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. A commonplace,
If somewhat grim,
Unsocial event
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12. Known as a
"Necktie party."
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13. The guest of dishonor,
A cowboy named Joe Caswell,
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14. Just a moment
Away from a rope,
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15. A short dance several
Feet off the ground.
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16. And then the dark
Eternity of all evil men.
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17. Mr. Joe Caswell,
Who when the good lord
Passed out a conscience,
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18. A heart of feeling
For fellow men,
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19. Must have been
Out for a beer
And missed out.
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20. Mr. Joe Caswell
In the last
Quiet moment
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21. Of a violent life.
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22. Reverend.
No need, I ain't
Interested in prayers.
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23. And your immortal
Soul, Caswell?
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24. Are you
Interested in that?
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25. It's my mortal neck
That concerns me now.
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26. And it's gonna be your
Pleasure to see that it's
Stretched a couple feet.
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27. Since that book
Ain't going to help,
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28. Might as leave
Make it short and
Get it over with.
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29. Judge?
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30. You got anything
To say? It's your
Right, you know.
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31. That's my right,
Is it, judge?
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32. The young fellow I put
A hole in had too much
Mouth, not enough brains.
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33. I'd invite him out
Again tomorrow if I had
It to do all over again.
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34. You shot my son
In the back, Caswell.
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35. And that's a long country
Mile from an invitation
To a showdown.
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36. Now, that's all
You got to say,
I got this to add.
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37. I'd like it
To take a while.
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38. I'd like you to
Feel it, Caswell.
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39. The more you kick, the
More justice I figure
There is in the world.
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40. Well, I'll do a
Jig for you, pappy,
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41. Just like a puppet.
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42. How about it,
Can't we get it
Over with?
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43. I can tell you this, Caswell.
You're an evil person.
You're a disease.
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44. And when we hang you,
It's a service.
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45. All right, get on
With the job.
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46. Oh, my dear god.
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47. What happened to him?
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48. Try to relax.
You're going
To be all right.
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49. I'll explain to you
What's happened.
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50. Where am I?
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51. You're a long
Way from home,
Old friend.
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52. A very long way.
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53. Where?
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54. You're in New York City,
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55. Eighty years from
The last moment of
Your recollection.
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56. How? How?
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57. By this. This is
A time machine.
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58. What's happened to you
Involves principles which
You wouldn't understand.
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59. For the moment,
I don't know what
Your past was,
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60. But you've got a most
Distinguished future.
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61. You're the first
Time traveler in
The history of man.
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62. And I'm going
To introduce you
To a whole new world.
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63. And you're gonna
Tell me about
An old one.
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64. At 8:15 the subject
Appeared desperately tired,
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65. So I put him to bed.
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66. After two hours
I've discovered
The following:
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67. His name is
Joseph Caswell.
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68. He tells me he was a
Trail boss on a cattle ranch
In the territory of Montana.
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69. His last moment
Of recollection
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70. Was November 14, 1880.
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71. He says he was
Riding herd when
Suddenly he blacked out.
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72. He awoke to find
Himself on the cot
Of my laboratory.
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73. He felt no
Sensations and—
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74. Only in the last few moments
Did he seem to have any grasp
Of what has occurred.
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75. There's one
Disturbing point.
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76. There are the marks of
A rope etched deeply
Into his neck.
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77. He has no
Explanation for this.
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78. And I have one
Other observation
Hardly scientific.
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79. I don't like his looks.
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80. I don't like the
Eyes or the face
Or the expression.
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81. I get a feeling
Of disquiet, I—
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82. I get a feeling that
I've taken a 19th
Century primitive
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83. And placed him in
A 20th century jungle.
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84. And heaven
Help whoever
Gets in his way.
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85. That's fire right
Out of the air.
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86. I thought you
Were tired.
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87. I am.
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88. There's plenty
Of time to sleep.
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89. And plenty of
Time for that.
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90. Now I wanna look at
That world out there.
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91. I wanna see if there are
Things out there like
You described to me.
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92. Carriages without
Horses and buildings—
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93. They're out
There, Caswell.
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94. Things that you've
Never seen before.
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95. Things you
Can't imagine.
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96. But some things
Don't change.
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97. Ideas, concepts,
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98. Things like
Right and wrong.
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99. I know all about
Right and wrong.
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100. Once there was a deputy
Sheriff in Dodge City.
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101. Tried to beat the difference
Between them into my back
With a wet rope.
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102. I know all about
Right and wrong.
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103. And what about
Justice, Caswell?
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104. What about justice?
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105. Am I supposed to
Know about justice?
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106. More than most
Men, probably.
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107. Right and wrong,
They can try to
Beat into you.
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108. But justice, Caswell,
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109. This came at the end
Of a rope, didn't it?
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110. That's where you were
When I reached
Back into time.
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111. You were at the end
Of a rope, weren't
You, Caswell?
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112. Six or eight feet off
The ground, and I got to you
In that fraction of a moment
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113. Before your
Neck was broken.
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114. When you're dangling
At the end of a rope
It don't matter
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115. Whether you're
One foot off the
Ground or one hundred.
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116. You killed someone.
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117. A whole territory full.
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118. I stopped
Counting after 20.
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119. Well?
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120. I'm going to have
To send you back.
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121. Back?
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122. Back to where
You belong.
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123. Back to that very
Moment, if I can.
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124. And that's supposed
To be justice, huh?
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125. I died once
Already, mister.
I been to hell.
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126. Now I'm back.
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127. And those 20 men that
You killed, Caswell?
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128. They died with
No discomfort?
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129. Mister, y-you're
Just talking words.
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130. Justice, right
And wrong.
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131. They sound good in
This nice warm room
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132. With a nice
Full stomach,
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133. Just a few feet away
From a soft bed.
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134. They sound nice and
They go down easy!
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135. But you just try 'em
On an ice-cold mesa
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136. Where another man's bread
Or another man's jacket
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137. Stands between you
And staying alive.
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138. You get in this machine
Of yours and you go
Back to where I was,
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139. And you talk about
Your law and your
Order and your justice.
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140. They're gonna
Sound different!
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141. Mister, I know
Your kind.
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142. Your clean-faced, your
Johnny-come-lately dandies.
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143. You come out in your
Warm trains rolling over
The graves of men like me!
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144. I just hate
Your kind!
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145. And I have one other
Observation hardly scientific.
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146. I don't like
His looks.
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147. I don't like the
Eyes or the face
Or the expression.
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148. I get a feeling
That I've taken a
19th century primitive
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149. And placed him in
A 20th century jungle.
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150. And heaven
Help whoever
Gets in his way.
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151. There is overtime.
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152. Please deposit 25 cents.
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153. Hello? Hello?
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154. There is overtime.
Please deposit 25 cents.
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155. What'll it be?
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156. Expensive evening for
You, pal. That's
Gonna cost.
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157. Hear me?
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158. There's so much noise.
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159. Look, buddy, if you
Don't pay for it,
I'm gonna have to.
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160. So let's have
No trouble, huh?
If you got any—
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161. Uh, easy, pal, easy.
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162. Just bring me
One of those.
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163. Well?
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164. Nothing, pal,
No argument.
No argument.
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165. What is that?
Where does the
Music come from?
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166. That thing? That's
A jukebox, just a
Plain old jukebox.
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167. You been in stir, buddy?
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168. No, it's, it's just
That I need some sleep.
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169. And those, those things
That are running around!
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170. Things?
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171. Those-those carriages
Without horses,
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172. And-and the lights
Going on and off.
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173. And the noise,
It's-it's like
Thunder all the time.
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174. Buddy, why don't
You go home and
Sack down, huh?
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175. And get a good
Night's sleep.
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176. Take a couple of bottles
With you. That's what
You need is sleep.
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177. Here, take these
Home with you.
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178. Well, don't-don't
You know what that is?
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179. It's a window.
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180. Here, we'll-we'll give
You a demonstration, huh?
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181. All right, hombre,
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182. You got your
Chance to draw.
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183. Now, you better
Make your move.
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184. All right, cowboy,
You gotta pay for this.
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185. Police! Police!
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186. Police!
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187. Mister, you—
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188. Man, you—
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189. Help me, please!
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190. Help me!
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191. I thought the
Place was empty.
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192. Just move away
From the desk, cowboy.
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193. What do you want?
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194. What do I want?
What do you want,
Buffalo Bill?
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195. Well, that's what I want.
Whatever is around loose.
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196. Well, it looks like
You got here before me.
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197. Saved me a little
Trouble. Thanks.
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198. But I'm here now.
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199. You know, I
Usually go to
Bed this early.
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200. So with the place
Being dark, I figured
I'd be all alone.
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201. You checked
The desk, did you?
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202. I guess he don't keep
Much cash around here.
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203. I figured maybe
A key to a drawer
Or something.
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204. See? I expect he's got
A wall safe or something
Around here, don't you?
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205. Hey, cowboy, I
Asked you a question.
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206. Don't you figure
He's got a wall safe or
Something around here?
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207. Hey! Help!
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208. Help, somebody!
Help me get out!
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209. Help, help.
Help me. Somebody!
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210. Help me! Help me!
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211. Cut him down,
Hurry up. Cut him down.
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212. That ain't
Joe Caswell.
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213. That ain't the
Guy we hanged.
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214. Look at his clothes.
What kind of clothes
Are they?
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215. Who is it?
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216. This is not
Caswell, reverend.
It's a stranger.
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217. What kind of
Devil's work is this?
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218. I don't know.
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219. I don't know if
It is devil's work.
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220. Did we hang an
Innocent man, then?
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221. I hope not.
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222. I pray to god not.
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223. This is November 1880,
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224. The aftermath of
A necktie party.
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225. The victim's name,
Paul Johnson, a minor
League criminal
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226. And the taker of
Another human life.
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227. No comment on his
Death save this.
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228. Justice can span years.
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229. Retribution is not
Subject to a calendar.
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230. Tonight's case in point
In the twilight zone.
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231. Rod Serling,
The creator
Of twilight zone
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232. Will tell you about next
Week's story after this word
From our alternate sponsor.
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233. And now, Mr. Serling.
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234. The man who lives
In this tenement
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235. Is an aging fighter
Named Bolie Jackson.
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236. Over the hill at age 36.
From leaving too much of
Himself in too many arenas
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237. For too many years
Before too many
Screaming people.
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238. And next week he looks
For a miracle, and he
Finds it in a little boy.
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239. On the twilight zone
Next week, "The Big
Tall Wish."
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240. Something very,
Very special.
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241. I hope we'll
See you then.
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242. Be sure to the see the
Fun-filled family life
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243. Of one of America's
Greatest entertainers,
The Danny Thomas show.
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244. Monday nights over
Most of these stations.
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