
Every morning, planes resembling the shape of an eagle's head fly over the Middletown neighborhood several times, each time preventing people from getting a good night's sleep. Nicholas Edwards is already accustomed to the roar of the engine, which has become an alarm clock for him. Nick himself is dressed in a worn white shirt and trousers that have crude patches on them, as sewing services have become an expensive business.
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“When will brushes with toothpaste finally go on sale?” Nick thinks, spitting out the toothpaste.
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In the half-empty refrigerator, Nick takes a half-eaten dinner, saved just in case. Dollars are no longer valuable in the new realities, but Nick is still accustomed to the new currency that replaces the dollar, which is experiencing a crisis every day due to external factors.
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After breakfast, Nick goes to work to disassemble “Dead” cars for spare parts, and only the devil knows where these spare parts are taken. On his way to work, Nick witnesses how two armed bird-people push an obese man into a truck with tinted glass, one could only guess about the driver’s appearance, who could be driving one of the people working for these bird-people or one of the same Birdman is behind the wheel.
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-If the truck is a farmer’s, then it’s not surprising what fate awaits this fat man and others like him. How I want to taste a fresh beef steak. - Nick is depressed.
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Arriving at the car dismantling point, Nick uses a cordless metal hacksaw to saw the cars together with his companion Rusty, who earns money for family needs, leaving himself only 5% of the earnings.
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“How much do you think we can earn today?” Nick ask Rusty.
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-I think it’s 10,000 theos for all these disassembled cars.-
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-With a dollar it’s easier to look at the future than at these...-
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A guard approaches and fires a weak discharge at Rusty.
“Watch your language if you want to live,” the guard leaves the bird.
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-I shouldn't say that, Rusty.-
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-You're right, but I can't live like this anymore.-
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While standing in line to receive their paychecks, Nick and Rusty predicted how much money they would get for the work they did.
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When it was their turn, they were both given a salary.
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-Hey, what's the matter? Why so little? - Rusty complains
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-You have not fulfilled the assigned norm for car disassembly.-
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-Even if we cut it, it still won’t give any result.-
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-Let's not hold up the line!-
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