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INT. THE CATWALK OVER THE WAREHOUSE SPACE – DAY

Harry and Toozie look down from the catwalk.

HARRY

I ask you these things because I want to be very sure.

TOOZIE

I understand.

HARRY

You realize that the story you’re writing might not have the ending you are planning on.

TOOZIE

Explain.

HARRY

We’ve only had two real…incidents with they Gynophage. There’s no guarantee that it won’t come back to us after your sacrifice with anything related to the Thanatos virus. For all we know, it might come back with an improved recipe for bean dip. Or with nothing at all.

TOOZIE

I have two responses for you.

HARRY

Sure.

TOOZIE

One is that at one life against hundreds of millions or even billions the odds would have to be very short before the risk is no longer one I am willing to take.

HARRY

And two?

TOOZIE

If we lose on this, then it wasn’t really a failure as I see it. It’s just that the story is a tragedy rather a heroic epic. But some of of the greatest stories people have ever told are tragedies.

Harry looks at Toozie for a moment with an expression that seems to alternate between admiration and disbelief. After a bit of this, he turns back and faces out over the warehouse space.

HARRY

All right then. But I would like for you to stand here for a moment and look down at that thing and think for a minute more what you’re putting yourself in for.

Toozie looks intently.

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