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Commissioned by the Ministry
of Culture and Arts of Ukraine

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Ukranimafilm

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On warm sunny days
in moist places,

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if you look carefully,

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you may see a snail.

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Snails are weak, helpless creatures
who move very slowly,

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and who therefore carry their home
on their backs - their shell.

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A HOME FOR A SNAIL

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Moreover, snails are also edible

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and some insist
that they are very tasty!

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It sometimes happens that snails
lose their home

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and then they become very speedy,

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since they're surrounded by a predatory
and hungry world in which
it is easy to become prey.

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Sometimes snails gather in huge numbers,
organizing what are basically cities.

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Snails who have lost their home

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can take up residence in any
suitable object.

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Vacant homes in such places
are a huge rarity!

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As soon as any home
becomes vacant there,

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someone will immediately
take up residence in it.

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In these places, homes can have
two rooms,

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or three rooms,

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or even multiple floors.

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A home may be made of
any hollow object

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or place which one's small,
tasty body can squeeze into.

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Go away!

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DIOGENES

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Some homes are easy to get into

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but very difficult to get out of.

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And some snails take up residence
in, to put it mildly,

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less-than-favourable conditions.

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Even in prison, there simply
weren't any free spots!

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A snail with no home
is a tasty prey

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and predators may turn out to be fairly
resourceful and quick-witted,

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despite everything.

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Therefore, weak and helpless creatures
who have lost their home

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must be very, very quick!

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The life of a homeless snail
is an endless series of escapades!

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It is one big marathon
in search of home.

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A constant battle for their
place under the sun,

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an endless life-and-death
competition.

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Victory goes to the most
quick and quick-witted.

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Such are the rules of the game in that
community of small, helpless creatures.

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In times of danger,

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snails can separate into a multitude
of small, elemental beings -

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for example, in order to overcome
some hurdle.

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But most scientists figure that this
is mere fable, fib and superstition.

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"My home is my fortress" -

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that's what snails who have
finally gotten home say.

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The snail shell is a
very complicated construction

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that is maximally adapted to the life
of a small and helpless creature.

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Its most important function

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is to protect the animal from external
infringements on its peace and safety.

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Waiting for...
...has disqualified...

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You have been watching the program
"From the Lives of Animals".

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Until next time!

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screenwriter and director
O. Pedan

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art director I. Kotkov
composer O. Sparinskiy

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camera O. Nikolayenko
sound V. Pashkevich

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character design and fabrication
O. Pedan, I. Kotkov

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animators
S. Melnichenko, O. Pedan

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digital processing V. Radkevich,
G. Nikonova, I. Krivonos

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artists
A. Radchenko, V. Gahun, Ya. Rudenko

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narrator Yu. Kovalenko
ass. director L. Skroybizh

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montage L. Mokrousova
script editor S. Kutsenko

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production director
V. Kilinskiy

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THE END

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Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine
2005

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