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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, listeners, it's James Parker. Can you keep a secret?
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You know, to share information from a private meeting with
the president. However, I will say this, the President is
a good man who is able to see the right
thing to do even through the thick, obscuring clouds of
tabloid He is saying another thing, I'll say, the court
of public opinion is no place for trial. In that court,
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a person's guilty until proven innocent, and even then he's guilty.
We must remind ourselves that we are a nation built
on law and order and due process. My boys a
good boy, and I'm a good judge. The people accusing
us of otherwise need to be vetted themselves. I have
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the fullest confidence in our chief executive, and he has
demonstrated to me today that he has the fullest confidence
in me. That's all I'll say. It's no secret that
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in Washington, d C. Corruption is everywhere. You could say
it's gone viral. That's why my friends and I decided
to take on the system from the inside. I'm James,
I'm Peyton, I'm Celia, I'm Natalie, and we're the daughters
of DC. Peyton did one of the bravest things I've
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ever seen, and if this were a movie, she'd be
the hero who changed everything. But this isn't a movie.
After making herself as vulnerable as she'd ever been, our
friend was the target of an awful humiliation campaign, hundreds
of bots endlessly shaming her. I tried to help by
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dismantling them, but something was weird for everyone. I took
down two more would pop up. Locksmith had shown me
how to disrupt Twitter before, but this was something different.
And then there were the trolls in real life. There
wasn't much I could do about them. Hey, Dalk, you
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holding up? It's been better. Another hundred flyers stuffed in
my locker rooms. I've been trying not to look at them.
They just say, like, I get that you wanted to
hurt Tanner, but you're actually hurting the whole school by
not letting him play lacrosse. It's selfish to not look
at the other point of view. Wait, we wanted to
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hurt Tanner. They all want us to retract our statement
just so Tanner can play in the playoffs. They care
more about sports than our lives. It's bad, pay. I
feel like I'm being stared at wherever I go. Even now.
Look around, everyone's whispering around us. It's I don't know
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when it's gonna stop. I do. There's no need to whisper.
You can speak your mind out loud right here in
the open. Go on, now is your chance say whatever
you want to say to my face. No, that's all right,
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I already know what y'all are saying behind my back.
Anyway you think I'm afraid of your opinions, none of
y'all have the right to go join me for doing
what I know is right. Frankly, I'm disgusted by the
law to you. To hell with all of you. Oh yes, hi,
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Mrs Blackburn, this is um James Parker calling. Yes, how
can I help you? I'm just calling to check up
on Peyton. She hasn't been in school for the past
few days. Peyton is taking a break from school. Oh
that's right. This week has been cruel on her. She
decided she needed to recharge and take a little time
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for herself. Oh, she didn't say anything to us about that.
Us Um, we have a group project to an ap
U S history four of us. I think you'll have
to find a new member. Peyton just wants to be
left alone right now. I'm sure you understand. Would it
be possible to talk to her for a minute. Oh,
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I'm afraid not. Peyton is not here. You see, as
I said, she needs a little break from other people,
so please respect that. Can I ask where she is? Well?
I don't see. Project is really important for our grade
this semester if Peyton doesn't participate. She's volunteering down at
the Mackenzie Horse Ranch in West Virginia, and she doesn't
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have her phone, so no need to bother her. No
phone but no phone, no computer, just a much needed
peace and quiet. I'm sure she'll be back in time
for your project though. Good day, James. That explains why
she's been ignoring our messages. Poor Peyton, she must feel awful.
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I wish there was something we could do to cheer up.
How about a surprise visit to West Virginia. Why not
have my Volkswagen. We could bring lunch and make big
signs saying pay and we love you. We'll make a
big deal out of it. What do you love that? Not? Really?
Come on? I think like an extrovert for once in
your life. I'd like to get in on that too,
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if I can. Celia, Hi, guys, Hi, James, Hi, I am.
I have some apologizing to do. Do you do? Yeah?
I said some mean things to you. Oh I did too?
No don't, I mean you did. But just let me
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say this. I made a mistake. Something is going on
with my parents and Judge Reid, and it's big. I
wanted to tell you earlier, but they only let me
leave the house once they found out the President wasn't
pulling the nomination. Now they're more confident than ever. I'm
actually kind of scared for them, but that doesn't matter
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right now. What there is, I'm sorry, the wonders never cease.
So friends, hold on, I'm not getting any bars. Service
sucks out here. Do I stay on the highway or
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do I get off? One second? On or off? It's
coming out on? Stay on? No? Wait? Sorry, seriously, dang
um is this thing safe for interstate travel? Why wouldn't
it be? This car is a classic, and did you
know it's actually more environmentally friendly to drive? Some of
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these old cars than a new hybrid. Listen to that prayer.
Where are we anyway? I feel like we're regressing to
an earlier stage of civilization. I could absolutely see myself
living here, not permanently, but like a summer artist's retreat,
a collective. I don't think I could do it. No,
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I couldn't be away from a major city for more
than a few minutes at a time. Even d C
s too royal from my taste. You mean to say
you couldn't throw them anywhere. I could thrive anywhere, but
I have money, so I don't have to. What did
you guys tell your parents about this weekend? I told
my dad I was participating in a lock into Brainstorm
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alternative locations to stage an awareness month jubilee awareness of what.
I didn't have to get that far. Things were getting
a little claustrophobic earlier this week, so we all agreed
I could use a little air. But he did have
to share my location with William. Is that a problem?
Are you kidding? If we're going to the middle of nowhere?
I want a paper trail, how about you? James? And
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I told my mama was going to a coding challenge
an all night one. They go all night sometimes, So
you're like, really good at that stuff? Hum coding? I
guess there are lots of people way better at it
than Come on, don't be humble. Yeah, I'm pretty good.
There she is. I hope Peyton's happy to see us,
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like I hope we're not bothering her while she's trying
to relax. Are you kidding? She's going to be thrilled?
Are you expected? No, it's a surprise visit and your
relationship for friends one moment while I consult with the
head doctor. You guys getting a weird feeling from this
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place to it's weird? What kind of a horse ranch
has a head doctor? You'll be allowed to see her,
but only under supervision. Why, well, it's for her own good. Yeah,
but why we try to avoid stress. We're here to
help her relax and heal. They say, my outburst in
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school was a pre symptom, a pre symptom of a
nervous breakdown. They're giving me the tools here to stabilize
my personality. Good girl, you don't really believe that, do you.
They say a person starts behaving out of character when
they don't like who they are, and after a lot
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of reflection, I realized I probably don't like who I am.
So they're working with me on cognitive therapy to teach
me the tools to love myself again. Yes, that sounds insane.
We don't use that word here. Are you being a
real with us? Is something up? I have to go now.
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We just got here. It's afternoon prayer group and then supper.
That's all the time we get with you, I'm afraid.
So okay, Well we'll come back after dinner. We'll play
a board game or something. I can't It's group therapy
after dinner, then prayer group again in bedtime, so skip it.
It's mandatory, mandatory. Seriously, Peyton, are you okay? I really
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do have to go. Thanks for visiting. Y'all are the
very best. Come here, give me a hug, help me.
They lock us in at night. I did not choose
to be here. Hey, coming, goodbye y'all. Hey, d O
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James Celia are you there? You've got James, I'm here.
I really hope this works. Natalie. All you have to
do is fight the power. It's literally what you were
born to do. Do it for Peyton, here goes. I
demand my friend to be released from this place. She
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isn't being held against her will. She voluntarily checked herself in. No,
she didn't. Her parents checked her in. They're her legal guardians,
which legally is the exact same thing as checking herself in.
That's absurd. You'll have to leave now, please. I'll leave
when I'm ready to leave. Unlike Peyton, see the contradiction.
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I just need her attention off the security system for
one more minute, Natalie, got it. I should warn you
I'm a very litigious person. This is a violation of
human rights. If you don't leave immediately, I'm calling security. No,
this is a sitting on behalf of human dignity. Attica, Attica, adica, Security.
Can you come to front please? What happened to the lights?
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How might not be those dang raccoons again? Yes, James, alright, Celia,
the systems to armed Europe. Go get our girl on it.
I knew I wore my writing news for a reason.
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Peyton here, Yeah, what are you doing? Rescue mission? Come on,
open the window. The old arm jeems disabled it let's go.
It worked. Come on, come on, Attica, attica, attica, you
stop saying that. Finally, let there be light. Got her
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all right? You know what I can see this is
going nowhere, So I'll be back with my lawyer in
tow that wait a minute, security security, get her down
with light stage capital on my head. Thanks for letting
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us all crash out your place, James, and thank you
for allowing me to set the playlist. Sure, Celia, So
what happened? Peyton? My daddy has a doctor friend who
said my incident at school was the beginning of an
acute attack of borderline personality disorder. I've never even heard
of that. He said. I needed to be brought to
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the country immediately before I had a full blown psychotic episode. Honestly,
it was kind of nice to be away from everything
for the first couple of days, but then I started
to realize something was weird. I couldn't go out, I
couldn't call anyone. I think they were trying to brainwash me.
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Who who are they? I don't know friends, my parents,
You're safe with us. We won't let anything happen to you.
Where do I go now? I can't be near my family,
not as long as they treat me like some crazy person.
They're free to you. How do you mean they're hearing
your real voice for the first time and then threatening them.
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You're forcing them to see you instead of their image
of you. You can stay here, you know if you
want to. Would your mom be okay with that? She'll
have to be what are you? What is this person?
And what did you do with our friend James? Cut
it out, guys, I would really appreciate that change. Thank you, Celia.
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Is that Mackenzie blowing up your phone? Maybe I'm very popular? Okay,
she may have been a little worried about me. What
would the whole bunker says yesterday and then the horse
franch breaking today? Doesn't sound like she's just a hook
up to me. She is, but I can't help it
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if my life is incredibly thrilling. I hate to break
up the phone, but I have to go tinkle. Why
do you have to say like that, like what I
have to go tinkle? You make it sound like you're
going to go spray fairy dust in the toilet or
something charming? Gross? What do you say? I'm going to
go expel a recyclable waste product. Be right back. I
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don't remember the last time we had to sleep over
like this, I do. It was in sixth grade, right
after Bill Barnett's pool party. I haven't thought about him
and forever. God, why did we ever stop hanging um
like this? Bad for our parents? Images? And there was Colorama, right,
I guess, no matter how unfair it is, will always
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be second to their careers and their aspirations, whatever they are.
No more. Let's make a pact right now that we
won't let them tell us who we can and can't be.
I love it. Yeah, I love you, guys, love you too.
We have to wait for Peyton. We can't make a
pact without. Hey, what's taking her so long? She's missing
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all the bonding. Wait? Where is your brother? Exactly? Cool?
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no no, not in
this house. You back to James room. You your door
remains over. Yes, I knew it. Gross. Hey, guys, heyton
ankle sitting in a tree? Gross? Gross gross GROLs cut
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it out. I was just thinking him for being such
a good friend. You're in love girl. Maybe too weird, James.
Your friends can't stay here if they're going to make
bad decisions and disrespect the rules of my house. Please, Mom,
Peyton can't go home. There's a problem there. Please just
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trust me, all right? But if I catch you in
my son's room again, you're out of here. Yes, ma'am. Now,
I want you all to go to sleep. It's late, yes, mom, Yes,
Mrs Parker, Sorry, Mrs Parker. It's really nice to be
back together. Daughters of DC Now and Always. Daughters DC.
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