[ti:Tragic Events Part III]
[ar:Evelyn Evelyn]
[al:Evelyn Evelyn]
[00:02.30]Evelyn? Evelyn? I just had the most terrible dream.
[00:07.72]I was walking on a street in a huge city,
[00:10.51]but all of the shops and all of the cars were empty.
[00:13.47]It was so quiet, and I knew that something was very wrong.
[00:17.83]And then I realised... you weren't there.
[00:21.78]I called for you, but no one answered.
[00:23.82]I looked for you everywhere, Evelyn.
[00:26.13]Hush, it was only a dream.
[00:28.28]Don't be scared.
[00:29.88]Remember, everything is going to be better soon, Evelyn.
[00:36.76]The year is 2004.
[00:39.76]The Da Vinci code is the New York Times's number one bestseller,
[00:43.42]and the bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta leaves eleven dead.
[00:48.16]And on an open stretch of road,two sisters are waiting for a ride.
[00:52.63]On the eve of their 19th birthday,
[00:55.71]the twins have covertly left their circus trailer,
[00:58.71]packing their few worldly possessions;
[01:01.23]a change of clothes,
[01:02.60]their painted ukulele,
[01:04.01]and a battered photograph of Bimba and Kimba.
[01:07.16]They walk nine miles under cover of night.
[01:10.66]After what seems like an endless wait,
[01:13.36]an 18-wheeled truck pulls overand the driver,
[01:16.90]a retired professional wrestler named Tony, offers the girls a ride
[01:21.34]"Hey, little ladies. Why don't you slide on up in here, next to Tony."
[01:25.25]Unskilled at small talk,
[01:27.36]the twins sit wide-eyed and silent in the front seat.
[01:30.97]The driver, who had not initially noticed the twins' unique condition
[01:35.42]leaves the sisters at a gas station in Walla Walla,Washington.
[01:39.67]"Listen why don't you two just hang out here for a minute, I'll be right back."
[01:43.45]Not knowing where to go, the twins walk in to the nearby
[01:47.81]Don't Tell Motel, run by one Montgomery Lubovich.
[01:51.48]"You girls looking for a room?"
[01:52.74]When it becomes apparent that they have no means to pay for their stay,
[01:56.24]Mister Lubovich offers to employ them in exchange for lodging and food.
[02:00.90]"Well you can stay here, but it ain't gonna be free."
[02:03.02]The twins are given a small cot in the corner of the boiler room,
[02:06.30]and are put to work stuffing envelopes,
[02:08.61]licking stamps,
[02:11.69]and filling out hundreds of sweepstakes applications every day
[02:15.73]on Mister Lubovich's behalf.
[02:17.57]More so than ever before,
[02:19.64]the twins feel lonely at the Don't Tell.
[02:22.10]They dream of befriending some of the other tenants,
[02:25.19]many of whom are women their age.
[02:27.52]But whenever the shy sisters work up the courage
[02:30.47]to approach one of these potential friends,
[02:32.79]they are met with looks of fear and disgust.
[02:35.76]"Oh my god. Candie, that thing is looking at us" . "Ewww"
[02:40.43]So they busied themselves by composing songs and practising their ukulele technique.
[02:46.79]After 2 years at the Don't Tell,
[02:48.64]Mister Lubovich teaches the girls to search for
[02:51.63]and print sweepstakes applications by themselves
[02:54.51]on the 486 Pentium computer behind the motel's front desk
[02:59.22]"Now type w-w-w dot instant win frenzy dot com."
[03:04.46]One day,while searching online for new sweepstakes application forms,
[03:09.25]the girls mistakenly stumble upon a social networking site.
[03:15.04]They navigate through the profiles of many musicians
[03:18.52]and performersand see the great number of friends that they have.
[03:22.67](They are amazed, and intrigued.)
[03:25.98]The twins redouble their efforts and stay up late
[03:29.39]for a week to perfect their singing and ukulele playing.
[03:35.31]Late one night,
[03:36.34]while Mister Lubovich is fast asleep,
[03:38.50]the twins creep out of the boiler roomto the front desk computer
[03:42.44]to create their very own music profile page.
[03:46.64]Their heartbeats quicken as their first song begins to upload.
[03:57.54]Just think of all the friends we're going to have, Evelyn.
[04:02.15]Thousands.Thousands and thousands of friends, Evelyn.
[04:06.49]I'm so excited, Evelyn.
[04:10.90]Goodnight,Evelyn.
[04:12.93]Goodnight, Evelyn.