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Why?
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I have selected you, to return with me along with several other specimens, for study. We will examine you and the others, discover desirable features to incorporate in our 'earthcolonizers.'
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It is a living thing. When damaged you would say 'wounded' it immediately 'heals' itself.
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That's why no water leaked inside when we rammed you?
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Of course. But it is time to be gin the return voyage
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To navigate, won't you have to... see your way?
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Obviously.
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<u>That</u> might be a <u>little</u> <u>rough</u>!
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Thought you were going to Washington, Skipper.
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I did go. Just back. Reef, these are a couple of our passengers Sir Ian Hunt, and Dr. Clifford Kent. My exec, Commander Richard Holloway.
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I met Dr. Kent, once.
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I'm afraid I have some bad news for you, Reef You'll have to share quarters, this trip.
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Who with?
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Dr. Neilsen. He'll be
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'Doctor' Neilsen? When did <u>that</u> happen?
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Huh?
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It'll be all right. We're old friends!
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What do you think?
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I think I should have joined the Air Force!
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Determine extent of damage, immediately.
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After torpedo room: Report!
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You're sure it's Cyclops?
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Take a look.
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What's the running time?
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Thirtyfour seconds!
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Right <u>at</u> him?
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That's what I said!
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But what can we accomplish?
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We can <u>ram</u> him!
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A hundred and eighty fathoms! We can't be sinking that fast....
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It's the screws, Skipper. At our declination angle, running in reverse, they're pulling the Shark <u>and</u> Cyclops right to the bottom.
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And we're at safe maximum depth already.... Stop engines!
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Suppose there's an atmosphere, of some kind, inside Cyclops?
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What?
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If we could get inside the saucer use our torches maybe we could cut the Shark loose?
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Straight to the Pole at almost fifty knots!
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Nothing we can do, now.
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What's the corrected bearing to the Magnetic Pole?
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Minus three.
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It doesn't seem possible, but could it be an electrical storm center ?
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Under <u>water</u>?
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Highintensity arcs will burn, submerged. And millions of volts...discharged in random directions...
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...above Murmansk, and Finland.
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Suppose our theorizing is correct? Then this <u>could</u> be the next danger point!
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What if the Tiger Shark were to anticipate a bit? Perhaps be lying there waiting ?
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We took for granted his source of energy was nuclear. But suppose it isn't at all what if it's <u>magnetic</u>?
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<u>We</u> harness energy on a small scale by cutting magnetic lines of force. Maybe Cyclops does it on a <u>super</u> scale....
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The North Pole is the positive end of the biggest magnet of all the Earth itself!
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....in such a way as to prevent his returning to it and, as you put it.... ...'recharging his batteries'?
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If we were lucky enough to catch him with his power depleted....
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The radiation level from the saucer it's rising!
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What direction does the system indicate?
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As we near the Pole...
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There's got to be an explanation!
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There is. I believe our friend...Cyclops... is returning to life!
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All ready?
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As ready as we <u>can</u> be! I'll report to the Skipper.
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We read you! Go ahead, Doctor! They're inside the saucer. It's filled with breathable air!
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Wonderful!
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That's wonderful, Carl! Reef thinks they can clear the Shark bow so we can pull ourself loose!
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Now they feel it...down below.
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Radiation level...constantly rising...
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Excuse me, Captain there may be one last, desperate chance a oneinathousand shot...
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Anything
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It's possible I could adapt one of the torpedo guidance systems to the ICBM so it would 'home' on the saucer when he rises from the Pole.
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What about time...?
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Excuse me, Skipper
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Yes, Griff?
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All internal repairs completed, and Frogmen report exterior damage minor.
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Skipper could you take a look here...?
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Something wrong?
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The inertial navigation system. Must have been knocked out in the crash.
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Why do you say that?
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We're dead in the water. But it indicates we're moving!
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What????
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Get ready. We shove off as soon as Griff reports all the crew aboard.
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Right, Skipper.
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Is there any way out of it?
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Seems to be all around...
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What about down?
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I...don't know!
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Course and speed?
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Speed...about twentytwo knots. Course...due north!
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A mass of jellylike stuff came out of the thing, and caught our torpedo!
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What???
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What course, Skipper?
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Right at our oneeyed friend!
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You better take Powell and Carney with you
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The frogmen?
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With their underwater experience, they'll be invaluable. Take sidearms, and flare pistols
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Sidearms? But the saucer's dead.
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We hope!
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Now, Dave Old Buddy, you know you're exaggerating What do you think of this husband of yours? On most boats a certain loyalty exists between the Exec and his Navigation and Firing Officer. But unfortunately, in the case of Lieutenant Dave Milburn of the Tiger Shark and myself
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But Julie's a nice girl, and I've seen you work. She deserves a fighting chance!
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Helen. I appeal to you
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Reef!
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So they caught up with you, too?
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At the worst possible moment. Tomorrow is Janie's birthday. Poor little kid has looked forward for two months to having her Daddy home. Now
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<u>That's</u> the worst possible moment?
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What could be worse than disappoint ing a little girl?
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