The Translated Man and Other Stories

(gentle music) (fire crackling) (speaks in Greek) (dramatic music) (speaks in Greek) (shackles rattling) (speaks in Greek) (tense music) (sword thudding) (gentle music) (truck revving) (chains rattling) (birds chirping) (vehicle whooshing) (birds chirping) (horn blaring) (engine puttering) (birds chirping) - Hi. - How are you doin' today. - Good, thanks. So this is Rome, huh? First time here. - Where you headed to? - Eugene, coming from Idaho. Hey, what's the population here? - About 20 people. - Really? - Yeah. - You call yourself a Roman? - (laughs) No, we're not that uppity. - So why's it named Rome? - 100 years ago, when they put the post office in, those rock formations reminded the guy of the columns in Rome, Italy. - Makes sense. - Who's that old guy? - Heck if I know. I wonder where he came from? - Well, you just come off the hill, you had to see him. - No, I didn't. That's weir