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                                        AVATAR









                                      Written by



                                    James Cameron











          THE SOUND OF DRUMS, from a great distance, growing louder.



          FADE IN:



          WE ARE FLYING through mist, a dimly glimpsed forest below.



                               VOICE (V.O.)

                     When I was lying there in the VA

hospital, with a big hole blown through

the middle of my life, I started having

these dreams of flying.



          We are very low over the forest now, gliding fast, the drums

BUILDING to a PEAK --



                               VOICE (V.O.)

                     Sooner or later though, you always have

to wake up...

                                                                 CUT TO:




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