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That's the thing

that gives the fishes their speed.

Finn.

Why have I never seen you here before?

I'm just here for the summer.

- You're from the city.

- Berkeley.

- Where the smart people live.

- Not really.

I can tell you're one of them.

- Long line.

- Yeah.

You know, I'm really hot.

I'm gonna go jump in the water.

My name's Leon.

Okay, Leon. See you later.

Hey, you want to go in the deep end?

- Who was that young man we saw you with?

- Just someone who wanted to talk.

Little girls!

That's not allowed!

- Sophia is still scaring children.

- That's how she lives so long.

You should've seen her when she was your age.

My God, she had a stunning figure.

Well!

I'm Preston Richards.

What's your name?

Sophia.

Sophia.

Sophia Darling.

- Did you say "darling"?

- Yeah. Like the family in Peter Pan.

I thought...

I thought that...

What?

I thought that you called me darling.

- Oh, God, no.

- "Oh, God, no."

I like your name. I like it very much.

Do you now?

When we marry,

we'll break tradition so you can keep it.

Excuse me?

Do you dive competitively?

No.

I just do it for myself.

I like the sensation of falling.

You swim like a mermaid, you know.

I do?

So, what do you want to do with your life?

I don't know.

Marry you, I guess.

A college boy, that's good.

But listen, honey,

you let him do most of the talking.

Men, especially smart men,

they like a good listener.

Ma, don't!

It's all right to shine a little, though.

Men like to think

that they've found a treasure.

- It's only a date. I'm not gonna marry him.

- You never know.

You never know if this is the one.

I love you, baby,

but you're just not pretty enough...

...to be on your own.

Good night.

Good night, Mrs. Darling.

These bugs

are gonna eat you alive.

You keep your delicate parts covered.

I'll get my door.

It's a hotsy-totsy night tonight.

I made a dinner reservation for 7:30.

Is that all right?

I've got a better idea.

Be careful!

Good night, Preston.

This is where I usually come to swim.

You like it?

I'm a geologist. I mean, that's my major. Rocks.

God! I'm sorry, I didn't even ask.

No, that's all right.

No, I shouldn't have been doing

all the talking.

So tell me more.

Well, all right.

This is what I'd like to do.

I'd like to travel over the whole planet,

and study every part of her.

Especially where rock is met up with water.

That's where you get

the most spectacular effects.

That's when you get the Grand Canyon.

There's nothing like water

to wear down a mountain...

... and open up its secrets to you.

You know, in Arizona they...

Stay right there.

Don't move.

Let's go around the world together.

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