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l guess l'll see you guys|in the morning, then.

Thank you. That was sweet.

No problem. Good night.

Good night.

- Pardon me.|- Oh, sorry.

Oh!

Oh! Head's up.

Sad fact of life in this place, doc.|Floor is more comfy than the bunks.

So, what is it exactly that you do here?

Cartography. l spent the last two years|mapping every inch of this territory.

Hey, dude.|What happened? You strike out?

No. l didn't even swing.

Ah, went down looking.|That's still a strike-out, Jer.

- Ow! Ow!|- Sorry about that, buddy.

l didn't see you there.

We turn the heat off at night, so if|there's anything you need to keep warm,

l suggest you sleep with it.

lncoming.

Ow! Jerry!

Man!

OK, this is the last of it.

Wow, doc.|Won't be losing you, now, will we?

All right, rule number one.

lf you want to approach the dogs,|approach them from the front. OK?

- See how the lines are taut?|- Yeah.

l want them like that at all times.|lf the line's tangled, they'll fight.

- We don't want that.|- Got it.

- Anything else l should know?|- The rest is pretty much up to me.

l gotta watch them.|They're working dogs.

They'll run themselves to death.|They love work.

All right, official introductions.

Up here in front, on lead,|we got my best girl, Maya.

Next to her we got Old Jack.

Just turned ten, and, uh, he's|actually getting ready for retirement.

Back here,|the white one, this is Shorty.

And next to him is the pup|of the bunch. That's Max.

He's still in training.

He's got the right stuff.|l expect big things out of him.

Right here, we got the twins.|This is Truman.

Truman took a bite|out of Dewey a couple years ago.

- Notice the scar above Dewey's eye?|- Oh, yeah.

Yeah. Well, they've been|buddies ever since, so...

Back here, last but not least,|we got the two malamutes.

The gray one's Shadow|and the red one's his buddy, Buck.

All brawn and absolutely no brain.|But we love 'em.

- Everyone good to go this morning?|- Yeah, l think so.

l was just being introduced|to Maya, Old Jack,

Shorty, Max, Truman,|Dewey, Shadow and Buck.

- Excellent.|- Jer?

- Be careful out there, OK?|- Always.

Take care of Cooper for me.

Don't worry. l'll give him|plenty of food and water.

OK, enough. Are we done?

I'd like a picture of our|intrepid explorers, please. Thank you.

All right. Hang on!

OK.

OK, you ready?

Uno, dos, tres.

Handsome. So handsome.

Hey, Coop. You'd better get up here|and say goodbye to Buck.

Oh, yeah?

All right, uh, see you, Buck!

Safe... Safe trip, Buck.

No. Come over and say goodbye.|You're gonna give him a complex.

And what about my complex?

Come around... Come say goodbye to him.

l'm... l'm pretty sure he heard me|say goodbye, Jer. l don't...

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