DAVE IS A 38-YEAR-OLD CARTS GUY IN BENSALEM PA LIVING THROUGH THE WORST 14 MONTHS OF HIS LIFE. THEN HE SEES A LITTLE KID IN A SHOPRITE PARKING LOT SCRATCH HIS DAD DOWN HIS WHOLE FACE. THEN HE FEELS BETTER. _____________ Written and directed by Matt Schultz  Produced and sound designed by Will Kempner  Mastered by Alex Gilson  Performed by Matt Schultz, Sofia Manfredi, Jeremy Levick, Rajat Suresh, Brendan O’Hare, Cory Snearowski, Chris Gilman, and Jessye McGarry Artwork by Jake Schultz and Josh Schultz

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I hope you hear me out, here. On the vignettes.

Prologue: Dave’s Epiphany

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Confusion is nigh. It really is nigh, is the word.

I. The ShopRite on Bristol Rd. in Bensalem PA

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I see this every day at the Urgent Care and it’s never good.

II. The Bread Deals

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I never understood why we don’t celebrate the turkey vulture.

III. The McMansion

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The key in sales is an expressive face.

IV. The Growing Period with Gary Genesis

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Can I ever get back to where I was before?

V. Hotel Furniture

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Epilogue: Dave’s Epiphany II

DAVE IS A 38-YEAR-OLD CARTS GUY IN BENSALEM PA LIVING THROUGH THE WORST 14 MONTHS OF HIS LIFE. THEN HE SEES A LITTLE KID IN A SHOPRITE PARKING LOT SCRATCH HIS DAD DOWN HIS WHOLE FACE. THEN HE FEELS BETTER.

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Written and directed by Matt Schultz

Produced and sound designed by Will Kempner

Mastered by Alex Gilson

Performed by Matt Schultz, Sofia Manfredi, Jeremy Levick, Rajat Suresh, Brendan O’Hare, Cory Snearowski, Chris Gilman, and Jessye McGarry

Artwork by Jake Schultz and Josh Schultz