The Day of the Triffids - Discussion of Safe Havens in Spain
Christine Durrant: [seeing the devastated French naval base at Toulon]
Where will we go in Spain?
Bill Masen:
Well, there's a big American naval base in southern Spain at Cadiz. They're equipped for disaster. They got supplies. They're disciplined.
Christine Durrant:
So were the French at Toulon.
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The Day of the Triffids - Exploring Feelings of Guilt and Responsibility
Bill Masen:
Feel guilty, hmmm?
Christine Durrant:
Maybe.
Bill Masen:
You know why?
Christine Durrant:
Why?
Bill Masen:
Because you survived. Bettina, Coker & all the rest dead. And you're alive, and you wonder why.
Christine Durrant:
That's exactly right.
Bill Masen:
Yeah, I know the feeling. During the war, you get a ship shot out from underneath you. All your friends gone, and only a handful left. And you ask yourself "Why me? Why not someone better?
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