An Archeological Dig

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. EXT. KOWLOON PARK - 10:15

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7. Entering via the East gate, PETER walks up a path.

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9. PETER (V.O.): I used to come here a lot in the early 1970s and early 1990s.

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11. Peter looks around.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The sands of time sink fast.

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15. Pausing.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Where have all the landscapes gone?

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19. Observing.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't leave any trace of my passages.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But memories come flooding back.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. SWIMMING POOL, KOWLOON PARK - 10:30

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31. Swimming, Peter is among the ELDERLY.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I thought about hiking in Cheung Chau or Lantau Island this morning.

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35. Swimming.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Then, I had the urge to fix a defective pedal switch in a music store in Tsimshatsui.

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39. Swimming.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having gone back to my chambers briefly, I'm exercising here.

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43. Swimming.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yesterday, I had hours of mild headaches. Not sure if it was due to stress or dehydration.

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47. Swimming.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But it reminds me of relaxion, and health is wealth.

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51. EXT. AVIARY, KOWLOON PARK - 12:45

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53. PETER (V.O.): I don't know the aviary here.

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55. Holding his smart phone, Peter has its camera aiming at a pair of grey parrots with red tails.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): These African parrots are obsessed with kissing. Here they come again.

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59. Peter captures the moments.

61. EXT/INT. HONG KONG HERITAGE DISCOVERY CENTRE, KOWLOON PARK - 13:00

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63. Peter sees a sign: Lights of Jinsha - The Ancient Shu Civilisation 30/12/2022 - 29/3/2023.

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65. PETER (V.O.): Should I see it?

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67. Pausing.

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69. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I don't see it now and want to see it later, I've to fly to Chengdu.

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71. Smiling.

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73. PETER (V.O.): I don't mind going to Chengdu. I've a tri-lingual song called "Go Chengdu"...

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75. Stepping inside the Centre, Peter begins the discovery tour.

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77. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):Our heritage makes us unique.

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79. Inside the exhibition hall, Peter examines pieces of bronze and jade exhibits unearthed from archeological sites in Sichuan Province.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Well, these sacrificial artifacts reveal the civilisation of ancient Shu of 4000 years ago.

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83. At a corner, Peter watches a video clip being shown.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I tend to believe collecting experience is better than collecting things, as experience impact on our personality and identity.

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87. Thinking.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But experience can't be unearthed. Without the unearthed things, there can be no inference what ancient civilisation was like.

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91. Thinking.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Would our physical world be replaced by the virtual world?

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95. Pausing.

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97. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Would an archeological dig be like mining a metaverse in the multiverses in future?

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99. Act 3

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101. EXT. KOWLOON PARK - 14:15

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103. Leaving the Centre, Peter walks down a path.

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105. PETER (V.O.): Life humbles me as I grow old. I unearth my stories.

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107. Reflecting.

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109. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is the discovery of a person's potential like an archeological dig?

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111. Pausing.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If so, I've to dig mine more fully.

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115. Peter exits via the South gate.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END