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Narrator:
THEY'RE WATCHING YOU.
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MORE THAN 4,000 SATELLITES
CIRCLE THE EARTH.
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EVERY DAY, THEY UNCOVER NEW,
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
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THAT DEFY EXPLANATION.
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[ BEEPING, DISTORTED MUSIC ]
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A PARANORMAL EYE IN THE SWAMP.
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SOMETHING REALLY ODD IS
GOING ON IN THIS AREA.
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IT'S STRAIGHT OUT
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
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Narrator: STRANGE CREATURES
AMONG THE TERROR STONES.
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IT LOOKS LIKE A FORTRESS.
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A FORTRESS OF FANGS.
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Narrator: AND A TRIP TO HELL
WITH THE GODDESS OF LOVE.
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BY THE TIME
SHE GETS DOWN THERE
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SHE'S COMPLETELY NAKED,
STRIPPED OF ALL OF HER POWER.
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Narrator: BAFFLING PHENOMENA.
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MYSTERIES FROM SPACE.
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WHAT ON EARTH ARE THEY?
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[ WHIRRING ]
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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[ FREQUENCY WARBLES ]
[ WHIRRING ]
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A WorldView SATELLITE
PASSING OVER ARGENTINA
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CAPTURES A DISC
SLICED INTO THE EARTH,
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AND INSIDE IT, A SECOND DISC.
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GOOD GRIEF.
THIS IS UNUSUAL.
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IT'S A NEARLY CIRCULAR ISLAND
WITHIN A NEARLY CIRCULAR LAKE.
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IT'S ALMOST AS IF SOME TYPE
OF LIKE AN EYE
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IS LOOKING UP AT YOU.
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WHO KNOWS WHAT
COULD BE UNDERNEATH?
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I CAN IMAGINE HOW SOME PEOPLE
WOULD THINK
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THAT THIS WOULD BE
A PORTAL TO ANOTHER WORLD.
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**
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Narrator: THE "EYE" FIRST COMES
TO THE ATTENTION
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OF FILM DIRECTOR
SERGIO NEUSPILLER,
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HUNTING FOR A HORROR MOVIE
LOCATION IN AN AREA RIFE
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WITH REPORTS
OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
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THE REPORTS OF PARANORMAL
EVENTS ARE ALL LOCATED
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IN ONE AREA OF SWAMPLAND.
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WHEN NEUSPILLER STUDIES
SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE SWAMP
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THIS IS WHAT HE FINDS.
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RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT
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STRANGE REPORTS IS THE "EYE."
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Narrator: THE "EYE" IS CARVED
INTO A REMOTE,
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UNINHABITED ISLAND
IN THE SWAMP.
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THE TERRAIN IS INHOSPITABLE,
THE SITE DIFFICULT TO REACH.
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THIS WHOLE AREA IS SURROUNDED
BY SWAMPY MARSHLAND,
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AND TREACHEROUS CANALS.
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OVERGROWN RIVER INLETS.
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NOBODY LIVES HERE.
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NOBODY WANTS TO LIVE HERE.
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Narrator: SCIENTISTS ARE DIVIDED
ON HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS
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CAN COME TO EXIST.
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I DON'T IMMEDIATELY SUPPOSE
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THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
CREATED BY HUMAN BEINGS.
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I WONDER COULD THIS BE FORMED
THROUGH A NATURAL PROCESS
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AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON.
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Narrator:
IMAGE ANALYST AMANDA MARCHETTI
IS AMONG THOSE WHO DISAGREE.
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Marchetti:
PERFECT CIRCLE IN A GIANT SWAMP?
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THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
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THERE'S NO WAY THAT IT COULD
NOT HAVE BEEN CREATED
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WITHOUT HUMAN ENGINEERING.
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SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION --
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE
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AND HOW DID THEY DO IT?
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Narrator: ALTHOUGH THERE'S
NO HUMAN SETTLEMENT HERE,
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NEUSPILLER LEARNED
THERE'S A HISTORY
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OF MILITARY ACTIVITY
IN THE REGION.
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Neuspiller: WE WERE TOLD...
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MILITARY TESTING CAN CREATE
STRANGE FEATURES
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IN THE LANDSCAPE,
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BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.
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Narrator: FOR HIS MOVIE,
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NEUSPILLER WANTS TO FIND OUT
MORE ABOUT THE PARANORMAL "EYE"
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AND THE REPORTS OF WEIRD
HAPPENINGS AROUND IT.
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HE DECIDES TO HEAD TO THE
REMOTE SITE TO INVESTIGATE.
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THE "EYE" IS IN THE MIDDLE
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OF HUNDREDS OF SQUARE MILES
OF SWAMPLAND.
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THIS PLACE ISN'T JUST REMOTE,
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IT'S WELL DEFENDED
BY NATURAL HAZARDS.
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Kourounis:
THIS PLACE IS TREACHEROUS.
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THERE ARE ALLIGATORS,
VICIOUS BUGS.
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THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
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Narrator:
NEUSPILLER MUST PICK OUT A ROUTE
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THROUGH A WINDING
LABYRINTH OF STREAMS
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AND RIVERS SWOLLEN
BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS.
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A FEW HOURS INTO THE JOURNEY,
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NEUSPILLER ENTERS AN AREA
LOCALS CALL THE GHOST ZONE.
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THIS IS WHERE THE STORIES
OF PARANORMAL EVENTS BEGIN.
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ONE CENTERS ON THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF A YOUNG CHILD.
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SOMETHING REALLY ODD IS
GOING ON IN THIS AREA.
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IT'S STRAIGHT OUT
OF "THE TWILIGHT ZONE."
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Narrator: AS THEY PUSH DEEPER
INTO THE GHOST ZONE,
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THE RIVER NARROWS.
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WOW.
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Narrator: IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE
NEUSPILLER IS CONFRONTED
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BY A BAFFLING SIGHT --
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A GRAVEYARD OF RUSTING,
ABANDONED SHIPS.
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Neuspiller:
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
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Narrator: THE SIZE OF THE
VESSELS PUZZLES NEUSPILLER.
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SOME OF THESE BOATS
ARE OVER 30 FEET LONG
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BUT THE RIVER IS SUPER
TWISTY AND NARROW
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SO IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
HOW THESE LONG BOATS
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GOT DOWN SUCH A TWISTY RIVER.
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Narrator:
THE SHIP GRAVEYARD SUGGESTS
FORCES CONTINUALLY SHIFT
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THE WATERWAYS AROUND THE "EYE."
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THE WATER CHANNELS
IN THIS SWAMP
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ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING,
WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION --
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HOW IS THIS EYE ABLE TO KEEP
ITS NEAR PERFECT CIRCULAR SHAPE?
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Narrator:
SEVERAL MILES DOWNRIVER,
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THEY'RE NOW CLOSE
TO THE PARANORMAL "EYE."
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BUT THE NARROWING WATERWAY
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BECOMES THICK
WITH GRASS AND SILT,
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MAKING IT IMPASSABLE.
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THEY ARE FORCED TO ABANDON
THEIR BOAT AND PROCEED ON FOOT.
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WE ARE ENTERING THE ISLAND.
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THIS IS THE ISLAND
CONTAINING THE "EYE."
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Narrator:
IN THE DENSE VEGETATION
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IT'S TOUGH TO KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE.
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THEY RELY ON CROSS-REFERENCING
THE SATELLITE IMAGE WITH GPS.
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SEEN FROM ABOVE, THIS AREA HAS
THE APPEARANCE OF FIRM GROUND
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BUT NEUSPILLER DISCOVERS THE
SWAMP CAN EASILY SWALLOW YOU UP.
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EVENTUALLY,
THEY COME FACE TO FACE
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WITH WHAT THEY SAW
ON THE SATELLITE IMAGE.
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Neuspiller:
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
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Narrator:
CHECKING THEIR GPS, THEY
NOTICE SOMETHING PERPLEXING.
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THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
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THE "EYE" SEEMS TO MOVE.
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WHY IS THE ISLAND
WITHIN THE LAKE MOVING AROUND?
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Narrator: COMING UP...
FREAKS IN THE STONE FOREST.
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Sanford: THEY'RE COVERED IN LONG
HAIR, AND WITH RED EYES.
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AND
THEY HAVE SUPERNATURAL POWERS.
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Narrator:
AND DEEP IN THE HAUNTED SWAMP,
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WHAT MYSTERY FORCE
IS CONTROLLING THE "EYE"?
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I CAN ACTUALLY WATCH IT MOVE
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AS IF IT'S FOLLOWING
A PATTERN AROUND THE LAKE.
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Narrator: HORROR FILM DIRECTOR
SERGIO NEUSPILLER
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IS INVESTIGATING REPORTS
OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
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AROUND A MYSTERIOUS "EYE"
DEEP IN AN ARGENTINEAN SWAMP.
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HE HAS FINALLY REACHED
THE EYE-SHAPED PIECE OF SWAMP.
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HE DISCOVERS THAT IT'S MOVING.
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Narrator:
SATELLITE IMAGE ANALYSIS
CONFIRMS NEUSPILLER'S DISCOVERY.
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Marchetti: AS I GO THROUGH
THE HISTORICAL IMAGERY,
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I CAN ACTUALLY WATCH IT MOVE
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AS IF IT'S FOLLOWING
A PATTERN AROUND THE LAKE.
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Narrator:
THE HISTORICAL IMAGES SHOW
THE "EYE" HAS BEEN HERE
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AND MOVING FOR 20 YEARS.
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EVERY DAY THE ISLAND
WAS IN A DIFFERENT POSITION.
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I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT'S ACTUALLY
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PULLING THE ISLAND
AROUND THE LAKE.
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Narrator: NEUSPILLER CLIMBS ONTO
THE "EYE" TO INVESTIGATE.
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THE "EYE" APPEARS TO BE
A FLOATING DISC
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COVERED IN VEGETATION.
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NEUSPILLER LOOKS FOR CLUES
AS TO HOW IT WAS FORMED.
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NEUSPILLER CAN FIND NO EVIDENCE
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THAT THE "EYE" IS MAN-MADE.
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BUT IF IT'S NATURAL,
WHY IS IT SO SYMMETRICAL?
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AND WHY DOES IT FLOAT?
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METHANE GAS IS PRODUCED BY
DECOMPOSING ORGANIC MATERIAL,
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AND IS LIGHTER THAN AIR.
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FLOATING ISLANDS DO EXIST
ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
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WE DO KNOW THAT UP IN PERU
IN LAKE TITICACA
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THERE ARE THESE
UNIQUE STRUCTURES
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CREATED BY THE URU PEOPLE.
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THEY'RE ACTUALLY REEDS THAT ARE
WOVEN TOGETHER TO FORM ISLANDS
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AND PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY LIVE
ON THESE FLOATING ISLANDS
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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.
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Narrator:
BUT THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE ISLANDS IN PERU
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AND THE "EYE" IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE SWAMP.
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THESE FLOATING ISLANDS IN PERU
REQUIRE REGULAR MAINTENANCE
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SO THAT THEY CAN
KEEP THEIR SHAPE
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BECAUSE IT WILL
DETERIORATE OVER TIME.
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BUT THIS FORMATION IN ARGENTINA,
THERE'S REALLY NOBODY AROUND,
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SO HOW WOULD IT KEEP
ITS SHAPE OVER TIME?
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Narrator:
NEUSPILLER NOTICES SOMETHING
STRANGE ABOUT THE WATER.
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THE WATER AROUND THE "EYE,"
IT'S VERY COLD AND VERY CLEAR.
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THAT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM
THE SURROUNDING SWAMPY WATER.
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WHAT COULD CAUSE THAT?
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Narrator:
SOME EXPERTS SUGGEST THAT
THE COLD WATER MIGHT INDICATE
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THAT SOMETHING IS COMING UP
FROM BENEATH THE EARTH,
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PERHAPS FROM SOME
SUBTERRANEAN LAKE,
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CREATING CURRENTS
THAT FORM THE "EYE."
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IT'S NOT STAGNANT WATER,
IT'S NOT WATER
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THAT IS ACCUMULATING SEDIMENT
AND BUILDING VEGETATION
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AND IN-FILLING THE LAKE.
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IT'S WATER THAT'S ON THE MOVE.
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Narrator: BUT THIS DOESN'T LOOK
TO NEUSPILLER LIKE WATER
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THAT'S MOVING.
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NEUSPILLER CAN FIND NO
SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION
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FOR THE "EYE" OR THE REPORTS
OF PARANORMAL EVENTS AROUND IT.
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ALL THIS DATA IS INVALUABLE,
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BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE MANY MORE
TRIPS OUT TO THE ISLAND
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TO DETERMINE THE TRUTH
BEHIND THIS MYSTERY.
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Narrator:
ONE THING IS FOR SURE,
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THE "EYE" MAKES A GREAT
SETTING FOR A HORROR MOVIE.
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**
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Narrator: COMING UP...
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BAFFLING SHAPES IN THE DESERT
AND DOORS TO THE UNDERWORLD.
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PERHAPS THESE GATES MARK
A PLACE OF WORSHIP
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AND HUMAN SACRIFICE.
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Narrator:
AND WHAT COULD BE HIDING DEEP
INSIDE THE TERROR STONES?
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Sanford:
MAYBE THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE
THAT WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND YET.
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**
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Narrator: A SATELLITE IMAGE
TAKEN 480 MILES
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ABOVE A REMOTE PART
OF MADAGASCAR
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REVEALS A CURIOUS MAZE
OF CRISSCROSSED LINES
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DISSECTING THE LANDSCAPE.
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Chamberlain: FROM A DISTANCE
IT KIND OF LOOKS
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BIZARRELY LIKE ELEPHANT SKIN!
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YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE LINES THAT
ARE CONNECTING WITH EACH OTHER,
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SORT OF MAKING
GEOMETRIC PATTERNS.
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Narrator: CLOSER ANALYSIS
OF THE AERIAL IMAGE
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REVEALS SOMETHING
MUCH MORE FORBIDDING --
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AN INHOSPITABLE,
EVEN DEADLY LANDSCAPE.
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WHOA.
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THESE ARE WHITE ROCKS
THAT LOOK LIKE TREES.
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Sanford: IT SEEMS LIKE
AN ALIEN LANDSCAPE,
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AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT,
IT LOOKS LIKE A FORTRESS.
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A FORTRESS OF FANGS.
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IT'S JUST CRUELLY BEAUTIFUL
WITH ALL THESE SPIKES
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HEADING UPWARD LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF "GAME OF THRONES."
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Narrator: LOCALS CALL THE SITE
TSINGY DE BEMARAHA.
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IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS,
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REMOTE, AND UNEXPLORED
PLACES ON EARTH.
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INVESTIGATORS EXAMINE
WHAT FORCES CREATED
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THIS ALIEN LANDSCAPE.
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THE WORD "TSINGY,"
THE NAME OF THIS FOREST,
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COMES FROM WORDS THAT MEAN
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"ONE CANNOT WALK BAREFOOT."
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AND IT LOOKS MENACING
FROM THE OUTSIDE,
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BUT IF YOU'RE GOING IN THERE,
YOU COULD BE RIPPED TO SHREDS.
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I MEAN, THIS STUFF
IS SHARP LIKE GLASS.
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ONE SLIP AND YOU'RE SLICED.
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Narrator: GEOLOGISTS REFER TO
THESE GIANT STONE SHARDS
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AS KARST FORMATIONS,
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HIGHLY UNUSUAL STRUCTURES
FASHIONED BY ACID RAIN
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EATING AWAY AT ROCKS
TO CREATE A FANTASY LANDSCAPE.
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THIS LAYER OF LIMESTONE
IS 1,000 FEET THICK
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AND IT FORMED OVER
MILLIONS OF YEARS
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AS RAINWATER
WOULD PERCOLATE DOWN
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THROUGH THOSE FRACTURES
AND CRACKS
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AND IT WOULD START TO
DISSOLVE AWAY THE LIMESTONE.
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AND IT'S REALLY THE PROCESS OF
WIND AND WATER DISSOLVING AWAY
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THIS ROCK HAS CREATED
THIS LABYRINTH OF SPIRES.
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Narrator:
WHAT CREATURES LIVE WITHIN
THIS MAZE OF RAZOR-SHARP SPIKES?
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GEOLOGIC RECORDS REVEAL
THE ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR
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HAS BEEN CUT OFF
FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD
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FOR 165 MILLION YEARS.
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THIS ISOLATION MEANS THE
CREATURES HERE HAVE EVOLVED IN
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TO STRANGE AND UNIQUE FORMS.
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THESE GIANT STONE WALLS
AND SPIRES ARE A SANCTUARY
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IN THIS LAND OF THE FREAKS.
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THIS ECOSYSTEM IS ONE OF
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THE MOST SPECIAL
PLACES ON OUR PLANET.
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SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID
THAT MADAGASCAR SHOULD BE
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AN EIGHTH CONTINENT,
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BECAUSE MOST OF THE SPECIES
IN MADAGASCAR ONLY EXIST THERE.
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AND THEN HALF OF THOSE
IN THIS ROCKY BIOFORTRESS
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ONLY EXIST THERE.
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MADAGASCAR ITSELF IS HOME
TO SO MANY ENDEMIC SPECIES
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AND THIS PLACE IS ISOLATED
WITHIN THAT ISOLATION.
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Narrator:
SOME OF THE CREATURES RECENTLY
DISCOVERED HERE ARE SMALL.
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SOME MUCH BIGGER.
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EXPERTS CAN ONLY SPECULATE
AS TO WHAT ELSE LURKS
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IN THIS LARGELY UNEXPLORED
600-SQUARE-MILE MAZE.
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THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY
NEW CREATURES LIVE IN THIS AREA.
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Sanford: ANIMALS HAVE BEEN
EVOLVING THERE
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FOR THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
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MAYBE THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE,
TOO,
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THAT WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND YET.
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Narrator: SCIENTISTS BELIEVE
THERE ARE STILL OVER
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100 UNDISCOVERED
TRIBES ON EARTH.
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IF ONE WANTED TO STAY HIDDEN,
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THE IMPENETRABLE
TSINGY STONE FOREST
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IS THE PERFECT NATURAL HIDEOUT.
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THIS AREA HAS THESE TALL
SPIKES AND DEEP FISSURES.
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IF THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THERE,
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YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO SEE THEM
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UNLESS YOU WERE RIGHT
ON TOP OF THEM.
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Narrator: LOCALS LIVING NEAR
THE STONE FOREST
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TELL OF CAVERN-DWELLING
HUMANOIDS
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EMERGING AT NIGHT
TO SEARCH FOR FOOD.
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THEY CLAIM THEY VENTURE
INTO NEARBY VILLAGES
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AND ABDUCT CHILDREN.
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THEY CALL THEM THE KALANORO.
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THEY'RE THOUGHT
TO BE PYGMY PEOPLE.
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YOU GET LOTS OF DIFFERENT
STORIES FROM LOCAL PEOPLE
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AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT
LEGENDS ABOUT THEM.
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Narrator: ACCORDING TO FOLK
HERE, KALANORO PREY
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ON ANIMALS MUCH LARGER
THAN THEMSELVES.
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THEY THEN LEAVE
THE CARCASSES TO FESTER
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BEFORE RETURNING
TO FEAST ON THE MAGGOTS.
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Sanford: THEY'RE TWO-FOOT TALL,
COVERED IN LONG HAIR,
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LONG FINGERNAILS,
AND WITH RED EYES.
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AND LEGEND HAS IT THAT
THEY HAVE SUPERNATURAL POWERS.
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Narrator:
THIS FORTRESS OF FREAKS MAY
HAVE BEEN CARVED BY NATURE,
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BUT HISTORIANS CONSIDER
HOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN
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PUT TO TERRIFYING USE
BY MADAGASCAR'S
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MOST NOTORIOUS MONARCH,
QUEEN RANAVALONA.
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THIS QUEEN IS ONE OF THE MOST
WICKED VILLAINS IN HISTORY.
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SHE IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH
CALIGULA AND VLAD THE IMPALER
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FOR SHEER BLOODTHIRSTINESS.
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Narrator: RANAVALONA WAS CROWNED
IN 1829,
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AND HER NICKNAME WAS "THE CRUEL"
FOR A VERY GOOD REASON.
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SHE RELEASED A REIGN OF TERROR
ON HER OWN PEOPLE,
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AND SHE WAS NOT
ONLY KILLING THEM,
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SHE WAS DOING IT IN
AN EXTREMELY TORTUROUS WAY.
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SHE WOULD THROW SOMEONE
OFF OF A CEREMONIAL CLIFF
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OR BOIL SOMEONE ALIVE.
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BEHEADING, THAT WAS
JUST RUN OF THE MILL.
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Narrator: IN 1849, RANAVALONA
THE CRUEL TOSSED
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14 CHRISTIANS MISSIONARIES
OFF A 150-FOOT HIGH CLIFF.
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NOT CONTENT WITH
SIMPLE EXECUTIONS,
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THE EVIL QUEEN WOULD ALSO
TOY WITH HER VICTIMS.
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TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW CRUEL
THIS WOMAN COULD BE,
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WHEN SHE THREW
PEOPLE OF THE CLIFF,
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SHE WOULD CATCH THEM RIGHT
BEFORE THEY COMPLETED THEIR FALL
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SO THEY FELT SAFE,
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AND THEN SHE'D DROP THEM AGAIN.
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Narrator: DO THE TERROR STONES
CONCEAL THE REMAINS
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OF RANAVALONA'S MANY VICTIMS,
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OR SOMETHING EVEN
MORE TERRIFYING?
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UNTIL EXPLORERS DARE TO VENTURE
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INTO THE HEART
OF THE TSINGY FOREST,
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THE HIDDEN DEPTHS OF
THIS FEARSOME LABYRINTH
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WILL REMAIN A MYSTERY.
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ANYTHING COULD BE IN THERE
JUST WAITING TO BE
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DISCOVERED
AMONG THESE VAST CANYONS.
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**
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Narrator: COMING UP...
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SOMETHING WEIRD
IN THE WATERS OFF MARYLAND.
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Carter: COULD YOU IMAGINE THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT'S INVOLVED
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IN EXPERIMENTING ON THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE DEFENDING THEIR NATION?
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Narrator:
AND THE DEVIL DOES A DEAL
WITH THE GODDESS OF LOVE.
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SHE WANTS TO EXTEND HER REALM
TO INCLUDE DEATH ITSELF.
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**
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Narrator: APRIL 2017.
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AS A SATELLITE PASSES OVER
SAUDI ARABIA,
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IT CAPTURES AN IMAGE
OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE
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A PATH OR A TRACK
ON THE SIDE OF A VOLCANO.
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**
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IT LOOKS LIKE AN ENTRANCE
OF SOME SORT,
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APPARENTLY LEADING
INTO THE EARTH ITSELF.
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Brand: JUST LOOKING AT
THE SATELLITE IMAGE
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TELLS ME THAT IT'S VERY UNLIKELY
THAT THEY'RE NATURAL.
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IT'S ALMOST CERTAIN
THAT THESE ARE MAN-MADE.
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THE WEIRD THING IS THIS IS
ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN,
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IT'S A VOLCANO,
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SO WHO'S BUILDING THIS
ON THE SIDE OF VOLCANO?
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Narrator: ANALYSTS DISCOVER
MORE STRANGE EDIFICES
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ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
OF THE VOLCANO.
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SCALE ANALYSIS REVEALS
THESE GATE-LIKE STRUCTURES
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ARE MORE THAN 500 YARDS LONG.
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THAT'S FOUR TIMES THE HEIGHT
OF THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA.
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THEY'RE LONG, THEY'RE BIG.
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TO EVEN NOTICE THESE
FROM OUTER SPACE
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SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR SIZE.
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Narrator:
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
IS A VAST DESERT COUNTRY,
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DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS
TO EXPLORE.
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THE GOVERNMENT IS HOSTILE
TO OUTSIDERS,
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AND ACCESS TO THE SITE
IS HIGHLY RESTRICTED.
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THE CURRENT SITUATION
WILL NOT ALLOW ARCHAEOLOGISTS
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TO GO THERE ON THE GROUND
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SO ALL WE HAVE
ARE SATELLITE IMAGES
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00:22:36,433 --> 00:22:38,400
TO SPECULATE WHAT
THESE FEATURES WERE.
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Narrator: HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ARE BEING POURED
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INTO HUGE NEW CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS IN SAUDI.
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YET INVESTIGATORS
DISMISS ANY IDEA
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THAT THESE STRUCTURES ARE PART
OF SOME MODERN DESERT MEGACITY.
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THIS CERTAINLY DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE A MODERN BUILDING SITE.
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YOU DON'T REALLY SEE MACHINERY,
YOU DON'T SEE INFRASTRUCTURE.
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Altaweel:
THESE WALLS LOOK ERODED,
THEY'RE NOT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT,
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THEY'RE FALLING APART IN PLACES.
377
00:23:06,467 --> 00:23:09,300
THAT TELLS US THIS IS
SOMETHING ANCIENT, NOT MODERN.
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Narrator:
SATELLITE ARCHAEOLOGIST
MARK ALTAWEEL HAS SPENT TWO
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DECADES STUDYING ANCIENT SITES
ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST.
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**
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HE COMPARES THE MASSIVE STONE
STRUCTURES TO THE BUILDINGS
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OF A MYSTERIOUS
AND POWERFUL CIVILIZATION
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00:23:26,167 --> 00:23:28,900
THAT RULED THIS REGION
BEFORE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
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Altaweel:
WHEN I SEE STONE STRUCTURES
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT,
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I THINK OF THE NABATAEANS.
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00:23:35,433 --> 00:23:40,133
THESE WERE PEOPLE WHO BUILT
THESE FABULOUS STONE STRUCTURES
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00:23:40,133 --> 00:23:42,300
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT
ABOUT 2,000 YEARS AGO.
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THEY WERE VERY ADEPT AT CREATING
LARGE CITIES LIKE PETRA.
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00:23:48,367 --> 00:23:51,733
Narrator: THE NABATAEANS USED
MOUNTAINOUS PLACES LIKE VOLCANOS
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FOR RITUALISTIC WORSHIP.
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THE LOCAL NABATAEANS BELIEVED
THAT HILLTOPS WERE SACRED,
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AND THEIR PRIESTS USED THEM
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00:23:59,867 --> 00:24:01,167
TO BASICALLY COMMUNICATE
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00:24:01,167 --> 00:24:03,200
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH.
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00:24:05,133 --> 00:24:08,467
Narrator:
IF THESE STRUCTURES ARE
RELIGIOUS, HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
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00:24:08,467 --> 00:24:11,133
SUGGESTS THEY COULD HAVE SERVED
A SINISTER PURPOSE.
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00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,100
Pepper: THERE'S A
NABATAEAN INSCRIPTION
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THAT DESCRIBES
CONSECRATING A YOUNG MAN
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JUST BEFORE IMMOLATING HIM.
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00:24:20,633 --> 00:24:22,300
THAT MEANS SETTING HIM ON FIRE.
401
00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,933
BUT YOU'VE GOTTA WONDER,
COULD THAT ALSO HAVE MEANT
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00:24:24,933 --> 00:24:26,933
THROWING HIM INTO A VOLCANO?
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00:24:26,933 --> 00:24:29,633
PERHAPS THE NABATAEANS
BUILT THESE GATES TO HOUSE
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00:24:29,633 --> 00:24:32,500
THE DIVINE STONES
TO MARK A PLACE OF WORSHIP
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00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:35,067
AND HUMAN SACRIFICE.
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00:24:35,067 --> 00:24:37,667
Narrator:
BUT CLOSER ANALYSIS OF THE
STRUCTURES IN THE IMAGE
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00:24:37,667 --> 00:24:41,067
SUGGEST THAT THEY PRE-DATE THE
ERA OF THE MIGHTY NABATAEANS.
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00:24:42,467 --> 00:24:44,667
THE NABATAEANS WOULD HAVE HAD
THE TECHNICAL SKILL
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00:24:44,667 --> 00:24:46,600
AND THE DRIVE TO BUILD
ON HIGH GROUND,
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00:24:47,267 --> 00:24:50,567
BUT THESE STRUCTURES LOOK OLDER
AND CERTAINLY LESS COMPLEX.
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Narrator: INVESTIGATORS SEARCH
FURTHER BACK THROUGH
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THE REGION'S HISTORY,
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AND LEARN OF A POWERFUL
NEIGHBORING CIVILIZATION
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CAPABLE OF BUILDING
THESE MASSIVE STRUCTURES --
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THE SUMERIANS.
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00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:07,733
THE SUMERIANS ARE PROBABLY
THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION ON EARTH
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00:25:07,733 --> 00:25:10,600
DATING BACK ALMOST
FOUR MILLENNIA B.C.
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Altaweel: THEY ESTABLISHED
THE FIRST CITIES,
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THE FIRST LAWS,
THE FIRST WRITING.
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00:25:14,667 --> 00:25:18,100
ALL THESE THINGS ARE IMMENSELY
IMPORTANT FOR OUR MODERN WORLD.
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00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:19,300
IN FACT, THEY'RE THE ONES
THAT CAME UP
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00:25:19,300 --> 00:25:21,467
WITH THE 60-SECOND MINUTE
AND THE HOUR.
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00:25:23,067 --> 00:25:26,233
Narrator:
THE SUMERIANS WERE FAMED
FOR THE SCALE AND AMBITION
424
00:25:26,233 --> 00:25:27,733
OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
425
00:25:28,667 --> 00:25:31,267
Altaweel: THEY BUILT MASSIVE
STRUCTURES CALLED ZIGGURATS
426
00:25:31,267 --> 00:25:33,400
THAT WERE ESSENTIALLY
STEPPED TOWERS
427
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:35,100
THAT BECAME IMPORTANT TEMPLES.
428
00:25:36,067 --> 00:25:37,533
Narrator:
SOME OBSERVERS SPECULATE
429
00:25:37,533 --> 00:25:40,367
THAT THESE GATE-SHAPED
STRUCTURES MIGHT BE LINKED
430
00:25:40,367 --> 00:25:41,633
TO THE SUMERIANS' BELIEF
431
00:25:41,633 --> 00:25:43,833
IN A SUBTERRANEAN
LAND OF THE DEAD.
432
00:25:44,567 --> 00:25:47,767
THESE GATES MARK THE SPACE
BETWEEN THESE TWO WORLDS
433
00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:50,300
WHERE YOU GO FROM
ONE TO THE NEXT.
434
00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:52,500
Altaweel: THE SUMERIANS BELIEVED
THAT ONCE YOU DIED
435
00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:54,067
YOU GO TO THIS UNDERWORLD.
436
00:25:54,067 --> 00:25:55,767
THEY LIVED THERE AS GHOSTS.
437
00:25:55,767 --> 00:25:58,367
THEIR FAMILIES HAD TO ACTUALLY
BRING FOOD AND DRINK.
438
00:25:58,367 --> 00:26:01,967
AND IF THEY DIDN'T BRING FOOD
TO THEIR DEAD RELATIVES,
439
00:26:01,967 --> 00:26:05,133
THE DEAD ANCESTORS MAY ACTUALLY
COME BACK AND HAUNT THE LIVING.
440
00:26:05,133 --> 00:26:07,667
**
441
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,933
Narrator:
INTO THE REALM OF THE DEAD,
ACCORDING TO THE SUMERIANS,
442
00:26:10,933 --> 00:26:12,333
ENTERS INANNA,
443
00:26:12,333 --> 00:26:14,667
THE IMMENSELY POWERFUL
AND FIERCE GODDESS
444
00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:16,067
OF BEAUTY AND SEX.
445
00:26:16,733 --> 00:26:19,233
SHE MAKES IT HER MISSION
TO CONQUER THE UNDERWORLD.
446
00:26:20,267 --> 00:26:24,233
SHE WANTS TO EXTEND HER REALM
TO INCLUDE DEATH ITSELF.
447
00:26:24,233 --> 00:26:28,167
TO DO THAT, SHE HAS TO TRAVEL
THROUGH THE SEVEN GATES
448
00:26:28,167 --> 00:26:29,800
TO GET TO HELL.
449
00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,233
AND AS SHE TRAVELS
THROUGH EACH GATE,
450
00:26:32,233 --> 00:26:34,800
SHE HAS TO GIVE UP
AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING
451
00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,900
AND BY THE TIME
SHE GETS DOWN THERE,
452
00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:39,667
SHE'S COMPLETELY NAKED,
STRIPPED OF ALL OF HER POWER.
453
00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,467
Narrator: SHE STANDS NAKED
BEFORE THE DEVIL,
454
00:26:43,467 --> 00:26:45,500
AND WITH THE DEVIL
SHE MAKES A PACT.
455
00:26:47,067 --> 00:26:49,067
THE ONLY WAY FOR HER
TO GET OUT OF THERE
456
00:26:49,067 --> 00:26:51,233
IS TO TRADE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
457
00:26:51,233 --> 00:26:53,567
SHE DECIDES THE
PERFECT CANDIDATE
458
00:26:53,567 --> 00:26:55,633
IS HER CHEATING HUSBAND.
459
00:26:55,633 --> 00:26:58,067
Rose: SHE CHOSE HIM BECAUSE
HE NEVER MOURNED HER PASSING.
460
00:26:58,733 --> 00:27:02,733
HE IS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN HER
THRONE AND KICKED BACK
461
00:27:02,733 --> 00:27:04,600
WITH A BUNCH OF SLAVE GIRLS.
462
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,567
ONCE HER HUSBAND ENTERS THE
UNDERWORLD, SHE IS FREE TO GO.
463
00:27:08,267 --> 00:27:13,067
SO THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS
HELL TRULY IS A WOMAN SCORNED.
464
00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:18,067
Narrator:
WITHOUT TO BEING ABLE
TO INVESTIGATE THE REMOTE SITE
465
00:27:18,067 --> 00:27:20,800
CLOSE UP,
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CONFIRM
466
00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,900
IF IT WAS THE SUMERIANS
OR ANOTHER ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
467
00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:26,100
WHO BUILT THESE
MYSTERIOUS STRUCTURES
468
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:28,400
ON THE SIDE
OF A REMOTE SAUDI VOLCANO.
469
00:27:30,433 --> 00:27:32,800
Rose: IT WOULD TAKE QUITE A LOT
OF EFFORT TO BUILD THESE
470
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,633
AND WE DON'T REALLY
EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
471
00:27:34,633 --> 00:27:36,900
OR WHY THEY WERE BUILT.
472
00:27:36,900 --> 00:27:40,867
Narrator: FOR NOW, THE GATES OF
HELL REMAIN FIRMLY CLOSED.
473
00:27:40,867 --> 00:27:44,100
**
474
00:27:47,067 --> 00:27:48,533
COMING UP...
475
00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:52,067
THE SCI-FI CRIME-FIGHTING
WEAPON OF THE FUTURE.
476
00:27:52,067 --> 00:27:53,833
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHICH WAY YOU RUN,
477
00:27:53,833 --> 00:27:56,167
IT'S GOING TO FOLLOW YOU.
478
00:27:56,167 --> 00:28:00,067
Narrator:
AND SUSPICIOUS US MILITARY
ACTIVITY SEEN FROM SPACE.
479
00:28:00,733 --> 00:28:04,767
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
IS DEVELOPING DRUGS
480
00:28:04,767 --> 00:28:06,100
THAT THEY HOPE WILL MAKE
481
00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:10,200
U.S. SOLDIERS SORT OF SUPERHUMAN
FIGHTING MACHINES.
482
00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,133
**
483
00:28:18,967 --> 00:28:20,833
Narrator:
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, MARYLAND.
484
00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:26,600
SATELLITE IMAGES TAKEN OVER
15 YEARS REVEAL AN ISLAND,
485
00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,333
SEEMING TO EMERGE FROM THE SEA.
486
00:28:29,367 --> 00:28:33,067
WHAT STARTED OUT AS A
VERY SMALL LANDMASS
487
00:28:33,067 --> 00:28:35,667
BECAME LARGER
AND LARGER AND LARGER.
488
00:28:35,667 --> 00:28:40,067
IT'S 10 TIMES BIGGER THAN IT
WAS UNTIL VERY RECENTLY.
489
00:28:40,067 --> 00:28:41,667
WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS GOING ON HERE?
490
00:28:42,433 --> 00:28:45,400
Narrator: THE SEA LEVEL HASN'T
DROPPED IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY,
491
00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,867
AND THERE'S NO
VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.
492
00:28:48,667 --> 00:28:51,433
THE ISLAND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
RECLAIMED FROM THE OCEAN.
493
00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,400
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
AT THAT EXPENSE,
494
00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,067
AT THAT COST,
AT THAT LOCATION.
495
00:28:56,067 --> 00:28:58,067
IT'S A COMPLETE MYSTERY.
496
00:28:59,267 --> 00:29:03,400
Narrator:
IN 1994, THE U.S. ARMY MAKES
A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT.
497
00:29:04,467 --> 00:29:06,567
Carter:
THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
498
00:29:06,567 --> 00:29:09,500
ARE BEHIND THE REBUILDING
OF THIS ISLAND.
499
00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:12,233
THEY HELP WITH THE FORWARD
OPERATING BASES,
500
00:29:12,233 --> 00:29:15,067
THE COMBAT OUTPOSTS,
THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
501
00:29:15,967 --> 00:29:19,167
SO, WHY THEY WOULD BE BUILDING
AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE
502
00:29:19,167 --> 00:29:22,400
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
IS KIND OF INTERESTING.
503
00:29:23,300 --> 00:29:25,967
Narrator: ANALYSIS OF THE MOST
RECENT SATELLITE IMAGE
504
00:29:25,967 --> 00:29:28,933
REVEALS THAT THE ISLAND
HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO SECTORS
505
00:29:28,933 --> 00:29:30,767
BUT HAS
NO SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES.
506
00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:35,700
THERE APPEAR TO BE SOME VERY
INTERESTING LAND FORMATIONS
507
00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:37,067
THAT ARE BEING BUILT UP,
508
00:29:37,067 --> 00:29:40,067
THESE CURVED SECTIONS
AND THESE CIRCULAR SECTIONS,
509
00:29:40,067 --> 00:29:43,733
THAT DON'T HAVE AN IMMEDIATE,
OBVIOUS USE.
510
00:29:43,733 --> 00:29:46,467
BUT IT SEEMS AS IF THEY'RE
NOT PUTTING ANY BUILDINGS UP.
511
00:29:47,467 --> 00:29:49,133
SO YOU WOULD THINK THAT
IF SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO
512
00:29:49,133 --> 00:29:50,567
RECLAIM THIS LAND,
513
00:29:50,567 --> 00:29:51,867
THAT THERE WOULD BE
SOMETHING ON IT,
514
00:29:51,867 --> 00:29:53,867
THAT THEY WOULD DO IT
FOR SOME PURPOSE.
515
00:29:53,867 --> 00:29:54,900
BUT THERE'S NOTHING.
516
00:29:54,900 --> 00:29:58,200
IT'S JUST AN EMPTY SPACE OF LAND
517
00:29:58,200 --> 00:29:59,800
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
518
00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,867
Narrator:
THE ARMY'S ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES
519
00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:05,600
ON THE ISLAND BAFFLES OBSERVERS.
520
00:30:07,167 --> 00:30:10,867
PROBABLY THE STRANGEST THING
WAS THE EXPLANATION.
521
00:30:10,867 --> 00:30:14,300
THE U.S. ARMY SAID WELL,
IT'S A BIRD SANCTUARY.
522
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,700
I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
ACTUALLY BUY THAT STORY.
523
00:30:18,533 --> 00:30:22,267
THIS RESPONSE SEEMS A BIT
JAGGED AND HARD TO SWALLOW.
524
00:30:22,933 --> 00:30:24,867
Howard: IT CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE
TREMENDOUS EXPENSE
525
00:30:24,867 --> 00:30:27,433
TO GO TO TO BUILD
A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
526
00:30:27,433 --> 00:30:29,800
THE COST PER ACRE OF DOING
THAT KIND OF WORK
527
00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,167
HAS TO REACH INTO THE TENS,
528
00:30:31,167 --> 00:30:33,733
PERHAPS EVEN OVER
$100,000 AN ACRE.
529
00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:38,833
Narrator: THEN, IN 2012,
AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
530
00:30:38,833 --> 00:30:41,367
FORCES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS
531
00:30:41,367 --> 00:30:44,167
WHICH REVEAL THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY'S DARK HISTORY.
532
00:30:45,067 --> 00:30:47,367
Carter: DOCUMENTS ARE
DECLASSIFIED BY THE U.S. ARMY
533
00:30:47,367 --> 00:30:48,967
AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
534
00:30:48,967 --> 00:30:52,467
THAT SHOW IN THIS AREA
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY,
535
00:30:52,467 --> 00:30:55,333
THERE WERE EXPERIMENTS
ON U.S. SOLDIERS,
536
00:30:55,333 --> 00:30:58,733
7,000 OF WHICH WERE SUBJECTED
537
00:30:58,733 --> 00:31:02,500
TO THE MOST BIZARRE
EXPERIMENTATION.
538
00:31:03,067 --> 00:31:05,833
Narrator:
THE DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
CONTAIN INFORMATION
539
00:31:05,833 --> 00:31:07,867
ABOUT EDGEWOOD ARSENAL,
540
00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:10,800
A LARGE MILITARY
INSTALLATION 43 MILES
541
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,167
TO THE NORTH OF THE NEW ISLAND.
542
00:31:13,533 --> 00:31:17,700
BETWEEN 1948 AND 1975,
IT WAS THE CENTER
543
00:31:17,700 --> 00:31:19,733
OF A SECRET U.S. ARMY PROGRAM
544
00:31:19,733 --> 00:31:21,900
DUBBED OPERATION DELIRIUM.
545
00:31:22,833 --> 00:31:28,400
OPERATION DELIRIUM WAS A U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM
546
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:34,600
TO TEST CHEMICAL AGENTS
ON OUR OWN TROOPS
547
00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:36,167
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED.
548
00:31:36,167 --> 00:31:38,767
Man: ENLISTED VOLUNTEERS
WERE ASKED TO TAKE PART
549
00:31:38,767 --> 00:31:40,433
IN A CAREFULLY
CONTROLLED TEST.
550
00:31:41,067 --> 00:31:43,867
EACH OF THE VOLUNTEERS
RECEIVED A MINUTE DOSE
551
00:31:43,867 --> 00:31:45,733
OF THE PSYCHOCHEMICAL IN COFFEE.
552
00:31:46,333 --> 00:31:49,700
IT WAS KEPT UNDERCOVER
BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY KNEW,
553
00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:52,167
YOU KNOW LOOK, THESE ARE
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS!
554
00:31:52,167 --> 00:31:56,133
Man: JUST A SMALL QUANTITY
OF LSD IS SUFFICIENT TO UPSET
555
00:31:56,133 --> 00:31:59,400
THE NORMAL PHYSICAL AND
EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR PATTERN.
556
00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,333
THEY NO LONGER BEHAVE
LIKE WELL-DISCIPLINED TROOPS.
557
00:32:03,067 --> 00:32:07,933
THE DRUGS THEY USED RANGED
FROM LSD TO TEAR GAS
558
00:32:07,933 --> 00:32:09,633
TO NERVE AGENTS.
559
00:32:09,633 --> 00:32:14,300
COULD YOU IMAGINE IF TODAY
SOMEBODY FOUND OUT
560
00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:17,233
THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
WAS INVOLVED
561
00:32:17,233 --> 00:32:20,467
IN EXPERIMENTING ON THE PEOPLE
562
00:32:20,467 --> 00:32:22,300
THAT ARE DEFENDING THEIR NATION?
563
00:32:22,300 --> 00:32:26,600
THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING THEM
FOR CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTATION?
564
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,133
Man: THE AGENT PRODUCED SEVERE
IRRITATION OF THE EYES,
565
00:32:29,133 --> 00:32:30,700
NOSE, THROAT, AND LUNGS,
566
00:32:30,700 --> 00:32:33,733
HEAVY, LABORED BREATHING,
AND SEARING CHEST PAINS.
567
00:32:35,067 --> 00:32:37,667
Narrator: THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
ISLAND RAISES FEARS
568
00:32:37,667 --> 00:32:40,067
THAT THE U.S. MILITARY
IS ONCE AGAIN
569
00:32:40,067 --> 00:32:42,100
EXPERIMENTING ON ITS OWN TROOPS.
570
00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:44,067
WE DO KNOW THAT TODAY
571
00:32:44,067 --> 00:32:48,333
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
IS DEVELOPING DRUGS
572
00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:50,700
THAT THEY HOPE
WILL MAKE U.S. SOLDIERS
573
00:32:50,700 --> 00:32:54,167
SORT OF SUPERHUMAN
FIGHTING MACHINES.
574
00:32:54,167 --> 00:32:58,067
THAT WILL MAKE THEM, FOR
EXAMPLE, NOT NEED SO MUCH SLEEP,
575
00:32:58,067 --> 00:33:01,267
NOT NEED TO EAT,
NOT FEEL AS MUCH FEAR.
576
00:33:02,067 --> 00:33:03,467
Morgan: IF I WENT OUT
AND RENTED A BOAT
577
00:33:03,467 --> 00:33:06,167
AND TOOK THAT BOAT RIGHT UP TO
THE ISLAND AND PUT IT ASHORE,
578
00:33:06,167 --> 00:33:09,367
THEN GOT UP AND STARTED TO
WALK AROUND, WOULD NO ONE CARE?
579
00:33:09,367 --> 00:33:11,933
WOULD I BE GREETED
ONLY BY FLOCKS OF BIRDS?
580
00:33:11,933 --> 00:33:15,633
OR WOULD I BE GREETED WITH MEN
CARRYING BLACK RIFLES IN UNIFORM
581
00:33:15,633 --> 00:33:18,067
THAT WOULD WANT TO KNOW
WHAT THE HELL I WAS DOING THERE?
582
00:33:18,067 --> 00:33:23,433
Narrator:
IN 2017, A PROJECT MANAGER
AT THE U.S. OPERATION COMMAND
583
00:33:23,433 --> 00:33:25,633
ADMITTED THAT THE MILITARY
IS CONSIDERING
584
00:33:25,633 --> 00:33:27,400
USING PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING
DRUGS
585
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,433
TO INCREASE SOLDIERS' ABILITIES
TO TOLERATE PAIN
586
00:33:30,433 --> 00:33:33,467
AND RECOVER FROM INJURIES.
587
00:33:33,467 --> 00:33:36,333
THE CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS
ONLY THE BEGINNING.
588
00:33:36,333 --> 00:33:41,233
OFTEN GOVERNMENTS WILL STOP
AT NOTHING TO INCREASE
589
00:33:41,233 --> 00:33:45,100
THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY
CAN TRIUMPH OVER THE ADVERSARY.
590
00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,967
Narrator: SUSPICIONS ARE FUELED
WHEN A FEDERAL REPORT FINDS
591
00:33:49,967 --> 00:33:52,833
THAT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
IS, IN SOME PLACES,
592
00:33:52,833 --> 00:33:56,533
SEVERELY CONTAMINATED
WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS,
593
00:33:56,533 --> 00:34:01,567
AND IT'S DOING STRANGE THINGS
TO THE LOCAL WILDLIFE.
594
00:34:01,567 --> 00:34:06,067
IT'S BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED
THAT FISH IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
595
00:34:06,067 --> 00:34:11,200
HAVE DEVELOPED STRANGE
BIOLOGICAL DEFORMATIONS,
596
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:15,100
SOMETHING THAT'S QUITE
ABNORMAL FOR THAT AREA.
597
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:18,733
Narrator:
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHERE
THIS CONTAMINATION COMES FROM,
598
00:34:18,733 --> 00:34:22,200
AND IT MAY HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH U.S. MILITARY TESTS.
599
00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:25,133
BUT THE PAST STILL HAUNTS
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY,
600
00:34:25,133 --> 00:34:27,233
AND THE ISLAND KEEPS ON GROWING.
601
00:34:27,233 --> 00:34:29,967
WE STILL DON'T KNOW
FOR CERTAIN WHAT'S GOING ON,
602
00:34:29,967 --> 00:34:33,133
BUT THE ARMY MAINTAINS THAT
IT'S BUILDING A BIRD SANCTUARY.
603
00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:38,633
Narrator: COMING UP...
604
00:34:38,633 --> 00:34:41,800
AN EYE IN THE SKY
HUNTS KILLERS ON THE GROUND.
605
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:43,900
Capps: NOT ONLY WAS THERE A
WITNESS IN THIS CRIME,
606
00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:47,567
THERE WAS A WITNESS WHO SAW THE
WHOLE THING FROM 10,000 FEET.
607
00:34:47,567 --> 00:34:51,533
**
608
00:34:57,367 --> 00:34:59,633
Narrator:
AMERICA'S CITIES ARE IN CRISIS.
609
00:34:59,633 --> 00:35:01,433
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK!
610
00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:03,167
GUN CRIME IS RAMPANT.
611
00:35:03,167 --> 00:35:05,167
THE MURDER RATE SPIRALING
OUT OF CONTROL.
612
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:11,500
IT'S NO SECRET THAT CRIME
IS ABSOLUTELY EPIDEMIC
613
00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:12,733
THROUGHOUT AMERICA.
614
00:35:12,733 --> 00:35:14,767
IT'S EVERYWHERE.
615
00:35:15,467 --> 00:35:18,067
Narrator: OVER 1 MILLION
VIOLENT CRIMES TAKE PLACE
616
00:35:18,067 --> 00:35:19,333
IN AMERICA EVERY YEAR.
617
00:35:20,167 --> 00:35:22,267
THE POLICE CAN SOLVE
LESS THAN HALF OF THEM.
618
00:35:23,700 --> 00:35:25,367
Capps: IMAGINE YOU'RE
A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE.
619
00:35:25,367 --> 00:35:26,433
YOU'VE GOT A DEAD BODY.
620
00:35:26,433 --> 00:35:27,933
YOU HAVE NO WITNESSES.
621
00:35:27,933 --> 00:35:29,533
NO MOTIVE.
NO WEAPON.
622
00:35:29,533 --> 00:35:31,800
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHY THIS BODY IS THERE.
623
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:33,967
YOU'RE STUCK.
THERE'S NO PLACE TO GO.
624
00:35:36,067 --> 00:35:38,733
Narrator: BUT COPS ARE USING
REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY
625
00:35:38,733 --> 00:35:40,100
TO SOLVE THE CRISIS.
626
00:35:41,433 --> 00:35:43,100
AN EYE IN THE SKY.
627
00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:45,600
A SYSTEM OF AIRBORNE CAMERAS
THAT CAPTURE
628
00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,067
AND RECORD EVERYTHING
ON THE STREETS BELOW.
629
00:35:49,833 --> 00:35:51,133
IT'S LIKE THE
"ENEMY OF THE STATE" MOVIE.
630
00:35:51,133 --> 00:35:53,367
WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE IS
SOMEBODY LOOKING DOWN AT YOU
631
00:35:53,367 --> 00:35:54,633
AND CAN FOLLOW YOU.
632
00:35:54,633 --> 00:35:56,333
AND THIS IS THE FUTURE
WE'RE WALKING INTO.
633
00:35:57,467 --> 00:35:58,967
Narrator:
THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
634
00:35:58,967 --> 00:36:01,567
BY ELECTRONICS
ENGINEER ROSS McNUTT.
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McNutt: OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO
REDUCE CRIME IN A MAJOR CITY.
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WE DO THAT BY SOLVING WHAT WOULD
OTHERWISE BY UNSOLVABLE CRIMES.
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Narrator: IN PREPARATION
FOR BEING ROLLED OUT
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ACROSS SEVERAL U.S. CITIES,
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McNUTT IS TESTING
HIS SCI-FI TECH
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IN ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S
MOST VIOLENT HOTSPOTS --
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JUAREZ, ON THE BORDER
BETWEEN TEXAS AND MEXICO.
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JUAREZ IS ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH.
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IT'S BASICALLY A LAWLESS LAND.
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Carter: JUAREZ IS A BATTLEGROUND
FOR THE DRUG CARTELS.
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THE CRIME RATE IN JUAREZ
SKYROCKETED
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AND 95% REMAINED UNSOLVED.
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Narrator: POLICE RECEIVE
A REPORT OF A MURDER
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IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY.
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JUST MINUTES LATER,
McNUTT GETS THE CALL.
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MAN FOUND IN AN ALLEY
WAS SHOT.
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NO WITNESSES.
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Narrator: McNUTT TURNS TO HIS
BANK OF VIDEO SCREENS,
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WHICH RELAY FOOTAGE
FROM 12 CAMERAS
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ATTACHED TO AN AIRCRAFT
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FLYING 10,000 FEET
ABOVE THE CITY.
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IT'S THIS MASSIVE LIKE
BUG EYE OF CAMERA ARRAYS
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THAT THEY JUST CIRCLE THE CITY.
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OUR CAMERA SYSTEM
IS THE EQUIVALENT
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OF ABOUT 800
VIDEO CAMERAS AT ONCE.
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WE TAKE A PICTURE
EVERY SINGLE SECOND.
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EVERY MINUTE YOU HAVE
60 OF THESE IMAGES,
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AND EVERYTHING THAT'S
CAPTURED ON THERE IS MOVING.
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YOU'VE GOT A REAL-TIME MOVING
IMAGE OF THE ENTIRE CITY
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AND YOU CAN ZOOM IN
ON ANY ONE PORTION.
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Narrator: THE 192 MILLION-PIXEL
SYSTEM CAN COVER A VAST
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30-SQUARE-MILE AREA.
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COMPUTERS ON THE PLANE STABILIZE
THE IMAGES AND STITCH THEM
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TOGETHER TO PROVIDE McNUTT
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WITH A CONTINUOUS BIRD'S EYE
VIEW OF THE CITY BELOW.
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WE TAKE THE IMAGES AND IN
ABOUT THREE TO FIVE SECONDS,
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THAT IMAGE IS AVAILABLE
ON THE GROUND,
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AND IT'S UPDATED
EVERY SINGLE SECOND.
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Pappalardo: THESE IMAGES
OVERLAP A LITTLE BIT.
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THE ALGORITHM KNOWS
WHERE THE OVERLAP IS
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SO IT CAN CREATE
ONE SEAMLESS IMAGE
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FROM ALL THESE
DISPARATE VIDEO FEEDS.
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Narrator:
McNUTT REWINDS TIME TO JUST
BEFORE THE MURDER TAKES PLACE.
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McNutt:
RIGHT HERE WE HAVE THREE CARS
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AND THE SHOOTER ON FOOT.
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THIS IS THEIR LAST
PRE-MURDER MEETING.
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THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA KILL A
PERSON RIGHT HERE IN THIS ALLEY.
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Narrator: THE KILLER TURNS
INTO THE ALLEYWAY.
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THE VICTIM DOES NOT MOVE.
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IT LOOKS LIKE HE DOESN'T
SEE IT COMING.
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THE MURDER IS CAPTURED
ON CAMERA FROM THE SKIES.
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THERE'S YOUR VICTIM,
RIGHT THERE IS THE SHOT.
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NOT ONLY WAS THERE A WITNESS
TO THIS CRIME,
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THERE WAS A WITNESS
WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING
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FROM 10,000 FEET IN THE AIR.
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Narrator:
THE MURDERERS FLEE THE SCENE.
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THERE ARE NO COPS
FOLLOWING THEM.
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THERE WAS NO CCTV
IN THE ALLEYWAY.
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BUT IF THEY THINK THEY'VE
GOTTEN AWAY, THEY'RE MISTAKEN.
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McNutt: BECAUSE WE RECORD
A MAJOR PART OF A CITY,
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WE CAN GO BACK IN TIME
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AND SEE THE CRIME THAT OCCURRED,
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FOLLOW THE PEOPLE TO AND
FROM MOST CRIME SCENES
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TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY CAME
FROM AND WHERE THEY WENT TO.
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Narrator: McNUTT REWINDS
THE FOOTAGE EVEN FURTHER.
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HE TRACKS THE KILLERS BACK
TO THE HOUSES THEY CAME FROM.
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IN FACT, HE CAN TRACE
EVERYWHERE THEY'VE BEEN
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FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS.
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Pappalardo:
THAT'S A GAME CHANGER IN TERMS
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OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CITY MANAGEMENT.
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EVERYONE WANTS CRIMES
TO BE SOLVED.
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YOU WANT CRIMINALS TO BE NERVOUS
ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT.
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Narrator: NOW McNUTT ANALYSES
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THE MOMENTS IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE MURDER.
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THE KILLERS ARE SEEN GETTING
BACK INTO THEIR VEHICLES.
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McNutt: WE'RE GONNA WATCH
THE SHOOTER RUN OFF,
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HE'S GONNA GET INTO
THAT SECOND VEHICLE.
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WE'RE GONNA COME OVER AND FOLLOW
THAT SECOND VEHICLE,
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AND FIGURE OUT WHERE HE GOES.
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Narrator: AS FAR AS THE
MURDERERS CAN TELL,
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THEY'RE NOT BEING FOLLOWED.
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BUT THEY'RE CLEARLY NERVOUS.
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McNutt: THERE'S THE CAR IN FRONT
PASSING ON THE LEFT,
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PASSING ON THE RIGHT,
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RUNNING THE RED LIGHT
BECAUSE AFTER YOU MURDER
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SOMEBODY THE TRAFFIC LAWS
DON'T TEND TO APPLY TO YOU.
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HERE WE ARE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
AFTER THE MURDER
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AND WE'VE ALREADY
GOT TWO LOCATIONS
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OF WHERE
THESE MURDERERS WENT TO.
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Narrator: EVERY PLACE THE
KILLERS GO THEY REVEAL MORE
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ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES
AND THEIR ACCOMPLICES.
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THE EYE IN THE SKY DOESN'T
JUST TRACK THE MURDERERS.
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IT REVEALS THE HIDEOUTS
OF THEIR BOSS, A NARCO KINGPIN.
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McNutt: WE'RE ABLE TO FOLLOW
THEM FOR THREE AND A HALF HOURS
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AFTER THE MURDER.
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WE IDENTIFY 12 LOCATIONS,
12 VEHICLES,
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TWO CARTEL HEADQUARTERS,
THE KILL SQUADS'
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OPERATING HOUSES, AND THE PERSON
WHO'S PAYING THEM.
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Narrator: THE COPS MOVE IN
AND MAKE THE ARRESTS.
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A CASE WHICH MIGHT HAVE TAKEN
MONTHS TO INVESTIGATE
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AND MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN SOLVED
IS WRAPPED UP IN HOURS.
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THE COPS DON'T
JUST CATCH THE KILLERS,
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THEY BUST A DRUG CARTEL.
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ALL THAT FROM A POLICE
REPORT THAT SAID,
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"MAN FOUND IN AN ALLEYWAY SHOT.
NO WITNESSES."
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IF YOU'RE A CRIMINAL
AND YOU'RE PLANNING
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ON COMMITTING A CRIME IN A CITY
WITH AN EYE IN THE SKY,
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YOU'RE GONNA BE THINKING
TWICE ABOUT THIS.
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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH WAY
YOU RUN, IT'S GONNA FOLLOW YOU.
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Narrator: AMAZING TECHNOLOGY
FOR CATCHING BAD GUYS.
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BUT MANY FEAR IT'S ALSO
A POTENTIALLY
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TERRIFYING INSTRUMENT
OF STATE CONTROL.
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ON THE ONE HAND, I LIKE
EVERY OTHER CONCERNED CITIZEN,
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WANTS TO BE SAFE,
WANTS MY CHILDREN TO BE SAFE,
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WANTS CRIMINALS TO BE CAUGHT.
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BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
THERE'S ALWAYS
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THAT NAGGING SENSE
OF ARE WE GOING TO LIVE
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IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE'RE
BEING WATCHED ALL THE TIME.
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Capps: THIS IS A BIG STEP
TOWARDS A FUTURE
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WHERE EVERY MOVEMENT YOU MAKE,
EVERYTHING YOU DO IS TRACKED.
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WHICH COULD BE A UTOPIA
WITHOUT CRIME,
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OR IT COULD BE BIG BROTHER
IN A BIG WAY.
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