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Our taxi never shows so
this guy, Clayton, gives us a
lift to the airport in Tuk...


Clayton: Kind a icy, eh. It's kind a fall too. Kind
         a cold, eh. What time's your plane?

Norah:   Seven.

Clayton: You've got lots of time.

Norah:   So, you've lived in Tuk your whole life?

Clayton: Yep.

Norah:   What do you think about Metallica. Are you
         gonna go?

Clayton: No.

Norah:   Not interested? Do you have any kids?

Clayton: Yep.


(WAV 55K)


Norah:   Are they excited?

Clayton: Yep. Lots of people are but not me. I gotta work.
         7 houses. 8 o'clock at night, 7 in the morning. I
         don't get to see nothing.

Norah:   What do you do with the houses?

Clayton: Watch'em, so they don't burn them, eh.

Norah:   Who's going to burn them?

Clayton: They tried to burn the school down three days ago.

Norah:   Why?

Clayton: (Laughs). It's less than they owe'em. You wanna go
         there, huh? You wanna go up there?

Philip:  Where?

Norah:   The golf course.

Clayton: We'll stop up there. You'll get a better picture.

Philip:  The DEW place.

Clayton: Yep.

Philip:  We got time?

Clayton: Yep, lots of time:

Norah:   What time is it?

Clayton: I got quarter to.

Norah:   Maybe we should go, eh?

Philip:  Maybe, the plane leaves at seven.

Clayton: No fuckin' way, it's never on time.

Norah:   Ya, that's cool.

Clayton: No way, no fuckin'
         way Arctic Wings
         is on time.

Norah:   We trust you.

Clayton: You won't miss your
         plane. You'll be
         watching, it don't
         come till seven.
         Or is it...

Philip:  So what is this
         place we're going?
         Where is that?
         

Clayton: Where?

Philip:  What is that place?

Clayton: Which one?

Philip:  Where we're going?

Clayton: DEW line.

Norah:   What is it?

Clayton: I don't know. It was here way before us.
         The whole town must've been drunk last night.
         You saw this morning lot's of drunks.

Norah:   Just two.

Clayton: Assholes or good people.

Norah:   Ah, good people, man. Just a little bit drunk.

Clayton: Just like everybody else, right.

(WAV 70K)

Norah:   Yup, for sure.

Clayton: What made you guys come to Tuk?

Norah:   The ocean.

Clayton: You dip your toe in the ocean?

Norah:   I jumped in man. I ripped off my clothes and swam
         in the ocean.

Clayton: You.

Norah:   Ya.

Clayton: This morning?

Norah:   No, last week. We came last week to Tuk.

Clayton: You travel all over, that's a big ball, eh.

Norah:   Ya.

Clayton: So I haul all of you four and none of you got
         marijuana.

Norah:   No.

Clayton: Should we have a joint then?

Norah:   By the time I got up here it was long gone. My pot
         made it to Whitehorse. That's yours! Wow.

Clayton: Don't take a picture
         of that in here.
         (Opens car door and
         shouts to his pal.)
         My wife is at home.
         ... Who? I know he
         told me to go.
         Holy fuck, there'll
         be a whole lot of
         fuckin' partying
         tonight. See ya.
         (Door slams closed.)
         Holy Christ, a lot
         of booze.



Norah:   Do you have a lighter?

Clayton: Oh, hey look, the fuckin' plane is in. It won't
         leave without you four people. I'll fuckin' chase
         it down the runway if I have to. You guys never
         got that from me.

Norah:   It's a nice parting gift, man, I haven't had weed
         for a couple of weeks.

Clayton: Oh ya. (passing the police barracks) Fuckin' cops.

Norah:   We're gonna fly like this, gee. We're gonna fly
         and really fly ya know in many senses of the word.

Clayton: You wanna get another picture of the DEW line?`

Norah:   Ah, maybe we should get in the plane...

Clayton: They're not walkin' there yet. I'm not tryin' to
         make you miss your plane.

Norah:   We trust you man. We know you'll take care of us
         if we do. You want any of this?

Philip:  No I'm okay. There it is. It looks like a James
         Bond thing. 

Norah:   Oh ya. Tuktoyaktuk stash, where's does it come
         from?

Clayton: Edmonton.

Norah:   What's your name
         again man?

Clayton: Clayton.

Norah:   Clayton. I'm Norah.

Clayton: See, they're not
         walkin' to the plane
         yet.

Norah:   Fuckin' crazy man.
         Life is so crazy.

Clayton: Good pot?

Norah:   Ya, it's pot.
         It's pot. It works,
         ya know.

Clayton: I've smoked worse.
         I bet ya that pilot's
         waiting for you guys.
         You got the fast
         plane today. I got
         'em, Wayne, ya,
         missin' four people.
         They're here.





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