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. 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. The time is the day
After tomorrow,
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12. The place, a far
Corner of the universe.
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13. The cast of characters, three
Men lost amongst the stars,
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14. Three men sharing the common
Urgency of all men lost.
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15. They're looking for home.
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16. And in a moment
They'll find home.
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17. Not a home that is
A place to be seen
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18. But a strange, unexplainable
Experience to be felt.
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19. I hear
The atmosphere.
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20. Keep your fingers
Crossed, Pete.
This may be it.
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21. It better be;
We're about
Out of fuel.
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22. 20.95 parts oxygen
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23. 78.09 nitrogen.
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24. I don't get it,
That's air.
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25. Gravity, unit one.
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26. That's incredible.
Conditions identical
To Earth
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27. And yet we're
655 million miles
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28. Away from Earth.
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29. Wait a minute, Pete.
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30. These instruments
Could be wrong.
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31. What's
The difference?
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32. We're not going
Anywhere now.
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33. Yeah, I guess
You're right.
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34. How far did you say
We were from Earth?
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35. 655 million miles.
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36. We're back
On Earth.
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37. No.
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38. No? What do
You call that,
A Martian?
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39. Here, boy,
Come on.
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40. Well, anyway, look
At those trees.
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41. It's got
To be Earth.
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42. Well, what do
You call that?
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43. It's called
A tractor.
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44. They were in
Use on Earth
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45. During the 20th century
Before the total war.
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46. You mean,
We're on Earth
200 years ago.
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47. It's an
Interesting
Theory, Pete
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48. And as possible
As any other
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49. Except that
To my knowledge
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50. Earth has never had
More than one sun.
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51. All right.
You explain it.
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52. The only thing
I'm certain of
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53. Is that we're
Not on Earth.
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54. We're
Not alone.
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55. Excuse me,
Sir.
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56. My name
Is Webber,
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57. We hate to
Bother you—
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58. What's the matter
With him?
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59. Seems to be
In some sort
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60. Of a trance or—
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61. Let's get
Out of here.
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62. Hey, look,
There's somebody!
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63. Hey, mister!
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64. Mister!
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65. How are they biting?
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66. Mister?
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67. Hey, wake up.
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68. Do you hear that?
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69. The music, a band,
Do you hear it?
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70. There's somebody here.
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71. It seems
To be coming
From over there.
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72. The music's coming
From that loudspeaker.
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73. It's being piped
In from somewhere.
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74. Look!
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75. Concert's
Over.
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76. Well, any ideas,
Professor?
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77. Well, I suppose
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78. It could be some
Sort of illusion.
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79. Yes, maybe
We're being made
To see and hear
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80. What we hope
To find
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81. The sights and
Sounds of home.
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82. No, no, that's
All wrong.
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83. This is more
Than 200 years
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84. Ahead of our time.
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85. Or it could be
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86. That time itself
Is suspended here.
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87. Or time may have,
In a sense
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88. Have speeded up
For us
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89. Or slowed down
For them.
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90. You mean, they might
Actually be moving?
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91. It's possible.
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92. Then why can't
We see it?
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93. Well, you don't
See the movements
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94. Of a clock's hands
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95. Nevertheless
They do move.
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96. Well, this clock
Has no hands.
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97. Carl, do you
Really believe
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98. What you're
Saying?
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99. No, of
Course not.
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100. But they're not
Just statues.
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101. They're flesh
And blood
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102. Or something that feels
Like flesh and blood.
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103. It's
Something real.
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104. It's got
To be here.
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105. Now, I say
Separate
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106. And meet back
Here in one hour.
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107. Well,
It's better
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108. Than huddling
Together like
Frightened children.
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109. Remember, we
Meet back here
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110. In one hour.
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111. Hello.
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112. Anybody there?
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113. Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
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114. Your majesty.
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115. I don't blame
The judges.
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116. You're the prettiest
Of them all.
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117. But tell
Me something,
Your majesty,
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118. What's wrong
With you?
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119. What's wrong
With everybody
In this crazy place?
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120. Answer me!
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121. Can't you talk?
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122. Can't you move?
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123. Answer me!
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124. This is the way
It was on Earth
Not so long ago.
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125. My great
Grandfather showed
Me pictures of it.
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126. Quiet and peaceful.
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127. You mean
You like
It here?
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128. I would if it
Were real,
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129. If I could be sure it
Wasn't going to vanish
In a puff of pink smoke.
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130. Well, as for me, it's
A nice place to visit
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131. But I wouldn't want
To live here.
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132. Like it or not,
This is home
From now on.
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133. Charming.
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134. Lovely, isn't it?
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135. If you want it,
It's yours.
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136. Yes, that's true
Isn't it?
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137. You don't mind
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138. If we have
A look around
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139. Do you, sir?
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140. Not at all.
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141. You're most welcome.
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142. My name's Wickwire,
Jeremy Wickwire.
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143. Gentlemen, there's
Nothing to be
Afraid of.
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144. Truly, there isn't.
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145. But, y-y-you're real.
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146. But, of course, I am.
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147. Isn't everybody?
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148. I used to
Think so.
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149. Oh, you mean,
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150. Do come inside.
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151. Come on,
Won't you?
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152. Come on,
Come inside.
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153. There's nothing
To be afraid of
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154. I assure you.
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155. Eh, do you
Like it?
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156. We built it
For a Mr., uh,
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157. Mr. Jenkinson.
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158. But at the last
Moment he decided
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159. That the one thing he wanted
To be was a knight in armor
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160. So he's out there
In the medieval section
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161. Slaying a dragon.
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162. You mean there
Are other sections?
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163. Hm?
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164. Oh, yes,
Of course,
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165. We have
Many sections.
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166. There's
The Roman,
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167. The Egyptian,
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168. The Wild
Western
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169. But this is
The most popular
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170. Because it
Represents
A period
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171. In American culture
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172. When creature
Comforts were
Most abundant
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173. And before peace on Earth
Became impossible.
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174. Now, look,
Mr., uh,
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175. Wickwire.
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176. Wickwire, we
Are from Earth.
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177. Oh?
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178. We were on a routine
Geological mission.
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179. We ran into
A meteorite storm.
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180. Some of our equipment
Was knocked out.
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181. We got lost.
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182. Now, that was
Six months ago.
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183. We saw
This asteroid
And we landed.
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184. Our fuel
Is gone.
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185. We've got
To stay here.
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186. I see.
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187. I see, then you're
Not from the glades.
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188. The what?
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189. But you are from the Earth.
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190. Tell me, did they ever
Have that atomic war?
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191. Yes, in 1985.
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192. Most of the Earth's
Surface was destroyed
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193. And it's taken
Us 200 years
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194. To pick up
The pieces.
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195. Oh, how sad.
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196. Mr. Wickwire
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197. Now, you've
Got to explain
Some things
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198. Before we
Go out of
Our minds.
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199. Yes, but you look hungry.
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200. Let me fix you lunch,
Then we'll talk.
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201. Wait a second.
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202. Now, you tell us
One thing right now.
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203. Where are we?
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204. Why, you're in a cemetery.
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205. Didn't you know?
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206. Please, make
Yourselves comfortable.
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207. I'll be back
In a few moments.
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208. Cemetery?
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209. Coffee will
Be served
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210. In a few minutes,
Gentlemen.
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211. May I propose
A toast?
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212. To peace,
My friends
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213. To everlasting
Eternal peace.
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214. Excellent!
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215. Liebfraumilch,
Isn't it?
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216. Yes.
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217. Mister—
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218. Wickwire.
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219. We're very
Confused.
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220. We need help.
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221. Well, sit down,
My boys, sit down.
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222. Come on,
Sit down.
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223. What is it?
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224. Now, you said
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225. That we were
In a cemetery.
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226. What did
You mean?
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227. Just
Exactly that.
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228. But before
I explain
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229. You must give me
Some information.
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230. If you were granted
Your dearest wish
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231. What would
Your wish be?
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232. I'm not sure I know
What you mean.
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233. I mean, where
Would you rather be
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234. Right now?
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235. I'd like to be on the ship
Headed for home.
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236. And you, captain.
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237. I'll go along
With that.
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238. Splendid, and just
One thing more.
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239. When you left Earth,
What was the date?
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240. September.
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241. No, no, the year.
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242. 2185.
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243. 2185?
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244. Now I understand.
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245. Well, that's nice.
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246. We don't!
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247. When you arrived
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248. I thought you were
From Happy Glades.
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249. But by your behavior
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250. Of course, I see
You couldn't be.
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251. We're still
Not following you.
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252. What's Happy Glades?
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253. The world's
Greatest mortuary.
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254. At least, that's
What it used to be.
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255. You see,
The management
Hit upon this scheme
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256. As a service
To those who
Could afford it.
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257. "This scheme"
Being?
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258. This little
Asteroid
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259. Where we would recreate
The exact conditions
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260. Under which
The dear departed
Could be most happy.
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261. For an example,
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262. If the deceased always
Wanted to be elected mayor
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263. He would achieve
His ambition here
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264. For all eternity.
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265. You mean those people
Are all dead?
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266. No, no, not all of them.
Just a select few.
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267. The others are imitations.
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268. In other words,
This is the place
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269. Where your
Dreams come true after
You've stopped dreaming.
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270. Yes, that might
Be one way of
Putting it.
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271. Yes, that's
Very good.
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272. You expect
Us to believe
That explanation?
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273. I hadn't thought of that.
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274. Don't you?
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275. It's true, you know.
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276. Well, I'll admit
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277. We haven't come up
With anything better.
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278. But a cemetery
Out in space.
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279. Millions of miles
From Earth.
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280. Why?
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281. Yes, why?
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282. Now, your boss
Could have bought
A piece of desert.
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283. Oh, no, no
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284. You don't
Understand at all.
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285. Happy Glades promises
Eternal peace
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286. Everlasting peace.
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287. You couldn't
Have that on Earth
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288. Now, could you?
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289. He has a point.
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290. Uh, what
About you?
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291. Me?
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292. Yes, you, how
Do you figure
In all this?
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293. Why, I'm
The caretaker.
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294. It's my job
To make sure
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295. That our guests
Are not,
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296. Disturbed.
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297. Well, when did
This mortuary— or
Whatever it is— begin?
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298. 1973, I believe.
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299. Yes, yes.
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300. That'd make
You a bit
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301. On the
Elderly side
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302. Wouldn't it,
Mr. Wirewick?
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303. Wickwire.
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304. Now, I'm afraid
You're forcing me
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305. Into a rather
Embarrassing admission.
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306. You see, I'm not
Actually human,
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307. Oh, I am now
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308. But when you've gone
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309. I shall go back
To sleep again
Until I'm needed.
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310. You see, I'm— I'm merely
A scientific device.
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311. I go on and off again
Like a machine.
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312. You understand.
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313. Yes, it's not
Very complicated
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314. Is it, really?
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315. He goes
On and off.
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316. Yes, I think I must have been
Off for about 200 years.
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317. Look, mister,
You think—
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318. All right,
All right, Pete.
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319. Mr. Wickwire
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320. We're
Staying here.
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321. Yes, I know.
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322. Yes, but you
Said something
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323. About our
Being gone.
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324. Oh, that's a figure
Of speech, captain.
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325. I meant "Departed."
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326. "Gone on" as it were.
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327. Well, you know
What he's saying
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328. Don't you?
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329. I told you not
To trust him.
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330. I told you!
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331. We meant you
No harm.
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332. I realize that and I'm sorry.
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333. Truly I am.
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334. The antidote—
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335. Give us the antidote.
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336. There is no
Antidote, captain.
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337. Even now the
Eternifying fluid
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338. Is coursing
Through your veins
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339. But it— it won't
Be painful, I assure you.
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340. But why?
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341. Why us?
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342. Because you are here
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343. And you are men
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344. And while there are men
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345. There can be no peace.
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346. Kirby, Webber and Meyers,
Three men lost.
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347. They shared a common wish,
A simple one really,
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348. They wanted to be aboard
Their ship headed for home.
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349. And fate, a laughing fate,
A practical jokester
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350. With a smile that stretched
Across the stars
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351. Saw to it that
They got their wish
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352. With just one reservation,
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353. The wish came true
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354. But only
In the twilight zone.
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355. Rod Serling, creator
Of twilight zone
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356. Will tell you about next
Week's story after this word
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357. And now, Mr. Serling.
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358. Next week, I try
To settle an argument
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359. To the effect that I'm not
At my best when writing
Scripts for women
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360. Miss Vera Miles
Takes my side
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361. In a most un usual and unique
Story we called
"Mirror Image."
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362. I hope to see you next week,
You in your living room
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363. And Miss Vera Miles
And the rest of us
In the twilight zone.
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364. Can we have dynamic
Growth, low unemployment,
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365. And reasonably stable prices?
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366. To American Assembly,
Columbia University
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