Opus 40: The Master-Work of Environmental Artist Harvey Fite Page #3

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and make yourself clean.

My daughter is getting married.

Come and join us.

Leave your worries for a while.

They'll still be there

when you get back.

And your memories aren't invited.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Stand wherever you like.

Good day, good day,

good day, good day.

What a day. What a day.

Mama.

Rascal.

Clark, big day?

- Big day indeed, sir.

- How are you feeling?

I feel pretty well, thank you.

How are you?

Wonderful.

As long as you hold these bodies,

in this life,

you will be man and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

(APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING)

MAN:
Marriage!

Previous to The Cause

was awful.

(LAUGHTER)

Awful.

It was a cycle, like life.

Birth, excitement,

growth, decay, death.

(LAUGHTER)

Now... now...

...how about this?

Here it comes... a large dragon.

Teeth...

...blood dripping, red eyes.

What do I got?

A lasso. I whip it up.

I wrap it around its neck,

and I wrestle,

wrestle, wrestle him

to the ground.

I snap up.

I say, "Sit, dragon." Dragon sits.

I say "Stay." Dragon stays.

- Now it's got a leash on it.

(LAUGHTER)

I take it for a walk.

And that's where

we're at with it now.

It stays on command.

Next we're going to teach it

to roll over and play dead.

(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)

FREDDIE:
- Love that story.

- So, where are you from?

- Huh?

- Where are you from?

Lynn, Massachusetts.

- Freddie Quell, how do you do?

- I'm Val. I'm his son.

Oh, yeah, I see it.

So what kind of work

will you be doing?

- Not sure.

- Done any Time Hole work?

- Any what?

- Any Time Hole work?

I don't think so.

I don't know what that is.

- I'm sure you're going to love it.

- I hope so.

- Nice to meet you and welcome aboard.

- Looking forward to it.

- How long have you known him?

- Good night!

- About three years.

- Good night, good night, good night.

Thank you, thank you

for being here.

- Norman...

- Three years?

Thank you.

- Good night, Master.

- Good night.

When can we have

some more of your potion?

Whenever you like,

I'll make it.

When I like it,

I'll give you a signal.

I'll rub my nose

and scratch my ear.

What will you need?

- I'll take care of it.

- Good.

- Anything you need.

- Thank you, good night.

Good night, everyone.

Don't get up.

Don't get up.

(KISSING)

- I love you.

- I love you, too.

What a day.

We fought against the day

and we won. We won.

(WOMAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(CHILD LAUGHING)

Freddie, feel free to sit with us.

Can you invite him over?

Say, come on over.

(GRUNTS)

(HUMMING)

Can you say hi?

WOMAN:
He's... been writing all night.

You seem to inspire something in him.

- Yeah?

- Mm.

When we're at home, on land,

there's too much pulling him

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