Snow Falling on Cedars
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:33:00
All right. You drive a hard bargain.
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And that's where all this trouble started.
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But how can this be?
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Since we all know...
:33:14
...that it is against the law
for Japanese-born to own land?

:33:18
Even leasing is illegal.
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So what was the point
of this payment plan?

:33:24
Their kids were born here.
So, when the oldest...

:33:29
...that one there...
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...was 20 and the last payment got made...
:33:34
...he could own it.
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But they missed their last two payments...
:33:38
...so that was that.
:33:39
They missed their last two payments...
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...after years of not missing one?
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It was the war. They were gone.
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They were sent off to the camps
with all the other Japs.

:33:54
We must leave everything.
If you like, work our fields.

:33:58
Sell berries, keep money.
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Otherwise they will rot.
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- Today I have half money for next payment.
- Absolutely not.

:34:05
I'm not going to take your savings.
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You take the money.
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$125. I will send more
from where I'm going.

:34:12
If it's not enough, sell my seven acres
and keep the money.

:34:15
I thought you were giving us those.
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Didn't you come in here giving them away?
Now you want to make up the other half...

:34:23
...in berries you expect us
to tend and pick?

:34:26
Is that what you come here hoping for?
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You want more coffee?
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No, thank you.
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- Take the money.
- Etta has been rude to you.

:34:38
For that, I apologize.
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Keep this money.
:34:44
Those payments will work out...
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The arrangement was,
those payments would be made...

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...somewhere down the road.
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The road ended
when my husband passed away.

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I couldn't run the farm by myself...
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...so I...
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...sold all 30 acres to Ole Jurgensen.

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