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Clarke Griffin : I used to paint the ground too.
President Dante Wallace : It's not just the ground... it's a memory.
Clarke Griffin : You've been outside?
President Dante Wallace : Yes. Fifty-six years ago... for five minutes. I was seven when the first of what we called The Outsiders appeared. Before that, we thought we were all there was. Imagine our surprise.
Clarke Griffin : I don't have to imagine.
President Dante Wallace : My father, this was his office at the time, believed that the earth was survivable again. And so he opened the doors. Within a week, fifty-four people were dead from exposure. My mother and sister among them. Loss... pain. Regret. Time eases these things, Clarke. But the only time it's ever truly gone is when I'm painting.
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President Dante Wallace : You're not fighting for your life anymore, Clarke. You've made it. Welcome to Mount Weather.
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President Dante Wallace : We prioritize safety over sentimentality.
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President Dante Wallace : Dante Wallace. Oil paint. That's right. You're an artist, too.
Clarke Griffin : Who told you that?
President Dante Wallace : Your people did. They also said you were their leader. Looks like you and I have a lot in common, kiddo.
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Clarke Griffin : I don't understand. You're on the ground. You know it's survivable. Why would you stay here?
President Dante Wallace : It's not survivable for us.
Clarke Griffin : The Grounders seemed to have managed.
President Dante Wallace : Natural selection works. The Grounders who couldn't survive in the radiation didn't. Those who could passed on their DNA. For better or for worse, here, we never went through that process.
Clarke Griffin : Neither did we. We've been on the ground now for... solar radiation.
President Dante Wallace : Very good. Your DNA ran the same gauntlet as The Grounders. Only because radiation levels in space are even higher your ability to metabolize that radiation is even stronger. Truth be told, our scientists were blown away by the efficiency of your systems.
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President Dante Wallace : For the past and the future, we serve.
All : We give thanks.
President Dante Wallace : Good health, good food and good company. And the blessing of new friends.
All : We give thanks.
