Dear John

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MAN:

iThere's something l wanna tell you./i

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[MUFFLED GUNFlRE]

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iAfter l got shot,/i

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iyou wanna know the very first thing/i

ithat entered my mind/i

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ibefore l blacked out?/i

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iCoins./i

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il'm 8 years old again/i

ion a tour of the U.S. Mint./i

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il'm listening to a guide explain/i

ihow coins are made./i

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iHow they're punched/i

iout of sheet metal./i

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iHow they're rimmed and beveled./i

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iHow they are stamped/i

iand cleaned./i

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iAnd how each and every batch/i

iof coins are personally examined/i

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ijust in case any have/i

islipped through with/i

ithe slightest imperfection./i

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iThat's what popped into my head./i

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il am a coin/i

iin the United States Army./i

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[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]

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il was minted in the year 1 980./i

il've been punched from sheet metal./i

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il've been stamped and cleaned./i

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iMy ridges have been rimmed/i

iand beveled./i

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iBut now l have/i

itwo small holes in me./i

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il'm no longer in perfect condition./i

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iSo there's something else/i

il wanna tell you./i

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iRight before/i

ieverything went black,/i

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iyou wanna know the very last/i

ithing that entered my mind?/i

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iYou./i

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[i/i]

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WOMAN:

Why not? Because there are

a lot of things that you'd be doing.

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Just like playing tennis.

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[GROUP CHATTERlNG]

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RAND Y:

Wimbledon? l don't know.

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[CHATTERlNG]

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Just gonna go. l'm gonna

host the thing. Six-thirty.

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And you and l could,

like, go at 1 0?

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RAND Y:
Oh, sh*t!

SAVANNAH:
Oh, no!

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Oh, no, Randy, no!

l'm sorry. l'm--

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l'll get it, l'll get it,

l'm on it. l'm sorry.

l'm sorry.

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Okay? l'm on it.

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My whole life

is in that bag.

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l got it. l got it.

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[GASPS]

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You got it.

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Dude. l was

gonna get that.

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Yeah, l just--

l mean, thanks for jumping in.

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Yeah, no problem.

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But l mean, hey, l'll take it.

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Thank you so much!

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RAND Y:

Who jumps off a 20-foot pier?

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Wow. Ugh.

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Gosh, l'm a mess.

You are a lifesaver.

l'm Savannah.

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John.

John.

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Brave man.

Uh, this is my life

in here, so l owe--

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l owe you.

Don't worry about it.

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Nice to meet you, John.

Nice to meet you too.

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Y'all have a good night.

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Yeah, thanks. l was

in the water for that.

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l was seriously

getting it for you.

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[i/i]

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RAND Y:
This guy's crazy.

JOHN:
Yeah, no, l swear l'm not.

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l'm not stalking you.

l just gotta get my board.

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SAVANNAH:

Um, are you staying here?

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JOHN:
Yeah, yeah,

l'm from around here.

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SAVANNAH:

Hey, John, do you want to--?

My house is right over there.

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We were actually

going back right now.

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Do you want to join us?

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We're just gonna

have a barbecue.

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No, it's okay. l don't want to,

you know, intrude on y'all.

My dad's making dinner, so...

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Okay.

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Well, l could at least give you

a beer for the walk home.

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[CHUCKLES]

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Where is it?

Right over there.

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[SAVANNAH LAUGHS]

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[JOHN CHUCKLES]

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[PEOPLE LAUGHlNG

AND CHATTERlNG]

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[31 1 'S ''AMBER''

PLAYlNG OVER SPEAKERS]

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You in the military or something?

Yeah.

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Really?

Mm-hm.

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What branch

are you in?

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Army,

Special Forces.

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Oh, Special Forces.

That's, uh...

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That's impressive. That's...

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ls that like a Special Forces

ring they give you?

ls that what it says on it?

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lt looks nice on you.

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Aren't you supposed

to be wearing a hat too?

Like a French hat, a beret.

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Right? That's what it's called?

SAVANNAH:
Randy. Randy?

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What? l'm just joking with him.

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You shouldn't

make fun of a guy

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who can kill you

with his bare hands.

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Oh-ho! Ooh. Ooh!

Big guy.

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Rock them, sock them,

let's go.

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How about that?

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You know,

l'm gonna go get a beer.

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Soldier. Pleasure.

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[BOTH CHUCKLE]

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l'm sorry about him.

He thinks he likes me.

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Yeah, l think

he likes you too.

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No, l'm not his type.

He just doesn't know it yet.

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[WAlLlNG SOULS'

''THlNGS & TlME''

PLAYlNG OVER SPEAKERS]

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