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Mr Riley, experts
have testified in this court
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that your land, your 15 acres,
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is the most grotesquely polluted
land in New England.
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You have no idea how that happened?
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- No, sir.
- Does it upset you to learn this?
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- Very much so.
- Really? Why?
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And one last thing,
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unless you know exactly
what the answer is,
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never, ever ask a witness "why".
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Never.
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My factory is the oldest
surviving business in Woburn.
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When the other tanners moved out,
I stayed,
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even though that was
a very big financial burden.
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- That's not...
- Woburn is my home...
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That's not the question.
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He's trying to answer it,
Mr Schlichtmann. Let him.
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That land has been in my family
for three generations.
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That land to me is hallowed ground.
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So when you ask me would I be upset
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if someone desecrated it -
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Iand that's part of the town
that I love -
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my answer to your question,
Mr Schlichtmann...
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is yes.
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I have no further questions,
Your Honour.
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The sad part is, they rob themselves
of the blessing of giving.