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ON A HILL ON ROBBER ISLAND: Captain Hooked and his crew, and Peter Pan's dog (I really need to think of a name for him), climb to the summit to get a better view. Hooked has forced the dog to reveal that Peter Pan is hiding out with the robbers.
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Up til now we haven't seen the robbers. Can it be that Robber Island contains no robbers?
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: (WHEEZING AND PANTING): "This'll do! You can see the whole island from here!"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Whew! It's a good thing I brought this bottled water! Oooooohh! That's good! Yeah...oooooh yeah, that hits the spot!"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "The mark of a good water is its mineral content. Just the right amount of feldspar, with a tad of sedimentary limestone and a hint of lotus leaf."
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Careful, careful! We don't want to waste precious resources."
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Wait a minute! What's THAT!!!!!????"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Gasp! It's some hideous jungle thing, and it's probably sucking my blood right now!!!!"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "HURRY! GET IT OFF!!! Please, please! I beg you! I can feel the blood draining out of my body now!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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The dog examines the "jungle thing" and discovers that it's a lady bug. He gently plucks it off.
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Gasp! You saved my life! How can I ever repay you!?"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Wait! Water! The gift of life!"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Here, you take it! Don't worry about me! I've had a full life! Go ahead and drink it all, and don't look back!!! Take it, I say!!!!!"
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Tries to sip up the water...but it's completely empty. Hooked drank it all.
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "Now where's that twerp, Pan?"
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CAPTAIN HOOKED: "I don't see anything, just trees and sand! I don't even see any robbers!"
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Still photos and captions (above and below) copyright Eddie Fitzgerald, 8/15/2008.
Color film (below) copyright Jim Arnold, 8/13/2008.