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is tainted and ruined

and destroyed like that.

Ergo, if you had

a brain in either head,

you would realize that

I was doing us both a favor.

Excuse me.

Sure. No problem.

Is that my flower

you're wearing?

No.

Yes. Yes, yes, yes, it is.

But I... I took it before,

when I thought you were deaf.

H mm?

Not that I would steal

from a deaf person.

All right.

Goodbye.

My God.

All right,

this one's ready.

Where's that headed?

Don't know.

He said you'd know

where it was going.

H i.

Don't you look grand.

Thank you.

My, my, fancy.

Thank you.

All right.

The concierge

said it's good.

That's good.

He should know.

Yeah.

It stopped raining.

It sure did.

Carrot-ginger and

the spinach soup.

You know, I have to say, I have

never been on a date with someone

who has a cardboard

cutout of themselves.

Well, I mean, they're...

They're really...

They're good

for the carpool lane.

Oh.

Got it.

You know, we take long walks on

the beach together, go fly kites.

He's the kite.

Because he's cardboard.

Right.

Your salads. Enjoy.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So...

"Quidnunc"?

Yeah.

You weren't really supposed

to see that, but, you know...

They're just...

They're just words.

So, there's

more than one, or...

Mmm-mmm.

Thank you.

Well, your concierge called

it. That was real good.

Right.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

So, I gotta... I'm gonna go. I've got...

It's a school night

for me, so...

I understand.

It was very nice.

Thank you. Okay.

All right.

Thank you. Great.

Goodbye.

See you later. Thanks.

Eloise!

Oh.

You know, I haven't... I haven't

been on a date in three years.

'Cause see, I was...

I was married.

And I mean, normally, I'm...

I'm quite dashing and debonair

and whatever other

"D" word there is

that would

really impress you.

But it's painfully apparent

that I'm... I'm a little rusty.

Why... Why wouldn't you

just say so?

I don't know, a desperate

attempt to hold on to

whatever shred of masculinity

that I have left?

Okay. So...

So then I'm your... I'm

your first since a divorce?

U h, you are the first...

Well, that's good.

Because that explains a lot.

Because that in there...

It was... It was bad.

Really bad.

Well, I have to go pick

some phalangiums right now.

Would you like to

come with me?

Yeah.

Good.

Personally, I like to put the

waffles and bacon in first.

I'm increasing

the pH level.

Hey. You do your thing.

I'm still trying to wrap my

head around what your thing is.

You're just gonna

have to read my book.

You're slippery.

I prefer "mysterious."

How long you

been at this?

Oh, I've always

wanted to do it.

I finally got up the guts a couple

of years ago to open my own shop.

Good for you.

"Julie, we have

never met..."

No. Hey!

Wow. Nosy.

I'm sorry.

Sorry. I don't mean to...

But these are just...

They're from deliveries.

They're copies I've made

of cards that have,

you know, stuck with me.

So...

Can I...

Really? Would you... Yeah. I'd like to.

Okay.

"Julie, we have never met,

"but I've watched you

lovingly all these years.

"Congratulations

and have a beautiful wedding.

"Love, your father."

May I?

U m...

Let's see.

"Stacy, these are supposed

to last two weeks.

"I'll be back in time

to see them bloom."

Yeah, deployed Marine.

He never saw them bloom.

One last one.

"My dearest wife,

happy 50th anniversary.

"Sorry about

the rug burns last night."

Thanks for the visual.

Life on a 3-by-5.

Okay, well, I mean, if

this is the candle of truth,

then I guess

I should be honest.

I... I used her

life insurance money

for a down payment

on a condo in Mexico.

Well, because we had talked about

it before. He liked the idea.

So, I... I made

a mold of his, you know...

That way, when he was gone,

we could still, you know...

Who's next?

Walter?

Not much to say, really.

Walter, there's always something

to say. Come on, tell us.

How did your son die?

I used to be a contractor. He

was my little right-hand man.

Only 12, but he could frame a

garden shed better than I could.

We stopped by my

construction site.

I had to pick up some

blueprints from my trailer.

I told him to

wait in the car.

He fell off a scaffold and

snapped his spinal cord in two.

J just like...

J just like that.

And every day...

Every day is...

I should've known he

wouldn't stay in the car.

Walter, you said,

"I used to be a contractor."

I can't even walk

into a hardware store.

I clean buildings

at night now.

And I lost my business.

My wife left me.

Thank you, Walter.

There's a dirty little

secret. It's fear.

How many here

don't fly anymore?

Come on, raise your hands.

Who here gets an annual

checkup three times a year?

How many of you

don't take elevators

or gave up skiing, biking, surfing,

kayaking, whatever it might be?

Well, listen to me.

Fear is a state of mind.

We're gonna prove

that right now.

Let's put

our hands together.

Ready? Here we go.

Step, step, step, step.

Okay? Come on, Natalie.

The only thing separating

you and me is in your head.

Come on. You can do this. Come on.

Okay. Walter?

Come on, Walter!

Come on, Walter!

Here we go!

Come on, Walter!

Here we go.

Come on, Walter!

Come on!

Walter.

It's okay. It's okay.

I'm sorry.

This is just silly.

I'm not gonna

feel A-Okay

because I walked

across some damn coals.

Okay, then it shouldn't be

that big of a deal, Walter.

It's not a big deal.

It's just...

It's a step.

It's an important step.

Well, it has nothing

to do with my Stephen.

Walter, would Stephen

want you like this?

Or would he want you to move

on, to take a step forward?

You don't know

anything about my son.

Walter, watch.

Walter, come on.

Come on, Walter.

You can do this.

Come on.

Walter!

Okay. All right,

we all go at our own pace.

He'll get there.

All right, well, let's give

ourselves a round of applause

For daring to kick fear

right where it hurts.

Buddy, this stuff

is gonna hurt.

How many layers of skin

do you think you have?

Not enough.

You know, you can't

do the work for them.

You know that, right?

The guy needs help.

Fine, but you can't

do it for them.

This is gonna

sting a little bit.

Ready?

Count of three.

One.

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