MYSTERIOUS, DON'T YOU ?
BUT I KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU
THAN YOU THINK I DO.
USED TO BE A SOLDIER.
PROBABLY AN OFFICER
OF SOME RANK.
AND YOU'RE HERE IN THE VALLEY
FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
AND WHAT'S THAT ?
IT'S OBVIOUSLY
NOT TO LEARN FARMING.
WELL, ALL THAT MATTERS IS
THAT YOU PROTECTED THE FARM.
SO I'M GONNA TRUST YOU
WITH ITS SECRET.
COME WITH ME.
WE'LL BE RUNNING
A PIPELINE DOWN HERE,
SO YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS
SOONER OR LATER.
IT'S A-- TORCH.
MY HUSBAND SEARCHED
YEARS FOR THIS.
I FOUND IT
JUST AFTER HE DIED.
[ Rushing Water ]
[ Rushing Continues ]
IT'S PURE WATER ?
AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF IT.
COMES OUT OF THE GROUND
THAT WAY.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT
I'M GONNA DO WITH IT.
WILL YOU LIGHT THAT,
PLEASE ?
I'M GONNA IRRIGATE
THIS ENTIRE VALLEY.
SEE, I'M GONNA BUILD
AN AQUEDUCT, WHICH WILL CUT
STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
FROM THERE, IT CAN BRANCH OUT
TO THE INDIVIDUAL FARMS.
EACH FARM WILL HAVE
ITS OWN SOURCE OF WATER.
THAT'S A REALLY--
WHO THOUGHT OF THIS ?
I DID.
IT'S A REALLY SIMPLE--
YOU DID ?
ALL BY MYSELF.
HOW MANY PEOPLE
KNOW ABOUT THIS ?
JUST YOU AND TARK.
YOU DO REALIZE THE HORDES
THAT ARE GONNA MIGRATE HERE.
YES.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
A NEW CITY IN MERIDIAN.
[ Sighs, Chuckles ]
AHH.
???? [ Whistling ]
???? [ Continues ]
- ???? [ Stops ]
- [ Horse Whinnying ]
???? [ Resumes ]
???? [ Continues ]
???? [ Whistling ]
WHAT'S THE MATTER ?
NEVER SEEN A GROWN MAN NAKED ?
YOU'RE VERY COOL
FOR A MAN IN YOUR POSITION.
LET'S CUT OFF HIS BALLS
AND SLIT OPEN HIS GUT.
YOU SHOULDN'T PLAY
WITH SHARP OBJECTS.
STAND BACK.
GIVE HIM ROOM.
- VERY PLEASANT HERE.
- IT WAS.
YOU GOT A LOT OF GUTS.
OF COURSE, YOU REALIZE
IF I WANTED YOU KILLED,
YOU'D BE DEAD BY NOW.
MAYBE.
I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.
I JUST WANT THE LAND.
MY WELLS ARE RUNNING DRY.
I NEED MORE WATER.
WELL, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD
USE IT MORE CONSERVATIVELY.
THAT'S FOR THE PEASANTS.
THERE'S MORE WATER HERE
THAN ANYONE REALIZES.
I KNOW IT'S HERE.
EVENTUALLY, I'LL FIND IT.
WHOEVER CONTROLS THE WATER
CONTROLS THE VALLEY.
I'D LIKE YOU
TO WORK FOR ME.
- WHY ?
- YOU'RE AN IMPRESSIVE MAN.
WITH YOU ON MY SIDE,
THE PEASANTS LOSE HEART,
GIVE UP THE FIGHT.
WHAT WOULD THEY DO ?
WHERE WILL THEY GO ?
WHAT DOES IT MATTER ?
THEY'RE PIG HERDERS.
THEY SQUAT ANYWHERE.
THEIR KIND ALWAYS DOES.
OH, AND UH--
YOU'LL MAKE IT
WORTH MY WHILE.
[ Chuckles ]
THINK ABOUT IT.
DON'T THINK TOO LONG.
WORK WITH ME,
NOBODY GETS HURT.
TURN ME DOWN,
A LOT OF PEOPLE GET HURT.
[ Snorting ]
[ Neighing ]
???? [ Resumes Whistling ]
[ Creaking ]
OH, NO.
[ Laughing ]
[ Drunken Men ]
?? THE YEAR OF THE SCUD
IN DOUBLE-OH-THREE ??
?? AND THEY ESCAPED
FROM THE WARS ??
?? YEAR OF THE SCUD
IN DOUBLE-OH-THREE ??
?? DOUBLE-OH-THREE
DOUBLE-OH-THREE ??
?? IT WAS THE YEAR OF THE SCUD
IN DOUBLE-OH-THREE ????
[ Drunken, Indistinct ]
[ Deep Snoring ]
YOU'RE UP LATE.
I WAS RESTLESS.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG
SINCE I FELT SAFE
ON THE FARM.
SO, YOU FEEL SAFE NOW ?
YES.
IT'S A RELIEF TO HAVE
THE MILL WORKING AGAIN.
DO YOU THINK
THE TUBING WILL HOLD ?
YES.
BLADES AREN'T TOO TIGHT ?
ARE YOU SURE...
THAT IT'S GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT ?
DO YOU EVER WONDER WHAT
PEOPLE WERE LIKE BEFORE
THE SANDSTORMS CAME ?
[ Sighs ]
NEVER LOST ANY SLEEP
OVER IT.
[ Groans, Sighs ]
WHAT IS IT ?
JUST AN OLD INJURY.
TURN OVER.
NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
TURN... OVER.
[ Sighs, Grunts ]
RELAX.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
I WAS MARRIED TO
A SOLDIER ONCE, REMEMBER ?
[ Sighs ]
YOU PRETEND
YOU NEVER FEEL ANY PAIN.
YOU THINK YOU'RE...
INVULNERABLE.
JUST LIKE HIM.
YOUR HUSBAND'S DEAD.
I KNOW.
I BURIED HIM.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD, KASHA.
YOU'VE DONE WELL ON YOUR OWN.
ONLY BECAUSE
I'VE HAD TO.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Whispering ]
SUN'S COMING UP.
WE BETTER GET BACK
TO THE FARM.
WE CAN REPAIR THE BLADES.
DEPENDS ON WHAT
THEY DID TO THE PUMP.
OFF !  GET OUT HERE !
WHAT ?  WHAT ?
THEY DID THE JOB WELL.
[ Metal Clanging ]
HOPELESS !
[