Kes (1969)

Ken Loach made his name directing television plays, but it was his second cinema feature Kes that demonstrated the extent of his cinematic imagination. Adapted from Barry Hines’s novel A Kestrel for a Knave, it tells of fifteen-year-old Billy Casper (David Bradley), who seems destined for a life in the coal mines of his home town, Barnsley. But Billy’s discovery of a kestrel, and his dedication in training it, give him optimism – however temporary.

Chris Menges’s cinematography is as lyrical as John Cameron’s score, which seems to reflect Billy’s hidden potential while simultaneously sounding cautionary notes. Loach’s relaxed direction of a cast that includes ex-wrestler Brian Glover and future Chariots of Fire writer Colin Welland is as impressive as the unsentimental tenderness with which he depicts Billy’s life.

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The road There lives a guy I’d like you all to know he grew a great marrow for the looten flower show he showed it to a lady who lived just along the way and when she saw the size of it he had the [Applause] lady what a beauty oh she that what’s a want man it’s must be 18 in long or more it’s such a lovely color it’s nice and round and F whoever watch I’ve never seen one as big as it before Billy ni late the bleding things Billy Billy let me get these bleeding

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Stimulating come on let get ready you’re two weeks later already you three get down before I come put you down Casper what do you think you’re doing get down there why you changed no Casper you make me sick every lesson it’s the same old Story please sir have no kit

Sir every lesson for the past four years you begged and borrowed and skyed and sced why is he cing all this lock like it you can’t don’t know sir your mom says it’s a w money especially now leaving you hav be leaving the past four years have you

Lad no sir the buy somebody spending money can’t you don’t like football so what’s that got to do with it Casper don’t know anyway I don’t get enough get a job then L get a job I’ve got one sir pay you don’t me Casper you have to get

To me Mom I’m paying my fines like in stalls everywh you should keep out of trouble lad keep out of trouble I ain’t been in trouble sir not since last time I’ll get you something Casper I’ll get you something is that it now Casper oh [ __ ] me m right Casper of

Those me can’t get into them can’t you right F you then Cas take a gper took him in the private showing the musle man it just come back from be pull them up Casper pull them up roll them down Casper lot by the do there do lot come on get changed where

Enough time already give you a sample of my footballing skills a rare Delight I won’t tell you again come on move that goall that goall a minut come here two teams you’re the captain right line up on the halfway line quickly I first bit budget first off you

Get our best players do you want to play football and you want to do some math fdet then come here speed Walker clock Crossman low Jo Ryder Parker Norton Parker Casper I’ve got to have you come on don’t act come on put them around your waist now

Right we’ll play with the wind downhill this way B your inside right come on why you today sir Liverpool B don’t know Club colors Manchester United strip this they playing Striker oh Char today lad all over the field too goold for striker of course uh char up turn laow

Is he you trying to tell me about football no I’m just telling you try tell me anyway Den laws in the watch this week who’s in the gosper what position supposed to be playing don’t know sir inside left inside left back there idiot in the gos

I can’t go now chance to learn in the gos think about it right d where Manchester United who are you we’ll be spur then there’s no class of colors right then it’s Manchester United versus Spurs in this important fifth round cup TI here at Old Trafford and it’s the fairhead slightly baling CH

To kick off come on speed why you playing yes should have been on the Move lad was at your feet Rider quickly where [Applause] Team come on quickly Casper I’ve never seen such L work in my life I’ve never seen such work in what off S work lad s work let that ball at the field Parker get this get this sh done know after youle I on no one moves till this ball kicked just watch this

Go right [Applause] C behind 18 Y Line the referee’s decision is final [Applause] and that boys is how to take a penalty not one way kick the other right come on lad and Bobby Charlton has equalized for Manchester United and the score is one goal get some leg what he was bleeding milking that big

Fat G what did you say what did you say not sir right get off in that changing room get off sir I won’t tolerate on a football pitch not fair sir I don’t care who he is play this game like gentleman right inside back for you Lad get come on [Applause] P Come on clay oh go on boy [Applause] Casper what do you think you all need a banana get down I’ll make you luck in a minute thank you have for my next streak I’ll show do it so that that b s as iron no it’s like a stone in

It freezing my feet are like Blocks Your Eyes my knees look at them going paleet it’s going white I should have brought it on [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] great go I’ll give you I’ll give you a great goal the six round C six round I’ll give you six the best of made done your way lost again sir better look next time disgusting Yes sir to get on Sir really sir forgot something no sir sure yes sir what about the showers just do that have you seen him a shower no sir have you no sir have you sir have you seen him have a shower oh sir Casper when sir just now has he had a

Shower had a shower sir Casper had a shower what you fooling about at like ask Casper had a shower I’ll fix you sir speed if you fool about anymore you get what Casper just had no one’s seen you have a shower Casper because you haven’t

Had one anyway my mom say have a shower come here what you want to say a show say I’ve got C where’s your note then you see your note can you bring it this afternoon sir that’s no good lad hold one now any boy wishing to be excused physical education

Or showers must at the time of the lesson produce a sealed letter of explanation signed by one of his parents or his legal guardian you can’t go L hey come here a shower to let me drip dry then show come on where go this dog did it your dog did it don’t r

S a dog we inland Don’t hurry you’re not going anywhere better a proper water I’ve been once I’ve been in in the shower lad I’ve been in the shower lad I’ve get home in the shower Rider Speed come here you to yes you too come on want you two to stay here and see

There doesn’t come out you what sir said stay there and see there doesn’t come out got sweat on Casper you might need a caller after your exertions in go I we go here not was it right when you let that go in deliberately no you can’t you can stay

There Ser I don’t care they can serve themselves for once you should put me and go so you know I’m useless now just jum to learn Wor I don’t care what he gets if he thinks I’m running my blood to W for 90 minutes for him to deliberately throw the game away another things Coming got [Applause] do Too far now we going love man look W I’d be on top of well the daylight today another 10 minutes I’ll be at bottom on it 3 by hey by uh [Applause] Yeah Day To live more near This morning’s reading is taken from Matthew 18: 10 to4 never despise one of these little ones I tell you they have their guardian angels in heaven who look continually on the face of man my heavenly father suppose a man has 100 sheep if one of them Strays does he not leave the other

99 on the hillside and go in search of the one that tray and if he should find it I tell you this he is more delighted over that sheep than over the 99 that never strayed in the same way it is not your heavenly father’s will that one of

These little ones should be lost here end this morning’s reading stop stop that infernal cing every morning alike clear your throats on the way to school not here sounds more like a dirt track than an assembly hall come out come out that boy who coughed Mr hesker somewhere near you I

Think fetch that boy out down it was you you were C he w’t yes he was I heard you it won’t sir come on don’t argue we know it won’t honest head Master Study come on McDow I might have known it get to my office and Heaven help you now say the Lord’s

Prayer hands get eyes closed our father Our Father little kid hand off nearly it my my what’s your Fashion on H it’s brought this off an all just DED kid and got him well is that yeah just in case he gets me what do you call it Cass Cass he’s a nice bird I shouldn’t like gandling Casper

Casper up on your feet you were asleep were you Casper I don’t know sir I know you were you were asleep why were you asleep you a r scoundrel don’t know sir I know why you’re roolling the streets at night inad be home in B see me in my

Office afterwards I’ll give you something to saep about seat now here are the announcements a reminder that the youth employment officer will be here this afternoon to meet the Easter levers your parents should have been told but if any boy has forgotten or thinks that his parents may

Wish to attend his interview then he can consult the list on the main notice board for the approximate times and finally fin for three members of the smoker Union caught yesterday behind the game store room there will be a meeting with me after assembly when I

Will be pleased to see and hear them pay their dues he better not stick me f me Father up if he does was I bringing the father down I don’t know when the comes that’s the me last time he came he got stick off when he came down they all laughing

At him they yeah they might be say about my they’re right he not going to stick me any message Mr yeah she favorite trick lik to keep you waiting thinks it makes it worse give me till 4:00 I’m not bothered as long I’d rather s and do

Lessons will have to after we out gles I can’t think I’m a SM as well not say you but’ll say CH and if you find some money we’ll get two extra want some fish instead want to take the better prayers okay if I get K you give me some

It some fist if I don’t ping SLE right you lost man on your way pal room you locked Inside same old faces same old faces 10 years this school’s been opened and 10 years have we seen after every assembly a line of boys here and the same old faces s shut upad don’t interrupt I close the door I’ve taught in this city for over

30 years I taught some of your parents your father McDow in the old slum schools in the city before they built this fine estate this wonderful school things are know better now than they were then I just can’t understand this generation I thought I knew something something about young people I should be

Able to you know with my experience but with you no it just seems a complete waste of money and a waste of time like it’s a waste of time dogging do now why not even listen are you McDow yes sir no you’re not CR you’re not listening are

You sir no you’re not none of you are listening at that glaze expression your faces you never listen yours is the generation that never listens cu never tell you anything you’re the sophisticated ones they all your music and your gear but you know it’s superficial it’s a Sheen there’s nothing solid or worthwhile

Underneath why do I know this why do I know there’s been no advance in discipline or decency or morals or manners why do I know it because I still have to use this to use boys every day why in the 20s and 30s I could understand it they were hard times

But they produce qualities in people that ulot will never have I can be stopped in the street by someone I taught then and we’ll talk about the old days and we’ll laugh about the thrashings that I gave him but what do I get from you lot a honk from a greasy pimply faed

Youth sitting at the wheel of a big second and car I don’t know I just don’t know no guts no backbone nothing to commend you whatsoever mere fodder for the mass media and so until someone produces a better solution I’ll continue to use this gain knowing fully well that you’ll

Be back for it time and time and time again you smokers will go out of here with your hands ringing but will it stop you smoking you’re already looking forward to smoking at break you what are you grinning about no to you are I bet you’re already thinking about smoking at

Break empty your pockets they’re loaded with cigarettes come on all of you empty your pockets pleas quiet land empty your pockets so you don’t understand empty your pockets lad disgusting please sa you again you again sir empty your pockets sir I’ve brought a message empty your pockets I don’t believe

It I don’t believe this empty Pockets lad empty your pockets when you’re told come on lad ah a regular little cigarette factory aren’t you pull that rubbish away now I hope it’s going to be a lesson to you I don’t suppose for one minute it

Will be I don’t doubt before the end of the week you’ll be back in here again for exactly the same crime smoking perhaps once in a while it might sink in yes sir that you’re wasting your money that it’s your money that you’re burning and it’s your hands that get

Caned when you come in here good morning andent of the Gladiators have have you been Mr grass sir for the stick sir how many did you get it not bad bad hope it didn’t on sit down now fact and tell me what a fact is don’t give me

A fact you know don’t say that Guthrie’s got a Tatty anything like that the fact is something what you find evidence out truth something that you know has actually happened this is a fact all right have you got that clear tip it sit up straight and I want

The rest of you to look at him if you can bear it and tell me some facts about Tibet what to know he’s always trying to go with L at night is He is smoked get all right all right I’m not interested in what he does out of school hours as long as he doesn’t come into the class smoking a [ __ ] all right come on you people who AR thinking right Julie I want you to think of an incident

That’s happened to you sometime in the past that is true and that you think will interest the rest of the class all right well uh we went to this all night party yesterday And about 3:00 we we are dancing in Garden me arest can’t and uh this woman come across Front Road and uh she tell us to to make less noise while she’d fetch police so well so we said let her fetch him she wanted so she fetched him things that had actually happened

How about another one what about you Casper Casper what sir what sir you’d know if you’d been listening what have we we just been talking about stories soon what kind of stories you haven’t been listening to a word I’ve said have you yes sir some of it some of it stand

Up right now you’re going to tell little story about yourself I don’t know any soon you don’t know any well you stand there till you do always somebody isn’t it he somebody who wants to be awkward just won’t be interested doesn’t matter what you do just like you Casper come

On I’ll give you 2 minutes 2 minutes to think of something the whole C back: come on Cas just down there like a nail a nail come on I say if anybody else calls out it be the last call they make he’s got this o and he goes mad

Over it he even knocks about with anybody else he just goes with h all the time he crackers any all right Casper sit down now come on come on tell us about this H where’d you get it from found it to where in woods where’d you keep it in

The shed what’ you feed it on beef mice Birds but isn’t it cruel to keep it in a shed I mean wouldn’t it be happier flying free don’t keep it in shed out time so fly it every day doesn’t it fly away I thought they were wild birds of

Course it don’t fly away sir train it well are you going to tell us about it how do you train it hardly we have to be very careful Willam sir very patient You’ got to feed them when they’re hungry so you you can only do it when

They’re feeding time like so yeah You’ got these jesses on so all time this what Jess how’ you spell that j e all right come out show on the jesses is a new word to me and up those before nobody go on write it up

Then right now tell us what the is well L straps and they Dutch Bird’s feet and so got on straps go down the then this swivel swivel right down the board then you’ve got your leash leash on the board I fed it on my hand first then when it

Got to know me I fed it on my glove and after a while I put it 2 Ines away from its claws and uh like that like started to jump F me when it started to jump I could move me underway hold your hand up so we can see could move me underway

Like to 4 in and 6 in and when it were doing that I started it doing it with leash do they need water like you know when you’ve got a budget and you put water in the budg case you need water do they need water like that well it like is a

Bath it is a bath right early on morning like one day feed it I’m time today to start off with three or four times you know to get it plumped make it all sound very exciting Billy this the most exciting thing when I feel free first time so you want to weit about

That all right come on well it will I’d been using crons for about a week and it been going 30 40 yards and it says when Birds going 30 40 yards it says it book it’s time that it can start to fly free well I’d been you know I’ve been

Wanting to flight free but I I didn’t you know I threat to fly off something like that and this had been going on for four to five days and keep on to me saying that flight free next day anyway I got right mad we me S says right I’m flying it fore

Tomorrow anyway that night that Friday night it was I didn’t feed her up so that she’d be sharp set next morning and I went to bed that night Friday night and I didn’t get an hour’s sleep at all I freen that you know freaking the about bird she’d fly off or something like

That anyway went morning came I kept on saying to me saying well if she flies off she flies off and it can’t be outed so I took swivel off and let it up on to post there were not stopping in there she could fly off all what on her were

Jesses I thought she must fly off she she’s forced to fly off but she didn’t she just stood there what terrified well anyway she stood there and I walked off into it field and she were looking around all over place and when I got in about 70 yards from her in middle at

Field I called her kiss kiss come on kiss come on then no happened so I thought well I better walk back and pick up Ro so while I walking back I saw a fly and she came like a bomb about a yard of Flor light light in

Ed still and you couldn’t e Wings The Wanted sound from wings and straight on the glove Wham and she’ll grabing F me anyway I pleased me said I didn’t know what to do so I thought well I better do it again just to prove that it

Won’t look so I took her back onto the post and walk back up into middle of field and called her again and she came just as good as first time straight on Glo and grabbing for mate well say I trained this that all I could do I think

You done enough don’t you Hold on Billy big hand of [Applause] Applause I got old cas now don’t even is is that they just CES all time Cas the cajer that’s what they out to call the I get out if I McDow I’ll give you some in

A minute what they’re going for don’t like company they said the mother does has got more uncles in this city than any other kid should they come and make me that that to our murder the you’re just now what is estate that’s all I know somebody who could do him who the

Father a the brother what is he they missing sister the don’t team calling Casper for a start CES me brother we live in same house don’t [Applause] we [Applause] [Applause] youa 10 seconds out of my sight 2 M all right come here you two come on what’s going on you see started it he being tooking co a shut up shut up it’s always the same tale isn’t it somebody else’s fault nobody’s to blame look at the mess you’re in look at the state you’ve

Made don’t look so sorry for yourself Casper you’re not dead yet there will be when I V him oh yes you’ll be glad aren’t you just about your size Casper isn’t he hey why don’t you pick on somebody your own size what if up your nose in the coke a

What would you say about that you say it was a bully wouldn’t you can you be right cuz I’m bigger and I’m stronger than you aren’t I hey I’ll fetch me that oh yeah she’ll fetch you that and I’ll fetch mine my dad’s every weight

Champion of the world my dad is so what will your dad do then eh that’s what it’s like to be bullied you don’t like it do you you like it a bit less if I ever catch you at it again do you understand me McDonald you understand

It got it shoveled up come wait a minute you’ve been smoking no sir yeah have here I can smell it on your breath see me afterwards get it done go on how’s it all about keeps calling me names saying things about me daddy and my mom and I J everybody were laughing

All right all right all right calm down I seem to pick on you you don’t cper why is it don’t know sir it because you’re a bad maybe I am sometimes but I’m not that bad sir I know stacks of the kids that SW of me but they seem to get away with

You why else do you think there must be some reason wasn’t well take this morning sir I just came in sir and just do off I was doing all wrong sir you see I’d been up since 6 I had to do papers then I had to rush home to have a look

At B then run to school I mean to say you’d be tired would you sir be exhausted and that’s not you shouldn’t be k for that should you sir you can’t tell Mr grass that and this little lad say it only brought to let sir from one it teaches and you got

K it’s not to laugh at sir afterwards you’re sick as a dog and teachers sir they’re not bothered about it sir if we foresee the think we in Num schools out l that’s it and when they’ve done they all looking at the watches to see how long there’s

Left at lesson they’re not bothered about us and we’re not bothered about them how things are do these days all right so usual I suppose about the police you’ve been in with them recently no not since I’ve been without MCD you know they used to go into City and go

Into coffee bars and Cinema but since I’ve been with them i’ been all right it’s all right now isn’t it yes sir but whenever there’s trouble on estate all us please come to our house I shouldn’t worry think of it in a couple of weeks you’ll be starting your new job getting

New friends looking forward to that are you H you got a job no sir I’ve got to say employment block this after what sort of job do you want not bother to anything old than me yeah but you want something that you’re looking forward to that you’re interested in don’t you I’ve

Not much just so get what I’ve got I thought you wanted leave school I’m not bothered thought you didn’t like school I don’t but it don’t mean to say I like work does it still I’ll get paid for not liking it that’s one thing I suppose it

Is I might be able to save up and buy a gos then sir I’ve been reading about him you when’d you fly this talk of yours dinner times where just outside our house sir what Lane is that yeah it is sir I’ll come around then if it’s

Okay go on then get yourself cleaned up for for five po crap telling me dead bleeding Hell Fire come on K come on Casper fire hope I’m not too late no sir but you have to stand over there I go by the fence eh it’s all

Right as long as you keep quiet I’ll not say a word Come On come On come on G Well done but the most exciting thing I’ve ever seen in my life great thrill of a lifetime lad you sir let have a look at it isn’t it beautifully marked eh look at the feathers on it oh it’s not going to eat that is it yes sir this Bird’s full of vitamins oh

Dear have any more birds we F him St animals and also I even fox come once read it and let it go a little Blinder red MP’s Jack do had Young jail ones he’s your favorite though isn’t he well there’s one same street come on come on Sir

Me I up mattress it’s slippy [Applause] okay what’s left sir on it sp’s leg must have been hungry must have been starving you hang on here I’ll him up come on then you know there’s something weird about it when it’s flying you what’s up up this fly as

There is no I didn’t mean that I mean when it’s flying there’s something about it makes you feel strange is it cuz everything goes quiet that’s say I other folks have noticed such also I know family who says it’s same with ours you know when they get

His mice in his yard at night you know when they swop down he feels like poking his ears to make him pop no cuz it was that quiet it’s as if they’re flying in a pocket of Silence you noticed how quiet they were speaking if for frighten to raise our

Voices be like shouting in church it’s got of nervous sir oh no it’s more than that it’s instinctive it’s a a sort of respect I know sir that’s what makes me mad know when I take it for walks somebody comes up to me saying look it’s B Cas pet

Talk I could shout at him it inter pet oh if somebody comes up to me and says is it dam is he take o I Can’t Be Tamed theand it’s wild and it’s Fier and it’s not bothered about anybody not bothered about me right that what makes it great a lot of

People wouldn’t understand understand that look like the pets to be F I’m not bothered about that I just wanted for a looks and a flyer that keep the talking bges they’re not compared with you you’re right Billy you’re probably right you know sir think she’ do me a

Favor just letting me sit here and watch you What can I help you sir Thanks don’t basses of these what under to six tell him he dead where is it I’ve just been looking at this for myself tell him he’s dead second fav 4 to one to six and 4 to1 would you back tell him his dad a good ass best

Ass in face top weight don’t fancy other one though no F I even got a jockey on here I should bother with that one don’t think they’ll win then as I got a double well they not mind that our Juds well do all right know but I can’t save myself he Yeah they both with the chips the fish Ser will you Mar you want fishing chips and stop kicking willly we only put that on today got scrats Mrs yes to chilling I’m getting rid of these chips fly it’s getting late now uh don’t be going mad six

Change these kids I don’t know Mr Glover they look all the same good I got a beef you still got that bird then Y you can have them for out for out all they’re don’t any scraps put another chip no I’m going on for my dinner in a minute right then usual difficulty over concentration 35 15 eh we write 1515 you write 51 isn’t that that uh illustrious brother of yours

Casper shouldn’t have thought he was the type to have paid a visit to his old school again what’s the matter don’t you feel well no sir do you want to go out and get a drink of water or something no sir well open the window perhaps it make

You feel better I’m all right sir please yourself right now just Bast your books forward will to the front front person on each R bring them to my Destiny M Cas lost something me sir no sir on your way then what there what’s up with me it’s that little bastard Billy stinking money I’ll kill the little get when I Mur what do you think you’re playing that no sir I’m just going to do hurry up then be quick th on

See our Billy here with me going to be funny just stick the ear down there and flushy I that seen him I would tell if I had look I’m warning you [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] La For Looking all over for CH you employment that should have G for the interview last lesson yeah to know where that were that’s all what be away from me when he Gasper where the devil of you be no sir nowh Who Are You The Invisible Man i

Phil 6 so went to toilets what happened did you drop down it that prefects looking all over the school for you well I went out then and so for a breath of fresh air and where are you going now employment officer feel interview well get off then lad and got help your future

Employer so we you go there do Peter do don’t be like a dummy when you get in there just telling you after a good job in an office or something like that I’m not be in the office what are you after then a job on the bins okay shut

Up sit up I’m s up and straighten your tie no nagging somebody’s got to nag is it your mom After isn’t it your turn to go in suppos so go on then well come in lad if you’re coming sit down Walker walk well who are you then according to my list it should be Gerald Walker next Oliver Stenton then Walker I’m Casper Casper I’ll sit down Casper I should have seen you

Earlier shouldn’t I well then Casper what kind of job have you got in mind well don’t know I thought about it right well you should be thinking about it you want to start off on the right foot don’t you right then well would you like to

Work in an office or would you prefer manual work what’s manual work oh it means working with your things like farming engineering plumbering things like that as opposed to pen pushing jobs you’re right in an office a job to read and write manual tell me Casper have you ever

Thought about entering a trade as an apprentice you know as an electrician or a brick or something like that of course the money is not too good while you’re serving an apprenticeship and if you do stick it out you always have a trade at your fingertips won’t

You well then Casper what do you think about it and as you already said you’ll feel better working with your hands perhaps this is your best bet of course you’ll have to go to Technical College and study for various examinations but some nights do it some

Do for years two or three nights a week right from leaving school right up to the mid 20s when they take the high National or even degrees I lad are you listening to me well you don’t look as there you are have the last to see before 4:00 you

Know well if nothing I’ve mentioned so far appeals to you if you can stand A Hard Day’s work and you don’t mind getting dirty there are good opportunity in mining I’m not going down Pete oh don’t be put off by what you’ve heard conditions have improved tremendously I won’t be seeing dead down

Pete what about Hobbies what hobbies have you got do you like gardening or constructing meano sets or anything like that don’t you have any hobbies at all what’s wrong with you lad sit down sit down I haven’t finished yet well I’ve met some Lads in my time

I’ve never met one like you Casper half the time like a cat on hot bricks the other half you’re not listening here take this form it gives you all the relevant information about leaving school and starting work things like pension superan National Insurance wages and so at the back there’s

Detachable form when you want your cards fill it in come back here lad I haven’t finished yet when you want your cards fill in that form send it into the office have you got that yeah don’t forget and listen Casper if you do have any trouble getting fixed up do come in

And see me W you yeah send the next boy In G g yes yes Jude j sorry Have You Seen Her Jud of course I’ve seen you Jud do look as though you’ve seen him else you wouldn’t be all in one piece you’ve seen him then of course I’ve seen him coming here playing hell up going to P counter down and

Everything what did he do then cl to prove that and put bet on the one then did the both of them one a six and four to one he won the ten s it up bloody Hell okay go On g G Come on G Yes Where is it what’s doing we you been till this time your Tea’s going cold here I said where is it who’s that staring the little pig call me a little I’ll back you hey hey J what’s so bloody ping and Shing ask me not yes I’m know for I on this

Afternoon oh get NOS what what’s going on what’s up we in what you been doing like you I told to this morning don’t be none of this well he’s put it on Auntie that’s he bloody hell well I told him to I asked you not to forget before I went

To work this again you spent money how’ you know cuz he has well what you getting s damed upset for have they won us some other one i’ had 16 quid to drive and kept his thieving little an to himself now look what you done well I should have do

Any work for that get like a big p hey well what’s he upset for because he G me did that’s why he never has he is I know he is cuz he could catch me J you have not killed this kid’s off so I what you going to do about it killing yourself

That’s what you want it’s your own fault only going to let go get Ling out it cl to kill it what else could I do a big bastard a big WR bastard don’t call me a bastard next big enough of that language in here and

You all qu you we off for that what you done with d anyway it’s been where it belongs you are ping it look what You’ done to him now but I got being in I’m tell you all oh yes you that’s just about your bloody be is it killing a

Bird you shut your don’t talk to me no you ain’t de don’t take me too much J cuz I’m sick of it now a sh and you I’m fed being bloody house I’m fed in upsetting kid like that Bloody p no what is do mom look at

It you’re right that was a rot trick anyway weren’t it a rot trick what it did to me won’t it you don’t need to take it out B you could have took it out to me you know a lot thought about it take it away from table anyway Billy but

What are you going to do to him what you want me to do to him give a good ey give him what i’ just like to see it all I’m F A of you talking about the damn thing it’s only a bird you can get another can’t you I know stinking THS

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