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[[6220,9565,"Chapter five","","",""],
[9304,12155,"Unless you have been very, very lucky,","","",""],
[12524,15428,"you have undoubtedly experienced events in your life","","",""],
[15203,17277,"that have made you cry,","","",""],
[17448,20817,"So unless you have been very, very lucky,","","",""],
[20924,23414,"you know that a good, long session of weeping","","",""],
[23369,25651,"can often make you feel better,","","",""],
[25579,29320,"even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.","","",""],
[29320,33220,"So it was with the Baudelaire orphans.","","",""],
[33465,35097,"Having cried all night,","","",""],
[35448,39415,"they rose the next morning feeling as if a weight were off their shoulders.","","",""],
[39577,42005,"The three children knew, of course,","","",""],
[42020,44117,"that they were still in a terrible situation,","","",""],
[44193,46909,"but they thought they might do something to make it better.","","",""],
[47118,49519,"The morning's note from Count Olaf","","",""],
[49519,52278,"ordered them to chop firewood in the backyard,","","",""],
[52332,56170,"and as Violet and Klaus swung the axe down over each log","","",""],
[56253,57979,"to break it into smaller pieces,","","",""],
[58107,60440,"they discussed possible plans of action","","",""],
[60440,63481,"while Sunny chewed meditatively","","",""],
[63517,65848,"on a small piece of wood.","","",""],
[65982,68310,"\"Clearly,\" Klaus said,","","",""],
[68336,72846,"fingering the ugly bruise on his face where Olaf had struck him,","","",""],
[72783,75207,"\"we cannot stay here any longer,","","",""],
[75387,79059,"I would rather take my chances on the streets than live in this terrible place.\"","","",""],
[79364,83373,"\"But who knows what misfortunes would befall us on the streets?\"","","",""],
[83527,85188,"Violet pointed out.","","",""],
[85072,89170,"\"At least here we have a roof over our heads.\"","","",""],
[89082,92169,"\"I wish our parents' money could be used now,","","",""],
[92232,95009,"instead of when you come of age,\" Klaus said.","","",""],
[94956,97671,"\"Then we could buy a castle and live in it,","","",""],
[97932,100327,"with armed guards patrolling the outside","","",""],
[100354,103730,"to keep out Count Olaf and his troop.\"","","",""],
[103811,108075,"\"And I could have a large inventing studio,\" Violet said wistfully.","","",""],
[108500,112180,"She swung the axe down and split a log neatly in two.","","",""],
[113005,115846,"\"Filled with gears and pulleys and wires","","",""],
[116086,118668,"and an elaborate computer system.\"","","",""],
[118758,122170,"\"And I could have a large library,\" Klaus said,","","",""],
[122060,125553,"\"as comfortable as Justice Strauss's, but more enormous.\"","","",""],
[126442,129274,"\"Gibbo!\" Sunny shrieked,","","",""],
[128840,131239,"which appeared to mean","","",""],
[130567,133619,"\"And I could have lots of things to bite.\"","","",""],
[133251,136019,"\"But in the meantime,\" Violet said,","","",""],
[136019,138794,"\"we have to do something about our predicament.\"","","",""],
[139342,142792,"\"Perhaps Justice Strauss could adopt us,\" Klaus said.","","",""],
[142664,145721,"\"She said we were always welcome in her home.\"","","",""],
[146110,148110,"\"But she meant for a visit,","","",""],
[148370,150410,"or to use her library,\"","","",""],
[150331,151764,"Violet pointed out.","","",""],
[151800,153970,"\"She didn't mean to live.\"","","",""],
[153970,157384,"\"Perhaps if we explained our situation to her,","","",""],
[157510,160358,"she would agree to adopt us,\"","","",""],
[160506,164309,"Klaus said hopefully, but when Violet looked at him","","",""],
[163815,167283,"she saw that he knew was of no use.","","",""],
[167480,169763,"Adoption is an enormous decision,","","",""],
[169592,172009,"and not likely to happen impulsively.","","",""],
[172378,177173,"I'm sure you, in your life, have occasionally wished to be raised by different people","","",""],
[177074,179306,"than the ones who are raising you,","","",""],
[178964,180980,"but knew in your heart","","",""],
[180795,184399,"that the chances of this were very slim.","","",""],
[184499,188219,"\"I think we should go see Mr. Poe.\"  Violet said.","","",""],
[188447,191263,"\"He told us when he dropped us here","","",""],
[191002,195149,"that we could contact him at the bank if we had any questions.\"","","",""],
[194754,198341,"\"We don't really have a question,\" Klaus said.","","",""],
[198413,200453,"\"We have a complaint.\"","","",""],
[200256,204004,"He was thinking of Mr. Poe walking toward them at Briony Beach,","","",""],
[204013,206117,"with his terrible message.","","",""],
[206315,208923,"Even though the fire was of course not Mr. Poe's fault.","","",""],
[209030,211411,"Klaus was reluctant to see Mr. Poe","","",""],
[211400,214034,"because he was afraid of getting more bad news.","","",""],
[214070,218177,"\"I can't think of anyone else to contact,\" Violet said.","","",""],
[218210,221159,"Mr. Poe is in charge of our affairs,","","",""],
[221231,224917,"and I'm sure if he knew how horrid Count Olaf is,","","",""],
[225195,227508,"he would take us right out of here.\"","","",""],
[227380,230826,"Klaus pictured Mr. Poe arriving in his car","","",""],
[230640,232986,"and putting the Baudelaire orphans inside,","","",""],
[233112,234446,"to go somewhere else","","",""],
[234401,237441,"and felt a stirring of hope.","","",""],
[237674,239695,"Anywhere would be better than here,","","",""],
[240252,241765,"\"Okay,\" he said.","","",""],
[241801,246340,"\"Let's get this firewood all chopped and we'll go to the bank.\"","","",""],
[246340,248428,"Invigorated by their plan,","","",""],
[248339,252259,"the Baudelaire orphans swung their axes at an amazing speed","","",""],
[252375,253403,"and soon enough","","",""],
[253493,256369,"they were done chopping firewood and ready to go to the bank.","","",""],
[256459,259780,"They remembered Count Olaf saying he had a map of the city","","",""],
[259906,261818,"and they looked thoroughly for it","","",""],
[261649,263889,"but they couldn't find any trace of a map","","",""],
[263700,265795,"and decided it must be in the tower,","","",""],
[265939,268462,"where they were forbidden to go.","","",""],
[268372,270916,"So, without directions of any sort,","","",""],
[270862,274306,"the Baudelaire children set off for the city's banking district","","",""],
[274342,276384,"in hopes of finding Mr. Poe.","","",""],
[277130,279766,"After walking through the meat district,","","",""],
[279595,280870,"the flower district,","","",""],
[280953,282882,"and the sculpture district,","","",""],
[282703,285780,"the three children arrived at the banking district,","","",""],
[285780,288553,"pausing to take a refreshing sip of water","","",""],
[288652,291383,"at the Fountain of Victorious Finance.","","",""],
[291607,295860,"The banking district consisted of several wide streets","","",""],
[295913,300153,"with large marble buildings on each side of them, all banks.","","",""],
[300260,303509,"They went first to Trustworthy Bank,","","",""],
[303167,305949,"and then to Faithful Savings and Loan,","","",""],
[306362,310052,"and then to Subservient Financial Services,","","",""],
[310070,312780,"each time inquiring for Mr. Poe.","","",""],
[312780,315820,"Finally, a receptionist at Subservient","","",""],
[315820,319262,"said she knew that Mr. Poe worked down the street.","","",""],
[319334,322242,"at Mulctuary Money Management.","","",""],
[322506,324080,"The building was square","","",""],
[324179,325599,"and rather plain looking,","","",""],
[325494,326871,"though once inside,","","",""],
[326866,330642,"the three orphans were intimidated by the hustle and bustle of the people","","",""],
[330777,334249,"as they raced around the large echoey room.","","",""],
[334016,337006,"Finally, they asked a uniformed guard","","",""],
[336979,340054,"whether they had arrived at the right place to speak to Mr. Poe,","","",""],
[340424,343856,"and he led them into a large office with many file cabinets","","",""],
[343948,346676,"and no windows.","","",""],
[347312,351515,"\"Why, hello\" said Mr. Poe.","","",""],
[351545,353899,"in a puzzled tone of voice.","","",""],
[353379,356634,"He was sitting at a desk covered in typed papers","","",""],
[356634,358719,"that looked important and boring.","","",""],
[358665,363630,"Surrounding a small framed photograph of his wife and his two beastly sons","","",""],
[363670,367057,"were three telephones with flashing lights,","","",""],
[367417,368727,"\"Please come in.\" ","","",""],
[368951,373238,"\"Thank you,\" said Klaus, shaking Mr. Poe's hand.","","",""],
[373400,377522,"The Baudelaire youngsters sat down in three large and comfortable chairs.","","",""],
[377765,380325,"Mr. Poe opened his mouth to speak,","","",""],
[380334,383659,"but had to cough into a handkerchief before he could begin.","","",""],
[385251,389340,"\"I'm very busy today,\" he said, finally.","","",""],
[389484,391918,"\"So I don't have too much time to chat.","","",""],
[391999,396866,"Next time you should call ahead of time when you plan on being in the neighborhood,","","",""],
[396784,398473,"and I will put some time aside","","",""],
[398856,400839,"to take you to lunch.\"","","",""],
[400432,403270,"\"That would be very pleasant,\" Violet said,","","",""],
[403270,406776,"\"and we're sorry we didn't contact before we stopped by,","","",""],
[406848,410359,"but we find ourselves in an urgent situation.\"","","",""],
[411259,414805,"\"Count Olaf is a madman,\" Klaus said,\"","","",""],
[414751,416151,"getting right to the point.","","",""],
[416367,418533,"\"We cannot stay with him.\"","","",""],
[418090,421033,"\"He struck Klaus across the face.","","",""],
[420961,423776,"See his bruise?\" Violet said,","","",""],
[423615,425180,"but just as she said it,","","",""],
[425251,429798,"one of the telephones rang, in a loud, unpleasant wail.","","",""],
[429843,431854,"\"Excuse me,\" Mr. Poe said,","","",""],
[431715,433557,"and picked up the phone.","","",""],
[433647,436881,"\"Poe here,\" he said into the receiver,","","",""],
[436683,446880,"\"What? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Thank you.\"","","",""],
[446880,451283,"He hung up the phone and looked at the Baudelaires as if he had forgotten they were there ","","",""],
[451619,453746,"\"I'm sorry,\" Mr. Poe said,","","",""],
[453934,455170,"\"what were we talking about?","","",""],
[455170,457673,"Oh, yes, Count Olaf.","","",""],
[457664,460771,"I'm sorry you don't have a good first impression of him.\"","","",""],
[461068,464226,"\"He has only provided us with one bed,\" Klaus said.","","",""],
[464603,467719,"\"He makes us do a great many difficult chores.\"","","",""],
[468052,470670,"\"He drinks too much wine.\"","","",""],
[470879,473174,"\"Excuse me,\" Mr. Poe said,","","",""],
[473308,477730,"as another telephone rang. \"Peo here,\" he said.","","",""],
[477935,486395,"\"Seven. Seven Seven. Seven. Six and a half. Seven. you're welcome.\"","","",""],
[486755,489967,"He hung up and quickly wrote something down on one of his papers,","","",""],
[489919,491223,"then looked at the children.","","",""],
[491313,493546,"\"I'm sorry,\" he said,","","",""],
[493429,496012,"\"what were you saying about County Olaf?","","",""],
[496156,499153,"Making you do chores doesn't sound too bad.\"","","",""],
[499144,501110,"\"He calls us orphans.\"","","",""],
[500833,502690,"\"He has terrible friends.\"","","",""],
[502942,505624,"\"He is always asking about our money.\"","","",""],
[505597,509141,"\"Poko!\" (this was from Sunny)","","",""],
[509132,512610,"Mr. Poe put up his hands to indicate he had heard enough.","","",""],
[512756,516247,"\"Children, Children,\" he said.","","",""],
[519398,523120,"\"You must give yourselves time to adjust your new home.","","",""],
[523201,525630,"You've only been there a few days.\"","","",""],
[525630,531594,"\"We have been there long enough to know Count Olaf is a bad man,\" Klaus said.","","",""],
[532519,535382,"Mr. Poe sighed, and looked at each of the three children.","","",""],
[535669,537508,"His face was kind,","","",""],
[537220,539343,"but it didn't look like he really believed","","",""],
[539415,541930,"what the Baudelaire orphans were saying","","",""],
[541975,544709,"\"Are you familiar with the Latin term","","",""],
[545024,548993,"'in loco parentis'? he asked.","","",""],
[549047,551660,"Violet and Sunny looked at Klaus.","","",""],
[551678,553734,"The biggest reader of the three,","","",""],
[553716,556721,"he was the most likely to know vocabulary words","","",""],
[556500,559043,"and foreign phrases.","","",""],
[558803,562724,"\"Something about trains?\" he asked.","","",""],
[562633,565330,"\"Maybe Mr. Poe was going to take them by train","","",""],
[565231,567445,"to another relative.","","",""],
[567247,569698,"Mr. Poe shook his head.","","",""],
[569796,576196,"\"'In loco parentis' means 'acting in the role of parent,'\" he said.","","",""],
[576439,580300,"\"It is a legal term and it applies to Count Olaf.","","",""],
[580554,582875,"Now that you are in his care,","","",""],
[582929,586463,"the Count may raise you using any methods he sees fit.","","",""],
[586903,592758,"I'm sorry if your parents did not make you do any household chores, or","","",""],
[592568,596117,"if you never saw them drink any wine, or","","",""],
[595803,598757,"if you like their friends better than Count Olaf's friends,","","",""],
[598801,601776,"but these are things that you must get used to","","",""],
[601902,608846,"as Count Olaf is acting in loco parentis. Understand?\"","","",""],
[609094,613193,"\"But he struck my brother!\" Violet said.","","",""],
[613312,614671,"\"Look at his face!\"","","",""],
[615850,617117,"As Violet spoke,","","",""],
[617252,620332,"Mr. Poe reached into his pocket for his handkerchief","","",""],
[620069,624154,"and, covering his mouth, coughed many, many times into it.","","",""],
[624504,628862,"He coughed so loudly that Violet could not be certain he had heard her.","","",""],
[631153,636291,"\"Whatever Count Olaf has done,\" Mr. Poe said.","","",""],
[636381,638529,"glancing down at one of his papers","","",""],
[638579,640262,"and circling a number,","","",""],
[640152,644278,"\"he has acted in loco parentis, and there's nothing I can do about it.","","",""],
[644678,649069,"Your money will be well protected by myself and by the bank,","","",""],
[649161,653816,"but Count Olaf's parenting techniques are his own business. ","","",""],
[656275,661879,"Now, I hate to usher you out posthaste, but I have very much work to do.\"","","",""],
[662420,666331,"The children just sat there, stunned.","","",""],
[666311,669361,"Mr. Poe looked up, and cleared his throat.","","",""],
[670469,674452,"\"'Posthaste,'\" he said, \"means ","","",""],
[674372,679478,"\"means you'll do nothing to help us,\" Violette finished for him.","","",""],
[679049,682119,"She was shaking with anger and frustration.","","",""],
[682718,684410,"As one of the phones began ringing,","","",""],
[684489,686829,"she stood up and walked out of the room,","","",""],
[686969,688431,"followed by Klaus,","","",""],
[688251,689740,"who was carrying Sunny.","","",""],
[689740,692151,"they stalked out of the bank","","",""],
[691911,693372,"and stood on the street,","","",""],
[693273,695973,"not knowing what to do next.","","",""],
[695844,700413,"\"What shall we do next?\" Klaus asked sadly.","","",""],
[700563,702784,"Violet stared up at the sky.","","",""],
[703233,707119,"She wished she could invent something that could take them out of there.","","",""],
[706739,709539,"\"It's getting a bit late,\" she said.","","",""],
[709549,712968,"\"We might as well just go back and think of something else tomorrow.","","",""],
[713070,716269,"Perhaps we can stop and see justice Strauss.\"","","",""],
[716509,719928,"\"But you said she wouldn't help us,\" Klaus said.","","",""],
[720137,722440,"\"Not for help,\" Violet said.","","",""],
[722780,725390,"\"for books.\"","","",""],
[724935,728053,"It is very useful, when one is young,","","",""],
[727823,732390,"to learn the difference between \"literally\" and \"figuratively.\"","","",""],
[732450,735260,"if something happens literally,","","",""],
[735340,737582,"it actually happens;","","",""],
[737622,740210,"if something happens figuratively,","","",""],
[740050,742831,"it feels like it's happening.","","",""],
[742712,746020,"if you are literally jumping for joy, for instance,","","",""],
[746140,749298,"it means you are leaping in the air because you were very happy.","","",""],
[749657,752730,"if you are figuratively jumping for joy,","","",""],
[752730,756665,"it means you were so happy that you could jump for joy,","","",""],
[756869,759768,"but are saving your energy for other matters.","","",""],
[759688,763709,"The Baudelaire orphans walked back to count Olaf's neighborhood","","",""],
[763830,766259,"and stopped at the home of justice Strauss,","","",""],
[766639,768181,"who welcomed them inside","","",""],
[768241,770910,"and let them choose books from the library.","","",""],
[771140,774749,"Violet chose several about mechanical inventions,","","",""],
[774729,777939,"Klaus chose several about wolves,","","",""],
[777909,782770,"and Sunny found a book with many pictures of teeth inside.","","",""],
[783482,787799,"They then went to their room and crowded together on the one bed,","","",""],
[787908,791560,"reading intently and happily.","","",""],
[791310,794919,"Figuratively, they escaped from Count Olaf","","",""],
[794859,797361,"and their miserable existence.","","",""],
[797531,799731,"They did not literally escape,","","",""],
[799601,801682,"because they were still in his house","","",""],
[801793,806462,"and vulnerable to Olaf's evil in loco parentis ways.","","",""],
[807051,810579,"But by immersing themselves in their favorite reading topics,","","",""],
[810868,813329,"they felt far away from their predicament,","","",""],
[813438,815420,"as if they had escaped.","","",""],
[815730,817970,"In the situation of the orphans,","","",""],
[817970,821110,"figuratively escaping was not enough,","","",""],
[821190,824968,"of course, but at the end of a tiring and hopeless day,","","",""],
[825178,827711,"it would have to do.","","",""],
[827851,833328,"Violet Klaus and Sunny read their books and, in the back of their minds,","","",""],
[833407,836318,"hoped that soon their figurative","","",""],
[836603,842930,"escape would eventually turn into a literal one.","","",""]]]