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Act one
A Bad Day
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Hello. Hello?
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"Hello, Dad, did I wake you up?"
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Nima, how are you?
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You know me.
I am an early riser.
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"When are you going to
mom's grave?"
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As usual,
first thing in the morning.
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"Are you having a ceremony
this year too?"
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Not this year.
I want to be alone with her.
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"But if you did, it would
keep you busy all day...
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...and it wouldn't be
so hard on you."
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Today will be difficult anyway.
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But your call was
a good start for a bad day.
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"I wish I could go with you, but
it is the worst time for my work.
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Besides, Jasmine is due
to give birth any day now."
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I understand, son.
You have to be with her now.
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I'll tell Mom you thought of her.
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"Not one day goes by
that I don't think of Mother."
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Me, too.
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"By the way,
what about your film?"
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Well, the last script was
rejected too...
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...so I dropped the whole thing.
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I am now making a documentary
for Japanese television...
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...about the burial rituals in Iran.
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"What's that?"
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"I got it. What a bad subject."
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Yes, but they pay well,
and I have to work, you know.
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"I hope this is not going to
make you depressed again."
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No, don't you worry.
I am fine, thanks for calling...
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...and as soon as the baby
arrives, please give me a call.
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"Will do, Dad, take care."
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Bye.