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Yeah. I wish I could.

Ah... Words are overrated.

Hey, it's been real

nice having you around.

Hope you can stick

around for a bit.

Thanks.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

Will you walk to

Warburton with me, Eddy?

Hey?

To Warburton? Will

you walk with me?

Long way, Warburton.

Little bit long way.

- Long way?

- Yeah, long way.

My... My shoes no good.

OK. Hm.

GLENDLE:

Looks good in your shoes, huh?

ROBYN:
Do you think he's up

for this? It's over 200 miles.

Him? He'll outwalk the two of us.

Don't forget my telegram.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

OK. Thanks.

- Bye.

- See ya.

Bye!

- Come on, Dig.

- (DIGGITY BARKS)

(EDDY SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

- Come on, Goliath.

- (GOLIATH BRAYS)

- Come on, Goliath.

- (GOLIATH GROANS)

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

Come on, Goliath.

(EDDY CONTINUES SPEAKING

IN PITJANTJATJARA)

(GOLIATH GROANS)

ROBYN:
The ground's too hot.

Come on, Golly. That's the way.

You got new shoes.

(EDDY CONTINUES SPEAKING

IN PITJANTJATJARA)

(DIGGITY BARKS)

What is it?

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

Mingkulpa. Alright? Mingkulpa.

Should I... Do I eat it?

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

Mmm.

(CONTINUES SPEAKING

IN PITJANTJATJARA)

(EXCLAIMS EXCITEDLY)

(GRUNTS AND SHOUTS)

(CHUCKLES)

(IMITATES SOBBING)

Whoosh, Bub. That's the way.

(SIGHS)

How was it, Eddy?

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

(SPEAKS QUESTIONINGLY)

EDDY:
Whitefellas.

Where?

Come on, Bub.

Stand up. Come on.

Come on, Bub. Come on.

Stand up. Come on, get up.

Come on, Bub. Come on.

(BUB GROANS)

WOMAN:
Get them to stop.

Can you stop so we

can take a photo?

- MAN:
Wait up!

- Come on, Eddy.

Hold up there, love.

Do you mind if we take a picture?

- Can we take a photo?

- Can I take your photo?

Yeah, let us take your photo.

Can you stop so I can take a photo?

Please?

- Where are you heading?

- Thanks, love.

- (CAMERAS CLICK)

- How far are you going?

I'm going to the ocean.

To the ocean? You're dreaming.

Hey, Jacky-Jacky. Get a

photo with the camel, boy.

- Take your picture, eh?

- Hey. Jack.

- You're a prick!

- Whoa, whoa, steady!

- MAN:
What's her problem?

- Bloody swine!

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Give me money.

Give me money! Give me money!

- Got any money?

- Agghh! Agghh!

- Three dollar!

- Yeah, don't give him too much.

(GUNSHOT)

Wiya, wiya, wiya, wiya!

(SPEAKS FRANTICALLY IN PITJANTJATJARA)

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

No, I don't understand.

Woman never break the law.

Woman never break the law.

OK, I won't. I won't. Only men

do the cutting. I understand.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

OK.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

...Rick.

- Hi.

- Hi.

This is Mr Eddy.

Eddy, Rick.

I got your telegram.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

This is for you.

Oh...

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

ROBYN:
Diggity! Stay close!

ROBYN:
What happened to this place?

Nobody here. Everybody all gone.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

I look up, he nearly kill me.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

So... Eddy's very insistent

that you take along an Elder.

Yeah. I prefer to do

this stretch on my own.

Yeah, but it's better to do

this stretch with company.

No, I'll be fine.

You won't find a drop of water.

It'll be two months' travel

on a dead-straight track

through empty desert.

It's lucky to get six

cars a year along it.

I'll be fine.

Would it make any

difference if I told you

I didn't want you to go alone?

What do you think?

Well, I think you have

a problem with people.

You know, I'm sorry but I'm

driving ahead to Wiluna

and dropping water

drums along the track.

That's almost 1,000

miles out of your way.

Yeah. Yeah, I know how far it is.

- Are you sure?

- 100%.

I'll mark the drop

points on your map.

OK.

Thanks.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

Good luck.

(SPEAKS IN PITJANTJATJARA)

Goodbye.

Thank you.

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

Come on.

Steady.

(CAMEL GROANS)

(ALARM CLOCK RINGS)

(LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYS

ON CASSETTE PLAYER)

(SIGHS) The compass, Dig.

F***.

Come on, Dig.

POP:
Hey.

Your mother gave me that.

Thanks, Pop.

POP:
You be sure you look after it.

ROBYN:
I will.

(INSECTS CHIRRUPING)

Where are we, Dig?

F***.

Diggity. Hey. Go home.

Go on. Go home.

(DIGGITY WHINES)

Home! Diggity, go home!

Go home. Go on, go home, Dig.

- Diggity, go home.

- (DIGGITY BARKS)

(DIGGITY BARKS)

Diggity! Good girl!

Hey!

(CAMEL BRAYS)

We're back! Did you miss me?

(DIGGITY BARKS)

Come on. Come on, bring

it back. Come on, girl.

(DIGGITY BARKS)

Good girl.

Hello.

Hi.

Hey. Come on, girl.

Come on, give it here.

(CAMEL GRUNTS)

(CAMEL BRAYS)

(DIGGITY BARKS)

(DIGGITY BARKS)

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Aaargghh!

(SHOUTS) Go away! Go away!

(GOLIATH WHINES)

(MELANCHOLIC MUSIC)

(ENGINE RUMBLES)

MAN:
Hey! Is that the camel lady?

Oh. G'day.

Oh. Fire's nice, eh?

Been following your

tracks since Warburton.

Yeah, I'm going for

an overland record.

Flat chat out of Bundaberg,

straight shot to Ningaloo.

Nonstop, mate.

Reckon I'm the first.

I'm gonna be famous.

Suzuki TS400. Bike of the future.

F*** me, it's cold out here.

Yeah.

You like bikes?

Nah. Nah, nah, you like...

you like camels.

Yeah, nice, nice.

Yeah. Gives you a chance

to see the scenery, eh?

Me, all I wanna see of the desert

is a f***in' blur, you know?

(CHUCKLES)

(MAN IMITATES ENGINE WHOOSHING)

Hello, dear. Nice to see you.

Will you come in for tea?

Where you from?

I grew up on a cattle

station near Darling Downs.

Oh, a Queenslander, eh?

What'd you run?

Hereford.

Hard country, that.

Reckon she copped her

share of drought, eh?

Seven years.

(SIGHS)

Muster through it, did ya?

We went broke.

(UP-TEMPO LOUNGE MUSIC)

Dye-da-dye

Daisy, have you seen the

latest dancers come along?

Daisy, go and put your

Sunday hat and jacket on

There's going to be some jollity

Come with me, happy me

Fill your heart with ecstasy...

(PLAYS SIMPLE MELODY)

MAN:
Your mother's dead, darling.

You're gonna have to live with

your Aunt Gillian from now on.

Is Goldie coming with me?

No, darling. There's

no room for her there.

Will I be able to visit her?

No, darling.

We're gonna have to put her down.

MAN:
After that, you'll join

up at the Canning at well ten.

Follow this track here.

I reckon you're, uh, three

weeks or so out of Wiluna.

A little something

to keep you going.

Thank you... both.

- Bye.

- Bye.

(SIGHS) Good luck.

Bye.

(DIGGITY BARKS)

(DIGGITY CONTINUES BARKING)

Hey.

(DIGGITY BARKS)

Hey, good girl. You found dinner.

Wiya, wiya, wiya, wiya!

(SPEAKS FRANTICALLY)

Woman never break the law.

Woman never break the law.

Come on, Diggity. Come on.

(KISSES)

- (DIGGITY WHINES)

- Last one, girl.

That's all there is.

There's no more.

(DIGGITY WHINES)

(LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYS

ON CASSETTE PLAYER)

Sometimes I wonder

Why I spend the lonely night

Dreaming of a song

The melody...

(BARKS)

Haunts my reverie

And I am once again with you...

(INSECTS CHIRRUPING)

(DIGGITY WHIMPERS)

- Hey, Dig.

- (DIGGITY BARKS)

Dig?

Dig?

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