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SCOTT: Well, the government's done it again. ANN: What? SCOTT: Something terrible, repressive, and ultimately deadly. ANN: Oh no, not again. (She flops back wearily.) SCOTT: Yes, again. ANN: I suppose we're supposed to do something about it. SCOTT: Of course! There are signs to be made, rallies to be attended, groups to be financially supported and benefit concerts to be danced at. ANN: Oh my God. (She flops even more.) SCOTT: Where's that super fat marker? (He stands to look for the marker. He notices his exhausted friend. He does a double take and then flops down with her.) ANN: There's a special "Bloopers from the "70's" show on TV tonight. SCOTT: But what about the phone campaign and envelope licking party? ANN: This activism has become tedious. My side never wins and even when it does, they make it seem like a loss. It's just useless, exhausting and boring. SCOTT: But ANN: But, what? SCOTT: But we have a responsibility to our political system, to humanity, to our conscience.
ANN: That's a tough one. (Pause.) Okay. I know. The deal is; I'm trying to work on my soul and right now. And it's the whole thing of: My only action is one of non-action. And I think maybe I have a little bit of a fever. (Scott feels his own forehead.) "The Dukes of Hazzard" will be on that show tonight. SCOTT: Do I feel warm to you?
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