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[Assistant] But with this project, you see that Russia could have had a different history and a democratic future as any other country could or still can.


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[Assistant] You learned that Russia was the first country in the world to abolish death penalty.


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[Assistant] Or one of the first ones to grant women voting rights. Knowing history and understanding how ordinary people influence history


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[Assistant] Can help us create a better future because history is just a rehearsal of what's happening right now.


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[Assistant] We do need new ways of telling history. And this year, for example, we've started a new online project that is called 1968digital.com. And that is uhm,


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[Assistant] Online documentary series that gives you an impression of that year, 1968.


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[Assistant] A year marked by global social change that in many ways created the world as we know it now. But we're making that history alive by imagining what if all the main characters could use mobile phones? Just like that. And we see that a lot of individuals


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[Assistant] We're facing the same challenges and we're fighting for the same values, no matter if they lived in the US or in USSR or in France or in China or in Czechoslovakia.


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[Assistant] By exposing history in such a democratic way through social media, we show that


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[Assistant] People in power are not the only ones making choices.


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[Assistant] That gives any user a possibility of reclaiming history. Ordinary people matter. They have an impact. Ideas matter.


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[Assistant] Journalists, scientists, philosophers matter. We shape the society.


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[Assistant] We all make history. Thank you.


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[Assistant] Architecture is amazing, for sure. It's amazing because it's art.


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[Assistant] But you know, it's a very funny kind of art. It's an art at the frontier between art and science. It's feeded by ... by real life, every day. It's driven by force of necessity. Quite amazing.


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[Assistant] Quite amazing. And the life of the architect is also amazing.


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[Assistant] You know, as an architect, at 10 o'clock in the morning, you need to be a poet, for sure. But at 11, you must become a humanist, otherwise you lose your direction. And at noon, you absolutely need to be a builder. You need to be a


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[Assistant] Able to make buildings, because architecture, again, is the art of making buildings.


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[Assistant] Coming from so different places is a miracle. Sight are miracles. Here's another one.


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[Assistant] It's one of the reasons why architecture is amazing. But there is another one that is maybe even more amazing.


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[Assistant] Communities and society at large. And society is never the same. The world keeps changing. And changes are difficult to swallow by people. And architecture is a mirror of those changes. Architecture is the built expression of those changes. So this is why it is so difficult.


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[Assistant] We made in the office so many other places for people here when Rome is a concept hall.


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[Assistant] Another place for people. This building inside is actually designed by the sound, you can see. It's flirting with sound. And this is the Kansai Airport in Japan.


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[Assistant] Thousand, thousand plants that they use the humidity of the air.


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[Assistant] Instead of pumping water from the water table.


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[Assistant] Making libraries, making concert halls.


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[Assistant] On the right is the Avar Art Museum. Both of those two buildings flirt with light. Light is probably one of the most essential materials in architecture. And this is in Amsterdam. This building is flirting with water.


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[Assistant] Cable car is the little cable car that goes up to there.


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[Assistant] Beauty is like the bird of paradise, but the right moment you try to catch it, it flies away. Your arm is too short. But beauty is not a frivolous idea. It's the opposite.


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[Assistant] And this doesn't apply only to our nature. This applies


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[Assistant] To science, human curiosity, solidarity, that's the reason why you may say this is a beautiful person, has a beautiful mind.


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[Assistant] I wonder what it is, gal. Maybe it's a scar.


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[Assistant] Drag them down to the folder. So now those wells are in the A folder. Do the same with the B folder and the B wells and similarly with the C wells.


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[Assistant] When you just open the welds folder, they now will not take up anywhere near as much room on the screen and the input pane as they did before.


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[Assistant] You better start making sense. If you want to keep all that money, give it to your wife.


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[Assistant] Well, cable networks from all time have started on other people's content and then grown into doing their own originals.


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[Assistant] So we knew of the general idea for quite a while, uh, and we had actually tried to get into original content back in 2005 when we were on DVD only, and buying films at Sundance, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherry Baby, and we published on DVD. We were a mini studio, and it didn't work out because we were subscale.


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[Assistant] And then, as you said, in 2011, Ted Sarandos, my partner at Netflix who runs content, got very excited about House of Cards. And at that time, it was a hundred million dollars. It was a fantastic investment.


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[Assistant] And it was in competition with HBO, and that was really the breakthrough that he picked right up front.


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[Assistant] Well, you know, we had grown up shipping DVDs, and then there was series, box sets on DVD. And all of us had that experience watching, like, some of the great HBO content, you know, uh, with the DVD. Next episode, next episode.


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[Assistant] And so that was the trigger to make us think, wow, you know, with episodic content, especially serialized, it's so powerful to have all the episodes at once. And it's something that linear TV can't do. And so both of those made it really positive.


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[Assistant] You know, because we're a subscription, uhm, we don't have to track it at that level. And so it's really about making the brand stronger so that more people want to join. And House of Cards absolutely did that, because then many people would talk about it and associate that brand with us.


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[Assistant] No, Disney's in that realm, and if they're able to acquire Fox, they're even bigger, but, uh, so, and then, really, that's spread globally, and so it's not as much as it sounds.


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[Assistant] Yeah, absolutely. I mean, we did have one advantage, which is we were born on DVD and we knew that that was going to be temporary. No one thought we'd be mailing this for a hundred years.


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[Assistant] So then you have a lot of paranoia about what's coming next, and that's part of the founding ethos is really worrying about what's coming next.


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[Assistant] And so that's the advantage. And then in terms of the culture, it's very big on freedom and responsibility. I pride myself on making as few decisions as possible in a quarter. And we're getting better and better at that. There's sometimes I can go a whole quarter without making any decisions.


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[Assistant] And the problem is we, you know, we were trying to dummy-proof the system, and then eventually only dummies wanted to work there.


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[Assistant] And so then of course the market shifted, in that case it was C++ to Java, but you know there's always some shift and the company was unable to adapt and it got acquired by our largest competitor.


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[Assistant] And so with Netflix, I was super focused on how to run with no process, but not have chaos.


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[Assistant] And so then we've developed all these mechanisms, super high-talented people, alignment, uhm, talking openly, sharing information, and internally people are stunned at how much information, all the core strategies, et cetera.


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[Assistant] We're like the anti-apple, you know, how they compartmentalize. We do the opposite, which is everybody gets all the information. And so what we're trying to do is build a sense of responsibility in people and the ability to do things. And so I find out about big decisions now that are made all the time. I've never even heard about it, which is great. And mostly they go well.


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[Assistant] That's a big symbolic one, vacation. Because most people in practice do that anyway. But yea, there's a whole lot of that freedom.


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[Assistant] Uhm, it's not okay to let some decision go through without saying your piece and typically writing it down.


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[Assistant] And so we're very focused on trying to get to good decisions through, you know, the debate that always happens. And we try not to make it intense, like yelling at each other or nothing like that. You know, it's really curiosity, drawing people out.


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[Assistant] So clearly it's a very specialized tool. And so think of that as that was a lucky break of good timing rather than a general framework. So what we've done is invest a lot on the algorithms so that we feature the right content to the right people and try to make it fun and easy to explore.


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[Assistant] Okay, and so what happens is when we rate and we're metacognitive about quality, that's sort of our aspirational self. And it works out much better to please people to look at the actual choices that they make, their revealed preferences by how much they enjoy simple pleasures.


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[Assistant] Uhm, and it's fun, and it's not stressful, and other times people want to watch a very intensive film. Uh, Mudbound was Oscar-nominated. Uh, it's a great, very intensive film. And, you know, we've had over 20 million hours of viewing on Mudbound.


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[Assistant] And so, you know, yeaah, we have some candy too, but we have lots of broccoli. And, you know, if you have a good mix, you get to a healthy diet.


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[Assistant] 13 Reasons Why or The Crown or, you know, and so that is way disproportionate in positive impact, even for the subscriber growth that you talked about, is those couple big memorable shows. But what we want to do is offer a variety. You know, you don't want to watch the same thing every night as much as you like it. You want to try different things.


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[Assistant] Uhm, instead we've seen, you know, great viewing across a whole range. Black Mirror. Uhm, you know, we're filming season five now. And that was a struggling show when it was only in the BBC. And with the distribution of on-demand, you can make these much, much bigger shows.


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[Assistant] How many of you know him or have seen him? I mean, he's a fantastic human being, uhm, really, first class, uhm, and, uhm, social, whether that's, uh, or these platforms, whether that's YouTube or Facebook.


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[Assistant] You know, we're clearly trying to grow up quickly, and we see that with all new technologies. I mean, yesterday we were talking about printed DNA, and it's like, talk about, you know, could be fantastic or could be horrific. And, you know, all new technology. When television was first popular in the 1960s in the US, it was called a vast wasteland.


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[Assistant] Sure, right out of college I was a high school math teacher, and so when I later went into business and became a philanthropist, I think I gravitated towards education, uhm, and trying to make a difference there.


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[Assistant] And it has to meet all needs in the community. And in fact, what we need is a lot more variety. So in the US, there's a form of school, a public school called charter public schools that are run by nonprofits.


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[Assistant] And that's the big emphasis for me, is if you can have schools run by non-profits, they're more mission-focused, they support the educators well. And like, I'm on the board of KIPP charter schools, which is one of the larger networks, and you know, it's 30,000 kids a year getting, you know, a very stimulating education. Paint me a picture of what a school should look like.


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[Assistant] And you want to be able to choose depending on your kid and what you think they need. But they should be very educator-centric and curious and stimulating and all of those things. And this whole idea of 30 kids in fifth grade all learning the same thing at the same time, you know, is clearly an industrial throwback.


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[Assistant] But what, uhm, you know, these innovative non-profit schools are doing is, you know, pushing the bounds, letting kids, you know, try new things. And so that's the, think of it as the governance reform that is the non-profit to allow the educational changes.


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[Assistant] Well, they are public schools, so, I mean, there's these multiple types of public schools. Uhm, and, you know, if you look at charters as a whole, they serve low-income kids.


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[Assistant] It's a couple hundred million, I don't know exactly how many hundreds, but uhm, we're continuing best and thank you all.


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[Assistant] And, uh, you know, it's, honestly, for a little while I tried to do politics full time.


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[Assistant] Oh, Andy loved geology. I imagine it appealed to his meticulous nature. An ice age here, million years of mountain building there. Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes, really. Pressure and time. That and a big goddamn poster.


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[Assistant] Turns out, Andy's favorite hobby was toting his wall out into the exercise yard. A handful at a time.


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[Assistant] And it did like he was told. Buffed those shoes to a high mirror shine.


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[Assistant] The guard simply didn't notice. Neither did I. I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a man's shoes?


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[Assistant] I'm gonna ask for something, ask for pool table. Right. How do you expect to do that? I'm getting new books in here, Mr. Dufresne, if you please. Ask the warden for funds.


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[Assistant] Jake says thank you. He fell out of his nest over by the plate shop.


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[Assistant] We make sure that the welltops file we want to use is highlighted over here, otherwise it will create a new one.


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[Assistant] You can see there's now a Tarbert 2 pick in the C1 and there's now a Tarbert 2 pick in the C4.


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[Assistant] We are still pointing in the call out at the Tarbert tube. We click on this one, highlight that pic. Now you can see that that top is active here.


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[Assistant] Now, in our spreadsheet, we can see the nest one pick along with all the others.


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[Assistant] Click on the edit well tops tool under the stratigraphy tab. It brings up the well tops as we had before. Make sure we have the correct well tops active. Make sure that the name is highlighted here. Now in this case,


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[Assistant] It calls it horizon one down here between the top nest and the top end. Now we can go over to the other wells.


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[Assistant] Pick it wherever we think it needs to be and it will add that new horizon one in all the other wells. If we would try to add horizon one outside of the stratigraphic area, the trail brings up this message saying,


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[Assistant] Um, well, I, uh, you know, I was teasing. I don't really- You seem pretty tense. How about I help you out there?


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[Assistant] Yeah, well, it's silent now, okay? So call me... Blitz. Okay. Blitz, what are you doing to me?


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[Assistant] See, treasure! I'm going to go and see what it is, dad. Okay?


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[Assistant] It's time to go home now.


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[Assistant] Yes dad, this time I'll tell you.


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[Assistant] In this video we're going to add both logs and well tops to our well section. This can be easily done in Patril. Here we have a well section displayed with only the depth track. The template of a well section shows you what is being displayed.


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[Assistant] The easiest way to bring up the template is this icon right here. You click it, the template comes up. It shows we only have an index track. Nothing else here. To add well logs, the easiest way to do it is to open the wells folder.


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[Assistant] Expand the global well logs folder and any sub folders and click on the logs that you want displayed. Here we're going to display a gamma and a permeability log. You can see here in the index that we now have a gamma track with a gamma log and a perm track with the perm log inside it. The track name is automatically named after whatever the logs are that are inside it. To add another log,


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[Assistant] Add to global template, in this case we're only going to do vertical templates, and then pick which one of the tracks to add it to. We're going to add it to the gamma track. So now we can see that porosity and gamma are both in the same track.


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[Assistant] Permeability is in this track. Over here in the template we now have a gamma porosity


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[Assistant] The trail in each one of the wells that are in a well section for each one of the logs


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[Assistant] Puts the minimum and maximum value of the log in that well with a little padding. So here for gamma.


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[Assistant] That the logs go from the same minimum to the same maximum in all the wells of the template. One way to do this, again, for the gamma log, for example, we can double click on the gamma log, bring up its settings, look at the statistics. It goes from about 20 to about 160. We can close this window. Now come up here to the template, click on the gamma log. Over here on the right side it changes.


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[Assistant] We can come to the limits tab. We want to give it a little padding also. So let's go from 0 to 170. Then when we hit the apply, now the gamma


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[Assistant] So, for our limits, we can now come down under the template limits area of the inspector. Say we want to use minimum, maximum, and maximum values, make this go from 0 to 0.35, apply the limits, now prosody goes from 0 to 0.35 in all the wells in our well section. Again, checking the statistics for permeability, just about 0 to almost 3000. So, you can come click


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[Assistant] We can't start at zero, but we can start very close to zero, 0.1, make the maximum 3000, click apply limits, and now permeability is the same in all the wells. If we want to add color to these logs, we can bring up the tool palette,


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[Assistant] To the right side, we click on that side of the log. If we want the color from the log to the left side, we can click on that side. So if we just click over here, now color from the permeability color table.


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[Assistant] Comes here into this side of the log track. If we want to color fill in this track that has two logs, we need to bring up the template.


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[Assistant] From track edge to curve. We actually want to go from one curve to the other curve. We're going to go from the porosity curve to gamma. This area that says fill style positive means that in the track over here, porosity is on the left, gamma is on the right. Fill style negative means that gamma is on the left and porosity is on the right. So now we can make these any color.


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[Assistant] One lithology pattern down here for fill style negative. I'm going to select a different color for the background and select a different lithology pattern and we'll select this one.


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[Assistant] And then we hit, when we hit either apply or okay, the fill changes.


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[Assistant] And so now we have the two colors and the two lithology patterns. There are two methods of adding well tops to our well section. One is to simply go over here to the well tops folder and


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[Assistant] Put a check mark in the box and you can see all the weld tops appear in our weld section. The second way to do it is to bring up the template. Down here we have borehole markers folder area. We can right click on it, click on weld tops, over here to the right,


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[Assistant] The trail lists all the marker collections we have in our project. In this case, we're only, there's only one. We pick it, we click the OK button, and now the well tops are put down here on our well section. This squiggly line here means that somebody has gone into the stratigraphy, into the well tops, down to the BCU, which is what this one is, and made sure


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[Assistant] The name is too large. We cannot see it. There's no way we can move the side, but we can again come back into the template.


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[Assistant] These are the well tops we're going to be working with, so we click on well tops. Come to the symbols and labels tab, and then the symbol and label here need to be made smaller. So, click this and change the symbol, for example, from 10 to 7. Change the label size from 10 to 8. And then when we hit apply, now you can see the names and the symbols are smaller here.


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[Assistant] So once again, we can make this just a little bit smaller and come here.


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[Assistant] Well that didn't work. Must be out of fuel.


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[Assistant] I had extraordinary parents. I was so lucky. My mother was the best organizer I ever knew. She always insisted, even back then, on having her own dime. She started her.


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[Assistant] Her dairy, so that she could have her penny, and that sense of independence has certainly been passed on to me. My daddy was a minister.


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[Assistant] And they were real partners. And my oldest sibling is a sister. I'm the youngest, and there are three boys in between. But I always knew I was as smart as my brothers. I always was a tomboy. I always had the same high aspirations that they had.


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[Assistant] Daddy and mom always had this sense that it was not us, it's the outside world, but you have the capacity to grow up to change it. And I began to do that very early on. But most importantly, they were the best role models because they said, if you see a need, don't ask why somebody doesn't do it. See what you can do. There was no home for the aged in our hometown.


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[Assistant] But that's how we learned that it was our obligation to take care of those who couldn't take care of themselves. I had, uhm, 12 foster sisters and brothers.


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[Assistant] I remember that. An accident in front of our highway, uhm, turned out to have been a white, two white truck drivers, uhm, and a migrant family that happened to be black.


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[Assistant] We all ran out to help, it was in the front of the church, and the ambulance came, saw that the white truck drivers were not injured.


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[Assistant] Separate and unequal, hand me downs from the white schools, but we always had books in our house. Daddy was a great reader. He used to make me read every night with him. I'd have to sit for 15 or 20 minutes. One day, I put a True Confessions inside a Life magazine, and he asked me ...


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[Assistant] Uhm, it was a great need, uhm, he made it clear that reading was kind of the window to the outside world. And so that was a great gift from them. Uhm, and, but,


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[Assistant] And that if you just follow the need, you'll never lack for a purpose in life. And that has been so for me. We had a very segregated small town. I was a rebel from the time I was four or five. I went up to a department store and


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[Assistant] There was white and black water signs, but I didn't know that and didn't pay much attention to that. And I was with one of my Sunday school teachers, and I drank out of the wrong water fountain. And she jerked me away, and I didn't know what had happened.


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[Assistant] And he saw a teacher carve up an apple for eight or ten children, and he had to run out because he was in tears. He couldn't believe it.


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[Assistant] Uhm, and I asked, please come and see yourself. When you come and see, see hungry people and see starving children. And they came and he wrote the press.


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[Assistant] Uhm, and there was this massive need and people were trying to push the poor out. And so, you know, Head Start came and we applied for it because the state turned it down. And that's true of a lot of states that don't take Medicaid these days.


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[Assistant] And we ran the largest head start program in the nation, and it changed their lives. They had books that had


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[Assistant] The privilege of serving as the Poor People's Campaign Coordinator for policy, uhm, for two years, and there were two of them, and it was not a failure because the seeds have changed.


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[Assistant] You know, get planted and have to have people who are scut workers and follow up. And I'm a good scut worker and a persistent person. And you know, as a result, I would say that all these people on food stamps today ought to thank those four people in the modern resurrection city. But it takes a lot of follow-up, detailed work and never going away.


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[Assistant] Well, I think the children now are sort of become a mainstream issue. We have got lots of new laws.


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[Assistant] Put our future and our children's future and safety at risk, uhm, in a world that is still too much governed by violence, we must end that. We must stop investing in war and start investing in the young and in peace. And we are really so far away from doing that.


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[Assistant] But the United States has got to come to grips with its failure to invest in its children, and it's the Achilles heel of this nation.


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[Assistant] Giving more tax cuts, sorry folks, to billionaires rather than to babies and their health care. You should get our priorities straight. That's not right.


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[Assistant] The next generations in here, we're worrying about climate change and global warming, and we're looking at that again. I constantly cite that, that I look at that bullshit of atomic sciences every year and say, now, two minutes to midnight, are we out of our minds adults about passing on a better world or world?


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[Assistant] Hi, welcome to Brightly Storytime. I'm Miss Linda, and today we're going to read How to Get Your Teacher Ready by Jean Reagan, illustrated by Lee Wildish.


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[Assistant] Make her feel welcome with an extra big smile.


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[Assistant] How to welcome your teacher Sing a good morning song


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[Assistant] Show her your favorite spots in the room. If she asks, why don't I have a cubby?


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[Assistant] School days are busy, so make sure she's ready for... Art. Button up her smock before a disaster. Lunch. Share your secret.


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[Assistant] Show her where to find the iguana books.


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[Assistant] When it's time to go home, tell your teacher, good job today! Ready for tomorrow?


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[Assistant] As the year gets going, there are lots of special things to get ready for. Like picture day.


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[Assistant] Remind your teacher, no messy snacks. Chocolate cupcakes? Nope. Powder donuts? Nope. Juicy, juicy pomegranates? Nope.


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[Assistant] Take a look at her hair. Does she need a comb?


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[Assistant] or a holiday concert. If your teacher's feeling nervous,


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[Assistant] Tip toe to the side of the curtain. Pull it back a teeny bit.


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[Assistant] Once she spots her family, she'll be ready to la, la, la.


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[Assistant] Jump up and down 100 times. Plant 100 bulbs.


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[Assistant] Some days, even when your teacher is ready, things don't work out as planned.


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[Assistant] All the planets crash down as the principle pops in, or rain ruins everything.


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[Assistant] How can you help? Quick! Hand her a favorite book.


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[Assistant] When the day finally ends, say, don't worry.


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[Assistant] Tomorrow we'll all be ready for a brand new day.


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[Assistant] Your teacher knows a lot, but not everything. So ask.


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[Assistant] Are you ready to be amazed? Then teach her all about big stinky flowers of the jungle.


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[Assistant] What elephants, naked mole rats, hummingbirds, and Venus fly traps like to eat. The sounds of a howler monkey. How sometimes magic happens very slow.


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[Assistant] When spring comes, it's time for field day.


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[Assistant] How to get your teacher ready for field day. Make sure her whistle works. Help pick out her fastest shoes. Double knot the laces. Does she have her water? Her hat? Her sunscreen? Now everyone shout. Ready, set,


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[Assistant] On Teacher Appreciation Day, you don't want your teacher to be ready. You want her to be surprised. How to celebrate your teacher.


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[Assistant] In all the languages your class knows.


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[Assistant] Give her something special, but definitely not a big stinky jungle flower. An ice sculpture for her desk.


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[Assistant] An already opened box of chocolates.


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[Assistant] As the year ends, get your teacher ready for one last thing. Goodbye.


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[Assistant] Decorate a thank you card with all the things you learned.


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[Assistant] Surround her for a whole class hug. Give her one last extra big smile.


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[Assistant] Now your teacher's ready for a new class. You're ready too, for a whole new year. But,


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[Assistant] Your teacher will remember you forever. And you'll remember her.


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[Assistant] Be sure to thank him or her for all their hard work this year.


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[Assistant] Or find more books to read yourself at ReadBrightly.com. Bye.


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[Assistant] Ah, a sky as blue as the ocean and not a cloud to be seen. You know what this means, don't you shipmates?


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[Assistant] Oh, hi Lily. Are we all just helping ourselves today then?


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[Assistant] Oh, okay. In that case, one sun hat please, Lily.


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[Assistant] Come on Lily, I've found something else that needs to be cleaned.


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[Assistant] Output information for calculating volumetrics can be found under the settings tab. There are also some subtabs under it. In the output subtab, this information over here to the left side


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[Assistant] It will make maps under the results pane in Petrel, volume height maps, and you can look at them later on.


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[Assistant] The maps can be smooth and you also give it a grid increment to work with.


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[Assistant] This number 6 here is times 10. So 6 means that 150 is actually 150 million.


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[Assistant] We can also check


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[Assistant] Or maybe it's a snow montage.


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[Assistant] I think I'll stay inside, nice and warm with you.


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[Assistant] Uh, making a distinction between the printed story and literature and, uh, the spoken story, the oral tradition. And you're saying that I'm more embedded in the second than the first. Now I think that is only apparently so, uh, because


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[Assistant] Uh, and the, all the devices I use are in fact literary devices. I mean, they're like, that's to say they're devices that I have learned from my experience of literature and of reading masters. Uh, so it is a form, uh, but it isn't, it is in fact a literary form.


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[Assistant] What happens between the sentences? Uh, even sometimes between the words. You have a sentence, and, uh, he went out of the house and left the door open.


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[Assistant] Whether a story is told orally, whether it is written, if it is well told, there is always these jumps. And through the duration of the story, a kind of complicity is built up.


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[Assistant] Because each one of those jumps is based upon certain assumptions which the writer makes about the reader's reactions. And bit by bit,


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[Assistant] Uh, these assumptions are more and more taken for granted and you begin to have this complicity.


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[Assistant] Between storyteller or writer and reader or listener.


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[Assistant] It was the end in my beginning. Uh, because in a dream, for example, uh, dreams can be terrifying, nightmares, but in a dream, there is nothing


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[Assistant] Which does not have a signification. And I'm not talking now about psychoanalytical explanations afterwards. I mean, in the dreaming state.


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[Assistant] Everything that one sees, everything that happens has a meaning. There is nothing which is meaningless.


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[Assistant] Because that is the way, uh, uh, our minds, uh, are structured. And it seems to me it is the same in fiction, uh, if it works, if it is really viable.


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[Assistant] Against the absurd, against that endless terrifying space in which we live.


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[Assistant] But it is something, in actual fact, which somewhere, somehow has been lived. Uh, in being related, and the word is interesting, related, or if you like, narrated, but let's say related. In being related, it is given meaning. Uh, it is given meaning partly because everything in it is related,


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[Assistant] One thing to another. It becomes coherent. It is given form. And the meaning


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[Assistant] Of course, because otherwise the story mainly becomes extremely didactic. It isn't that it imposes a meaning upon the story. But the story, uh,


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[Assistant] I wrote a story you know, called the Three Lives of Lucy Cabrol, which is a story about a peasant woman, and the first life is about her childhood, and the second life is about her middle age, and the third life is about what happens to her after death.


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[Assistant] It seems to me, I mean, yes, I think here we really differ. Uhm, there is no intensity in a story which actually matches the intensity of what is lived.


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[Assistant] And I think we have two different views because you, in a way, you say you want to be carried away by the story.


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[Assistant] Now it is not just a question of tact that one then says, well, perhaps it is possible to tell that story. It's not only that, that would be, that's a relatively superficial thing. It's because after that death,


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[Assistant] The life becomes, uh, readable.


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[Assistant] No, but it can be somebody who dies at 90. Uh, the life becomes readable to the storyteller or to the writer. And then she or he can begin to write that.


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[Assistant] Yes, I mean, the origin of the stag party before the marriage, uh, I mean, uh, you know, that is in actual fact the end of a certain part of life.


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[Assistant] But let me go back, uh, it seems to me that a life becomes, uh, readable and therefore recountable, uh, when it has come to an end. Which puts the writer or the storyteller, uh,


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[Assistant] Into a strange category. I mean, he's a kind of secretary of death. He's death's secretary. Very familiar.


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[Assistant] Uh, but, uh, what he reads, of course, is not death, but his life. Uh, he reads, as it were, across that blackness. Uh, and he begins to, to write. Uh, and there is a counter movement.


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[Assistant] In time, because life goes on, uh, in one direction, the story, uh, turns in the other. I mean, in those early, uh, Latin inscriptions, the very early ones, there's a term


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[Assistant] Okay, something like that. Anyway, it's uhm, as the ox turns in ploughing. Because you had one line which went like that, and then they didn't begin the other line there, but it went like that. So you have that movement.


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[Assistant] Uh, it's intelligible, it's understandable before. Of course. Uh, of course.


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[Assistant] What I'm saying is not exhaustive. I mean, I think there are many other forms of storytelling. Uh, I have the feeling that mine is somewhere at the heart of the matter, but there are other forms. The comment.


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[Assistant] As soon as a story is printed, it is transportable, in a way that an oral story isn't.


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[Assistant] And however faithful that story is to an imagined or a real life or series of lives or incidents, there is a kind of comment which needs to come in and which is why the storyteller is necessary. Because if that story was told,


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[Assistant] In reality, by any of the pathogenists, they would be seeing it completely from the centre.


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[Assistant] The storyteller is both at the center, intimate, and at a distance, on the horizon.


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[Assistant] He is, in a sort of way, the horizon, with one side of him, uh, to the story, and the other side, which is going way, way beyond that place, that land, that time, uh, to the general. Maybe the only little contribution.


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[Assistant] And that is terribly true now, in this 20th century, where everybody lives in the whole world, across the whole planet.


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[Assistant] What happens is that that story which may be some tiny little affair in some kind of tiny village or some back street of a city.


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[Assistant] And the vertical exaggeration or Z scale icon. Also you have controls over what is displayed.


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[Assistant] The view all eye, but now to put options on you have to click on the little black triangle to the right of the header. Show hide display elements.


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[Assistant] Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary.


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[Assistant] But he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.


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[Assistant] Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me while he was eating.


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[Assistant] I asked him to lend me £20.


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[Assistant] I have never borrowed any money from you, Tony said. So now you can pay for my dinner.


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[Assistant] Really? What kind of shit has Moxie been spreading about me? I'll fucking kill you Moxie! Don't you fucking test me!


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[Assistant] Can't believe I was so stupid. I spent all day looking for a place where I could see some dumb meteor shower. And all I get is...


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[Assistant] Right, that's why you're here instead of him. He couldn't be bothered to keep his promise and now he can't be bothered to come and get me himself. He'd rather spend his time just screaming at my mum.


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[Assistant] Warriors number one, Into the Wild by Aaron Hunter. Performed by McLeod Andrews. Chapter six.


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[Assistant] Early morning sunlight streamed down onto the forest floor as Firepaw roamed in search of prey. Two moons had passed since he had begun his training. He felt at ease in this environment now.


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[Assistant] Fireball paused to sniff the earth and the cold, blind things that moved within it.


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[Assistant] He caught the scent of a two-leg that had wandered the forest recently.


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[Assistant] Leaves were thick on the branches and tiny creatures were busy beneath the carpet of leaf mold.


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[Assistant] Firepaw made a lean, strong shape as he moved silently through the trees.


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[Assistant] All his senses alert for the scent trail that would end in a swift kill. Today he had been set his first solo task. He was determined to do well.


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[Assistant] He headed for the stream that he had crossed on that first trek through the Thunderclan hunting grounds.


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[Assistant] It gurgled and spattered as it ran downhill over the smooth round pebbles.


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[Assistant] Firepaw paused briefly to lap at the cold, clear water, then lifted his head and tested the air again for any scent of prey. The stench of a fox lay heavy in the air here.


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[Assistant] But apart from the glimpse of the fox's brush he had caught on that first outing, Firepaw had still never seen one properly.


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[Assistant] He struggled to screen out the fox stench and concentrate on praise scent.


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[Assistant] Suddenly his whiskers prickled as he homed in on the warm blood beat of prey. A water vole busy about its nest. A moment later he saw the vole.


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[Assistant] The fat brown body was darting back and forth along the bank as it gathered grass stalks. Firepaw's mouth watered in anticipation.


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[Assistant] His last meal had been many hours ago, but he dared not hunt for himself until the clan had been fed.


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[Assistant] He remembered the words repeated by Lionheart and Tigerclaw time and time again. The clan must be fed first. Dropping into a crouch, Firepaw began to stalk the little creature. His orange belly fur brushed against the damp grass. He crept closer, his eyes never leaving his prey. Almost there.


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[Assistant] Another moment and he would be near enough to spring. Suddenly there was a loud rustle in the ferns behind him.


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[Assistant] The water voles ears twitched and it disappeared down a hole in the bank. Fire Paul felt the hackles rising along his spine.


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[Assistant] Whatever had ruined his first good chance of catching prey would have to pay. He sniffed the air.


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[Assistant] He could tell it was a cat but he realized with a jolt that he couldn't identify which clan it belonged to.


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[Assistant] He pricked up his ears and opened his eyes wide, seeking out any movement. He heard the undergrowth rustle again. It was louder now, off to one side. Fireball edged closer.


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[Assistant] He could see the ferns moving, but the fronds still hid the enemy from view. A twig snapped with a sharp cracking noise. From the noise it's making, it must be big, Firepaw thought, preparing himself for a fierce battle.


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[Assistant] He leaped for the trunk of an ash and climbed swiftly and silently up to an overhanging branch. Below him.


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[Assistant] The invisible warrior came closer and closer still. Firepaw held his breath.


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[Assistant] The body below him shot straight up in the air carrying him with it.


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[Assistant] Spack Greypaw. Not realizing that the cat gripping onto his back was Firepaw.


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[Assistant] Firepaw rolled with him, squashed and flattened beneath the heavy body.


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[Assistant] Rolling away, he sprang to his feet and gave himself a shake, which rippled all the way along his body to the end of his tail. Greypaw, it's me, he repeated. I thought you were an enemy warrior. Greypaw rose to his feet. He winced and shook himself. It felt like it, he grumbled, twisting his head around to lick his sore shoulders. You've raked me to shreds. Sorry, Firepaw mumbled.


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[Assistant] But what was I supposed to think? With you creeping up on me like that? Creeping up? Greypaw's eyes were round with indignation. That was my best stealth crouch!


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[Assistant] The two cats leaped at each other and began rolling over and over in a play fight.


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[Assistant] Firepaw shook his head to clear it, and then launched a counterattack.


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[Assistant] As he did so, Firepaw sprang to his feet, firing Graypaw off his back and into the undergrowth. Firepaw leaped after him and pinned him to the ground.


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[Assistant] Surprise is the warrior's greatest weapon, he crowed, quoting one of Lionheart's favorite phrases.


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[Assistant] He jumped nimbly off Greypaw and began to squirm around in the leaf litter, enjoying his easy victory and the warmth of the earth against his back.


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[Assistant] Craypaw seemed unbothered by his second defeat of the morning. It was too fine a day for bad temper. So, how are you getting on with your task? He asked. Firepaw sat up.


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[Assistant] I was doing just fine till you came along. I was about to catch a vole when your noisy trampling frightened it off. Oh, sorry, mute Graypaw. Firepaw looked at his crestfallen friend. That's okay, you didn't know, he purred. Anyway, he continued, shouldn't you be heading to meet the patrol on the Wind Clan border? I thought you had to give them a message from Blue Star.


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[Assistant] Yeah, but there's plenty of time. I was going to do a little hunting first. I'm starving! Me too, but I've gotta hunt for the clan before I can hunt for myself.


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[Assistant] I bet Dustpaw and Sandpaw used to swallow a shrew or two when they were on hunting duty, snorted Greatpaw. I wouldn't be surprised if they did, but this is my first solo assignment. And you wanna do it right, I know, Greatpaw sighed.


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[Assistant] What is the message from Blue Star anyway? Firepaw asked, changing the subject. She wants the patrol to wait at the Great Sycamore until she joins them at Sun High. Seems that some Shadow Clan cats have been prowling around. Blue Star wants to check things out. You best get going then, Firepaw reminded him. The Wind Clan hunting grounds aren't too far from here? There's plenty of time, answered Graypaw confidently. And I suppose I should help out after losing you that vole.


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[Assistant] It doesn't matter, Firepaw Mute, I'll find another. It's such a warm day, there should be quite a few out and about. True, but you still have to catch them.


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[Assistant] Firepaw nodded without enthusiasm as his belly gave a rumble.


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[Assistant] He would probably have to make three or four hunting trips before he had caught enough prey. Silver pelt would be in the sky before he got a chance to eat. Greypaw stroked his whiskers.


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[Assistant] Come on, I'll help you get started. I owe you that at least. We should be able to catch a couple of voles before I have to get going. Firepaw followed Graypaw upstream, glad of the company and the help.


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[Assistant] The fox stench was still in the air, but suddenly it smelled stronger. Firepaw paused. Can you smell that? He asked. Graypaw stopped and sniffed the air too. Fox, yeah, I smelled it earlier. Doesn't it smell fresher to you now though? Firepaw asked. Graypaw sniffed again, opening his mouth slightly. You're right, he murmured, lowering his voice.


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[Assistant] He swiveled his head to look across the stream at the bushes in the woods beyond. Look, he whispered. Firepaw, look.


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[Assistant] He saw something red and thick haired moving among the bushes It stepped into a clearing in the undergrowth


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[Assistant] And Firepaw saw a low body, glinting red in the dappled sunlight.


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[Assistant] Foxes are as bad as badgers when it comes to killing young kids. I'm just glad you didn't catch up with the one you saw last time. He'd have made mouse meat out of a tiny scrap like you.


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[Assistant] Anyway, Bluestar will probably send a warrior patrol to scare it off. Put the Queen's minds at rest.


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[Assistant] The fox had not noticed them, so the two apprentices continued along the stream.


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[Assistant] You'll know one when you meet one. They're bad-tempered, lumbering animals.


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[Assistant] They're less likely to raid the nursery than a fox, but they have a vicious bite. How do you think old half-tail earned his name?


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[Assistant] As Fire-Paul had predicted, hunting was good that day.


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[Assistant] Before long, Greypaw had pounced on a small mouse and Firepaw had caught a thrush. It quickly took its life. No time to practice killing techniques today. There were too many hungry mouths waiting back at camp.


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[Assistant] Firepaw kicked earth over the prey so that it would be safe from predators until he came back for it. Suddenly a squirrel broke cover. Firepaw burst into action.


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[Assistant] After it, he called, pelting it full stretch over the springy woodland floor with Greypaw at his heels.


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[Assistant] They slid to a halt as the squirrel scampered upward into a birch. Lost it, Greypaw growled in disappointment. Panting, the two cats stopped to catch their breath.


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[Assistant] The acrid stench that hit their mouths and noses surprised them. The thunder path, Firepaw mewed. I didn't realize we'd come so far.


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[Assistant] A trail of noisy creatures growled along the hard surface, their dead eyes staring straight ahead. Yuck, Greypaw snorted. Those monsters really stink. Firepaw twitched his ears in agreement. The choking smells made his throat sting. Have you ever been across the Thunderpath? He mewed. Greypaw shook his head. Firepaw took a step out of the cover of the forest.


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[Assistant] The border of oily grass lay between the trees and the thunder path. He crept slowly out onto it.


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[Assistant] Was that a pair of eyes glinting out of the forest on the other side?


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[Assistant] Firepaw turned and ran as fast as he could back into the safety of the forest. You mouth-brained fool, spat Graypaw. His whiskers trembled with fear and anger. What were you doing? I just wondered what the thunder path felt like, Firepaw muttered. His whiskers were trembling too. Come on, hissed Graypaw edgily. Let's get out of here.


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[Assistant] Firepaw followed Graypaw as he leaped away back into the forest. Once they were a safe distance from the Thunderpath, Graypaw stopped to catch his breath. Firepaw sat down and began to lick his ruffled fur. I think I saw a ShadowClan warrior, he mewed between licks. In the forest on the other side of the Thunderpath. A ShadowClan warrior? Echoed Graypaw, his eyes wide. Really?


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[Assistant] I'm pretty sure. Well, it's a good thing that monster came past when it did, retorted Graypaw. Where there's one Shadow Clan warrior, there's more, and we're no match for them yet. We'd better get out of here. He looked up at the sun, which was almost directly overhead. I'd better get a move on if I wanna meet that patrol on time, he mewed. See you later. He sprang away into the undergrowth, calling as he went.


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[Assistant] You never know, Lionheart might let me come and help you with the hunting once I've delivered this message. Firepaw watched him go. He envied Graypaw, wishing he were off to join a warrior patrol.


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[Assistant] But at least he'd have something to tell Dustpaw and Sandpaw when he returned to camp. Today.


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[Assistant] Now don't worry, it's just some fancy schmuck from Greed wanting to do business with us.


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[Assistant] I'm not sure, just some rich somebody or other who wants to discuss biz at his place.


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[Assistant] I mean, we appreciate the concern, gentlemen, but we are more than capable of handling ourselves.


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[Assistant] The perspectives can be seen over here at the left when you have the home tab up here clicked. The home tab is available on all the perspectives.


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[Assistant] If you click on perspective, you can see the different ones that are available.


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[Assistant] seismic dissimulation geology and geophysics advanced geophysics reservoir production


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[Assistant] And when you click on any one of these headers, you can see the information down here on the ribbon changes, seismic interpretation, and so on.


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[Assistant] This controls things like interpretation, geobodies, and structural framework modeling. Structural modeling.


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[Assistant] Is structural framework modeling as you can see here to the left.


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[Assistant] If we click on that, it has all the information that we need to manipulate the 3D window.


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[Assistant] The view all eye, viewing from above, whether you're linking with the camera, uh, the compass is on, different other information.


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[Assistant] Some of this information is also available down here in this toolbar at the top of the graphics area, but you can also get to it through the tools on the ribbon.


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[Assistant] Putting new information like arrows and rectangles on it. Different type of window, a well section window. These things again change up here. Here we can synchronize our scrolling and scaling. We can set our domain. We can set our scale type. We can do cross section editing and so on in here.


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[Assistant] By the way, y'all should probably know, Chaz isn't even rich, okay? Check his car. He just played you like a fucking rube. Later, losers!


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[Assistant] Well, I'm glad everything ended up okay. Good to know we both have daddy issues, Mox. Also, I got to plow your ex-boyfriend. Isn't that great? Now we all fuck the same guy.


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[Assistant] Ahem, we wanted to properly discuss the terms of this divorce. I feel my darling sister deserves a bit more compensation. After all, you did cheat on the poor thing. Surely you owe.


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[Assistant] He broke down many different mythologies and medieval traditions, then refashioned them to create his own mythos.


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[Assistant] The Saga of the Volsungs is a, an Icelandic saga, written sometime probably in the 1300s, based on old Germanic tradition.


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[Assistant] It treats a set of Germanic cultural heroes, uh, based loosely on historical figures that existed in pre-medieval times, the end of the, uh, West Roman Empire.


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[Assistant] These heroes and the epic poems about them were very important in the Germanic warrior courts.


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[Assistant] When the Scandinavians settled Iceland they took this tradition with them.


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[Assistant] He transforms into this hideous, long lived, uh, but very pathetic creature.


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[Assistant] Many of his ideals are embodied in The Hobbit. It's sort of embracing the rural ideal, embracing the simple pastoral life, common good old fashioned virtues in the face of grandeur and pretension.


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[Assistant] He was damaged, wounded internally by the war and traumatized. The trauma that he had suffered had to have influenced the way he wrote about the trauma that Frodo experiences in his quest to destroy the ring.


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[Assistant] Much of Tolkien made its way into the hobbits.


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[Assistant] Without them being a thinly disguised Tolkien.


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[Assistant] Fascinated with making clever things, fascinated with profit, who try to get other people to work for them, uh, this has been read as sort of a thinly disguised, uh, capitalist, or capitalism, the orcs as capitalists.


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[Assistant] In the Old Norse, Gandalf means magical elf, or magic using elf. Of course, Gandalf is not an elf, but he is certainly a magical figure of great power.


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[Assistant] It's clear that Odin inspired Gandalf. One of his aspects is the god of masks and many identities. And so he has many names, hundreds of names and disguises. And when he travels on Earth, he often travels as the Grey Wanderer. He wears a grey robe, he has a wide-brimmed hat, he has a long beard, and all of these things fit very well with Gandalf.


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[Assistant] Devastated by his experience and he can never live a normal life again. He bears the physical wound, but he also bears the spiritual wound in his soul. And this has to be a metaphor for what Tolkien is going through himself with his suffering from the First World War.


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[Assistant] His drowsiness evaporated as excitement surged through his veins.


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[Assistant] Dustpaw and Sandpaw are on hunting duty, so Lionheart thought you and I could train with him and Tigerclaw this morning. We'd better hurry though, he added. They'll be waiting!


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[Assistant] Greypaw led Firepaw quickly through the gorse entrance of the camp and up the side of the Rockstrewn Valley.


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[Assistant] As they climbed over the crest of the ravine a cool breeze ruffled their fur.


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[Assistant] Fat white clouds raced across the blue sky overhead.


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[Assistant] Firepaw felt fierce joy well up inside him as he followed Graypaw down a tree-shaded slope and into a sandy hollow. Tigerclaw and Lionheart were indeed waiting.


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[Assistant] Sitting a few tail lengths apart on the sun-warmed sand.


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[Assistant] In future, I expect you both to be punctual, growled Tigerclaw.


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[Assistant] Don't be too severe, Tigerclaw. It was a busy night last night. I expect they were tired. Meowt Lionheart gently. You have not yet been assigned a mentor, Firepaw. He went on. For now, Tigerclaw and I will share your training


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[Assistant] Firepaw nodded enthusiastically, his tail held high, unable to disguise his delight at having two such great warriors as his mentors. Come, meowed Tigerclaw impatiently.


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[Assistant] Today we are going to show you the edges of our territory, so that you know where you will be hunting and what boundaries you need to protect.


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[Assistant] Without another word, Tiger Claw leaped up and bounded out of the sandy hollow.


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[Assistant] Lionheart nodded to Graypaw, and they took off with equal speed.


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[Assistant] Fire Paul scrambled after them, his paws slipping on the soft sand.


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[Assistant] The trees were thick in this part of the forest. Birch and ash trees overshadowed by mighty oaks.


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[Assistant] The ground was carpeted with crisp dead leaves that rustled beneath their paws.


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[Assistant] Tiger Claw paused to spray his scent on a thick clump of ferns. The other cats stopped beside him. There is a two leg path here, murmured Lionheart. Use your nose, Firepaw. Can you smell anything? Firepaw sniffed. There was the faint scent of a two leg and the stronger smell of a dog, familiar to him from his old home. A two leg has walked his dog along here, but they're gone now, he mewed.


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[Assistant] Good, meowed Lionheart. Do you think it is safe to cross? Firepaw sniffed again.


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[Assistant] The ground was thick with layers of dead needles which prickled against firepaws pads but felt spongy underneath. There was no undergrowth here to hide in.


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[Assistant] And Firepaw sensed tension in the other cats as they stalked unprotected between the tree trunks.


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[Assistant] Two legs put these trees here. Now, tiger claw.


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[Assistant] They cut them down with foul smelling creatures, which spew enough fumes to make a kid go blind.


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[Assistant] The tree cup place will be silent for a few moons more until the time of green leaf, explained Graypaw, noticing his paws. The cats padded on through the pine forest.


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[Assistant] Two-leg place lies in that direction. Now, Tigerclaw, flicking his thick tail to one side. No doubt you can smell it, Firepaw. Today, however, we will head the other way.


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[Assistant] Eventually they reached another two-leg path that marked the far edge of the pine forest.


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[Assistant] River clan rules the hunting grounds beside the great river, he meowed. Breathe deeply, Firepaw.


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[Assistant] It will be strongest at the boundary, because their warriors will have scent marked the trees along here.


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[Assistant] With these words the dark tabby lifted his tail and sprayed his own mark on the flat rock. We'll follow this boundary line as it leads straight to four trees. Lionheart meowed.


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[Assistant] He set off quickly, away from the sunning rocks, followed by Tigerclaw. Greypaw and Firepaw trotted after them. What is four trees? Firepaw panted. It is where the territories of all four clans meet, replied Greypaw.


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[Assistant] There are four great oaks there, as old as the clans. Be quiet, ordered Tigerclaw. Don't forget how close we are to enemy territory.


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[Assistant] The two apprentices fell silent and Firepaw concentrated on walking silently.


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[Assistant] Across the shallow stream, keeping their paws dry by leaping from boulder to boulder across the pebbly riverbed.


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[Assistant] By the time they reached four trees, Firepaw was feeling completely out of breath and his paws ached.


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[Assistant] He wasn't used to traveling so far, and so fast.


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[Assistant] Wind Clan governs the high ground ahead of us where the sun sets. You won't be able to catch their scent today. The wind is blowing toward them. But you'll learn it soon enough.


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[Assistant] And ShadowClan holds power over there, in the darkest part of the forest. Added Greypaw, flicking his head sideways.


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[Assistant] The elders say that the cold winds from the north blow over the shadow clan cats and chill their hearts. So many clans, Firepaw exclaimed.


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[Assistant] And so well organized, he added to himself, remembering Smudge's lurid tales of wildcats wreaking terror in the forest.


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[Assistant] You see now why prey is so precious, meowed Lionheart. Why we must fight to protect what little we have.


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[Assistant] But that seems foolish. Why can't the clans work together and share their hunting grounds, instead of fighting each other? Firepaw suggested boldly. A shocked silence greeted his words. Tigerclaw was the first to reply. That is treacherous thinking, Kittypet, he snapped.


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[Assistant] Don't be too fierce, Tigerclaw, warned Lionheart. The ways of the clans are new to this apprentice. He looked at Firepaw. You speak from your heart, young Firepaw. This will make you a stronger warrior one day. Tigerclaw growled.


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[Assistant] But you must understand that longer alliances bring more trouble than they're worth. It is our clan loyalty that makes us strong, Tigerclaw meowed in agreement. If you weaken that loyalty, you weaken our chances of survival. Firepaw nodded. I understand, he mewed. Come on, meowed Lionheart, standing up. Let's keep moving. They paced along the ridge of the valley where four trees stood.


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[Assistant] They crossed the stream at a place where it was narrow enough to leap over in one jump. Fireball sniffed the air. A new cat scent touched his mouth glands, strong and sour. Which clan is that? He asked. Shadow clan, answered Tiger Claw grimly. We are traveling along their border. Keep your wits about you, Fireball.


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[Assistant] Freshers sense mean that a Shadow Clan patrol is in the area. As Firepaw nodded, he heard a new noise. He stiffened.


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[Assistant] But the other cats kept up their pace, heading straight for the ominous rumbling. What's that? He called, trotting to catch up with them. You'll see in a moment, replied Lionheart. Firepaw peered through the trees ahead. They seemed to be getting thinner, letting in a broad band of sunlight. Are we at the edge of the woods? He asked. Then he stopped and took a deep breath.


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[Assistant] The green forest scents were overlaid with other strange dark smells.


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[Assistant] This time it was not cat scent, but an odor that reminded him of his old two leg home. And the rumbling was getting louder.


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[Assistant] Then he sat down and all four cats looked out.


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[Assistant] Firepaw could see a gray path like a river, cutting its way through the forest.


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[Assistant] The hard grey stone stretched ahead of him so far that the trees on the other side seemed blurred and tiny.


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[Assistant] Next moment he leaped back, his fur bristling as a gigantic monster roared past.


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[Assistant] He had seen paths like this before near his old two-leg home, but never this wide, nor with monsters so swift and fierce. Scared me too the first time, remarked Grayball.


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[Assistant] The thunder path runs for many pause steps along our boundary line.


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[Assistant] An untrained apprentice would be easy prey for an adder. And I expect you are getting tired, Firepaw.


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[Assistant] Firepaw couldn't help feeling relieved at the thought of returning to the camp.


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[Assistant] His head was spinning with all the new smells and sights and Lionheart was right. He was tired and hungry.


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[Assistant] He fell in behind Greypaw as the cats turned away from the thunder path and headed back into the forest.


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[Assistant] The dewy scents of evening filled the air as Firepaw made his way through the Gorse entrance into the Thunderclan camp. Freshkill was waiting for them.


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[Assistant] Firepaw and Graypaw took their share from the pile that lay in a shady part of the clearing and carried it to the tree stump outside their quarters.


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[Assistant] Mute Dustpaw, narrowing his eyes scornfully at Firepaw. Enjoy the food we caught for you. Who knows? You might even learn to catch your own one day, sneered Sandpaw.


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[Assistant] Are you two still on hunting duty? asked Graypaw innocently. Never mind.


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[Assistant] We've been patrolling our territory borders. You'll be glad to know all is safe.


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[Assistant] I'm sure the other clans were terrified when they smelled you two coming, yelled Dustpaw.


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[Assistant] Well, we'll ask them tonight when we see them at the clan gathering, mewed Sandpaw. Are you going? Firepaw blurted out, impressed in spite of the apprentice's hostility. Of course, replied Thuspaw loftily. It's a great honor, you know. But don't worry, we'll tell you all about it in the morning.


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[Assistant] Greypaw ignored Dustpaw's gloating and started eating his fresh kill. Firepaw was hungry too, and crouched down to eat.


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[Assistant] He watched several of the clan warriors and elders gather in the clearing. It was time for the clan party to leave for the gathering. Dustpaw and Sandpaw leaped to their feet and trotted off to join the other cats. Bye you two, called Sandpaw over her shoulder. Have a nice quiet evening.


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[Assistant] The assembled cats stalked out of the camp entrance in single file, with Bluestar at the head.


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[Assistant] Her fur glowed like silver in the moonlight and she looked calm and confident as she led her clan to the brief truce between old enemies. Have you ever been to a gathering? Firepaw asked Graypaw wistfully.


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[Assistant] Not yet, replied Graypaw, crunching loudly on a mouse bone. But it won't be long now. Just you wait. All the apprentices get to go sometime. The two apprentices ate the rest of their meal in silence.


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[Assistant] When they had finished, Gray Paul wandered over to Fire Paul and began to groom his head.


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[Assistant] Together they washed, sharing tongues as Firepaw had seen the other cats do when he first arrived. Then, tired after the long trek, they pushed their way into their den.


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[Assistant] They settled down in their nests and quickly fell asleep.


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[Assistant] The following morning, Graypaw and Firepaw arrived early at the Sandy Hollow. They had crept out before Sandpaw and Dustpaw woke.


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[Assistant] Firepaw had been eager to hear about the gathering, but Graypaw had dragged him away. You'll hear about it later, if I know those two. He had mewed.


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[Assistant] It promised to be another warm day, and this time Ravenpaw came to join them. Thanks to Spottedleaf his wound was healing well.


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[Assistant] Graypaw played around, scooping leaves into the air and leaping after them. Firepaw watched, his tail twitching with amusement. Ravenpaw sat quietly at one side of the hollow, looking tense and unhappy. Cheer up, Ravenpaw, called Graypaw.


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[Assistant] I know you don't like training, but you're not usually this miserable.


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[Assistant] The scents of Lionheart and Tigerclaw warned the apprentices of their approach, and Ravenpaw mewed hastily. I suppose I'm just worried about my shoulder getting hurt again.


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[Assistant] At that moment, Tigerclaw emerged from the bushes, closely followed by Lionheart. Warriors should suffer their pain silently, growled Tigerclaw. He looked Ravenpaw straight in the eye. You need to learn to hold your tongue. Ravenpaw flinched and dropped his eyes to the ground. Tigerclaw's a bit grumpy today, Greypaw whispered into Firepaw's ear.


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[Assistant] Lionheart glanced at his apprentice sternly and announced, Today we are going to practice stalking.


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[Assistant] Now, there's a big difference between creeping up on a rabbit and creeping up on a mouse. Can any of you tell me why?


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[Assistant] Firepaw had no idea and Ravenpaw seemed to have taken Tigerclaw's comment to heart and was holding his tongue. Come on, snorted Tigerclaw impatiently. It was Graypaw who answered.


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[Assistant] Because the rabbit will smell you before he sees you, but a mouse will feel your paw steps through the ground before he even smells you. Exactly, Graypaw. So what must you bear in mind when hunting mice? Step lightly? Firepaw suggested. Lionheart looked approvingly at him. Quite right, Firepaw.


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[Assistant] You must take all your weight into your hunches so that your paws make no impact on the forest floor.


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[Assistant] Firepaw watched as Greypaw and Ravenpaw immediately dropped into a stalking crouch.


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[Assistant] Keep your rear down, Ravenpaw. You look like a duck. Spat, Tigerclaw. Now you try it, Firepaw.


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[Assistant] He felt a glow of pride that his muscles responded so smoothly.


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[Assistant] Well it's obvious you've known nothing but softness.


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[Assistant] Growl, tigerclaw. You stalk like a lumbering kittypet!


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[Assistant] Do you think dinner is going to come and lie down in your food dish and wait to be eaten?


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[Assistant] Even after two moons of training, you're still putting all your weight on your left side.


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[Assistant] If Ravenpaw picked up things as quickly as you, he'd be a credit to me instead of an embarrassment. Imagine being shown up by a kitty pet. He spat angrily at his apprentice. Firepaw felt his fur prickle with discomfort.


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[Assistant] Mute Greypaw, breaking off from his careful stalking to stagger comically across the clearing.


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[Assistant] I think I'll have to settle for a hunting stupid mice. They won't stand a chance. I'll just wander up to them and sit on them till they surrender. Concentrate, young Greypaw. This is no time for your jokes, meowed Lionheart sternly. Perhaps you might focus your mind better if you try out your stalking for real. All three apprentices looked up brightly.


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[Assistant] With the blood pounding in his ears, Firepaw crept slowly up over the rise.


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[Assistant] Sure enough, a stream bed cut through the trees ahead of him.


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[Assistant] In Leaffall, he guessed it would carry the rainwater away from the forest and into the great river that cut through RiverClan territory. Now it was dry.


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[Assistant] Firepaw crept quietly down the bank and crouched on its sandy floor. Every sense felt on fire with tension. Silently, he scanned the empty stream for signs of life. He watched for any tiny movement.


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[Assistant] He smelled mouse. He recognized the odor instantly, remembering his first taste the night before. Wild energy surged through him, but he remained motionless, trying desperately to pinpoint the prey.


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[Assistant] The creature was scrambling through the long grass that draped the edges of the stream.


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[Assistant] He pushed back hard on his hind paws and sprang, kicking up sand as he rose.


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[Assistant] The mouse raced away, but Firepaw was quicker. He scooped it into the air with one paw, threw it onto the sandy stream bed, and lunged on top of it. He killed it quickly with one sharp bite.


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[Assistant] Firepaw carefully lifted the warm body between his teeth and returned with his tail held high to the hollow where Tigerclaw and Lionheart waited. He had made his first kill. He was a true ThunderClan apprentice now.


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[Assistant] If we look at the Bible, Hell has been described as this place of fire and brimstone and eternal torment.


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[Assistant] Orcs are very horrible. They are bent, they are crooked, they are ugly. We are told that they are actually elves gone wrong.


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[Assistant] The dark forces have taken and twisted into this horrible race.


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[Assistant] Usually a tragic hero, no matter what happens to him, at least he can feel good because he's done the right thing. Frodo could not.


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[Assistant] There is no Sithona Kara. The ancient science that amulet uses may be deadly, but it's just another weapon. Once it's out of the wrong hands, it's harmless. And you are confident in your plan? What do you think?


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[Assistant] You must be so proud. As their confidence grows, so does their malevolence. Have you forgotten, Sithona?


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[Assistant] I often fish for hours without catching anything, but this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything, not even old boots.


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[Assistant] I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.


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[Assistant] No, I was actually thinking about the Legion because of Harleen. I thought since we found out each other's secret, she'd, you know, change her way.


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[Assistant] Well, super jerk blew me off. They still don't know.


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[Assistant] Fireheart shivered. His flame-colored fur was still green leaf-like.


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[Assistant] It would be a few moons before it was thick enough to keep out cold like this. He shuffled his four paws on the hard earth.


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[Assistant] The sky was finally growing light as dawn crept slowly in.


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[Assistant] But even though his paws were cold, Fireheart could not suppress a glow of pride.


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[Assistant] After many moons as an apprentice, he was a warrior at last.


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[Assistant] Broken stars, glittering eyes as the Shadow Clan leader backed away.


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[Assistant] Hissing threats, before fleeing into the trees after his traitorous companions.


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[Assistant] The remaining ShadowClan cats had been grateful to ThunderClan for helping them to get rid of their cruel leader.


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[Assistant] Brokenstar had not just brought Chaos to his own clan. He had driven the whole of WindClan from their camp, right out of clan territory.


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[Assistant] He had been a dark shadow in the forest since before Fireheart had left his kitty pet life to join ThunderClan. But for Fireheart, there was another shadow troubling his mind. Tigerclaw, ThunderClan's deputy.


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[Assistant] Fireheart had told the clan that Ravenpaw had been killed by ShadowClan.


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[Assistant] If what Ravenpaw said about Tigerclaw was true, it was best if the ThunderClan deputy believed his apprentice had died.


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[Assistant] For he knew a secret tiger claw would do anything to conceal.


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[Assistant] Ravenpaw had told Fireheart that the mighty tabby warrior had murdered Redtail, the old ThunderClan deputy, in the hope that he would become the new deputy. Which, eventually, he had.


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[Assistant] Fireheart shook his head to clear it of these dark thoughts and turned to glance at Greystripe sitting beside him.


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[Assistant] Grey stripes thick grey fur was ruffled up against the cold.


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[Assistant] Fireheart guessed he was looking forward to the first rays of sunshine too, but he didn't say this out loud. Clan tradition demanded silence on this night. This was their vigil.


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[Assistant] The night when a new warrior guarded the clan and reflected on his new name and status. Until last night.


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[Assistant] Fireheart had been known by his apprentice name of Firepaw. Halftail was one of the first cats to wake.


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[Assistant] Through the branches that sheltered the den, he recognized the broad shoulders of Tigerclaw as he slept.


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[Assistant] At the foot of High Rock, the lichen that draped the entrance to Bluestar's den twitched and Fireheart saw his clan leader push her way out. She stopped and lifted her head to sniff the air. Then she padded silently out of High Rock's shadow, her long fur glowing blue-gray in the dawn light.


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[Assistant] I must warn her about Tigerclaw, thought Fireheart.


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[Assistant] Blue Star had mourned Redtail's death with the rest of the clan.


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[Assistant] Believing him to have been killed in battle by Oakheart, the deputy of RiverClan.


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[Assistant] Fireheart had hesitated before, knowing how important Tigerclaw was to her. But the danger was too great.


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[Assistant] Blue star needed to know that her clan was harboring a cold-blooded murderer.


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[Assistant] Tigerclaw emerged from the warrior's den and met Bluestar at the edge of the clearing. He murmured something to her, his tail flicking urgently. Fireheart stifled his instinctive meow of greeting. The sky was growing light.


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[Assistant] But until he knew for sure that the sun was above the horizon, he dared not break his silence.


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[Assistant] Impatience fluttered in his chest like a trapped bird. He must speak with Bluestar as soon as he could. But for now...


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[Assistant] White Storm's deep meow took Fireheart by surprise. He had not noticed the white warrior approaching. Fireheart and Graystripe nodded together. It's all right. You may speak now. Your vigil is over. White Storm's voice was kind.


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[Assistant] Yesterday he had fought side by side with Fireheart and Graystripe in the battle with Shadowclan. There was a new respect in his eyes as he looked at them. Thank you, White Storm, Fireheart meowed gratefully.


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[Assistant] A scornful voice mewed from outside the apprentice's den. The great warrior speaks.


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[Assistant] It was Sandpaw. Her pale orange coat fluffed up with hostility. Dustpaw was sitting beside her.


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[Assistant] With his dark tabby pelt he looked like San Paul's shadow. He puffed out his chest importantly and mocked.


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[Assistant] I'm surprised such heroes even feel the cold. Sandpaw purred with amusement. White Storm shot them a stern look. Go and find something to eat, then rest, he ordered Fireheart and Graystripe.


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[Assistant] The older warrior turned away and padded toward the apprentice's den. Come on, you two. He meowed to Sandpaw and Dustpaw. It's time for your training. I hope he has them chasing blue squirrels all day.


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[Assistant] Greystripe hissed to Fireheart as they headed toward the corner where a few pieces of fresh kill remained from last night. But...


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[Assistant] There aren't any blue squirrels, Fireheart mute in confusion. Precisely, Graystripe's amber eyes gleamed. You can't exactly blame them.


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[Assistant] They did begin their training before us, Fireheart pointed out mildly. If they'd fought in the battle yesterday, they'd probably have been made warriors too. With a pose, Graystripe shrugged. Hey, look. They'd reached the fresh kill pile. One mouth each and a chaff inch to share. The two friends picked up their meal and looked at each other. Graystripe's eyes suddenly sparkled with delight.


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[Assistant] I suppose we take it to the warrior's side of the camp now. He meowed. I suppose we do. Fireheart purred.


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[Assistant] Padding after his friend to the Patch of Nettles, where they had often watched Whitestorm, Tigerclaw, and the other warriors share fresh kill. Now what? Asked Graystripe, gulping down his last mouthful. I don't know about you, but I think I could sleep for half a moon. Me too, Fireheart agreed.


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[Assistant] The two friends got to their paws and made their way toward the warrior's den. Fireheart stuck his head through the low hanging branches.


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[Assistant] He pushed his way inside and found a patch of moss at the edge.


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[Assistant] The smell told him it wasn't a sleeping place already used by another warrior. Grey stripe settled down beside him.


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[Assistant] Fireheart listened as Graystripe's steady breaths relaxed in the long muffled snores. Fireheart felt equally exhausted, but he was still desperate to talk to Bluestar. From where he lay, his head flat to the earth, he could just see the camp entrance. He stared at it, waiting for his leader's return. But gradually his eyes began to close, and he gave in to his longing for sleep.


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[Assistant] Fireheart could hear a roaring around him, like wind in tall trees.


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[Assistant] The acrid stench of the thunder path stung his nostrils, together with a new smell, sharper and more terrifying. Fire.


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[Assistant] Flames lapped at the black sky, throwing glowing cinders up into a starless night.


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[Assistant] To Fireheart's amazement, silhouettes of cats flitted in front of the fire. Why hadn't they run away? One of them stopped and looked straight at Fireheart.


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[Assistant] The Tom's night eyes glinted in the darkness, and he lifted his long straight tail, as if in greeting.


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[Assistant] Fireheart trembled as a memory burst into his mind of the words that spotted Leaf, the former ThunderClan medicine cat had said to him before her untimely death. Fire will save the clan.


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[Assistant] Could it be something to do with the strange cats that showed no fear of fire? Wake up Fireheart!


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[Assistant] Fireheart flicked up his head, startled out of his dream by Tigerclaw's growl. You were mewing in your sleep. Still dazed, Fireheart sat up and shook his head. Y-yes, Tigerclaw.


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[Assistant] With a pang of alarm, he wondered if he had repeated Spottedleaf's words out loud. He had dreamed like this before, dreams so vivid that he could taste them, and which had later come true.


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[Assistant] Fireheart certainly did not want Tigerclaw to suspect him of having powers that usually StarClan only gave to a medicine cat. Moonlight shone through the leafy den wall. Fireheart realized he must have slept through the whole day. You and Graystripe will join the evening patrol, Tigerclaw told him. Hurry up, the dark tabby turned and stalked out of the den. Fireheart let the fur relax on his shoulders.


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[Assistant] Clearly Tiger Claw didn't suspect anything unusual about his dream. But while Fireheart's secret was safe...


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[Assistant] Fireheart licked his lips. Greystripe lay beside him, washing his flank.


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[Assistant] They had just finished sharing a meal beside the camp clearing.


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[Assistant] The sun had set, and Fireheart could see the moon, almost full now, gleaming in a cold clear sky. The past few days had been busy.


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[Assistant] It seemed that every time they lay down for a rest Tigerclaw sent them out on patrol or a hunting mission. Fireheart had stayed alert, looking for a chance to talk with Bluestar alone.


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[Assistant] But when he wasn't on one of Tigerclaw's missions, the ThunderClan leader always seemed to have her deputy at her side. Fireheart began to wash his paw, his eyes flicking around the camp, searching hopefully for Bluestar. What are you looking for? Meowed Graystripe, through a tongue full of fur. Bluestar, Fireheart answered, lowering his paw. Why? Graystripe stopped washing and looked up at his friend.


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[Assistant] You've had one eye on her ever since our vigil. What are you planning to do?


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[Assistant] I have to tell her where Ravenpaw is and warn her about Tigerclaw. Fireheart meowed. You promised Ravenpaw you'd tell them he was dead. Greystripe sounded amazed. I only promised to tell Tigerclaw he was dead. Bluestar should know the whole story. She needs to know what her deputy is capable of. Greystripe lowered his voice to an urgent hiss.


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[Assistant] But we only have Ravenpaw's word that Tigerclaw killed Redtail. Don't you believe him? Fireheart couldn't help feeling shocked by his friend's doubts. Look.


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[Assistant] If Tigerclaw lied about killing Oakheart in revenge for Redtail's death, that means Redtail must have killed Oakheart himself. And I can't believe that Redtail would have deliberately killed another clan deputy in battle. It goes against the warrior code.


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[Assistant] We fight to prove our strength and defend our territory, not to kill each other. But I'm not trying to make accusations against Red Tail, Fireheart protested. It's Tiger Claw who is the problem.


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[Assistant] Fireheart had never met him, but he knew Redtail had been deeply respected by all the clan. Greystripe didn't meet Fireheart's gaze.


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[Assistant] What you are saying has implications for Red Tail's honor. And none of the other cats have a problem with Tiger Claw. It was only Ravenpaw who was scared of him. An uneasy shiver ran down Fireheart's spine.


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[Assistant] So you think Ravenpaw made the story up because he didn't get along with his mentor? He meowed scornfully. No, mumbled Graystripe. I just think we should be careful.


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[Assistant] Fireheart looked into his friends worried eyes and began to wonder. He supposed Greystripe did have a point.