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Have you not heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the Earth.

He will not grow tired or weary,

and His understanding no one can fathom.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles.

They will run and not grow weary.

They will walk and not be faint.

Desmond, hang on!

Hang on, Desmond!

We’re going to get you out of here!

Desmond. Desmond!

What?

Wait up. Catch up.

Wait up, I’ve got something to tell you.

What, Hal?

Race you to the top.

Hey! Cheater!

See you later, slowpoke. Hey!

Want a hand? I got it.

Sit down! Ah, you dope!

Quit it. You quit it.

For Pete’s sake.

Hey! Get away from that ledge, you damn fool kids!

You’re going to break your necks!

It’s them Doss kids. Crazy as their old man.

They dug up the corner of Jackson and Main…

Putting in a sidewalk…

You boys wouldn’t recognize it now.

Mind you, I doubt they’d recognize you.

They hardly know me when I walk by ‘em.

It’s like I died with you.

It’s like we boys never existed.

Well, that’s all I got for you today.

Block him with your right, Desmond.

Stop it! Do you hear me?

What are they fighting about? When’d they ever need a reason?

Tom!

Why stop ‘em? Saves me whipping them both.

This way, I just whip the one that wins.

Tom!

No!

Oh, God.

Tom! Wake up, can you hear me?

What the hell have you done?

He can’t hear me.

I’ll get some ice.

You shift that basket. I got it.

Is he breathing?

Hal? Hal, can you hear me?

Hal, can you hear me?

Hal… Come on.

He’s dilated.

Hal…

What do you think you’re doin’?

I’m gonna have to beat you now, you know the rules.

You hear me, Desmond?

Desmond! Tom, stop.

What’s that gonna teach the boy?

He’s violent enough already.

Okay, fine, you go smother him in kisses.

You tell him the world’s a soft and gentle place.

Hal’s gonna be okay.

Hey.

I could have killed him. Yes, you could have.

Murder, it’s the worst sin of all.

And to take another man’s life,

that is the most egregious sin in the Lord’s sight.

Nothing hurts his heart so much.

Don’t you understand English?

Do I have to tell you again?

You move, woman, or I will wallop you good and hard!

What the hell’s going on? You okay, Bertha?

You mind your own damned business!

Go sleep it off, Tom.

I hate him.

Momma?

Why does he hate us so much?

Oh, he don’t hate us.

He hates himself sometimes.

Your daddy tonight, that ain’t the real him.

I wish you knew him like I did, before the war.

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord

Let the people rejoice!

Oh, come

To the Father Through Jesus the Son

And give him the glory

Great things he has done

How’d we sound, Desmond?

Like a heavenly host of angels, Mom.

Now, you know it’s a sin to tell a lie, especially in this place.

Well, I ain’t never said they were singing angels.

What’s going on out there? Desmond!

Get it up, get it up!

Drag him out. Just the tarp.

I’ll phone an ambulance.

No, no time. Joshua’s pickup.

Quick! Okay.