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--I believe a man is as big as what he's seeking. I believe you're a
big man, Mr. Macreedy.
--Flattery will get you nowhere.
--I want to go to a place called Adobe Flat. Are there any cabs available?
--Adobe Flat?
--Yeah.
--No cabs.
--Real cool guy.
--Doesn't push easy, huh?
--Well, that's it. That's just it. He pushes too easy.
--What do you care? What do you care about Black Rock?
--I don't care anything about Black Rock. Only it seems to me that there aren't many towns like this in America. But...one town like it is enough. And because I think something kind of bad happened here, Miss Wirth. Something I can't quite seem to find a handle to.
--You don't know what you're talking about.
--Well, I know this much. The rule of law has left here and the gorillas have taken over.
--What'll you have?
--What've you got?
--Chili and beans.
--Anything else?
--Chili without beans.
--What's all the excitement? What happened?
--A shooting.
--Thought it was something. First time the streamliner's stopped here
in four years.
--Second time.
Four years ago something terrible happened here. We did nothing about. Nothing. The whole town fell into a sort of settled melancholy and all the people in it closed their eyes and held their
tongues and...failed the test with a whimper. And now something
terrible's going to happen again...and in a way we're lucky. Because
we've been given a second chance.
You look like you need a hand.
You're not only wrong. You're wrong at the top of your voice.
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