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1:05:00
And when it's printed, it ain't brag.
It's real.

1:05:03
Suddenly, everybody knows you,
or wants to.

1:05:06
Strangers shaking your hand.
"Pleased to know you.

1:05:10
"Have a drink, have a cigar.
Meet the wife."

1:05:15
Everybody's friendly and welcome.
1:05:18
I got a lifetime hunger for being welcome.
1:05:23
No family?
1:05:25
Him.
1:05:27
You know saddle tramps. They sign on...
1:05:31
...drive the beef 1,000 miles,
make your mark...

1:05:34
...draw your pay,
and move on to the next ranch.

1:05:38
Another round up. Another drive.
1:05:41
Hired, fired, and move on.
1:05:45
Never bothered me none.
1:05:46
No. Me neither,
when I was 30 years lighter.

1:05:51
Ever prospected?
1:05:54
Ever hit pay dirt?
1:05:59
I've dug for gold, silver, lead, mercury.
1:06:05
I've dug more holes than
a whole regiment of gophers.

1:06:08
I never dug out a decent day's wage yet.
1:06:14
God, what ain't I tried.
1:06:17
Pony Express rider, overland stage driver...
1:06:21
...lawman, gambler, river man, rancher...
1:06:26
...rodeo hand, barman...
1:06:30
...spittoon man. Old man.
1:06:34
Nothing much to remember.
1:06:36
Of course,
there ain't nothing much to forget, either.

1:06:42
Nobody's got much use for an old man.
1:06:47
I can't blame them much.
1:06:51
That's why I'm going to win me
this here newspaper race.

1:06:56
When I cross that finish line,
I get to be a big man.


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