1. I used to think
this was the beginning of your story.
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3. It doesn't work like I thought it did.
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5. by its order.
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6. Okay.
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7. Okay, come back to me.
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8. Come back to me.
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9. Come back to me.
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10. Stick 'em up!
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11. Are you the sheriff in this here town?
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12. These are my tickle guns,
and I'm gonna get ya.
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13. No.
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14. You want me to chase you?
You better run.
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15. I remember moments in the middle.
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16. I love you.
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17. I hate you!
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18. And this was the end.
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19. Come back to me.
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20. Come back to me.
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21. But now I'm not so sure
I believe in beginnings and endings.
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22. There are days
that define your story beyond your life.
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23. Like the day they arrived.
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24. Good morning.
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25. - Morning.
- Morning.
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26. Where is everyone?
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27. Okay. Well, let's get started.
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28. Today, we are talking about Portuguese
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29. and why it sounds so different
from the other Romance languages.
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30. The story of Portuguese
begins in the kingdom of Galicia...
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31. - Sorry.
- ... in the Middle Ages,
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32. where language was seen
as an expression of art.
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33. Any news you wanna share?
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34. Dr. Banks, can you
turn the TV to a news channel?
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35. arrived here on scene,
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36. but police have already set up
a blockade here around the area.
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37. As you can see, we've gotten
just about as close as we can,
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38. but unfortunately, Montana, right now,
is on complete lockdown.
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39. The object apparently touched down
40 minutes ago just north of I-94.
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40. We're waiting to hear if this is perhaps
an experimental vessel or...
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41. Hold on.
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42. I'm learning that
more objects like this have landed
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43. at as many as eight other locations
around the world.
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44. Yes. Can we?
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45. This is from a site in Hokkaido.
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46. This is worldwide.
It is happening right now.
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47. Okay.
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48. That's... Class is dismissed.
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49. For now,
we're simply asking for cooperation
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50. while authorities assess the object.
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51. So, you're saying it's not ours?
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52. Do you even know if it's from Earth?
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53. We're still collecting information.
We're coordinating with other countries.
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54. We are not the only ones
to have one of these in our backyard.
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55. If this is some sort of
peaceful first contact,
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56. why send 12?
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57. Why not just one?
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58. Yeah, I know. I saw that, too.
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59. I don't know, Mom. I'm watching
the same news coverage you are.
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60. Well, Mom, please don't bother
with that channel.
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61. How many times do I have to
tell you those people are idiots?
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62. Yeah, well, do I sound nervous?
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63. Okay, exactly. So...
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64. Me? Yeah.
You know me, I'm about the same.
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65. Mom, I'm fine.
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66. Okay, I'll call you later. Bye.
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67. And at around eight hours after landing,
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68. there are still no signs
of what might be called "first contact."
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69. Now, the objects measure
at least 1,500 feet tall.
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70. Two are reported to have
penetrated Russian airspace,
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71. one in Siberia and the other
off the coast of the Black...
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72. suspended above the ocean.
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73. So far, there are 12 unidentified objects
spread across the globe.
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74. There is no obvious logic
to their locations
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75. and no evidence
that the ships are even...
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76. who entertain the idea
that if it is a kind of vessel,
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77. it may be unmanned.
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78. Regardless, we have a protocol
for scenarios like this, but...
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79. After Tuesday's extraordinary events,
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80. the President, this morning,
has declared a state of emergency,
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81. with as many as 5,000 National Guard
being deployed
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82. to the state of Montana alone.
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83. Borders are closed
and flights have been grounded,
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84. stranding millions of travelers.
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85. Panic buying of gas, water, and food
continues to escalate
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86. and federal authorities
have temporarily lifted all caps
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88. The ATF has put a temporary ban
on new gun licenses,
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89. forcing many independent suppliers
of hunting equipment and firearms
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90. to close their doors to the public.
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91. Forty-eight hours later
and no further development...
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92. Two days.
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93. from the sight of the 12 UFO...
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94. And already the public expects us
to know the answers.
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95. I'm Colonel G.T. Weber.
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96. We never formally met,
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97. but two years ago, you did some
Farsi translations for Army intelligence.
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98. You made quick work
of those insurgent videos.
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99. You made quick work
of those insurgents.
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100. You are on the top of everyone's list
when it comes to translations.
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101. And you have another two years
in the SSBI.
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102. So, you still have top-secret clearance.
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103. That's why I'm in your office
and not at Berkeley.
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104. Okay.
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105. I have something
I need you to translate for me.
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106. Why are you here?
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107. Can you... Can you understand us?
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108. Where did you come from?
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109. Now you heard it.
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116. Two.
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at the same time.
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118. Are you sure? Did they have mouths...
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119. How would you approach
translating this?
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120. Do you hear any words?
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121. Phrases?
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122. I don't... I don't know.
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123. So, what can you tell me?
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124. I can tell you that it's impossible
to translate from an audio file.
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125. I would need to be there
to interact with them.
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126. You didn't need that
with the Farsi translations.
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127. I didn't need it
because I already knew the language.
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128. But this, this is...
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129. I know what you're doing.
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130. - Tell me what I'm doing.
- I'm not taking you to Montana.
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131. It's all I can do to keep it
from turning into a tourist site
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132. for everybody who has a TS clearance.
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133. I'm just telling you what it would take
to do this job.
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134. This is not a negotiation.
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135. If I leave here, your chance is gone.
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136. Good day.
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137. Colonel?
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138. You mentioned Berkeley,
are you going to ask Danvers next?
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139. Maybe.
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140. Before you commit to him,
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141. ask him the Sanskrit word for "war"
and its translation.
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142. An agreement on sharing scientific
discoveries looks closer tonight,
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143. as Russia and China join talks
at the United Nations.
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144. Meanwhile, financial markets
across the world are in crisis
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145. as the Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell over 2,000 points
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146. in its worst weekly decline in history.
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147. Mornin'.
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148. Colonel.
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149. Gavisti. He says
it means "an argument."
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150. What do you say it means?
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151. "A desire for more cows."
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152. Pack your bags.
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153. All right, give me 20 minutes?
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154. We take off in 10.
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155. Dr. Banks. Right this way, please.
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156. Contact and ready to approach...
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157. Excuse me, Dr. Banks, let me
make sure you're properly secured.
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158. You Okay?
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159. Thanks.
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160. Sorry, I couldn't hear
what you were saying.
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161. "Language is the foundation
of civilization.
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162. "It is the glue
that holds a people together.
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163. "It is the first weapon
drawn in a conflict."
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164. Louise, this is Ian Donnelly.
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165. Louise Banks, Ian Donnelly.
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166. It's quite a greeting.
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167. Yeah. Well, you wrote it.
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168. Yeah, but...
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169. It's the kind of thing you write
as a preface,
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170. dazzle them with the basics.
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171. Yeah. It's great.
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172. Even if it's wrong.
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173. It's wrong?
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174. Well, the cornerstone of civilization
isn't language, it's science.
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175. Ian is a theoretical physicist
from Los Alamos.
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176. You'll be reporting to me,
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177. but you'll be working with him
when you're in the shell.
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178. That's what they're calling the UFO.
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179. Priority one. What do they want,
where are they from.
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180. And beyond that, how did they get here?
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181. Are they capable of
faster-than-light travel?
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182. Are they...
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183. I have a list of questions that,
you know, we can go over.
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184. Starting with a series of just
a "handshake" of binary sequences...
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185. How about we just talk to them
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186. before we start
throwing math problems at them?
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187. This is why you're both here.
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188. I'll bring the coffee.
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189. Coffee with some aliens.
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190. All right. I want you
to take these two to Dr. Kettler.
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191. Yes, sir.
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192. Follow the captain to Medical.
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193. The procedure should take
just a few minutes,
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194. and then, we'll get started.
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195. These men are gonna
take care of your bags.
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196. I'll take your cell phones.
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197. Cell phones.
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198. Follow me.
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199. Put these on.
You're gonna wear them at all times.
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200. - Not until they're here.
- Great.
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201. Sir, they're here.
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202. Louise Banks? Ian Donnelly?
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203. When was the last time
either of you have eaten?
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204. - Last night.
- Same.
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205. When's the last time
you did something stressful?
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206. Does now count?
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207. Just saying.
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208. Who was being carted off
in the medevac?
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209. Not everyone is able
to process experiences like this.
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210. I'm gonna get some blood from you
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211. and give you an immunization dose
that covers a battery of bacterial threats.
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212. Would you sign these, please?
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213. And roll up your sleeves.
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214. Either of you claustrophobic?
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215. - Nope.
- No.
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216. Currently taking any medications?
Allergies? Pregnant?
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217. No.
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218. The booster is a kick to your system,
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219. so you may experience
some side-effects,
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220. nausea, dizziness, headaches,
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221. a ringing in your ears
like you have tinnitus.
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222. You see what's happening to him?
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223. How does this even work?
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224. The readings do not change, but...
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225. I don't know. It's like
we're insects on a piece of paper
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226. and they're easing us out of the house.
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227. At exactly 112 minutes and 19 seconds,
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228. the gravity starts to shift
and slides us out of the room.
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229. Have you found
a scientific explanation for it?
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230. Like, is it for them?
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231. No, we think it's for us.
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232. The air doesn't seem to circulate
inside the chamber,
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233. so after about two hours,
you run out of oxygen.
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234. It doesn't take 18 hours
to pump fresh air into a room.
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235. Atmosphere.
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236. Excuse me?
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237. If their atmosphere
is different from Earth,
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238. it would certainly take hours
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239. to rebalance the O2 content
and pressure for us
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240. every time they open their door.
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241. So, you're saying they could
suffocate us if they wanted?
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242. This is Agent David Halpern
with the CIA.
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243. Let me get you two to your stations.
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244. Yes, sir.
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245. Remember, we need answers
as soon as possible.
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246. What do they want,
where are they from, why they're here.
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247. - This is the priority.
- Yeah.
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248. Everyone, this is Dr. Ian Donnelly.
He'll be running this team here.
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249. Yeah, have they responded to anything?
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250. Shapes, patterns, numbers, Fibonacci?
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251. We can't tell what they are saying
when they respond to "hello,"
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252. so don't get ahead of yourself.
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253. What have you figured out?
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254. We're just getting started.
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255. - Good morning.
- Good morning.
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256. This is Dr. Louise Banks.
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257. She'll be heading your team.
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258. - Dr. Banks. It's a pleasure meeting you.
- Hi.
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259. Dr. Banks is taking over
the mission from Dr. Walker.
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260. - Nice to see you.
- Dr. Banks, glad to see you.
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261. That's your 15-minute warning.
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262. You scuba-dive before?
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263. What kind of radiation exposure
are we walking into?
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264. Nominal, these are just for safety.
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265. So, is there any physical contact
with the...
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266. Am I the only one having
trouble saying "aliens"?
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267. There's a wall, like a glass wall.
You can't get to them.
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268. So, what do they look like?
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269. You'll see soon enough. Hurry up.
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270. Thank you. Turn this way, please.
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271. All units, stand by. Over.
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272. The suits are clumsy at first,
but you get used to them.
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273. Load up in the second vehicle.
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274. Hurry up, hurry up. Bring it over here.
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275. We're clear over here, sir.
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276. All set, sir. This is the last box
for this truck. This truck's clear.
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277. Let's g0!
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278. We'll be there in a few minutes.
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279. Make sure you hold on to something.
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280. We are now inside
the demilitarized zone.
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281. - Raise 1.2 klicks. Over.
- Copy, Alpha.
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282. We'll continue to monitor vitals
and signal clarity from operations.
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283. Air picket's in position
and fully operational.
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284. Countermeasures in place
and ready for deployment. Over.
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285. Copy, Condor.
We will observe, but not initiate. Over.
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286. Watch your step.
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287. We'll keep Alpha channel open. Over.
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288. Alpha, be advised.
Humidity increased since yesterday.
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289. Every 18 hours,
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290. the door opens up at the bottom.
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291. That's where we go in.
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292. Red team on standby.
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293. Zero movement.
Alpha detail, clear to proceed. Over.
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294. Copy, Condor.
Beginning our ascent now. Over.
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295. Ten feet.
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296. Five feet.
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297. Two. One.
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298. Alpha, clear
to enter antechamber. Over.
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299. Copy, Condor.
Moving into position. Over.
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300. Thirty feet from target.
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301. Suit telemetry now full strength,
despite unknown interference. Over.
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302. Five feet. Two, one.
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303. Oxygen level, 20.3%.
No known contaminates. Over.
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304. Vitals normal.
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305. Gravity at 0.97.
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306. Radio signal strength decreasing.
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307. 90%. 85%. Fluctuating...
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308. Yeah, that just happened.
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309. All right, let's move. Time is wasting.
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310. You ready?
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311. You ready?
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312. Let's do it.
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313. Condor, I'm proceeding first
with Captain Marks. Over.
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314. Radio signal strength 75%. Over.
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315. Landed. Gravity nominal
in the antechamber. Over.
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316. It's all good, sir.
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317. - You can proceed.
- Stand by.
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318. Okay, bring it up.
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319. Vitals in line.
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320. Radio signal strength
stable at 75%. Over.
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321. You Okay?
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322. Yeah.
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323. Dr. Banks.
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324. You can do this.
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325. Come on.
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326. I don't know, I... I think...
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327. Grab her.
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328. Dr. Donnelly, are you all right?
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329. Dr. Donnelly. You good?
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330. Dr. Donnelly, are you all right?
Please respond. Over.
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331. Yeah.
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332. Holy fuck.
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333. We're gonna go down there,
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334. and you're gonna start your job.
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335. Okay-
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336. - Okay? Everybody, move out.
- Okay.
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337. Alpha detail is in position.
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338. Team is in position.
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339. We're on the move.
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340. Condor, Alpha's now in the nave.
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341. Setting up equipment
and telemetry. Over.
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342. Oxygen level, 21.3%. Over.
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343. So, what happens now?
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344. They arrive.
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345. Dr. Banks.
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346. Dr. Banks.
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347. You can start.
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348. Alpha detail, proceed directly
through the decontamination...
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349. to the inner airlock.
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350. Do not stop until you have passed
through the airlock doors.
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351. Do not attempt to remove
the hazmat suit
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352. without proper assistance
of authorized personnel.
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353. Repeat. Hazmat suits without
assistance of authorized personnel.
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354. - Wait, just a minute. A minute.
- All right.
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355. Keep your head low.
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356. Clear.
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357. - All right.
- Step on out, please.
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358. Now hold that.
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359. Am I fired?
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360. You did better than the last guy.
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361. That doesn't make me feel any better.
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362. You both have till 0200 hours
to figure something out.
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363. Okay, what happens then?
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364. You go back in.
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365. Violence continues
to spread across the US today
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366. in the wake of the 12 landings.
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367. The President has declared
a mandatory dusk-to-dawn curfew
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368. after the crackdown
by the National Guard
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369. failed to prevent a third night
of looting across the country.
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370. In North Dakota, 144 members
of the St. Lawrence Pentecostal Cult
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371. are feared dead
after they set their compound ablaze.
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372. Their website claims
the arrival of the aliens
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373. set in motion a prophecy that
12 sets of 12 should "follow the lamb."
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374. And this is Seven-November.
Roger, stand by...
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375. Got that request...
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376. We're up in 15. You got any new intel?
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377. Yeah, we've been playing back
some of their sounds.
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378. Where does that get you?
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379. Well, they play audio back at us
from an unseen source.
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380. Audio of what?
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381. It's bits of conversation from the room,
random clips of dialogue.
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382. Really, we... We have nothing.
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383. T-minus 14 minutes to shell access.
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384. T-minus 14 minutes to shell access.
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385. Are you receiving my signal?
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386. Yes. It's sending.
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387. - Okay, thanks.
- Okay. Good hunting.
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388. Heading out.
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389. Checking in for radio.
Are you receiving me?
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390. You're coming in loud and clear.
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391. Good luck, Doctor.
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392. T-minus nine minutes to shell access.
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393. T-minus nine minutes to shell access.
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394. What's that for?
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395. A visual aid.
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396. Look, I'm never going to be able to
speak their words if they are talking.
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397. But they might have
some sort of written language
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398. or basis for visual communication.
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399. Okay. Let's get started.
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400. Human.
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401. "Human."
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402. I'm human.
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403. What are you?
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404. Human.
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405. Affirmative, Alpha...
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406. Oh, my God.
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407. Are you getting this?
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408. Yes, sir.
It's uploading back to base camp.
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409. Louise.
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410. That's incredible.
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411. Human.
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412. Human.
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413. Human.
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414. Okay-
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415. Okay, slow down, fellas.
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416. Slow down.
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417. I don't wanna take away
from your success in there,
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418. but, Dr. Banks,
is this really the right approach?
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419. Trying to teach 'em
how to speak and read?
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420. That's gotta take longer.
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421. You're wrong. It's faster.
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422. Everything you do in there
I have to explain to a room full of men
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423. whose first and last question is,
"How can this be used against us?"
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424. So, you're gonna
have to give me more than that.
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425. Kangaroo.
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426. What is that?
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427. In 1770,
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428. Captain James Cook's ship ran
aground off the coast of Australia,
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429. and he led a party into the country
and they met the Aboriginal people.
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430. One of the sailors pointed
at the animals that hop around
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431. and put their babies in their pouch,
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432. and he asked what they were,
and the Aborigines said, "Kanguru."
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433. And the point is?
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434. It wasn't until later that they learned that
"kanguru" means "I don't understand."
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435. So, I need this so that we
don't misinterpret things in there,
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436. otherwise this is
gonna take 10 times as long.
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437. I could sell that for now.
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438. But I need you
to submit your vocabulary words
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439. before the next session.
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440. Fair.
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441. And remember
what happened to the Aborigines.
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442. A more advanced race
nearly wiped 'em out.
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443. It's a good story.
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444. Thanks.
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445. It's not true.
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446. But it proves my point.
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447. We think we were able to reproduce
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448. some prime number sequences
back at them.
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449. So, that's something.
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450. Well, congratulations. You're a parrot.
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451. Well, it's a lot more than that,
you cheeky bastard.
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452. Don't you see?
They can't seem to follow our algebra.
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453. But complex behaviors? That clicks.
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454. Well, that doesn't make
any sense at all, does it?
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455. The problem is, not everyone shares
our policy of being open with the aliens.
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456. Have you met General Shang?
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457. Call sign for him is "Big Domino."
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458. Whatever Shang does,
at least four other nations will follow.
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459. - Louise, you have to gain ground today.
- Okay.
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460. - You have a vocabulary list for me?
- I do.
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461. You're gonna teach them
your name and Ian's?
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462. Yes, so that we can learn their names,
if they have names,
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463. and then introduce pronouns later.
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464. These are all grade-school words.
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465. "Eat."Walk."
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466. Help me understand.
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467. Okay.
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468. No, no, no, not the top!
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469. Okay, this is
where you wanna get to, right?
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470. - That is the question.
- Okay.
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471. So, first we need to make sure
that they understand what a question is.
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472. Okay? The nature
of a request for information
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473. along with a response.
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474. Then, we need to clarify
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475. the difference between
a specific "you" and a collective "you,"
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476. because we don't want to know
why Joe Alien is here.
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477. We want to know why they all landed.
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478. And "purpose" requires
an understanding of intent.
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479. We need to find out,
do they make conscious choices
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480. or is their motivation so instinctive
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481. that they don't understand
a "why" question at all.
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482. And... And biggest of all, we need to
have enough vocabulary with them
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483. that we understand their answer.
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484. I get it.
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485. Stick to your list.
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486. Just don't add anything to it.
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487. Gravity, 0.97.
Oxygen level, 21.4%. Over.
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488. Condor, Alpha's now in the main.
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489. Setting up equipment
and telemetry. Over.
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490. Let's get started.
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491. "Louise."
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492. Louise. I am Louise.
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493. What is that?
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494. Is that a new symbol? I can't tell.
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495. I don't know.
I think it's the symbol for "human" again.
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496. It just has a little curl on the end,
maybe to indicate a question.
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497. I don't know.
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498. I don't know, Louise.
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499. I think they're getting confused.
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500. Dr. Banks, perhaps we should
move on to the next word.
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501. Dr. Banks?
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502. - It's okay, Nate.
- What's going on?
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503. Hey, hey, hey. What are you doing?
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504. - Yeah, I'm fine.
- Are you insane?
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505. They need to see me.
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506. She's taking off her hazmat suit.
Dr. Banks!
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507. Is it okay?
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508. You're risking contamination.
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509. They need to see me.
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510. Dr. Banks.
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511. Dr. Banks.
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512. She's walking towards the screen.
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513. Should we abort?
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514. Request noted. Stand by for frag order.
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515. Go back to your stations.
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516. Now that's a proper introduction.
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517. Okay.
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518. "Louise."
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519. I am Louise.
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520. Ian, you want to introduce yourself?
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521. Yeah.
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522. Louise.
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523. Screw it.
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524. Everybody dies, right?
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525. Sir, Donnelly is taking off
his hazmat suit.
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526. Permission to abort?
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527. Continue the session.
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528. Ian.
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529. Louise.
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530. You.
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531. Who are you?
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532. I think those are their names.
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533. They have names.
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534. So, what are we gonna call them?
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535. I don't know.
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536. I was thinking Abbott and Costello.
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537. Yeah.
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538. - Yeah?
- Yeah, I like it.
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539. I like it.
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540. Team 1, exit your vehicle
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541. and proceed directly ahead
to the decontamination tent.
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542. Leave your respirator on
until you reach the equipment room.
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543. I know.
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544. Team 2, exit your vehicles and continue
to the decontamination tent.
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545. Leave your respirators on
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546. and do not hesitate
until you reach the equipment room.
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547. How do you feel?
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548. Overworked.
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549. Well, I guess I don't need to tell you,
you're putting yourself at risk.
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550. There are no signs
of radiation poisoning yet.
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551. We'll see how your blood tests look.
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552. For now, I'm gonna
give you another boost.
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553. Okay.
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554. No radiation.
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555. Nothing else we can detect either,
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556. but I'd give 'em
a strong cocktail regardless.
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557. It's the first time
we've made significant progress.
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558. All right.
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559. We'll take the risk.
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560. - Okay, honey...
- What is going on there?
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561. - Honey.
- Is there anything you can tell me?
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562. No... You don't need to worry, okay?
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563. - How can I not worry?
- Just calm down.
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564. Just calm down.
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565. Becky asked me if
the monsters are going to kill Daddy.
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566. Honey, it's not gonna happen.
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567. Just stay safe.
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568. You don't need to worry.
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569. Please, I'm so scared.
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570. All junior xenolinguistics
and science personnel must observe
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571. general curfew
unless expressly authorized
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572. for extended work hours by unit COs.
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573. Curfew in effect as of 2200 hours.
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574. Notice to all late workers,
fire watchers and night staff.
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575. Effective immediately, midnight rations
will be sewed all night.
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576. Here are some of the many things
we don't know about heptapods.
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577. Greek. Hepta, "Seven." Pod, "Foot."
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578. "Seven feet." Heptapod.
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579. Who are they?
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580. Trying to answer this
in any meaningful way
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581. is hampered by the fact that,
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582. outside being able
to see them and hear them,
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583. the heptapods leave
absolutely no footprint.
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584. The chemical composition
of their spaceship is unknown.
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585. The shell emits no waste,
no gas, no radiation.
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586. Assuming that the shells
communicate with each other,
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587. they do so without detection.
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588. The air between the shells is untroubled
by sonic emission or light wave.
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589. Are they scientists or tourists?
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590. If they're scientists, they don't seem
to ask a lot of questions.
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591. Why did they park where they did?
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592. The world's most decorated experts
can't crack that one.
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593. The most plausible theory is that
they chose places on Earth
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594. with the lowest incidence
of lightning strikes.
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595. But there are exceptions.
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596. The next most plausible theory is that
Sheena Easton had a hit song
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597. at each of these sites in 1980.
So, we just don't know.
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598. How do they communicate?
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599. Here, Louise is putting us all to shame.
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600. The first breakthrough was to discover
that there's no correlation
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601. between what a heptapod says
and what a heptapod writes.
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602. Unlike all written human languages,
their writing is semasiographic.
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603. It conveys meaning.
It doesn't represent sound.
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604. Perhaps they view our form of writing
as a wasted opportunity,
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605. passing up a second
communications channel.
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606. We have our friends in Pakistan
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607. to thank for their study
of how heptapods write.
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608. Because, unlike speech,
a Iogogram is free of time.
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609. Like their ship or their bodies,
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610. their written language has
no forward or backward direction.
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611. Linguists call this
"nonlinear orthography,"
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612. which raises the question,
"Is this how they think?"
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613. Imagine you wanted to
write a sentence using two hands,
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614. starting from either side.
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615. You would have to know
each word you wanted to use
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616. as well as
how much space that it would occupy.
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617. A heptapod can write
a complex sentence
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618. in two seconds, effortlessly.
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619. It's taken us a month to make
the simplest reply.
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620. Next, expanding vocabulary.
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621. Louise thinks it could easily take
another month to be ready for that.
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622. Hey.
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623. Hey.
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624. Weber's looking for you.
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625. Yeah, well, why do you think
I'm hiding out here?
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626. Come on up.
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627. Come on.
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628. Thanks.
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629. Nice out here, huh?
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630. Yeah, it's a nice view.
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631. Away from the noise.
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632. You know, I was just thinking about you.
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633. You approach language
like a mathematician.
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634. You know that, right?
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635. I will take that as a compliment.
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636. Yeah, well, it is.
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637. It's...
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638. I watch you steer us around
these communication traps
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639. that I didn't even know existed.
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640. Say what?
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641. I guess that's why I'm single.
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642. Trust me, you can
understand communication
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643. and still end up single.
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644. I feel like
everything that happens in there
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645. comes down to the two of us.
Copy !req
646. Yeah, it's a good thing though, right?
You and I?
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647. Have you seen the jokers
that we're working with?
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648. I'm glad I got you.
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649. Tonight, the first photograph
of the aliens goes viral.
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650. Biological contamination is
a major risk factor at the Montana site,
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651. so say environmental pressure groups.
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652. Eight-hundred thousand
march on Washington
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653. to protest
the government's handling of the crisis.
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654. All this, and more special coverage.
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655. First contact with whoever it is
that is inside that thing,
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656. and who do we have running the show?
The government.
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657. That's right, folks.
The same government
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658. who ruined our healthcare
and bankrupted our military.
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659. Look at these people.
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660. Most of them don't even have guns.
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661. We could be facing
a full-scale invasion,
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662. and our president
is just willing to sit back
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663. and let them waltz in
and take our country.
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664. We are falling asleep
at the wheel, people.
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665. You know what I'm talking about.
I know you do.
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666. What if the smartest thing
we could do right now
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667. would be to give them a show of force?
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668. I'm talking about a shot across the bow.
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669. I wanna hear what you think.
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670. Caller number one, you're on the air.
What do you think about all this?
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671. What's this word?
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672. "Planet."
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673. No, no.
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674. That's, like... The Earth is a planet.
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675. Want to see my project
from Miss Garriott's class?
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676. Yeah, little nose.
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677. We had to make up our own TV show.
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678. If we had one.
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679. - And who are those two people?
- That's you and Dad.
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680. The show is called
Mommy and Daddy Talk to Animals.
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681. Well, it's lovely.
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682. Okay.
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683. You know it's okay to be sad
that your dad and I...
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684. I know. I'm not.
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685. 'Cause we both love you very much.
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686. I know. It's just a cartoon. Not real.
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687. Louise?
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688. You all right?
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689. Yeah.
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690. Yeah, I'm fine.
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691. I'm not sure it's something I can explain.
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692. When was your last checkup
with Dr. Kettler?
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693. I'm okay.
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694. I'm gonna get some air.
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695. I'm okay.
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696. - All right.
- I'm fine. Yeah.
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697. How you feeling?
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698. I need some sleep, but I'm fine.
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699. Yeah.
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700. You know, I was doing some reading
about this idea that
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701. if you immerse yourself
into a foreign language,
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702. that you can actually rewire your brain.
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703. Yeah, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.
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704. The theory that...
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705. It's the theory that
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706. the language you speak
determines how you think and...
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707. Yeah. It affects how you see everything.
It was...
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708. I'm curious,
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709. are you dreaming in their language?
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710. I may have had a few dreams,
but I don't...
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711. I don't think that
that makes me unfit to do this job.
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712. Did you sleep?
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713. A little.
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714. Do you know Mandarin?
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715. It is shifting.
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716. The voice you're about to hear
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717. belongs to China's military chief,
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718. General Shang.
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719. Pull it up.
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720. We got a satellite feed here
of who he's talking to,
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721. if you want to look.
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722. Wait, go back.
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723. Stop.
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724. He's saying that each of the 12
is offering advanced technology.
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725. And back again. And play.
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726. "Our science team is attempting
to decode the sets."
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727. "Sets." I don't know what that means.
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728. Something about advantage.
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729. "Suits, honor, and flowers."
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730. I don't...
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731. I don't know, that's all.
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732. I don't know what it means either.
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733. An hour ago, China mobilized forces.
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734. And now, Russia is following suit.
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735. Shang's about to start something.
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736. Following suit, "suits".
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737. Suits. Honor. Flowers.
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738. Colonel, those are all
tile sets in mahjong.
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739. God, are they...
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740. Are they using a game
to converse with their heptapods?
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741. Maybe. Why?
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742. Well, let's say that I taught them chess
instead of English.
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743. Every conversation would be a game,
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744. every idea expressed
through opposition, victory, defeat.
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745. You see the problem?
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746. If all I ever gave you was a hammer...
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747. Everything's a nail.
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748. We need to ask the big question.
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749. Ready or not.
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750. Right, so...
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751. Okay, let me know
what temperature you use, okay?
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752. No, this is the same as before.
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753. See.
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754. Yeah, no, but between three and four.
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755. - All right, time to go.
- Okay.
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756. Ninety-six minutes remaining
in the session. Over.
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757. Okay.
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758. HQPtaPOdS purpose.
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759. Heptapod purpose. Earth.
What is your purpose?
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760. Do we only have Costello?
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761. Okay. There you are.
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762. What does it say?
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763. "Offer weapon."
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764. But you saw what they wrote.
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765. Using a word
they don't fully understand.
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766. - It could be just a request.
- Or a warning.
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767. Enough!
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768. Louise?
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769. We don't know if they understand
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770. the difference between
a weapon and a tool.
Copy !req
771. Our language, like our culture,
is messy,
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772. and sometimes one can be both.
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773. I think it's quite possible that they're
asking us to offer them something,
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774. not the other way around,
like the first part of a trade.
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775. So, how do we clarify their intentions
beyond those two words?
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776. Well, I go back in.
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777. Right away, we go back in
and we clear this up.
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778. It's more complicated than that.
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779. How is it more complicated than that?
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780. Colonel, the Secretary of Defense
is on the line for you.
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781. We need to sit on this information
till we know what it means.
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782. So, we aren't sharing it
with our enemies.
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783. We have to consider the idea
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784. that our visitors are prodding us
to fight among ourselves
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785. until only one faction prevails.
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786. There's no evidence of that.
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787. Sure there is.
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788. Just grab a history book.
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789. The British with India,
the Germans with Rwanda.
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790. They even got a name for it in Hungary.
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791. Yeah.
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792. We're a world with no single leader.
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793. It's impossible to deal with
just one of us.
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794. And with the word "weapon" now...
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795. Halpern.
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796. Yes, sir.
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797. Copy that. Waiting for instructions.
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798. No confirmation yet.
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799. Standing by.
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800. Anything?
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801. What did they say?
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802. China and Russia are off the grid.
They aren't speaking to anyone.
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803. Whatever they learned
in their last session has them spooked.
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804. Yes, sir.
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805. We have orders to do the same.
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806. Wait, these are our allies.
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807. Colonel, you can't shut us down.
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808. - Put us on radio silence.
- Do it.
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809. We received a message from the...
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810. Damn it!
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811. We need to be talking to each other.
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812. You wanna talk to them?
Find out what this means.
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813. Base-camp talk is now offline.
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814. - All interpreters . . .
- No confirmation. They're offline.
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815. stand down
and report to unit coordinators.
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816. We've never re-entered
a session before.
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817. Look, Louise, trust me, okay?
We've got time.
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818. We've just gotta step on it, all right?
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819. "Use weapon."
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820. This is the alien message
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821. said to have provoked
the Chinese government
Copy !req
822. to withdraw their scientists
from the international mission today.
Copy !req
823. In a statement, General Shang said,
Copy !req
824. "China no longer trusts the aliens
who want to divide us.
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825. "Humanity must be protected."
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826. China has asked for immediate talks
at the UN.
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827. Alpha one-niner, this is Condor. Over.
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828. Alpha one-niner, this is Condor.
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829. Come in. Over.
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830. Captain Marks, Condor.
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831. Not receiving transmission.
Squelch twice if you hear mine.
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832. Captain Marks, all escort groups
are ordered to cease all activity.
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833. No, no, no.
Dr. Banks, you can't go in there.
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834. We just need to ask one question.
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835. Dr. Banks, the session is finished.
You can't...
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836. You can't go back in. It's dangerous.
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837. Look, we just need five minutes.
Don't sweat it.
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838. Marks, let them go.
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839. Hey, Abbott.
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840. So, what are we calling this,
session 37?
Copy !req
841. No, 36, part two.
Copy !req
842. Okay.
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843. Yeah.
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844. Why they on their own?
Copy !req
845. We've been attempting
to hail Captain Marks.
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846. The escort units are not responding, sir.
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847. Why not?
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848. Send security.
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849. "Offer weapon. Question mark."
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850. Are you offering us something?
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851. "Technology. Apparatus. Method"?
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852. Yeah, see, this is a different word.
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853. This segment, it's a lot busier.
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854. "Give.
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855. "Technology.
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856. "NOW."
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857. What's he doing?
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858. Captain, on your 10.
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859. Mutineers are to be apprehended
without engaging.
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860. We don't want to risk
antagonizing our visitors. Over.
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861. Security detail inbound, sir.
T-minus four minutes remaining.
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862. We need to see this through.
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863. Okay, this is it. Lock and load.
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864. We just need to hold them off
until it's done.
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865. Copy that. Warning shots
and suppressive fire only.
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866. Load up and get to cover.
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867. Stay fresh and we can avoid casualties.
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868. Abbott wants me to write on the barrier.
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869. Can you even do that?
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870. I don't know.
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871. I can't do it with both hands.
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872. Louise.
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873. What is that?
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874. - Free fire!
- Over there! I'm hit! I'm hit!
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875. Hey, hey, hey. Take it easy.
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876. You suffered a concussion.
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877. Just lay back.
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878. How are you feeling?
Copy !req
879. How is Ian?
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880. Same as you. He's okay.
Copy !req
881. Who...
Copy !req
882. Who did this?
Copy !req
883. Some soldiers.
Been watching too much TV.
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884. What is that?
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885. Now, take it easy. Take it easy.
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886. The site's no longer secure.
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887. We're standing by to evacuate.
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888. Where's Ian?
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889. Weber came and got him
maybe 10 minutes ago.
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890. But he wouldn't leave
until he knew you were okay.
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891. The whole tent is on the clock
Copy !req
892. to figure out whatever it is
you were given up there.
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893. This is all of it.
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894. The feed wasn't interrupted
by the explosion?
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895. Not as far as we can see.
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896. You see something?
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897. I don't know yet.
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898. I'm gonna need my team
to get together with Louise's team.
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899. I need everybody working on this.
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900. We cannot leave.
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901. Glad to see you're awake.
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902. We need to go back in and we need
to explain to them this wasn't our fault.
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903. - We can't go back inside.
- We have to tell them... We have to.
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904. What happened in there was an attack.
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905. We can hope for the best, but
I have orders to prepare for retaliation.
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906. We may have to evacuate.
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907. No, that's the wrong move.
As long as they stay, we have to stay.
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908. Well, they're not leaving.
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909. Why does this feel worse?
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910. China is on the offensive.
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911. They're positioning their military
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912. to blow the alien vessel
right out of the sky.
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913. And if this happens,
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914. we can't sit around waiting
for retaliation, so get prepared.
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915. The Air Force and infantry
are standing by.
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916. Yes, sir.
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917. Tonight, China becomes
the first world power
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918. to declare war against the aliens.
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919. Following the failure of
diplomatic efforts at the United Nations,
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920. China has confirmed that
its language experts have, tonight,
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921. delivered an ultimatum
at the Shanghai site.
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922. In a televised statement,
General Shang,
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923. Chairman of
the People's Liberation Army,
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924. said the aliens have 24 hours
to leave Chinese territory
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925. or face destruction.
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926. And he urged all other world leaders
to unite with China
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927. and take a similar stance.
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928. With a huge buildup of forces
at their landing sites,
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929. Pakistan, Russia, and Sudan are
thought to be following China's lead.
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930. It can't be random.
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931. It's going to take us years.
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932. What's this term here?
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933. Mom.
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934. Mom.
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935. Sweetie?
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936. What's this term for that thing like a...
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937. Like a technical term?
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938. Where we make a deal and
we both get something out of it?
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939. "Compromise."
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940. No.
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941. Like, it's a competition,
but both sides end up happy.
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942. Like a win-win.
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943. More science-y than that.
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944. If you want science, call your father.
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945. Thank you.
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946. Sorry.
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947. It's okay. I'm up.
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948. What time is it?
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949. It's time you open that bottle
you've been hiding.
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950. You cracked something, didn't you?
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951. Yeah, come here.
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952. Take a look at this section.
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953. It seems to be talking about time.
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954. Their symbol for "time" is everywhere.
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955. So, what is this?
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956. A formula for faster-than-light travel?
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957. Who can tell?
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958. There are too many gaps.
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959. Nothing's complete.
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960. Then it dawned on me.
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961. Come here.
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962. Right here.
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963. Stop focusing on the ones,
look at the zeroes.
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964. How much of this is data?
How much of it is negative space?
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965. So, I measured it.
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966. 0.0833 recurring.
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967. Perhaps you'd like that as a fraction.
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968. One of 12.
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969. What they're saying right here
is that this is one of 12.
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970. We are part of a larger whole.
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971. Or we're one of 12 contestants
for the prize.
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972. Why do I have to talk to him?
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973. We're all working together here.
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974. We need to talk to the other sites.
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975. We need to help them with what they've
gotten from the other heptapods.
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976. In case you don't remember,
we're blacked out.
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977. China just threatened to destroy
their shell. We're on our own.
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978. Yeah, but this says that
all of the pieces fit together.
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979. And I'm telling you that
no one else cares.
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980. Two hours ago, we pulled this audio
off a secure channel in Russia.
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981. Someone on the science team there
was broadcasting wide.
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982. In their final session, the alien said,
"There is no time.
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983. "Many become one."
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984. I feel we have all been given weapons.
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985. If anyone is receiving this, please...
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986. Well, I mean,
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987. there are a lot of ways
you can interpret what he's saying.
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988. I don't need an interpreter
to know what this means.
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989. Russia just executed
one of their own experts
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990. to keep their secrets.
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991. "Many become one" could
just be their way of saying,
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992. "Some assembly required."
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993. Why hand it out to us in pieces?
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994. Why not just give it all over?
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995. Well, what better way to force us
to work together for once?
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996. Even if I did believe you,
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997. how in the world you gonna get
anybody else to play along
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998. or give up their data?
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999. We offer ours in return.
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1000. Yeah?
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1001. What, trade?
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1002. It's a non-zero sum game.
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1003. "Non-zero sum game."
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1004. That's it.
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1005. Yeah, thanks.
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1006. Nine of the landing sites
have gone total comms blackout.
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1007. Only way to reach them
is to physically drive there and yell
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1008. at the border guards, which we're doing,
but it won't be fast enough.
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1009. There's got to be a way to...
To get the message to them.
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1010. To our allies maybe, but at this stage,
it's too little too late.
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1011. What we need is to get
all the other nations online
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1012. before one starts global war,
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1013. and there's no way for us to reach them.
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1014. Wait. Hold on a second.
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1015. There is.
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1016. It's right above us.
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1017. That's problematic for us right now.
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1018. The Pentagon's convinced
our shell will retaliate.
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1019. My guess is they'll order us
to evacuate within the hour.
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1020. Look, they're not our enemy.
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1021. They've made
no act of aggression towards us.
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1022. Maybe this is
their way of being aggressive.
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1023. That's not the question.
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1024. Well, what is the question?
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1025. How do we get you back in that room
when it's half a mile straight up?
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1026. I think our work here is done.
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1027. It's in the hands of our superiors now.
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1028. What the hell is she doing?
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1029. No. God. Oh, God. No.
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1030. Costello?
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1031. Where's Abbott?
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1032. I'm sorry.
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1033. We're sorry.
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1034. I need you to...
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1035. I need you to send a message
to the other sites.
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1036. I don't...
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1037. I don't understand.
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1038. What is your purpose here?
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1039. How can you know the future?
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1040. I don't...
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1041. I don't understand.
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1042. Who is this Child?
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1043. The show is called
Mommy and Daddy Talk to Animals.
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1044. Wait.
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1045. No... Wait!
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1046. - Dr. Banks!
- Louise!
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1047. Are you all right?
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1048. - Hey. You all right?
- Yeah.
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1049. - Here, come on. What happened?
- I'm fine.
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1050. Tried to figure it out. This is too big.
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1051. Doesn't matter now.
We have orders to evacuate.
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1052. - Why?
- Russia and Sudan are following China.
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1053. Ian. I don't understand why the...
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1054. Help me, Mama.
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1055. Louise?
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1056. Oh, my God.
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1057. Mom.
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1058. Mama!
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1059. Sorry, honey.
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1060. What day is it? Do you know, baby?
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1061. Sunday.
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1062. Are you gonna leave me like Daddy did?
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1063. Hannah, honey,
your daddy didn't leave you.
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1064. You're gonna see him this weekend.
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1065. He doesn't look at me
the same way anymore.
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1066. That's my fault.
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1067. I told him something
that he wasn't ready to hear.
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1068. What?
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1069. Well, believe it or not,
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1070. I know something
that's going to happen.
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1071. I can't explain how I know. I just do.
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1072. And when I told your daddy,
he got really mad.
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1073. And he said I made the wrong choice.
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1074. What? What's going to happen?
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1075. It has to do with a really rare disease.
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1076. And it's unstoppable.
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1077. Kind of like you are.
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1078. Your swimming, and your poetry,
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1079. and all the other amazing things
that you share with the world.
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1080. I am unstoppable?
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1081. Yeah.
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1082. L 9011 you.
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1083. Louise?
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1084. Louise.
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1085. I just realized why my husband left me.
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1086. My husband left me.
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1087. You were married?
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1088. Come on. Let's get out of here.
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1089. Mama?
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1090. Yeah?
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1091. Why is my name Hannah?
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1092. Yeah, got it right here.
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1093. Get those people back, please.
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1094. Well, your name is very special
because it is a palindrome.
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1095. It reads the same
forward and backward.
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1096. - All right, guys, give me a hand here.
- Yes, sir.
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1097. That goes in the back.
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1098. Civilian contractors must have their
authorization badges
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1099. and passkeys when checking...
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1100. Evacuation underway...
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1101. Hey-
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1102. Look, we're done here.
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1103. We're taking this with us.
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1104. I can read it.
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1105. - I know what it is.
- What?
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1106. It's not a weapon, it's a gift.
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1107. The weapon is their language.
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1108. They gave it all to us.
Do you understand what that means?
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1109. So we can learn Heptapod,
if we survive.
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1110. If you learn it, when you really learn it,
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1111. you begin to perceive time
the way that they do.
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1112. So you can see what's to come.
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1113. But time, it isn't the same for them.
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1114. - It's non-linear.
- Look.
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1115. We did our best, but it wasn't enough.
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1116. The captain will load you up.
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1117. You're lifting off in five minutes.
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1118. Ian, Louise,
it was an honor to work with ya.
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1119. Good luck.
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1120. Hey, Colonel!
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1121. I'm gonna find out where we're going.
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1122. Wake up, Mommy.
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1123. Dr. Banks.
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1124. A pleasure.
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1125. General Shang.
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1126. The pleasure is mine, really.
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1127. Your President said
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1128. he was honored to host me
at the celebration...
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1129. - Yes.
- ... but I confess,
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1130. the only reason why I'm here is to
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1131. meet you in person.
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1132. Me? Well, I'm flattered. Thank you.
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1133. Now, 18 months ago,
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1134. you did something remarkable.
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1135. Something not even my superior
has done.
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1136. And what's that?
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1137. You changed my mind.
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1138. You're the reason for this unification.
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1139. All because you reached out to me
on my private number.
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1140. Your private number.
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1141. General, I don't know
your private number.
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1142. Now you know.
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1143. I do not claim to know
how your mind works,
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1144. but I believe it was important for you
to see that.
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1145. I called you, didn't I?
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1146. Yes, you did.
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1147. Louise.
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1148. - All right, let's shut down the system.
- Sir.
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1149. There's a sat-line here dialing China.
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1150. Here? What do you mean "here"?
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1151. Come on, come on.
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1152. Whose phone is it?
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1153. It's your phone, sir.
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1154. Search base camp now.
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1155. Find out who's using that phone.
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1156. - Hold on to those coordinates.
- Yes, sir.
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1157. Come on. What'd I say?
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1158. What'd I say? Come on.
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1159. Come on.
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1160. I will never forget what you said.
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1161. You told me my wife's dying words.
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1162. Found the source of the phone call.
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1163. It's in the clean room.
Waiting for instructions.
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1164. What are you doing?
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1165. - What are you doing?
- Changing someone's mind.
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1166. - Can you buy me 20 seconds?
- We don't have time for this right now.
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1167. No, trust me, buy me 20 seconds.
Do you trust me?
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1168. - Okay! Yeah.
- You trust me?
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1169. Dr. Banks!
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1170. Drop the phone now or we shoot!
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1171. - Drop it!
- Yeah. I'm sorry!
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1172. You're committing an act of treason!
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1173. - Yes.
- Drop it!
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1174. It's done. I'm done.
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1175. Communications blackout from all 12
landing sites continues this evening.
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1176. Hold on, we are just hearing...
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1177. And I'm being told
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1178. we're going to cut this report
to tell you breaking news.
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1179. Breaking now, China has called
an emergency press conference.
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1180. General Shang, Commander-in-chief
of the People's Liberation Army,
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1181. has announced in
an emergency press conference
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1182. that China is standing down.
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1183. China is stating that
all intelligence they have received
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1184. will be shared immediately
with all the other landing sites.
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1185. Scientists from around the world
are sifting through information received
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1186. - from the UK, Japan...
- Breaking news,
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1187. the Russian armed forces are now
revealing the information
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1188. they've acquired from
both of their landing sites
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1189. and have declared the Black Sea
a demilitarized zone.
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1190. one of the 12 pieces of this puzzle
that's being slowly put together.
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1191. So, Hannah.
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1192. This is where your story begins.
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1193. The day they departed.
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1194. You all right?
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1195. Despite knowing the journey
and where it leads,
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1196. I embrace it,
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1197. and I welcome every moment of it.
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1198. - H-A-N-N-A-H.
- H-A-N-N-A-H.
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1199. - Now backward. H-A-N-N-A-H.
- A-N-N-A-H.
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1200. Hannah.
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1201. You ready, baby?
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1202. Okay.
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1203. Hi.
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1204. - You good?
- All right. See ya.
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1205. Daddy!
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1206. You Okay?
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1207. Daddy's gonna roll over you.
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1208. All right, you ready?
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1209. Guess what? Star stuff.
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1210. - Yeah.
- Yeah.
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1211. If you could see your whole life
from the start to finish,
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1212. would you change things?
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1213. Maybe I'd say what I feel more often.
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1214. I... I don't know.
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1215. You know, I've had my head tilted up to
the stars for as long as I can remember.
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1216. You know what surprised me the most?
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1217. It wasn't meeting them.
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1218. It was meeting you.
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1219. I forgot how good it felt
to be held by you.
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1220. You wanna make a baby?
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1221. Yes.
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1222. Yeah.
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