20:58,490 --> 00:20:58,670: out 2639 00:20:58,670 --> 00:20:58,789: for 2640 00:20:58,789 --> 00:20:58,849: the 2641 00:20:58,849 --> 00:20:59,690: weekend. 2642 00:20:59,690 --> 00:20:59,900: Got 2643 00:20:59,900 --> 00:20:59,990: the 2644 00:20:59,990 --> 00:21:00,319: place 2645 00:21:00,319 --> 00:21:00,440: to 2646 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:01,160: ourselves. 2647 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:01,460: Enjoy 2648 00:21:01,460 --> 00:21:01,549: the 2649 00:21:01,549 --> 00:21:03,920: freedom.”
“In 2650 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:04,099: that 2651 00:21:04,099 --> 00:21:04,519: case, 2652 00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:05,839: thanks.” 2653 00:21:05,839 --> 00:21:06,289: Anthony 2654 00:21:06,289 --> 00:21:06,680: raised 2655 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:06,950: his 2656 00:21:06,950 --> 00:21:07,069: to 2657 00:21:07,069 --> 00:21:07,190: the 2658 00:21:07,190 --> 00:21:09,740: dhole’s.
“Cheers,” 2659 00:21:09,740 --> 00:21:09,950: Jude 2660 00:21:09,950 --> 00:21:10,369: touched 2661 00:21:10,369 --> 00:21:10,490: his 2662 00:21:10,490 --> 00:21:10,940: bottle to 2663 00:21:10,940 --> 00:21:11,029: the 2664 00:21:11,029 --> 00:21:11,450: jackals 2665 00:21:11,450 --> 00:21:11,570: with 2666 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:11,629: a 2667 00:21:11,629 --> 00:21:12,019: soft 2668 00:21:12,019 --> 00:21:12,650: clink 2669 00:21:12,650 --> 00:21:12,950: before 2670 00:21:12,950 --> 00:21:13,069: they 2671 00:21:13,069 --> 00:21:13,339: both 2672 00:21:13,339 --> 00:21:15,619: drank.
Flavors 2673 00:21:15,619 --> 00:21:15,710: of 2674 00:21:15,710 --> 00:21:16,279: pumpkin 2675 00:21:16,279 --> 00:21:16,369: and 2676 00:21:16,369 --> 00:21:17,000: spices 2677 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:17,450: melded 2678 00:21:17,450 --> 00:21:17,539: with 2679 00:21:17,539 --> 00:21:17,690: the 2680 00:21:17,690 --> 00:21:18,049: amber 2681 00:21:18,049 --> 00:21:19,490: beer. “Wow, 2682 00:21:19,490 --> 00:21:20,240: that’s 2683 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,069: unique”
Jude 2684 00:21:22,069 --> 00:21:23,210: smiled. “You 2685 00:21:23,210 --> 00:21:23,539: like 2686 00:21:23,539 --> 00:21:25,130: it?”
“Yeah. 2687 00:21:25,130 --> 00:21:25,940: It’s 2688 00:21:25,940 --> 00:21:26,119: just 2689 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:26,299: so 2690 00:21:26,299 --> 00:21:27,049: different. 2691 00:21:27,049 --> 00:21:27,289: In 2692 00:21:27,289 --> 00:21:27,349: a 2693 00:21:27,349 --> 00:21:27,559: good 2694 00:21:27,559 --> 00:21:29,119: way.”
The 2695 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:29,417: dhole 2696 00:21:29,417 --> 00:21:29,720: sipped 2697 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:29,960: his 2698 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:30,170: beer 2699 00:21:30,170 --> 00:21:31,339: again. “I’m 2700 00:21:31,339 --> 00:21:31,700: happy 2701 00:21:31,700 --> 00:21:31,819: it’s 2702 00:21:31,819 --> 00:21:32,029: not 2703 00:21:32,029 --> 00:21:32,210: that 2704 00:21:32,210 --> 00:21:32,539: cold 2705 00:21:32,539 --> 00:21:33,529: out.” 2706 00:21:33,529 --> 00:21:33,650: He 2707 00:21:33,650 --> 00:21:33,980: walked 2708 00:21:33,980 --> 00:21:34,099: up 2709 00:21:34,099 --> 00:21:34,190: to 2710 00:21:34,190 --> 00:21:34,279: the 2711 00:21:34,279 --> 00:21:34,670: porch 2712 00:21:34,670 --> 00:21:34,759: and 2713 00:21:34,759 --> 00:21:35,155: returned 2714 00:21:35,155 --> 00:21:35,329: with 2715 00:21:35,329 --> 00:21:35,539: two 2716 00:21:35,539 --> 00:21:36,079: plastic 2717 00:21:36,079 --> 00:21:36,500: folding 2718 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:36,859: chairs 2719 00:21:36,859 --> 00:21:36,980: in 2720 00:21:36,980 --> 00:21:37,640: paw 2721 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:37,789: and 2722 00:21:37,789 --> 00:21:38,000: set 2723 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:38,240: one 2724 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:38,359: on 2725 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:38,420: the 2726 00:21:38,420 --> 00:21:39,859: lawn. “Still 2727 00:21:39,859 --> 00:21:40,400: comfortable 2728 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:40,670: enough 2729 00:21:40,670 --> 00:21:40,789: to 2730 00:21:40,789 --> 00:21:41,059: sit 2731 00:21:41,059 --> 00:21:42,799: outside,” 2732 00:21:42,799 --> 00:21:43,069: Jude 2733 00:21:43,069 --> 00:21:43,430: said 2734 00:21:43,430 --> 00:21:43,549: as 2735 00:21:43,549 --> 00:21:43,640: he 2736 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:43,880: set 2737 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:44,119: down 2738 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:44,180: the 2739 00:21:44,180 --> 00:21:44,690: second 2740 00:21:44,690 --> 00:21:44,869: and 2741 00:21:44,869 --> 00:21:45,289: flopped 2742 00:21:45,289 --> 00:21:45,559: into 2743 00:21:45,559 --> 00:21:46,130: it. 2744 00:21:46,130 --> 00:21:46,250: He 2745 00:21:46,250 --> 00:21:46,609: pointed 2746 00:21:46,609 --> 00:21:46,700: to 2747 00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:46,849: the 2748 00:21:46,849 --> 00:21:47,119: empty 2749 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:47,299: one 2750 00:21:47,299 --> 00:21:47,420: with 2751 00:21:47,420 --> 00:21:47,539: his 2752 00:21:47,539 --> 00:21:48,680: bottle. “Take 2753 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:48,710: a 2754 00:21:48,710 --> 00:21:50,720: seat.”
Anthony 2755 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:50,960: sat 2756 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:51,259: down 2757 00:21:51,259 --> 00:21:51,349: and 2758 00:21:51,349 --> 00:21:51,619: sipped 2759 00:21:51,619 --> 00:21:51,769: his 2760 00:21:51,769 --> 00:21:51,980: beer 2761 00:21:51,980 --> 00:21:52,880: again. 2762 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:53,029: As 2763 00:21:53,029 --> 00:21:53,089: he 2764 00:21:53,089 --> 00:21:53,420: pulled 2765 00:21:53,420 --> 00:21:53,509: the 2766 00:21:53,509 --> 00:21:53,900: cross 2767 00:21:53,900 --> 00:21:54,170: around 2768 00:21:54,170 --> 00:21:54,319: his 2769 00:21:54,319 --> 00:21:54,829: neck, 2770 00:21:54,829 --> 00:21:54,950: the 2771 00:21:54,950 --> 00:21:55,400: jackal 2772 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:55,940: stared 2773 00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:56,029: at 2774 00:21:56,029 --> 00:21:56,119: the 2775 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:57,170: pumpkins. 2776 00:21:57,170 --> 00:21:57,289: The 2777 00:21:57,289 --> 00:21:57,859: candle light 2778 00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:58,490: moved 2779 00:21:58,490 --> 00:21:58,579: and 2780 00:21:58,579 --> 00:21:59,240: flickered, 2781 00:21:59,240 --> 00:21:59,690: creating 2782 00:21:59,690 --> 00:22:00,140: light 2783 00:22:00,140 --> 00:22:00,259: and 2784 00:22:00,259 --> 00:22:00,829: shadows 2785 00:22:00,829 --> 00:22:01,099: along 2786 00:22:01,099 --> 00:22:01,250: the 2787 00:22:01,250 --> 00:22:01,549: edge 2788 00:22:01,549 --> 00:22:01,609: of 2789 00:22:01,609 --> 00:22:01,700: the 2790 00:22:01,700 --> 00:22:02,269: faces 2791 00:22:02,269 --> 00:22:02,750: carved 2792 00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:02,990: into 2793 00:22:02,990 --> 00:22:03,079: the 2794 00:22:03,079 --> 00:22:05,329: squash. “Looks 2795 00:22:05,329 --> 00:22:05,390: a 2796 00:22:05,390 --> 00:22:05,630: lot 2797 00:22:05,630 --> 00:22:05,960: neater 2798 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:06,079: than 2799 00:22:06,079 --> 00:22:06,200: I 2800 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,299: expected; 2801 00:22:07,299 --> 00:22:07,700: never 2802 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:07,970: really 2803 00:22:07,970 --> 00:22:08,329: watched 2804 00:22:08,329 --> 00:22:08,362: a 2805 00:22:08,362 --> 00:22:08,628: flame 2806 00:22:08,628 --> 00:22:08,869: move 2807 00:22:08,869 --> 00:22:09,109: like 2808 00:22:09,109 --> 00:22:09,950: that.” 2809 00:22:09,950 --> 00:22:10,130: His 2810 00:22:10,130 --> 00:22:10,430: tail 2811 00:22:10,430 --> 00:22:12,259: wagged.
“They 2812 00:22:12,259 --> 00:22:12,470: look 2813 00:22:12,470 --> 00:22:12,799: better 2814 00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:12,890: the 2815 00:22:12,890 --> 00:22:13,309: darker 2816 00:22:13,309 --> 00:22:13,400: it 2817 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:14,359: gets,” 2818 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:14,660: Jude 2819 00:22:14,660 --> 00:22:15,980: said.
Anthony 2820 00:22:15,980 --> 00:22:17,420: nodded. “Seeing 2821 00:22:17,420 --> 00:22:17,599: the 2822 00:22:17,599 --> 00:22:18,049: faces 2823 00:22:18,049 --> 00:22:18,380: shine 2824 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:18,529: through 2825 00:22:18,529 --> 00:22:18,619: the 2826 00:22:18,619 --> 00:22:18,920: night 2827 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:19,099: must 2828 00:22:19,099 --> 00:22:19,190: be 2829 00:22:19,190 --> 00:22:19,490: really 2830 00:22:19,490 --> 00:22:21,859: cool.”
A 2831 00:22:21,859 --> 00:22:22,339: comfortable 2832 00:22:22,339 --> 00:22:22,910: silence 2833 00:22:22,910 --> 00:22:23,150: set 2834 00:22:23,150 --> 00:22:23,539: between 2835 00:22:23,539 --> 00:22:23,630: the 2836 00:22:23,630 --> 00:22:25,910: two. “So, 2837 00:22:25,910 --> 00:22:26,299: you’ve 2838 00:22:26,299 --> 00:22:26,630: never 2839 00:22:26,630 --> 00:22:26,900: done 2840 00:22:26,900 --> 00:22:27,319: anything 2841 00:22:27,319 --> 00:22:27,529: like 2842 00:22:27,529 --> 00:22:27,710: this 2843 00:22:27,710 --> 00:22:28,880: before?” 2844 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:29,180: Jude 2845 00:22:29,180 --> 00:22:30,920: asked.
“What, 2846 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:31,220: drink 2847 00:22:31,220 --> 00:22:31,490: beer 2848 00:22:31,490 --> 00:22:31,700: while 2849 00:22:31,700 --> 00:22:32,119: watching 2850 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:32,210: a 2851 00:22:32,210 --> 00:22:32,900: jackal-lantern 2852 00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:33,259: flicker 2853 00:22:33,259 --> 00:22:33,380: in 2854 00:22:33,380 --> 00:22:33,470: the 2855 00:22:33,470 --> 00:22:34,609: afternoon?” 2856 00:22:34,609 --> 00:22:35,059: Anthony 2857 00:22:35,059 --> 00:22:35,509: chuckled 2858 00:22:35,509 --> 00:22:35,599: and 2859 00:22:35,599 --> 00:22:35,839: shook 2860 00:22:35,839 --> 00:22:35,960: his 2861 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,880: head. “Nah. 2862 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:38,029: My 2863 00:22:38,029 --> 00:22:38,329: mom 2864 00:22:38,329 --> 00:22:38,539: said 2865 00:22:38,539 --> 00:22:38,599: it 2866 00:22:38,599 --> 00:22:38,720: was 2867 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:38,900: all 2868 00:22:38,900 --> 00:22:39,289: devil 2869 00:22:39,289 --> 00:22:40,190: worship – 2870 00:22:40,190 --> 00:22:40,309: the 2871 00:22:40,309 --> 00:22:40,880: carving, 2872 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:41,210: not 2873 00:22:41,210 --> 00:22:41,299: the 2874 00:22:41,299 --> 00:22:42,980: beer. 2875 00:22:42,980 --> 00:22:43,339: Though 2876 00:22:43,339 --> 00:22:43,640: she 2877 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:43,940: wouldn’t 2878 00:22:43,940 --> 00:22:44,119: let 2879 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:44,210: us 2880 00:22:44,210 --> 00:22:44,509: drink, 2881 00:22:44,509 --> 00:22:46,849: either.”
“That 2882 00:22:46,849 --> 00:22:47,119: must 2883 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:47,210: have 2884 00:22:47,210 --> 00:22:47,450: made 2885 00:22:47,450 --> 00:22:47,809: watching 2886 00:22:47,809 --> 00:22:48,170: TV 2887 00:22:48,170 --> 00:22:48,500: tough 2888 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:48,619: with 2889 00:22:48,619 --> 00:22:48,769: all 2890 00:22:48,769 --> 00:22:48,859: the 2891 00:22:48,859 --> 00:22:49,339: Halloween 2892 00:22:49,339 --> 00:22:50,599: specials,” 2893 00:22:50,599 --> 00:22:50,930: Jude 2894 00:22:50,930 --> 00:22:52,460: said
Anthony 2895 00:22:52,460 --> 00:22:54,440: scoffed. “She 2896 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:54,950: wouldn’t 2897 00:22:54,950 --> 00:22:55,190: let 2898 00:22:55,190 --> 00:22:55,339: us 2899 00:22:55,339 --> 00:22:55,670: watch 2900 00:22:55,670 --> 00:22:56,569: TV. 2901 00:22:56,569 --> 00:22:57,289: Heck, 2902 00:22:57,289 --> 00:22:57,589: books 2903 00:22:57,589 --> 00:22:57,769: had 2904 00:22:57,769 --> 00:22:57,829: to 2905 00:22:57,829 --> 00:22:57,950: be 2906 00:22:57,950 --> 00:22:58,309: snuck 2907 00:22:58,309 --> 00:22:58,460: in 2908 00:22:58,460 --> 00:22:58,579: and 2909 00:22:58,579 --> 00:22:58,700: out 2910 00:22:58,700 --> 00:22:58,759: of 2911 00:22:58,759 --> 00:22:58,819: the 2912 00:22:58,819 --> 00:22:59,750: house. 2913 00:22:59,750 --> 00:22:59,869: The 2914 00:22:59,869 --> 00:23:00,049: only 2915 00:23:00,049 --> 00:23:00,230: ones 2916 00:23:00,230 --> 00:23:00,319: I 2917 00:23:00,319 --> 00:23:00,680: didn’t 2918 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:00,829: have 2919 00:23:00,829 --> 00:23:00,920: to 2920 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:01,279: sneak 2921 00:23:01,279 --> 00:23:01,400: were 2922 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:01,579: my 2923 00:23:01,579 --> 00:23:02,119: bible 2924 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:02,210: and 2925 00:23:02,210 --> 00:23:03,259: school books. 2926 00:23:03,259 --> 00:23:03,410: And 2927 00:23:03,410 --> 00:23:03,710: even 2928 00:23:03,710 --> 00:23:03,980: then 2929 00:23:03,980 --> 00:23:04,039: I 2930 00:23:04,039 --> 00:23:04,250: had 2931 00:23:04,250 --> 00:23:04,309: to 2932 00:23:04,309 --> 00:23:04,640: prove 2933 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:04,730: it 2934 00:23:04,730 --> 00:23:04,910: was 2935 00:23:04,910 --> 00:23:05,119: for 2936 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:05,180: a 2937 00:23:05,180 --> 00:23:05,539: school 2938 00:23:05,539 --> 00:23:06,049: assignment 2939 00:23:06,049 --> 00:23:06,170: if 2940 00:23:06,170 --> 00:23:06,367: she 2941 00:23:06,367 --> 00:23:06,650: hadn’t 2942 00:23:06,650 --> 00:23:06,890: read 2943 00:23:06,890 --> 00:23:06,980: it 2944 00:23:06,980 --> 00:23:08,059: yet.” 2945 00:23:08,059 --> 00:23:08,180: The 2946 00:23:08,180 --> 00:23:08,569: jackal 2947 00:23:08,569 --> 00:23:10,160: sighed. “Which 2948 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:10,519: was 2949 00:23:10,519 --> 00:23:11,869: often.” 2950 00:23:11,869 --> 00:23:11,990: He 2951 00:23:11,990 --> 00:23:12,319: rubbed 2952 00:23:12,319 --> 00:23:12,410: the 2953 00:23:12,410 --> 00:23:12,680: bridge 2954 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:12,769: of 2955 00:23:12,769 --> 00:23:12,859: his 2956 00:23:12,859 --> 00:23:14,269: muzzle. “Safe 2957 00:23:14,269 --> 00:23:14,390: to 2958 00:23:14,390 --> 00:23:14,779: say 2959 00:23:14,779 --> 00:23:14,960: I 2960 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:15,289: got 2961 00:23:15,289 --> 00:23:15,500: real 2962 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:16,069: comfortable 2963 00:23:16,069 --> 00:23:16,190: at 2964 00:23:16,190 --> 00:23:16,279: the 2965 00:23:16,279 --> 00:23:16,519: school 2966 00:23:16,519 --> 00:23:18,349: library.”
“Freedom 2967 00:23:18,349 --> 00:23:18,410: to 2968 00:23:18,410 --> 00:23:19,549: read?” 2969 00:23:19,549 --> 00:23:19,819: Jude 2970 00:23:19,819 --> 00:23:21,769: asked.
“Freedom 2971 00:23:21,769 --> 00:23:21,980: in 2972 00:23:21,980 --> 00:23:23,390: general.” 2973 00:23:23,390 --> 00:23:23,839: Anthony 2974 00:23:23,839 --> 00:23:24,230: threw out 2975 00:23:24,230 --> 00:23:24,380: his 2976 00:23:24,380 --> 00:23:24,769: legs 2977 00:23:24,769 --> 00:23:24,859: and 2978 00:23:24,859 --> 00:23:26,779: arm. “I 2979 00:23:26,779 --> 00:23:26,930: had 2980 00:23:26,930 --> 00:23:27,259: books 2981 00:23:27,259 --> 00:23:27,740: galore 2982 00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:27,920: and 2983 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:28,279: internet 2984 00:23:28,279 --> 00:23:28,700: access 2985 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:28,819: for 2986 00:23:28,819 --> 00:23:29,750: research. 2987 00:23:29,750 --> 00:23:29,869: And 2988 00:23:29,869 --> 00:23:30,049: some 2989 00:23:30,049 --> 00:23:30,500: personal 2990 00:23:30,500 --> 00:23:31,319: use. 2991 00:23:31,319 --> 00:23:31,353: I 2992 00:23:31,353 --> 00:23:31,519: didn’t 2993 00:23:31,519 --> 00:23:31,640: have 2994 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:31,700: to 2995 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:32,000: worry 2996 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:32,180: about 2997 00:23:32,180 --> 00:23:32,299: my 2998 00:23:32,299 --> 00:23:32,630: mom 2999 00:23:32,630 --> 00:23:33,079: checking 3000 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:33,200: my 3001 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:33,680: browsing 3002 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,299: history.”
Jude 3003 00:23:35,299 --> 00:23:35,809: grinned as 3004 00:23:35,809 --> 00:23:36,200: Anthony 3005 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:36,500: sipped 3006 00:23:36,500 --> 00:23:36,619: his 3007 00:23:36,619 --> 00:23:37,880: beer. “Didn’t 3008 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:38,119: want her 3009 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:38,180: to 3010 00:23:38,180 --> 00:23:38,359: see 3011 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:38,450: the 3012 00:23:38,450 --> 00:23:38,720: porn 3013 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:38,990: sites 3014 00:23:38,990 --> 00:23:39,081: you 3015 00:23:39,081 --> 00:23:39,259: were 3016 00:23:39,259 --> 00:23:40,910: on?”
Anthony 3017 00:23:40,910 --> 00:23:41,359: choked 3018 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:41,450: on 3019 00:23:41,450 --> 00:23:41,509: the 3020 00:23:41,509 --> 00:23:43,759: liquid. “No!” 3021 00:23:43,759 --> 00:23:43,849: he 3022 00:23:43,849 --> 00:23:44,150: said 3023 00:23:44,150 --> 00:23:44,480: between 3024 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:44,839: laughing 3025 00:23:44,839 --> 00:23:45,890: coughs. “The 3026 00:23:45,890 --> 00:23:46,279: school’s 3027 00:23:46,279 --> 00:23:46,849: computers 3028 00:23:46,849 --> 00:23:47,000: were 3029 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:47,690: firewalled, 3030 00:23:47,690 --> 00:23:48,769: too. 3031 00:23:48,769 --> 00:23:48,920: But 3032 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:48,950: I 3033 00:23:48,950 --> 00:23:49,160: looked 3034 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:49,279: up 3035 00:23:49,279 --> 00:23:49,759: sports 3036 00:23:49,759 --> 00:23:50,359: information 3037 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:50,660: or 3038 00:23:50,660 --> 00:23:51,049: theatre 3039 00:23:51,049 --> 00:23:51,529: stuff. 3040 00:23:51,529 --> 00:23:51,950: You 3041 00:23:51,950 --> 00:23:52,220: know, 3042 00:23:52,220 --> 00:23:52,460: so 3043 00:23:52,460 --> 00:23:52,549: I 3044 00:23:52,549 --> 00:23:52,789: could 3045 00:23:52,789 --> 00:23:53,150: follow 3046 00:23:53,150 --> 00:23:53,960: conversations 3047 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:54,079: with 3048 00:23:54,079 --> 00:23:54,349: other 3049 00:23:54,349 --> 00:23:56,029: kids.”
Jude 3050 00:23:56,029 --> 00:23:57,440: nodded. “I 3051 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:57,650: can 3052 00:23:57,650 --> 00:23:58,130: understand 3053 00:23:58,130 --> 00:23:59,390: that.” 3054 00:23:59,390 --> 00:23:59,509: He 3055 00:23:59,509 --> 00:23:59,779: sipped 3056 00:23:59,779 --> 00:23:59,900: his 3057 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:00,259: beer 3058 00:24:00,259 --> 00:24:00,380: as 3059 00:24:00,380 --> 00:24:00,650: another 3060 00:24:00,650 --> 00:24:01,220: silence 3061 00:24:01,220 --> 00:24:01,430: fell 3062 00:24:01,430 --> 00:24:01,819: between 3063 00:24:01,819 --> 00:24:03,319: them. “Is 3064 00:24:03,319 --> 00:24:03,500: that 3065 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:03,680: why 3066 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:03,829: you’re 3067 00:24:03,829 --> 00:24:04,099: still 3068 00:24:04,099 --> 00:24:04,430: trying 3069 00:24:04,430 --> 00:24:04,490: to 3070 00:24:04,490 --> 00:24:04,670: see 3071 00:24:04,670 --> 00:24:04,849: your 3072 00:24:04,849 --> 00:24:05,180: faith 3073 00:24:05,180 --> 00:24:05,299: as 3074 00:24:05,299 --> 00:24:05,480: your 3075 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,630: own?”
“Partially.” 3076 00:24:08,630 --> 00:24:09,049: Anthony 3077 00:24:09,049 --> 00:24:10,279: shrugged. “I 3078 00:24:10,279 --> 00:24:11,390: mean, 3079 00:24:11,390 --> 00:24:11,690: I 3080 00:24:11,690 --> 00:24:12,019: feel 3081 00:24:12,019 --> 00:24:12,289: like 3082 00:24:12,289 --> 00:24:12,349: a 3083 00:24:12,349 --> 00:24:12,559: lot 3084 00:24:12,559 --> 00:24:12,650: of 3085 00:24:12,650 --> 00:24:13,039: fun 3086 00:24:13,039 --> 00:24:13,400: things 3087 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:13,730: are, 3088 00:24:13,730 --> 00:24:14,450: well, 3089 00:24:14,450 --> 00:24:15,589: wrong. 3090 00:24:15,589 --> 00:24:15,680: I 3091 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:15,890: heard 3092 00:24:15,890 --> 00:24:16,190: stuff 3093 00:24:16,190 --> 00:24:16,670: equating 3094 00:24:16,670 --> 00:24:16,940: all 3095 00:24:16,940 --> 00:24:17,390: fiction 3096 00:24:17,390 --> 00:24:17,630: about 3097 00:24:17,630 --> 00:24:18,109: magic 3098 00:24:18,109 --> 00:24:18,230: to 3099 00:24:18,230 --> 00:24:18,589: devil 3100 00:24:18,589 --> 00:24:19,670: worship.” 3101 00:24:19,670 --> 00:24:20,029: The 3102 00:24:20,029 --> 00:24:21,170: jackal sighed. “But 3103 00:24:21,170 --> 00:24:22,099: then, I 3104 00:24:22,099 --> 00:24:22,309: heard 3105 00:24:22,309 --> 00:24:22,369: the 3106 00:24:22,369 --> 00:24:22,910: pastor 3107 00:24:22,910 --> 00:24:23,329: preaching 3108 00:24:23,329 --> 00:24:23,599: about 3109 00:24:23,599 --> 00:24:23,930: how 3110 00:24:23,930 --> 00:24:24,200: God 3111 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:24,319: is 3112 00:24:24,319 --> 00:24:25,190: love. 3113 00:24:25,190 --> 00:24:25,609: Hearing 3114 00:24:25,609 --> 00:24:25,970: both 3115 00:24:25,970 --> 00:24:26,240: ends 3116 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:26,299: of 3117 00:24:26,299 --> 00:24:26,390: the 3118 00:24:26,390 --> 00:24:26,990: spectrum is 3119 00:24:26,990 --> 00:24:28,819: hard.” 3120 00:24:28,819 --> 00:24:29,329: Anthony’s 3121 00:24:29,329 --> 00:24:29,720: ears 3122 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:30,109: fell 3123 00:24:30,109 --> 00:24:30,229: and 3124 00:24:30,229 --> 00:24:30,380: his 3125 00:24:30,380 --> 00:24:30,769: gaze 3126 00:24:30,769 --> 00:24:32,720: lowered.
“I 3127 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:32,960: can 3128 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:33,470: understand 3129 00:24:33,470 --> 00:24:34,579: that,” 3130 00:24:34,579 --> 00:24:34,910: Jude 3131 00:24:34,910 --> 00:24:35,869: said. “I 3132 00:24:35,869 --> 00:24:36,170: mean, 3133 00:24:36,170 --> 00:24:36,259: I 3134 00:24:36,259 --> 00:24:36,470: went 3135 00:24:36,470 --> 00:24:36,559: to 3136 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:36,650: a 3137 00:24:36,650 --> 00:24:36,920: different 3138 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:37,250: church, 3139 00:24:37,250 --> 00:24:37,369: of 3140 00:24:37,369 --> 00:24:37,759: course, 3141 00:24:37,759 --> 00:24:38,180: but 3142 00:24:38,180 --> 00:24:38,269: I 3143 00:24:38,269 --> 00:24:38,630: remember 3144 00:24:38,630 --> 00:24:38,900: hearing 3145 00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:39,140: some 3146 00:24:39,140 --> 00:24:39,200: of 3147 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:39,380: that 3148 00:24:39,380 --> 00:24:39,619: stuff, 3149 00:24:39,619 --> 00:24:40,849: too.”
The 3150 00:24:40,849 --> 00:24:41,390: two sat 3151 00:24:41,390 --> 00:24:41,480: in 3152 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:42,109: silence, 3153 00:24:42,109 --> 00:24:42,529: drinking 3154 00:24:42,529 --> 00:24:42,650: their 3155 00:24:42,650 --> 00:24:43,519: beers. 3156 00:24:43,519 --> 00:24:43,910: Jude 3157 00:24:43,910 --> 00:24:44,150: tipped 3158 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:44,269: his 3159 00:24:44,269 --> 00:24:44,480: head 3160 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,019: back, 3161 00:24:45,019 --> 00:24:45,410: draining 3162 00:24:45,410 --> 00:24:45,529: the 3163 00:24:45,529 --> 00:24:46,069: contents 3164 00:24:46,069 --> 00:24:46,160: of 3165 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:46,250: the 3166 00:24:46,250 --> 00:24:46,640: bottle 3167 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:46,789: with 3168 00:24:46,789 --> 00:24:46,849: a 3169 00:24:46,849 --> 00:24:47,180: happy 3170 00:24:47,180 --> 00:24:49,130: sigh.
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Yeah 3216 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:13,039: right, 3217 00:25:13,039 --> 00:25:14,539: girls. 3218 00:25:14,539 --> 00:25:14,960: Anthony 3219 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,730: scoffed. “Thanks, 3220 00:25:16,730 --> 00:25:17,180: I’ll 3221 00:25:17,180 --> 00:25:17,480: keep 3222 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:17,690: that 3223 00:25:17,690 --> 00:25:17,750: in 3224 00:25:17,750 --> 00:25:18,859: mind,” 3225 00:25:18,859 --> 00:25:18,980: he 3226 00:25:18,980 --> 00:25:19,339: said, 3227 00:25:19,339 --> 00:25:19,670: trying 3228 00:25:19,670 --> 00:25:19,759: to 3229 00:25:19,759 --> 00:25:20,000: sound 3230 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,009: positive.
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“Great!” 3488 00:27:23,390 --> 00:27:23,690: Jude 3489 00:27:23,690 --> 00:27:23,990: pointed 3490 00:27:23,990 --> 00:27:24,049: the 3491 00:27:24,049 --> 00:27:24,470: jackal 3492 00:27:24,470 --> 00:27:24,565: to 3493 00:27:24,565 --> 00:27:24,650: the 3494 00:27:24,650 --> 00:27:24,920: living 3495 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:25,819: room. “Sit 3496 00:27:25,819 --> 00:27:26,150: down 3497 00:27:26,150 --> 00:27:26,299: and 3498 00:27:26,299 --> 00:27:26,539: get 3499 00:27:26,539 --> 00:27:27,289: comfy. 3500 00:27:27,289 --> 00:27:27,470: I’m 3501 00:27:27,470 --> 00:27:27,650: going to 3502 00:27:27,650 --> 00:27:27,923: order us 3503 00:27:27,923 --> 00:27:28,080: a 3504 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:28,819: pizza 3505 00:27:28,819 --> 00:27:28,970: and 3506 00:27:28,970 --> 00:27:29,150: I’ll 3507 00:27:29,150 --> 00:27:29,329: be 3508 00:27:29,329 --> 00:27:29,569: there 3509 00:27:29,569 --> 00:27:29,660: in 3510 00:27:29,660 --> 00:27:29,720: a 3511 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:31,670: moment.”
Anthony 3512 00:27:31,670 --> 00:27:31,880: made 3513 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,029: his 3514 00:27:32,029 --> 00:27:32,269: way 3515 00:27:32,269 --> 00:27:32,450: out 3516 00:27:32,450 --> 00:27:32,509: of 3517 00:27:32,509 --> 00:27:32,599: the 3518 00:27:32,599 --> 00:27:33,049: kitchen 3519 00:27:33,049 --> 00:27:33,170: and 3520 00:27:33,170 --> 00:27:33,440: sat 3521 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:33,559: on 3522 00:27:33,559 --> 00:27:33,619: the 3523 00:27:33,619 --> 00:27:34,640: couch. 3524 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:34,789: As 3525 00:27:34,789 --> 00:27:34,849: he 3526 00:27:34,849 --> 00:27:35,089: took 3527 00:27:35,089 --> 00:27:35,359: another 3528 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:35,630: drink 3529 00:27:35,630 --> 00:27:35,720: of 3530 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:35,839: his 3531 00:27:35,839 --> 00:27:36,470: beer, 3532 00:27:36,470 --> 00:27:36,529: a 3533 00:27:36,529 --> 00:27:36,950: pleasant 3534 00:27:36,950 --> 00:27:37,430: buzz 3535 00:27:37,430 --> 00:27:37,849: began 3536 00:27:37,849 --> 00:27:38,150: between 3537 00:27:38,150 --> 00:27:38,269: his 3538 00:27:38,269 --> 00:27:38,930: eyes 3539 00:27:38,930 --> 00:27:39,049: and 3540 00:27:39,049 --> 00:27:39,170: his 3541 00:27:39,170 --> 00:27:39,529: body 3542 00:27:39,529 --> 00:27:40,160: relaxed 3543 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:40,339: into 3544 00:27:40,339 --> 00:27:40,460: the 3545 00:27:40,460 --> 00:27:41,359: cushion. 3546 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:41,599: He 3547 00:27:41,599 --> 00:27:41,809: heard 3548 00:27:41,809 --> 00:27:41,900: the 3549 00:27:41,900 --> 00:27:42,140: dhole 3550 00:27:42,140 --> 00:27:42,589: chatter 3551 00:27:42,589 --> 00:27:42,680: on 3552 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:42,769: the 3553 00:27:42,769 --> 00:27:43,400: phone 3554 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:43,519: and 3555 00:27:43,519 --> 00:27:43,579: he 3556 00:27:43,579 --> 00:27:44,000: closed 3557 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:44,150: his 3558 00:27:44,150 --> 00:27:45,890: eyes. 3559 00:27:45,890 --> 00:27:45,980: A 3560 00:27:45,980 --> 00:27:46,519: smiled 3561 00:27:46,519 --> 00:27:47,000: crossed 3562 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:47,089: the 3563 00:27:47,089 --> 00:27:47,539: jackal’s 3564 00:27:47,539 --> 00:27:48,200: muzzle 3565 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:48,380: as 3566 00:27:48,380 --> 00:27:48,470: he 3567 00:27:48,470 --> 00:27:48,950: focused 3568 00:27:48,950 --> 00:27:49,069: on 3569 00:27:49,069 --> 00:27:49,160: the 3570 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:49,940: musicality 3571 00:27:49,940 --> 00:27:50,029: of 3572 00:27:50,029 --> 00:27:50,150: his 3573 00:27:50,150 --> 00:27:50,839: voice, 3574 00:27:50,839 --> 00:27:50,960: the 3575 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:51,470: lilt 3576 00:27:51,470 --> 00:27:51,680: and 3577 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:52,009: lift 3578 00:27:52,009 --> 00:27:52,130: of 3579 00:27:52,130 --> 00:27:53,089: it.
With 3580 00:27:53,089 --> 00:27:53,150: a 3581 00:27:53,150 --> 00:27:53,630: sigh, 3582 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:53,779: he 3583 00:27:53,779 --> 00:27:54,049: sat 3584 00:27:54,049 --> 00:27:54,200: up 3585 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:54,289: and 3586 00:27:54,289 --> 00:27:54,710: started 3587 00:27:54,710 --> 00:27:54,799: at 3588 00:27:54,799 --> 00:27:54,859: the 3589 00:27:54,859 --> 00:27:55,160: movie 3590 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:55,609: collection 3591 00:27:55,609 --> 00:27:55,819: under 3592 00:27:55,819 --> 00:27:55,940: the 3593 00:27:55,940 --> 00:27:56,990: TV. 3594 00:27:56,990 --> 00:27:57,109: When 3595 00:27:57,109 --> 00:27:57,170: he 3596 00:27:57,170 --> 00:27:57,410: heard 3597 00:27:57,410 --> 00:27:57,710: Jude 3598 00:27:57,710 --> 00:27:57,890: end 3599 00:27:57,890 --> 00:27:57,950: the 3600 00:27:57,950 --> 00:27:58,460: call, 3601 00:27:58,460 --> 00:27:58,880: Anthony 3602 00:27:58,880 --> 00:27:59,240: spoke 3603 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,039: up. “What 3604 00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:01,250: are 3605 00:28:01,250 --> 00:28:01,460: we 3606 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:01,730: about 3607 00:28:01,730 --> 00:28:01,819: to 3608 00:28:01,819 --> 00:28:03,529: watch?”
Jude 3609 00:28:03,529 --> 00:28:04,190: chuckled, 3610 00:28:04,190 --> 00:28:04,670: walking 3611 00:28:04,670 --> 00:28:04,940: back 3612 00:28:04,940 --> 00:28:05,059: with 3613 00:28:05,059 --> 00:28:05,119: a 3614 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:05,509: fresh 3615 00:28:05,509 --> 00:28:06,319: six-pack 3616 00:28:06,319 --> 00:28:06,470: and 3617 00:28:06,470 --> 00:28:06,529: a 3618 00:28:06,529 --> 00:28:06,799: bowl 3619 00:28:06,799 --> 00:28:06,890: of 3620 00:28:06,890 --> 00:28:07,279: seeds 3621 00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:07,369: and 3622 00:28:07,369 --> 00:28:08,869: nuts. “You’ll 3623 00:28:08,869 --> 00:28:09,109: just 3624 00:28:09,109 --> 00:28:09,349: have 3625 00:28:09,349 --> 00:28:09,440: to 3626 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:09,710: wait 3627 00:28:09,710 --> 00:28:09,829: and 3628 00:28:09,829 --> 00:28:11,089: see. 3629 00:28:11,089 --> 00:28:11,210: I 3630 00:28:11,210 --> 00:28:11,960: mean, 3631 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:12,049: if 3632 00:28:12,049 --> 00:28:12,109: we’re 3633 00:28:12,109 --> 00:28:12,289: going 3634 00:28:12,289 --> 00:28:12,349: to 3635 00:28:12,349 --> 00:28:12,680: corrupt 3636 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:12,799: you 3637 00:28:12,799 --> 00:28:13,369: today, 3638 00:28:13,369 --> 00:28:13,519: we’re 3639 00:28:13,519 --> 00:28:13,910: doing 3640 00:28:13,910 --> 00:28:14,119: this 3641 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:16,430: right.” 3642 00:28:16,430 --> 00:28:16,549: He 3643 00:28:16,549 --> 00:28:16,940: grinned 3644 00:28:16,940 --> 00:28:17,029: at 3645 00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:17,390: Anthony 3646 00:28:17,390 --> 00:28:17,690: before 3647 00:28:17,690 --> 00:28:18,079: turning 3648 00:28:18,079 --> 00:28:18,500: towards 3649 00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:18,589: his 3650 00:28:18,589 --> 00:28:19,130: entertainment 3651 00:28:19,130 --> 00:28:19,400: center 3652 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:19,490: and 3653 00:28:19,490 --> 00:28:19,910: squatting 3654 00:28:19,910 --> 00:28:20,119: down 3655 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:21,500: again.
The 3656 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:21,950: jackal 3657 00:28:21,950 --> 00:28:22,160: took 3658 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:22,250: a 3659 00:28:22,250 --> 00:28:22,940: pawful 3660 00:28:22,940 --> 00:28:23,119: from 3661 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:23,569: the bowl 3662 00:28:23,569 --> 00:28:23,690: and 3663 00:28:23,690 --> 00:28:24,081: tossed 3664 00:28:24,081 --> 00:28:24,380: it in 3665 00:28:24,380 --> 00:28:24,500: his 3666 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:25,730: mouth. “Oh 3667 00:28:25,730 --> 00:28:27,019: wow, 3668 00:28:27,019 --> 00:28:27,259: these 3669 00:28:27,259 --> 00:28:27,380: are 3670 00:28:27,380 --> 00:28:28,789: good.” 3671 00:28:28,789 --> 00:28:28,910: He 3672 00:28:28,910 --> 00:28:29,089: took 3673 00:28:29,089 --> 00:28:29,390: another 3674 00:28:29,390 --> 00:28:30,890: scoop. “Everything 3675 00:28:30,890 --> 00:28:31,460: crunches 3676 00:28:31,460 --> 00:28:32,299: nicely 3677 00:28:32,299 --> 00:28:32,420: and 3678 00:28:32,420 --> 00:28:32,509: you 3679 00:28:32,509 --> 00:28:32,599: don’t 3680 00:28:32,599 --> 00:28:32,720: have 3681 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:32,809: to 3682 00:28:32,809 --> 00:28:33,079: worry 3683 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:33,259: about 3684 00:28:33,259 --> 00:28:33,319: the 3685 00:28:33,319 --> 00:28:34,369: shells. 3686 00:28:34,369 --> 00:28:34,519: And 3687 00:28:34,519 --> 00:28:34,579: the 3688 00:28:34,579 --> 00:28:35,089: flavor 3689 00:28:35,089 --> 00:28:35,150: of 3690 00:28:35,150 --> 00:28:35,240: the 3691 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:35,720: seasoning 3692 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:35,809: is 3693 00:28:35,809 --> 00:28:36,142: subtle, 3694 00:28:36,142 --> 00:28:37,970: too.”
“So 3695 00:28:37,970 --> 00:28:38,420: good, 3696 00:28:38,420 --> 00:28:39,170: right? It’s 3697 00:28:39,170 --> 00:28:39,500: that 3698 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:39,980: pumpkin 3699 00:28:39,980 --> 00:28:42,500: magic.”
Anthony 3700 00:28:42,500 --> 00:28:42,980: stared 3701 00:28:42,980 --> 00:28:43,069: at 3702 00:28:43,069 --> 00:28:43,130: the 3703 00:28:43,130 --> 00:28:43,490: dhole’s 3704 00:28:43,490 --> 00:28:43,880: wagging 3705 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:44,509: tail 3706 00:28:44,509 --> 00:28:44,630: and 3707 00:28:44,630 --> 00:28:44,750: his 3708 00:28:44,750 --> 00:28:45,140: eye 3709 00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:45,529: drifted 3710 00:28:45,529 --> 00:28:45,980: lower 3711 00:28:45,980 --> 00:28:46,309: where his 3712 00:28:46,309 --> 00:28:46,730: jeans 3713 00:28:46,730 --> 00:28:47,119: became 3714 00:28:47,119 --> 00:28:47,809: taut, 3715 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:48,230: cupping 3716 00:28:48,230 --> 00:28:48,319: the 3717 00:28:48,319 --> 00:28:48,769: dhole’s 3718 00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:49,160: firm 3719 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,509: rear. 3720 00:28:50,509 --> 00:28:50,839: His 3721 00:28:50,839 --> 00:28:51,170: butt 3722 00:28:51,170 --> 00:28:51,440: looks 3723 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:51,710: really 3724 00:28:51,710 --> 00:28:52,099: nice 3725 00:28:52,099 --> 00:28:52,190: in 3726 00:28:52,190 --> 00:28:52,400: those 3727 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:53,720: jeans. 3728 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:53,809: He 3729 00:28:53,809 --> 00:28:54,049: shook 3730 00:28:54,049 --> 00:28:54,200: his 3731 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:54,680: head, 3732 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:55,130: ears 3733 00:28:55,130 --> 00:28:55,609: flapping 3734 00:28:55,609 --> 00:28:55,940: against 3735 00:28:55,940 --> 00:28:56,059: his 3736 00:28:56,059 --> 00:28:57,140: head. 3737 00:28:57,140 --> 00:28:58,174: Wait, 3738 00:28:58,174 --> 00:28:58,460: stop 3739 00:28:58,460 --> 00:29:00,109: that!
“You 3740 00:29:00,109 --> 00:29:00,349: say 3741 00:29:00,349 --> 00:29:01,460: something?” 3742 00:29:01,460 --> 00:29:01,789: Jude 3743 00:29:01,789 --> 00:29:02,089: asked 3744 00:29:02,089 --> 00:29:02,359: over 3745 00:29:02,359 --> 00:29:02,450: his 3746 00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:04,579: shoulder.      
“Nothing,” 3747 00:29:04,579 --> 00:29:05,029: Anthony 3748 00:29:05,029 --> 00:29:05,299: flicked 3749 00:29:05,299 --> 00:29:05,420: his 3750 00:29:05,420 --> 00:29:06,650: ear. “Just 3751 00:29:06,650 --> 00:29:07,069: chewing 3752 00:29:07,069 --> 00:29:07,250: on 3753 00:29:07,250 --> 00:29:07,490: some 3754 00:29:07,490 --> 00:29:07,549: of 3755 00:29:07,549 --> 00:29:07,640: the 3756 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,890: seeds.”
“Okay.” 3757 00:29:09,890 --> 00:29:10,009: The 3758 00:29:10,009 --> 00:29:10,279: dhole 3759 00:29:10,279 --> 00:29:10,640: grabbed a 3760 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:11,210: remote 3761 00:29:11,210 --> 00:29:11,359: and 3762 00:29:11,359 --> 00:29:11,630: sat 3763 00:29:11,630 --> 00:29:11,990: beside 3764 00:29:11,990 --> 00:29:12,079: the 3765 00:29:12,079 --> 00:29:14,269: jackal. “Now, 3766 00:29:14,269 --> 00:29:14,420: I 3767 00:29:14,420 --> 00:29:14,630: will 3768 00:29:14,630 --> 00:29:14,930: say, 3769 00:29:14,930 --> 00:29:15,140: this 3770 00:29:15,140 --> 00:29:15,380: movie 3771 00:29:15,380 --> 00:29:15,890: hasn’t 3772 00:29:15,890 --> 00:29:16,309: aged 3773 00:29:16,309 --> 00:29:16,579: very 3774 00:29:16,579 --> 00:29:17,299: well. 3775 00:29:17,299 --> 00:29:17,480: But 3776 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:17,599: it 3777 00:29:17,599 --> 00:29:17,690: is 3778 00:29:17,690 --> 00:29:17,960: still 3779 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:17,990: a 3780 00:29:17,990 --> 00:29:18,230: lot 3781 00:29:18,230 --> 00:29:18,289: of 3782 00:29:18,289 --> 00:29:19,160: fun. It’s 3783 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:19,369: really 3784 00:29:19,369 --> 00:29:19,940: campy 3785 00:29:19,940 --> 00:29:20,059: and 3786 00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:20,151: a 3787 00:29:20,151 --> 00:29:20,480: hit 3788 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,349: with… 3789 00:29:21,349 --> 00:29:22,369: unusual 3790 00:29:22,369 --> 00:29:24,829: folks.”
Anthony 3791 00:29:24,829 --> 00:29:25,220: tilted 3792 00:29:25,220 --> 00:29:25,339: his 3793 00:29:25,339 --> 00:29:26,750: head. “What 3794 00:29:26,750 --> 00:29:26,869: do 3795 00:29:26,869 --> 00:29:27,019: you 3796 00:29:27,019 --> 00:29:28,789: mean?”
“Let’s 3797 00:29:28,789 --> 00:29:29,089: just 3798 00:29:29,089 --> 00:29:29,390: say 3799 00:29:29,390 --> 00:29:29,539: your 3800 00:29:29,539 --> 00:29:29,960: mother 3801 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:30,289: wouldn’t have 3802 00:29:30,289 --> 00:29:30,650: approved 3803 00:29:30,650 --> 00:29:30,740: of 3804 00:29:30,740 --> 00:29:30,980: this 3805 00:29:30,980 --> 00:29:32,569: film.”
“That 3806 00:29:32,569 --> 00:29:32,960: doesn’t 3807 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:33,470: surprise 3808 00:29:33,470 --> 00:29:34,609: me.”
“I 3809 00:29:34,609 --> 00:29:34,910: think 3810 00:29:34,910 --> 00:29:35,029: it 3811 00:29:35,029 --> 00:29:35,329: might 3812 00:29:35,329 --> 00:29:35,450: be 3813 00:29:35,450 --> 00:29:35,809: better 3814 00:29:35,809 --> 00:29:35,930: if 3815 00:29:35,930 --> 00:29:36,049: I 3816 00:29:36,049 --> 00:29:36,500: showed 3817 00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:36,710: you 3818 00:29:36,710 --> 00:29:37,849: instead. 3819 00:29:37,849 --> 00:29:37,970: But 3820 00:29:37,970 --> 00:29:38,059: if 3821 00:29:38,059 --> 00:29:38,119: you 3822 00:29:38,119 --> 00:29:38,329: don’t 3823 00:29:38,329 --> 00:29:38,690: like 3824 00:29:38,690 --> 00:29:38,809: it, 3825 00:29:38,809 --> 00:29:39,019: just 3826 00:29:39,019 --> 00:29:39,380: say 3827 00:29:39,380 --> 00:29:39,559: and 3828 00:29:39,559 --> 00:29:39,710: we’ll 3829 00:29:39,710 --> 00:29:39,950: turn 3830 00:29:39,950 --> 00:29:40,039: it 3831 00:29:40,039 --> 00:29:43,039: off.”
“Okay,” 3832 00:29:43,039 --> 00:29:43,160: the 3833 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:43,519: jackal 3834 00:29:43,519 --> 00:29:43,789: said 3835 00:29:43,789 --> 00:29:43,940: with 3836 00:29:43,940 --> 00:29:44,000: a 3837 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:44,307: hint of 3838 00:29:44,307 --> 00:29:45,859: confusion.
“Let 3839 00:29:45,859 --> 00:29:46,009: the 3840 00:29:46,009 --> 00:29:46,609: show 3841 00:29:46,609 --> 00:29:47,960: begin,” 3842 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:48,259: Jude 3843 00:29:48,259 --> 00:29:48,859: said, 3844 00:29:48,859 --> 00:29:49,369: starting 3845 00:29:49,369 --> 00:29:49,460: the 3846 00:29:49,460 --> 00:29:50,480: film.
3847 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:50,720: As 3848 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:50,779: the 3849 00:29:50,779 --> 00:29:51,289: production 3850 00:29:51,289 --> 00:29:51,740: company’s 3851 00:29:51,740 --> 00:29:52,009: name 3852 00:29:52,009 --> 00:29:52,220: rolled 3853 00:29:52,220 --> 00:29:52,819: by, 3854 00:29:52,819 --> 00:29:52,940: the 3855 00:29:52,940 --> 00:29:53,417: screen 3856 00:29:53,417 --> 00:29:53,630: went 3857 00:29:53,630 --> 00:30:00,859: dark…


This 3858 00:30:00,859 --> 00:30:01,160: was 3859 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:01,279: the 3860 00:30:01,279 --> 00:30:01,880: first 3861 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:02,059: of 3862 00:30:02,059 --> 00:30:02,240: two 3863 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:02,779: parts 3864 00:30:02,779 --> 00:30:04,670: of “Firsts” 3865 00:30:04,670 --> 00:30:05,420: byTJ 3866 00:30:05,420 --> 00:30:06,500: Minde, 3867 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:10,970: read for you by Ta’kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer. Tune in next 3868 00:30:10,970 --> 00:30:11,720: time, 3869 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:11,900: when 3870 00:30:11,900 --> 00:30:12,019: we'll 3871 00:30:12,019 --> 00:30:12,259: pick 3872 00:30:12,259 --> 00:30:12,440: up 3873 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:12,619: with 3874 00:30:12,619 --> 00:30:13,039: Anthony 3875 00:30:13,039 --> 00:30:13,190: and 3876 00:30:13,190 --> 00:30:13,880: Jude 3877 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:14,029: and 3878 00:30:14,029 --> 00:30:14,240: see 3879 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:14,450: how 3880 00:30:14,450 --> 00:30:14,599: the 3881 00:30:14,599 --> 00:30:14,900: night 3882 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:16,730: ends.

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