Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Thu-Huong Ha Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Sonia Barchilon ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:15
Hello. My name is Jarrett Krosoczka,
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ืฉืœื•ื. ืฉืžื™ ื’'ืืจื˜ ืงืจื•ื–ื•ืกืงื”,
00:18
and I write and illustrate books for children for a living.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ื•ืžืื™ื™ืจ ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืžื—ื™ื™ืชื™.
00:22
So I use my imagination as my full-time job.
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื™ ื›ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื”.
00:27
But well before my imagination was my vocation,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื“ืžื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ืคืš ืœืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉืœื™,
00:30
my imagination saved my life.
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ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
00:33
When I was a kid, I loved to draw,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“, ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ,
00:35
and the most talented artist I knew
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ื•ื”ืืžืŸ ื”ื›ื™ ืžื•ื›ืฉืจ ืฉื”ื›ืจืชื™
00:38
was my mother,
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ื”ื™ื” ืืžื ืฉืœื™,
00:40
but my mother was addicted to heroin.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืžื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื›ื•ืจื” ืœื”ืจื•ืื™ืŸ.
00:43
And when your parent is a drug addict,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ื•ืจื” ืžื›ื•ืจ ืœืกืžื™ื,
00:47
it's kind of like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football,
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ืืชื” ืงืฆืช ื›ืžื• ืฆ'ืจืœื™ ื‘ืจืื•ืŸ ืฉืžื ืกื” ืœื‘ืขื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ื“ื•ืจ,
00:50
because as much as you want to love on that person,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื”,
00:52
as much as you want to receive love from that person,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ืžืื•ืชื• ืื“ื,
00:55
every time you open your heart, you end up on your back.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืืชื” ืคื•ืชื— ืืช ื”ืœื‘, ืืชื” ื ื•ืคืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ.
00:58
So throughout my childhood, my mother was incarcerated
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ืื– ืœืื•ืจืš ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ ืืžื™ ื™ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ื›ืœื
01:02
and I didn't have my father because
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืื‘ื
01:04
I didn't even learn his first name until I was in the sixth grade.
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ื›ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืืช ืฉืžื• ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื•'.
01:07
But I had my grandparents,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืกื‘ื™ื,
01:10
my maternal grandparents Joseph and Shirley,
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ื”ืกื‘ื™ื ืžืฆื“ ืืžื ืฉืœื™, ื’'ื•ื–ืฃ ื•ืฉื™ืจืœื™,
01:12
who adopted me just before my third birthday
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ืฉืื™ืžืฆื• ืื•ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ืœืคื ื™ ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™
01:15
and took me in as their own,
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื ื,
01:17
after they had already raised five children.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื’ื™ื“ืœื• ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
01:19
So two people who grew up in the Great Depression,
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ืื– ืฉื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื’ื“ืœื• ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืฉืคืœ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
01:22
there in the very, very early '80s took on a new kid.
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ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-80 ืœื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœื’ื“ืœ ื™ืœื“ ื—ื“ืฉ.
01:27
I was the Cousin Oliver of the sitcom
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ "ื‘ืŸ ื”ื“ื•ื“ ืื•ืœื™ื‘ืจ"
01:29
of the Krosoczka family,
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ื‘ืงื•ืžื“ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืงืจื•ื–ื•ืกืงื”,
01:31
the new kid who came out of nowhere.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืžืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
01:34
And I would like to say that life was totally easy with them.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืื™ืชื ื”ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ื ื•ื—ื™ื.
01:38
They each smoked two packs a day, each, nonfiltered,
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ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืขื™ืฉื ื• ืฉืชื™ ื—ืคื™ืกื•ืช ืœื™ื•ื, ืฉื ื™ื”ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืคื™ืœื˜ืจ,
01:41
and by the time I was six,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืฉืฉ,
01:43
I could order a Southern Comfort Manhattan,
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืงื•ืงื˜ื™ื™ืœ "ืกืช'ืจืŸ ืงื•ืžืคื•ืจื˜ ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ",
01:45
dry with a twist, rocks on the side,
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ื™ื‘ืฉ, ืขื ืคืœื— ืœื™ืžื•ืŸ ื•ืงืจื— ื‘ืฆื“,
01:48
the ice on the side so you could fit more liquor in the drink.
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ื”ืงืจื— ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฆื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช ืžืฉืงื” ื‘ื›ื•ืก.
01:52
But they loved the hell out of me. They loved me so much.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื ื•ืจื ืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™. ื”ื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™.
01:55
And they supported my creative efforts,
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ื•ื”ื ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ืžืืžืฆื™ื ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™,
01:57
because my grandfather was a self-made man.
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ื›ื™ ืกื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื ืฉื‘ื ื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืžื•-ื™ื“ื™ื•.
02:00
He ran and worked in a factory.
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ื”ื•ื ื ื™ื”ืœ ืžืคืขืœ ื•ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ื•.
02:01
My grandmother was a homemaker.
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ืกื‘ืชื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืขืงืจืช-ื‘ื™ืช.
02:04
But here was this kid who loved Transformers
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื™ืœื“ ืฉืื”ื‘ ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ืจื™ืงื™ื
02:06
and Snoopy and the Ninja Turtles,
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ื•ืืช ืกื ื•ืคื™ ื•ืืช ืฆื‘ื™ ื”ื ื™ื ื’'ื”,
02:11
and the characters that I read about, I fell in love with,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืชืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ,
02:15
and they became my friends.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
02:18
So my best friends in life were the characters
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ืื– ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช
02:21
I read about in books.
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ืฉืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืงืจืืชื™ ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื.
02:23
I went to Gates Lane Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ื”"ืก ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ "ื’ื™ื™ื˜ืก ืœื™ื™ืŸ" ื‘ื•ื•ืกื˜ืจ ืฉื‘ืžืกืฆ'ื•ืกื˜ืก,
02:26
and I had wonderful teachers there,
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืฉื ืžื•ืจื™ื ื ื”ื“ืจื™ื,
02:29
most notably in first grade Mrs. Alisch.
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื’ื‘', ืืœื™ืฉ, ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื'.
02:32
And I just, I can just remember the love that she offered
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ืขื ื™ืงื”
02:36
us as her students.
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ืœื ื•, ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื”.
02:39
When I was in the third grade,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื’',
02:42
a monumental event happened.
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ืงืจื” ืื™ืจื•ืข ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
02:44
An author visited our school, Jack Gantos.
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ืกื•ืคืจ ื‘ื™ืงืจ ื‘ื‘ืช-ืกืคืจื ื•, ื’'ืง ื’ื ื˜ื•ืก.
02:46
A published author of books came to talk to us
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ืกื•ืคืจ ืฉืกืคืจื™ื• ื”ืชืคืจืกืžื• ื‘ื ืœืฉื•ื—ื— ืื™ืชื ื•
02:49
about what he did for a living.
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ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืœืžื—ื™ื™ืชื•.
02:52
And afterwards, we all went back to our classrooms
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ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื–ืจื ื• ืœื›ื™ืชื•ืช
02:55
and we drew our own renditions of his main character,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืฆื™ื™ืจ ื’ื™ืจืกื” ืžืฉืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืจืืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื•,
02:58
Rotten Ralph.
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"ืจืืœืฃ ื”ืจืงื•ื‘".
02:59
And suddenly the author appeared in our doorway,
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ื•ืœืคืชืข ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื”ืกื•ืคืจ ื‘ืคืชื—,
03:02
and I remember him sort of sauntering down the aisles,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืœื• ื‘ืžืขื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ืกืื•ืช,
03:05
going from kid to kid looking at the desks, not saying a word.
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžื™ืœื“ ืœื™ืœื“, ืžืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื‘ื“ืžืžื”.
03:09
But he stopped next to my desk,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื ืขืฆืจ ืœื™ื“ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
03:12
and he tapped on my desk, and he said,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืงืฉ ื‘ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืชื™ื• ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืžืจ,
03:14
"Nice cat." (Laughter)
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"ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœ ื—ืชื•ืœ." [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
03:17
And he wandered away.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื”ืœืื”.
03:19
Two words that made a colossal difference in my life.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžืœื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืœืœื• ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขืฆื•ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
03:25
When I was in the third grade, I wrote a book for the first time,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื’', ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืกืคืจ,
03:28
"The Owl Who Thought He Was The Best Flyer." (Laughter)
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"ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืฃ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืžืขื•ืคืฃ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ." [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
03:31
We had to write our own Greek myth,
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืื’ื“ื” ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ืช ืžืฉืœื ื•,
03:34
our own creation story, so I wrote a story about an owl
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ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื ื• ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื‘ืจื™ืื”, ืื– ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ื™ื ืฉื•ืฃ
03:36
who challenged Hermes to a flying race,
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ืฉื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืจืžืก ืœืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ืชืขื•ืคื”,
03:40
and the owl cheated,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืฃ ืจื™ืžื”.
03:43
and Hermes, being a Greek god, grew angry and bitter,
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ื•ื”ืจืžืก, ื›ืืœ ื™ื•ื•ื ื™, ื”ืชืจื’ื– ื•ื”ืชืžืจืžืจ,
03:46
and turned the owl into a moon,
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ื•ื”ืคืš ืืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืฃ ืœื™ืจื—,
03:48
so the owl had to live the rest of his life as a moon
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ื•ื›ืš ื ืืœืฅ ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืฃ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืืช ืฉืืจื™ืช ื—ื™ื™ื• ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื™ืจื—
03:50
while he watched his family and friends play at night.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื• ืžืฉืชืขืฉืขื™ื ื‘ืœื™ืœื•ืช.
03:53
Yeah. (Laughter)
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ื›ืŸ. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
03:57
My book had a title page.
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ื‘ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื“ืฃ ืฉืขืจ.
03:59
I was clearly worried about my intellectual property when I was eight.
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื“ืื’ ืžืื“ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 8.
04:03
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
04:06
And it was a story that was told with words and pictures,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืกื•ืคืจ ื‘ืžืœื™ื ื•ื‘ืื™ื•ืจื™ื,
04:09
exactly what I do now for a living,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื•ื,
04:12
and I sometimes let the words have the stage on their own,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืœืžืœื™ื ืœืชืคื•ืก ืืช ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื‘ืžื”,
04:15
and sometimes I allowed the pictures to work on their own
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืœืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
04:18
to tell the story.
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ืœืกืคืจ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
04:21
My favorite page is the "About the author" page.
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ื”ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืขืžื•ื“ "ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ".
04:24
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
04:26
So I learned to write about myself in third person
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™
04:29
at a young age.
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฆืขื™ืจ.
04:32
So I love that last sentence: "He liked making this book."
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ: "ื”ื•ื ื ื”ื ื” ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืกืคืจ ื–ื”."
04:36
And I liked making that book because I loved using my imagination,
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ื•ื ื”ื ื™ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
04:40
and that's what writing is.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”.
04:41
Writing is using your imagination on paper,
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ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ื ื™ื™ืจ,
04:43
and I do get so scared because I travel to so many schools now
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฉ ืžืื•ื“ ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืจ ื‘ื‘ืชื™-ืกืคืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš
04:46
and that seems like such a foreign concept to kids,
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ื•ื ืจืื” ืฉื–ื” ืžื•ืฉื’ ื–ืจ ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื,
04:49
that writing would be using your imagination on paper,
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ืฉื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ื ื™ื™ืจ,
04:53
if they're allowed to even write now within the school hours.
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ืื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืžืจืฉื™ื ืœื”ื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื.
04:57
So I loved writing so much that I'd come home from school,
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ืื– ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘, ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืžื‘ื™ืช-ื”ืกืคืจ,
04:59
and I would take out pieces of paper,
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ืฉื•ืœืฃ ืคื™ืกื•ืช ื ื™ื™ืจ,
05:02
and I would staple them together,
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ืžืฉื“ืš ืื•ืชืŸ ื™ื—ื“,
05:04
and I would fill those blank pages with words and pictures
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ื•ืžืžืœื ืืช ื”ื“ืคื™ื ื”ืจื™ืงื™ื ื”ื”ื ื‘ืžืœื™ื ื•ื‘ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื
05:07
just because I loved using my imagination.
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ืจืง ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
05:10
And so these characters would become my friends.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื™.
05:12
There was an egg, a tomato, a head of lettuce and a pumpkin,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ืฆื”, ืขื’ื‘ื ื™ื”, ืจืืฉ ื—ืกื” ื•ื“ืœืขืช,
05:15
and they all lived in this refrigerator city,
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื—ื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื”ืžืงืจืจ.
05:18
and in one of their adventures they went to a haunted house
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ื•ื‘ืื—ืช ื”ื”ืจืคืชืงืื•ืช ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื‘ื™ืช ืจื“ื•ืฃ-ืจื•ื—ื•ืช
05:21
that was filled with so many dangers
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืœื ื‘ืกื›ื ื•ืช ื›ื” ืจื‘ื•ืช
05:22
like an evil blender who tried to chop them up,
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืžืžื—ื” ืžืจื•ืฉืข ืฉื ื™ืกื” ืœืงืฆื•ืฅ ืื•ืชื,
05:27
an evil toaster who tried to kidnap the bread couple,
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ืžืฆื ื ืžืจื•ืฉืข ืฉื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื˜ื•ืฃ ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืœื—ื,
05:33
and an evil microwave who tried to melt their friend
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ื•ืชื ื•ืจ ืžื™ืงืจื•ื’ืœ ืžืจื•ืฉืข ืฉื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ืžื™ืก ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื,
05:35
who was a stick of butter. (Laughter)
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ื‘ื™ืœืช ื—ืžืื”. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
05:39
And I'd make my own comics too,
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ืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™ ื’ื ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก,
05:41
and this was another way for me to tell stories,
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ื“ืจืš ื ื•ืกืคืช ืœืกืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
05:43
through words and through pictures.
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžืœื™ื ื•ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื.
05:46
Now when I was in sixth grade,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื•',
05:48
the public funding all but eliminated the arts budgets
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ืคืกืง ื”ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช
05:51
in the Worcester public school system.
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ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ื™ืช-ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื•ื•ืกื˜ืจ.
05:53
I went from having art once a week
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ืžืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืืžื ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข
05:56
to twice a month
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืฉื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ
05:58
to once a month to not at all.
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ืคืขื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ, ื•ืื—ืจ ื–ื” ื ื’ืžืจ.
06:01
And my grandfather, he was a wise man,
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ื•ืกื‘ื™, ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ื›ื,
06:02
and he saw that as a problem, because he knew
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ืจืื” ื‘ื›ืš ื‘ืขื™ื”, ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื“ืข
06:04
that was, like, the one thing I had. I didn't play sports.
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ืฉื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™. ืœื ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜.
06:08
I had art.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช.
06:11
So he walked into my room one evening,
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ืื– ืขืจื‘ ืื—ื“ ื”ื•ื ื ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื“ืจื™,
06:13
and he sat on the edge of my bed,
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ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ ื‘ืงืฆื” ื”ืžื™ื˜ื”,
06:15
and he said, "Jarrett, it's up to you, but if you'd like to,
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ื•ืืžืจ, "ื’'ืืจื˜, ื–ื” ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ืš, ืื‘ืœ ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื”,
06:17
we'd like to send you to the classes at the Worcester Art Museum."
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืื•ืชืš ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื•ื•ืกื˜ืจ ืœืืžื ื•ืช."
06:19
And I was so thrilled.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ื”ืชืจื’ืฉืชื™.
06:21
So from sixth through 12th grade,
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ืื– ืžื›ื™ืชื” ื•' ื•ืขื“ ื™"ื‘,
06:23
once, twice, sometimes three times a week,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืœืืžื ื•ืช,
06:25
I would take classes at the art museum,
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ืคืขื, ืคืขืžื™ื™ื, ืœืคืขืžื™ื 3 ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
06:26
and I was surrounded by other kids who loved to draw,
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืงืฃ ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ,
06:29
other kids who shared a similar passion.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืขื ืชืฉื•ืงื” ื“ื•ืžื”.
06:33
Now my publishing career began when I designed the cover
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ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื‘ื” ืคืจืกืžืชื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืฉืขื™ืฆื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื˜ื™ืคื”
06:36
for my eighth grade yearbook,
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ืœืกืคืจ ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื—'.
06:38
and if you're wondering about the style of dress I put our mascot in,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืฉืžืœื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืœื‘ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืžืข ืฉืœื ื•,
06:42
I was really into Bell Biv DeVoe and MC Hammer
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืื“ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ื‘ ื“ื™ื•ื• ื•ืื ืกื™ ื”ืืžืจ,
06:44
and Vanilla Ice at the time. (Laughter)
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ื•ื•ื ื™ืœื” ืื™ื™ืก ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื”. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
06:48
And to this day, I still can do karaoke to "Ice, Ice Baby"
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ื•ืขื“ ืขืฆื ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืœืฉื™ืจ ืงืจื™ื•ืงื™
06:52
without looking at the screen.
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ืขื ื”ืฉื™ืจ "ืื™ื™ืก, ืื™ื™ืก ื‘ื™ื™ื‘ื™" ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ืžืกืš.
06:55
Don't tempt me, because I will do it.
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ืืœ ืชื‘ืงืฉื• ืžืžื ื™, ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืขื•ื“ ืืขืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”.
06:58
So I get shipped off to private school,
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ืื– ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืคืจื˜ื™,
07:00
K through eight, public schools, but for some reason
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ืžื”ื’ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ื›ื™ืชื” ื—' ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ืืš ืžืฉื•ื-ืžื”
07:02
my grandfather was upset that somebody
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ืกื‘ื™ ื”ืชืจื’ื– ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื•
07:05
at the local high school had been stabbed and killed,
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ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ ื ื“ืงืจ ืœืžื•ื•ืช,
07:07
so he didn't want me to go there.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืกื›ื™ื ืฉืืœืžื“ ืฉื.
07:10
He wanted me to go to a private school, and he gave me an option.
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ื”ื•ื ืจืฆื” ืฉืืœืš ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืคืจื˜ื™, ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ.
07:12
You can go to Holy Name, which is coed,
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ืœืœื›ืช ืœ"ื”ื•ืœื™ ื ื™ื™ื", ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืžืขื•ืจื‘,
07:14
or St. John's, which is all boys.
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ืื• ืœืกื ื˜ ื’'ื•ืŸ, ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
07:17
Very wise man, because he knew I would,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื›ื ืžืื•ื“, ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื“ืข ื‘ืžื” ืื‘ื—ืจ,
07:19
I felt like I was making the decision on my own,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™,
07:22
and he knew I wouldn't choose St. John's,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ื“ืข ืฉืœื ืื‘ื—ืจ ื‘ืกื ื˜ ื’'ื•ืŸ,
07:23
so I went to Holy Name High School,
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ "ื”ื•ืœื™ ื ื™ื™ื",
07:25
which was a tough transition because, like I said,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื‘ืจ ืงืฉื”, ื›ื™, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืžืจืชื™,
07:28
I didn't play sports,
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ืœื ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉื—ืงื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜,
07:29
and it was very focused on sports,
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ื•ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜,
07:32
but I took solace in Mr. Shilale's art room.
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ืืš ืื ื™ ืžืฆืืชื™ ื ื—ืžื” ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืจ ืฉื™ืœื™ื™ืœื™.
07:36
And I just flourished here.
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ืคืจื—ืชื™ ืฉื.
07:38
I just couldn't wait to get to that classroom every day.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงืฆืจ-ืจื•ื— ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื›ื™ืชื”.
07:42
So how did I make friends?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืจื›ืฉืชื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื?
07:44
I drew funny pictures of my teachers -- (Laughter) --
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ืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™ ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื - [ืฆื—ื•ืง] -
07:48
and I passed them around.
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ื•ื”ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื•ืœื.
07:51
Well, in English class, in ninth grade,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื˜',
07:55
my friend John, who was sitting next to me,
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื’'ื•ืŸ, ืฉื™ืฉื‘ ืœื™ื“ื™,
07:57
laughed a little bit too hard.
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ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื“ื™.
07:59
Mr. Greenwood was not pleased.
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ืื“ื•ืŸ ื’ืจื™ื ื•ื•ื“ ืœื ืื”ื‘ ืืช ื–ื”.
08:02
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
08:06
He instantly saw that I was the cause of the commotion,
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ื”ื•ื ืงืœื˜ ืžื™ื“ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืžื”ื•ืžื”,
08:09
and for the first time in my life, I was sent to the hall,
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ื•ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™, ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื”ื›ื™ืชื”,
08:13
and I thought, "Oh no, I'm doomed.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, "ืื•ื™ ื•ืื‘ื•ื™, ื”ืœืš ืขืœื™.
08:15
My grandfather's just going to kill me."
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ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื™ื”ืจื•ื’ ืื•ืชื™."
08:18
And he came out to the hallway and he said,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืœืžืกื“ืจื•ืŸ ื•ืืžืจ,
08:20
"Let me see the paper."
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"ืชืจืื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ."
08:21
And I thought, "Oh no. He thinks it's a note."
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, "ืื•ื™ ืœื. ื”ื•ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ืคืชืง."
08:26
And so I took this picture, and I handed it to him.
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ืื– ื”ื•ืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ื•ื”ื•ืฉื˜ืชื™ ืœื• ืื•ืชื”.
08:29
And we sat in silence for that brief moment,
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ื”ื•ื ื™ืฉื‘ ืจื’ืข ื‘ื“ืžืžื”,
08:32
and he said to me,
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ื•ืื– ืืžืจ ืœื™,
08:34
"You're really talented." (Laughter)
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"ืืชื” ืžืžืฉ ืžื•ื›ืฉืจ." [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
08:38
"You're really good. You know, the school newspaper
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ืืชื” ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘. ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
08:40
needs a new cartoonist, and you should be the cartoonist.
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ื–ืงื•ืง ืœืงืจื™ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ืกื˜ ื—ื“ืฉ, ื•ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืชื”.
08:43
Just stop drawing in my class."
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ืจืง ืชืคืกื™ืง ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืฉืœื™."
08:46
So my parents never found out about it.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืขืœ ื–ื”.
08:49
I didn't get in trouble. I was introduced to Mrs. Casey,
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ื•ืœื ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืฆืจื•ืช. ื”ื•ืฆื’ืชื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื’ื‘ืจืช ืงื™ื™ืกื™,
08:52
who ran the school newspaper,
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ืฉื ื™ื”ืœื” ืืช ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
08:54
and I was for three and a half years
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ื•ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืฉื ื™ื
08:58
the cartoonist for my school paper,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืงืจื™ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ืกื˜ ืฉืœ ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
09:01
handling such heavy issues as,
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ื•ื˜ื™ืคืœืชื™ ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืŸ,
09:03
seniors are mean,
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ื”ืฉืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืžืจื•ืฉืขื™ื,
09:06
freshmen are nerds,
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ื”ืืœื™ืคื™ื ื—ื ื•ื ื™ื,
09:08
the prom bill is so expensive. I can't believe how much it costs to go to the prom.
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ื ืฉืฃ ื”ืกื™ื•ื ื ื•ืจื ื™ืงืจ. ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื›ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจ ืœืœื›ืช ืœื ืฉืฃ ื”ืกื™ื•ื.
09:14
And I took the headmaster to task
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ื•ื’ื™ื™ืกืชื™ ืœื–ื” ืืช ื”ืžื ื”ืœ
09:18
and then I also wrote an ongoing story about a boy named Wesley
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ื•ื’ื ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื‘ื”ืžืฉื›ื™ื ืขืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื•ื•ืกืœื™
09:22
who was unlucky in love, and I just swore up and down
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ืฉืœื ื”ืœืš ืœื• ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืื”ื‘ื”, ื•ื ืฉื‘ืขืชื™ ืœื›ื•ืœื
09:25
that this wasn't about me,
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืขืœื™,
09:27
but all these years later it was totally me.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื–ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™.
09:31
But it was so cool because I could write these stories,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ื›ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
09:33
I could come up with these ideas,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช,
09:34
and they'd be published in the school paper,
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืชืคืจืกืžื™ื ื‘ืขืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
09:36
and people who I didn't know could read them.
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจ ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืงืจื•ื ืื•ืชื.
09:39
And I loved that thought, of being able to share my ideas
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ื•ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื–ืืช, ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
09:42
through the printed page.
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื ื™ื™ืจ ืžื•ื“ืคืก.
09:44
On my 14th birthday, my grandfather and my grandmother
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 14, ืกื‘ื ื•ืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื™
09:48
gave me the best birthday present ever:
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ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืืช ืžืชื ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื:
09:50
a drafting table that I have worked on ever since.
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ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืจื˜ื•ื˜, ื•ืžืื– ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™ื•.
09:55
Here I am, 20 years later,
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ื”ื ื” ืื ื™, ืื—ืจื™ 20 ืฉื ื”,
09:56
and I still work on this table every day.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
10:01
On the evening of my 14th birthday,
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ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื”-14,
10:03
I was given this table, and we had Chinese food.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื–ื”, ื•ืื›ืœื ื• ืื•ื›ืœ ืกื™ื ื™.
10:07
And this was my fortune:
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืคืชืง ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™:
10:11
"You will be successful in your work."
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"ืืชื” ืชื ื—ืœ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชืš."
10:13
I taped it to the top left hand of my table,
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ื”ื“ื‘ืงืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืชืง ืœื—ืœืง ื”ืฉืžืืœื™ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ,
10:16
and as you can see, it's still there.
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช, ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื.
10:18
Now I never really asked my grandparents for anything.
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ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžื”ืกื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ.
10:22
Well, two things: Rusty, who was a great hamster
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื‘ืขืฆื ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื: ืจืืกื˜ื™, ืฉื”ื™ื” ืื•ื’ืจ ื ื”ื“ืจ
10:24
and lived a great long life when I was in fourth grade.
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ื•ื—ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื“'.
10:28
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
10:31
And a video camera.
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ื•ืžืฆืœืžืช ื•ื™ื“ื™ืื•.
10:34
I just wanted a video camera.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืžืฆืœืžืช ื•ื™ื“ื™ืื•.
10:36
And after begging and pleading for Christmas,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ื•ื”ืชื—ื ื ืชื™
10:39
I got a second-hand video camera,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืœื—ื’ ื”ืžื•ืœื“ ืžืฆืœืžืช ื•ื™ื“ื™ืื• ื™ื“ ืฉื ื™ื™ื”,
10:41
and I instantly started making my own animations
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ื•ืžื™ื™ื“ ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื ื™ืžืฆื™ื•ืช
10:45
on my own,
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ื‘ืขืฆืžื™,
10:47
and all throughout high school I made my own animations.
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ื•ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืื ื™ืžืฆื™ื•ืช.
10:50
I convinced my 10th grade English teacher to allow me
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ืฉื›ื ืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืœืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื™' ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœื™
10:53
to do my book report on Stephen King's "Misery"
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”"ื‘ื•ืง ืจื™ืคื•ืจื˜" ืขืœ "ืžื™ื–ืจื™" ืฉืœ ืกื˜ื™ื‘ืŸ ืงื™ื ื’
10:56
as an animated short. (Laughter)
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ื›ืกืจื˜ ืื ื™ืžืฆื™ื” ืงืฆืจ. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
11:00
And I kept making comics.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก.
11:03
I kept making comics, and at the Worcester Art Museum,
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก, ื•ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื•ื•ืกื˜ืจ ืœืืžื ื•ืช
11:07
I was given the greatest piece of advice by any educator I was ever given.
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ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืขืฆื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื ืžืžื•ืจื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื•.
11:11
Mark Lynch, he's an amazing teacher
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ืžืืจืง ืœื™ื ืฅ', ืžื•ืจื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื
11:14
and he's still a dear friend of mine,
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื—ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืœื™,
11:16
and I was 14 or 15,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 14 ืื• 15,
11:19
and I walked into his comic book class halfway through the course,
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ื•ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ืฉืœื• ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ืงื•ืจืก
11:22
and I was so excited, I was beaming.
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ื•ื”ืชืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš, ื–ืจื—ืชื™.
11:24
I had this book that was how to draw comics in the Marvel way,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื‘ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืฆืืช ืžืืจื•ื•ืœ
11:27
and it taught me how to draw superheroes,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื™ืžื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืื™ืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™-ืขืœ,
11:29
how to draw a woman, how to draw muscles
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ืื™ืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืื™ืฉื”, ืื™ืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื
11:32
just the way they were supposed to be
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
11:34
if I were to ever draw for X-Men or Spiderman.
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ืœื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ืืช ืกื“ืจืช ืืงืกืžืŸ ืื• ืกืคื™ื™ื“ืจืžืŸ.
11:36
And all the color just drained from his face,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืข ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื–ืœ ืžืคื ื™ื•,
11:39
and he looked at me, and he said,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœ ื‘ื™ ื•ืืžืจ,
11:41
"Forget everything you learned."
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"ืชืฉื›ื— ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืช."
11:44
And I didn't understand. He said, "You have a great style.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™. ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื ื”ื“ืจ.
11:48
Celebrate your own style. Don't draw the way you're being told to draw.
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ืœืš ืขืœ ื”ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ืฉืœืš. ืืœ ืชืฆื™ื™ืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ.
11:52
Draw the way you're drawing and keep at it,
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ืชืฆื™ื™ืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื” ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ื•ืชืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื”ื–ืืช,
11:54
because you're really good."
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ื›ื™ ืืชื” ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘."
11:56
Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื”ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืœื ื—ืจื“ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืžืชื‘ื’ืจ
12:00
but after 17 years of having a mother
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืจื™ 17 ืฉื ื™ื ืขื ืืžื
12:03
who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo
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ืฉื ื›ื ืกื” ื•ื™ืฆืื” ืžื—ื™ื™ ื›ืžื• ื™ื•-ื™ื•
12:06
and a father who was faceless, I was angry.
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ื•ืื‘ื ืฉืœื ื”ื›ืจืชื™, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืœื ื›ืขืก.
12:10
And when I was 17, I met my father for the first time,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 17 ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ืื‘ื™ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
12:12
upon which I learned I had a brother and sister I had never known about.
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ื•ืžืžื ื• ื ื•ื“ืข ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืื— ื•ืื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืขืœ ืงื™ื•ืžื.
12:16
And on the day I met my father for the first time,
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ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ืื‘ื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื”
12:18
I was rejected from the Rhode Island School of Design,
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ื ื•ื“ืข ืœื™ ืฉืœื ื”ืชืงื‘ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืจื•ื“ ืื™ื™ืœื ื“,
12:21
my one and only choice for college.
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ื”ืงื•ืœื’' ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืืœื™ื•.
12:25
But it was around this time I went to Camp Sunshine
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœ"ืงืืžืค ืกืื ืฉื™ื™ืŸ"
12:27
to volunteer a week and working with the most amazing kids,
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ืœื”ืชื ื“ื‘ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื,
12:29
kids with leukemia, and this kid Eric changed my life.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื ืœื•ืงืžื™ื”, ื•ื™ืœื“ ื‘ืฉื ืืจื™ืง ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
12:33
Eric didn't live to see his sixth birthday,
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ืืจื™ืง ืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื’ื™ืœ 6,
12:35
and Eric lives with me every day.
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ื•ืืจื™ืง ื—ื™ ืื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
12:38
So after this experience, my art teacher, Mr. Shilale,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืืžื ื•ืช, ืžืจ ืฉืœื™ื™ืœื™,
12:41
he brought in these picture books,
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
12:43
and I thought, "Picture books for kids!"
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, "ืกืคืจื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื!"
12:44
and I started writing books for young readers
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืกืคืจื™ื ืœืงื•ืจืื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื
12:49
when I was a senior in high school.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
12:51
Well, I eventually got to the Rhode Island School of Design.
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืจื•ื“ ืื™ื™ืœื ื“ (RISD).
12:54
I transferred to RISD as a sophomore,
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืฉื ื‘ืฉื ื” ื‘',
12:56
and it was there that I took every course that I could on writing,
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ื•ืฉื ืœืงื—ืชื™ ื›ืœ ืงื•ืจืก ืืคืฉืจื™ ื‘ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”,
13:00
and it was there that I wrote a story about a giant orange slug
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ื•ืฉื ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ื—ืฉื•ืคื™ืช ื›ืชื•ืžื” ื•ืขื ืงื™ืช
13:04
who wanted to be friends with this kid.
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ืฉืจืฆืชื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“.
13:05
The kid had no patience for him.
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ืœื™ืœื“ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช ืืœื™ื•.
13:07
And I sent this book out to a dozen publishers
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ื•ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ืœืชืจื™ืกืจ ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืœืื•ืจ
13:10
and it was rejected every single time,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ื“ื—ื” ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
13:13
but I was also involved with the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืขื•ืจื‘ ื’ื ื‘ืžื—ื ื” ื”ืงื™ืฅ "ื”ื•ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื” ื•ื•ืœ ื’ืื ื’ ืงืืžืค",
13:15
an amazing camp for kids with all sorts of critical illnesses,
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ืžื—ื ื” ืงื™ืฅ ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžื—ืœื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช,
13:18
and it's those kids at the camp that read my stories,
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ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื‘ืžื—ื ื” - ื”ื ืืœื” ืฉืงืจืื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™,
13:22
and I read to them, and I saw that they responded to my work.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืงืจืืชื™ ืœื”ื, ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ื ืžื’ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™.
13:25
I graduated from RISD. My grandparents were very proud,
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ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘-RISD. ื”ืกื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื’ืื™ื ืžืื•ื“,
13:29
and I moved to Boston, and I set up shop.
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœื‘ื•ืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื•ืคืชื—ืชื™ ืฉื ื—ื ื•ืช.
13:32
I set up a studio and I tried to get published.
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ืคืชื—ืชื™ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ื•ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœืคืจืกื.
13:34
I would send out my books. I would send out hundreds of postcards
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ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืœื™. ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืžืื•ืช ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช
13:37
to editors and art directors,
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ืœืขื•ืจื›ื™ื ื•ืœืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืืžื ื•ืชื™ื™ื
13:39
but they would go unanswered.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื•ื ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”.
13:41
And my grandfather would call me every week,
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ื•ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืชืงืฉืจ ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
13:43
and he would say, "Jarrett, how's it going? Do you have a job yet?"
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ื•ืฉื•ืืœ, "ื’'ืืจื˜, ืื™ืš ื”ื•ืœืš? ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื›ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”?"
13:47
Because he had just invested a significant amount of money
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ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืงื™ืข ืกื›ื•ื ื›ืกืฃ ื ื›ื‘ื“
13:50
in my college education.
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ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
13:51
And I said, "Yes, I have a job. I write and illustrate children's books."
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื•ื ื” ืœื•, "ื›ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. ืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ื•ืžืื™ื™ืจ ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื."
13:55
And he said, "Well, who pays you for that?"
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉืืœ, "ื•ืžื™ ืžืฉืœื ืœืš ืขืœ ื–ื”?"
13:59
And I said, "No one, no one, no one just yet.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื ื™ืชื™, "ืืฃ ืื—ื“, ืืฃ ืื—ื“, ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื.
14:01
But I know it's going to happen."
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื”."
14:02
Now, I used to work the weekends at the Hole in the Wall off-season programming
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื™ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืฉื ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ "ื”ื•ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื” ื•ื•ืœ"
14:05
to make some extra money as I was trying to get my feet off the ground,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช ื›ืกืฃ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื•ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื™,
14:09
and this kid who was just this really hyper kid,
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ื•ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ื”ื™ืคืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™,
14:12
I started calling him "Monkey Boy,"
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื• "ื™ืœื“ ืงื•ืฃ,"
14:15
and I went home and wrote a book called "Good Night, Monkey Boy."
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ื•ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ื•ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ื‘ืฉื "ืœื™ืœื” ื˜ื•ื‘, ื™ืœื“ ืงื•ืฃ."
14:19
And I sent out one last batch of postcards.
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ื•ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืขื•ื“ ืกื‘ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช.
14:22
And I received an email from an editor at Random House
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืื™-ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืขื•ืจืš ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืืช "ืจืื ื“ื•ื ื”ืื•ืก"
14:26
with a subject line, "Nice work!" Exclamation point.
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ื•ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘, "ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื™ืคื”!" ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืจื™ืื”.
14:29
"Dear Jarrett, I received your postcard.
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"ืฉืœื•ื ื’'ืืจื˜, ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื” ืฉืœืš.
14:31
I liked your art, so I went to your website
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืื™ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœืš, ืื– ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืืชืจ ืฉืœืš
14:34
and I'm wondering if you ever tried writing any of your own stories,
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ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉืœืš,
14:38
because I really like your art and it looks like there are some stories that go with them.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืื™ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœืš ื•ื ืจืื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืžืœื•ื•ื™ื ืื•ืชื.
14:40
Please let me know if you're ever in New York City."
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ืชื•ื“ื™ืข ืœื™ ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืื ืืชื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืื™ ืคืขื ืœื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง."
14:45
And this was from an editor at Random House Children's Books.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื•ืจืš ื‘ืกื“ืจืช ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืจืื ื“ื•ื ื”ืื•ืก.
14:48
So the next week I "happened" to be in New York.
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืื—ืจื™ ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง "ื‘ืžืงืจื”".
14:50
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
14:53
And I met with this editor,
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ื•ื ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืขื ื”ืขื•ืจืš,
14:55
and I left New York for a contract for my first book,
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ื•ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืžื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ืขื ื—ื•ื–ื” ืœืกืคืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
14:59
"Good Night, Monkey Boy,"
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"ืœื™ืœื” ื˜ื•ื‘, ื™ืœื“ ืงื•ืฃ,"
15:00
which was published on June 12, 2001.
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ืฉืคื•ืจืกื ื‘-12 ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™, 2001.
15:03
And my local paper celebrated the news.
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ื•ื”ืขืชื•ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ ืคืจืกื ืืช ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื”.
15:09
The local bookstore made a big deal of it.
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ื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ืขืฉืชื” ืžื–ื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
15:13
They sold out of all of their books.
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ื”ื ืžื›ืจื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืชืงื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื.
15:15
My friend described it as a wake, but happy,
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืืžืจื• ืฉื–ื” ื›ืžื• ื˜ืงืก ืืฉื›ื‘ื” ืื‘ืœ ืฉืžื—,
15:19
because everyone I ever knew was there in line to see me,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื›ืจืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื ืขืžื“ ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื™
15:21
but I wasn't dead. I was just signing books.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืชืชื™. ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื—ืชืžืชื™ ืขืœ ืกืคืจื™ื.
15:24
My grandparents, they were in the middle of it.
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ื”ืกื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืฉื.
15:26
They were so happy. They couldn't have been more proud.
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ื”ื ืฉืžื—ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš. ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ื™ ื’ืื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
15:29
Mrs. Alisch was there. Mr. Shilale was there. Mrs. Casey was there.
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ื’ื‘' ืืœื™ืฉ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื. ืžืจ ืฉื™ืœื™ื™ืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืฉื. ื’ื‘' ืงื™ื™ืกื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื.
15:32
Mrs. Alisch cut in front of the line and said,
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ื’ื‘' ืืœื™ืฉ ื”ืชืคืจืฆื” ืœืจืืฉ ื”ืชื•ืจ ื•ืืžืจื”,
15:34
"I taught him how to read." (Laughter)
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"ืื ื™ ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืœืงืจื•ื." [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
15:37
And then something happened that changed my life.
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ื•ืื– ืงืจื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
15:40
I got my first piece of significant fan mail,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ืžื›ืชื‘ ื”ืžืขืจื™ืฆื™ื ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
15:42
where this kid loved Monkey Boy so much
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ืฉื‘ื• ืื™ื–ื” ื™ืœื“ ืื”ื‘ ืืช ื™ืœื“ ืงื•ืฃ ื›ืœ ื›ืš
15:45
that he wanted to have a Monkey Boy birthday cake.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ืจืฆื” ืขื•ื’ืช ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ื™ืœื“ ืงื•ืฃ.
15:49
For a two-year-old, that is like a tattoo. (Laughter)
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ืœื™ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืงืขืงื•ืข. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
15:53
You know? You only get one birthday per year.
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ? ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ืจืง ืคืขื ื‘ืฉื ื”.
15:56
And for him, it's only his second.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื”ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื•.
15:59
And I got this picture, and I thought,
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™,
16:00
"This picture is going to live within his consciousness
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"ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืชื—ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืชื•ื“ืขื” ืฉืœื•
16:02
for his entire life. He will forever have this photo
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื•. ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืชืžื™ื“ ืชื”ื™ื”
16:06
in his family photo albums."
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ื‘ืืœื‘ื•ื ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ืฉืœื•."
16:09
So that photo, since that moment,
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ืื– ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช, ืžืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข, ืžื•ืกื’ืจื”
16:11
is framed in front of me while I've worked on all of my books.
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ื•ื ื™ืฆื‘ื” ืžื•ืœื™ ื›ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
16:14
I have 10 picture books out.
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10 ืกืคืจื™ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืคื•ืจืกืžื•.
16:17
"Punk Farm," "Baghead," "Ollie the Purple Elephant."
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"ื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืื ืง," "ืจืืฉ-ืฉืงื™ืช," "ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืคื™ืœ ื”ืกื’ื•ืœ."
16:20
I just finished the ninth book
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ืœื ืžื–ืžืŸ ื’ืžืจืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืชืฉื™ืขื™
16:23
in the "Lunch Lady" series, which is a graphic novel series
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ื‘ืกื“ืจืช "ืžื‘ืฉืœืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ," ืกื“ืจืช ืจื•ืžื ื™ื ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื
16:25
about a lunch lady who fights crime.
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ืขืœ ืžื‘ืฉืœืช ืฉื ืœื—ืžืช ื‘ืคืฉืข.
16:28
I'm expecting the release of a chapter book
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ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ืชืคืจืกื ืกืคืจ ืจืืฉื™ืช ืงืจื™ืื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™
16:30
called "Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked."
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ืฉื ืงืจื "ื™ื—ื™ื“ืช ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื‘ืจื•ื•ื–ืŸ: ื”ืฆืคืจื“ืข ืฉื”ืจื™ื—ื” ืืช ื”ืคืจื—ื™ื ืžืœืžื˜ื”"
16:34
And I travel the country visiting countless schools,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ื•ืกืข ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ืžื‘ืงืจ ื‘ืื™ื ืกืคื•ืจ ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ,
16:38
letting lots of kids know that they draw great cats.
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ื•ืื•ืžืจ ืœื”ืžื•ืŸ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื™ื ื—ืชื•ืœื™ื ื ื”ื“ืจื™ื.
16:42
And I meet Bagheads.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคื•ื’ืฉ ืจืืฉื™-ืฉืงื™ืช.
16:45
Lunch ladies treat me really well.
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ืžื‘ืฉืœื•ืช ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืืœื™ ืžืžืฉ ื™ืคื”.
16:49
And I got to see my name in lights
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ื•ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืจืกื
16:54
because kids put my name in lights.
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ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
16:56
Twice now, the "Lunch Lady" series has won
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ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื ืกื“ืจืช "ืžื‘ืฉืœืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ" ื–ื›ืชื”
16:58
the Children's Choice Book of the Year in the third or fourth grade category,
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ื‘ืคืจืก ื—ื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืงื”ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื” ื‘ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื™ืช ื›ื™ืชื” ื’' ืื• ื“',
17:01
and those winners were displayed
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ื•ื”ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ื”ื•ืฆื’ื•
17:03
on a jumbotron screen in Times Square.
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ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืกื›ื™ ืขื ืง ื‘ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก ืกืงื•ื•ืจ.
17:07
"Punk Farm" and "Lunch Lady" are in development to be movies,
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"ื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืื ืง" ื•"ืžื‘ืฉืœืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ" ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืคื™ื›ืชื ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื,
17:10
so I am a movie producer
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ืื– ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืคื™ืง ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข
17:12
and I really do think, thanks to that video camera
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืื•ืชื” ืžืฆืœืžืช ื•ื™ื“ื™ืื•
17:15
I was given in ninth grade.
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ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื˜'.
17:18
I've seen people have "Punk Farm" birthday parties,
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ื’ื’ื™ื ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ื‘ื ื•ืฉื "ื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืื ืง,"
17:20
people have dressed up as "Punk Farm" for Halloween,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืชื—ืคืฉื™ื ืœ"ื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืื ืง" ื‘ืœื™ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื,
17:23
a "Punk Farm" baby room,
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ื—ื“ืจ ืœืชื™ื ื•ืง ื‘ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ "ื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืื ืง,"
17:25
which makes me a little nervous for the child's well-being in the long term.
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ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฉ ืžืขื˜ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื• ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืืจื•ืš.
17:30
And I get the most amazing fan mail,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ ืžืขืจื™ืฆื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื,
17:32
and I get the most amazing projects,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื,
17:35
and the biggest moment for me came last Halloween.
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ื•ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ืœื™ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.
17:38
The doorbell rang and it was a trick-or-treater
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ืคืขืžื•ืŸ ื”ื“ืœืช ืฆืœืฆืœ ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ืœื“ ืฉื‘ื ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืชืง ืื• ืชืขืœื•ืœ
17:40
dressed as my character. It was so cool.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื•ืคืฉ ืœื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื’ื ื™ื‘.
17:44
Now my grandparents are no longer living,
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ื”ืกื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืคื˜ืจื•,
17:47
so to honor them, I started a scholarship at the Worcester Art Museum
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ืื– ื›ืžื—ื•ื•ื” ื›ืœืคื™ื”ื ื™ื–ืžืชื™ ืžืœื’ื” ืขืœ ืฉืžื ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื•ื•ืกื˜ืจ ืœืืžื ื•ืช
17:50
for kids who are in difficult situations
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ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืงืฉื”
17:54
but whose caretakers can't afford the classes.
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ื•ืฉืžื™ ืฉืžื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื”ื ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืฉืœื ืœื—ื•ื’ื™ื.
17:56
And it displayed the work from my first 10 years of publishing,
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ื•ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืฆื’ื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืชื™ื™ ืž-10 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืกืคืจื™ื™ ื™ืฆืื• ืœืื•ืจ
17:59
and you know who was there to celebrate? Mrs. Alisch.
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื™ ื‘ืื” ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืื™ืชื™? ื’ื‘' ืืœื™ืฉ.
18:02
I said, "Mrs. Alisch, how are you?"
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ืืžืจืชื™, "ื’ื‘' ืืœื™ืฉ, ืžื” ืฉืœื•ืžืš?"
18:04
And she responded with, "I'm here." (Laughter)
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืขื ืชื”, "ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ." [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
18:07
That's true. You are alive, and that's pretty good right now.
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ืืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื, ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืจืข ื›ืจื’ืข.
18:13
So the biggest moment for me, though,
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ืื– ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืชื™,
18:15
my most important job now is I am a dad myself,
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื™ ื›ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฆืžื™ ืื‘ื,
18:17
and I have two beautiful daughters,
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืชื™ ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžืงืกื™ืžื•ืช,
18:19
and my goal is to surround them by inspiration,
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ื•ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืงื™ืฃ ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ื”ืฉืจืื”,
18:22
by the books that are in every single room of our house
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ืžื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื—ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
18:25
to the murals I painted in their rooms
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ื“ืจืš ืงื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืฉืขืœื™ื”ื ืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™
18:28
to the moments for creativity where you find, in quiet times,
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ื•ืขื“ ืœืจื’ืขื™ ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
18:32
by making faces on the patio
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื™ื ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ื—ืฆืจ
18:35
to letting her sit in the very desk
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ื•ื’ื ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื” ืœืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™
18:37
that I've sat in for the past 20 years.
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ืื•ืชื• ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืขืœื™ื• ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช.
18:40
Thank you. (Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื”. [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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