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- One second, man.

Joe...

Nice work.

- We enjoyed it.

- How're you doin'?

Well, this has become a crashing bore.

I'm getting out of here.

Why don't you go over there

and sit with the boys' club?

Just... listen.

- Mom, it's okay.

- You're right.

I'm okay. Amy-Jo...!

Porter?

Porter? There any messages...

- Hey, hey.

- What're you doin'?

What hap... hey, Sheila.

Amy...

your mom...

ah, so you know.

"I wanna hold your claw. "

Ha. That's right.

It's Valentine's Day, isn't it?

Yep.

Let me make you breakfast.

We only have two eggs.

I'll run to the shop.

- Only one egg.

- Oh, well.

I'll be back in a flash with the hash.

Corned beef hash, that is.

"Today...

is named

after a saint...

who got his head chopped off...

for performing weddings.

Ouch. "

"Happy Valentine's Day, Dad. "

Hello, Joe!

- Hello?

- Gram?

Amy, is everything all right?

No.

What's going on?

Is your father there?

No.

Well, where is he?

Oh-hh.

I hear you wheezing. Your chest hurt?

Yeah.

- All right, now.

Okay, I want you to sit over there.

All right, you just sit down.

Sweetie, I'll get you some water.

- There you go.

- Thank you.

Too bad the chauffeur had a day off.

Oh.

There is a book...

that I have been

thinking you would enjoy.

Here it is.

Now, you've got to trust me on this.

I know you like it. It's Dylan Thomas.

I want you to read that.

Dylan Thomas was 15 years

old when he left school.

So you have two years to become a writer

as good as Dylan Thomas.

Yeah, there's plenty of room in here

for all your things.

Mm.

I'll see what I have

in the refrigerator.

Noodles and gravy?

- Third title defense in

- New Orleans for the champion.

With a minute to go in the 10th round,

The place is beginning

to warm up to the action.

Two good punches by the champ.

Two left-hand leads by Johnson.

Both those shots blocked.

And it's good the right hand was,

because it was whistling.

How can you believe in all those things?

Because as Charlie Chaplin said,

"I am a citizen of the world. "

Johnson on the left,

six years younger at 25.

pinpoint punching...

with even left-hand leads.

The referee Jesus Selas...

a staggering left-hand lead!

And it jarred the champion.

Hello, sweetness.

It's so good to see you.

Are you coming home soon?

No, I live in hope.

Hey.

Sit here.

Look at that. Thanks, Mom.

You look all in.

I'm doin' all right. Much better now

that I can finally see my girls.

The bureaucracy is inhuman.

What about you, monkeyshines?

Life treating you all right?

Yeah. I hate school.

You and me both.

Have you had a chance to play at all?

Yeah. There's a piano in

the chapel I can sign up for.

I can imagine it's ghastly out of tune.

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