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Panel 1: Probably smaller inset above. Eliza and Daphne meeting in an office somewhere, shaking hands somewhat tentatively.

CAPTION – TURPENTINE NARRATING (1): Eventually, we were down to two candidates, one to serve in the principal attempt and the second as an alternate.

Translation (1): Finalmente, nos quedamos con dos candidatas, una para el intento principal y la segunda como suplente.

Eliza (2): Uh, hi!

Translation (2): Oh, ¡hola!

Daphne (3): How do you do?

Comment (3): The English phrase “how do you do” is often conflated with “how are you?” but this is incorrect. “How do you do” is not an inquiry after someone’s health or metnal state the way “how are you?” might be. Rather, it is a form of greeting used by someone of formal manners or high social status when introduced to someone for the first time. One responds to “how do you do” with “how do you do.” It should be translated accordingly.

Translation (3): ¿Qué tal?

Panel 2: Eliza and Daphne sitting at a table in a richly-appointed conference room of a major law firm. Across from them sit some serious-looking lawyers. Eliza is signing something.

CAPTION – TURPENTINE NARRATING (4): We had them sign agreements of various kinds: consents to the procedure, agreements to prominent mention in all publications related to the project, and also contracts with compensation of a sort: a charity of each’s choosing would get a contribution of $1,000,000 upon each’s completion of her…contribution.

Translation (4): Les pedimos que firmaran acuerdos de varios tipos: consentimiento para el procedimiento, acuerdos para mencionar su nombre en todas las publicaciones relacionadas con el proyecto, y también contratos con algún tipo de remuneración: una organización benéfica de su elección recibiría una donación de US$1.000.000 cuando cada una lleva a cabo su… contribución.

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