1. There is a fifth dimension
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2. Beyond that
Which is known to man.
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3. It is a dimension
As vast as space
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4. And as timeless as infinity.
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5. It is the middle ground
Between light and shadow
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6. Between science
And superstition
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7. And it lies between the pit
Of man's fears
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8. And the summit
Of his knowledge.
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9. This is the dimension
Of imagination
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10. It is an area
Which we call
The twilight zone.
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11. Keep those trucks coming!
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12. Close it up!
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13. I said close it up!
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14. Infantry platoon, U.S. Army,
Philippine Islands, 1945.
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15. These are the faces
Of the young men who fight.
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16. As if some omniscient painter
Had mixed a tube of oils
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17. That were at one time
Earth-brown, dust-grey
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18. Blood-red, beard-black,
And fear, yellow-white.
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19. And these men were the models.
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20. For this is the province
Of combat
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21. And these
Are the faces of war.
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22. Evening, captain.
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23. Ain't it a crummy night?
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24. Rough?
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25. We've got the bridge,
Whatever they want it for.
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26. Here you go.
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27. Japs have got naval guns
Stuck in the ground.
They're zeroed in.
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28. That bridge gets it
Every three minutes.
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29. If the general wants to know
Where the Jap fleet is
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30. It's dug in
On the road to Manila.
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31. Sergeant,
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32. Who'd we lose?
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33. Lots of wounded.
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34. Maybe ten, twelve.
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35. Four dead.
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36. Hibbard, Horton,
Morgan and Levy.
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37. All right, sergeant,
Bed them down.
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38. Check with the mess.
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39. Make sure they got
Hot coffee and a meal.
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40. If they're not hungry,
Eat anyway.
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41. Yes, sir.
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42. "A" company,
First platoon, chow down!
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43. Fitz,
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44. Sir?
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45. Look, I have got me a bottle
Of Philippine tu pa in my tent.
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46. Now it's not exactly
Bottled in bond
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47. But you'd be surprised what
It does to a man's outlook.
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48. Come on.
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49. Cheers.
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50. Bad day, huh, Fitz?
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51. A lot of wounded,
Four dead.
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52. All in two
And a half hours.
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53. 12 wounded, four dead.
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54. Anything special
About the four?
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55. Anything special?
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56. What do you mean?
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57. Well, Fitz,
We've lost four men before.
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58. We've lost eight and ten.
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59. You seem to be taking this
A little harder than usual.
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60. I just wondered
If there was something
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61. Special.
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62. These four men
Were all under 21.
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63. Does it have to be
More special than that?
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64. No, but this has
Gotten to you, Fitz.
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65. More than I've ever seen.
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66. I'd just like to know why.
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67. You're a perceptive man, Phil.
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68. It's the mark of a good
Officer, isn't it?
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69. To ward off trouble
By anticipating.
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70. Are you gonna give me
A hard time?
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71. I don't think so, Fitz.
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72. You're a good officer.
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73. You got guts and brains.
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74. But something
Has gotten to you.
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75. I told you,
I'd like to know what it is.
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76. Would you?
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77. Hibbard, Horton, Morgan, Levy.
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78. Killed in action,
Luzon, P.I., 13 January 1945.
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79. So?
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80. So you want to know
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81. What's gotten into me, Phil,
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82. I wrote those names
Down yesterday.
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83. I wrote them down
Before we went up.
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84. Why did you write down
The names, Fitz?
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85. Well, we had a weapons check
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86. And I looked into their faces
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87. And those four men
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88. Feel better?
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89. I looked into forty four
Faces yesterday morning
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90. And when I got to those four,
There was something special
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91. A light or something.
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92. I can't describe it to you.
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93. There isn't any description.
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94. I looked into their
Faces and I knew.
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95. I knew this
Was their last day.
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96. I knew they were
Going to get it.
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97. I knew, and there
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98. There wasn't
Any doubt about it.
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99. Well, that's, uh,
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100. That's funny.
That's real funny.
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101. I haven't slept much.
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102. I keep wondering
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103. Is this the way
It's going to be?
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104. If every time I stand
In front of a platoon
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105. Am I going to be able
To look down the line
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106. And know which ones
Aren't coming back?
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107. Fitz, when did you write
These names down?
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108. You're sure it was yesterday?
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109. You're sure it wasn't today
On the way back in the truck?
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110. Yesterday.
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111. Yesterday morning,
I swear to you.
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112. I wrote those
Names down yesterday.
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113. Well?
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114. (man)
I can't tell, captain.
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115. The stuff you've given me
Is inconclusive.
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116. I looked up his records.
He's never been wounded.
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117. Looks like a pretty
Steady customer,
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118. No evidence of battle
Fatigue or anything.
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119. Why he should su dden ly get
This weird idea is hard to say
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120. But we better run some checks.
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121. He believes it.
You hear him tell it
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122. You almost believe it yourself.
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123. I'd appreciate you
Taking a look at him.
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124. He's a good man.
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125. He's one of the best
Officers we've got.
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126. I'll do what I can, captain.
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127. He's here now, you know.
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128. No, I didn't know.
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129. He's in the ward visiting
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130. One of the boys
From his platoon.
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131. I'm fine, lieutenant.
How's the rest of the boys?
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132. Oh, they're all fine.
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133. Porky got a piece
Of shrapnel on his finger
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134. You know porky, that's about
As bad as he ever got.
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135. He's a lucky kid.
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136. That he is.
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137. And you're not
Doing too bad.
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138. You get that all patched up
And you'll be going home.
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139. That's not so hard
To take, is it?
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140. No, sir.
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141. It sure isn't.
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142. No, no.
Thank you, sir.
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143. Could you lay it
Down over there, lease?
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144. I won't be needing
It for a while.
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145. Uh, listen, Smitty, I got
Some stuff to do so I'll
See you tomorrow.
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146. You take it easy,
You hear?
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147. Yes, sir.
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148. Uh, anything you need—
You got stuff to read?
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149. All I need.
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150. Okay, you take
Care, Smitty.
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151. Thanks for coming, lieutenant.
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152. Good-bye.
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153. Good-bye, Smitty.
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154. You okay, lieutenant?
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155. Yeah. I—
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156. Yeah, I'm okay.
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157. He's dead.
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158. Just like that.
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159. They go awful
Quick sometimes.
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160. Awful quick.
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161. Fitz?
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162. I was up seeing Smitty.
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163. Yeah, I know.
I read his tag.
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164. Doc said he's
Going to be okay.
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165. No, he isn't.
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166. I took a look at his face.
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167. I took a look at his face,
And I knew.
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168. And a minute later,
He's gone.
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169. Same thing?
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170. Same thing.
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171. The look.
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172. The funny—
The funny light
Or whatever it is.
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173. And I knew,
And I knew.
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174. Fitz, I can't
Explain this, but—
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175. I don't want
You to explain it.
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176. How can you explain it?
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177. How can anybody
Explain it?
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178. I just want you
To believe it, captain.
That's all I want from you.
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179. I want you to believe it.
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180. Bed five, sir.
Smith. He just died.
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181. I'll have
A look at him.
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182. For what?
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183. There's nothing
To look at but a body.
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184. He's dead.
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185. And I knew
He was going to die
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186. 'cause I read it
On his face.
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187. Go on back,
Corporal. I'll
Be right in.
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188. So you knew,
Lieutenant?
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189. You bet I did.
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190. I tabbed four men
The other day.
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191. That's odd,
Don't you think?
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192. Odd? That's
Not odd, captain.
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193. Odd when is you go
30 days on the line
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194. And you don't
Lose a man.
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195. That's odd!
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196. Odd is when you walk
25 miles and you don't
Get a blister.
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197. Now you're talking odd!
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198. This isn't odd, captain.
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199. This is nightmare.
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200. This is a lousy,
Dog-faced, lying officer
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201. Who can see death
On people's faces.
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202. You're a dog-faced,
Lying officer
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203. Who's cracking under
The strain from having
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204. And felt too much.
Finally having to
Succumb to it!
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205. I'm five
For five, captain.
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206. How many coincidences
Add up to a fact?
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207. How many men
Do I have to tab
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208. As the least likely
To succeed?
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209. How many more faces
Do I have to look into?
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210. What I want to know
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211. Is what does it take
To make you guys realize
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212. That somewhere
Along the line
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213. I picked up a talent
They don't teach at O.C.S.
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214. One thing you might do
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215. While you're waiting
And scratching
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216. You might put
Tape over my eyes
Or poke them out
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217. Or do something
Where I won't
Be able to see
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218. So I won't
Have to look
At any more faces!
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219. Now we spearhead
The attack moving
Across at the point
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220. Followed by Baker
And Charlie and company.
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221. Now, at this point
To the east,
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222. Some Filipino
Guerrillas will be
Crossing the river by boat.
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223. Now their job
Will be to knock out
Any and all Jap guns
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224. In that side of the river.
So that we should be able
To move across the bridge
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225. Against only
Small arms fire.
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226. We've got about
22 minutes before
We load up the trucks.
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227. Give your platoons
A good briefing.
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228. Make sure that each man
Has a belt, five grenades,
Six ammo clips,
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229. And no backpacks.
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230. All right.
That's it.
Good luck.
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231. Captain,
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232. You still want my platoon
To take the point?
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233. I don't know yet, Fitz.
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234. I think that probably—
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235. What's the matter, Fitz?
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236. Are you well enough
To take the platoon?
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237. Now, Gunther thinks
You'd be better off
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238. With three weeks
Back at division.
I agree with him.
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239. This thing will take
A few hours but it
Will be messy.
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240. Captain, you better not go.
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241. Why, Fitz?
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242. Yeah.
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243. It's on your face too.
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244. If you go,
You won't be coming back.
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245. Fitz, get
Your platoons set.
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246. You've only got
About 15 minutes left.
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247. Please—
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248. I'll tell you
What we'll do!
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249. We'll talk about it
When we get back. We'll
Have a drink to it.
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250. We'll drink
To an illusion,
To a couple of coincidences.
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251. Now that's it, Fitz!
I'll see you at the trucks!
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252. Captain, you won't be
Drinking to anything.
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253. 'cause you're
Not coming back!
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254. Lieutenant?
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255. What about it?
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256. Everybody says
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257. Everybody says you know
Who's going to get it
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258. And who isn't.
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259. Well, how about it,
Lieutenant? Give us
A break, huh?
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260. Come on, lieutenant.
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261. It ain't fair—
You knowing!
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262. Knock it off, Freeman.
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263. All right, sergeant.
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264. Now look, somebody
Started this wild gag
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265. And somebody
Will get burned for it.
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266. There's nobody
In this company
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267. Who's a mind-reader.
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268. Including Lieutenant
Fitzgerald.
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269. All right, lieutenant?
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270. Yeah. That's right, sir.
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271. All right,
Sergeant, let's go.
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272. Yes, sir.
Let's go!
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273. Okay, load 'em up.
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274. Let's go!
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275. In the trucks!
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276. In the trucks, everybody!
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277. Close it up!
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278. All right, close it up!
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279. Okay, first platoon,
Fall in.
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280. Forget about extra details.
Let's do it the same.
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281. Yes, sir.
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282. Come on,
Hurry it up.
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283. Fall in.
Roll call.
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284. Verall.
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285. Here.
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286. Ashbar.
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287. Here.
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288. Fitz.
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289. Just thought
I'd drop around
And congratulate you boys
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290. On the good job you did.
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291. Thank you, sir.
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292. The odds fell
On our side.
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293. Must be all those
Right-handy job on those guns
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294. And you fellows
Walked right across.
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295. Right across.
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296. That's fortunate.
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297. The air force
Must have picked off
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298. At least six or seven
Of those 25s.
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299. Of course those guns
Were operating.
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300. That might have been
The longest bridge
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301. You've ever been on,
Or the shortest.
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302. Sniper fire,
That's all you had?
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303. Yes, sir,
Sniper fire.
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304. Mm-hmm.
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305. We lost one man.
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306. Oh, that's a pity.
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307. He was a good man.
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308. You were good friends,
Weren't you, Fitzgerald?
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309. So much for Mrs. Riker's
Lovely wedding.
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310. Seven happy years.
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311. Two fine sons.
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312. Man, war stinks.
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313. Lieutenant?
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314. Captain Gunther
Wants to see you.
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315. Lieutenant, you are
To report back to division.
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316. Back to division?
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317. Yeah. They want
To look you over.
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318. It'll be a nice couple
Weeks rest for you.
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319. Take your gear with you.
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320. Okay.
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321. Thank you, captain.
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322. Lieutenant Fitzgerald?
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323. The jeep's ready
To take you back
To division, sir
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324. Any time
You're ready.
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325. Lieutenant
Fitzgerald?
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326. What?
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327. This your bag, sir?
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328. Yes, that's my bag.
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329. May I put it
In the jeep
For you, sir?
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330. Thank you very much.
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331. Well, sir,
We're ready
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332. Any time you are.
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333. Well, it's
A little bouncy, sir
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334. But it sure
Beats walking.
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335. You're
Going back
To division?
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336. Yeah.
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337. Further back I get,
The better I like it.
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338. You're taking
The convenient road?
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339. Yeah. There's a bridge
Up there on the highway.
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340. The engineers
Think they've spotted
Some mines up the road
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341. They haven't
Dug them up yet
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342. So stay close
To the shoulders.
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343. I want you
To take good care
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344. Of the
Lieutenant here.
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345. Sergeant, I'm the
Most careful driver
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346. In the United
States Army.
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347. If I can lift this
Here jeep and walk
Tippytoe carrying it
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348. Believe me, brother,
I'd do it.
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349. Lieutenant,
You may as well
Get comfortable.
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350. I guess we got about
A four-hour ride
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351. Ahead of us.
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352. Do we?
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353. I doubt it.
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354. You play that
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356. Did you hear that?
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357. Thunder?
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359. It sounded more like
An explosion.
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360. Maybe it was thunder. Yeah.
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361. That's what it was—
Probably thunder.
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362. From William Shakespeare,
Richard the Third,
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363. A small excerpt,
The line reads,
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364. "He has come to open
The purple testament
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365. Of bleeding war."
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366. And for Lieutenant
William Fitzgerald—
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367. "A" company, first platoon,
The testament is closed.
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368. Lieutenant Fitzgerald
Has found the twilight zone.
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369. Rod Serling, the creator
Of twilight zone,
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370. Will tell you
About next week's story
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371. After this word
From our alternate sponsor
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372. And now, Mr. Serling.
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373. Next week,
On the twilight zone
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374. We offer you the unbelievable
Along with an explanation.
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375. Three men visit
A strange new world
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376. With people, cars,
Houses, the works.
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377. But something's
Wrong in the scene.
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378. Something very abnormal
Amidst the normal.
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379. You'll see what I mean
When next week we bring you
"Elegy" by Charles Beaumont.
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380. It stars Cecil Kellaway.
Thank you and good night.
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381. Kimberly Clark invites
You to watch Steve McQueen
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382. In "Wanted Dead or Alive."
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383. Saturday nights over most
Of these same stations.
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