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was me and my work.

I started making money when I was sixteen.

And I was at it, never stopped.

I'll be damn.

I wanted to be a history professor.

Nobody's perfect.

I made it through two months of city college,

before Virginia gave me the news.

And then, you know... young, black, broke...

a baby on the way...

take the first decent job, that comes along.

I always mend to go back,

but 45 years goes by pretty fast.

Like smoke through a keyhole.

Why don't you do it, while I'm asleep,

It's such a waste...

Maybe she's trying to kill us both.

- Ever think of that?

- Gin.

What in the devil?

What if I'm losing my mind at last?

Jesus, no... no, no, Jesus...

that's not what I had in mind...

... it was something else.

What you think about suicide?

Suicide, me?

No way.

- Yeah, stage one.

- What?

- There're five stages.

- Denial...

Anger, Rebellion, Depression, Acceptance.

Well, of course you're not thinking of suicide.

You're in stage one... Denial.

- What stage are you in?

- Denial.

- You're thinking about suicide?

- Yea, okay it's just...

Well, it looks like, you wont be needing this anymore.

- That's it?

- Yea, fourth and final.

What's next?

We got to consider all the tests first,

see where we stand.

- For how long?

- It takes a while.

I think Dr. Given is getting them,

as soon as they seem okay.

- Hey! I'm on for another hour, anything you need?

- A clean bill of health, if you got one.

- Hang in there, Carter.

- That's what I do.

Hit the cutoff man, for crying out loud.

You see, that's the problem with

the game today.

No fundamentals.

You ever read the time of your life?

- William Saroyan.

- Yea, no foundation.

All the way down the line.

When we were growing up...

What're you doing?

Oh... fiddling.

- Scrippling, what?

- Nothing, just fiddling.

Oh, sure that's what you wanna do.

That's a slider, with a man on third.

These kids today.

Ear phones,

I'm talking to myself... again.

- Edward...

- What?

- How's it going, there?

- Dumb question.

I have the tests back.

Straight out, huh...

Six months.

A year if we're lucky.

Well, there is a experimental Program,

that we're thinking about getting you in on...

but I don't wanna get your hopes up,

but I think you would be an excellent candidate...

Hey... hey, Doc... listen.

You're blocking my view.

Oh... sorry.

You know Edward, if there's any questions,

day or night, you know where to find me.

- One question.

- Sure, of course.

Carter, you wanna ask Dr. Hahn something?

Oh, no, no no, I'm not familiar with Mr. Chambers...

Well get familiar!

I just wanted to know, how I stand, that's all.

Sure, I'm gonna go and look at your chart.

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