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You're still, oh my god.

I'm doing so well.

A. Just got in.

This is a friend of mine.

Hi, I'm David. I'm from cbc.

Oh, okay.

And we actually do a little piece on my dad.

Oh, okay.

And Ed Gaelic's partner, Alphran, has opened the door and looks surprised.

She appears to be in her late 50s, long, light brown hair tied back, wire rim glasses and rubber sandals.

He's so afraid of you, Dad.

He's so afraid of you.

Actually, he's out cutting down trees, believe it or not, in the rain.

Ed's not here, but we're invited inside to wait.

Almost immediately, Alphran begins a process of apology for she and Ed not going to Wayne's funeral.

Like when the funeral, like we sort of wanted to go, but then with all the shit that had happened, it was like, well, geez, maybe we shouldn't because you know, didn't go.

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