E7 - Caffeine, Temptation, and Jealousy

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    I've come to deliver your oxygen!
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    CELL
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    Right. Thanks for all your hard work!
[00:08] ---
    If you could stamp this receipt here, please...
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    RECEIVED
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    Thank you very much!
[00:19] ---
    I'm wiped. I think I'll take a break.
[00:26] ---
    Someone's working his tail off.
[00:29] ---
    All right.
[00:31] ---
    I guess I'll make some energy.
[00:37] ---
    Whoa!
[00:42] ---
    A-Are you all right?
[00:44] ---
    S-Somebody help me!
[00:46] ---
    Whoa!
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    - It's all your fault!
    - Huh?
[00:52] ---
    It's because of that oxygen you delivered!
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    EPISODE 7:
    CAFFEINE, TEMPTATION, AND JEALOUSY
[02:33] ---
    Did you hear?
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    There was another accident!
[02:37] ---
    Yeah, you mean the kind
    where oxygen turns into ROS, right?
[02:41] ---
    Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS).
[02:43] ---
    A generic term for oxygen that's been altered
    into a highly reactive chemical compound.
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    Highly oxidative,
    they can cause cellular aging.
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    Scary, huh?
[02:54] ---
    We're not getting enough nutrients as it is.
    We can't go on like this.
[02:57] ---
    Hey! You there!
[03:00] ---
    I saw you! It was you who brought the oxygen
    to the cell who had that accident, right?
[03:05] ---
    Uh, y-yes.
[03:07] ---
    So, that was on you, right?
    Well, screw you! Get your act together!
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    That's right! It turned into ROS
    because of your lousy handling, am I right?
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    So, what are you going to do
    to make it right?
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    Well...
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    I think you have the wrong idea.
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    Hey man...
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    What we deliver is oxygen,
    no question about it.
[03:27] ---
    I'm told that when oxygen turns into ROS...
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    it's almost always
    because of the body's internal environment.
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    Risk factors for increased production of ROS
    include an inadequate supply of nutrients...
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    such as Vitamin E,
    due to aging or improper diet,
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    smoking and ultraviolet exposure.
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    I get that you're all pretty worried,
    but instead of pointing fingers...
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    why don't we all work together
    for the sake of this world?
[03:53] ---
    Oh, never mind. Let's go.
[03:57] ---
    Hey, I owe you one.
    You really know your stuff, huh?
[04:00] ---
    Well, this is the world we work in.
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    But who knew that the oxygen we deliver
    could end up hurting the cells?
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    Kind of hard to swallow, huh?
[04:12] ---
    Oh hey, we've got
    some place to be, remember?
[04:15] ---
    Yeah, the awards ceremony
    for rookie Red Blood Cells, was it?
[04:19] ---
    What a drag!
[04:21] ---
    You said it!
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    And now, it gives me pleasure to announce...
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    the winner of this term's Top Rookie Award,
    for delivering the most oxygen...
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    AA2153, please join me on stage!
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    What, me?
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    Hey, isn't that your buddy? Wow!
[04:41] ---
    Yeah, uh...
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    You're always hanging out with him, right?
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    So, does that mean you're a hotshot, too?
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    No, not me.
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    Hey! This is looking really bad!
[04:52] ---
    That's it! You're on your own now!
[04:54] ---
    Right. I'm always...
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    Let's get out of here!
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    I'm not running.
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    I can't allow myself to run away!
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    Even if I'm right next to him,
    all I ever do is try to run away.
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    Look how far he's left me behind.
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    Congratulations!
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    Please keep up the good work
    as the pride of your class!
[05:24] ---
    Yes, sir!
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    And as for the disappointing few
    among you who missed their quotas,
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    now that you're Red Blood Cells,
    delivering oxygen is all that matters.
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    Follow this young man's example
    and deliver oxygen to the best of your ability.
[05:46] ---
    Pretty impressive, that buddy of yours.
    Top Rookie Award, huh?
[05:51] ---
    So, how did you do?
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    Nothing to write home about.
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    They should just do away
    with ceremonies like this, huh?
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    They had them back in our day, too.
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    It's probably just to let the higher-ups
    pat themselves on the back!
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    The guys who get the awards
    might get a kick out of it,
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    but for losers like us who miss quotas,
    it's hell, am I right?
[06:10] ---
    We know just how you feel.
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    It's the same for us. We work our tails off,
    and our efforts go unacknowledged.
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    So unfulfilling, huh?
[06:21] ---
    - Want to come with us?
    - Huh?
[06:24] ---
    You know, somewhere
    that'll give us a boost...
[06:27] ---
    Somewhere that'll give us a boost?
[06:29] ---
    You'll see when you get there.
[06:32] ---
    I...
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    I think I'll pass.
[06:35] ---
    Jeez, he's no fun.
[06:39] ---
    Well, he'll join us one of these days.
[06:41] ---
    That kid is one of us.
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    Good work.
[06:48] ---
    Uh, yeah.
[06:49] ---
    Where are you headed now?
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    The Sebaceous Gland in a scalp pore.
[06:52] ---
    Same here.
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    Is that right?
[06:57] ---
    Look, you don't have to slow down
    for my sake, okay?
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    Since you're the Top Rookie and all.
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    Hey, come on!
    That was just totally random.
[07:06] ---
    Just be happy about it
    because it's a great feat!
[07:09] ---
    Huh? Yeah. Sorry.
[07:12] ---
    Oh no. No need to apologize or anything.
[07:17] ---
    We haven't been here
    since the spot balding incident, huh?
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    PORES
    HAIR ROOT
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    I wonder how the Hair Matrix Cells are doing.
[07:26] ---
    Huh?
[07:28] ---
    There's no hair!
[07:30] ---
    Either the hair roots are closed
    or the hair's all thin.
[07:34] ---
    And the Hair Matrix Cells
    don't seem to have much energy.
[07:40] ---
    Hair Matrix Cell...
    Long time no see.
[07:42] ---
    Oh, it's you. Thanks again for helping us
    during the spot balding incident.
[07:47] ---
    Hasn't there been
    any hair growth since then?
[07:50] ---
    Yeah, well, there's actually been more hair loss
    thanks to poor circulation from stress.
[07:54] ---
    Oh, is that right?
[07:56] ---
    Um, how do I get to the Sebaceous Gland?
[07:59] ---
    Right, it's right above us.
    You can ride up on that.
[08:08] ---
    It's supposed to be
    at the top of these stairs.
[08:11] ---
    What, higher?
    And we have to take the stairs?
[08:21] ---
    What a workout,
    getting up these stairs.
[08:26] ---
    I'll carry some of those cylinders in your box.
[08:28] ---
    It's okay.
[08:30] ---
    Don't worry. I can handle it.
[08:32] ---
    I said it's okay. I mean it.
[08:34] ---
    You don't have to overdo it.
[08:35] ---
    Which part of "It's okay" don't you get?
[08:39] ---
    Fine.
[08:54] ---
    Hey, what's up with that?
[08:55] ---
    That's...
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    ROS!
[08:58] ---
    What?
[09:02] ---
    Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) attacks
    the Red Blood Cells' membranes,
[09:07] ---
    robbing them of their ability
    to transport oxygen.
[09:10] ---
    Let's get out of here!
[09:19] ---
    It looks like we're safe now!
[09:21] ---
    This sucks! What the heck is going on?
[09:24] ---
    SEBACEOUS GLAND
[09:24] ---
    This way.
[09:26] ---
    Okay.
[09:27] ---
    Whoa, it's all oily in here!
    What a filthy room!
[09:31] ---
    My apologies.
[09:34] ---
    Oh hey, so you're here!
    Sorry I said it was filthy.
[09:38] ---
    Please don't give it another thought.
[09:39] ---
    After all, it's true.
[09:42] ---
    Sebaceous Gland Cell.
[09:43] ---
    Divides repeatedly inside the Sebaceous Gland
    by the Pore, storing sebum.
[09:49] ---
    We've come to deliver your oxygen.
[09:52] ---
    I hate to trouble you,
    but if you could kindly set one down there
[09:54] ---
    and attach the other one outside...
[09:57] ---
    As the Sebaceous Gland is ready to burst,
    I can't move a muscle.
[10:01] ---
    Sure!
[10:07] ---
    Is that all right?
[10:09] ---
    Yes, I really appreciate it.
[10:10] ---
    Getting a delivery of fresh oxygen
    on my last day!
[10:14] ---
    What do you mean, your last day?
[10:17] ---
    You see, I'm retiring today.
[10:20] ---
    What?
[10:21] ---
    Not that I know how much
    I was able to contribute to this body...
[10:25] ---
    but somehow, I managed
    to see this job through to the end!
[10:28] ---
    Oh, would you like some tea?
    Please feel free to take a break here.
[10:33] ---
    Oh, please don't go to any trouble.
[10:35] ---
    I'm truly grateful
    to all you Red Blood Cells.
[10:39] ---
    Running all over this body
    is quite commendable.
[10:43] ---
    Oh no.
[10:45] ---
    Uh, Sebaceous Gland Cell,
    what kind of work did you do?
[10:49] ---
    It wasn't much of a job.
[10:51] ---
    All I ever did was store sebum here
    to protect the body and preserve moisture.
[10:57] ---
    Oh really?
    But that's such an important job!
[11:00] ---
    No, all I did was hole up in this room
    and wait for the sebum to build up.
[11:06] ---
    But now at last,
    I've stored a sufficient amount.
[11:11] ---
    And I can do something useful
    for this body.
[11:13] ---
    How are you going to
    transport all this sebum?
[11:17] ---
    I'm going to rupture myself along with
    this bag and scatter it outside this body.
[11:22] ---
    - What?
    - What?
[11:23] ---
    When a Sebaceous Gland dies,
[11:26] ---
    the expanded fat stored within it
    bursts simultaneously,
[11:29] ---
    and it leaks out of the pores,
    all over the skin.
[11:32] ---
    But if you do that, then you'll...
[11:36] ---
    Forgive me. It seems like my time is up.
[11:40] ---
    As it wouldn't do to expose you
    to such a filthy sight, if you please...
[11:44] ---
    Oh, right.
[11:45] ---
    Let's go.
[11:50] ---
    Now then, as this is my grand exit...
[11:53] ---
    I just hope this won't generate any ROS.
[12:02] ---
    Sebaceous Gland Cell...
[12:08] ---
    That's ROS!
[12:10] ---
    It's the one I delivered!
[12:13] ---
    What's this smell?
    My eyes are stinging!
[12:15] ---
    It stinks!
[12:16] ---
    Nonenal detected in a scalp pore!
[12:19] ---
    It's producing an acrid odor!
[12:20] ---
    An acrid odor from a scalp pore?
[12:24] ---
    Body odor from aging?
[12:26] ---
    Body odor from aging.
[12:28] ---
    When the palmitoleic acid contained in the fat
    secreted by the Sebaceous Glands is oxidized by ROS,
[12:35] ---
    it's converted into a substance called "nonenal,"
    generating body odor.
[12:40] ---
    What the cell is this smell?
[12:42] ---
    My eyes!
[12:45] ---
    - It's my fault!
    - Huh?
[12:47] ---
    Sebaceous Gland Cell put his life
    on the line to do this job...
[12:51] ---
    but because the oxygen I delivered
    turned into ROS again—
[12:55] ---
    It's not your fault! There's another reason
    why there's more ROS.
[12:58] ---
    Has this ever happened to you?
    Has any oxygen you delivered turned into ROS?
[13:03] ---
    Well, maybe not that,
    but that's only by chance, and—
[13:06] ---
    No.
[13:08] ---
    - It's just the way it is.
    - Huh?
[13:11] ---
    You and I are different!
[13:14] ---
    Hold on!
[13:15] ---
    Stay away from me!
[13:17] ---
    A role model like you
    shouldn't be hanging out with me.
[13:30] ---
    Hey, you look pretty wiped.
[13:38] ---
    Don't avoid us like that.
[13:41] ---
    We're all Red Blood Cells.
    All we want is to have each others' backs.
[13:45] ---
    Let's go get a boost together.
[13:53] ---
    Where are we?
[13:55] ---
    The small intestine.
[13:57] ---
    You can feel the effects to some extent
    no matter where you are,
[13:59] ---
    but these are the VIP seats.
[14:01] ---
    Only a handful of Red Blood Cells ever get
    any praise no matter how hard we work.
[14:06] ---
    The fatigue just keeps building up,
    but who's worried about us?
[14:09] ---
    So, that's the thing that brings us salvation.
[14:12] ---
    That?
[14:14] ---
    It won't be long now, I bet.
[14:17] ---
    The ingested nutrients
    are arriving in the small intestine!
[14:22] ---
    Not again!
[14:25] ---
    Is this alcohol?
[14:27] ---
    No. This is...
[14:30] ---
    Manna from heaven!
[14:38] ---
    Here it comes! I can feel it surging!
[14:42] ---
    - Wh-What's this?
    - What do you say?
[14:45] ---
    Can't you feel that power surge?
[14:48] ---
    It rains down at least five times a day,
[14:50] ---
    and it totally puts that straight arrow
    classmate of yours to shame!
[14:54] ---
    Whoa!
[14:57] ---
    Blood vessel, dilating!
[14:58] ---
    The blood flow is about to increase!
[15:03] ---
    All right, let's deliver like crazy!
[15:04] ---
    Yeah!
[15:06] ---
    Energy drinks.
[15:07] ---
    The general term for beverages
    sold as pick-me-ups or as dietary supplements
[15:13] ---
    to counter physical fatigue.
[15:14] ---
    They contain caffeine
    which enhances mental alertness,
[15:18] ---
    and arginine, known to boost energy
    and expand the blood vessels.
[15:22] ---
    Known to be effective in physical recovery.
[15:27] ---
    Hey, hold up!
[15:28] ---
    What, is that you? Long time no see!
    Are you doing okay?
[15:32] ---
    Yeah. Looks like you're on a roll there, huh?
[15:35] ---
    Thanks to all the caffeine and arginine!
    We've been getting a lot of it lately!
[15:39] ---
    True. Thanks to that stuff, I'm not so tired,
    and I've been working more efficiently,
[15:45] ---
    but once the effects wear off,
    I start feeling a little listless, and—
[15:49] ---
    When that happens, all you have to do
    is get showered with it again.
[15:53] ---
    See, here it comes! Whoo!
[15:55] ---
    The second it washes over me,
    it gives me instant energy!
[15:58] ---
    Do you think it's okay?
[15:59] ---
    I mean, it's not great to feel exhausted
    after working, but...
[16:04] ---
    What are you saying?
[16:05] ---
    I was just wondering
    if it's too good to be true or not.
[16:08] ---
    There must be some kind of catch—
[16:09] ---
    There you go again! Mouthing off
    like the role model that you are!
[16:13] ---
    Remember what they told us?
    That as long as we're Red Blood Cells,
[16:15] ---
    all that matters
    is how much oxygen we can deliver.
[16:19] ---
    No matter how we go about it,
    as long as we produce, it's all good!
[16:23] ---
    See? It's surging now! See ya!
[16:36] ---
    Which way?
[16:39] ---
    Go, go, go!
[16:45] ---
    Jeez, you're still here?
[16:47] ---
    You sure took your time on that delivery.
    What happened to you, Top Rookie?
[16:52] ---
    Well, the vein's all tangled up in here—
[16:56] ---
    Wh-What's that?
[16:58] ---
    What's going on?
[16:59] ---
    The capillaries in the nasal cavity
    have ruptured!
[17:01] ---
    It appears to have caused hemorrhaging
    from the Kiesselbach's plexus!
[17:04] ---
    Too much arginine in the system can lead
    to excessive dilation of the blood vessels,
[17:09] ---
    making one more susceptible
    to nosebleeds.
[17:11] ---
    Nosebleed!
[17:16] ---
    Whoa!
[17:28] ---
    Hey, over here!
[17:30] ---
    Reach out your hand!
[17:32] ---
    All right!
[17:34] ---
    Are you okay?
[17:35] ---
    No problem! I don't need your help!
[17:39] ---
    C'mon, what are you doing? Hurry!
[17:45] ---
    Come on!
[17:46] ---
    This way! Hurry!
[17:50] ---
    No good!
[17:51] ---
    I have no strength!
[17:53] ---
    Huh? Why not?
[17:56] ---
    I feel listless. The effects...
    The effects have worn off.
[18:02] ---
    Caffeine addiction.
[18:03] ---
    Caused by the neurotoxic nature
    of caffeine itself.
[18:08] ---
    Cessation of caffeine often triggers headaches,
    lethargy and other withdrawal symptoms.
[18:14] ---
    That kid got over exposed
    to caffeine and arginine!
[18:19] ---
    Please!
[18:22] ---
    Give me some caffeine!
    Some arginine! Somebody! Hurry!
[18:27] ---
    This is no time to be talking like that!
[18:32] ---
    Give it up! He can't be saved!
[18:34] ---
    But no...
[18:37] ---
    It turned out just like you said.
[18:41] ---
    It's because I got too dependent
    on that stuff.
[18:45] ---
    Losers are losers no matter what they do.
[18:49] ---
    I was always the first to bolt,
    and all I did was get in your way!
[18:55] ---
    A guy like me...
[18:56] ---
    doesn't deserve to live.
[18:58] ---
    Don't give up! There isn't a single cell
    who doesn't deserve to live!
[19:03] ---
    At the very least, I...
[19:06] ---
    It was because of you!
[19:08] ---
    I decided to give it my all to keep up with you
    because you were there!
[19:11] ---
    And there were so many times that I was able
    to stay put and make a stand because I had you!
[19:17] ---
    There's only so much
    that a Red Blood Cell can do on his own.
[19:21] ---
    That's why...
[19:23] ---
    I need you!
[19:26] ---
    I need you, my precious friend!
[19:34] ---
    Don't give me that!
[19:37] ---
    Jeez, listen to you,
    always saying the right thing!
[19:42] ---
    Because of you...
[19:44] ---
    Because of you...
[19:49] ---
    I want to live just a little longer now, dammit!
[19:57] ---
    One more push!
[20:10] ---
    Damn you!
[20:23] ---
    Look at you, totally out of breath!
[20:28] ---
    What happened to you, Top Rookie?
[20:32] ---
    You're going there again?
[20:46] ---
    Enough with the teen drama!
[20:48] ---
    PLATELETS
[20:48] ---
    You're in the way! Get lost already!
[20:51] ---
    Right! Sorry about that!
[20:55] ---
    Take good care of your friend.
[21:08] ---
    Yo, you're in the zone again today, huh?
[21:10] ---
    But it must be about to wear off.
[21:13] ---
    Come on, let's go to our usual spot.
[21:22] ---
    Sorry. I'm going to pass.
[21:26] ---
    All right, I've got a delivery to make.
[21:28] ---
    Don't you need it
    because you have a delivery to make?
[21:31] ---
    What I need right now
    isn't caffeine or arginine.
[21:36] ---
    What do you need, then?
[21:37] ---
    That...
[21:39] ---
    I'm too embarrassed to tell you.
[23:19] ---
    PREVIEW
[23:20] ---
    This body hasn't gotten any sleep
    for two full days.
[23:23] ---
    CALVES
[23:24] ---
    The pulmonary embolism
    formed in the deep vein
[23:26] ---
    PULMONARY EMBOLISM
[23:26] ---
    is now advancing
    toward the upper torso!
[23:28] ---
    QUICK THINKING
[23:28] ---
    What can we do
    to overcome this crisis?
[23:31] ---
    CALVES, PULMONARY EMBOLISM,
    AND QUICK THINKING