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In other parts of the world,
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young men leave home
and travel far and wide...
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in search of a promising future.
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Their journeys are often fuelled
by dreams of triumphing over evil,
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finding a great love...
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or the hope of fortunes
easily made.
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Here in St. Cloud's, not even
the decision to get off
the train is easily made,
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for it requires an earlier,
more difficult decision...
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add a child to your life
or leave one behind.
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The only reason people journey here
is for the orphanage.
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- Good morning.
- We have an appointment.
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Yes. Come in.
Welcome to St. Cloud's.
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We're going right upstairs
to see Dr Larch.
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I came as a physician
to the abandoned children...
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and unhappily pregnant women.
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I had hoped to become a hero.
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But in St. Cloud's,
there was no such position.
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In the lonely, sordid world
of lost children,
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there were no heroes
to be found.
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And so I became the caretaker
of many,
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father of none.
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Well, in a way,
there was one.
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Here he is.
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His name
was Homer Wells.
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I named him after
the Greek writer.