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( man) The most brilliant planet
in our solar system is Venus,
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named for the goddess of love.
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lt is closer to Earth than any other planet:
28 million miles away.
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Until the last half of the 20th century,
it is a planet shrouded in mystery
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enveloped in a blanket of clouds and steam.
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Because its surface temperature
was believed to be several times that of Earth's,
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it was not thought possible
for man to reach Venus and come back
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until one day somebody did it.
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(cheering)
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( man) This was the opportunity,
five days after his return from orbiting Venus,
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for the world to see Colonel Jeff Barton,
the man of the hour.
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Hardly had he returned to Earth from his
brilliantly successful first step in the project
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when the minds of our leading scientists
and statesmen began to explore the next step,
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namely the ultimate colonisation of Mars.
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All of us who behold Jeff Barton are impressed,
l might say awed,
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by the outer calm and inner courage of this man
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who will head up and carry out what is probably
the greatest adventure of all time.
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The next day,
they had their opportunity to hear this hero
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as he described his voyage.
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Now that we've been able to orbit Venus,
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we're closer to our ultimate goal, Mars,
the next stage of Project Vulcan ,
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and none of us will rest
until it is completed.
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l look forward to resting in one of the houses
we'll build on Mars as part of the project.
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l want to thank you
for your prayers,
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your good thoughts
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and your wonderful down -to-earth welcome.
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(applause)
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l think they love you as much as l do.
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Oh, it's good to have you back again .
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l was getting awful tired of my own cooking.
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(sizzling)
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- All right, l'll get the salad.
- My steaks.
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Jeff? Jeff!
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( man) There is nothing wrong
with your television set.
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Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
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We are controlling transmission .
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We will control the horizontal.
We will control the vertical.
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We can change the focus to a soft blur
or sharpen it to crystal clarity.
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For the next hour, sit quietly
and we will control all you see and hear.
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You are about to participate
in a great adventure.
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You are about to experience
the awe and mystery
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that reaches from the inner mind to...
The Outer Limits.
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Not here, Jeff. Over there.
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Here they are.
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How's life as a general, Colonel?
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- Should be how was life as a colonel, General?
- ln two words, way out.
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General, who is involved in Project Vulcan ?
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- Several men , specialists in their fields.
- You'll get their names.
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Will Venus definitely not sustain human life?
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- l can 't answer that.
- lsn 't that why you went?
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No. Although Venus is near Earth, it's a mystery,
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and you can 't take chances
when you plan to colonise Mars.
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Will you know by the committee hearing
next week?
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- l intend to.
- He won 't if he stays here.
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- Are you addressing the committee, General?
- General Barton will do that.
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He knows more about it.
Project Vulcan is his baby.
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- You mean colonising Mars?
- Exactly.
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- What if they turn you down ?
- We might raffle off General Barton .
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- Hey, there's the general.
- Hey...
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Well, congratulations, General. Welcome home.
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Come here. l want to show you something.
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There she is,
the new space-environment test chamber.
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We finished her
while you were cavorting in outer space.
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What will she do?
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31 5 degrees below zero Fahrenheit
to 275 above
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and create a vacuum
equivalent to 700,000-feet altitude.
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Jeff, l noticed something on your report about
vibration . Did it happen again after orbiting?
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No. l'll discuss that with construction .
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l'm curious to see what vegetation
your cameras picked up.
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Did any equipment fail when we lost contact?
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l'm afraid l wasn 't paying much attention
at the time.
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- What's the matter?
- Chill. Maybe l'm allergic to planet Earth.
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Not until after the committee meeting.
Let's get to work.
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See you later, Jeff.
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- Coffee break.
- Pour it on .
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You mean in , not on .
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Your rate
of coffee consumption is astounding.
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Fuel, sweetie. l've got a long way to go.
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- How long?
- All the way till next Tuesday.
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- What are you doing?
- l've gotta figure out how much coffee to buy.
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Let's see, your time of flight is six days...
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..and there are 24 hours in a day... and your rate
of fuel consumption is about a gallon an hour?
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Well, that would make total fuel...
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..too much.
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Crazy, but l love you anyway.
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Hey, watch it. That's hot!
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lt's lukewarm to me.
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Thanks, honey. l've got a lot of work to do.
Good night. Sleep well.
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Jeff... You gulped that down
as if it were iced coffee.
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- You sound just like my mother.
- l'm not your mother.
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You've been away from me a long time.
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Terribly long. A lonesome time.
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- You haven 't come home to me yet.
- Ann ...
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l love you .
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l love you more than anything in this world.
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More than anything
in all those other worlds too?
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You're the only world
l can discover over and over again ...
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..every time l come home to you ...
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..every time l'm close to you .
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You're the best of all possible worlds.
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- Did you say you have to go back to work?
- Uh-huh.
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- You sure of that?
- Uh-huh.
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- Think you can ?
- Uh-uh.
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Go on , get out of here. Beat it.
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Mister Moon , Mars...
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..Arcturus... Saturn ... Jupiter...
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..Neptune...
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Venus, all of you planets and stars,
whatever you call yourselves,
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did you hear what he said?
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Did you hear what my husband said?
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He loves me better than you .
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l am his favourite world.
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You'd better remember that.
l am his best world.
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What are you doing?
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- Why are you turning up the heat?
- l'm cold. Why else?
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l don 't understand. Why are you cold?
lt's roasting in here!
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Why did you faint the other night?
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How do l know? Summer flu .
l haven 't got time to worry.
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Six days before the hearing.
Hardly time to write notes. Good night!
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- Well?
- Go on , get dressed.
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Your medics check you out, don 't they?
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- Affirmative.
- Come on , answer in English.
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- Yes.
- Why haven 't you seen them about this?
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Maybe l'm just used to you , Mike.
We're old friends.
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- l'm no specialist, Jeff.
- l'm tired.
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My brain is too small for the job.
Maybe it's psychosomatic.
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Stop trying to be your own doctor!
Go to your medics.
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Give me something, just for a few days.
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- lt's too dangerous. Go to your own medic.
- l will. Later.
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Hey, hey, hey...
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Jeff, did something happen
that you don 't want them to know about?
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Don 't ask so many questions.
Give me some kind of pill.
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- l've got a job to do. Keep me going.
-Not until we do some blood tests.
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-No blood.
-No pill.
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All right.
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ln the meantime,
keep warm and get plenty of rest.
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l wouldn 't ask for additional work
if l didn 't think it was necessary.
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Nothing in your reports
indicates faulty soundproofing.
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- Give me something to go on .
- Just do it!
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Are we working together or against each other?
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l'm sorry. l didn 't mean that.
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l know you're under a strain , Jeff.
lt's hot in here, isn 't it?
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- That air conditioner working?
-No.
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Give me some good reason .
l'll tear the capsule apart with my bare hands.
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know know
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- l'll talk to you later.
- Right.
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No wonder it isn 't working. lt's turned off.
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(fan)
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(screams)
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- Oh!
- Wake up, Jeff! Wake up! Wake up!
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You're all right, Jeff.
You're home now. Wake up. Wake up.
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- What happened?
- You were having a nightmare.
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Your hands are as cold as ice.
l'll get some warm milk.
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No, no. Never mind.
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- What are you doing?
- l'm going to take your temperature.
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- Who said?
- Mike said.
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Open .
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All right... All right...
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- Better?
- Mmm.
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t's O K
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- Right?
- Mm-hm.
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What does it say?
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91 degrees.
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These photos don 't show me a thing.
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Phil... What kind of vegetation
would you expect to find on Venus?
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From what little we know, none.
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Considering the composition of the surface,
could there be a... a tall, tall, lush growth,
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thin leaves, long and slender,
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immensely long and waving,
reaching into the air?
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Certainly different from what l'd expect.
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- What's the matter?
- Short of breath. These desk jobs.
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Whenever l stand up, the altitude gets me.
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- Did you talk to the medics about it?
- They keep tabs on me. l just need rest.
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- Jeff, Mike called.
- Does he want me to call him back?
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No. He wants to see you .
Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
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Jeff...
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Jeff, what is it?
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Nothing.
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Oh, it's not nothing!
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l'm not unconscious! l'm not blind!
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ls it something serious?
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Ann ...
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Honey...
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Remember my first interorbital flight?
The dizziness when l came back?
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And then satellite duty?
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The effects of that lasted several months.
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My body adapts, A nn ,
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to weightlessness, conditions in space,
and readapts when l get back to Earth.
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This was a much longer flight.
lt'll take a little longer to get over it. That's all.
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Why did you see Mike
instead of the space doctors?
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They take too much time.
l wanted something to give me a lift.
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l don 't like it. You shouldn 't drive yourself
like that when you're sick.
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lt's just for a few more days.
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For what?
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Some wild scheme?
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lt would be just a headline to me
if l weren 't married to it.
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You married a man , not a headline,
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but a man with certain ... peculiarities.
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As a boy, he'd study how leaves fell.
His head was always up, looking at birds.
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He made some wings and jumped off a barn
and nearly broke his neck.
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That's how much he wanted to be a bird.
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So... he became a bird.
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Started flying... higher and higher.
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August 6, 1 956. Remember?
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And one day, he broke through the troposphere
right into the stratosphere.
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And right then , for the first time,
he understood the purpose of his life.
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lt was to lead the way to new worlds,
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new life...
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now know edge
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That's the headline, Ann .
That's Project Vulcan .
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Just a few more days?
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That's all.
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And then a long rest?
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Mmm.
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Promise?
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Promise.
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Well, go on , get back to work.
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Slave-driver.
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(groans)
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Venus One to Vulcan Control.
Do you read me?
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(over radib ) Vulcan Control to Venus One.
Read you loud and clear.
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Approaching moon . Moving to dark side. Over.
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Venus One to Vulcan Control.
Do you read? Over.
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Vulcan Control. Read you loud and clear.
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We track you orbiting objective at 40,000 feet.
Confirm. Over.
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Right on the nose.
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Dropping down now.
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Altimeter reading 30,000 feet and dropping.
Confirm. Over.
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Affirmative. We track you
with 30,000 over Venus and dropping.
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- What is your...?
- (static)
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- Say again , General?
- What happened?
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Radio failure. Please go ahead.
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We read your external temperature
at 440 degrees.
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- ls that correct?
- Affirmative.
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lt's getting pretty dim in here.
l wish somebody would put on the streetlights.
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You're not going much further.
You'll pull out at 20,000 feet.
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Repeat, 20 ,000 feet
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Make certain you're recording carbon dioxide
and oxygen content of atmosphere.
239
00:24:42,823 --> 00:24:44,814
( high -pitched drone)
240
00:24:53,543 --> 00:24:55,693
(engines whine)
241
00:24:55,823 --> 00:24:58,621
No , Jo ff ! No ! Ye u ro too c ose !
242
00:24:58,743 --> 00:25:00,734
(static)
243
00:25:02,183 --> 00:25:04,617
Climb out. Climb!
244
00:25:45,583 --> 00:25:47,574
( hissing)
245
00:25:55,863 --> 00:25:57,854
( high -pitched whine)
246
00:26:49,423 --> 00:26:51,414
(screams)
247
00:26:53,983 --> 00:26:59,421
- Man , it's jammed solid.
- lf we don 't get in there soon , he's gonna fry.
248
00:26:59,543 --> 00:27:04,856
- l better call the fire department.
- Wait. l think it's coming. Give it a yank.
249
00:27:32,423 --> 00:27:35,938
He must have passed out. Maybe a heart attack.
250
00:27:43,343 --> 00:27:45,334
The steam valve! Turn it off!
251
00:28:00,383 --> 00:28:02,977
- What happened?
- Are you all right?
252
00:28:06,343 --> 00:28:08,903
(coughs)
253
00:28:11,863 --> 00:28:17,301
l had a steam bath. l had the temperature
up past 1 50 degrees. lt didn 't bother me.
254
00:28:17,423 --> 00:28:21,098
- lt didn 't bother me a bit. l didn 't perspire.
- Go on .
255
00:28:21,223 --> 00:28:23,942
My mind wandered. l had a horrible dream.
256
00:28:24,063 --> 00:28:28,375
- What about?
- l don 't remember. l just know it was horrible.
257
00:28:28,503 --> 00:28:31,859
What's happening to me?
Why am l so jittery, weak?
258
00:28:31,983 --> 00:28:33,974
l don 't know.
259
00:28:35,063 --> 00:28:40,057
l can tell you your blood count shows
there are hardly any white cells left,
260
00:28:40,183 --> 00:28:44,062
and the red corpuscles are distorted,
so are the platelets.
261
00:28:44,183 --> 00:28:46,936
The whole chemistry of your body is changing.
262
00:28:47,063 --> 00:28:51,022
Something's happening to you ,
something l can 't explain .
263
00:28:51,143 --> 00:28:54,101
l've never seen anything like it before.
264
00:28:54,223 --> 00:28:56,214
What about this?
265
00:28:58,423 --> 00:29:01,813
What is it, Mike? Look at it.
266
00:29:02,983 --> 00:29:04,974
Look at it.
267
00:29:05,943 --> 00:29:09,652
Touch it! Scrape it! Do something!
You're a doctor! Do something!
268
00:29:17,343 --> 00:29:21,973
You'd better see your people, Jeff.
They're space medics. Go right away.
269
00:29:22,103 --> 00:29:24,492
Don 't waste a minute. Let's go together.
270
00:29:24,623 --> 00:29:27,421
l don 't need you . l can go myself.
271
00:29:27,543 --> 00:29:30,660
OK, OK. But promise me one thing:
272
00:29:30,783 --> 00:29:34,662
you'll see them right away, right now,
and take this with you .
273
00:29:37,783 --> 00:29:39,421
Thanks, Mike.
274
00:29:59,423 --> 00:30:04,417
(Jeff) l realise this is a great sum of money
we are asking for.
275
00:30:04,543 --> 00:30:09,822
l also realise
that it is your responsibility to the people
276
00:30:09,943 --> 00:30:15,256
to determine whether the money
we're asking for would be wasted
277
00:30:15,383 --> 00:30:17,578
on an impractical dream.
278
00:30:18,743 --> 00:30:20,734
lt will not be wasted...
279
00:30:22,023 --> 00:30:25,857
..unless you consider knowledge wasteful.
280
00:30:26,983 --> 00:30:28,974
Know edge s pr og ross
281
00:30:29,983 --> 00:30:33,862
Without progress,
we would still be in some prehistoric darkness,
282
00:30:33,983 --> 00:30:37,100
shambling about like animals,
struggling only for...
283
00:30:40,143 --> 00:30:42,134
..struggling only f...
284
00:30:42,263 --> 00:30:44,538
..for survival...
285
00:30:45,663 --> 00:30:47,494
..and...
286
00:30:47,623 --> 00:30:50,057
(Jeff gasps)
287
00:30:50,183 --> 00:30:54,381
..and fighting like animals
288
00:30:54,503 --> 00:30:57,495
against anything that threatened our survival.
289
00:30:58,383 --> 00:31:04,618
We cannot put a price on the knowledge
that has moved us this far from the jungle.
290
00:31:04,743 --> 00:31:07,894
Many men have risked their lives
291
00:31:08,023 --> 00:31:10,093
to gather and...
292
00:31:10,223 --> 00:31:12,737
- ..and...
- (door opening)
293
00:31:12,863 --> 00:31:15,138
..test this knowledge.
294
00:31:15,263 --> 00:31:17,254
Many men have died.
295
00:31:17,383 --> 00:31:23,856
They did not... evaluate
their lives in terms of money.
296
00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:28,135
They spent what they had, themselves,
297
00:31:28,263 --> 00:31:33,576
their lives, willingly, eagerly.
298
00:31:33,703 --> 00:31:38,333
Why? They can 't tell you why.
299
00:31:38,463 --> 00:31:41,819
Jeff! Jeff!
300
00:31:44,943 --> 00:31:47,332
What's happening to you?
301
00:31:52,063 --> 00:31:54,054
Oh, good heavens!
302
00:31:54,183 --> 00:31:57,971
Jeff, something terrible's happening
to your hand!
303
00:31:58,103 --> 00:32:01,175
Jeff, come back to me! Come back to me!
304
00:32:02,263 --> 00:32:04,697
l'll get the doctor. l'll call Mike.
305
00:32:11,543 --> 00:32:13,534
Jeff! Jeff!
306
00:32:14,703 --> 00:32:17,297
- Oh, Jeff!
- (screams)
307
00:32:17,423 --> 00:32:23,498
Jeff, Jeff, Jeff...
308
00:32:43,383 --> 00:32:45,374
Ah...
309
00:33:02,063 --> 00:33:04,258
(tyres squealing)
310
00:33:04,383 --> 00:33:07,022
One moment, General.
311
00:33:07,143 --> 00:33:09,816
Sorry, sir. My orders are to allow no...
312
00:33:20,903 --> 00:33:23,292
Give me security, quick! On the double!
313
00:33:35,983 --> 00:33:37,974
(Jeff sobs)
314
00:33:47,663 --> 00:33:51,451
lt looks like he tried to destroy everything
in these files.
315
00:33:55,183 --> 00:33:58,937
Easy now, Jeff. lt's just a tranquilliser.
lt won 't hurt you .
316
00:34:03,383 --> 00:34:06,216
What is it, Doctor?
317
00:34:06,983 --> 00:34:11,579
- l haven 't the slightest idea.
- l must ask you to keep quiet about this.
318
00:34:11,703 --> 00:34:16,060
- Of course.
- Did something happen to his mind?
319
00:34:16,183 --> 00:34:18,902
How should l know?
320
00:34:19,023 --> 00:34:23,972
The man comes to me, a friend, and says,
''Please, Mike, help me. Give me a pill.''
321
00:34:24,103 --> 00:34:26,742
- You should have sent him to us.
- l did.
322
00:34:26,863 --> 00:34:30,936
He said there wasn 't time. He had to finish a job.
323
00:34:31,063 --> 00:34:33,657
What did you find out?
324
00:34:36,903 --> 00:34:39,292
More than l know anything about.
325
00:34:40,663 --> 00:34:44,895
Lab report. Blood analysis.
One human being named Jeff Barton .
326
00:34:46,023 --> 00:34:48,821
Only the test says his blood isn 't human .
327
00:34:49,703 --> 00:34:54,618
Nor is it animal, fish or reptile.
lt doesn 't fit into any blood type known to exist.
328
00:34:54,743 --> 00:34:56,734
Fantastic!
329
00:34:56,863 --> 00:35:02,256
l sent him over to you earlier today.
l even telephoned, but you were all out.
330
00:35:03,343 --> 00:35:06,380
- What will you do to him?
- l don 't know.
331
00:35:06,503 --> 00:35:08,494
Start making tests.
332
00:35:08,623 --> 00:35:11,376
- What kind of tests?
- l'm not sure.
333
00:35:11,503 --> 00:35:14,301
l have nothing to go on , no precedent.
334
00:35:15,583 --> 00:35:19,576
Do you mean
you don 't know how to stop this thing?
335
00:35:19,703 --> 00:35:24,140
We don 't know what it is.
We'll need to start at the beginning.
336
00:35:24,263 --> 00:35:27,812
- What beginning?
- l'm afraid we don 't even know that.
337
00:35:30,103 --> 00:35:34,142
Will you go back to Venus?
Will you do what he did?
338
00:35:34,263 --> 00:35:38,973
We don 't know what he did. He left the
prescribed flight pattern , disregarded procedure.
339
00:35:39,103 --> 00:35:41,936
We lost contact for 8 minutes, 1 2 seconds.
340
00:35:42,063 --> 00:35:46,341
Well, then , talk to him. Find out.
341
00:35:47,543 --> 00:35:49,579
What do you think?
342
00:35:49,703 --> 00:35:51,739
We might try.
343
00:35:51,863 --> 00:35:55,617
He's under heavy sedation now,
shot full of barbiturates.
344
00:35:56,703 --> 00:35:59,979
Yes, yes, he... he may answer questions.
345
00:36:00,103 --> 00:36:04,415
Venus One... Do you read me, Venus One?
346
00:36:04,543 --> 00:36:06,534
This is Vulcan Control.
347
00:36:06,663 --> 00:36:09,177
Jeff? Come in , Jeff.
348
00:36:11,263 --> 00:36:13,254
(grunts)
349
00:36:16,143 --> 00:36:21,171
This is General Claiborne, Jeff. We read
that you've gone under that cloud cover.
350
00:36:21,303 --> 00:36:25,774
You're not going much further, Jeff.
You'll climb out at 20,000 feet.
351
00:36:25,903 --> 00:36:29,418
- Repeat, 20,000 feet.
- (groans)
352
00:36:32,063 --> 00:36:33,052
( mouths)
353
00:36:34,863 --> 00:36:38,492
Come in , Venus One. Jeff, what's happening?
354
00:36:38,623 --> 00:36:41,581
We do not receive you . What's happening?
355
00:36:41,703 --> 00:36:43,694
(screams)
356
00:36:46,263 --> 00:36:48,254
- Jeff... Jeff...
-No!
357
00:36:48,383 --> 00:36:51,181
You're home. You're home now.
Darling, you're home.
358
00:36:52,303 --> 00:36:57,696
Jeff, l was so happy when you came home.
Remember? You said, ''You're my best world.''
359
00:36:57,823 --> 00:37:00,462
l looked at those things in the sky
360
00:37:00,583 --> 00:37:05,816
and l said, ''He loves me more than
he loves you . l'm his favourite world.''
361
00:37:05,943 --> 00:37:11,063
Oh, Jeff... Jeff, come back to me now.
Don 't let them take you away.
362
00:37:12,183 --> 00:37:14,333
Ann ... Ann ...
363
00:37:15,423 --> 00:37:18,062
- Where are you?
- l'm here, darling.
364
00:37:19,463 --> 00:37:21,454
(sighs)
365
00:37:22,703 --> 00:37:24,694
Strange...
366
00:37:25,503 --> 00:37:27,494
..darkness...
367
00:37:27,623 --> 00:37:29,614
Had to go closer. Had to.
368
00:37:31,743 --> 00:37:34,337
Then the sounds began ...
369
00:37:35,623 --> 00:37:40,060
..and the thing stared at me
through the porthole.
370
00:37:40,183 --> 00:37:43,016
The sound... lt's doing something to me!
371
00:37:44,903 --> 00:37:46,894
lt's gotten inside me!
372
00:37:48,383 --> 00:37:49,941
Ann !
373
00:37:50,863 --> 00:37:52,854
Ann !
374
00:37:54,343 --> 00:37:56,334
Ann ...
375
00:37:59,663 --> 00:38:02,052
l'm... so cold.
376
00:38:02,183 --> 00:38:05,380
l'm holding you , darling.
377
00:38:05,503 --> 00:38:07,494
Your hands...
378
00:38:08,423 --> 00:38:10,618
..feel so good, dearest.
379
00:38:14,503 --> 00:38:18,542
- What now?
- The sedative seems effective.
380
00:38:18,663 --> 00:38:20,654
Gentlemen , l've got a problem.
381
00:38:20,783 --> 00:38:24,492
The Appropriations Committee meets tomorrow.
What do l tell them?
382
00:38:24,623 --> 00:38:27,979
- ls that all you care about?
- l care about him.
383
00:38:28,103 --> 00:38:30,936
But we both care about Project Vulcan .
384
00:38:31,063 --> 00:38:35,136
lt was his baby.
He made you feel it could be done.
385
00:38:35,263 --> 00:38:39,620
That's what the Congress needs: confidence,
the feeling that it could be done.
386
00:38:39,743 --> 00:38:42,974
Without him, Project Vulcan is dead.
387
00:38:44,263 --> 00:38:46,697
Well, maybe it should be.
388
00:38:48,343 --> 00:38:50,732
Are you saying that Jeff is dead?
389
00:38:51,863 --> 00:38:56,732
l know what Project Vulcan meant to him.
l shared it with him.
390
00:38:56,863 --> 00:38:59,331
He wasn 't afraid of the unknown .
391
00:38:59,463 --> 00:39:05,459
He didn 't give up when there was no one
to follow him. He did something. He tried.
392
00:39:05,583 --> 00:39:09,861
Why aren 't you helping him
instead of burying him?
393
00:39:13,103 --> 00:39:18,097
When Jeff came into my office after the steam
bath, his temperature was almost normal.
394
00:39:18,223 --> 00:39:21,533
How do we know
the heat didn 't cause the transmutation ?
395
00:39:21,663 --> 00:39:23,654
We don 't know anything.
396
00:39:23,783 --> 00:39:29,141
You want to experiment with the skin ?
OK, but l want to work with the mind.
397
00:39:29,263 --> 00:39:34,621
l'll need blood for a transfusion .
Then we'll put him under sedation in lots of heat.
398
00:39:37,863 --> 00:39:42,220
And you , you should be
near him all the time, talking to him,
399
00:39:42,343 --> 00:39:45,858
pulling him back from whatever's
gotten into his mind.
400
00:39:45,983 --> 00:39:50,454
- Where's the nearest steam bath?
- What about the space-environment chamber?
401
00:39:50,583 --> 00:39:52,574
Excellent.
402
00:40:02,183 --> 00:40:04,174
Get ready, Ann .
403
00:40:13,743 --> 00:40:15,734
( hissing)
404
00:40:41,023 --> 00:40:43,014
( moans)
405
00:40:43,143 --> 00:40:47,056
- Speak.
- l'm here with you , darling. l'm waiting for you .
406
00:40:47,183 --> 00:40:50,300
Jeff, l'm thinking of something you once told me.
407
00:40:50,423 --> 00:40:55,975
l see you as a boy, Jeff, watching leaves falling,
always looking up at the birds.
408
00:40:56,103 --> 00:40:59,459
l wish l could have been with you then , Jeff.
409
00:41:01,743 --> 00:41:06,021
l'd have helped make those wings
you flew off the barn with.
410
00:41:06,143 --> 00:41:12,298
l wish l could have picked you up when you fell.
l wish... Mike let me go in .
411
00:41:12,423 --> 00:41:15,779
- lt's too hot.
- You couldn 't stand it. lt's 205 degrees.
412
00:41:15,903 --> 00:41:19,213
- Are we getting anywhere, Doctor?
- l haven 't the slightest idea.
413
00:41:19,343 --> 00:41:24,178
- The committee meets in ten hours.
- What about postponement? lndefinite?
414
00:41:24,303 --> 00:41:27,534
General, don 't do anything
about that postponement yet.
415
00:41:27,663 --> 00:41:31,019
- We owe him every minute until then .
- All right.
416
00:41:31,143 --> 00:41:33,941
lt's midnight.
We have until eight o'clock.
417
00:41:51,223 --> 00:41:53,418
- Ann ...
- (groans)
418
00:41:53,543 --> 00:41:55,613
Talk, Ann ! Talk!
419
00:41:56,663 --> 00:41:59,894
l heard you dictating your speech.
420
00:42:01,983 --> 00:42:05,259
l heard you dictating your speech, Jeff,
421
00:42:05,383 --> 00:42:09,137
and it was wonderful and l was so proud of you .
422
00:42:09,263 --> 00:42:12,016
l thought, ''This is no ordinary man .''
423
00:42:12,143 --> 00:42:16,739
''This is a man who had a dream
and he's making that dream come true.''
424
00:42:16,863 --> 00:42:18,535
Don 't stop. Go on .
425
00:42:18,663 --> 00:42:25,182
l thought, ''This is a man who has made himself
part of the history of all people
426
00:42:25,303 --> 00:42:27,294
and of all times.''
427
00:42:28,263 --> 00:42:32,893
''A man who...
A boy who learned to fly into the future.''
428
00:42:34,463 --> 00:42:36,852
''My husband.''
429
00:42:36,983 --> 00:42:38,974
My ove
430
00:42:39,103 --> 00:42:41,094
(sighs)
431
00:43:02,263 --> 00:43:04,731
He hasn 't stirred yet.
432
00:43:09,503 --> 00:43:13,052
- Just normal sleep.
- (doctor) There's not much time left.
433
00:43:13,183 --> 00:43:15,174
Normal, Mike.
434
00:43:16,223 --> 00:43:18,214
What does that mean ?
435
00:43:18,343 --> 00:43:23,212
Don 't build yourself up. Jeff's body craved heat,
so he's getting what he needed.
436
00:43:23,343 --> 00:43:28,895
After he wakes up, the general may get
what he needs, or he may not.
437
00:43:29,023 --> 00:43:32,174
But Jeff's body can 't maintain
normal human temperature.
438
00:43:32,303 --> 00:43:35,136
Even now, he's not perspiring.
439
00:43:35,263 --> 00:43:38,175
After he's out of there a while, well...
440
00:44:11,703 --> 00:44:16,731
- Anybody got any coffee out there?
- Hello, my darling husband.
441
00:44:17,863 --> 00:44:19,979
Hello, wife.
442
00:44:20,103 --> 00:44:22,094
Oh, how good you sound.
443
00:44:24,223 --> 00:44:26,214
l heard you , Ann .
444
00:44:26,343 --> 00:44:28,459
l heard every word.
445
00:44:38,503 --> 00:44:43,179
l join with the other members of this committee
in giving you our welcome.
446
00:44:43,303 --> 00:44:48,661
- This country has much to be thankful to you for.
- l have much for which to be thankful.
447
00:44:49,583 --> 00:44:52,177
- Don 't you want to hear the speech?
- l've heard it.
448
00:44:52,303 --> 00:44:57,696
- Think he'll get the money?
- Didn 't you see the way they smiled at him?
449
00:44:57,823 --> 00:45:00,895
They love him. He's so brave and handsome
450
00:45:01,023 --> 00:45:03,139
and so... right.
451
00:45:04,863 --> 00:45:07,900
Yes, l think they'll give him everything he wants.
452
00:45:09,503 --> 00:45:11,494
Except...
453
00:45:12,023 --> 00:45:14,014
Doctor...
454
00:45:14,823 --> 00:45:19,101
..is this the way it will always be,
heat for strength
455
00:45:19,223 --> 00:45:24,616
and then sedation to hold back this thing
for the rest of his life?
456
00:45:24,743 --> 00:45:27,132
Who knows, Ann ?
457
00:45:27,263 --> 00:45:29,652
Oh... my poor Jeff.
458
00:45:31,263 --> 00:45:33,254
( laughter)
459
00:45:42,463 --> 00:45:45,375
- What's wrong?
- Did you hear them laughing?
460
00:45:48,663 --> 00:45:53,453
- Why?
- He held up his hands for everybody to see.
461
00:45:53,583 --> 00:45:56,780
He asked if they wondered
why he was wearing gloves.
462
00:45:56,903 --> 00:46:01,977
He said there he'd been all these years
flying airplanes, spaceships, taking risks,
463
00:46:02,103 --> 00:46:08,417
and the first night he's home safe on Earth,
he spills a pot of boiling soup on his hands.
464
00:46:08,543 --> 00:46:11,137
( laughter)
465
00:46:16,383 --> 00:46:20,376
They listened to every word, General.
They didn 't ask a question .
466
00:46:22,063 --> 00:46:23,496
(sighs)
467
00:46:23,623 --> 00:46:28,174
l think we made it.
l think they're going to give us the money.
468
00:46:29,263 --> 00:46:31,254
Every penny we asked for.
469
00:46:40,503 --> 00:46:42,494
l love you so much.
470
00:46:43,583 --> 00:46:45,574
l love you so much.
471
00:46:45,703 --> 00:46:47,694
Say it again , baby.
472
00:46:47,823 --> 00:46:51,816
Again and again
and l'll repeat it back to you every time.
473
00:46:51,943 --> 00:46:57,301
But you've got to respect me. lt's not every
husband who can loosen a zillion billion .
474
00:47:02,983 --> 00:47:05,099
- Jeff...
- What?
475
00:47:06,583 --> 00:47:09,461
You ... you wiped your face.
476
00:47:09,583 --> 00:47:11,574
Perspiration .
477
00:47:16,863 --> 00:47:19,536
ls it warm in here, Jeff? Very warm?
478
00:47:19,663 --> 00:47:23,736
- Yes, it is warm, isn 't it?
- ( Mike) He's coming around.
479
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He's coming around by himself.
480
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Hello. Colonel Hunt. Fast.
481
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This is... Yeah, that's right.
l want two private rooms on the fourth floor.
482
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Call the air surgeon general's office.
483
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Tell him l want the top men in pathology,
aetiology, toxicology, semiology, dermatology...
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( man) The eternal search for knowledge
often leads to dark and dangerous places.
485
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Sometimes it demands risks
not only of those who are searching,
486
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but of others who love them.
487
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These, in their own special way,
know that knowledge is never wasted,
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no r is ove
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We now return control
of your television set to you
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until next week at this same time
when the control voice will take you to...
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..The Outer Limits.