Bee Season Page #6

You in that spelling|contest tomorrow?

- I don't see them.|- The cameras?

[ Woman ] I guess they don't|bring them till the morning.

You better get back to sleep before your|mother comes down here looking for you.

She won't.|I need to win first.

Don"t be silly. Nobody"s mother|needs her to win anything.

[ Saul"s Voice ] Go slowly.|The path is dangerous-

[ Eliza"s Voice ]|The path is dangerous.

- and must be traveled with caution.|- With caution.

The words in this notebook|are very, very powerful.

[ Eliza"s Voice Whispering,|Indistinct ]

[ Saul"s Voice ]|Permute the letters back and forth.

[ Eliza"s Voice ]|Permute the letters back and forth.

This will arouse in you|many words, one after the other.

The light.

[ Saul"s Voice ] You will feel then|as if an additional spirit is within you.

Light, light, light, light.

- [ Eliza"s Voice ] L-I-G-H-T, light.|- Light, light, light-

Cleanse. Heart.

L-I-G-H-T, L-I-G-H-T,|L-I-G-H-T-

[ Chanting, Indistinct ]

[ Saul"s Voice ]|Let God flow through you.

[ Eliza"s Voice ]|I want to reach the ear of God.

[ Whispered Chanting ]

- To reach the ear of God-|- I want to talk to God.

The sounds.

The letters.

The letters.|The sound.

[ Chanting In Foreign Language ]

[ Crackling, Thunderclap ]

[ Gasping, Shivering ]

[ Exhales ]

[ Aaron ]|Elly? Hey, Elly.

You okay?|What happened?

[ Distorted ] It"s 7;30.|We"ve got to get you cleaned up.

- Come on. Let"s get you ready for the-|- [ Door Opens ]

Everybody up?|I got orangejuice, croissants.

This is it, kiddo.|This is the one.

Come on. Let me help you.

[ Applause ]

These are the final rounds, and|they"re on national television.

Everyone up here is already|a champion. So let"s have some fun.

[ TV] Deepak Shri,|the Portland Sentinel.

- "Strongylid. "|- [ Deepak ] "Strongylid. "

S-T...

R-O-N-G-

- [ Man ] "Abiogenist. "|- [ Boy ] "Abiogenist. "

- [ Deepak ] "Strongylid. "|- [ Boy ] A-B-I-O...

G-E-N-I-S-T.

- [ Man ] "Sacculate. "|- [ Boy ] "Abiogenist. "

S-A-C-A-L-A-T-E.|''Sacculate.''

- [ Bell Dings ]|- Incorrect.

[ Man #1 ] Eliza Naumann,|Oakland Tribune.

"Toolach. "

''Toolach.''

T-O-O...

L-A-C-H.

[ Water Running ]

[ Faucet Turns Off]

[ Eliza"s Voice ] We can fix|what"s been broken.

N-O-C...

T-I-V-A-

- [ Man #1 ] Margaret Ricski, Denver Standard.|- G-E-N-T.

- "Recidivism. "|- ''Noctivagant.''

[ Margaret ]|"Recidivism. "

- [ Bell Dings ]|- [ Man #2 ] Incorrect.

R-E-C...

I-D-I...

V-I-S-M.

- "Recidivism. "|- [ Man #2 ] Correct.

[ Applause ]

Jeffrey Prather, Gardner Star Times.|''Photophygous.''

- ''Photophygous''?|- "Photophygous. "

P-H-O...

T-O...

P-H-I...

G-O-U-S.

- "Photophygous. "|- [ Bell Dings ]

- [ Man #2 ] Incorrect.|- [ Applause ]

[ Man #1 ]|Number 1 4, Eliza Naumann...

Oakland Tribune,|Oakland, California.

- ''Oppidan.''|- ''Oppidan.''

O-P-P-I-D...

A-N. ''Oppidan.''

[ Man #2 ]|Correct.

Margaret Ricski.|"Solipsism. "

''Solipsism.'' S-O...

L-Y-P...

S-I-S-M.

- ''Solipsism.''|- [ Bell Dings ]

I'm afraid that's incorrect.|Please do not leave the stage.

The rules require that the next speller|spell both this word...

and an additional word correctly|to become the champion.

[ Man #1 ]|"Solipsism. "

[ Eliza ]|"Solipsism. "

S-O-L-I...

P-S-I...

S-M.

- "Solipsism. "|- Correct.

One more word for|the national championship.

''Origami.''

''Origami.''

[ Man #2 ]|Eliza?

O-R-I...

G...

A...

M...

Y.

- ''Origami.''|- [ Bell Dings ]

[ Man #2 ]|Incorrect.

[ Man #1 ]|"Origami. "

''Origami.'' O...

R-I-G...

A-M-I.

- "Origami. "|- [ Man #2 ] Correct.

- [ Applause ]|- Number 26. One more word for|the national championship.

[ Man #1 ]|"Catastasis. "

[ Margaret ]|"Catastasis. "

C-A-T...

- A-S-T-A-S-|- [ Aaron ] Dad?

I-S. ''Catastasis.''

- Dad?|- [ Applause, Cheering ]

[ Sobbing ]

[ Man #2 ] Congratulations.|Ladies and gentlemen...

the new national spelling bee champion|from Denver, Colorado.

[ Eliza Narrating ] My father told me once|that I could reach the ear of God-

that words and letters would guide me|to reach beyond myself...

to know the world|as whole again.

And like the ancient mystics,|God will flow through me.

And we would be together.

She's my daughter.

[ Crying, Laughing ]

[ Woman Singing ]

[ Continues ]

[ Continues ]

[ Ends ]

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