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69EXT. THE WOODS - MORNING

The loners stand in rows and exercise. Loner Leader checks their technique, corrects them whenever necessary, and yells at the lazy ones.

FEMALE V.O.

That was the first time I saw him.

He was exercising three rows behind

me but because I’m shortsighted, I

couldn’t see him clearly. In any

case, he seemed quite presentable.

We see a woman, whom we’ll soon get to know as SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN, exercising and looking at David. David does what the others do, a little confused but determined at the same time.

FEMALE V.O. (CONT’D)

The next day, in town, I found out

that he was shortsighted too, just

like me and I knew for sure that he

liked me. That night, in my sleep,

I dreamt that we lived in a big

house together in the town with a

large, well-lit kitchen and I was

wearing dark blue trousers and a

tight cream blouse and he took my

clothes off and fucked me up the

arse and as he was fucking me a

thug came into the kitchen and took

the steak knives from the second

drawer and attacked us, stabbing

the knives into our bellies one by

one. I woke up terrified.

The loners then form a line and start jogging through the woods. A LONER gets caught in a foothold trap. He screams. The others stop but don’t help him. They talk amongst themselves and give him advice on how to free himself. David watches. Shortsighted Woman stands behind him.

LONER LEADER

Try harder. Pull the trap open with

your hands. Positive thinking is

everything at times like this.

Don’t give up. You know, you

should’ve been more careful. Try