Access Is Power

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Dr. Henry Klimpt: [narrating] You'd think loneliness would be impossible, all crammed in here. But this train was designed to separate us, from our possessions, from our loved ones. Now every last shred of us is worth something to someone. Everything's rare, so you gotta pay with something personal. And we're all trading up for the most valuable thing there is - access. Access all the way to First, where they hold the table for sport, then trade it right back down.

Dr. Henry Klimpt: People avoid me because I care for the Sleepers, but that's my value, how I open doors and live in Second. I can trade for things, while the weakest can only trade their carbon for compost. So we keep pushing, pushing uptrain, pushing for access to feel more alive. Access is freedom. Access is power. We kill for that on Snowpiercer, 1,001 cars long.