ALREADY WAITING

"Did I mention I´m NOT having fun, yet?!"
"No. You did mention, though, that you think this is about the
dumbest idea I´ve ever had, and that you will throw every snake that
happens to crawl into your sleeping bag into my face."
"Oh. Good. - I´m NOT having fun yet."
"Buddy, you gonna love this, trust me. Fresh air, water, trees! No
noises, no smog, no-"
"-electricity? No tv? No zivilisation?!"
"My point exactly. - D´you hear that?"
"What, are we attacked by something already?"
"No, dummy, the quiet around you. Listen."
"All I hear is that funny noise your car always makes when I´m sitting in it."
"That´s the engine."
"That´s the engine choking out its last breath."
"Anyone ever told you you´re really the person one wants to have for company on a vacation?"
"Yeah, and she was definately a better driver than y... Hutch! - Why d´you stop like tha...? - Oh. `Triffic. I knew it. Wherever you drag me to, I can be sure there´s a bear already waiting for us."
"Uh ... what´re we gonna do now?"
"Hm. Turn around?"
"Oh no. I´m not goning to let a BEAR ruin my vacation! Hold on to something."
"Uh ... Hut... Hutch!"
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SLEEPLESS WILDERNESS

"Hutch, you asleep?"
"Hmmmm ...?"
"Hutch?"
"Hnwha...?"
"Hutch!"
"What?!"
"You asleep?"
"Not anymore! What´s the matter?!"
"I can´t sleep."
"You wake me up to tell me you can´t sleep?!"
"Oh, did I wake you up? I´m sorry, I thought you were just dozing."
"Starsk, it´s ... five in the morning. No one´s DOZING at that time! Why aren´t you asleep?"
"I can´t. I keep hearing noises."
"Then shut up, and they will stop."
"No, really. I think I heard a bear."
"There are no bears in this area of the park, Gordo. Now go back to sleep."
"But I heard something growling."
"Probably lack of sleep. You´re hallucinating. Go back to sleep."
"But-"
"Starsk!"
"Gna, gna, gna, go back to sleep, gna, gna, gna ... never wanted to come here in the first place ... sleeping on the ground ... bears in the morning ... no tv-"
"Starsky, shut up!"
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"Hutch?"
"Whatever you hear, it´s probably just something snoring, so go back
to sleep. And if it´s a bear, count it."
*growl*
"Ooookay, that´s it."
"Hey, where are you going? Starsky?"
"I´m outta here."
"C´mon, it´s probably just-"
"I´ll go sleep in the car."
"Hmpf. Chicken."
*louder growl*
"Uh ... hey, wait... I think I have the keys, Starsk."

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