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Shea looks at a piano, walks toward it. SHEA

How am I supposed to load this on a wagon and get it across A FUCKING RIVER?!?!? AND OVER MOUNTAINS ...

Thomas studies the man.

THOMAS He don’t have a pistol. JOSEF No. SHEA Against your religion? JOSEF Against our laws. We weren’t allowed. SHEA None of you have firearms? JOSEF ... Do we need them?

Shea stares at him, then laughs. SHEA Do you need them ... Thomas looks at the ground, shakes his head.

SHEA (CONT’D) We need more men. To protect you. To help hunt for food. Talk to your group and see how much money you can come up with so we can hire them. JOSEF More money ... Two hundred per family is the price. SHEA There’s a new price. JOSEF The church warned us about people like you. You try to change rules. (MORE)

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