On the Beach
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:43:04
[ Beeping Continues ]
[ Typing ]

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IT'S THE DAMNEDEST THING.
STARTED THE DAY
BEFORE YESTERDAY.

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CAME ON AGAIN
TEN MINUTES AGO, SIR.

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STARTS AND STOPS.
WE'VE MONITORED
60 HOURS SO FAR.

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IT'S WEIRD.
YOU'RE SURE IT'S
FROM SAN DIEGO ?

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WITHIN A 100-MILE RADIUS.
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IT'S AS CLOSE AS
WE'RE ABLE TO PINPOINT IT,
WITHOUT TRIANGULATION.

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COULD IT BE A KID, SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T KNOW MORSE ?

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WE'VE MADE TWO WORDS, SIR:
"WATER" AND "CONNECT."

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YOU KNOW THE OLD STORY
ABOUT AN INFINITE NUMBER
OF MONKEYS...

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AND AN INFINITE NUMBER
OF TYPEWRITERS.

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ONE OF THEM HAS TO END UP
WRITING "KING LEAR."

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I MAY BE CRACKING UP
UNDER THE STRAIN,
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,

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BUT THIS INTERESTS ME.
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IT'S MORE THAN
JORGENSON'S THEORY.
IT'S A FACT.

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IT'S IMPOSSIBLE,
BUT IT'S A FACT.

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A RADIO SIGNAL IS COMING
FROM AROUND SAN DIEGO,
AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE.

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THERE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE
ANY POWER FOR TRANSMISSION.

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HYDROELECTRIC ?
YES, POSSIBLY.

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THERE HAS TO BE
AN EXPLANATION, AND I'D
LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.

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NOT THAT I'LL LIVE
ANY LONGER FOR KNOWING.

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TRACK IT DOWN ?

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I'D LIKE IT, SIR.
VERY WELL, THEN.

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I'VE BEEN ON
TO OUR ELECTRONIC WIZARDS.

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THEY TELL US YOU HAVE RADIO
DIRECTION EQUIPMENT THAT CAN
BE USED FROM PERISCOPE DEPTH.

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IS THAT CORRECT ?
YES.
IT HASN'T BEEN USED MUCH.
WE'LL HAVE TO RUN SOME TESTS.

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I'D LIKE IT
TO BE IN THE PINK.

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PERHAPS YOU CAN AMUSE
YOURSELF AROUND HERE
A LITTLE LONGER...

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UNTIL YOU'RE READY
TO LEAVE.

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[ Beeping Continues ]

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