Cracks Page #5

Last dive, girls.

Show me something interpretive.

- Come on, be sexy, girls!

- Look, Miss G. Whoa!

- Well done, Fuzzy.

- Elephant. Poodle.

Chicken dance.

No textbooks today, girls.

Oh la la.

Ta-da!

- Look at this!

- Look at this hat.

Now, a story about Africa, I think.

The last remains of the First Mate.

Mr. Riley I believe his name was.

He died in a mandrake swamp

on the way to the Congo Franais.

Poor Mr. Riley.

We were touring in a steamer,

but he wanted to take a canoe

and explore deeper into the lagoon.

A fascinating pursuit, but a pleasure

to be indulged with caution,

for you are certain

to come across crocodiles.

Taken, he was,

right out of the canoe.

It was a case of

'here one minute, gone the next'.

Foolish man.

Probably spent his last moments

wondering why,

having reached this point of folly...

...he need have gilded the lily

by fooling around in mangrove

swamps.

You must have heard me

tell this one before.

I believe I must.

Nevertheless... we...

...we pushed on towards

the Ogowe River...

...plagued by mandrake flies.

The stench of the swamp...

Fairy tales.

Like all her stories.

Now not only are there crocodiles...

Miss G has risked it all.

She's fearless and true

and an example to everyone of us.

I think you'll find Mary Kingsley

risked it all in 1897.

A bestseller, I think.

It was certainly translated into Spanish.

...to exit and begin its external life.

Come on, Laurel, you can do it.

Come on, Poppy!

Fantastic, Laurel.

Well done, Laurel.

Where's your courage?

Why? Why can't you give your all?

Where is your poetry? Your passion?

Why do I bother?

Fiamma.

We're not finished.

Can we have another go, too?

No. Fiamma has another dive in her.

We shall all wait until she finds it.

Fiamma.

Where is she?

Has she drowned?

I'm not going to save her.

She'll pop up like a cork

in a minute.

Fiamma has an intrepid spirit.

Real mettle in her soul.

Imagine possessing what she has.

How different

to this dull, aching existence.

Only Fiamma is willing to risk it all.

To push herself beyond her boundaries.

You may go and get changed.

Circuits for the rest of you.

It's not fair.

That was top-notch today,

Fiamma.

Don't feel bad for the others,

you can't help being the best.

We have a great deal in common,

you know.

We have experienced so much,

you and I.

So much the same.

There's no reason why we shouldn't

be the best of friends.

I don't understand

why we were punished with circuits.

I did my best dive today,

and Miss G didn't even notice.

- I thought Laurel was very brave.

- Thank you.

- So why are we in trouble?

- Fiamma set the standard.

So? When you set the standard,

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