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No. Why, why would I think that?

Because I am stupid.

I, I don't think,

I don't think you're stupid.

How would you know?

You don't, you don't seem

like you're stupid.

I'm, l, I'm taking this class

so I can get my GED.

The teacher -- he, he, he,

he talks really fast,

and if, if, if you ask a question,

he just looks at you

like you're stupid,

and so I read the book,

and I read, like, five pages,

and I can't remember a, a thing.

It just -- it, it's like,

it's not even English.

And it, it, it's supposed

to be easy stuff, you know, um.

-What's the book?

-Sociology For Dummies.

Mm, do you want any,

any help with that?

-What are you going to do?

-I don't know.

It's just sometimes

it's better with a partner.

It's easier, you know.

You can study together. It's fun.

Who the f*** are you?

Doogie Howser?

Hey...

When are you

going to be done with that?

Uh, couple minutes.

Okay, in a couple of minutes

you can come and you can help me.

Okay.

Dear Dr. Maxim,

glad you got my letter.

Thanks for your concern

and your offer of help.

As much as I'd like to take it,

I think I should pass.

I will admit that I really

thought about it, though,

and I do appreciate it,

so please don't feel bad,

but I've come to realize that

relying on other people is a trap.

I've had to start working

graveyard shifts,

which means I have

to leave Dylan alone at night.

I don't like it much,

and Dylan likes it even less,

but like I said before,

this won't last forever.

And it won't be long until we

have the money to get someplace

where we can stop hiding and Dylan

can start living like a normal kid.

That's what I keep telling him.

Look. Just look.

One second --

I want to show you something.

Check it out.

Right there. That's it.

That's Alaska.

I got my, uh, pilot's license there,

and I would fly and air taxi

in and out of a national park.

That's what I did.

How'd you pick Alaska?

Well, um, I was young,

and it was cheap.

The cost of living was less, so...

How much?

Uh, to get set up and such?

it was a chunk of change,

but it was not undoable.

That, that's Mt. Denali.

That is the most beautiful sight

I've ever seen.

I would fly past it twice a day.

You'd have to see it to believe it.

It's so beautiful.

You know, stuff like this,

that's what makes life

worth living, Michael.

You know why I say that, don't you?

Because I don't want you

to hurt yourself again.

Can you promise me

you won't hurt yourself?

Why did you try

to hurt yourself, Michael?

Because I'm not a good person.

You're not a good person?

Why do you say

you're not a good person?

Because l, I'm not normal.

You're not normal?

What did you do...

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