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♪♪
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Joe: There's an Irish poem
about lighthouses
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from the mid-1800s
that I think of now and then.
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I can't remember the name
of the poet or poem,
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but it goes,
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"Very bright, guiding light.
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This is why
I'm happy tonight."
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Surrounded by four Great Lakes,
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Michigan has more lighthouses
than any other state,
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and I am happy as the sailor
in the poem about that.
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Though the last U.S. lighthouse was automated in 1998,
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I've always dreamt
of being a keeper,
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especially during
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the Golden Age
of American lighthouses
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that lasted from 1853 to 1928.
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What other profession comes with the tower and nearby water
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to look at and daydream?
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Sometimes I'll imagine
that it's June or July of 1865
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and I'm returning
from the Civil War,
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a bugle player
in Michigan's 1st Regiment.
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And on my way home
to the family dairy farm,
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I spot a beautiful red-brick
structure along the lake.
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Now that I've got a taste
of the wider world --
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at least through
Northern Virginia and back --
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I don't think
I'll ever be quite content
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on the dairy farm again.
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♪♪
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Um, hello.
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I was wondering
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if I could talk
to the lighthouse keeper.
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What for?
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To see if he might need
an assistant.
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I don't.
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Hello.
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My name is Joe Pera.
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And I'm sorry to dwell
on old times.
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With the power out tonight,
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it's tempting
to romanticize them,
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but I should know better,
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especially 'cause
I am always making fun
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of British palace guards
and their big bearskin hats.
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It's ridiculous, unethical --
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it makes everyone in their
country seem like fools.
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Anyhow, not only does Michigan
have the most lighthouses,
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our state had the most
female keepers, as well.
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It was one of the first
federal jobs held by women.
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I was reading the book
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"Ladies of the Lights"
by Patricia Majher
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and actually realized
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that my friend/co-worker/
romantic partner Sarah
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has a lot in common
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with some
of those early keepers,
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like her, uh,
knack for anticipating
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and dealing with risk,
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resilience,
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and the ability
to stay up late.
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Her own lights are on tonight
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thanks to the generators
she converted to biodiesel.
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[ Motor rumbling ]
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I asked her if she
needed anything,
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but she said she was alright.
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I guess I shouldn't worry
about my nana, either.
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She's in bed with
a fully charged iPad.
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Hm.
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Hm.
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Should we see if my neighbors,
the Melskys,
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know anything
about lighthouses?
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Okay.
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[ Blows ]
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Perfect blows.
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[ Footsteps ]
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[ Clicks ]
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Watch the house, Gus.
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[ Door creaks ]
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[ Insects chirping ]
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[ Door creaks ]
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[ Door closes ]
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Not realizing how much work
was involved,
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Einstein once suggested
giving light house jobs
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to young scientists
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so they could use the time
to mull over science problems.
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In reality, though,
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the abundance of time and space
got to some keepers.
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The Stannard Rock Light,
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47 miles off the coast
of Marquette,
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was even referred to
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as the loneliest place
in North America.
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Some keepers even went mad
from the iso-- Whoa!
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-It's Frankenstein!
-Aaah!
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It's Frankenstein!I'm not Frankenstein, guys,
I swear.
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What the hell's going on?!
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-Dad, isn't this Frankenstein?
-Is this Frankenstein?
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I'm not Frankenstein.
it's Joe, Mike.
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It's your neighbor.
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It's Frankenstein!
Kick his ass!
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-Aah!
-It's Frankenstein!
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He's not Frankenstein.
What are you doing?
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We thought
he was Frankenstein.
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Not you -- your father.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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As their father, I will teach
them how to protect themselves
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because what's the law?
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-Stand your ground!
-Stand your ground!
-Stand your ground!
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Do I need to explain to you
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why we shouldn't let our kids
attack our neighbors?
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Thought
it was Frankenstein.
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Why do you always have
to make me the bad guy, Mike?
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Sorry Joe. Here. You can
have Mike's ice cream bar.
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Kelsey, Josh...
Here, Daddy.
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...go inside
and get ready for bed.
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Just -- Just go inside.
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It's okay.
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Eat it.
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Damn it!
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Do you know that the lighthouse
keeper on Poverty Island
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used to lock his kid
in a coal bin...[ Door closes ]
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...when he misbehaved?
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Not appropriate.
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Sorry.
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Why aren't you with Sarah?
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I'm still thinking.
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About what?
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Well, to me,
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as long as there's
no major structural damage,
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a power outage
or a big snowstorm
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is an opportunity to pause,
play euchre,
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and see what your neighbors
are up to after 9:00 p.m.
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Mm.
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But to Sarah,
an event like this
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is a reminder that
our system has cracks
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that could expand
into a break
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if this were, say,
an attack on the power grid
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or a Carrington Event.
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What's that?
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A solar storm
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that could wipe out
technology as we know it.
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It's on Sarah's mind,
and it seems irrational,
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until I learned that,
as a kid,
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she witnessed
her brother get trampled
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in a Black Friday
shopping rush.
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I know.
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And it's made me consider,
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what do I have to offer Sarah
in a critical moment?
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I'm still not sure.
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And if I show up tonight
empty-handed,
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I'm afraid
it'll indicate not much.
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Probably said too much,
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but can I ask you,
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what does Mike offer you
in difficult times?
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I don't know, Joe.
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[ Thumping, laughter ]
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I better go see
what's going on inside.
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What -- What are the odds
of a Carrington event happening?
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NASA says 12%
in the next decade...
Oh.
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...so likely
within our lifetimes.
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Shit.
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Night, Sue.
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Night.
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What can you do?
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I am proficient at milking cows,
and at a colonel's order,
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I can signal a cavalry charge
with my horn.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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There you are.
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I was wondering
when you'd come over.
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I can help you
reach things.
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♪♪
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I can tend the garden.
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♪♪
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The different hours we keep
are a good thing.
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And when they overlap,
I can offer companionship.
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♪♪
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...and entertainment.
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You know, you don't need
an excuse to come over.
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Oh.
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If anything ever happens,
I hope you will.
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Being together -- that -- that's
the point of a relationship.
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Uh, right.
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Whether it's a power outage
or a family situation
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or a nuclear attack
or a biological weapon.
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Mm-hmm.
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Or an amphibious invasion
from Ontario by the British
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or a horde of French Catholics
moving into town.
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What's wrong
with French Catholics?
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They're not to be trusted.
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They take their orders
from the Pope.
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Oh, I see.
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You know, this is the safest
place in the territory.
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We have the higher ground.
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If they gather
around our door,
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we can hurl diseased,
dead animals down on them.
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You're making me
a little bit nervous,
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but I suppose,
if anything were to happen,
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I have something
to sustain me.
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What's that?
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Irish poetry.
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[ Laughs ]
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Can I take them off now?
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I think they're starting
to get fat.
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Mm. One more hour.
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They will fall off
on their own.
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[ Fire crackling ]
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[ Crunches ]
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♪♪
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