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"Thanks, Ansari," Ned said.
He grinned as he performed as smoothly turned to face a different camera.
"There you have it, folks. Another example of how these amazing people persevere through every obstacle in order to achieve their goals. In our next installment, we see another example of this. Reporter Mikhail Petrov tells us more."
"On the twenty-fifth of February this year," Mikhal began, speaking English with a strong, but unobtrusive Ukranian accent, "one of the coal mines here at Vyshhorod, Ukraine, collapsed as a result of a methane gas leak. The mixture of coal and gas created a large explosion, trapping around 20 miners underground at a depth of 1000 meters. The rest of the 300-strong mining crew were safely evacuated, but it quickly became apparent that there was no hope for the others -- unless, of course, International Rescue could be prevailed upon.
"In true fashion, they arrived swiftly, bringing with them their fantastic equipment. We caught up with several of those involved in the incident earlier today, to get first-hand accounts of this tremendous rescue effort."
The film cut to footage of an interview with a young couple, the woman holding a toddler. Her name was cited as Anastaysiya and his as Ivan Dmytro, and beneath the voice-over translation, the tremor in her voice was evident.
"It was terrible at the time," she said. "My husband, Ivan, was one of those trapped underground. We thought that there was no hope. But when we heard that International Rescue was coming, I knew that my baby's father would be saved."
"The men who rescued us were incredibly calm and collected," Ivan said. "They dug underground to save us in a huge drill-like machine -- when I was on the surface again, I could not believe the design, and how fast it had dug down. The operator, who called himself Vee, went back and forth in it to get us out from underground. The air was getting thinner, and many of us were hurt, but he kept us all calm, promising to be back quickly. And he was true to his word."
The camera changed, this time showing an older man with greying hair, standing with the aid of crutches. His name was given as Oskar Oriana.
"I was among those who were trapped, and also badly injured. My legs were crushed beneath fallen beams. The operative Vee was excellent in keeping my moral up, and I was the first one extricated and taken to the surface. All of the people who came to our aid were truly good. You couldn't do such work and have a bad heart."
The camera returned to the image of Mikhal, who wore a slight smile.
"Again, International Rescue prevailed. Long may they continue their work. Mikhal Petrov, reporting from Vyshhorod, Ukraine."
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John glanced over the top of his grandmother's head to check out Virgil's reaction. His face was fairly neutral, although there was a faint blush on his cheeks.
"Well, Vee, how does it feel to know you can't have a bad heart?" He asked.
Before Virgil could retort, Grandma pinned her grandsons with a proud look one after the other, before turning her eyes back to the televiewer.
"All of you boys have good hearts," she said firmly. "You come from six generations of perseverance and doing good on your grandfather's side, and just about the same on mine. There isn't a bad bone in any of your bodies, and that's the truth."
"Thanks, Grandma," the two boys said, giving their grandmother simultaneous kisses on her cheeks.
"Now, that's not to say you aren't cookie-stealing up-to-no-gooders sometimes," she said with a grin.
"You're right there," Virgil said. "You're right there."
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