: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,
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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.
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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:
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All I do
is temporarily electrocute the fish,
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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.