Arizona Dream

:06:34

"Good morning, Columbus."

:06:38

My mother's eternal words, reminding
me America was already discovered,

:06:42

and that day-dreaming
was a long way from life's truths.

:06:46

Why tell me the difference
between an apple and a bicycle?

:06:50

If I bite a bicycle and ride an apple,
I'll know the difference.

:06:54

But thinking about what to do made me
more tired than actually doing.

:06:58

I remember my father said:
If you want to look at someone's soul,

:07:02

you have to look at their dreams.

:07:04

Then you'd have mercy for those
who swim in bigger shit than your own.

:07:09

My name is Axel Blackmar, and I work
for the Department of Fish and Game.

:07:13

Most people think I count fish,
but I don't.

:07:17

I look at their souls, their dreams
and then I let them into my dreams.

:07:22

People think fish are stupid, but they
aren't. They know when to be quiet,

:07:26

It's people that are stupid. Fish know
everything, and don't need to think.

:07:32

See, fish start out in small streams,
then I prepare them for the ocean.

:07:36

When they're ready to die,
they return to where they came from.

:07:40

That's my connection,
that's why I swam away to the city.

:07:44

Okay, here's my job:

:07:46

All I do
is temporarily electrocute the fish,

:07:49

then with deep respect, I scoop 'em
and haul 'em in, one by one...

:07:53

Sometimes I'll look into fish eyes
and I'll see my whole life.

:07:57

It's something only fish can show us,
and I love 'em for it.