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about the leeches.

-You've been Googling.

-I've been Googling.

I only got about as far

as the third paragraph.

The writing

was a little dense.

Yeah, well, don't blame me.

I was just

the research assistant.

I'm surprised that came up.

That and this great picture

of you.

The one with the leeches?

-Yeah.

-Oh, God.

I really want to get

that one taken down.

No, no.

I thought it was endearing.

I appreciate you

inviting me tonight.

Oh, yeah.

No problem.

It's a great group.

I really think

you'll like them.

-Yeah.

-You said you wanted

-to meet people.

-Oh, I do.

They're people, so...

Maybe we need

a safe word, though,

in case it isn't going well.

Like what?

Like I say "Potato famine."

-"Potato famine?"

-Yeah.

Well, that's really easy

to work into

any conversation.

Sure, everybody left

during the potato famine.

Okay.

-[Clyde chuckles]

-[woman] Hello.

-Oh, hi.

-Come in, come in.

Ramina, this is Alice.

Hi. Pleasure to meet you.

Please, come in, come in.

[Alice]

The sounds just completely

envelope you and you sink in,

and you become absorbed

by living music.

Of frogs?

-Yeah, of frogs.

-Of frogs?

And-- And screech owls,

tree crickets, mosquitoes.

I swear, I mean, I'm barely

out of the city,

but I feel like I could

be back in Tasmania.

And where is it again?

It's near Northport,

it's the Campbell Bog.

And it is this frog

that brought you to New York?

Yes, it did.

Yes.

Well, it's the first new frog

that's been identified

in North America

in 27 years.

I mean, you wouldn't know

it was a new species

if it wasn't

for its song.

Play them the recording.

-Really?

-Come on.

-No.

-You guys have to hear this.

You wanna hear

the frogs sing?

-Yeah, sure.

-Of course they wanna

-hear it.

-Really?

Play it.

She played it for me

and I cried.

[frogs croaking

on recording]

She promised me

a copy of this

for my white noise

machine.

Ah, that's in Long Island?

It's not even

an hour away.

-That's gorgeous.

-Huh.

[croaking continues]

I feel completely ridiculous.

I'm sorry.

-Why?

-Beautiful.

-It's gorgeous.

-Let me put this way

immediately, I'm sorry.

-Play it.

-Quite enough.

-Enough of that.

-Nice.

Hush, please,

are you kidding?

Your necklace

is beautiful.

Ah, okay,

that is cheating.

But points for coaching.

I didn't, I swear.

[stammers]

What do you mean?

Ahem, the necklace

is Ramina's.

-She has a line of jewelry.

-It's not a line yet.

-Oh--

-It will be.

[stammers]

What do you mean?

You mean you made it?

-Yes.

-This your work?

Oh, my God.

It's beautiful.

-It's stunning.

-Ah, well--

-Absolutely amazing.

-And she has good taste.

What kind of stone

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