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00:00This is the first time, as far as we know, that a community affected by a project of
00:21an international financial institution has filed a lawsuit against that institution.
00:30Right now, all we're fighting about is whether we have permission to sue the IFC.
00:36And after that, the real work begins.
00:51If it's empty, we'll fill it up.
00:53Huh?
00:53If it's empty, we'll fill it up.
00:54Empty? Empty?
00:55Empty.
01:07What does the fish say?
01:10In the name of Allah, in the name of the Lord, I am a fish in the sea.
01:17If you fire a firecracker, I'll fire it for you.
01:21But don't put chemicals in the water.
01:25I am a fish in the sea.
01:28In the name of Allah, in the name of the Lord, I am a fish in the sea.
01:35If a monkey reaches like this, let it reach like this.
01:38If a monkey reaches like this, let it reach like this.
01:43But I don't have a job.
01:46I am a fish in the sea.
01:52I think that...
01:55We'll hear argument next in case 17-1011,
01:58JAMM versus International Finance Corporation.
02:01Mr. Fisher.