1. Faster than a speeding bullet.
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2. More powerful than a locomotive.
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3. Able to leap tall buildings
at a single bound.
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4. - Look. Up in the sky.
- It's a bird.
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5. - It's a plane.
- It's Superman.
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6. Yes, it's Superman,
strange visitor from another planet...
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7. who came to Earth with powers
and abilities...
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8. far beyond those of mortal men.
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9. Superman, who can change
the course of mighty rivers...
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10. bend steel in his bare hands...
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11. and who. Disguised as Clark Kent...
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12. —mild-mannered reporter
for a great metropolitan newspaper.
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13. fights a never-ending battle for truth,
justice and the American way.
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14. And now, another exciting episode
in the Adventures oi Superman.
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15. The Millers don't answer either?
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16. Well. Try the market.
Surely someone will be there.
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17. I'm ringing the market, Ms. Lane.
and I'm still ringing Mrs. Tazie...
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18. but no one seems to answer
in Cliffton at all.
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19. Well. I can't understand it.
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20. The lines must be down.
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21. The lines test clear.
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22. I get a ringing signal on every one of them.
but no one answers.
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23. - It's very strange.
- It certainly is.
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24. Operator. Please keep trying.
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25. Do you want to hang up
and let me call you back?
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26. No. I'll hold on.
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27. This is the strangest thing.
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28. - What's that?
- You've heard me mention Mrs. Tazie.
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29. Your nurse? Oh. yes.
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30. Every year for my birthday.
she sends me a little gingerbread man.
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31. Well. That's cute.
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32. I tried calling her to thank her for it.
but she doesn't answer the phone.
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33. What's strange about that?
She might be out.
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34. Apparently. Everyone in Cliffton is out.
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35. I tried calling the drugstore.
the market, the bank...
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36. the post office
and even some friends of Mrs. Tazie's...
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37. and no one answers the phone.
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38. No one answers. It's very strange.
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39. I can't understand it.
Something must be wrong.
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40. Don't get upset. Lois.
Probably the lines are down.
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41. That's what I thought. But the operator
at Havenhurst said they're not.
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42. Look. It's only an hour's drive to Cliffton.
Why don't you take a run up there?
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43. - Would you come with me?
- Sure. Hang up and let's go.
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44. Never mind. Operator.
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45. - What did you stop for?
- Look at that sign.
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46. - Someone trying to be funny.
- Could be.
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47. - Where is everybody?
- I don't know.
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48. Mrs. Tazie's house is just a little further.
Keep going.
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49. Lois.
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50. Houses are empty. Deserted.
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51. The stores too. I just don't understand it.
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52. Look. There's a house that isn't deserted.
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53. There's something“ Come on. Lois.
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54. He's dead.
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55. Doesn't seem to have been hurt.
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56. He's not an old dog.
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57. - Who lives here?
- This is Dr. Jessup's house.
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58. I used to come here
when I was a little girl.
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59. - What was that?
- Someone moaned inside.
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60. Clark.
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61. It's Dr. Jessup.
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62. His heart's still beating.
See if you can find some water.
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63. Ammonia ampoules.
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64. Top drawer, desk.
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65. That better, doctor?
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66. Yes. thank you.
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67. I merely suffered a slight fainting spell.
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68. A fainting spell. Doctor?
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69. Yes. A fainting spell.
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70. Thank you.
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71. You're the Lane girl.
You're a newspaper reporter, I believe.
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72. That's right. And this is Clark Kent.
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73. - He's a reporter too. We came down here—
- Who sent for you?
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74. Well. Nobody.
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75. That is. I tired to phone Mrs. Tazie.
and when I—
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76. Take my advice. Leave Cliffton at once.
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77. There's nothing here
to interest the newspapers.
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78. I wouldn't be too sure about that.
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79. Take my word for it. And take my advice.
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80. Leave Cliffton at once.
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81. Is that a warning. Dr. Jessup. Or a threat?
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82. It's good advice.
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83. - And now I have to see one of my patients—
- What patient?
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84. - The town's deserted.
- Nobody answers the telephone.
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85. What's wrong here. Dr. Jessup?
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86. Well. Just because someone chooses
not to answer a telephone...
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87. it doesn't follow
that there's anything wrong.
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88. - But nobody—
- Please step aside.
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89. - I must go to Mrs. Tazie's.
- Well. Is she sick?
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90. She might very well be dead.
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91. Mrs. Tazie.
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92. I'm glad to see you.
I've been worried about you.
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93. I couldn't get you by phone,
and Dr. Jessup said—
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94. - Why. Lois. What are you doing in Cliffton?
- I was worried about you.
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95. They're newspaper reporters. Matilda.
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96. You didn't answer your phone.
Nobody in Cliffton answered.
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97. So I got Clark, and— This is Clark Kent.
I've told you about him.
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98. - How do you do?
- How do you do. Mrs. Tazie?
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99. - I'm glad to see you're looking well.
- Me? Always fine.
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100. Nothing's ever wrong with me.
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101. Dr. Jessup led us to believe otherwise.
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102. Well. At your time of life, Matilda.
Especially with that cough you had.
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103. Cough?
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104. Oh. yes. The cough.
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105. Well. It's almost gone now.
except when the fog is bad.
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106. It's going to be bad tonight. Lois.
You'd better be gone before it comes in.
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107. You know. You always had a weak chest.
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108. - L?
- I'll fix you a nice cup of tea.
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109. You and Mr. Kent.
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110. It'll give you some of my blueberry muffins.
and you can be on your way before dark.
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111. That's an excellent idea, Matilda.
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112. Just a minute, Mrs. Tazie.
Why are you trying to get rid of us?
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113. - Why. I'm not—
- Yes. you are.
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114. And so is Dr. Jessup.
He practically ordered us to leave Cliffton.
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115. What's going on here?
Where are all the people?
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116. I didn't see a soul on the streets.
The houses and the stores are all deserted.
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117. It ain't so. There's Peter Godfrey.
the druggist...
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118. and his son. Alvin. And they're still here.
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119. Me and Doc Jessup. And the—
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120. Hadn't you better see
about the tea, Matilda?
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121. - Oh. yes.
- Just a moment, Mrs. Tazie.
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122. Who else were you about to say?
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123. Who else besides you four
remain in Cliffton?
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124. Why. Doc Jessup's dog.
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125. - Is it a red setter?
- Yes.
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126. - It's dead.
- Ranger. Dead?
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127. He's under a hedge outside your door.
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128. But what I wanna know is, where are
all the other people? What's happened?
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129. Closer to the ground.
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130. What are you talking about?
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131. You've got to tell me.
Something terrible's going on. I know it.
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132. Now. Lois. You always were one
to let your imagination run away with you.
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133. Come on in and have your cup of tea.
You too. Mr. Kent.
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134. Thank you. Mrs. Tazie.
I'll be back later. If I may.
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135. You go on in. though. Lois.
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136. Have a cup of tea and have a nice chat
with Mrs. Tazie.
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137. Where are you going?
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138. I'm gonna have a look at Dr. Jessup's dog.
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139. That is. if there are no objections. Doctor.
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140. Curiosity once killed the cat, young man.
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141. Was the cat too close to the ground too?
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142. Oh. Mrs. Tazie. You forgot your roses.
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143. Clark. We're waiting for you.
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144. - Try to find out all you can. Lois.
- Well. Naturally.
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145. And don't drink any tea.
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146. - Why not?
- Promise me.
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147. - But tell me why not.
- Promise me. Lois.
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148. - Well. All right. Clark. But honestly—
- All right. Good.
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149. It'll be right back.
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150. Dead dogs just don't get up
and walk away. Dr. Jessup.
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151. I'm quite aware of that.
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152. Therefore someone must have
taken it away.
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153. - Why?
- I can't imagine.
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154. Maybe I can.
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155. That dog was removed to keep anyone
from finding out it had been gassed.
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156. - Gassed?
- That's right.
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157. Poison gasses
are heavier than air. Doctor.
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158. They lay close to the ground.
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159. - I don't know what you're talking about.
- I think you do.
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160. I saw a gas mask in your desk.
Mrs. Tazie's has one too.
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161. So you were snooping. Eh?
Going through my desk?
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162. - Wait a minute.
- I ought to have you arrested.
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163. I will. Too. unless you leave Cliffton
at once.
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164. Why don't you just
cut out this act, doctor.
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165. Act? What act?
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166. We both know what killed your dog.
It almost killed you.
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167. The gas came in
through that broken window.
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168. It overpowered you
before you could get your mask on.
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169. Mr. Kent. I gave you
some good advice before.
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170. I know. Get out of Cliffton.
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171. Exactly. And take Ms. Lane with you.
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172. Otherwise. I won't answer
for the consequences.
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173. Lose something?
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174. Hi.
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175. Yes. A dead dog.
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176. Is that so?
What kind of a dog might it be?
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177. A red setter.
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178. - Yours?
- No. it belonged to Dr. Jessup.
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179. Ranger. Dead? Well. That's too bad.
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180. Doc thought a lot of that dog.
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181. You a friend of Doc's?
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182. I just met him today. I'm Clark Kent.
reporter at the Daily Planet.
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183. - Reporter. Eh? Glad to meet you, Mr. Kent.
- Glad to meet you. Sir.
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184. My name's Peter Godfrey.
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185. Own the drugstore across the street.
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186. - Here on business?
- I didn't come on business.
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187. Ain't much business in Cliffton anymore.
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188. Everybody's moved away except
Doc Jessup and Mrs. Tazie. Alvin and me.
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189. Alvin's my son.
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190. I see. That just leaves four of you.
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191. That's all. And after next week.
Alvin and me won't be here anymore.
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192. Can't make a drugstore pay
in a ghost town.
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193. No. I suppose not. Though it seems like
a mighty pleasant place to me.
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194. - Just what made everybody move away?
- Oyster beds died off.
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195. And then the fogs. We have terrible fogs.
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196. Make a man feel awful sick.
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197. - Might even kill a dog. Huh?
- How's that?
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198. I was wondering what killed
Dr. Jessup's dog.
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199. It wasn't old.
and there wasn't a mark on it.
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200. Well. I wouldn't know.
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201. Strange. The way its body
disappeared too.
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202. - It was right over there just a moment ago.
- It was. Huh?
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203. Say. I wonder if Alvin saw it
and buried him.
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204. Alvin's a very neat fellow. Takes after
his mother. May she rest in peace.
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205. It'll ask him. Oh. Alvin.
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206. This is my son. Alvin. Mr. Kent.
Mr. Kent's a reporter on the Daily Planet.
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207. - How do you do. Mr. Kent?
- How do you do?
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208. - Dr. Jessup's setter died. Alvin.
- That's too bad.
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209. And the body disappeared
just a little while ago from right there.
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210. - Did you see it, Alvin?
- No.
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211. I've been in the back of the store
working for the past hour or so.
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212. By the way. Father. That prescription
you were filling is all dissolved.
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213. - It'll spoil if you let it stand.
- Oh. yes. So it will.
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214. - I'm glad to have met you, Mr. Kent.
- Glad to have met you.
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215. - Come and see us before you leave Cliffton.
- Thank you. I will.
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216. - What were you shooting at. Mrs. Tazie?
- A rabbit.
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217. - Now. Mrs. Tazie. Who was it?
- A rabbit. I said.
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218. Anyway. It ain't none of your business.
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219. We don't need your help.
and we don't need any newspaper stories.
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220. Now you listen to me.
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221. An entire village has been deserted.
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222. The people were driven away
by poison gas. Weren't they?
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223. By some grotesque man
who leaves huge footprints.
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224. A murderer. I wanna know
who that murderer is, Mrs. Tazie.
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225. - Tell me.
- Don't know.
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226. You better tell— What is it?
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227. Lois. Where's Lois?
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228. - Well. Isn't she here?
- No.
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229. - You ain't seen her?
- Not since I left. Where is she?
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230. - I thought she went to get you.
- I was at Dr. Jessup's.
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231. I came back by the road
and I didn't see her.
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232. Oh. my. If she went the other way.
where he is...
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233. She was always such a headstrong girl.
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234. Which other way?
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235. Where he comes from. The sea.
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236. Clark. You scared me.
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237. That makes us even. What do you mean
by going off on your own?
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238. I like that. What am I supposed to do...
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239. sit around and twiddle my thumbs while
you go out and wrap up a page-one story?
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240. - What have you got here?
- I don't know.
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241. I saw where the sand was disturbed.
I started digging and found these.
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242. - Looks like a piece of drill core.
- Drill core? What's that?
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243. It's what a prospector brings up
in his drill underground.
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244. - It shows him what's down there.
- You mean, a prospector's drilling here?
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245. Somebody was.
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246. Well. Whoever it was. They didn't find
what they were looking for.
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247. - Those things look worthless to me.
- I'm not so sure.
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248. The weight and the color...
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249. Lois. I think I know what these are.
And if I'm right— Come on.
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250. Clark. You're making mountains
out of molehills.
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251. - Now. you listen to me. Lois—
- Now. Clark. Don't be silly.
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252. You want me to go back
to Metropolis?
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253. All right. Go to Havenhurst and wait for me.
That's a few miles away.
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254. So you get the story
and phone it into the office?
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255. Lois. Will you please try and understand
I'm not interested in bylines on a story?
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256. - Oh. no?
- No. you can have the bylines.
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257. It'll split it with you.
Anything you want.
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258. Thanks so much.
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259. But you can't stay here by yourself.
It's too dangerous.
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260. You. afraid of a fly. My protector?
That's rich.
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261. Will you please listen to me?
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262. There's a murderer loose here.
Maybe more than one.
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263. - Using poison gas.
- You're running away.
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264. - Well. I'm not.
- I'm not running away from anything.
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265. I'm trying to take this—
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266. - I'm going to have it analyzed.
- Why can't I go with you?
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267. Because I can go much faster by myself.
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268. I get it. Okay. Clark. Run along.
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269. Now. you will go to Havenhurst and wait.
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270. - It'll wait.
- At Havenhurst. You promise?
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271. - I promise.
- Good girl.
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272. Nothing.
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273. Put up your hands. You're all through
murdering folks now.
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274. Lois. Lois!
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275. It'll take her. You get outside.
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276. - Is she all right?
- I think I got her out in time.
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277. It'll go back for the others.
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278. Alvin Godfrey.
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279. So that's who it is.
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280. Get that mask off your face. Doc.
You won't need it no more now.
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281. But I don't understand.
Why did he do this?
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282. There's a deposit of hydrozite in that cave.
I just learned this in Washington.
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283. - What is this hydro—?
- Hydrozite.
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284. It's a rare mineral used
in making the hydrogen bomb.
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285. This may be the largest deposit
in the world. Worth millions.
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286. Good heavens.
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287. Why did you keep everything from me?
Why didn't you let me help you?
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288. We didn't want none of this
to get in the papers.
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289. We thought we could handle it
all ourselves.
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290. Reckon we were wrong. Huh. Doc?
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291. We'd all be dead by now.
If it hadn't been for Superman.
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292. - What's that?
- The police.
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293. I stopped off and told them about this.
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294. What am I doing? I gotta phone the story
in to the Daily Planet...
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295. and find poor Clark.
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296. Will he ever be furious.
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297. - Bye. Mrs. Tazie.
- Bye. Lois.
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298. Goodbye. Doc.
»Goodbye.
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299. - Goodbye. Superman.
- Goodbye. Ms. Lane.
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300. Clark. What in the world are you doing?
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301. Fixing this sign. There.
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302. - Does that look better?
- Well. How did you know?
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303. That Alvin Godfrey was the monster?
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304. That he and his father conspired
to steal the hydrozite deposits?
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305. And that you just phoned the story
in to the Planet?
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306. How did you know? You weren't there.
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307. A little bird told me.
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308. If you're a good girl.
I'll tell you who that little bird is.
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309. And move over. I'll drive.
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