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MARTIN: |
Are
all of you from this town? |
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CAST: |
Yes. |
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MARTIN: |
Good. I'm very happy to be here. I wanted to talk with some of you
about the history of this place. But first, I'm Martin Learner. I'm
a reporter. |
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SOMEONE: |
What can you report here? Nothing happens here. |
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MARTIN: |
I
want to talk to you about what happened in the past. |
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PERCY: |
What if I don't remember? |
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GERDA: |
It
isn't school. It's all right. |
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MARTIN: |
That's right. All together you'll remember some interesting things
about this town. |
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ALICE: |
I
live here all my life. |
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MARTIN: |
What's your name? |
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ALICE: |
I'm
Alice. Alice Leedy. I was married to Leonard Leedy for 52 years. Do
you know that? |
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GERDA: |
Of
course he doesn't know that. He doesn't know us. |
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MARTIN: |
And
what is your name? |
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GERDA: |
I'm
Gerda Huffman. I was born in Germany in 1910. |
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MARTIN: |
Who
is the oldest person here? |
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GERDA: |
In
this room? Or in the home? |
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MARTIN: |
In
this room. |
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ALICE: |
That would be Percy. |
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MARTIN: |
Are
you Percy? |
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PERCY: |
Yes. I was this morning anyway. |
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HERSHEL: |
He's lived the whole century. |
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MARTIN: |
How
old are you Percy? |
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PERCY: |
I
was born on December 31, 1899. The last day of the nineteenth
century. |
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MARTIN: |
Wonderful! |
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PERCY: |
Life in the twentieth century has been wonderful. |
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MARTIN: |
Were you in the first World War? |
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PERCY: |
Yes. That wasn't wonderful. I remember that very well. My
grandfather was in the Civil War. |
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MARTIN: |
And
who are you? |
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HERSHEL: |
I'm
Hershel Brunner. I'm new here. |
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MARTIN: |
But
you've lived in this town a long time? |
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HERSHEL: |
No,
I was a farmer. I lived near the town though. |
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MARTIN: |
What was the town famous for? |
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ALICE: |
Oh,
I don't think it was famous, was it? |
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HERSHEL: |
They used to make musical instruments here. What were they? |
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GERDA: |
Violins mostly. Things like that. |
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HERSHEL: |
Guitars? |
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GERDA: |
No.
With bows. Instruments you play with bows. Like violins. Do you
understand? |
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HERSHEL: |
Of
course. |
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ALICE: |
We
made glass here too. Did you know that? |
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MARTIN: |
That sounds interesting. What kind of glass? |
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ALICE: |
Dishes, glasses, bowls. |
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GERDA: |
I
remember that. They made everything. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
there a glass factory now? |
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GERDA: |
No,
it left years ago. When did it leave, Alice? |
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ALICE: |
Probably after World War Two. So many factories left then. |
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ALICE: |
All
the restaurants left. Do you know that? |
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MARTIN: |
Were they good restaurants? |
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ALICE: |
Not
very good. The food here is better. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you think I could stay for lunch? |
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GERDA: |
That would be very nice. I'll go ask. |
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