1. Elegy
First Aired: 19 February 1960
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2. You're traveling
to another dimension.
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3. A dimension not only of sight
and sound, but of mind.
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4. A journey into a wondrous land
of imagination.
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5. Next stop: The Twilight Zone
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6. The time is the day
after tomorrow...
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7. in a far corner of the universe.
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8. The cast of characters,
three men lost amongst the stars.
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9. Three men sharing the common
urgency of all men lost.
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10. They're looking for home.
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11. And in a moment they'll find home.
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12. Not a home that is
a place to be seen.
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13. But a strange, unexplainable
experience to be felt.
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14. I hear the atmosphere.
- This may be it, Pete.
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15. It better be.
We're about out of fuel.
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16. 20.95 parts oxygen.
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17. 78.09 nitrogen.
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18. I don't get it, that's air.
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19. Gravity, unit one.
- That's incredible.
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20. Conditions identical to Earth.
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21. And yet we're 655 million miles
away from Earth.
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22. Wait a minute, Pete.
These instruments could be wrong.
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23. What's the difference?
We're not going anywhere now.
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24. Yeah, I guess you're right.
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25. How far did you say we
were from Earth?
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26. 655 million miles.
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27. We're back on Earth.
- No.
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28. No? Do you call that a Martian?
Here, boy, come on.
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29. Anyway, look at those trees.
It's got to be Earth.
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30. Well, what do you call that?
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31. It's called a tractor.
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32. They were in use on Earth during the
20th century before the total war.
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33. You mean, we're on
Earth 200 years ago?
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34. It's an interesting theory.
And as possible as any other.
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35. Except that to my knowledge Earth
has never had more than one sun.
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36. All right. You explain it.
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37. The only thing I'm certain of
is that we're not on Earth.
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38. We're not alone.
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39. Excuse me, sir.
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40. My name is Webber.
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41. We hate to bother you...
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42. What's the matter with him?
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43. Seems to be in some sort
of a trance or...
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44. Let's get out of here.
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45. Hey, look, there's somebody.
Hey, mister.
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46. How are they biting?
Mister?
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47. Hey, wake up.
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48. Do you hear that? The music, a band?
There's somebody here.
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49. It seems to be coming
from over there.
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50. The music's coming from
that loudspeaker.
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51. It's being piped in from somewhere.
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52. Look.
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53. Concert's over.
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54. Well, any ideas, professor?
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55. It could be some sort of illusion.
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56. Yes, maybe we're being made to see
and hear what we hope to find:
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57. The sights and sounds of home.
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58. No, no, that's all wrong.
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59. This is more than 200 years
ahead of our time.
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60. Or it could be that time itself
is suspended here.
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61. Or time may have speeded up
for us...
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62. or slowed down for them.
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63. You mean, they might
actually be moving?
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64. It's possible.
- Then why can't we see it?
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65. You don't see the movements of a
clock's hands, but they do move.
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66. Well, this clock has no hands.
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67. Carl, do you really believe
what you're saying?
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68. No, of course not.
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69. But they're not just statues.
They're flesh and blood.
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70. Or something that feels
like flesh and blood.
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71. It's something real.
It's got to be here.
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72. Now, I say separate and meet
back here in one hour.
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73. It's better than huddling together
like frightened children.
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74. Remember, we meet back
here in one hour.
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75. Hello.
Anybody there?
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76. Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
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77. Your majesty.
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78. I don't blame the judges.
You're the prettiest of them all.
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79. But tell me something, your majesty:
What's wrong with you?
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80. What's wrong with everybody
in this crazy place?
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81. Answer me.
Can't you talk? Can't you move?
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82. Answer me.
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83. This is the way it was on Earth
not so long ago.
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84. My great grandfather showed
me pictures of it.
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85. Quiet and peaceful.
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86. You mean you like it here?
- I would if it were real.
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87. If I could be sure it wasn't going
to vanish in a puff of pink smoke.
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88. It's a nice place to visit but
I wouldn't want to live here.
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89. Like it or not,
this is home from now on.
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90. Charming.
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91. Lovely, isn't it?
- If you want it, it's yours.
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92. Yes, that's true isn't it?
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93. You don't mind if we have a
look around, do you, sir?
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94. Not at all.
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95. You're most welcome.
My name's Jeremy Wickwire.
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96. Gentlemen, there's nothing to
be afraid of. Truly, there isn't.
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97. But, you're real.
- Of course, I am.
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98. Isn't everybody?
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99. I used to think so.
- Oh, you mean...
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100. Do come inside. Come on, won't you?
Come on, come inside.
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101. There's nothing to be afraid of,
I assure you.
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102. Do you like it?
We built it for a Mr Jenkinson.
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103. But at the last moment he wanted
to be a knight in armor.
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104. So he's out there in the medieval
section, slaying a dragon.
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105. You mean there are other sections?
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106. Yes, we have many sections.
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107. There's the Roman, the Egyptian,
the Wild Western.
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108. This is the most popular. This
is a period in American culture...
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109. when creature comforts
were most abundant.
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110. And before peace on Earth
became impossible.
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111. Now, look, Mr Wickwire.
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112. We are from Earth.
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113. We were on a geological mission.
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114. We ran into a meteorite storm. Some
of our equipment was knocked out.
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115. We got lost.
That was six months ago.
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116. We saw this asteroid and we landed.
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117. Our fuel is gone.
We've got to stay here.
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118. Then you're not from the Glades?
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119. The what?
- But you are from the Earth.
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120. Tell me, did they ever
have that atomic war?
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121. Yes, in 1985. Most of the
Earth's surface was destroyed.
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122. And it's taken us 200 years
to pick up the pieces.
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123. Oh, how sad.
- Mr Wickwire...
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124. you've got to explain some things
before we go out of our minds.
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125. Yes, but you look hungry. Let me
fix you lunch, then we'll talk.
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126. You tell us one thing right now.
Where are we?
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127. Why, you're in a cemetery.
Didn't you know?
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128. Please, make yourselves comfortable.
I'll be back in a few moments.
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129. Cemetery?
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130. Coffee will be served
in a few minutes, gentlemen.
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131. May I propose a toast?
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132. To peace, my friends
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133. To everlasting eternal peace.
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134. Excellent.
Liebfraumilch, isn't it?
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135. Mister...
- Wickwire.
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136. We're very confused. We need help.
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137. Sit down, my boys, sit down.
Come on, sit down.
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138. What is it?
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139. You said that we were in a cemetery.
What did you mean?
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140. Just exactly that.
Before I explain...
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141. you must give me some information.
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142. If you were granted your dearest
wish, what would your wish be?
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143. I'm not sure I know what you mean.
- Where would you rather be right now?
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144. I'd like to be on the ship
headed for home.
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145. And you, captain?
- I'll go along with that.
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146. Splendid, and one thing more. When
you left Earth, what was the date?
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147. September.
- No, no, the year.
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148. 2185.
- 2185?
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149. Now I understand.
- Well, that's nice. We don't.
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150. When you arrived I thought you
were the men from Happy Glades.
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151. But by your behavior,
I see you couldn't be.
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152. We're still not following you.
What's Happy Glades?
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153. The world's greatest mortuary.
At least, that's what it used to be.
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154. The management hit upon this scheme
for those who could afford it.
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155. 'This scheme' being?
- This little asteroid.
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156. Where we recreate the exact condi-
tions under which the departed...
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157. could be most happy.
For an example:
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158. If the deceased always wanted
to be elected mayor...
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159. he would achieve his ambition here.
For all eternity.
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160. You mean those people are all dead?
- No, no, not all of them.
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161. Just a select few.
The others are imitations.
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162. In other words, this is the place
where your dreams come true...
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163. after you've stopped dreaming.
- That might be one way of putting it.
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164. Yes, that's very good.
- You expect us to believe that?
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165. I hadn't thought of that.
Don't you?
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166. It's true, you know.
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167. I'll admit we haven't come up
with anything better.
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168. But a cemetery out in space.
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169. Millions of miles from Earth.
Why?
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170. Yes, why? Your boss could
have bought a piece of desert.
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171. Oh, no, you don't understand at all.
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172. Happy Glades promises eternal peace.
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173. Everlasting peace. You couldn't
have that on Earth. Now, could you?
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174. He has a point.
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175. What about you?
Yes, how do you figure in all this?
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176. Why, I'm the caretaker.
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177. It's my job to make sure
that our guests are not...
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178. disturbed.
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179. Well, when did this mortuary,
or whatever it is, begin?
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180. 1973, I believe.
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181. Yes, yes.
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182. That'd make you a bit on the elderly
side wouldn't it...
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183. Mr Wirewick?
- Wickwire.
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184. Now, I'm afraid you're forcing me
into an embarrassing admission.
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185. You see, I'm not actually human.
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186. I am now, but when you've gone...
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187. I shall go back to sleep again
until I'm needed.
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188. You see, I'm merely
a scientific device.
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189. I go on and off again
like a machine.
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190. You understand.
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191. Yes, it's not very complicated.
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192. He goes on and off.
- Yes.
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193. I think I must have been
off for about 200 years.
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194. Look, mister, you think...
- All right, Pete.
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195. Mr Wickwire, we're staying here.
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196. Yes, I know.
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197. Yes, but you said something...
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198. about our being gone.
- That's a figure of speech, captain.
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199. I meant 'Departed.'
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200. 'Gone on' as it were.
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201. You know what he's saying, don't you?
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202. I told you not to trust him.
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203. We meant you no harm.
- I realize that and I'm sorry.
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204. Truly I am.
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205. The antidote. Give us the antidote.
- There is no antidote, captain.
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206. Even now the eternifying fluid is
coursing through your veins.
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207. But it won't be painful,
I assure you.
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208. But why?
Why us?
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209. Because you are here
and you are men.
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210. And while there are men
there can be no peace.
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211. Kirby, Webber and Meyers,
three men lost.
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212. They shared a common wish,
a simple one really.
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213. They wanted to be aboard
their ship headed for home.
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214. And fate, a laughing fate,
a practical jokester...
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215. with a smile that stretched
across the stars...
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216. Saw to it that they got their wish.
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217. With just one reservation:
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218. The wish came true, but only in...
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219. the Twilight Zone.
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