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like to, but other times I

think it's hard enough

just looking after me.

How about you?

-Children?

Now unless they've invented

a way for men to give birth.

-Oh.

Oh!

Why didn't you say?

-What?

-Well, you know, if

it wasn't for Carlos,

that gorgeous Cuban hairdresser

that I met in Brooklyn

and married, I wouldn't

have a green card.

Actually, you know, I

think you'd get on really

well with Carlos.

Oh, he's such a nice guy.

I met his family, all down

in Miami, and they're crazy.

But you know--

-What are you talking about?

-I mean like you and Carlos.

-I'm sorry-- you've lost me.

-Look, you know, half

my best friends are gay

and it's not a problem.

It's cool.

-No, I'm not-- I'm not gay.

Um, I was just telling you

that, you know, I'm-- I'm alone.

-Oh.

Well, I mean that might change.

-I'm gonna have a

look at the bees.

-OK.

(CALLING) Hello?

(SHOUTING) George.

George!

Oh my god.

-What happened?

Lewis!

SOPHIE:
I-- I just

found him like this.

He's dead.

George.

What are we gonna do?

Let's just, um-- let's get

him on the bed, you know?

-Yeah, OK.

-Come on.

-OK.

OK, ready?

-Yeah.

-One, two, three.

[laughs]

-What's so funny?

-I'm sorry.

It's just your face.

I thought you were

gonna be next.

-And you thought that was funny?

-OK, sorry, OK.

OK, wait a minute.

GEORGE:
OK.

One, two, three.

SOPHIE:
Should I-- should

I just drive back and--

GEORGE:
Yeah.

SOPHIE:
[sigh] Are you

going to come with me?

GEORGE:
No.

I don't want Lewis to be alone.

Little brownies, little

brownies, your master is dead.

He's dead and he's gone

and he's never coming back.

But that doesn't mean

you have to die, too.

Gentle creatures, that's

what he called you.

Gentle creatures.

Please don't die.

We need you.

And we're sorry.

We haven't told you, have you?

We haven't told you, but I

hope you can hear me now.

Little brownies, little

brownies, your master is dead,

and he's never coming back.

-It's weird, isn't it?

How someone can be here one

minute and then just gone?

-We should find out

where his son lives.

-Where did he go?

I remember when my Mum died.

I mean, technically

she was still alive

those last few hours,

but she'd really gone.

I remember just holding

her hand and telling her

that I loved her.

Then I went to get a coffee

and I came back and she'd gone.

-Lewis was lucky.

SOPHIE:
Yeah.

When I go, I want

to go like that.

-Me too.

-Now getting sick and going

to hospital and suffering.

Just-- you know?

-Me too.

-It's a blessing to

go that way, isn't it?

It's the best.

-Probably, but at

least when you're sick,

you have a chance

to make amends.

-That's true.

[sigh] So what about the Earth?

-What do you mean?

-Well, wouldn't it just be

better if it disappeared?

No warning?

-Maybe.

That's not the way

it's going to happen.

The warnings are here.

It's sick.

[sobs]

[weeping]

-It's OK.

-It's not OK.

The world's going to end,

we're all going to die,

and I haven't even started

living my life yet.

Not really.

-Maybe you should start.

-I'm not married.

I have no real home.

And I've probably f***ed

it up with the one guy

that I really loved.

My life is disappearing.

It's just going, going.

-You're still here.

But I just-- I

just want to live.

That's all I've

ever wanted to do.

Don't you want to live?

-Yes.

-Really?

I mean, don't you

just want to live?

-Yes, I do.

-What is it?

It's dark.

-Come on and it'll be worth it.

-Thank you.

For everything.

-Thank you.

Goodbye.

-Bye, George.

Hey, wait!

We never took the last picture.

GEORGE:
He was a

truly remarkable man.

I mean, he saw the

end coming and it

didn't fill him with fear.

It filled him with

the opportunity

to learn, to live in

the desert with the bees

and to drink and to laugh.

Yes.

I feel honored to have

met him, and if you're

passing through LA, please

feel free to call me.

And if there's anything

else I can do to help.

No, I've never been to Japan.

Thank you Goodbye.

[rings bell]

-Hi.

-George!

How did--

-The phone book.

Well, actually, it

was the internet,

and it wasn't too difficult.

I, um, I brought you these.

-Thank you.

They're beautiful.

MAN:
Who is it, sweetie?

-Just a minute.

-I shouldn't have come.

Sorry.

-No, don't go, George.

Don't go!

You can meet-- George?

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GEORGE (ON ANSWERING

MACHINE):
Hello, you've

called "The Encyclopedia

of Obsolete Things."

Please leave a message

and we'll get back

to you as soon as we can.

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SOPHIE (ON MACHINE):

Hey, George, you there?

Pick up.

Pick up.

OK, so you're not there.

Listen, I just wanted

to talk to you.

Just call me.

Please?

Call me?

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[small sob]

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PAUL:
There you go.

-Thanks, sweetheart.

PAUL:
No problem.

Hey, you've got to look at

this website I just found.

-What is it?

It's called obselidia.com.

O-B-S-E-L-I-D-I-A. It should

be O-B-S-O, but whatever.

Check out the entry on love.

It's got to be the most

romantic thing I've ever read.

"Some people say love is

obsolete, but they are wrong.

Love is what makes everything

in the universe possible.

Love is not dependent upon

liking the same movies

or on the species'

need for procreation.

Love is dependent on

life and life alone.

Someone once told me that

as long as one person loves

something, it can live forever.

You are that person.

You have that love.

And I give it

today to everything

that you want to live tomorrow."

-It's beautiful, huh?

GEORGE (VOICEOVER):

Maybe it's true.

Maybe the whole world

is disappearing.

Species by species, object by

object-- everything in decline.

And who knows?

I mean, maybe you

will wake up tomorrow

and find everything

you love is gone.

But it hasn't all gone yet.

So in a way, maybe

Lewis is right.

Maybe we've got to accept that

the whole world is dying off

and-- and just enjoy

it while we can.

Treat it with kindness

and enjoy it while we can.

But I also think this-- we have

to wake up now to the things

that we want to save.

And there's no time to waste.

We have to know what

is worth saving,

then we have to do

everything in our power

to keep those things alive.

That's our only hope.

And true, it still

might not be enough,

and everything might be lost.

But at least we tried.

At least we tried.

And maybe that's it.

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