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the other side of the mountains?

There's nothing on the other side

of the mountains, okay?

The world ends. Everybody

knows that. You'd fall right off of it.

But what if it doesn't?

It makes my stomach go:

I've been thinking a lot

ever since I ate that fruit.

Why is there fruit? What is fruit?

It's a thing that you eat.

Why do we eat?

What are we? What are we?

Why do I have these?

Everything is weird.

When you really stop and look at it,

everything gets very, very strange...

Why am I talking? What is this?

My lips make a movement

and then a sound...

...and you know what I mean.

Blows my mind.

That just sounds like crazy fruit talk.

I don't wanna hear it right now.

Boy, she looks nice tonight.

Do it, man. Dance for her.

I don't know.

They're doing the jackal dance.

It's not my strongest.

What, are you kidding me?

You have an amazing jackal dance.

Go. Jackal dance.

Get into it.

Over the head.

I'm gonna go and eat.

I'm gonna come back.

Your father was a great hunter.

But you, you're like a little girl.

Good one, Marlak.

Enmebaragesi says

he saw you in the garden.

Really? Well, what if I told you

that Enmebaragesi was a liar?

I saw him eat the forbidden fruit.

Oh, that.

- Hey, what's going on here?

- I will kill you where you stand.

Oh, a shooting star. That's the best.

- You really ate the fruit?

- One bite. What's the big deal?

You don't eat the fruit.

It's the number one rule

since the beginning of time.

Since the Great Turtle climbed out

of the sea with Earth on its back.

I know, but I'm a little fuzzy

on the exact details.

Forbidden. Forbidden fruit.

You ate... You did the one thing

you're not supposed to do. Forbidden.

But the word "forbidden" implies

there's a little wiggle room.

There's no wiggle room

with forbidden. You're cursed, man.

If you stay here, we'll all be cursed.

You have to leave.

- Where am I supposed to go?

- I didn't eat the fruit.

My hands are tied.

I know I'm being a dick right now, man,

but I'm just trying to help you.

Do I detect a little bit of jealousy

because I now have...

...the knowledge of good and evil

and you don't?

You think it's easy being the shaman

of the village?

You think I like putting on

a boar's head every morning?

Putting a bone through my face?

I know we've known each other for

a long time. We throw the rock around.

We have fun together, man,

but I can't be...

You know what I mean?

Plus, wanna know something?

I am high as sh*t right now, dude.

I just licked like three toads.

I've been up for like 27 suns up

and suns downs.

- Okay.

- I just wanna get a meal...

...I wanna take a f***ing nap.

- This is bullshit.

You really... You f***ed the pooch

on this one.

- Hard.

- I say what I did...

...was a good thing.

- Oh, yeah?

Yeah. Really, really very good thing.

And I should know because I have

the knowledge of good and evil.

- Oh, okay.

- So I ought to know...

...when I know what I'm saying

is what I know what I'm saying.

- Good.

- And I'm not leaving.

You better get out of here.

Okay, but before I go,

I just wanna say one thing.

I know I'm not the greatest hunter.

- Or gatherer.

- Or gatherer. Thank you.

But there's gotta be more to life

than this.

I'm going, but because I choose to.

And anyone who wants to join me

is welcome.

I don't know where we're going,

but I will lead us.

Yeah, light up the darkness.

So who's with me?

Anyone?

Anyone named Oh?

Okay. Looks like

I'm gonna be going it alone.

Which is fine with me.

Better, in fact...

...because having a partner

would just probably slow me down.

I'm gonna start a new tribe,

There's gonna be 10 times

more dancing and fun.

It's gonna be called Muscle Tribe

of Danger and Excellence.

And you're not invited. I don't even like

any of you guys. I never did.

Unless anyone changes their mind.

Does anyone wanna come?

- We're good.

- Fine. Good. Bye-bye.

Don't... Nobody panic.

No! That's... That's...

Oh, it's not my house.

I see you.

Go away, Marlak.

- Really, animal noises?

- Badger.

This is just insulting.

It's time I killed you.

Fine. But then, tell me this:

Who's that behind you?

You think I'm gonna turn around?

I'm gonna gut you like a pig.

Nice whack on the head.

You should try hitting Eema that hard.

We can discuss that later.

We should run away.

Yes, yes, of course.

So you decided to come after all.

Was it the speech?

- It was the fire. I lost everything.

- Yeah.

I wish we didn't have to leave.

Probably never gonna see

Eema again.

That's not true. We'll go back.

Those hunters are idiots.

They're gonna forget the whole thing

in an hour.

Will you get real, man?

There's no going back, okay?

There's nothing to go back to.

It's just ashes.

Like it's hard to build

one of those huts.

It's just a pile of sticks and dung.

Well, you're a pile of sticks

and dung.

Well, you're a pile of sticks

and dung.

- I'm sorry, l...

- It's okay.

- I don't mean that, obviously.

- I know you're mad...

...but this is a great

opportunity for us.

They didn't appreciate you

back there.

You're the genius who thought up

drinking water from a gourd.

They were all drinking from their

hands.

Well, it just seems practical.

I mean, I don't know.

We have an incredible destiny.

You don't even know where we are.

We're lost.

Of course I know where we are.

It's a cougar.

Don't move a muscle.

- What do we do?

- Don't move your lips.

Rule number one:
Show no fear.

You're showing fear.

Much better. Very good.

- Now what?

- There's two opinions on this one.

Some say run,

others say stay perfectly still.

- Which one are you gonna do?

- I'm going to run!

You should put some maggots

on those scratches.

They look pretty deep.

They are very deep.

That's why they appear that way.

- You're still mad at me, aren't you?

- I wish I hadn't come.

Maybe you shouldn't have come...

...if you're gonna keep whining

about every little cougar...

...that attacks you.

Oh, what does this look like?

You making your own fire?

No, I'm making arrows.

We're gonna need them.

- You still coming?

- Yeah.

Yeah!

Yeah. You're my buddy. Yeah.

You're saying we're gonna walk...

...and eventually we're gonna get

to a spot where the world ends...

...and it's like... What is it?

What are we looking at?

First of all, why are you talking to me

in that tone like I'm an idiot?

This is general knowledge.

- I knew it!

- This is incredible.

You still think the world just ends?

Come on, admit it. The fruit man

has the knowledge.

Whoa, whoa, be careful.

Did you learn a lot when you ate

the fruit?

Yeah. I can see, like, 10 minutes

into the future now.

- So what am I doing in ten minutes?

- You're having sex with a zebra.

- That's not funny.

- I'm not joking.

Hope you're ready to bone some zeeb.

People. More than one.

Walking that way.

You think? There's about

a thousand footprints there.

- I mean, it's kind of obvious.

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