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Cicada by Shaun Tan — Transcript

by Brendan Brumby · 191 words · 35 segments · language en · Watch on YouTube

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  1. 0:02hello how can I help you good morning oh
  2. 0:05how are you today oh come on please hold
  3. 0:09hello how can I help you this
  4. 0:10conversation might be monitored for
  5. 0:12quality control what is your location
  6. 0:14hello how can I help you secondo working
  7. 0:21tall building data entry clerk
  8. 0:23seventeen-year no sick day no mistake
  9. 0:27Tok Tok Tok seventeen-year no promotion
  10. 0:32Human Resources say Sakata
  11. 0:35not human need no resources talk talk
  12. 0:39talk
  13. 0:40no socata allowed in office bathroom
  14. 0:44socata go downtown 12 blocks each time
  15. 0:48company doc pay tok tok tok human never
  16. 0:53finished work socata always stayed
  17. 0:56finish work nobody thinks socata talk
  18. 1:00talk talk
  19. 1:03human poet uh no like I gotta say things
  20. 1:07new things thinks about a stupid dog dog
  21. 1:11dog
  22. 1:13socata no afford rent leave office wall
  23. 1:17space company pretend no doc doc doc
  24. 1:2317-year cicadas hires no party no
  25. 1:27handshake boss a clean desk talk talk
  26. 1:31talk cigar the go to top of tall
  27. 1:42building time to say goodbye
  28. 1:49[Music]
  29. 2:04[Music]
  30. 2:06socata all fly back to forest sometimes
  31. 2:10think about human can't stop laughing
  32. 2:13top okay that's all thank you very much
  33. 2:18enjoy
  34. 2:22[Music]
  35. 2:27[Music]

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