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![PANEL 1: ARTHUR, a yellow duck, stands on top of a rock, mouth wide singing loudly; while FLACO, a green lizard, sits next to the rocks enjoying the song.
ARTHUR: [music notes] How do you solve a problem like Mariaaaaa [music notes]
PANEL 2: ARTHUR stops to think, FLACO looks up at him.
ARTHUR: — well WAIT. Maybe you DON’T.
PANEL 3: Close up on ARTHUR as he thinks.
ARTHUR: Maybe…you come t the realization you’re not meant to change others.
PANEL 4: ARTHUR continues to think.
ARTHUR: Maybe it’s a realization that your desire to change THEM reflects only your powerlessness to change yourself.
PANEL 5: ARTHUR stands on the rock, pontificating, while FLACO, tired of this, stands up.
ARTHUR: You are not the omniscient narrator of others lives. You do not have the power or the right to —
PANEL 6: ARTHUR notices FLACO walks away. FLACO’s tail is seen as he leaves the panel.
ARTHUR: hey. HEY.
PANEL 7: ARTHUR, still standing on the rock, yells to FLACO off panel.
ARTHUR: We were singing! GET BACK HERE.
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