1. No!
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2. There she is. There she is.
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3. There she is.
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4. Ladies and gentlemen,
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5. I've traveled over half our state
to be here tonight.
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6. I couldn't get away sooner
because my new well was coming in
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7. at Coyote Hills
and I had to see about it.
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8. That well is now flowing
at 2,000 barrels
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9. and it's paying me an income
of $5,000 a week.
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10. I have two others drilling
and I have 16 producing at Antelope,
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11. so, ladies and gentlemen,
if I say I'm an oilman, you will agree.
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12. Now, you have a great chance here,
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13. but bear in mind you could lose it all
if you're not careful.
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14. Out of all men that beg for a chance
to drill your lots,
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15. maybe one in twenty will be oilmen.
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16. The rest will be speculators,
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17. that's men trying to get between
you and the oilmen
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18. to get some of the money that ought,
by rights, come to you.
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19. Even if you find one that has money
and means to drill,
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20. he'll maybe know nothing about drilling.
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21. He'll have to hire the job out
on contract,
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22. and then you're depending
on a contractor,
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23. who'll rush the job through
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24. so he can get another contract
just as quick as he can.
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25. This is the way that this works.
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26. What is your offer? We're wasting time.
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27. Please!
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28. I do my own drilling.
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29. And the men that work for me,
work for me, and they are men I know.
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30. I make it my business to be there
and to see their work.
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31. I don't lose my tools in the hole
and spend months fishing for them.
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32. I don't botch the cementing off
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33. and let water in the hole
and ruin the whole lease.
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34. I'm a family man.
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35. I run a family business. This is my son
and my partner, H.W. Plainview.
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36. We offer you the bond of family
that very few oilmen can understand.
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37. I'm fixed like no other company
in this field
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38. and that's because
my Coyote Hills well has just come in.
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39. I have a string of tools
all ready to put to work.
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40. I can load a rig onto trucks
and have them here in a week.
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41. I have business connections,
so I can get the lumber for the derricks.
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42. Such things go by friendship
in a rush like this.
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43. And this is why I can guarantee
to start drilling
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44. and to put up the cash to back my word.
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45. I assure you, ladies and gentlemen,
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46. no matter what the others
promise to do,
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47. when it comes to the showdown,
they won't be there.
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48. Sit down! Sit down, you have no right...
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49. Let us discuss what the man has to say.
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50. - Prescott, do you trust this man?
- Let's discuss what he has to say.
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51. - There's logic to what he's saying.
- How does he know? My lot is there!
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52. Two or three years,
it could be ten years!
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53. - We gain nothing by losing our heads!
- Look at that well out there!
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54. Nobody's losing their heads.
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55. You have no business being here!
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56. Sit that woman down, sir!
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57. You can sit down.
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58. Mr. Plainview! Please, Mr. Plainview.
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59. No, Mr. Plainview!
No, where are you going?
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60. - I don't need the lease. Thank you.
- But we need you.
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61. Too much confusion.
Thank you for your time.
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62. No, no, there's no confusion.
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63. I wouldn't take the lease
if you gave it to me as a gift.
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64. Mr. Bankside,
I'm not going to waste your time.
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65. I'd certainly appreciate it
if you didn't waste mine.
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66. Now, if you wish to sign with me, we
can have a well drilling within 10 days.
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67. Your lot is further north
from the discovery well up here.
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68. That means
we'll probably have to dig deeper.
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69. And if there's as much oil here
as I think there is,
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70. it'll be harder to reach, but once
we find it, we can take it right out.
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71. We have to act quickly, because
very soon these fields will be dry.
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72. I need you to know what you want to do.
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73. Now, because of the distance
from the discovery well,
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74. I'll pay you a smaller royalty
than you'd get down there
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75. but I'm prepared to give you
a $1,000 bonus on your lot.
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76. What kind of royalty
are you talking about?
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77. One-sixth, plus a guarantee
to start drilling within 10 days.
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78. Now, that's something
you won't find anywhere else.
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79. What age are your children, ma'am?
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80. Ten and twelve.
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81. Mr. Plainview, a question, sir.
Where is your wife?
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82. She died in childbirth, Mrs. Bankside.
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83. So it's just me and my son now.
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84. It's coming in, boss!
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85. Hear it?
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86. Mr. Plainview?
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87. Yes?
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88. Are you Daniel Plainview?
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89. Yes.
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90. What can I do for you?
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91. You look for oil.
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92. That's right.
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93. What do you pay for a place that has it?
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94. - Well, that depends.
- What does it depend on?
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95. On a lot of things.
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96. if I told you I knew a place that had oil
where land could be bought cheaply,
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97. what do you think that would be worth?
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98. I think that you should let me know
what you know
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99. and then we'll try
and work something out.
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100. - Can I sit down?
- Please.
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101. What church do you belong to?
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102. l...
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103. I enjoy all faiths. I don't belong
to one church in particular.
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104. I like them all. I like everything.
Where are you from?
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105. That would be telling you.
That's what I want to sell you.
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106. What are you doing in Signal Hill?
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107. We have oil,
and it seeps through the ground.
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108. Do you want to pay me
to know where it is?
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109. Just 'cause there's something
on the ground
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110. doesn't mean
there's anything beneath it.
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111. Why did Standard Oil buy up land?
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112. Is it in California?
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113. - Maybe.
- How much land did they buy?
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114. I'd like it better
if you didn't think I was stupid.
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115. Why did you come to me?
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116. - You just brought this well in.
- That's right.
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117. Yes, so just give me $500 in cash
right now
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118. and I'll tell you where it is.
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119. I'll tell you what I'll do, son.
I'll give you $100 now,
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120. and if it proves to be a promising lease,
then give you a $1,000 bonus.
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121. Six hundred dollars.
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122. Tell me one thing to help me decide.
What else have you got up there?
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123. What do you grow?
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124. We have a big ranch,
but it's mostly rocks.
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125. Plant things.
Nothing will grow but weeds.
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126. What makes you think it's up?
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127. ls there sulfur around?
Or alkali deposits?
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128. Alkali nearby. I don't know sulfur.
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129. Is that your son?
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130. Yes.
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131. - Hi.
- Hi.
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132. - Who are you?
- I'm Fletcher Hamilton.
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133. Nice to meet you, son.
What's your name?
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134. What do you do?
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135. I work with Mr. Plainview.
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136. Here's $500, son.
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137. You tell me something worth hearing,
this money's yours.
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138. I come from a town called Little Boston
in Isabella County.
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139. This is us, here.
Spur station here at Little Boston.
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140. The Sunday ranch
is what you're looking for.
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141. There's a sheep trail
that takes you there.
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142. It's a mile out of town headed west,
not far.
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143. Just through a small pass here
near the base of the hills.
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144. You'll pass a church
and just follow the sheep trail.
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145. - Where's Standard buying up?
- Here and here.
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146. - Your family name is Sunday, yes?
- That's right.
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147. How many's in your family?
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148. My father and mother and sisters
and my brother Eli.
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149. - How many sisters do you have?
- Two.
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150. - What's your name?
- Paul.
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151. Does any of your family know
about the oil that you say is there?
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152. I don't know.
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153. My uncle always said
there was oil there,
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154. but I don't know what they heard
or what they think.
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155. What do you grow?
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156. It's goats. It's a goat farm.
I told you, nothing grows but weeds.
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157. - ls there water?
- It's salty.
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158. You drill a well,
it's hard not to get saltwater.
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159. The oil is there. I'm telling you.
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160. - I want to go now, so...
- You can stay tonight.
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161. - No, I want to go now. I want to leave.
- Listen, Paul.
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162. if I travel all the way out there
and I find that you've been lying to me,
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163. I'm going to find you and I'm going
to take more than my money back.
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164. Is that all right with you?
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165. - Yes, sir.
- All right, then.
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166. - Nice luck to you. God bless.
- And to you, young man.
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167. - There's someone coming.
- Thank you, Mary.
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168. - Good evening.
- Good evening.
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169. My name's Daniel Plainview.
This is my son, H.W.
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170. - Are you hunting?
- Hunting for quail.
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171. We're told there might be a good place
to camp up near the Sunday ranch.
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172. This is the Sunday ranch.
You can camp here.
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173. - Thank you. Do you have water?
- Yes.
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174. We heard there was an earthquake
up here a few days ago.
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175. - Is that right?
- Yes.
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176. - Your family?
- Yeah, all fine. Thank you.
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177. - We have goat's milk, if you'd like.
- That would be fine.
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178. Now,
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179. if we set our tent away over there,
we'd be out of your way over there.
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180. That's fine.
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181. Ruth! Help these men
and bring them some water.
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182. No! H.W.
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183. Mr. Plainview,
would you like that milk now?
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184. - That would be fine. Thank you.
- Mary! Bring them some milk.
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185. My family will help you set up your tent.
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186. No, please.
We set ourselves on this camping trip.
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187. We have to do the camping.
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188. Hurry up!
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189. - Do you have bread?
- We have potatoes.
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190. Potatoes would be nice, thank you.
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191. I'll have them boil you up
some potatoes.
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192. That's all right.
I thought maybe we'd make a fire.
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193. I wanted to work with my son
on making a fire.
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194. All right. My son, Eli, will bring you
some wood.
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195. Thank you so much for your hospitality,
Mr. Sunday.
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196. - Yes.
- And we'll be out of your way.
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197. - We're just hunting for quail.
- Yes.
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198. - I'm sorry we don't have any bread.
- No, no, no.
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199. Corn doesn't fill out in the hills here.
It's mostly rock.
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200. We don't have room to raise the grain.
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201. Thank you, young lady.
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202. My name is Eli.
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203. Yes, you're Eli Sunday.
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204. Welcome.
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205. - H.W.
- Eli.
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206. - You're hunting quail?
- That's right.
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207. - We will bring dinner.
- Thank you. Thank you so much.
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209. Dad, look at my shoe.
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212. So?
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213. So, so.
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214. If there's anything here,
we take it to the sea.
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215. What we do is we build a pipeline
to Port Hueneme or Santa Paula,
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217. and we do a deal with Union Oil.
This is what we do.
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218. Then we don't need the railroads
and their shipping costs anymore.
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220. Yeah.
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221. - You see that?
- Yeah.
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222. Then we're making money.
We're making the real money.
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223. What we should be making.
Not just...
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224. Not just throwing it away
on shipping costs.
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225. Otherwise, it's just mud.
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226. How much are we going to pay them?
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228. The Sunday family.
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230. I'll give them quail prices.
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like to talk with you about.
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233. Mother, would you take the girls
outside, please?
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I love hunting for quail.
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He needs fresh air.
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he needs plentiful fresh air.
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238. So,
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a fair price for this lot, Abel?
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240. - To buy this place?
- That's right.
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242. - I'm sorry. I don't know.
- Six dollars an acre.
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243. Six dollars? Thank you, Eli.
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244. And then with the improvements
to the ranch over the years at $500...
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245. I'd like to offer you $3,700
for this ranch.
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246. - That's $3,700.
- No.
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247. The Lord has sent this man here, Eli.
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248. Yes, I believe He has.
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249. - My offer to you is $3,700.
- What is it that brought you here, sir?
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250. The Good Lord's guidance.
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251. - Now, of course, within that...
- What about our oil?
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252. we're going to develop a lease.
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253. - What's that?
- What about our oil?
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254. What about it?
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255. We have oil here.
That's worth something.
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256. Do you have someone
who can drill for it?
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257. - Do you think there's oil here?
- I know there is.
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259. To get it up and out of the ground.
You ever tried that before?
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260. - How much is it?
- Costly.
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261. Well, our oil sits right up
on top of the ground.
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262. I believe that's called seepage.
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263. Doesn't necessarily mean
there's anything underneath.
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264. - What would you give us for it?
- I don't know.
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265. - Something you don't know.
- That's right.
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266. What would you like, Eli?
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267. Ten thousand dollars.
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268. For what?
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269. For my church.
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271. That's a good one.
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272. Well...
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273. if we decide to drill for oil
and if the well begins to produce,
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274. I'll give your church
a $5,000 signing bonus.
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275. Ten thousand.
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276. Do you want to find someone else
that's going to come here and drill, Eli?
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277. Make the investment and do
all the hard work that goes into it?
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278. I can just as easily hunt for quail
on another ranch as I can here, so...
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279. Though I'll happily be a supporter
of your church for as long as I can.
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280. For the bonus only.
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281. Now, as it happens, I do have some
connections in the drilling business
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282. who might help get us started.
How do you feel about this, Abel?
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283. Yes. What Eli says.
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284. Well, good! Let's draw up
some contracts and let's...
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285. Let's give it a try.
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286. Appreciate your help with this, Eli.
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287. - Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.
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- Yes.
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290. I'm looking for some land.
I just bought the Sunday ranch.
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291. And, well, where's the map?
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292. Where are the hills
behind the Sunday ranch?
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293. That's here. It's the Bandy tract.
He has over 600 acres.
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294. Bandy, 600.
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295. - What about this?
- A.C. Maude, Blodget, Redlick, Carr.
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296. - What's it held at?
- Six dollars an acre.
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297. Six.
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298. What about this?
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299. That's the Belvins,
and that could be got, I'm sure.
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300. Can everything around here be got?
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301. Sure.
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302. Paul Sunday turned out
to be a good friend of ours.
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303. That's right.
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304. Well, you get here just as soon
as you can. Bring Fred English.
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305. Good enough.
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306. Thank you, porter.
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307. - H.W., how are you?
- Fine, and you?
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308. - Pretty good. Where's your dad?
- He's inside.
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309. You fellas are a long way
from Signal Hill.
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310. - Hello, Plainview.
- Hello, Gene.
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311. - Good to see you.
- Charlie.
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312. - On your way somewhere else?
- Passing through. Looking around.
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- Funny, isn't it?
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315. You boys are a little late.
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316. - What did you find?
- I found some interesting prospects.
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318. - Mostly in the north, so far.
- That's what I hear.
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if you're gonna make a play, look east.
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320. I'd rather it be you than someone else.
This mud around here has been taken.
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a cute face to carry around with you.
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322. - Telling me how handsome my son is?
- Well, that I am.
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323. That's very nice. Thank you.
Good luck, Gene.
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324. - Take care.
- Like I said, go east.
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325. H.W.
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326. I'll be your lawyer
if you need to draw up a contract.
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327. Make sure you don't get swindled, boy.
Get half what your dad's making.
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328. How's that?
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330. They're just guys
that are working for us.
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335. Mary said that her father beats her
if she doesn't pray.
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337. Yes, she is.
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338. - Everyone here?
- Very successful.
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and one holdout.
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341. - Who?
- William Bandy.
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342. eight. Who's he?
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343. He's an old man
who homesteaded here.
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He said he'd like to speak with you.
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346. No, he'd like you to come visit with him.
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347. He's boosting his price.
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348. He said he'd like to speak
with whoever is doing the buying.
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349. Well, let him wait. He'll come around.
Let's go.
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for visiting with us this evening.
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to be here and to see about this land.
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about what my plans are,
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you'd like to hear it from me.
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357. This is the face. It's no great mystery.
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spread across this state.
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360. I have many wells flowing
at many thousand barrels per day,
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361. so I like to think of myself as an oilman.
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362. As an oilman, I hope that you'll forgive
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363. just good old-fashioned plain speaking.
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364. Now, this work that we do
is very much a family enterprise.
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365. I work side by side
with my wonderful son, H.W.
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366. I think one or two of you
might have met him already.
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367. And I encourage my men
to bring their families, as well.
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368. Of course, it makes for an ever
so much more rewarding life for them.
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369. Family means children,
and children means education.
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370. So, wherever we set up camp,
education is a necessity,
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371. and we're just so happy
to take care of that.
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372. So let's build a wonderful school
in Little Boston.
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373. These children are the future
that we strive for,
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374. and so they should have
the very best of things.
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if I speak about this. Bread.
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378. Now, to my mind, it's an abomination
to consider
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379. that any man, woman, or child
in this magnificent country of ours
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380. should have to look upon
a loaf of bread as a luxury.
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381. We're going to dig water wells here,
and water wells means irrigation.
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382. Irrigation means cultivation.
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383. We're going to raise crops here where
before it just simply wasn't possible.
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384. You're going to have more grain
than you'll know what to do with,
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385. and bread will be coming right
out of your ears, ma'am.
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386. New roads, agriculture,
employment, education.
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we can offer you,
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that you might have. Yes?
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393. Will the new road lead to the church?
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394. That'll be the first place that it leads.
Thank you, Eli. Anyone else?
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395. Well, if anything comes up,
I'm pretty easy to find.
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396. You just come visit with me.
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397. Thank you so much for your time,
and good night.
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398. What a privilege to carry
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399. everything to God in prayer!
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400. What a privilege to carry...
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401. Just follow the new road
right to the church.
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402. The new road will lead you there.
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403. Hello, brother, my name is Eli.
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404. The Church of the Third Revelation
welcomes you.
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405. Hello, brother, my name is Eli.
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406. The Church of the Third Revelation
welcomes you.
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407. Just follow the new road
right to the church.
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408. Jesus knows our every weakness
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409. Take it to the Lord in prayer
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410. Are we weak and heavy-Iaden
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411. Cumbered with a Ioad of care?
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412. Precious Savior still our refuge
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413. Take it to the Lord in prayer...
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414. - Daniel, may I speak with you?
- Yes, come in.
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415. I'll bring them up when they arrive.
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416. - Good morning.
- Good morning.
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417. How is all the work coming?
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418. Everything's good.
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419. - All the men are provided for?
- Of course.
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420. Spirits seem high.
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421. ls there anything
that you need from me?
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422. - Anything the church can do for you?
- I don't believe so. No. Thank you.
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423. I understand you've asked the people
to gather around
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424. and watch the well begin tomorrow.
Is that right?
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425. - That's right.
- I will bless the well.
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426. Before you begin,
you should introduce me.
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427. You'll see me walk up
towards the oil well, and when l...
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428. The derrick.
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429. You'll see me walk up,
and then you could say my name.
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430. When you walk up?
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431. Yes. You'll see me walk up,
and then you could say,
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432. "The proud son of these hills
who tended his Father's flock,"
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433. and then you could say my name.
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434. That's fine.
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435. - And what happens then?
- Well, then we start the drill.
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436. It's a simple blessing, Daniel,
but an important one.
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437. It's just a few words. It won't take long.
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438. - What time?
- What time's good for you, Eli?
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439. - 4:00.
- Well, let's make it 4:00 then.
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440. - My thanks for your visit.
- Good day. Thank you.
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441. Afternoon, everyone.
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442. Come with me.
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443. I thank you all so much
for visiting with us at this time.
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444. I've had the pleasure of
meeting some of you
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445. and I hope very much
in the months to come,
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446. I'll be able to visit with
each and every one of you.
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447. I'm better at digging holes in the
ground than making speeches,
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448. so let's forget the speech
for this evening,
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449. just make it a simple blessing.
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450. You see, one man doesn't prospect
from the ground.
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451. It takes a whole community of
good people, such as yourselves,
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452. and this is good. We stay together.
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453. We pray together, we work together,
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454. and if the Good Lord smiles kindly
on our endeavor,
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455. we share in the wealth together.
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456. Now, before we spud in
Mary's Well Number One,
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457. named for the lovely
Miss Mary Sunday, here by my side,
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458. a proud daughter of these hills,
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459. I'd just like to say God bless these
honest labors of ours, and, of course,
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460. God bless you all.
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461. Amen.
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462. Now go.
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463. Won't be a minute.
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464. Fast as you can, H.W.
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465. Are you ready to do this?
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466. That's it, ladies and gentlemen!
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467. Al Rose has very generously provided
some refreshments for this occasion
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468. out of his own pocket. Thank you, Al.
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469. if you'll all just care to help yourselves,
I'll be back in a minute.
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470. Mary.
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471. Mary Sunday.
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472. - Do you like your new dress?
- Yes. Thank you.
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473. You're welcome. I thought you'd like it.
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474. - Are you happy I came here?
- Yes.
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475. Your daddy doesn't hit you anymore,
does he? Does he now?
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476. Better not, right?
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477. I'll take care of you.
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478. No more hitting, right?
No more hitting. Now go.
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479. Go and play some more
and don't come back.
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480. Daniel?
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481. It's okay, H.W. Go back to sleep.
Go on. Go back to sleep.
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482. Daniel.
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483. Daniel!
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484. What?
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485. Lost a man down the well.
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486. - What man?
- Joe Gundha.
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487. - Did I know him?
- No.
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488. What happened?
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489. Pick it up.
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490. Set the brake.
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491. - Tie it down.
- Tie it on.
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492. Shit!
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493. God damn it. Where's the body?
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494. - They're fishing it out now.
- All right.
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495. - Where's the bit?
- It's on the deck.
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496. Clean him up. Put some clothes on him.
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497. And...
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498. Set up a tent.
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499. Anyone goes down into the cellar,
you tell somebody. Yes?
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500. - Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
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501. Shut down till midday.
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502. And I had a vision.
Yes, last night, I had a vision
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503. and I felt God's breath
move through me.
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504. And it rolled down into my stomach.
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505. It sloshed around.
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506. And my stomach spoke in a whisper,
not a shout,
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507. "Touch this woman with your hands
and caress her." Yes.
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508. My dear Mrs. Hunter,
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509. you have arthritis, don't you?
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510. - Yes, I do, Eli.
- Yes.
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511. The devil is in your hands,
and I will suck it out.
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512. Now, I will not cast this ghost out
with a fever
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513. for the new spirit inside me has shown
me I have a new way to communicate.
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514. It is a gentle whisper.
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515. Get out of here, ghost.
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516. Get out.
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517. Get out of here, ghost.
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518. - ... and enter this woman's body now.
- Get out of here, ghost.
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519. Get out of here. Don't you dare turn
around and come back.
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520. For if you do,
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521. all the armies of my boot
will kick you in the teeth
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522. and you will be cast up
and thrown in the dirt
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523. and thrust back to perdition!
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524. And as long as I have teeth,
I will bite you,
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525. and if I have no teeth, I will gum you!
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526. And as long as I have fists,
I will bash you!
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527. Now, get out of here, ghost!
Get out of here, ghost!
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528. Get out of here, ghost!
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529. And it left!
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530. - Hallelujah!
- Hallelujah!
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531. - Praise the Lord and his holy days!
- Praise God!
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532. - Amen! Thank you.
- Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, God.
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533. My dear Mrs. Hunter.
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534. Dance with me.
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535. - Thanks for coming.
- It was a wonderful sermon.
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536. - Will I see you tomorrow?
- Yes.
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537. Eli.
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538. Had a tragedy at the well last night.
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539. Yes, I heard.
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540. Joe Gundha was a man
of considerable faith.
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541. So if you wish to say a few words,
his burial is at noon tomorrow.
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542. Daniel, this accident
could have been avoided.
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543. It is terrible to think of that well
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544. - working away out there...
- These men work in 12-hour shifts.
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545. - ... unblessed.
- They need their rest.
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546. if they don't have it,
they start to make stupid mistakes.
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547. I've seen the men drinking. Don't you
think that has something to do with this?
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548. We need these men well-rested
to bring in this well.
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549. They can't get that if they're up here
listening to your gospel,
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550. and then the well can't produce
and blow gold all over the place.
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551. I wish I had more time with Joe Gundha.
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552. More could have been done.
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553. Then the well can't produce
and blow gold all over the place.
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554. Now, would you see to it
that his personal possessions
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555. find their way
back to his family, please?
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556. Thank you.
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557. Heard you were planning
some renovations.
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558. Yes, our congregation
is growing strongly.
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559. - We need more room.
- That was one goddamn hell of a show.
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560. We were happy to have you, Daniel.
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561. Gas, gas, gas!
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562. Lights out! Wait here. Wait here.
Lights out!
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563. Put that fire out!
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564. Is he hurt? H.W. !
Hand him down to me!
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565. - Hand him down!
- Here.
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566. - Got him?
- I've got him!
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567. Oh, God.
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568. Come on.
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569. Open the door.
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570. Let go. There you go. You're safe.
You're safe.
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571. You're safe now. I got you here.
You're safe. Let go, son.
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572. Tell me where it hurts.
Tell me where it hurts. Tell me where...
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573. - Did you see this?
- No.
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574. Tell me where it hurts.
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575. Where does it hurt you?
Where does it hurt you?
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576. - I can't hear my voice.
- Were you hit in the head?
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577. Were you hit in the head? Tell me!
You have to tell me if you were!
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578. I can't hear my voice.
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579. I have to go and deal with this now.
You wait here for me.
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580. You understand? You wait here for me.
I'll be back. I'll be back in a minute.
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581. - Wait here.
- Don't leave!
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582. I'm going to take care of you. Wait.
Stay here, son. I'm going to fix this.
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583. - Don't leave!
- You're going to be fine!
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584. Wait for me here!
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585. - Hold him down. Hold him down.
- Don't leave!
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586. Got to break the cables, Daniel!
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587. Get me a hammer!
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588. Here you go.
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589. Get back!
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590. - Michael!
- Sir!
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591. Take Dave and two of the fellas,
pick up some hoses...
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592. Billy, protect the roof.
Don't wait before it gets too hot.
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593. What are you looking
so miserable about?
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594. There's a whole ocean of oil
under our feet!
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595. No one can get at it except for me.
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596. H.W. okay?
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597. No, he isn't.
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598. - Where is he?
- Mess room.
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599. That's enough now.
That's enough, H.W. That's enough.
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600. Do you hear me?
Can you hear me in there?
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601. That's enough.
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602. - Grab his legs.
- I have his legs.
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603. - No. Nope.
- No, lad.
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604. Give me that.
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605. Steady. That's it.
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606. - Easy, boy. Easy.
- Soon be over.
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607. Yeah, and that's good.
Now the other side. Turn him over.
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608. Almost done.
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609. That's it.
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610. Come here. It's over. It's over.
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611. Who do we know in San Francisco
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612. or Los Angeles, who could work with...
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613. You know, we could...
Someone, a teacher for H.W.
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614. How could you figure out that?
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615. Now, call...
God damn it, what's his name?
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616. Bob Brody in San Francisco?
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617. Call Bob Brody
and get someone down here.
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618. I'll do it right away.
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619. When do we get our money, Daniel?
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620. Aren't you a healer?
And a vessel for the Holy Spirit?
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621. When are you coming over
and make my son hear again?
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622. Can't you do that?
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623. if you had let me bless the well,
this wouldn't have happened.
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624. - Daniel.
- You shouldn't have done that.
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625. You owe the Church of
the Third Revelation $5,000
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626. as part of the arrangement
that we made!
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627. Don't even try it, you little runt!
You splash around in here.
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628. That's it, that's it.
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629. I'm going to bury you underground, Eli.
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630. I'm going to bury you underground.
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631. You are a stupid man, Abel.
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632. You've let someone come in here
and walk all over us.
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633. You let him in and do his work here,
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634. and you are a stupid man
for what we could have had.
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635. I followed His word, Eli. I tried.
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636. You didn't do anything but sit down.
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637. You're lazy, and you're stupid.
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638. Do you think God is going
to save you for being stupid?
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639. He doesn't save stupid people, Abel.
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640. I will tear you apart for
what you've done, you stupid man!
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641. How did he come here?
Do you really know? I know!
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642. - Son, don't do this, please!
- Be quiet!
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643. Shut your mouth, Abel!
It was your stupid son!
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644. It was Paul who told him to come here.
I know it.
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645. He went to him and he said,
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646. "My stupid, weak father
will give away his lots.
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647. "Go and take him."
And you let it happen.
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648. A stupid father to a stupid son.
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649. Get out of there!
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650. Can I help you?
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651. Daniel?
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652. - Who's that?
- My name is Henry.
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653. Yeah?
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654. I'm Henry.
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655. What can I do for you?
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656. I'm Henry Plainview.
I'm from Fond du Lac.
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657. I'm your brother, from another mother.
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658. Ernest is my father.
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659. Who are you?
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660. Henry.
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661. - Mary Branch? Is that your mother?
- Yes, sir, that's right.
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662. I read about your gusher in the paper,
about your success.
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663. You heard about my strike?
You just show up?
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664. Our father's dead.
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665. Ernest died, I heard.
I wanted to find you.
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666. When?
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667. Three months ago.
I got a letter from Annabelle.
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668. My sister, Annabelle?
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669. - Where is she?
- Still at home. Fond du Lac.
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670. You came all the way
from Wisconsin to tell me this?
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671. I'm coming from New Mexico.
I've been there.
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672. I came to find you.
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673. Did you know about me?
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674. Do you have identification?
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675. Do you have this letter?
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676. - Where are you coming from?
- From New Mexico.
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677. Yes, I know, but from where?
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678. Silver City.
I've been there for two years.
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679. I was trying drilling of my own for years.
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680. - Getting leases in Texas. Louisiana.
- Anything that produced?
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681. No. Not like your success, no.
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682. - Are you married?
- No.
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683. I spent time in jail.
I had a stretch of very bad time.
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684. I had nothing.
I was picked up in Louisiana.
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685. I worked on a chain gang
for six months building roads.
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686. That was a very hard time.
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687. Are you married?
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688. What were you in jail for?
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689. Believe it or not, for all the
terrible things I've gotten myself into,
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690. when they picked me up,
I hadn't done anything.
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691. But I've done my share of things
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692. that shouldn't be talked about.
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693. Drink it. Drink it!
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694. Come on.
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695. So...
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696. What do you want, Henry?
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697. Nothing.
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698. if you can spare something,
I can work for you in any way.
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699. I know I'll keep moving, before long,
to get back to Fond du Lac.
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700. - Do you have any money?
- Some.
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701. - Not much.
- Just answer me directly.
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702. You say "nothing," then you say
you'd like to stay and work.
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703. And it's better, I'd just like to hear
you say you'd like to be here.
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704. I'd like to be here.
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705. I'm a good worker.
I worked cable tool rigs, built railroads.
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706. I won't need any favors.
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707. Good.
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708. What did my mother know?
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709. I don't know.
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710. I don't know if she knew and Iooked
the other way, if she never knew.
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711. Why did you leave?
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712. I know you didn't get on with our father.
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713. I worked for Geological Survey
and went to Kansas.
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714. I couldn't stay there. I just couldn't.
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715. I don't like to explain myself.
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716. - Are you an angry man, Henry?
- About what?
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717. Are you envious? Do you get envious?
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718. I don't think so, no.
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719. I have a competition in me.
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720. I want no one else to succeed.
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721. - I hate most people.
- That part of me is gone.
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722. Working and not succeeding,
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723. all my failures have left me...
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724. I just don't care.
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725. Well, if it's in me, it's in you.
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726. There are times when I look at people
and I see nothing worth liking.
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727. I want to earn enough money
I can get away from everyone.
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728. What will you do about your boy?
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729. I don't know.
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730. Maybe it'll change.
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731. Does your sound come back to you?
I don't know. Maybe no one knows that.
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732. - Doctor might not know that.
- Where's his mother?
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733. I don't want to talk about those things.
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734. I see the worst in people, Henry.
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735. I don't need to look past seeing them
to get all I need.
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736. I've built up my hatreds over the years,
little by little.
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737. Having you here
gives me a second breath of life.
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738. I can't keep doing this on my own
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739. with these people.
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740. Daniel! Daniel, wake up! Daniel!
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741. Just have to go and have a word
with the conductor.
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742. I'll be right back.
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743. You stay here. You understand?
You stay here.
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744. I'll be right back.
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745. No! No!
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746. No!
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747. - Tilford!
- Plainview.
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748. This is my brother,
Henry Plainview from Fond du Lac.
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749. H.M. Tilford. Pleasure.
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750. Henry Plainview. J.J. Carter.
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751. So...
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752. - Shall we?
- Yes.
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753. How's your boy?
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754. - Thank you for asking.
- ls there anything we can do?
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755. Thanks for asking is enough.
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756. So what are your plans?
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757. Is this about buying up my tracts here?
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758. Yes.
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759. The cable was
about my Coyote Hills lease.
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760. - We'd like that, too.
- What's your offer on Coyote Hills?
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761. - We'll offer 150,000 for full title.
- That's a deal. What's next?
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762. You have 1 1,000 acres in Little Boston.
You have one proven well
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763. - that was damaged...
- I have three wells proven.
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764. You haven't been paying attention.
That's three proven wells.
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765. We'll make you a millionaire
while you're sitting here
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766. from one minute to the next.
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767. And what else would I do with myself?
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768. - Are you asking me?
- What else would I do with myself?
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769. Take care of your son.
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770. I don't know what you would do.
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771. if you were me and Standard
offered to buy what you had
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772. for a million dollars, why? So, why?
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773. You know why.
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774. Yeah, you fellas
should just scratch around in the dirt
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775. and find it like the rest of us, instead of
buying up someone else's hard work.
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776. I've scratched around the dirt, son.
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777. You going to change
your shipping costs?
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778. We don't dictate shipping costs.
That's railroad business.
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779. You don't own the railroads?
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780. 'Course you do. Of course you do.
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781. Where you going to put it all?
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782. Where?
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783. Build a pipeline? Make a deal
with Union Oil? Be my guest.
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784. But if you can't pull it off,
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785. you've got an ocean of oil
under your feet with nowhere to go.
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786. Why not turn it over to us?
We'll make you rich.
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787. You spend time with your boy.
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788. It's a great discovery.
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789. Now, let us help you.
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790. Did you just tell me
how to run my family?
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791. It might be more important now
that you've proven the field
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792. and we're offering to buy you out.
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793. One night I'm going to come to you,
inside of your house,
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794. or wherever you're sleeping,
and I'm going to cut your throat.
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795. What?
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796. What are you talking about?
Have you gone crazy?
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797. - Did you hear what I said?
- I heard what you said,
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798. - why did you say it?
- You don't tell me about my son.
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799. Why are you acting insane
and threatening to cut my throat?
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800. - You don't tell me about my son.
- I'm not telling you anything!
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801. I'm asking you to be reasonable.
if I've offended you, I apologize.
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802. You'll see what I can do.
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803. This parcel here is the 3,000-acre
ranch owned by B.L. Harper.
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804. This is San Luis Obispo County land.
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805. And from here to the coast,
it's all Union Oil.
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806. What's this? Why don't I own this?
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807. - Why don't I own this?
- That's the Bandy tract.
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808. He was the holdout,
when we were doing the buying.
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809. He had hoped to speak with you.
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810. Can't you just build the pipeline
around this tract?
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811. Can I build around 50 miles
of Tehachapi mountains?
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812. Don't be thick in front of me, Al.
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813. - I can go to him again.
- No, I'll go and talk to the man.
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814. I'll talk to him. Show you how it's done.
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815. All right. Pack it up, Henry.
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816. - How big is his room?
- He's sharing with another boy.
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817. - Who?
- An older boy. About 12.
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818. He's been there for a year.
Named Ballard.
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819. - How big is the room?
- It's a fair size. Got enough space.
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820. Are you taking Henry with you
to meet Union Oil?
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821. - Are you the son of William Bandy?
- Grandson.
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822. - Is he here?
- No, he's out.
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823. Where is he?
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824. Told you, he's out.
Now, what do you want?
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825. I'm Daniel Plainview. I want to talk
with him about his property.
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826. - About what?
- I believe I'll talk with him about that.
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827. - You're that oilman, aren't you?
- That's right.
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828. We don't want you drilling out here.
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829. I don't want it either.
Now, when will he be back?
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830. Few days.
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831. Tell him I'd like to speak with him.
Not about drilling.
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832. And I'll be back in a week.
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833. Put that in a glass case.
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834. Here's to Union Oil.
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835. Hundred miles of pipeline,
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836. and all the independent producers
of this great state.
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837. Cheers.
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838. There's that house in Fond du Lac
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839. that John Hollister built.
Do you remember it?
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840. I thought as a boy that was
the most beautiful house I'd ever seen,
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841. and I wanted it.
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842. I wanted to live in it.
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843. And eat in it.
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844. And clean it.
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845. And even as a boy, I wanted
to have children to run around in it.
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846. You can have
anything you'd like now, Daniel.
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847. And you should.
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848. - Where are you going to build it?
- Here, maybe. Near the ocean.
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849. Would you make it look like that house?
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850. I think if I saw that house now,
it'd make me sick.
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851. We can eat and get some women.
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852. Take them to the Peachtree dance.
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853. I say get liquored up and take them
to the Peachtree dance.
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854. Yeah.
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855. Can I have some money, please?
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856. I want you to tell me something.
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857. What?
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858. What's the name of the farm
next to the Hill House?
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859. What was the name of the farm
next to the Hill House?
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860. - I can't remember...
- Who are you?
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861. I'll leave, Daniel.
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862. Who are you?
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863. I'm no one.
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864. Just let me get up and go.
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865. Do I have a brother?
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866. I met a man in King City
who said he was your brother.
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867. We were friends for months.
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868. Working in King City.
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869. And he wanted
to make his way to you, Daniel.
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870. We didn't have any money.
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871. He died of tuberculosis.
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872. He wasn't harmed.
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873. Wasn't killed, nothing bad.
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874. But he told me about you,
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875. and I just took his story,
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876. used his diary.
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877. Daniel.
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878. Daniel, I'm your friend.
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879. I'm not trying to hurt you.
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880. Never.
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881. Just survive.
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882. No!
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883. Who is it?
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884. I'm Bandy.
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885. Yes. Yes.
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886. William Bandy.
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887. Yeah, I'd like to lease your land.
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888. I had asked for you
to come and talk to me before.
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889. When you were leasing land.
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890. That's right, yes.
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891. My boy's been very sick, you know.
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892. This was before your boy got sick.
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893. Now, I know
that you would like to build a pipeline
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894. through my property.
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895. - Is that right, what I've heard?
- It's absolutely right. And,
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896. well...
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897. Eight inch pipe.
It could be buried with your consent.
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898. I guarantee you
absolutely no disruption...
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899. God.
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900. God has told me what you must do.
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901. And what is that?
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902. You should be washed
in the blood of Jesus Christ.
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903. But I am.
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904. I have been washed, Mr. Bandy.
I have been.
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905. It's your only way to salvation.
And your only way for what you want.
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906. You can take it at
the Church of the Third Revelation.
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907. I'll pay you $3,000.
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908. I'd like you to be part of our church.
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909. I'll pay you $5,000.
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910. Be baptized.
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911. Be forgiven for the sin that you've done.
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912. What sin are you referring to,
Mr. Bandy?
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913. My sin of drilling?
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914. I truly wish everyone could be saved,
don't you?
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915. Yes.
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916. I am afraid that's just not the case.
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917. The doctrine of universal salvation
is a lie, is it not?
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918. - It's a lie.
- It's a lie.
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919. I wish everyone could be saved,
but they won't. No, they won't.
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920. You will never be saved if you...
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921. Reject the blood.
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922. Good.
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923. Now, is there a sinner here
looking for salvation?
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924. A new member?
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925. I'll ask it again.
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926. ls there a sinner here looking for God?
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927. Yes.
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928. Allow me.
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929. Thank you for coming, brother Daniel.
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930. Thank you, Eli.
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931. We have a sinner with us here
who wishes for salvation!
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932. - Daniel, are you a sinner?
- Yes.
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933. The Lord can't hear you, Daniel.
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934. Say it to him. Go ahead
and speak to him. It's all right.
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935. - Yes.
- Down on your knees.
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936. Pray to him.
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937. Look up to the sky and say it.
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938. What do you want me to say?
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939. Daniel, you've come here and
you've brought good and wealth,
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940. but you have also brought
your bad habits as a backslider.
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941. You've lusted after women,
and you have abandoned your child.
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942. Your child, that you raised,
you have abandoned
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943. all because he was sick
and you have sinned.
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944. So say it now. I am a sinner.
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945. - I am a sinner.
- Say it louder.
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946. - I am a sinner.
- I am a sinner.
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947. Louder, Daniel! I am a sinner!
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948. - I am a sinner.
- I am sorry, Lord.
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949. - I am sorry, Lord.
- I want the blood.
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950. - I want the blood.
- You have abandoned your child.
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951. I have abandoned my child.
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952. - I will never backslide.
- I will never backslide.
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953. I was lost, but now I am found.
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954. - I was lost, but now I'm found.
- I have abandoned my child.
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955. Say it. Say it.
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956. - I abandoned my child.
- Say it louder. Say it louder!
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957. I've abandoned my child!
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958. I've abandoned my boy!
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959. Now beg for the blood!
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960. Just give me the blood, Eli.
Let me get out of here.
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961. Give me the blood, Lord,
and let me get away!
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962. Do you accept Jesus Christ
as your Lord and Savior?
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963. - Yes, I do.
- Get out of here, devil!
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964. Out, devil! Out, sin!
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965. - Let me feel the power of the Lord, Eli.
- Do you accept
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966. the Church of the Third Revelation
as your spiritual guide?
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967. - Get out of here, ghost!
- Where is your Lord, Eli?
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968. - Get out! Go back where you belong!
- Where is he? There he is!
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969. Do you accept Jesus Christ
as your Savior?
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970. Yes, I do.
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971. Would you be free
from the burden of sin?
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972. There's power in the blood
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973. Power in the blood
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974. Would you o'er evil a victory win?
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975. There's a pipeline.
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976. There's wonderful power in the blood
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977. There is power, power
wonder-working power
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978. In the blood of the Lamb
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979. Praise the Lord!
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980. Welcome to the fold, brother Plainview.
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981. Welcome, brother Daniel.
God bless you.
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982. God bless you.
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983. - Hallelujah.
- Amen.
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984. Welcome home, brother.
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985. That's enough. That's enough, now.
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986. He must take the spirit in on his own.
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987. We have a new member.
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988. - Yes, brother.
- Hallelujah.
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989. - Hallelujah.
- Amen.
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990. - My sweet Mary.
- Mr. Plainview has been generous
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991. enough to make a $5,000 donation
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992. to the church
which we are still waiting for.
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993. That does me good.
That does me good.
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994. Welcome home, son.
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995. This here's George Reynolds.
Teacher from the deaf school.
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996. - Mr. Plainview.
- Fletcher.
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997. You're too heavy for me.
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998. Do you want to get something to eat?
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999. That's the pipeline, see?
All the way to the sea.
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1000. Come here.
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1001. I love you, son.
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1002. Let's take a look at you.
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1003. All right. That's it, that's it. That's it.
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1004. Let's get some decent food
inside of you.
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1005. That's all we need here
is a good, strong, expensive meal.
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1006. You hungry?
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1007. - Waiter?
- Yes, sir.
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1008. Two steaks, a whiskey,
and water for him.
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1009. - And goat's milk.
- Very good, sir.
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1010. We're going to have
this teacher help you.
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1011. He's going to help take care
of all of this. Understand?
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1012. 'Cause I need you. Need your help.
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1013. Got everything we need now
to build this company. Come here.
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1014. Good afternoon.
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1015. - How are you doing?
- It's nice to see you again.
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1016. - We need four.
- I'll have them right up.
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1017. - Good afternoon, Daniel.
- Tilford.
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1018. Good afternoon.
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1019. - Hello! H.M. Tilford!
- You don't have to shout.
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1020. Pleasure.
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1021. It's good to be in Little B.
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1022. - Could use some rain out here.
- Yeah, we could.
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1023. - There we go.
- R.J., how's the London broil?
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1024. Believe we ordered these drinks
before those people.
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1025. - R.J., tell us. How's the London broil?
- Excuse me, gentlemen. Sorry.
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1026. I am sorry about that, sir.
I'll have your steaks right out.
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1027. - So that green turtle soup is fantastic.
- Is it?
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1028. It's delicious.
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1029. Sounds good to me.
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1030. So Standard offered us a million
dollars for the Little Boston leases.
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1031. I told H.M. Tilford
where he could shove that.
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1032. And we made a deal with Union!
On the pipeline!
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1033. And that whole ocean of oil
underneath our fields.
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1034. - ... $150,000.
- Yes.
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1035. We needed the money to drill.
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1036. - Who is this guy?
- I go out to meet him.
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1037. He's getting oil on the property.
We're trying to make a claim on it.
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1038. Offered him a million dollars.
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1039. - Turned us down flat.
- Well, I'm hungry.
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1040. Orange fritters,
mashed potatoes, green peas.
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1041. - All the way around?
- All right.
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1042. Hold on.
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1043. I want you to look over there.
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1044. - Daniel, let me introduce...
- Look over there. You see?
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1045. That's my son. See him?
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1046. - Yes.
- Do you see?
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1047. I see him.
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1048. You don't tell me
how to raise my family.
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1049. I told you not to tell me
how to raise my family.
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1050. Daniel...
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1051. So what do you see?
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1052. - I'm very happy for you that the deal...
- Yes, I made a deal with Union.
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1053. - My son is happy. He's safe.
- Congratulations.
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1054. - I'm taking care of him now, so...
- Excellent.
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1055. You look like a fool, don't you, Tilford?
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1056. - Yes.
- Yes.
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1057. Yes, you do.
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1058. Excuse me, gentlemen.
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1059. Excuse me, gentlemen.
Excuse him, gentlemen.
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1060. I told you what I was going to do.
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1061. My son.
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1062. Mr. Sunday, I understand
that you're leaving our fair community.
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1063. - Yes, I'm going on a mission.
- Where you going?
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1064. Oildale, Taft,
and then on to Bakersfield.
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1065. Well, I want you to know...
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1066. Three quarters of an hour.
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1067. you done a great job for us.
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1068. - Thank you. You will be in my prayers.
- I thank you very much.
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1069. Union Oil Company,
Santa Paula, California.
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1070. "The woman saith unto him,
'Sir, give me this water
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1071. "'and I shall thirst not,
neither come hither to draw."'
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1072. Come in, come in.
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1073. Can we be alone?
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1074. This is my closest associate.
He hears everything.
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1075. - I'd prefer to speak to you in private.
- You can't speak.
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1076. So why don't you flap your hands about
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1077. and have what's-his-name tell me
where you've been.
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1078. Or do you think I don't know?
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1079. This is hard for me to say.
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1080. I'll tell you first, I love you very much.
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1081. I've learned to love what I do
because of you.
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1082. I'm leaving here.
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1083. I'm going to Mexico.
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1084. I'm taking Mary,
and I'm going to Mexico.
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1085. I miss working outside.
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1086. I miss the fields.
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1087. It'll only be for a time,
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1088. for me to do my own drilling
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1089. and start my own company.
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1090. It's time to make a change.
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1091. This makes you my competitor.
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1092. - No. No, it's not like that.
- It is like that, boy.
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1093. Your own company, huh?
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1094. That's right.
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1095. In Mexico?
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1096. Yes.
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1097. You are making such a misstep.
So, what are you doing?
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1098. I know you and l
have disagreed over many things.
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1099. I'd rather keep you as my father
than my partner.
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1100. Then say it.
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1101. if you've got something to say to me,
then say it.
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1102. I'd like to hear you speak
instead of your little dog.
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1103. I'm going to Mexico with my wife.
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1104. I'm going away from you.
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1105. That wasn't so hard, was it?
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1106. Killing us with what you're doing.
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1107. You're killing my image of you
as my son.
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1108. You are stubborn. You won't listen.
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1109. You're not my son.
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1110. Please don't say that.
I know you don't mean it.
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1111. It's the truth. You're not my son.
You never have been.
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1112. You're an orphan!
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1113. Did you ever hear that word?
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1114. Tell him what I said.
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1115. You operated here today like one.
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1116. I should have seen this coming.
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1117. I should have known that,
under this all, these past years
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1118. you've been building new hate for me,
piece by piece.
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1119. I don't even know who you are
because you have none of me in you.
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1120. You're someone else's.
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1121. This anger. Your maliciousness.
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1122. Backwards dealings with me.
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1123. You're an orphan from a basket
in the middle of the desert.
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1124. And I took you for no other reason
than I needed a sweet face to buy land.
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1125. Did you get that?
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1126. So now you know.
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1127. Look at me!
You're lower than a bastard.
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1128. You have none of me in you.
You're just a bastard from a basket.
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1129. I thank God I have none of you in me.
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1130. Not my son.
Just a little piece of competition.
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1131. Bastard from a basket.
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1132. Bastard from a basket!
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1133. You're a bastard from a basket!
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1134. Get up, Mr. Daniel.
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1135. Mr. Daniel.
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1136. Mr. Daniel, you've got a visitor.
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1137. Wake up, Mr. Daniel.
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1138. Sir?
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1139. You can leave us now.
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1140. Daniel.
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1141. Daniel Plainview, the house is on fire!
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1142. Brother Daniel, it's Eli.
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1143. Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
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1144. I'll make us a drink.
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1145. Your home is a miracle.
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1146. It's beautiful.
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1147. God bless it.
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1148. I've been spreading His word
far and wide.
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1149. Far and wide.
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1150. So much travel for Him.
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1151. I've been working in radio.
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1152. Yes, so much...
So much has been happening.
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1153. To be here and find you
and see you well is wonderful.
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1154. And we have a chance to catch up.
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1155. No. Thank you so much.
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1156. My brother.
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1157. Daniel, my brother by marriage.
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1158. We're such old friends. So much time.
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1159. Things go up, things go down,
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1160. but at least the Lord is always around.
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1161. We've seen ups and downs,
haven't we?
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1162. Are things down for you right now, Eli?
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1163. No. No.
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1164. But I do come with some sad news.
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1165. Perhaps you remember Mr. Bandy?
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1166. Mr. Bandy has passed on to the Lord.
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1167. He lived to be 99 years old,
God bless him.
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1168. Mr. Bandy has a grandson.
Have you met his grandson, William?
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1169. William Bandy is one of
the finest members we have
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1170. at the Church of the Third Revelation.
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1171. He's eager to come to Hollywood
to be in movies.
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1172. He is very good-looking.
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1173. - And I do think he will have success.
- That's wonderful.
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1174. Would you like me to speak with him?
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1175. Daniel, I'm asking
if you'd like to have business
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1176. with the Church of the Third Revelation
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1177. in developing this lease
on young Bandy's 1,000-acre tract.
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1178. I'm offering you to drill
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1179. on one of the great undeveloped fields
of Little Boston.
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1180. - I'd be happy to work with you.
- You would?
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1181. Yes, yes, of course. That's wonderful.
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1182. But there is one condition for this work.
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1183. All right.
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1184. I'd like you to tell me
that you are a false prophet.
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1185. I'd like you to tell me that you are,
and have been a false prophet.
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1186. And that God is a superstition.
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1187. But that's a lie.
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1188. It's a lie. I cannot say it.
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1189. - When can we begin to drill?
- Very soon.
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1190. How long will it take
to bring in the well?
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1191. It shouldn't take long.
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1192. I would like a $100,000 signing bonus,
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1193. plus the five that is owed to me
with interest.
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1194. That's only fair.
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1195. I am a false prophet,
and God is a superstition.
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1196. if that's what you believe,
then I will say it.
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1197. - Say it like you mean it.
- Daniel.
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1198. Say it like it's your sermon.
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1199. Don't smile.
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1200. I am a false prophet.
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1201. - God is a superstition.
- Why don't you stand up?
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1202. Put your glass down.
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1203. I am a false prophet.
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1204. - God is a superstition.
- Eli, stop.
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1205. Just imagine this is your church here
and you have a full congregation, so...
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1206. I am a false prophet.
God is a superstition.
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1207. Say it again.
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1208. I am a false prophet.
God is a superstition.
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1209. They can't hear you at the back.
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1210. I am a false prophet.
God is a superstition.
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1211. Say it again.
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1212. I am a false prophet!
God is a superstition!
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1213. Say it again.
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1214. I am a false prophet!
God is a superstition!
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1215. Those areas have been drilled.
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1216. What?
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1217. Those areas, they've been drilled.
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1218. - No, they haven't.
- Yes, it's...
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1219. It's called drainage, Eli.
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1220. See, I own everything around it, so,
of course, I get what's underneath it.
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1221. But there are no derricks there.
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1222. This is the Bandy tract.
Do you understand?
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1223. Do you understand, Eli?
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1224. That's more to the point.
Do you understand?
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1225. I drink your water. I drink it up every day.
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1226. I drink the blood of Lamb
from Bandy's tract.
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1227. You can sit down again.
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1228. Daniel.
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1229. Please.
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1230. - I am in desperate times.
- I know.
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1231. - I need a friend.
- Yes. Of course, you do.
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1232. I've sinned.
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1233. I need help. I'm a sinner.
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1234. I've let the devil grab hold of me
in ways I never imagined.
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1235. I'm so full of sin.
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1236. The Lord sometimes challenges us,
doesn't He, Eli?
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1237. - Yes, He does, Daniel.
- Yes, He does.
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1238. Yes, He does!
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1239. He's completely failed to alert me
to the recent panic in our economy.
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1240. - And this...
- Oh, dear.
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1241. I must have this, Daniel.
I must, I must, I must have this.
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1242. My investments have...
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1243. Daniel, I won't bore you, but if I could
grab the Lord's hand for help I would,
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1244. but He does these things all the time.
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1245. These mysteries that He presents,
and while we wait...
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1246. While we wait for His word!
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1247. Because you're not
the chosen brother, Eli.
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1248. 'Twas Paul who was chosen.
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1249. He found me and told me
about your land. You're just a fool.
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1250. - Why are you talking about Paul?
- I did what your brother couldn't.
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1251. - Don't say this to me.
- I broke you and I beat you.
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1252. It was Paul told me about you.
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1253. He's the prophet. He's the smart one.
He knew what was there
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1254. and he found me to take it
out of the ground.
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1255. Know what the funny thing is?
Listen, listen.
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1256. I paid him $10,000 cash in hand.
Just like that.
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1257. He has his own company now.
Prosperous little business.
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1258. Three wells producing, $5,000 a week.
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1259. Stop crying, you sniveling ass.
Stop your nonsense.
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1260. - You're just the afterbirth, Eli.
- No.
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1261. That slithered out on your mother's filth.
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1262. No.
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1263. They should've put you in a glass jar
on the mantelpiece.
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1264. Where were you when Paul
was suckling at his mother's teat?
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1265. Where were you?
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1266. Who was nursing you, poor Eli?
One of Bandy's sows?
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1267. That land has been had.
Nothing you can do about it. It's gone.
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1268. - if you would just take this lease...
- You lose.
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1269. Drainage!
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1270. Drainage, Eli, you boy.
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1271. Drained dry. I'm so sorry.
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1272. if you have a milkshake
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1273. and I have a milkshake,
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1274. and I have a straw, there it is.
That's the straw, you see?
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1275. Watch it.
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1276. Now my straw reaches across the room
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1277. and starts to drink your milkshake.
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1278. I drink your milkshake!
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1279. - I drink it up!
- Don't bully me, Daniel.
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1280. Did you think your song and dance and
your superstition would help you, Eli?
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1281. I am the Third Revelation.
I am who the Lord has chosen.
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1282. - Daniel!
- Because I'm smarter than you!
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1283. I'm older!
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1284. I'm your old friend, Daniel!
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1285. - I'm not a false prophet...
- Help me! Help me!
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1286. you sniveling boy!
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1287. I am the Third Revelation!
I am the Third Revelation!
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1288. - I told you I would eat you.
- We're family!
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1289. - I told you I would eat you up!
- We're brothers! We're brothers!
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1290. Daniel, please forgive me. I beg you.
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1291. That's it. That's it.
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1292. Mr. Daniel?
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1293. I'm finished.
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