:28:01
Well, what do you make of it
so far?
:28:09
Too late to turn back now.
:28:12
Very wise to tie
your horse, Mr. Hopkins.
:28:16
If he were
to cover an Arab mare,
:28:18
it would be viewed
as a most inviolable blemish.
:28:21
The foal would need
to be destroyed
:28:23
before touching the ground.
:28:25
As would the offending sire.
:28:28
You hear that?
Keep your pride tucked.
:29:12
The Rub Al-Khali.
:29:16
The Empty Quarter.
:29:19
It is but the first march
of the great race.
:29:22
Alas, most of the riders
do not even get halfway.
:29:27
Last year, 40 men perished,
:29:29
roasted alive
before reaching Iraq.
:29:33
The fortunate few
cross Allah's Frying Pot,
:29:36
then must pray
they do not bear witness
:29:38
to the jinni of the West.
:29:43
Thank you, sir.
That's mighty interesting.
:29:46
Ah!
:29:47
Where the old ones
speak of the sand devil
:29:50
who guards the secrets
of the passage to the sea.
:29:53
Those who reach the gulf waters
travel west across Syria
:29:56
where the sands shift.
:29:58
East becomes west.
West becomes south.