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forever. Rasta Far I. ( Junior, Kucklins & Jam Down) Serious ting.

(They laugh). (Junior) Let’s go do dis. (They walk up to the house).
(Kucklins) Junior, go knock on the door. (Junior) Why me to Ross?
(Pointing at Kucklins). You knock. (Kucklins) As leader of the band, your

job is to do all the shit that we afraid to do, Rasta, so knock, Mr. Do it
all. (Jam Down) Ah, bottie boy me will knock. (Before he could , a child

opened the door and two men with shotguns come up behind them).

(Born II) Serious ting. Is dead we be dead, how Jah can save we from
plane crash to get buck down like animal? (Jam Down) Shut up. It was kill

dem fee kill we dem would ah shot we, long time. (The Kid) Come in, you
don’t look Japanese to me. (Junior) Can we put our hands down first?
(The Kid) Yeah, we’re Indians, not savages. (Kucklins) What’s going on

here anyway? Our plane was shot down and we need to call for help or
something. (Pronto) It’s not safe here anymore either. We’ll have to move

on soon. (Junior) I’m sorry, my name is Junior and my friends are
Kucklins, (Kucklins nods his head). Jam Down and Born II. (Born II)
Serious ting. (Pronto) Excuse me for asking, but what are you doing

here? (Junior) We were on our way to do a show. You see, we’re singers.
But our plane got shot down and the pilot was killed and the rest is

history. (Pronto) We have to get going. Machista or the Japanese will
soon come here. (Pronto passes Junior a gun). Here hold on to this and

let’s hope you won’t need it until we reach Pueblo City. (Born II) Now this
is… (Junior, Kucklins & Jam Down) Serious ting. (Born II) No, mon.

Serious ting done long time. Is crucial now. They start to exit the
house.

Switch to Yoshi and his wife talking in bed at about 5 a.m.

(Mrs. Kim) Yoshi, what’s come over you? You used to be such a kind and
sweet man. You never hated anybody. Now you’re full of hate and anger.

(Yoshi) Wnough. Roll over. I want to make love. (He pushes her over on
her back). (Mrs. Kim) Yoshi, I will do as you say because I love the old

you. Why must you hate the Indians so? Couldn’t it be true that someone,
that god they call Machista, or something like that, is true? (Yoshi)
Enough with that kind of talk. Do you know how you sound? What do I tell

Mr. Goza? Yes, sir, our people are being killed by an ancient Indian god

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