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There is 83 00:00:51,689 --> 00:00:51,719: a 84 00:00:51,719 --> 00:00:52,140: legend 85 00:00:52,140 --> 00:00:52,289: where 86 00:00:52,289 --> 00:00:52,409: I 87 00:00:52,409 --> 00:00:52,679: come 88 00:00:52,679 --> 00:00:53,219: from about 89 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:53,520: bare 90 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:53,880: feet 91 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:54,030: and 92 00:00:54,030 --> 00:00:54,329: tin 93 00:00:54,329 --> 00:00:55,679: pots. 94 00:00:55,679 --> 00:00:55,770: A 95 00:00:55,770 --> 00:00:56,399: map full of 96 00:00:56,399 --> 00:00:56,880: footprints 97 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,289: and cider, 98 00:00:58,289 --> 00:00:58,829: lines 99 00:00:58,829 --> 00:00:58,920: of 100 00:00:58,920 --> 00:00:59,369: branches 101 00:00:59,369 --> 00:00:59,490: and 102 00:00:59,490 --> 00:01:00,869: bark. 103 00:01:00,869 --> 00:01:01,500: Dogfennel 104 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:02,039: obscures 105 00:01:02,039 --> 00:01:02,429: lands 106 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:02,640: once 107 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:02,909: called 108 00:01:02,909 --> 00:01:03,329: home, 109 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:03,630: before 110 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:03,869: that 111 00:01:03,869 --> 00:01:04,049: name 112 00:01:04,049 --> 00:01:04,230: was 113 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:05,010: taken 114 00:01:05,010 --> 00:01:05,099: and 115 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:05,462: replaced 116 00:01:05,462 --> 00:01:05,579: with 117 00:01:05,579 --> 00:01:07,379: Frontier.
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You’ve 126 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:12,329: heard 127 00:01:12,329 --> 00:01:12,420: the 128 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:14,099: story:
A 129 00:01:14,099 --> 00:01:14,579: child is 130 00:01:14,579 --> 00:01:15,150: walking through 131 00:01:15,150 --> 00:01:15,329: the 132 00:01:15,329 --> 00:01:16,349: woods, 133 00:01:16,349 --> 00:01:16,803: looking for a 134 00:01:16,803 --> 00:01:18,269: grandmother. The 135 00:01:18,269 --> 00:01:18,659: child 136 00:01:18,659 --> 00:01:18,989: wears 137 00:01:18,989 --> 00:01:19,661: red and 138 00:01:19,661 --> 00:01:20,099: carries 139 00:01:20,099 --> 00:01:20,640: something–a 140 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:21,269: basket, 141 00:01:21,269 --> 00:01:21,329: a 142 00:01:21,329 --> 00:01:22,019: briefcase, 143 00:01:22,019 --> 00:01:22,079: a 144 00:01:22,079 --> 00:01:22,439: mush 145 00:01:22,439 --> 00:01:22,739: pot. 146 00:01:22,739 --> 00:01:22,859: The 147 00:01:22,859 --> 00:01:23,340: child 148 00:01:23,340 --> 00:01:23,489: is 149 00:01:23,489 --> 00:01:24,599: naive. 150 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:24,719: The 151 00:01:24,719 --> 00:01:25,170: child 152 00:01:25,170 --> 00:01:27,540: should never have entered the woods alone. The child is 153 00:01:27,540 --> 00:01:28,019: destined 154 00:01:28,019 --> 00:01:28,109: to 155 00:01:28,109 --> 00:01:30,030: die.
But 156 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:30,269: there 157 00:01:30,269 --> 00:01:30,450: is 158 00:01:30,450 --> 00:01:30,510: a 159 00:01:30,510 --> 00:01:31,349: man. The 160 00:01:31,349 --> 00:01:31,724: man 161 00:01:31,724 --> 00:01:31,920: has 162 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:32,099: an 163 00:01:32,099 --> 00:01:33,060: ax or a 164 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:33,959: rifle 165 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:34,109: or a 166 00:01:34,109 --> 00:01:34,620: blanket 167 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:35,040: bathed in 168 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,420: disease. 169 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:36,540: The 170 00:01:36,540 --> 00:01:36,810: man 171 00:01:36,810 --> 00:01:36,959: is 172 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:37,650: strong 173 00:01:37,650 --> 00:01:37,739: and 174 00:01:37,739 --> 00:01:37,829: he 175 00:01:37,829 --> 00:01:37,980: is 176 00:01:37,980 --> 00:01:38,010: a 177 00:01:38,010 --> 00:01:38,640: hero 178 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:39,000: because 179 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:39,420: he 180 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:39,930: kills 181 00:01:39,930 --> 00:01:40,019: the 182 00:01:40,019 --> 00:01:41,129: wolf. He 183 00:01:41,129 --> 00:01:41,340: is 184 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:41,370: a 185 00:01:41,370 --> 00:01:41,760: hero 186 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:42,030: because 187 00:01:42,030 --> 00:01:42,359: everyone 188 00:01:42,359 --> 00:01:42,659: knows 189 00:01:42,659 --> 00:01:43,260: wolves 190 00:01:43,260 --> 00:01:43,409: are 191 00:01:43,409 --> 00:01:44,640: evil. 192 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:45,030: Everyone 193 00:01:45,030 --> 00:01:45,359: knows 194 00:01:45,359 --> 00:01:45,689: wolves 195 00:01:45,689 --> 00:01:45,780: are 196 00:01:45,780 --> 00:01:47,819: wild.
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Child, 207 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:53,219: wolf, 208 00:01:53,219 --> 00:01:54,239: death. 209 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:54,450: It’s 210 00:01:54,450 --> 00:01:54,659: that 211 00:01:54,659 --> 00:01:55,409: simple, 212 00:01:55,409 --> 00:01:55,650: that 213 00:01:55,650 --> 00:01:58,799: easy.
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