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You’re 2 00:00:05,250 --> 00:00:05,759: listening 3 00:00:05,759 --> 00:00:05,879: to 4 00:00:05,879 --> 00:00:06,000: The 5 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:06,540: Voice 6 00:00:06,540 --> 00:00:06,629: of 7 00:00:06,629 --> 00:00:07,950: Dog. 8 00:00:07,950 --> 00:00:08,310: This 9 00:00:08,310 --> 00:00:08,490: is 10 00:00:08,490 --> 00:00:08,759: Rob 11 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:09,321: MacWolf, 12 00:00:09,321 --> 00:00:09,509: your 13 00:00:09,509 --> 00:00:09,900: fellow 14 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:10,830: traveler, 15 00:00:10,830 --> 00:00:10,980: and 16 00:00:10,980 --> 00:00:11,339: Today’s 17 00:00:11,339 --> 00:00:11,849: story 18 00:00:11,849 --> 00:00:12,000: is 19 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:12,089: the 20 00:00:12,089 --> 00:00:12,660: second 21 00:00:12,660 --> 00:00:12,839: and 22 00:00:12,839 --> 00:00:13,140: final 23 00:00:13,140 --> 00:00:13,470: part 24 00:00:13,470 --> 00:00:14,970: of “Awake” 25 00:00:14,970 --> 00:00:15,179: by 26 00:00:15,179 --> 00:00:15,449: Jim 27 00:00:15,449 --> 00:00:16,589: Redfoot, 28 00:00:16,589 --> 00:00:16,769: who is 29 00:00:16,769 --> 00:00:16,890: an 30 00:00:16,890 --> 00:00:17,670: engineer, 31 00:00:17,670 --> 00:00:18,000: novice 32 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:18,780: author 33 00:00:18,780 --> 00:00:18,929: and 34 00:00:18,929 --> 00:00:19,500: aspiring 35 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:20,190: werewolf that 36 00:00:20,190 --> 00:00:20,640: loves 37 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:20,789: to 38 00:00:20,789 --> 00:00:21,329: read 39 00:00:21,329 --> 00:00:21,510: and 40 00:00:21,510 --> 00:00:22,800: write. 41 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:22,949: You 42 00:00:22,949 --> 00:00:23,070: can 43 00:00:23,070 --> 00:00:23,339: find 44 00:00:23,339 --> 00:00:23,519: this 45 00:00:23,519 --> 00:00:23,969: story 46 00:00:23,969 --> 00:00:24,300: in 47 00:00:24,300 --> 00:00:24,839: WEREWOLVES 48 00:00:24,839 --> 00:00:25,230: VERSUS: 49 00:00:25,230 --> 00:00:26,579: EVERYTHING, and 50 00:00:26,579 --> 00:00:26,730: you 51 00:00:26,730 --> 00:00:26,879: can 52 00:00:26,879 --> 00:00:27,120: find 53 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:27,300: more 54 00:00:27,300 --> 00:00:27,420: of 55 00:00:27,420 --> 00:00:27,750: Jim 56 00:00:27,750 --> 00:00:27,899: and 57 00:00:27,899 --> 00:00:28,019: his 58 00:00:28,019 --> 00:00:28,230: other 59 00:00:28,230 --> 00:00:28,769: work 60 00:00:28,769 --> 00:00:28,949: on 61 00:00:28,949 --> 00:00:29,850: Bluesky 62 00:00:29,850 --> 00:00:30,000: and 63 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,609: Furaffinity.
Last 64 00:00:32,609 --> 00:00:32,909: time, 65 00:00:32,909 --> 00:00:33,060: we 66 00:00:33,060 --> 00:00:33,359: left 67 00:00:33,359 --> 00:00:33,869: Wyatt 68 00:00:33,869 --> 00:00:34,020: as 69 00:00:34,020 --> 00:00:34,469: sunset 70 00:00:34,469 --> 00:00:34,590: was 71 00:00:34,590 --> 00:00:35,640: approaching, 72 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:36,240: confronted 73 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:36,450: by 74 00:00:36,450 --> 00:00:36,570: an 75 00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:37,320: unexpected 76 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:37,890: stranger 77 00:00:37,890 --> 00:00:38,009: in 78 00:00:38,009 --> 00:00:38,070: the 79 00:00:38,070 --> 00:00:39,359: wilderness. 80 00:00:39,359 --> 00:00:39,689: Time 81 00:00:39,689 --> 00:00:39,780: is 82 00:00:39,780 --> 00:00:40,049: running 83 00:00:40,049 --> 00:00:41,100: short, 84 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:41,340: and 85 00:00:41,340 --> 00:00:41,670: Brick 86 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:42,060: seems 87 00:00:42,060 --> 00:00:42,179: to 88 00:00:42,179 --> 00:00:42,359: know 89 00:00:42,359 --> 00:00:42,600: more 90 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:42,840: about 91 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:42,929: the 92 00:00:42,929 --> 00:00:43,380: hiker’s 93 00:00:43,380 --> 00:00:43,770: death 94 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:43,890: than 95 00:00:43,890 --> 00:00:44,100: he is 96 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:44,369: letting 97 00:00:44,369 --> 00:00:46,109: on.
Please 98 00:00:46,109 --> 00:00:48,600: enjoy


“Awake” 99 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:48,780: by 100 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:50,520: Jim Redfoot, Part 2 101 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,750: of 2

“Cut the bullshit, 102 00:00:54,750 --> 00:00:55,049: Wyatt! 103 00:00:55,049 --> 00:00:55,200: If 104 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:55,469: that’s 105 00:00:55,469 --> 00:00:55,740: even 106 00:00:55,740 --> 00:00:55,890: your 107 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:56,549: name. 108 00:00:56,549 --> 00:00:57,060: You 109 00:00:57,060 --> 00:00:57,509: reek 110 00:00:57,509 --> 00:00:57,719: of 111 00:00:57,719 --> 00:00:58,170: wolf, 112 00:00:58,170 --> 00:00:58,289: and 113 00:00:58,289 --> 00:00:58,409: you 114 00:00:58,409 --> 00:00:58,740: look 115 00:00:58,740 --> 00:00:59,009: like 116 00:00:59,009 --> 00:01:00,962: dogshit!”
Wyatt 117 00:01:00,962 --> 00:01:01,799: slowed, 118 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:01,950: then 119 00:01:01,950 --> 00:01:02,429: stopped 120 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:02,520: and 121 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:02,756: looked 122 00:01:02,756 --> 00:01:04,349: back. 123 00:01:04,349 --> 00:01:04,620: Brick 124 00:01:04,620 --> 00:01:04,829: was 125 00:01:04,829 --> 00:01:05,010: there 126 00:01:05,010 --> 00:01:05,489: behind 127 00:01:05,489 --> 00:01:05,670: him, 128 00:01:05,670 --> 00:01:05,969: blood 129 00:01:05,969 --> 00:01:06,359: dripping 130 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:06,540: from 131 00:01:06,540 --> 00:01:06,599: a 132 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:07,109: split 133 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:08,430: lip. 134 00:01:08,430 --> 00:01:08,519: A 135 00:01:08,519 --> 00:01:08,849: flare 136 00:01:08,849 --> 00:01:08,939: of 137 00:01:08,939 --> 00:01:09,599: sun rays 138 00:01:09,599 --> 00:01:10,590: flickered, 139 00:01:10,590 --> 00:01:10,769: then 140 00:01:10,769 --> 00:01:11,040: died 141 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:11,129: in 142 00:01:11,129 --> 00:01:11,219: the 143 00:01:11,219 --> 00:01:12,719: dusk. 144 00:01:12,719 --> 00:01:12,959: Brick 145 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:13,260: stepped 146 00:01:13,260 --> 00:01:13,680: forward 147 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,049: slowly.
“When’s 148 00:01:16,049 --> 00:01:16,109: the 149 00:01:16,109 --> 00:01:16,409: last 150 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:16,650: time 151 00:01:16,650 --> 00:01:16,739: you 152 00:01:16,739 --> 00:01:18,120: shifted? 153 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:18,180: Are 154 00:01:18,180 --> 00:01:18,299: you 155 00:01:18,299 --> 00:01:18,719: sick 156 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:18,810: or 157 00:01:18,810 --> 00:01:19,260: something? 158 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:19,379: And 159 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:19,530: why are 160 00:01:19,530 --> 00:01:19,709: you 161 00:01:19,709 --> 00:01:19,829: out 162 00:01:19,829 --> 00:01:20,010: here 163 00:01:20,010 --> 00:01:21,299: alone? 164 00:01:21,299 --> 00:01:21,569: There’s 165 00:01:21,569 --> 00:01:21,870: not 166 00:01:21,870 --> 00:01:21,930: a 167 00:01:21,930 --> 00:01:22,709: territory 168 00:01:22,709 --> 00:01:23,250: established 169 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:23,370: for 170 00:01:23,370 --> 00:01:23,435: a 171 00:01:23,435 --> 00:01:23,939: hundred 172 00:01:23,939 --> 00:01:24,299: miles 173 00:01:24,299 --> 00:01:24,390: in 174 00:01:24,390 --> 00:01:24,599: any 175 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:26,430: direction!” His 176 00:01:26,430 --> 00:01:27,510: face 177 00:01:27,510 --> 00:01:27,659: was 178 00:01:27,659 --> 00:01:28,049: close, 179 00:01:28,049 --> 00:01:28,349: now. 180 00:01:28,349 --> 00:01:28,469: He 181 00:01:28,469 --> 00:01:28,650: could 182 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:28,980: see 183 00:01:28,980 --> 00:01:29,159: the 184 00:01:29,159 --> 00:01:29,400: blood 185 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:29,969: vessels 186 00:01:29,969 --> 00:01:30,420: bulging 187 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:30,569: in 188 00:01:30,569 --> 00:01:30,870: Brick’s 189 00:01:30,870 --> 00:01:31,530: neck. “You 190 00:01:31,530 --> 00:01:32,370: shouldn’t 191 00:01:32,370 --> 00:01:32,670: be 192 00:01:32,670 --> 00:01:35,700: here!”
     Wyatt’s unease gave 193 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:36,000: way to 194 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:36,420: anger 195 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:36,510: in 196 00:01:36,510 --> 00:01:36,599: the 197 00:01:36,599 --> 00:01:36,900: dying 198 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:39,299: light. “Territory? 199 00:01:39,299 --> 00:01:39,450: What 200 00:01:39,450 --> 00:01:39,599: the 201 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:39,960: hell 202 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:40,019: are 203 00:01:40,019 --> 00:01:40,170: you 204 00:01:40,170 --> 00:01:40,650: talking 205 00:01:40,650 --> 00:01:41,939: about?” 206 00:01:41,939 --> 00:01:42,030: He 207 00:01:42,030 --> 00:01:42,209: threw 208 00:01:42,209 --> 00:01:42,329: his 209 00:01:42,329 --> 00:01:42,689: arms 210 00:01:42,689 --> 00:01:43,079: wide, 211 00:01:43,079 --> 00:01:43,170: then 212 00:01:43,170 --> 00:01:43,620: began to 213 00:01:43,620 --> 00:01:43,859: beat 214 00:01:43,859 --> 00:01:43,980: his 215 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:44,400: chest 216 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:44,489: in 217 00:01:44,489 --> 00:01:45,569: frustration. “You 218 00:01:45,569 --> 00:01:45,689: have 219 00:01:45,689 --> 00:01:45,780: a 220 00:01:45,780 --> 00:01:46,560: name 221 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:46,709: for 222 00:01:46,709 --> 00:01:46,859: what 223 00:01:46,859 --> 00:01:46,980: you 224 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:47,250: think 225 00:01:47,250 --> 00:01:47,430: I 226 00:01:47,430 --> 00:01:48,209: am? 227 00:01:48,209 --> 00:01:48,269: I 228 00:01:48,269 --> 00:01:48,540: couldn’t 229 00:01:48,540 --> 00:01:48,750: find 230 00:01:48,750 --> 00:01:48,810: a 231 00:01:48,810 --> 00:01:49,349: textbook 232 00:01:49,349 --> 00:01:49,650: either. 233 00:01:49,650 --> 00:01:49,859: I’m 234 00:01:49,859 --> 00:01:49,980: the 235 00:01:49,980 --> 00:01:50,310: only 236 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:50,700: one! 237 00:01:50,700 --> 00:01:50,849: I’m 238 00:01:50,849 --> 00:01:50,969: the 239 00:01:50,969 --> 00:01:52,650: only…”
     Spittle 240 00:01:52,650 --> 00:01:52,980: dripped 241 00:01:52,980 --> 00:01:53,159: from 242 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:53,519: chapped 243 00:01:53,519 --> 00:01:54,930: lips. 244 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:55,049: The 245 00:01:55,049 --> 00:01:55,409: truth 246 00:01:55,409 --> 00:01:55,739: seemed 247 00:01:55,739 --> 00:01:55,890: as 248 00:01:55,890 --> 00:01:56,340: good 249 00:01:56,340 --> 00:01:56,400: a 250 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:56,819: weapon 251 00:01:56,819 --> 00:01:56,969: as 252 00:01:56,969 --> 00:01:57,209: any 253 00:01:57,209 --> 00:01:57,329: at 254 00:01:57,329 --> 00:01:57,540: this 255 00:01:57,540 --> 00:01:59,340: point. “…I’m 256 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:01,500: alone.” 257 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:01,620: He 258 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:02,159: continued 259 00:02:02,159 --> 00:02:02,370: through 260 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:02,700: gritted 261 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:03,390: teeth, 262 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:03,900: skin 263 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:05,250: crawling.
“I 264 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:05,459: don’t 265 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:05,609: know 266 00:02:05,609 --> 00:02:05,819: how 267 00:02:05,819 --> 00:02:05,969: it 268 00:02:05,969 --> 00:02:06,689: works. 269 00:02:06,689 --> 00:02:06,780: I 270 00:02:06,780 --> 00:02:06,959: don’t 271 00:02:06,959 --> 00:02:07,231: know 272 00:02:07,231 --> 00:02:07,319: if 273 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:07,469: I 274 00:02:07,469 --> 00:02:07,590: can 275 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:08,129: stop 276 00:02:08,129 --> 00:02:08,550: it, 277 00:02:08,550 --> 00:02:08,669: or 278 00:02:08,669 --> 00:02:08,789: if 279 00:02:08,789 --> 00:02:08,879: I 280 00:02:08,879 --> 00:02:09,180: want 281 00:02:09,180 --> 00:02:09,270: to 282 00:02:09,270 --> 00:02:09,599: stop 283 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:09,689: it, 284 00:02:09,689 --> 00:02:09,780: or 285 00:02:09,780 --> 00:02:09,960: what 286 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:10,050: it 287 00:02:10,050 --> 00:02:10,469: means. 288 00:02:10,469 --> 00:02:10,680: I 289 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:11,159: know 290 00:02:11,159 --> 00:02:13,830: NOTHING.”
Brick’s 291 00:02:13,830 --> 00:02:14,129: mouth 292 00:02:14,129 --> 00:02:14,340: hung 293 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:15,120: open, 294 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:15,509: shocked 295 00:02:15,509 --> 00:02:15,659: into 296 00:02:15,659 --> 00:02:17,456: silence. His 297 00:02:17,456 --> 00:02:17,969: stance had 298 00:02:17,969 --> 00:02:20,009: softened. 299 00:02:20,009 --> 00:02:20,400: Tears 300 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:20,669: welled 301 00:02:20,669 --> 00:02:20,849: up 302 00:02:20,849 --> 00:02:20,939: in 303 00:02:20,939 --> 00:02:24,360: Wyatt’s eyes.
     “Oh, 304 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,189: buddy. 305 00:02:26,189 --> 00:02:28,110: Dude…” 306 00:02:28,110 --> 00:02:28,201: He 307 00:02:28,201 --> 00:02:28,409: took 308 00:02:28,409 --> 00:02:28,439: a 309 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:28,740: step 310 00:02:28,740 --> 00:02:29,009: towards 311 00:02:29,009 --> 00:02:29,759: Wyatt, who 312 00:02:29,759 --> 00:02:30,180: jerked 313 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:30,509: back 314 00:02:30,509 --> 00:02:30,599: in 315 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:30,750: order 316 00:02:30,750 --> 00:02:30,840: to 317 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:31,259: preserve 318 00:02:31,259 --> 00:02:31,379: the 319 00:02:31,379 --> 00:02:31,919: distance 320 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:32,280: between 321 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,110: them.
“Just 322 00:02:34,110 --> 00:02:34,409: shut 323 00:02:34,409 --> 00:02:34,560: up 324 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:34,680: and 325 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:34,861: call 326 00:02:34,861 --> 00:02:34,979: the 327 00:02:34,979 --> 00:02:35,370: cops, 328 00:02:35,370 --> 00:02:36,419: okay?” 329 00:02:36,419 --> 00:02:36,719: Wyatt 330 00:02:36,719 --> 00:02:36,990: choked 331 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:37,229: back 332 00:02:37,229 --> 00:02:37,289: a 333 00:02:37,289 --> 00:02:39,300: sob. “Have 334 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:39,479: them 335 00:02:39,479 --> 00:02:39,780: kill 336 00:02:39,780 --> 00:02:39,990: me 337 00:02:39,990 --> 00:02:40,110: if 338 00:02:40,110 --> 00:02:40,259: you 339 00:02:40,259 --> 00:02:40,469: know 340 00:02:40,469 --> 00:02:40,770: how. 341 00:02:40,770 --> 00:02:40,919: I 342 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:41,099: don’t 343 00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:41,340: even 344 00:02:41,340 --> 00:02:41,520: know 345 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:41,669: if 346 00:02:41,669 --> 00:02:41,879: it’ll 347 00:02:41,879 --> 00:02:44,849: work.”
Brick 348 00:02:44,849 --> 00:02:45,090: had 349 00:02:45,090 --> 00:02:45,240: his 350 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:45,509: hand 351 00:02:45,509 --> 00:02:46,110: outstretched, 352 00:02:46,110 --> 00:02:46,379: still 353 00:02:46,379 --> 00:02:46,710: wanting 354 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:46,830: to 355 00:02:46,830 --> 00:02:48,599: approach. 356 00:02:48,599 --> 00:02:48,929: Wyatt 357 00:02:48,929 --> 00:02:49,349: stumbled 358 00:02:49,349 --> 00:02:50,189: back 359 00:02:50,189 --> 00:02:50,280: and 360 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:50,669: dropped 361 00:02:50,669 --> 00:02:50,759: his 362 00:02:50,759 --> 00:02:52,319: pack.
“I’m 363 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:52,740: tired 364 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:52,799: of 365 00:02:52,799 --> 00:02:54,633: hiding. 366 00:02:54,633 --> 00:02:54,699: I don’t 367 00:02:54,699 --> 00:02:54,900: want 368 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:54,960: to 369 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:55,259: fight 370 00:02:55,259 --> 00:02:55,469: this 371 00:02:55,469 --> 00:02:56,879: anymore. 372 00:02:56,879 --> 00:02:56,939: I 373 00:02:56,939 --> 00:02:57,210: don’t 374 00:02:57,210 --> 00:02:57,509: care 375 00:02:57,509 --> 00:02:57,750: what 376 00:02:57,750 --> 00:02:58,229: happens. 377 00:02:58,229 --> 00:03:00,599: I’m… 378 00:03:00,599 --> 00:03:00,870: I’m 379 00:03:00,870 --> 00:03:02,460: done.” 380 00:03:02,460 --> 00:03:02,610: He 381 00:03:02,610 --> 00:03:03,060: turned 382 00:03:03,060 --> 00:03:03,150: and 383 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:03,509: knelt 384 00:03:03,509 --> 00:03:03,629: with 385 00:03:03,629 --> 00:03:03,750: his 386 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:04,139: back 387 00:03:04,139 --> 00:03:04,289: to 388 00:03:04,289 --> 00:03:08,099: Brick.
Concentrate.
The 389 00:03:08,099 --> 00:03:08,460: sun 390 00:03:08,460 --> 00:03:08,759: sank 391 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:09,090: behind 392 00:03:09,090 --> 00:03:09,180: the 393 00:03:09,180 --> 00:03:09,810: hills. 394 00:03:09,810 --> 00:03:10,379: Shadows 395 00:03:10,379 --> 00:03:12,300: blossomed. 396 00:03:12,300 --> 00:03:12,659: Wyatt 397 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:12,840: could 398 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:13,259: feel 399 00:03:13,259 --> 00:03:13,349: the 400 00:03:13,349 --> 00:03:13,770: moon’s 401 00:03:13,770 --> 00:03:14,099: glow 402 00:03:14,099 --> 00:03:14,400: through 403 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:14,580: his 404 00:03:14,580 --> 00:03:15,870: clothing, 405 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:16,020: an 406 00:03:16,020 --> 00:03:16,500: electric 407 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:21,569: surge.
Concentrate.
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“Hey, 1000 00:07:24,839 --> 00:07:24,990: you’re 1001 00:07:24,990 --> 00:07:26,819: awake! 1002 00:07:26,819 --> 00:07:26,910: That 1003 00:07:26,910 --> 00:07:27,089: was 1004 00:07:27,089 --> 00:07:27,360: touch 1005 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:27,480: and 1006 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:27,689: go 1007 00:07:27,689 --> 00:07:27,839: for 1008 00:07:27,839 --> 00:07:27,899: a 1009 00:07:27,899 --> 00:07:29,370: minute.” 1010 00:07:29,370 --> 00:07:29,490: He 1011 00:07:29,490 --> 00:07:29,850: rose 1012 00:07:29,850 --> 00:07:29,970: and 1013 00:07:29,970 --> 00:07:30,269: ambled 1014 00:07:30,269 --> 00:07:31,230: over; 1015 00:07:31,230 --> 00:07:31,529: four 1016 00:07:31,529 --> 00:07:32,009: jagged 1017 00:07:32,009 --> 00:07:32,250: white 1018 00:07:32,250 --> 00:07:32,819: scars were 1019 00:07:32,819 --> 00:07:33,209: visible 1020 00:07:33,209 --> 00:07:33,329: on 1021 00:07:33,329 --> 00:07:33,449: his 1022 00:07:33,449 --> 00:07:35,040: abdomen.
“Oh, 1023 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:35,879: shit…” 1024 00:07:35,879 --> 00:07:36,209: Wyatt 1025 00:07:36,209 --> 00:07:36,689: scrambled 1026 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:36,870: up, 1027 00:07:36,870 --> 00:07:37,290: gathering 1028 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:37,379: the 1029 00:07:37,379 --> 00:07:37,889: bag around 1030 00:07:37,889 --> 00:07:38,339: himself 1031 00:07:38,339 --> 00:07:38,579: before 1032 00:07:38,579 --> 00:07:38,970: falling 1033 00:07:38,970 --> 00:07:39,870: backward. “I’m 1034 00:07:39,870 --> 00:07:40,500: sorry, 1035 00:07:40,500 --> 00:07:40,860: I’m 1036 00:07:40,860 --> 00:07:41,250: sorry, 1037 00:07:41,250 --> 00:07:42,089: I—”
Brick 1038 00:07:42,089 --> 00:07:42,480: halted 1039 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:42,600: his 1040 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:43,620: approach; 1041 00:07:43,620 --> 00:07:43,800: his 1042 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:44,250: palms 1043 00:07:44,250 --> 00:07:44,699: opened 1044 00:07:44,699 --> 00:07:44,819: in 1045 00:07:44,819 --> 00:07:44,879: a 1046 00:07:44,879 --> 00:07:45,240: display 1047 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:45,300: of 1048 00:07:45,300 --> 00:07:46,980: neutrality. “No 1049 00:07:46,980 --> 00:07:47,129: need 1050 00:07:47,129 --> 00:07:47,279: for 1051 00:07:47,279 --> 00:07:49,829: apologies.”
He 1052 00:07:49,829 --> 00:07:50,279: motioned 1053 00:07:50,279 --> 00:07:50,399: to 1054 00:07:50,399 --> 00:07:50,939: collections 1055 00:07:50,939 --> 00:07:51,029: of 1056 00:07:51,029 --> 00:07:51,449: faded 1057 00:07:51,449 --> 00:07:51,990: scars 1058 00:07:51,990 --> 00:07:52,170: here 1059 00:07:52,170 --> 00:07:52,290: and 1060 00:07:52,290 --> 00:07:52,439: there 1061 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:52,560: on 1062 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:52,680: his 1063 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:53,040: torso 1064 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:53,129: and 1065 00:07:53,129 --> 00:07:54,509: arms. 1066 00:07:54,509 --> 00:07:54,600: There 1067 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:54,779: was 1068 00:07:54,779 --> 00:07:54,839: a 1069 00:07:54,839 --> 00:07:55,589: nasty-looking 1070 00:07:55,589 --> 00:07:55,949: furrow 1071 00:07:55,949 --> 00:07:56,339: wrapping 1072 00:07:56,339 --> 00:07:56,640: most 1073 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:56,699: of 1074 00:07:56,699 --> 00:07:56,759: the 1075 00:07:56,759 --> 00:07:57,360: way 1076 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:57,660: over 1077 00:07:57,660 --> 00:07:57,779: his 1078 00:07:57,779 --> 00:07:57,990: right 1079 00:07:57,990 --> 00:07:59,430: shoulder.
“I’ve 1080 00:07:59,430 --> 00:07:59,699: had 1081 00:07:59,699 --> 00:08:00,720: worse, 1082 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:00,959: and 1083 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:01,350: deserved 1084 00:08:01,350 --> 00:08:01,680: most 1085 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:01,740: of 1086 00:08:01,740 --> 00:08:01,889: it. 1087 00:08:01,889 --> 00:08:02,519: You, 1088 00:08:02,519 --> 00:08:02,730: on 1089 00:08:02,730 --> 00:08:02,819: the 1090 00:08:02,819 --> 00:08:03,029: other 1091 00:08:03,029 --> 00:08:04,350: hand… 1092 00:08:04,350 --> 00:08:04,589: you’re 1093 00:08:04,589 --> 00:08:04,649: a 1094 00:08:04,649 --> 00:08:07,829: mystery.”
Wyatt 1095 00:08:07,829 --> 00:08:08,129: stared 1096 00:08:08,129 --> 00:08:08,339: down 1097 00:08:08,339 --> 00:08:08,459: at 1098 00:08:08,459 --> 00:08:08,579: his 1099 00:08:08,579 --> 00:08:08,759: own 1100 00:08:08,759 --> 00:08:09,750: body; 1101 00:08:09,750 --> 00:08:09,839: there 1102 00:08:09,839 --> 00:08:09,899: were 1103 00:08:09,899 --> 00:08:10,019: no 1104 00:08:10,019 --> 00:08:10,410: battle 1105 00:08:10,410 --> 00:08:10,980: trophies, 1106 00:08:10,980 --> 00:08:11,129: but 1107 00:08:11,129 --> 00:08:11,519: mottled 1108 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:11,910: bruises 1109 00:08:11,910 --> 00:08:12,029: and 1110 00:08:12,029 --> 00:08:12,306: pinkish 1111 00:08:12,306 --> 00:08:12,600: scar 1112 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:12,959: tissue 1113 00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:13,110: were 1114 00:08:13,110 --> 00:08:13,470: clearly 1115 00:08:13,470 --> 00:08:15,120: visible. 1116 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:15,540: Brick 1117 00:08:15,540 --> 00:08:16,170: gestured 1118 00:08:16,170 --> 00:08:16,320: to 1119 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:16,410: where 1120 00:08:16,410 --> 00:08:16,649: both 1121 00:08:16,649 --> 00:08:16,707: of 1122 00:08:16,707 --> 00:08:16,829: their 1123 00:08:16,829 --> 00:08:17,519: packs 1124 00:08:17,519 --> 00:08:17,759: sat 1125 00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:18,032: against a 1126 00:08:18,032 --> 00:08:18,360: nearby 1127 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,279: tree.
“There's 1128 00:08:20,279 --> 00:08:20,339: a 1129 00:08:20,339 --> 00:08:20,699: creek 1130 00:08:20,699 --> 00:08:20,939: down 1131 00:08:20,939 --> 00:08:21,029: the 1132 00:08:21,029 --> 00:08:21,269: hill 1133 00:08:21,269 --> 00:08:21,389: where 1134 00:08:21,389 --> 00:08:21,480: you 1135 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:21,660: can 1136 00:08:21,660 --> 00:08:21,930: wash 1137 00:08:21,930 --> 00:08:22,110: up 1138 00:08:22,110 --> 00:08:22,139: a 1139 00:08:22,139 --> 00:08:22,709: bit. 1140 00:08:22,709 --> 00:08:22,889: I’m 1141 00:08:22,889 --> 00:08:23,310: almost 1142 00:08:23,310 --> 00:08:23,579: finished 1143 00:08:23,579 --> 00:08:23,730: with 1144 00:08:23,730 --> 00:08:23,850: the 1145 00:08:23,850 --> 00:08:25,079: mess. 1146 00:08:25,079 --> 00:08:25,319: Go 1147 00:08:25,319 --> 00:08:25,620: for it 1148 00:08:25,620 --> 00:08:25,709: if 1149 00:08:25,709 --> 00:08:25,800: you 1150 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:25,949: feel 1151 00:08:25,949 --> 00:08:26,129: like 1152 00:08:26,129 --> 00:08:26,189: you 1153 00:08:26,189 --> 00:08:26,339: can 1154 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,199: walk.” 1155 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:28,319: He 1156 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:28,649: turned 1157 00:08:28,649 --> 00:08:28,740: and 1158 00:08:28,740 --> 00:08:29,129: resumed 1159 00:08:29,129 --> 00:08:29,399: tending 1160 00:08:29,399 --> 00:08:29,490: the 1161 00:08:29,490 --> 00:08:32,220: fire.
Wyatt 1162 00:08:32,220 --> 00:08:32,399: was 1163 00:08:32,399 --> 00:08:33,960: motionless. 1164 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:34,049: He 1165 00:08:34,049 --> 00:08:34,320: felt 1166 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:35,190: ridiculous, 1167 00:08:35,190 --> 00:08:35,789: half-wrapped 1168 00:08:35,789 --> 00:08:35,879: in 1169 00:08:35,879 --> 00:08:35,940: a 1170 00:08:35,940 --> 00:08:36,269: filthy 1171 00:08:36,269 --> 00:08:36,629: sleeping 1172 00:08:36,629 --> 00:08:36,870: bag 1173 00:08:36,870 --> 00:08:37,289: crusted 1174 00:08:37,289 --> 00:08:37,379: with 1175 00:08:37,379 --> 00:08:37,710: dried 1176 00:08:37,710 --> 00:08:40,289: blood.
“I’m 1177 00:08:40,289 --> 00:08:41,519: sorry. 1178 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:41,759: For 1179 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:44,159: everything.”
Brick 1180 00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:44,399: looked 1181 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:44,580: over 1182 00:08:44,580 --> 00:08:44,700: his 1183 00:08:44,700 --> 00:08:45,600: shoulder, 1184 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:45,750: then 1185 00:08:45,750 --> 00:08:47,639: sighed. 1186 00:08:47,639 --> 00:08:47,789: He 1187 00:08:47,789 --> 00:08:48,210: motioned 1188 00:08:48,210 --> 00:08:48,509: for Wyatt 1189 00:08:48,509 --> 00:08:48,629: to 1190 00:08:48,629 --> 00:08:48,840: join 1191 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:48,929: him 1192 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:49,019: by 1193 00:08:49,019 --> 00:08:49,139: the 1194 00:08:49,139 --> 00:08:50,940: fire. “Look, 1195 00:08:50,940 --> 00:08:51,059: you 1196 00:08:51,059 --> 00:08:51,240: don’t 1197 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:51,360: owe 1198 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:51,629: me 1199 00:08:51,629 --> 00:08:52,169: anything. 1200 00:08:52,169 --> 00:08:52,440: Least 1201 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:52,500: of 1202 00:08:52,500 --> 00:08:52,593: all 1203 00:08:52,593 --> 00:08:52,684: an 1204 00:08:52,684 --> 00:08:54,059: apology. 1205 00:08:54,059 --> 00:08:54,299: I 1206 00:08:54,299 --> 00:08:54,570: should 1207 00:08:54,570 --> 00:08:54,690: have 1208 00:08:54,690 --> 00:08:54,929: known 1209 00:08:54,929 --> 00:08:55,259: better, 1210 00:08:55,259 --> 00:08:55,409: and 1211 00:08:55,409 --> 00:08:55,889: you 1212 00:08:55,889 --> 00:08:56,460: couldn’t 1213 00:08:56,460 --> 00:08:56,580: have 1214 00:08:56,580 --> 00:08:56,789: known 1215 00:08:56,789 --> 00:08:58,320: better.” 1216 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:58,440: He 1217 00:08:58,440 --> 00:08:58,799: added 1218 00:08:58,799 --> 00:08:59,100: another 1219 00:08:59,100 --> 00:08:59,370: log 1220 00:08:59,370 --> 00:08:59,460: to 1221 00:08:59,460 --> 00:08:59,549: the 1222 00:08:59,549 --> 00:09:00,059: flames, 1223 00:09:00,059 --> 00:09:00,149: and 1224 00:09:00,149 --> 00:09:00,419: Wyatt 1225 00:09:00,419 --> 00:09:00,690: warmed 1226 00:09:00,690 --> 00:09:00,809: his 1227 00:09:00,809 --> 00:09:03,480: hands.
“I’ve—I’ve 1228 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:03,929: never 1229 00:09:03,929 --> 00:09:04,289: met 1230 00:09:04,289 --> 00:09:04,769: someone 1231 00:09:04,769 --> 00:09:05,070: like 1232 00:09:05,070 --> 00:09:06,179: me.” 1233 00:09:06,179 --> 00:09:06,360: His 1234 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:06,629: eyes 1235 00:09:06,629 --> 00:09:06,750: were 1236 00:09:06,750 --> 00:09:07,049: hot 1237 00:09:07,049 --> 00:09:07,139: with 1238 00:09:07,139 --> 00:09:08,759: tears. “I 1239 00:09:08,759 --> 00:09:08,970: was 1240 00:09:08,970 --> 00:09:09,330: afraid 1241 00:09:09,330 --> 00:09:09,450: of 1242 00:09:09,450 --> 00:09:09,629: what 1243 00:09:09,629 --> 00:09:09,779: I’d 1244 00:09:09,779 --> 00:09:12,929: find.”
Brick 1245 00:09:12,929 --> 00:09:13,230: placed 1246 00:09:13,230 --> 00:09:13,350: an 1247 00:09:13,350 --> 00:09:13,529: arm 1248 00:09:13,529 --> 00:09:13,769: around 1249 00:09:13,769 --> 00:09:14,038: Wyatt’s 1250 00:09:14,038 --> 00:09:15,690: shoulders. “How 1251 00:09:15,690 --> 00:09:15,929: about 1252 00:09:15,929 --> 00:09:18,179: now?”
Wyatt’s 1253 00:09:18,179 --> 00:09:18,480: eyes 1254 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:18,600: were 1255 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:19,529: unfocused, 1256 00:09:19,529 --> 00:09:19,919: gazing 1257 00:09:19,919 --> 00:09:20,039: into 1258 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:20,159: the 1259 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:20,429: small 1260 00:09:20,429 --> 00:09:22,139: fire. “I 1261 00:09:22,139 --> 00:09:22,409: have 1262 00:09:22,409 --> 00:09:22,590: so 1263 00:09:22,590 --> 00:09:22,799: many 1264 00:09:22,799 --> 00:09:24,779: questions. 1265 00:09:24,779 --> 00:09:25,019: So 1266 00:09:25,019 --> 00:09:25,350: much I 1267 00:09:25,350 --> 00:09:25,620: never 1268 00:09:25,620 --> 00:09:26,039: figured 1269 00:09:26,039 --> 00:09:31,110: out.”
“Mhmm.” 1270 00:09:31,110 --> 00:09:31,320: Brick 1271 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,009: nodded, “I 1272 00:09:32,009 --> 00:09:32,220: have 1273 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:32,429: some 1274 00:09:32,429 --> 00:09:33,509: answers. 1275 00:09:33,509 --> 00:09:33,659: The 1276 00:09:33,659 --> 00:09:33,990: main 1277 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:34,169: thing 1278 00:09:34,169 --> 00:09:34,350: right 1279 00:09:34,350 --> 00:09:34,950: now 1280 00:09:34,950 --> 00:09:35,159: is 1281 00:09:35,159 --> 00:09:35,279: to 1282 00:09:35,279 --> 00:09:35,460: get 1283 00:09:35,460 --> 00:09:35,580: us 1284 00:09:35,580 --> 00:09:35,760: out 1285 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:35,820: of 1286 00:09:35,820 --> 00:09:36,629: here. 1287 00:09:36,629 --> 00:09:36,750: The 1288 00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:37,379: day’s half 1289 00:09:37,379 --> 00:09:37,679: gone 1290 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:37,799: and 1291 00:09:37,799 --> 00:09:37,889: if 1292 00:09:37,889 --> 00:09:38,009: you’re 1293 00:09:38,009 --> 00:09:38,129: at 1294 00:09:38,129 --> 00:09:38,220: the 1295 00:09:38,220 --> 00:09:38,850: trailhead 1296 00:09:38,850 --> 00:09:38,970: I 1297 00:09:38,970 --> 00:09:39,360: think 1298 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:39,539: you 1299 00:09:39,539 --> 00:09:40,710: are…”
Wyatt 1300 00:09:40,710 --> 00:09:41,100: stared 1301 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:41,190: at 1302 00:09:41,190 --> 00:09:41,279: the 1303 00:09:41,279 --> 00:09:41,730: flickering 1304 00:09:41,730 --> 00:09:43,679: coals. “Fire 1305 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:44,460: road, 1306 00:09:44,460 --> 00:09:44,610: out 1307 00:09:44,610 --> 00:09:47,129: west.”
Brick 1308 00:09:47,129 --> 00:09:47,429: sucked 1309 00:09:47,429 --> 00:09:47,610: air 1310 00:09:47,610 --> 00:09:47,789: through 1311 00:09:47,789 --> 00:09:48,120: clenched 1312 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,139: teeth. “Yep. 1313 00:09:49,139 --> 00:09:49,470: Not 1314 00:09:49,470 --> 00:09:50,490: great. 1315 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:50,654: It’s the 1316 00:09:50,654 --> 00:09:50,940: last 1317 00:09:50,940 --> 00:09:51,120: night 1318 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:51,179: of 1319 00:09:51,179 --> 00:09:51,240: the 1320 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:51,990: cycle. 1321 00:09:51,990 --> 00:09:52,200: We 1322 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:52,500: can’t 1323 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:52,710: stay 1324 00:09:52,710 --> 00:09:52,950: here 1325 00:09:52,950 --> 00:09:53,100: with 1326 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:53,220: you 1327 00:09:53,220 --> 00:09:53,519: like 1328 00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:55,440: this.”
     “I’m 1329 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:55,889: tired 1330 00:09:55,889 --> 00:09:56,009: of 1331 00:09:56,009 --> 00:09:56,399: hurting 1332 00:09:56,399 --> 00:09:57,149: people.” 1333 00:09:57,149 --> 00:09:57,480: Wyatt 1334 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:57,809: said, 1335 00:09:57,809 --> 00:09:59,730: softly.
“It’s 1336 00:09:59,730 --> 00:10:00,090: not 1337 00:10:00,090 --> 00:10:00,149: a 1338 00:10:00,149 --> 00:10:00,809: choice 1339 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:01,200: between 1340 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:01,620: harming 1341 00:10:01,620 --> 00:10:02,039: others 1342 00:10:02,039 --> 00:10:02,129: and 1343 00:10:02,129 --> 00:10:02,549: harming 1344 00:10:02,549 --> 00:10:04,049: yourself. 1345 00:10:04,049 --> 00:10:04,289: You’re 1346 00:10:04,289 --> 00:10:04,740: not 1347 00:10:04,740 --> 00:10:05,100: meant 1348 00:10:05,100 --> 00:10:05,309: to 1349 00:10:05,309 --> 00:10:05,639: do 1350 00:10:05,639 --> 00:10:06,029: this 1351 00:10:06,029 --> 00:10:06,570: alone. 1352 00:10:06,570 --> 00:10:06,840: None 1353 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:06,990: of 1354 00:10:06,990 --> 00:10:07,259: us 1355 00:10:07,259 --> 00:10:08,070: are.” 1356 00:10:08,070 --> 00:10:08,370: Brick 1357 00:10:08,370 --> 00:10:08,789: stood, 1358 00:10:08,789 --> 00:10:09,000: then 1359 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:09,210: pulled 1360 00:10:09,210 --> 00:10:09,509: Wyatt 1361 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:09,659: up 1362 00:10:09,659 --> 00:10:09,840: into 1363 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:09,929: an 1364 00:10:09,929 --> 00:10:11,399: embrace. “This 1365 00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:11,580: is 1366 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:11,639: a 1367 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:12,000: piece 1368 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:12,120: of 1369 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:12,240: who 1370 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:12,480: you 1371 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:12,690: are, 1372 00:10:12,690 --> 00:10:12,840: but 1373 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:13,080: you're 1374 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:13,289: so 1375 00:10:13,289 --> 00:10:13,529: much 1376 00:10:13,529 --> 00:10:13,740: more 1377 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:13,950: than 1378 00:10:13,950 --> 00:10:16,034: this.” He 1379 00:10:16,034 --> 00:10:16,360: withdrew 1380 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:16,419: a 1381 00:10:16,419 --> 00:10:17,440: bit, then 1382 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:18,129: clasped Wyatt’s 1383 00:10:18,129 --> 00:10:18,669: cheeks 1384 00:10:18,669 --> 00:10:18,759: in 1385 00:10:18,759 --> 00:10:19,029: rough 1386 00:10:19,029 --> 00:10:20,410: palms. “There 1387 00:10:20,410 --> 00:10:20,469: are 1388 00:10:20,469 --> 00:10:20,799: more 1389 00:10:20,799 --> 00:10:20,950: of 1390 00:10:20,950 --> 00:10:22,360: us. 1391 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:22,600: It 1392 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:23,019: gets 1393 00:10:23,019 --> 00:10:23,470: better, 1394 00:10:23,470 --> 00:10:23,559: I 1395 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,629: promise.” 1396 00:10:25,629 --> 00:10:25,809: He 1397 00:10:25,809 --> 00:10:26,110: dipped 1398 00:10:26,110 --> 00:10:26,230: his 1399 00:10:26,230 --> 00:10:26,860: forehead 1400 00:10:26,860 --> 00:10:26,980: to 1401 00:10:26,980 --> 00:10:27,279: touch 1402 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:27,399: the 1403 00:10:27,399 --> 00:10:27,759: other’s 1404 00:10:27,759 --> 00:10:27,879: while 1405 00:10:27,879 --> 00:10:28,179: pulling 1406 00:10:28,179 --> 00:10:28,299: him 1407 00:10:28,299 --> 00:10:29,769: close.
Wyatt 1408 00:10:29,769 --> 00:10:30,429: broke 1409 00:10:30,429 --> 00:10:32,440: completely. 1410 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:32,559: He 1411 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:32,740: would 1412 00:10:32,740 --> 00:10:32,860: have 1413 00:10:32,860 --> 00:10:33,279: fallen 1414 00:10:33,279 --> 00:10:33,399: if 1415 00:10:33,399 --> 00:10:33,610: not 1416 00:10:33,610 --> 00:10:33,730: for 1417 00:10:33,730 --> 00:10:33,850: the 1418 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:35,830: bearhug. Brick 1419 00:10:35,830 --> 00:10:36,070: held 1420 00:10:36,070 --> 00:10:36,190: him 1421 00:10:36,190 --> 00:10:36,759: silently 1422 00:10:36,759 --> 00:10:36,909: as 1423 00:10:36,909 --> 00:10:36,970: he 1424 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:37,419: sobbed, 1425 00:10:37,419 --> 00:10:37,750: smoke 1426 00:10:37,750 --> 00:10:37,899: from 1427 00:10:37,899 --> 00:10:37,990: the 1428 00:10:37,990 --> 00:10:38,350: fire 1429 00:10:38,350 --> 00:10:38,710: curling 1430 00:10:38,710 --> 00:10:39,100: around 1431 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:40,960: them.
Once 1432 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:41,049: he’d 1433 00:10:41,049 --> 00:10:41,409: gathered 1434 00:10:41,409 --> 00:10:41,889: himself, 1435 00:10:41,889 --> 00:10:42,159: Wyatt 1436 00:10:42,159 --> 00:10:42,460: turned 1437 00:10:42,460 --> 00:10:42,669: toward 1438 00:10:42,669 --> 00:10:42,759: the 1439 00:10:42,759 --> 00:10:43,269: creek 1440 00:10:43,269 --> 00:10:43,389: to 1441 00:10:43,389 --> 00:10:44,679: wash. 1442 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:44,830: The 1443 00:10:44,830 --> 00:10:45,519: campfire was 1444 00:10:45,519 --> 00:10:45,669: out 1445 00:10:45,669 --> 00:10:45,759: when 1446 00:10:45,759 --> 00:10:45,850: he 1447 00:10:45,850 --> 00:10:46,389: returned 1448 00:10:46,389 --> 00:10:46,509: in 1449 00:10:46,509 --> 00:10:46,870: borrowed 1450 00:10:46,870 --> 00:10:48,429: clothing. 1451 00:10:48,429 --> 00:10:48,759: Brick 1452 00:10:48,759 --> 00:10:48,940: was 1453 00:10:48,940 --> 00:10:49,299: donning 1454 00:10:49,299 --> 00:10:49,720: tattered 1455 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:50,110: shoes 1456 00:10:50,110 --> 00:10:50,230: that 1457 00:10:50,230 --> 00:10:50,350: had 1458 00:10:50,350 --> 00:10:50,470: been 1459 00:10:50,470 --> 00:10:50,919: stitched 1460 00:10:50,919 --> 00:10:51,070: with 1461 00:10:51,070 --> 00:10:53,320: cord.
“I 1462 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:53,559: saw 1463 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:53,710: your 1464 00:10:53,710 --> 00:10:54,100: camera 1465 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:54,250: this 1466 00:10:54,250 --> 00:10:54,909: morning. 1467 00:10:54,909 --> 00:10:55,389: Sorry. 1468 00:10:55,389 --> 00:10:55,600: Had 1469 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:55,690: to 1470 00:10:55,690 --> 00:10:55,809: know 1471 00:10:55,809 --> 00:10:55,899: what 1472 00:10:55,899 --> 00:10:55,990: I 1473 00:10:55,990 --> 00:10:56,139: was 1474 00:10:56,139 --> 00:10:56,440: dealing 1475 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,210: with.”
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His 1845 00:13:20,230 --> 00:13:20,440: cup 1846 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:20,649: rolled 1847 00:13:20,649 --> 00:13:20,769: out 1848 00:13:20,769 --> 00:13:20,860: of 1849 00:13:20,860 --> 00:13:21,070: limp 1850 00:13:21,070 --> 00:13:21,549: fingers 1851 00:13:21,549 --> 00:13:21,639: and 1852 00:13:21,639 --> 00:13:22,000: fell, 1853 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:22,360: trailing 1854 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:22,692: coffee 1855 00:13:22,692 --> 00:13:22,870: down 1856 00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:22,960: the 1857 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,090: stairs. 1858 00:13:25,090 --> 00:13:25,210: He 1859 00:13:25,210 --> 00:13:25,330: did 1860 00:13:25,330 --> 00:13:25,509: not 1861 00:13:25,509 --> 00:13:25,901: register 1862 00:13:25,901 --> 00:13:26,019: the 1863 00:13:26,019 --> 00:13:26,289: car 1864 00:13:26,289 --> 00:13:26,559: pulling 1865 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:26,710: in 1866 00:13:26,710 --> 00:13:26,799: the 1867 00:13:26,799 --> 00:13:27,370: driveway, 1868 00:13:27,370 --> 00:13:27,490: and 1869 00:13:27,490 --> 00:13:27,789: failed 1870 00:13:27,789 --> 00:13:27,879: to 1871 00:13:27,879 --> 00:13:28,150: stir 1872 00:13:28,150 --> 00:13:28,269: as 1873 00:13:28,269 --> 00:13:28,330: a 1874 00:13:28,330 --> 00:13:28,539: door 1875 00:13:28,539 --> 00:13:28,960: opened 1876 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:29,110: then 1877 00:13:29,110 --> 00:13:29,440: slammed 1878 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,809: shut. 1879 00:13:31,809 --> 00:13:37,659: He did not 1880 00:13:37,659 --> 00:13:37,899: hear 1881 00:13:37,899 --> 00:13:38,019: the 1882 00:13:38,019 --> 00:13:38,529: keys 1883 00:13:38,529 --> 00:13:38,980: jingle 1884 00:13:38,980 --> 00:13:39,039: in 1885 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:39,129: the 1886 00:13:39,129 --> 00:13:39,399: front 1887 00:13:39,399 --> 00:13:40,029: door, 1888 00:13:40,029 --> 00:13:40,149: or 1889 00:13:40,149 --> 00:13:40,480: clock 1890 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:41,169: the hesitation 1891 00:13:41,169 --> 00:13:41,440: before 1892 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:41,529: it 1893 00:13:41,529 --> 00:13:45,129: opened.
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At 1894 00:13:45,129 --> 00:13:45,220: the 1895 00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:45,399: front 1896 00:13:45,399 --> 00:13:45,460: of 1897 00:13:45,460 --> 00:13:45,549: the 1898 00:13:45,549 --> 00:13:45,909: house, 1899 00:13:45,909 --> 00:13:46,067: Ella 1900 00:13:46,067 --> 00:13:46,450: paused 1901 00:13:46,450 --> 00:13:46,509: on 1902 00:13:46,509 --> 00:13:46,600: the 1903 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:47,080: porch. 1904 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:47,169: The 1905 00:13:47,169 --> 00:13:47,620: windows 1906 00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:47,710: were 1907 00:13:47,710 --> 00:13:48,129: completely 1908 00:13:48,129 --> 00:13:48,490: dark 1909 00:13:48,490 --> 00:13:48,940: despite 1910 00:13:48,940 --> 00:13:49,210: Wyatt’s 1911 00:13:49,210 --> 00:13:49,509: truck 1912 00:13:49,509 --> 00:13:49,600: in 1913 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:49,659: the 1914 00:13:49,659 --> 00:13:51,580: driveway. 1915 00:13:51,580 --> 00:13:51,909: Opening 1916 00:13:51,909 --> 00:13:52,029: the 1917 00:13:52,029 --> 00:13:52,210: door, 1918 00:13:52,210 --> 00:13:52,389: she 1919 00:13:52,389 --> 00:13:52,720: flipped 1920 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:52,840: on 1921 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:52,990: the 1922 00:13:52,990 --> 00:13:53,320: entryway 1923 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,710: light.
“…Hello? Wyatt, 1924 00:13:56,710 --> 00:13:58,960: honey?”
She 1925 00:13:58,960 --> 00:13:59,289: smelled 1926 00:13:59,289 --> 00:13:59,620: coffee 1927 00:13:59,620 --> 00:13:59,710: in 1928 00:13:59,710 --> 00:13:59,799: the 1929 00:13:59,799 --> 00:14:00,159: kitchen, 1930 00:14:00,159 --> 00:14:00,279: but 1931 00:14:00,279 --> 00:14:00,340: the 1932 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:00,610: rest 1933 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:00,669: of 1934 00:14:00,669 --> 00:14:00,759: the 1935 00:14:00,759 --> 00:14:01,059: house 1936 00:14:01,059 --> 00:14:01,450: appeared 1937 00:14:01,450 --> 00:14:02,830: undisturbed. 1938 00:14:02,830 --> 00:14:03,279: Wyatt’s 1939 00:14:03,279 --> 00:14:04,090: fastidiousness 1940 00:14:04,090 --> 00:14:04,179: had 1941 00:14:04,179 --> 00:14:04,419: always 1942 00:14:04,419 --> 00:14:04,600: been 1943 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:05,500: impressive. 1944 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:05,649: He 1945 00:14:05,649 --> 00:14:05,860: was 1946 00:14:05,860 --> 00:14:06,340: terrible 1947 00:14:06,340 --> 00:14:06,399: at 1948 00:14:06,399 --> 00:14:06,820: remembering 1949 00:14:06,820 --> 00:14:07,330: everything 1950 00:14:07,330 --> 00:14:07,690: except 1951 00:14:07,690 --> 00:14:07,750: the 1952 00:14:07,750 --> 00:14:08,230: laundry, 1953 00:14:08,230 --> 00:14:08,385: which 1954 00:14:08,385 --> 00:14:08,529: he 1955 00:14:08,529 --> 00:14:08,740: took 1956 00:14:08,740 --> 00:14:08,980: care 1957 00:14:08,980 --> 00:14:09,100: of 1958 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:09,820: immediately 1959 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:10,120: after 1960 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:10,330: each 1961 00:14:10,330 --> 00:14:11,769: trip. 1962 00:14:11,769 --> 00:14:12,129: He’d always 1963 00:14:12,129 --> 00:14:12,580: showered 1964 00:14:12,580 --> 00:14:12,669: and 1965 00:14:12,669 --> 00:14:13,149: shaved 1966 00:14:13,149 --> 00:14:13,299: as 1967 00:14:13,299 --> 00:14:13,419: if he 1968 00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:13,690: couldn’t 1969 00:14:13,690 --> 00:14:13,960: wait 1970 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:14,049: to 1971 00:14:14,049 --> 00:14:14,379: wash 1972 00:14:14,379 --> 00:14:14,470: the 1973 00:14:14,470 --> 00:14:14,740: road 1974 00:14:14,740 --> 00:14:14,950: off 1975 00:14:14,950 --> 00:14:17,259: him.
Ella 1976 00:14:17,259 --> 00:14:17,453: saw 1977 00:14:17,453 --> 00:14:17,649: none 1978 00:14:17,649 --> 00:14:17,740: of 1979 00:14:17,740 --> 00:14:17,830: the 1980 00:14:17,830 --> 00:14:18,129: usual 1981 00:14:18,129 --> 00:14:19,870: signs. The 1982 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:20,289: washer 1983 00:14:20,289 --> 00:14:20,379: and 1984 00:14:20,379 --> 00:14:20,651: dryer 1985 00:14:20,651 --> 00:14:20,799: were 1986 00:14:20,799 --> 00:14:22,090: silent. 1987 00:14:22,090 --> 00:14:22,210: Their 1988 00:14:22,210 --> 00:14:22,419: bed 1989 00:14:22,419 --> 00:14:22,629: was 1990 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:22,899: made, 1991 00:14:22,899 --> 00:14:22,960: and 1992 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:23,049: the 1993 00:14:23,049 --> 00:14:23,470: bathroom 1994 00:14:23,470 --> 00:14:23,740: remained 1995 00:14:23,740 --> 00:14:25,629: spotless. 1996 00:14:25,629 --> 00:14:25,735: She 1997 00:14:25,735 --> 00:14:26,019: shed 1998 00:14:26,019 --> 00:14:26,080: her 1999 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:26,350: coat 2000 00:14:26,350 --> 00:14:26,440: and 2001 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:26,620: turned 2002 00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:26,710: on 2003 00:14:26,710 --> 00:14:26,769: the 2004 00:14:26,769 --> 00:14:27,159: lamp. 2005 00:14:27,159 --> 00:14:27,279: Her 2006 00:14:27,279 --> 00:14:27,610: phone 2007 00:14:27,610 --> 00:14:27,759: had 2008 00:14:27,759 --> 00:14:28,600: died, and 2009 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:28,779: she 2010 00:14:28,779 --> 00:14:29,019: hadn’t 2011 00:14:29,019 --> 00:14:29,350: bothered 2012 00:14:29,350 --> 00:14:29,830: charging it 2013 00:14:29,830 --> 00:14:30,039: during 2014 00:14:30,039 --> 00:14:30,129: the 2015 00:14:30,129 --> 00:14:30,309: trip 2016 00:14:30,309 --> 00:14:32,860: home. 2017 00:14:32,860 --> 00:14:33,190: After 2018 00:14:33,190 --> 00:14:33,610: plugging 2019 00:14:33,610 --> 00:14:33,730: in, 2020 00:14:33,730 --> 00:14:34,419: it 2021 00:14:34,419 --> 00:14:34,750: power 2022 00:14:34,750 --> 00:14:35,529: cycled 2023 00:14:35,529 --> 00:14:35,710: while 2024 00:14:35,710 --> 00:14:35,889: she 2025 00:14:35,889 --> 00:14:36,340: changed into 2026 00:14:36,340 --> 00:14:36,549: a 2027 00:14:36,549 --> 00:14:36,820: pair 2028 00:14:36,820 --> 00:14:36,940: of 2029 00:14:36,940 --> 00:14:37,269: baggy 2030 00:14:37,269 --> 00:14:37,629: sweats 2031 00:14:37,629 --> 00:14:37,720: and 2032 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:37,840: one 2033 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:37,899: of 2034 00:14:37,899 --> 00:14:38,200: Wyatt’s 2035 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:38,350: old 2036 00:14:38,350 --> 00:14:39,580: shirts. 2037 00:14:39,580 --> 00:14:39,700: The 2038 00:14:39,700 --> 00:14:40,029: phone 2039 00:14:40,029 --> 00:14:40,299: awoke 2040 00:14:40,299 --> 00:14:40,419: with 2041 00:14:40,419 --> 00:14:40,506: a 2042 00:14:40,506 --> 00:14:40,784: chime for 2043 00:14:40,784 --> 00:14:42,580: voicemail. 2044 00:14:42,580 --> 00:14:42,759: She 2045 00:14:42,759 --> 00:14:42,970: bent 2046 00:14:42,970 --> 00:14:43,149: down 2047 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:43,240: to 2048 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:43,600: listen, 2049 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:43,960: tethered 2050 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:44,049: by 2051 00:14:44,049 --> 00:14:44,169: the 2052 00:14:44,169 --> 00:14:44,740: ridiculously 2053 00:14:44,740 --> 00:14:45,009: short 2054 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:47,230: cord.
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The 2562 00:18:08,589 --> 00:18:08,920: change 2563 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:09,009: was 2564 00:18:09,009 --> 00:18:09,309: almost 2565 00:18:09,309 --> 00:18:09,670: finished 2566 00:18:09,670 --> 00:18:09,759: as 2567 00:18:09,759 --> 00:18:10,029: Wyatt 2568 00:18:10,029 --> 00:18:10,269: reached 2569 00:18:10,269 --> 00:18:10,359: the 2570 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:11,769: garage. 2571 00:18:11,769 --> 00:18:12,039: One 2572 00:18:12,039 --> 00:18:12,369: last, 2573 00:18:12,369 --> 00:18:12,819: powerful 2574 00:18:12,819 --> 00:18:13,420: spasm 2575 00:18:13,420 --> 00:18:13,750: lanced 2576 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:13,839: through 2577 00:18:13,839 --> 00:18:13,990: his 2578 00:18:13,990 --> 00:18:15,730: body. 2579 00:18:15,730 --> 00:18:16,119: Vision 2580 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:16,539: flashed 2581 00:18:16,539 --> 00:18:16,720: white 2582 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:16,808: and 2583 00:18:16,808 --> 00:18:16,869: he 2584 00:18:16,869 --> 00:18:17,529: stumbled, 2585 00:18:17,529 --> 00:18:17,950: crashing 2586 00:18:17,950 --> 00:18:18,369: headlong 2587 00:18:18,369 --> 00:18:18,519: through 2588 00:18:18,519 --> 00:18:18,640: the 2589 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:19,839: door. 2590 00:18:19,839 --> 00:18:19,960: The 2591 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:20,259: wooden 2592 00:18:20,259 --> 00:18:20,680: panel 2593 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:20,769: and 2594 00:18:20,769 --> 00:18:20,980: part 2595 00:18:20,980 --> 00:18:21,039: of 2596 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:21,099: the 2597 00:18:21,099 --> 00:18:21,490: frame 2598 00:18:21,490 --> 00:18:22,000: exploded 2599 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:22,329: inward, 2600 00:18:22,329 --> 00:18:22,839: impacted 2601 00:18:22,839 --> 00:18:22,930: by 2602 00:18:22,930 --> 00:18:23,049: the 2603 00:18:23,049 --> 00:18:23,470: tumbling 2604 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:24,190: beast. 2605 00:18:24,190 --> 00:18:24,279: The 2606 00:18:24,279 --> 00:18:24,700: shock 2607 00:18:24,700 --> 00:18:25,000: knocked 2608 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,289: shelves askew, 2609 00:18:26,289 --> 00:18:26,740: sending 2610 00:18:26,740 --> 00:18:27,250: tools 2611 00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:27,339: and 2612 00:18:27,339 --> 00:18:27,700: jars 2613 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:27,789: of 2614 00:18:27,789 --> 00:18:28,299: hardware 2615 00:18:28,299 --> 00:18:28,690: flying 2616 00:18:28,690 --> 00:18:28,990: down 2617 00:18:28,990 --> 00:18:29,079: the 2618 00:18:29,079 --> 00:18:29,289: three 2619 00:18:29,289 --> 00:18:29,689: steps 2620 00:18:29,689 --> 00:18:29,799: to the 2621 00:18:29,799 --> 00:18:31,119: floor. 2622 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:31,690: Glass 2623 00:18:31,690 --> 00:18:32,230: exploded 2624 00:18:32,230 --> 00:18:32,349: on 2625 00:18:32,349 --> 00:18:32,920: concrete, 2626 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:33,042: and 2627 00:18:33,042 --> 00:18:34,390: a brown-black mass thudded 2628 00:18:34,390 --> 00:18:34,450: to 2629 00:18:34,450 --> 00:18:34,539: the 2630 00:18:34,539 --> 00:18:36,069: ground. 2631 00:18:36,069 --> 00:18:36,250: His 2632 00:18:36,250 --> 00:18:36,549: skull 2633 00:18:36,549 --> 00:18:36,880: smacked 2634 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:36,970: the 2635 00:18:36,970 --> 00:18:37,390: slab, 2636 00:18:37,390 --> 00:18:37,480: and 2637 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:37,539: the 2638 00:18:37,539 --> 00:18:37,809: last 2639 00:18:37,809 --> 00:18:38,079: thing 2640 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:38,319: Wyatt 2641 00:18:38,319 --> 00:18:38,619: heard 2642 00:18:38,619 --> 00:18:38,829: before 2643 00:18:38,829 --> 00:18:39,160: losing 2644 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:39,789: consciousness 2645 00:18:39,789 --> 00:18:39,970: was 2646 00:18:39,970 --> 00:18:40,329: Ella’s 2647 00:18:40,329 --> 00:18:43,960: scream.
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     The 2754 00:19:31,750 --> 00:19:32,140: creature 2755 00:19:32,140 --> 00:19:32,407: stepped 2756 00:19:32,407 --> 00:19:32,650: towards 2757 00:19:32,650 --> 00:19:32,680: a 2758 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:32,890: set 2759 00:19:32,890 --> 00:19:33,009: of 2760 00:19:33,009 --> 00:19:33,819: cabinets, 2761 00:19:33,819 --> 00:19:34,150: doors 2762 00:19:34,150 --> 00:19:36,970: askew. 2763 00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:37,150: It 2764 00:19:37,150 --> 00:19:37,569: reached 2765 00:19:37,569 --> 00:19:37,720: to 2766 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:37,779: a 2767 00:19:37,779 --> 00:19:38,049: high 2768 00:19:38,049 --> 00:19:38,529: shelf 2769 00:19:38,529 --> 00:19:38,650: and 2770 00:19:38,650 --> 00:19:39,099: searched 2771 00:19:39,099 --> 00:19:39,309: there 2772 00:19:39,309 --> 00:19:39,519: with 2773 00:19:39,519 --> 00:19:39,970: awkward 2774 00:19:39,970 --> 00:19:41,859: fingers. 2775 00:19:41,859 --> 00:19:42,099: Then 2776 00:19:42,099 --> 00:19:42,250: the 2777 00:19:42,250 --> 00:19:42,819: wolf-man 2778 00:19:42,819 --> 00:19:43,299: turned 2779 00:19:43,299 --> 00:19:43,450: and 2780 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:43,750: lowered 2781 00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:44,109: itself 2782 00:19:44,109 --> 00:19:44,349: onto 2783 00:19:44,349 --> 00:19:44,470: its 2784 00:19:44,470 --> 00:19:45,700: haunches, 2785 00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:45,940: its 2786 00:19:45,940 --> 00:19:46,269: nose 2787 00:19:46,269 --> 00:19:46,630: flaring 2788 00:19:46,630 --> 00:19:46,869: wet 2789 00:19:46,869 --> 00:19:46,960: in 2790 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:47,049: the 2791 00:19:47,049 --> 00:19:47,529: artificial 2792 00:19:47,529 --> 00:19:50,529: light. 2793 00:19:50,529 --> 00:19:50,799: Ella 2794 00:19:50,799 --> 00:19:51,009: was 2795 00:19:51,009 --> 00:19:51,250: now 2796 00:19:51,250 --> 00:19:51,670: roughly 2797 00:19:51,670 --> 00:19:52,000: even 2798 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:52,180: with 2799 00:19:52,180 --> 00:19:52,299: its 2800 00:19:52,299 --> 00:19:52,720: snout 2801 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:52,990: as she 2802 00:19:52,990 --> 00:19:54,369: stood. 2803 00:19:54,369 --> 00:19:55,119: Clasped in 2804 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:55,539: its paws 2805 00:19:55,539 --> 00:19:55,690: was 2806 00:19:55,690 --> 00:19:55,750: a 2807 00:19:55,750 --> 00:19:56,259: small 2808 00:19:56,259 --> 00:19:56,740: metal 2809 00:19:56,740 --> 00:19:58,869: box. 2810 00:19:58,869 --> 00:19:59,019: The 2811 00:19:59,019 --> 00:19:59,410: creature 2812 00:19:59,410 --> 00:19:59,769: placed 2813 00:19:59,769 --> 00:19:59,833: it 2814 00:19:59,833 --> 00:20:00,369: clumsily 2815 00:20:00,369 --> 00:20:00,490: on 2816 00:20:00,490 --> 00:20:00,579: the 2817 00:20:00,579 --> 00:20:01,000: ground, 2818 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:01,480: then slid it 2819 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:01,809: across 2820 00:20:01,809 --> 00:20:01,900: the 2821 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:02,319: concrete 2822 00:20:02,319 --> 00:20:02,619: towards 2823 00:20:02,619 --> 00:20:04,359: Ella. 2824 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:04,480: The 2825 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:04,869: box 2826 00:20:04,869 --> 00:20:05,259: rasped 2827 00:20:05,259 --> 00:20:05,350: to 2828 00:20:05,350 --> 00:20:05,410: a 2829 00:20:05,410 --> 00:20:05,769: stop 2830 00:20:05,769 --> 00:20:05,829: at 2831 00:20:05,829 --> 00:20:05,920: her 2832 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,059: feet, 2833 00:20:07,059 --> 00:20:07,180: and 2834 00:20:07,180 --> 00:20:07,269: the 2835 00:20:07,269 --> 00:20:07,690: creature 2836 00:20:07,690 --> 00:20:07,990: sat 2837 00:20:07,990 --> 00:20:08,259: back 2838 00:20:08,259 --> 00:20:08,500: once 2839 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,450: more. 2840 00:20:10,450 --> 00:20:10,569: The 2841 00:20:10,569 --> 00:20:10,960: heavy 2842 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:11,319: head 2843 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:11,740: lolled 2844 00:20:11,740 --> 00:20:11,859: to 2845 00:20:11,859 --> 00:20:11,950: the 2846 00:20:11,950 --> 00:20:12,490: side, 2847 00:20:12,490 --> 00:20:12,579: the 2848 00:20:12,579 --> 00:20:12,917: body 2849 00:20:12,917 --> 00:20:13,509: shuddering 2850 00:20:13,509 --> 00:20:13,720: with 2851 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:14,500: effort; 2852 00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:14,859: turning 2853 00:20:14,859 --> 00:20:15,609: away, 2854 00:20:15,609 --> 00:20:15,789: it 2855 00:20:15,789 --> 00:20:15,970: lay 2856 00:20:15,970 --> 00:20:16,329: down 2857 00:20:16,329 --> 00:20:16,450: and 2858 00:20:16,450 --> 00:20:16,690: curled 2859 00:20:16,690 --> 00:20:17,079: itself 2860 00:20:17,079 --> 00:20:17,769: up, 2861 00:20:17,769 --> 00:20:18,130: utterly 2862 00:20:18,130 --> 00:20:20,916: spent.
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     “The 2943 00:20:59,289 --> 00:20:59,680: bullets 2944 00:20:59,680 --> 00:20:59,740: are 2945 00:20:59,740 --> 00:21:00,609: silver – 2946 00:21:00,609 --> 00:21:00,759: it’s 2947 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:00,849: an 2948 00:21:00,849 --> 00:21:01,029: old 2949 00:21:01,029 --> 00:21:01,359: wives’ 2950 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:01,630: tale, 2951 00:21:01,630 --> 00:21:01,750: but 2952 00:21:01,750 --> 00:21:01,809: I 2953 00:21:01,809 --> 00:21:01,990: can 2954 00:21:01,990 --> 00:21:02,200: feel 2955 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:02,289: the 2956 00:21:02,289 --> 00:21:02,589: metal 2957 00:21:02,589 --> 00:21:02,859: hum 2958 00:21:02,859 --> 00:21:02,952: in 2959 00:21:02,952 --> 00:21:03,099: my 2960 00:21:03,099 --> 00:21:03,609: molars 2961 00:21:03,609 --> 00:21:03,759: when 2962 00:21:03,759 --> 00:21:03,910: I’m 2963 00:21:03,910 --> 00:21:07,210: close.”
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