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Fate has a way of circling back
on a man...
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...and taking him by surprise.
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A man sees things differently
at different times in his life.
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This town didn't seem the same
now that he was older.
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A new road had brought
the outside world to Spectre...
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...and with it, banks, liens and debt.
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Almost everywhere you looked,
people were bankrupt.
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The auction today
is for the town of Spectre.
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-The opening bid will be $ 1 0,000.
-So Edward Bloom...
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-...decided to buy the town.
-50,000.
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-l couldn't believe my eyes--
-He was never a wealthy man...
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...but he had made other men rich,
and now he asked for their favors.
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-l'm trying to save....
-Most of them hadn't seen Spectre.
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They only had Edward's words
to describe it.
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That's all he needed.
He sold them on the dream.
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So first he bought the farms.
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Then he bought the houses.
And then he bought the stores.
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Whatever he bought, the people were
not asked to leave or pay rent.