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Well, just now,
you seemed kinda glad to see me,
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- Well, at least you weren't the, uh,,,
- Mmm, I wasn't the devil? Was that it?
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I guess,
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Will,,,
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,,, about that picnic
down by the Indigo River,,,
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- It's getting late,,,
- Now, you sit, son,
:40:23
Sit until this is finished and done with,
:40:27
- What?
- The talk we were tryin' to have last night,
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It's one we should've had a long time ago,
:40:34
About that strong old current that swept
you way out in the middle of the river,
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And I stood there and watched,,,
:40:44
,,, tied to the riverbank and helpless,
:40:47
'Cause I had a dad who didn't think
it was right to teach boys to swim,
:40:55
Well,,,
:40:57
,,, there was a man standin',
drinkin' liquor out of a stone bottle
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on the other side of the river,
and he dove in after you,
:41:05
Dove in without even taking his boots
off and pulled you out of danger,
:41:11
You must've been all of
four years old at the time,
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I knew someone caught hold of me,
:41:21
Someone who wasn't me,
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No one else knew who it was, but I did,
:41:31
It was Harry Nightshade, son,
Your friend Jim's dad,
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A couple of years before
he lit off across the seas
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and was never seen in this town again,
:41:42
Mr, Nightshade did your father's work,
:41:49
Can't forgive myself for that,
:41:53
Or him either, I guess,
:41:57
But I'll tell you somethin', son,