:18:08
Dr. Bennett said l have
to stay at home for a week.
:18:11
Oh, that's nothing. Once,
l had to stay in bed for three years.
:18:15
-Did you have the chickenpox?
-l wish.
:18:37
Truth is, no one quite knew
what was wrong.
:18:39
Most times a person
grows up gradually...
:18:42
...while I found myself in a hurry.
:18:47
My muscles and my bones couldn't
keep up with my body's ambition.
:18:52
So I spent the better part
of three years confined to my bed...
:18:55
...with the encyclopedia being
my only means of exploration.
:18:59
I had made it all the way to the G's...
:19:01
...hoping to find an answer
to my ''gigantificationism''...
:19:05
...when I uncovered an article
about the common goldfish.
:19:08
''Kept in a small bowl,
the goldfish will remain small.
:19:12
With more space...
:19:13
...the fish will grow double, triple,
or quadruple its size.''
:19:17
It occurred to me then that perhaps
the reason for my growth...
:19:21
...was that I was intended
for larger things.
:19:23
After all, a giant man can't have
an ordinary-sized life.
:19:28
As soon as my bones had settled
in their adult configuration...
:19:31
...I set upon my plan to make
a bigger place for myself in Ashton.
:19:36
Tigers, go!
:19:52
Edward Bloom!