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
in 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. - I've warned you about this hole. Pop.
- It's all right. It ain't fell in yet.
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16. Look at that. Let's get out of here.
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17. That's a deathtrap in there.
I'm condemning it.
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18. - Now. wait a minute. You can't do that.
- Oh. I can't. Eh?
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19. It'll show you whether I can or not.
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20. What about my new tunnel?
I'm drifting right off the main lead.
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21. Then you'd better forget it.
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22. Because if I catch you using that hole.
I'll have you locked up.
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23. That's confiscation of property.
I won't stand for it!
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24. - That's it, Carbide. Three miles.
- Let's go.
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25. Well. There's the office.
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26. Mighty nice of the chief to give us
such nice. Soft assignments.
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27. What's soft about tramping around
in dirty old coalmines?
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28. Lois. Maybe you'll find a diamond.
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29. - Mr. Sims?
- Yes?
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30. I'm Clark Kent. This is Miss Lane.
We're from the Daily Planet.
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31. Oh. yes. yes. I'm glad to see you.
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32. I got your letter day before yesterday.
Oh. here. Won't you sit down. Miss Lane.
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33. So you're after a story. Eh?
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34. I hope it won't inconvenience you
too much. Showing me about.
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35. No trouble. But I warn you.
there isn't much to see.
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36. It looks like you're in safe hands.
I guess I'd better go.
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37. - Aren't you staying?
- No. I'm on my way to Washington.
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38. This is Lois' story.
I just dropped her on the way.
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39. Will you pick me up
on your way back to Metropolis?
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40. I don't know when I'll get through.
If you finish first. Take the train.
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41. Just the same. Stop by on your way back.
I might still be here.
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42. - Okay. Goodbye. Mr. Sims.
- Bye.
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43. So long. Lois. Have a good time.
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44. Well. Miss Lane. Just what type
of story are you looking for?
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45. Now. wait a minute, Pop.
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46. But I tell you it ain't dangerous. Stan.
I been working it for over 10 years.
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47. - Ten years ago it might have been safe.
- And it's safe now.
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48. And anyway.
that new tunnel is off to one side.
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49. I seen the mine inspector up here today.
What did he say?
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50. Who gives a durn what he said. Come on.
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51. Hey. POP-
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52. - Now what?
- I ain't gonna do it.
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53. Them timbers are rotten to the core.
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54. Listen. Stan. If we find the coal vein.
I'll make you a partner.
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55. I got a family. A partnership
won't do them no good if I'm dead.
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56. You're a fool. Stan.
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57. All right. Go on home. I'll do it myself.
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58. This map will give you an idea of the
hundreds of miles of tunnel under this area.
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59. But what my paper
is interested in. Mr. Sims...
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60. is whether all this tunneling doesn't
constitute a danger to the town of Carbide.
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61. - That's hard to say.
- But suppose these mines should collapse...
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62. - ... wouldn't that cause a major cave-in?
- Not necessarily.
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63. Here. I'll show you why.
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64. Pop's in there! I seen him go in.
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65. - Good heavens. What's that?
- The disaster signal.
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66. Get the rescue squad. Hurry.
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67. Don't go in there!
Wait for the rescue squad.
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68. Pete. Take a couple of the boys and get
some of those heavy timbers down there.
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69. Al. get the truck and bring
two or three drills from Consolidated.
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70. The rest of you boys get tools
and stand by to dig.
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71. And move!
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72. - Who's in there?
- Pop Polgase. Working his tunnel.
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73. I told him to stay out of there.
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74. - Is he alone?
- Yeah.
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75. - Why don't you go in after him?
- Gotta wait for the rescue squad.
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76. There's a man trapped in there
and you're going to wait?
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77. Take it easy. Miss Lane.
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78. The rescue squad has special equipment
for this sort of operation.
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79. - He may die in the meantime.
- He might.
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80. You don't walk into a hole like that
without taking precautions.
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81. - Is there a telephone near?
- Yes. you'll find one in the shack over there.
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82. Operator. Get me Metropolis 6-0500.
And hurry.
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83. Hello. Planet? Give me the desk.
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84. Hello. Walt? This is Lois Lane.
Now. listen. I'm in Carbide, Pennsylvania.
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85. A one-man mine has just collapsed.
trapping the owner. Known as Pop Polgase.
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86. You don't think
we can reach him from here?
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87. - Not a chance. We gotta start a new hole.
- Where?
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88. From up there. We'll go straight down
to this level, then drift.
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89. - How long till you get him out?
- That's hard to say. Miss.
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90. - We've got to sink a new shaft.
- Why?
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91. That tunnel is liable to collapse
any minute.
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92. Help! Help!
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93. - Where are you?
- In the new drift!
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94. Are you all right?
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95. I'm trapped. Come and get me.
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96. Hold on. Pop. We'll get you.
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97. Lafe! Sims! They heard him.
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98. - He's alive. The boys heard him.
- Let's get him.
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99. You can't do that.
The tunnel is shaky as jelly.
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100. - Can't we shore it?
- Not a chance.
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101. If you set up a timber.
the roof would cave in.
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102. Come on. I'll have a look.
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103. - Couldn't someone go in after him?
- Too dangerous.
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104. - We'd have two men to dig out.
- I'm going in there.
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105. You stay here. That's a deathtrap.
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106. - But that man—
- We're doing all we can.
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107. If everything goes all right.
we'll have him out in 24 hours.
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108. Twenty-four hours?
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109. Now. you stick to your reporting. Miss Lane.
and leave mine-rescue work to us.
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110. - Hi. Clark.
- Hi.
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111. - How did you make out?
- Can't say as I got much.
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112. I told White you can't get
anything out of him.
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113. - If he wouldn't talk to me. why you?
- I did my best. It just wasn't good enough.
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114. - When are you going back to Metropolis?
- No rush.
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115. I promised Lois I'd pick her up at Carbide
on my way. She probably isn't through yet.
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116. How about dropping by the press club?
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117. Well. Thanks.
but I have an errand to attend to.
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118. - It'll see you back here later.
- Yeah.
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119. Start right here.
You'll have to go down about 40 feet.
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120. - It'll get the relief crews organized.
- Put your backs to it. boys. Dig.
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121. We're starting to sink that new shaft.
We'll have to go down about 40 feet.
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122. That means we need relief for the men
who are working there now.
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123. It'll take Pete and Al.
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124. Hey. where you going?
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125. Come out of there!
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126. Stop!
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127. - Who was it?
- That Lane girl. I couldn't stop her.
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128. I gotta tell Sims.
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129. Pop! Pop. where are you?
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130. In here. I'm in the side tunnel.
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131. - Pop. where are you?
- You're getting closer.
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132. Keep coming.
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133. - Pop.
- In here.
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134. Thank God you got here.
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135. You can say that again.
For a while I didn't think I'd make it.
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136. You're a girl. Who are you?
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137. My name is Lois.
I'm gonna try and get you out of here.
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138. Now. here. Here. Drink this.
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139. Thanks. That's mighty fine.
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140. - Are your legs hurt?
- I don't know.
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141. They've been numb for the past hour.
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142. There's a timber here.
What will I use to move it?
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143. - Use something for a lever.
- But what?
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144. Try one of them 2-by-4s back there.
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145. Here. I'll use this.
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146. We're trapped.
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147. - Don't worry. Pop. they'll dig us out.
- Sure they will.
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148. If the air holds out
and we don't smother to death.
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149. Smother?
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150. When that entrance filled up.
It cut off the air.
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151. Well. What will we do now?
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152. Just sit and wait.
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153. Maybe do a little praying.
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154. - Anything?
- Same old stuff.
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155. Taxes are going up and Congress
is viewing the situation with alarm.
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156. - It'll shove off.
- It's still early.
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157. If I start now. I'll make Carbide
about the time Lois is finished.
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158. Be sure and tell White what
a magnificent job I'm doing here.
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159. You know I will.
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160. Make it plenty strong.
maybe he'll give me a raise.
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161. Four hours off. Boys. Get some rest.
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162. How's it look. Stan?
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163. That cave-in.
If it didn't kill them. It cut off their air.
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164. - We'll never get them in time. Not this way.
- I was thinking.
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165. Now. there are tunnels
from old workings under this hill.
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166. If we break into one.
It might lead to Polgase's main lead.
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167. - I got the maps in my office.
- What about that. Stan?
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168. It won't hurt to look.
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169. There's only a slim chance
we may find something.
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170. We're wasting time.
Pop's workings aren't near anything.
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171. It's the only way we can reach them
in time. If they're still alive.
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172. - What's this?
- It's the old Joiner workings.
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173. Hey. that tunnel
hasn't been used for years.
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174. Get your old map. Sims.
see where it goes.
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175. It's right here.
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176. Looks pretty close
to the shaft we're sinking now.
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177. Let me put a pair of dividers on it.
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178. - Well. What do you think?
- I think we'll hit it.
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179. - How much further will we have to dig?
- Only a few more yards.
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180. That drift can't be
more than 50 feet down.
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181. If we hit that old tunnel.
we can go in from there.
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182. Let's go.
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183. You're wasting your time. Child.
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184. - It ain't budged.
- If only I could get under it.
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185. You'd do better to dig for my tools.
I left them back there.
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186. It's all caved in. I wouldn't even know
where to begin looking.
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187. Then we just got to wait.
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188. And do nothing? Not me.
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189. I think it's giving a little.
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190. Go down there
and tell them to keep digging.
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191. A few more yards to go.
We're right over the Joiner tunnel.
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192. If we hit it. we're in.
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193. One thing worries me
about that Joiner working.
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194. - What's that?
- Gas.
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195. - That old tunnel might be full of it.
- If it is. that's all. Brother.
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196. Here is the latest bulletin from the scene of
the mine cave»in at Carbide, Pennsylvania.
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197. The rescue shaft is now down
40 feet and Lafe Raiser.
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198. —captain of the mine-rescue squad..
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199. —states he expects to break into
the old workings later on this afternoon.
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200. It is still not known whether
Lois Lane and Pop Polgase are still alive.
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201. Keep tuned to this station
for further bulletins.
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202. Pop.
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203. Pop.
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204. - Pop. wake up.
- I hear you.
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205. - Pop. I smell something.
- What?
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206. I don't know.
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207. Pop. that won't do any good.
You might as well lie still.
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208. - And die like a rat in a trap?
- Don't talk that way. They'll dig us out.
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209. - You might as well know.
- Know what?
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210. - That's gas you were smelling.
- Gas?
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211. - Well. What will we do now?
- Nothing.
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212. There ain't nothing we can do...
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213. but die.
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214. They hit it. We're through.
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215. They hit the tunnel?
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216. - Just broke through the roof.
- Check it before you let the men go through.
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217. - Gas!
- Clear the area.
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218. Everybody. Out. Fast!
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219. - Everybody back! Gas. Get out.
- Clear the area!
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220. Hello. Mr. Sims.
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221. - What's all the excitement about?
- Gas.
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222. We broke through the Joiner drift.
found it full of gas.
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223. - That's too bad.
- You seem mighty unconcerned, Mr. Kent.
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224. - Should I be concerned?
- I'd be if it was a friend of mine in there.
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225. In where? What are you talking about?
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226. - You mean you don't know?
- Know what?
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227. Miss Lane and Pop Polgase
are trapped in a mine cave-in.
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228. - Where? Tell me where.
- Someplace under that hill.
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229. - Exactly where?
- We don't know. Exactly.
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230. Soon as the gas clears out of the tunnel.
we'll go in and try to find them.
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231. Look. Superman.
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232. - Where did he come from?
- What will he do?
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233. - You all right. Miss Lane?
- Yes. but help him.
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234. He's pinned to the ground.
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235. Help him. Miss Lane.
I'll hold up the tunnel until you're out.
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236. Now. hurry.
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237. - Will they be all right?
- They sure will.
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238. I never saw anything like that before
in my whole life.
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239. - Are you feeling better?
- A little.
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240. Where's Superman?
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241. He's gone.
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242. I expected it.
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243. - Lois. That was a close one. You all right?
- I guess so. A little shaky. That's all.
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244. Get into your own clothes.
I'll take you back to Metropolis.
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245. That sounds grand.
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246. - And. Clark?
- Yes?
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247. Superman finally took me out.
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