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the future of mankind is being guided

behind closed doors and all over the

world scientists are working on projects

designed to take man beyond the confines

of this earth

you are looking at the actual models of

spacecraft now being developed by

agencies of the united states government

this is an apollo spacecraft designed

for elliptical orbit of the moon

its lunar landing vehicle can transport

three men safely to and from the moon

surface

these are other types of land and remote

control mechanisms each designed for a

specific function

many already in operation as satellites

of this earth

some in readiness for the moonshot

others designed for states a view to

serve as space stations and the most

complex of all

prototypes of craft capable of putting a

man on the surface of another planet

wheel was one of man's first inventions

and has been with him all of his

civilized life but now it like so many

other of his creations must be modified

to fit his new demands

these are three types of variable radius

wheels designed to transport a vehicle

over a rockets

new concepts are being created almost

daily

some will never get beyond the drawing

board but others or their descendants

will become part of man's greatest

adventure

the exploration and colonization of

space

all over the world men and women are

working to make that dream a reality

every aspect of the journey is being

analyzed from the tiniest control

devices to the mightiest rocket engines

but it's not enough to just get there

just as the great explorer sailed from

spain and england and france to discover

the americas so that the colonizers

might come later so will our exploration

spacecraft precede the colonizers of the

planets

already plans are being made for the

colonies sources of food and power must

be found

artificial atmosphere is created

everything done to build an earth away

from the earth

no man living today can predict exactly

what the future holds but this much we

do know

all through man's march across this

earth the wildest dreams and fantasies

of one age have become the commonplaces

of the next

the motion picture you are about to see

can be called today a fantasy of the

future

but one day maybe not too far distant

audiences will be able to look back on

it in the same spirit with which we view

pictures about the first covered wagons

crossing the plains

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so

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venus

venus

a planet named after the goddess of love

this is

where i left her

26 million miles away

because i know she exists i know she

does i know it

all the time we were there i heard her

her in that

sweet haunting sound she makes like the

sirens that tempted ulysses

i think i'm

crazy

back here on earth

crazy

still intoxicated by the atmosphere back

there

wait a minute i'm getting ahead of

myself

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let me tell you the whole story

all of it

from the beginning

and see what you think

you be the judge

it was two years ago

in 1998 that the first manned spaceship

left earth for the planet venus this

attempt

ended in tragedy

a meteor hit the ship

everybody everything was lost

everything but the will to get there

to explore venus

and so

it was only six months later that the

second attempt was made

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the code name for earth control

was marcia

first stage rocket's ready

main rocket stays ready fuel ready

stabilization center ready

power ready

air conditioning ready radar ready

guidance ready allen's ready for takeoff

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loading elevators are now being

withdrawn

countdown continues at 20. all stations

prepare for zero red

countdown continues at 10.

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zero red minus five

project red planet

all units clear

switch over to standby

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foreign

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there were only two men on the new

mission

astronaut howard sherman and captain

alfred burns

there was another being with them

kearns invention

robot john

awaken john

awaken

glow john

monitor john

i hear you

everything went smoothly the first part

of the voyage they traveled over halfway

17 million miles without mishap

radio contact was maintained with marsha

at earth control and they stopped on

schedule at the united states space

station texas for refueling

attention

all landing personnel report on flight

there

stand by to receive flight number eight

seven from earth

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birth control we listen to their

progress with more concern than anyone

else refueling a okay over and out

because we were the command crew

and if anything went wrong

we were set to follow

there were three of us

commander william billy lockhart

astronaut hans walters

and me andre fernando

i remember how worried we were as we

listened to their voices

from so many miles away kern's calling

marcia kearns calling marcia

refueling

completed ready for blast off

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begin our relay

uh

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yes

so

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my they were on the last leg of their

journey

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and then they saw it

venus

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cloud formations 30 hash content

and they prepared to land

a planet of fire below us

this is a new world or will it consume

us all

at any moment now

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and then suddenly

things started going wrong

black clouds

light

i don't like the looks of this

i'm turning control over to robot john

ahead steve

i am going up

wow close call

we're watching on the location finder

the area is strange this is truly a

prehistoric planet

landing location a square 73

we're now dropping our vehicles

landing 300 meters southwest of square

73

oh there's water beneath us

we're drifting

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sherman

kern

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answer

kern

sherman

kern are you there

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it's hopeless

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well very soon after that it became

clear there was only one thing to do

blast off for venus ourselves

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complete the mission explore the planet

attempt to rescue kerns and sherman

if

they were still alive

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keep coming

more john

that's it

cover me kern

look out there comes another one

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just

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there

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of course 110.

secure your ultimate folder john

proceed proceed

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so

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he's better equipped to fight this place

than we are i'm wondering if we should

be here at all why don't you catch a bus

and go home

don't think i wouldn't if i could find

one

there he is

he's up

pull it tight he can hold it

you better go first and i'll come along

after you

within two hours we were ready to go

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venus lay ahead

but our thoughts were with currents

sherman

if they were alive

would we be able to find them

we got the space station texas ahead of

schedule

repeat

stand by to receive unassisted landing

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refueling was accomplished in record

time

there was no time to lose

funny considering the way things turned

out

what i was thinking about as we sped

through the dark universe on our way to

an unexplored planet

i was wondering if maybe there wasn't

some reason that venus had been named

after the goddess of love

if maybe there wasn't some wise old

astronomer way back in the dawn of time

who knew something

something he kept to himself amen

but before i could come to any

conclusions about it

we were preparing for our touchdown on

venus

where maybe i'd find all the answers

and then almost before i knew it we were

there we were landing

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we're landed

voila

don't begin celebrating yet

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is our level okay

yep there it is

on the button

boy it sure feels strange to have weight

yes it does seem strange

not sure

but it's nice and solid

well i don't know about you fellas but

i'd like to see venus open number three

and hit the beam

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paper try the port viewer

telescreen gets it okay

we'll pan port

formations of weird rock

something's there i'll switch on the

outside sound pickup

that was the first time i heard her

a human being

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it's finished

transfer to playback

meanwhile you might check upon the

atmosphere hans it better be good then

you better get your spacesuit we'll move

out andre

i want you to attempt a contact with

sherman by radio if you raise them tell

them to report their position

then get yourself into a spacesuit we're

going to walk about i'll be right behind

you that'll be handy if i slip get

popping now

it's 4.7 on oxygen that's pretty close

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so

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i'm gonna take a look around

keep on the rope don't get out of visual

contact

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it was a weird desolate place

but it fascinated me

and i forgot all about kearns and

sherman

and what we were there for

received a message what did they say

marcia has radar movement

sherman

she can't be sure but it looks like two

objects one metallic and moving in the

area we expected to search probably kern

and sherman come on andre

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you'll contact us

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three hurry police like that

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careful andre you want to fight that

thing again

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can you imagine that

he's bashful

why don't we take one of those things

home for the zoo

you've got to be more careful andre

if we hadn't heard you call me i didn't

call

you called out to us we heard you but i

didn't call you

it sounded like blackheart

let's be getting back

all we knew was that marcia at earth

control had spotted what was probably

current in sherman and approximately

where they might be

so we started out in our space car

heading in that general direction

not stopping to investigate the many

prehistoric sites we passed

but we were still unable no matter how

hard we tried to make radio contact with

kearns or sherman

so we had no way of knowing what they

were going through on that distant part

of the planet

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let's rest we have very little oxygen

left us

hope they're on the way

looking for us

through this heat

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they may not be able to make it through

to us

you better hope they'll get through it

and spot us

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i'm beginning to feel like my

head's swimming

of course

it's your torn suit

infection is getting through

maybe we ought to take some quincy

though

we'd have to rest after

must

keep

moving

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my mechanism is in danger need

protection

all right john

find shelter

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don't stop

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we have to go on come on up

but he can't stay here will be washed

away

bring him this way there is no water

come on

just a little bit further

there's a cave right over there

come on

that's it

just abuse the further

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i don't think i can go any much further

john

stay with us

make sure they find us

they should know

first

must continue to write the laws of

mathematics there's always a precise

probability mathematics might prove

mathematics might ah

marcia

marcia

hear us

hear us

you you must help us

it's

it's closing you

i await your order

i await your order

help

them find us

john

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the shoreline's the best if we do my

friend will never make it to him

fat chance there is of finding him

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that voice again

hold up

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so

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almost sounds like a girl

a girl

perhaps

or a monster

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wake up

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make up

our sisters are calling

wake up wake up nala

our sisters are awake

they're hungry you have slept enough

it's time to go into the sea

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wow

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little sister

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it's a human

well there are sure no humans here

well we're humans

well no one else has made it you better

believe it but it sounds so human some

human you mean like that 40 arm plant

that just grabbed you i still say it's a

girl a girl with blue scale

could be

he's on to something

it's possible that before us other men

got here

especially in this age

you ought to know that hans to a man of

science anything is possible until

proven otherwise

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well i can't imagine any people in their

right mind exploring planet venus

come on

hans we're here

and we're in our right minds

aren't we let's go

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he's angry

we must leave this place

follow me

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lord save him what

no response from kern or sherman well we

should soon be there keep trying maybe

we can bring them in on the helmet mike

kern has an auxiliary i am

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awful

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i'll try

it hello

john hello

john listen this is the command ship

are you there

come in up one more point come in

better go to solar battery much bigger

arena i'm on it now

hello

hello

hello you must hear me john please open

your mic and answer me you must obey me

john

no response

try another point

one two five

you have to readjust your frequency for

transmitting if you hear me

can you report your position and plot

number over

where

in shelter

tell me what's outside water

falling on large

that's square 40. not far ask him about

the men

hello

we would like to know

about kern and also about sherman

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they do

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how much time before we get there who

knows commander maybe the robot can help

ride

keep an eye on the compass grab onto

them

hello

you will listen john

first you will obey me and do precisely

what i say

you will

listen listen john

obey my every command

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remove container 2

from kern's first aid kit repeat

container 2.

remove one tablet

one tablet

then open his helmet

i have

one tablet

place the tablet in his mouth

you must do this quickly

revive him with water

pour it over his face quickly

then close his helmet

at least we know they're alive let's

hope they stay that way

commander look there

i'm ready with the astra gun some kind

of flying reptile you may not see us

he hit him he's turning around maybe not

we're in for it now he knows we're here

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we were forced to submerge even though

we had killed the flying reptile because

of the damage the creature had caused

when it hit us

and it was a good thing too

for here under the sea

we were to find the second clue to life

on venus

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let's put it down for a minute take a

rest

it's not far to the beach if our

calculations are correct

i hope this will run again

don't worry it will

look the cliffs are all uneven roads

like streets

i'll look around just five minutes might

find something interesting

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come here

hurry

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he's dead

what makes neither so sad

come here

let us see

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what evil demon has destroyed our god

we must carry him to the holy place and

pray to his spirit

lift him

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commander

well what do you know

it's

it's a statue

hungry

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what's up

you just look here

that's only a petrified tree only way

it's a bronze statue

and much more hans

rubies

you say rubies

show me

symbol

the eye of an idol

an

idol yes a reptile

a reptile resembling that flying monster

that attacked us earlier

up there

you're right andre i'm not laughing

anymore there was a civilization here

and i'll bet you there still is

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oh great terror

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we cry for the flesh of your spirit that

lies deadly for you

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so

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the evil demons that did this

will themselves be destroyed

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something

seemed to draw me away

to make me search for

i didn't know what

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i felt something i don't know

i felt as though i were being watched

but i didn't see anything except the

harmless octopus

yet still feeling a strange presence

i went on

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but then as quickly as it came that

weird sensation vanished and then there

was nothing

nothing but the sea

so i

followed my original impulse looking for

a clue like the statue of the flying

reptile

and i found nothing

except the rock that i liked for its

shape

and that could serve as a specimen for

the geologists

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away

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carry him away

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farewell

terror

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who is this what sisters are these

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glory

what is it invader you've seen strange

invaders walking under the sea

demons did you hear sisters

demons they had beef heads and walked in

our ancient holy place under the sea

it was they killed terror

they must die

we're here

i couldn't have lasted much longer

you're not alone

here we are skipper

good

we'll need more fire

everything in the car is soaking wet

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ah

feels good just there

how are the batteries hunts they stay

dry

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still hot

you've got that worried look again

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you're right

i've pulled and checked every wire and

part in that darn radio

it won't operate

i've tried everything i know

i tell you it's simply hopeless

how about a long string in an oatmeal

box

oatmeal box

the radio will dry out

we know it's not a dead planet

not completely

our proof is the statue

and ruby

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and the woman she's probably somewhere

for his sake

but the main thing is

there could be a whole race of people

out there watching us hiding afraid that

we'll observe them and fight them

we came from above

drop to them we're probably some kind of

monster

what if they're human shaped

they very well could look like this

but mind you i'm only advancing a little

hypothetical science fiction

because nothing should be overlooked

let's face it

they built a city that's now under the

sea

fans it must be true

many made it to shore from the sea

then why didn't they build themselves

another

we may find they did

when we explore the planet

before we leave i'll meet her

beautiful song and a beautiful girl

she must have heard you

where is it

everywhere

it's supposed to be a woman

or maybe she's helping us

if i could just see what she looks like

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can the car make it

i'm sure

this feeling that foreboding had come

over me

chilly ominous sensation i didn't know

what it meant

and i kept staring at that rock i'd

found

as though perhaps it

might hold an answer

andre

andre

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thanks for waiting

she take care of you

stop teasing him

he's in love

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oh god of the fire mountain

let your boiling

red hot earth

rain down the pumping invading demons

dared bring death to terror

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foreign

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strange it's gotten suddenly dark it's

no wonder

what makes you say that

there's an ash cloud above us

an ash cloud

a volcano yes

it's spectacular

and beyond the volcano

it looks like the lights of a city the

red spot andre saw

we must get a move on not right away

this might be our only chance to gather

some samples lava and ash

to take away with us all right

we'll go to a much better vantage point

than right now

sherman

come but look at the magnificence

no one on earth has seen such a sight

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hurry we've just got a higher ground

i am hurrying

are you getting the spectra sample

getting it now

that's enough

the lava is rising

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we waited too long it covered our path

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yes i hear you

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climb on quick

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audibility getting better

why is he talking

according to your request

i am determining distance to

miles

it's lockhart i hope so my friend i'm

sure

they'll be by here any minute yelling

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a remarkable invention you have here

nice to hear you with me ellen

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temperature

470 500 degrees my

self reservation mechanism

says i must eliminate extra weight

but now

disconnect the mechanism

open the door

here

first panel

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wait

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have i've done everything

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girl

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wish me luck for god takes her

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so

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he's here go ahead

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sherman turn

commander andre

here let me help you out my friend i

never thought i'd see your ugly face

again

we shave him

and he insults us

so we should have saved

curry's robot instead

maybe you'd make it

is the robot finished

yes

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so

it was just a mental mud

and yet when his destruction was

imminent

he called my name

looks blessed and calm

but frightening

yes i suppose it does

if you use imagination

we'll soon be home that's right but we

leave a friend behind

come

join the rest of us

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so we took stock of the situation

and though we tried to keep our spirits

up it was still pretty discouraging

the volcano would destroy some of our

provisions and our rocket ships fuel

supply was low anyway considering the

added weight of kerns and sherman

it looked like we'd have to be starting

back very soon what else is there to do

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well

we can look for andre's girl

very cute hunt

you name them after us

well

with triplets it's better with numbers

looks to me like he's raising his own

countdown

why not names

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i'd forget i'm worried about him

so you really found proof there were

people on this planet

hard to believe

believe it or not my dear mr kern

it's true

and they could still be here

i don't go along with that

could a human survive in a place like

this you survive

and man will almost always adapt himself

in time

and don't forget in the dim past we all

lived in water

for centuries our earth was toxic

but that atmosphere evolved mankind's

form

adjusting the

and i bet that these people on our

planet couldn't live

the air be poisoned

afraid i don't share your opinion you

just can't close your mind to it

we found true

proof of intelligent being and those

lizard men of kerns that's proof

look

suppose they do look like lizards

couldn't they be people

suppose

they saw the ship

got frightened

then done their lizard costumes eh then

jumped up and down to spook us away

what possible story could explain it

better

not you're the winner

joking aside my friend man lizard or

what i know there were or are

intelligent people here if we just had

time i think they might come to us

look even you kern said you thought you

saw the lights of a city beyond the

volcano

i said they looked like but were

here you two have some coffee and rest

your voice

if only there was some way to

communicate with them some way to make

them understand we were not an enemy

that we wanted nothing except to know

their ways study their civilization

or was it really all just fancy

just my wishful imagination

and that sound only an accident caused

by the wind in the canyons

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it now that's where your countdown

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wake up sisters

it is a new day and our land is safe

again

but what is that

something strange is there

come and see

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it is one of the demons

it is sent to us by the god of the fire

mountain

he shows us his power

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better get out and locate her andres you

want you to stay on me

just you wait

i think perhaps we should be trying to

find her and take her with us

i vote for that

but she might not like us anyway

if we can explore beyond those hills

i'll bet you money we find her and the

city

you've been reading too many comics

karen wouldn't believe she existed if

she

we're sitting on his lap right now

wanna bet

we're here

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sisters

all of the invaders have not been

destroyed

they are stronger than the god of the

fire mountain

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i think we did a job we can be proud of

look at all the samples we got

there's gonna be a large headline when

they see all these great things we're

bringing back to them

this one's loaded old man

steady child

bring the spectra

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most powerful of all the gods show us

your wrath

bring forth the waters and the fiery

heavens

let not one invader remain to walk your

land

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you have heard us

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at first we didn't pay much attention to

the rain though it seemed heavier than

any rain we'd ever seen

but it continued without let up

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in fact it seemed to increase in

strength

as we planned our takeoff procedure

which required some adjustment because

of current and sherman

i know we all felt slightly uneasy

nervous

as we listened to the heavy rainfall on

the ship

for myself i

i listen with a sinking feeling

as though every drop were taking me

further and further from ever finding

her

then suddenly

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quickly

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so

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maybe we can beat it

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uh

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hurry up

look what i found

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we must

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they are stronger than our gods

they are stronger than terror

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terror is a false god

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there is a stronger god

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hear us our strongest god of all

we worship you

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so

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well that's the story

it's been two years now and there's been

no plan to return to venus

lockhart and kearns have moved on to

other missions there's mars to be

explored and jupiter

but i can't forget her

and i'm going back

maybe someday i'll see her

maybe i'll die trying

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