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or you'll go blind like

that king in grandma's tale.

Take the reins.

Look, Andreu,

Pitorliua was a guy

who hid in the Baumes

for political reasons.

No ghosts, no stories. OK?

Yes, father.

- Can I have your glasses?

- No, glasses aren't to play with.

OK, here.

You just be well.

That's the only obligation

kids should have.

The kids are coming down for school.

They shouldn't see you.

Here, take this too.

Come, let's go, mother.

Oh, Cio! First Bernat's death,

then your husband;

Fonso lost up in France

and now Farriol,

the only son I had left...

Farriol, what a scatterbrain!

We need men, not more

children and headaches.

Leave your brother alone.

Andreu is ours now and

he'll stay here as long as he needs.

Florncia has to work all day

and hold the fort.

No, it's like this!

Quirze, say hi to your cousin.

- Hey. How are you?

- OK.

And don't you remember Nuria?

How could he if Fonso

spent half his life in Manlleu?

Nuria came to live here recently.

Andreu's going to stay with us

a while.

And a hello for aunt Enriqueta?

Come here, handsome!

- You're so grown-up!

- You coming with us?

Not yet.

We'll go talk to the teacher tomorrow.

Come on, off to school.

- What's wrong with her hand?

- None of your business.

Cio.

A bomb exploded when she was playing

by the river and she lost her fingers.

But don't mention it to her.

She doesn't like to talk about it.

I'll be late today.

All of Vic teamed up

to come have their clothes made.

Now go say goodbye to your father.

Look, Andreu,

I won't be around now

and people are evil.

Always hold your head high.

And if they say ugly things about

me or our family,

pay them no mind.

Everything I'm doing is for you.

What's all the nodding mean?

It means me too, father.

PORTRAIT OF A BIRD KILLER

"Victory is never neutral

or undeserved.

Victory

is never neutral

or undeserved.

You must avoid the defeated...

You must avoid

the defeated..."

Sh*t!

"...like you would the plague".

You dropped this.

"...like you would

the plague".

"Vae Victis", which means

"Woe betide the defeated!"

The defeated have no right

to even a small footnote

in the great book of history,

because history is always

written by winners.

But I am always in favor

of victors because

they're more worthy.

Anyone know why?

Me.

They're braver.

No.

Because they've known how to win.

And only those who know

how to win can win.

Like the rich are more worthy

than the poor. Anyone know why?

Their money.

Almost, you're close.

What a shitty teacher,

on and on about the same thing.

Mr. Madern is a drunk,

but he's right about what he says.

About what, smarty-pants?

That you're dumber than a fly?

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