:09:00
MMM.
LOOPY. CRAZY.
:09:04
ANYWAY,
YOU DON'T FRIGHTEN ME.
:09:07
WHY SHOULD I ?
NO REASON REALLY.
:09:11
THE UNIFORM, I SUPPOSE.
[ Monorail Hisses ]
:09:13
MOST PEOPLE ARE...
FRIGHTENED,
:09:16
FRIGHTENED OF FIREMEN.
THIS IS MY STOP NOW.
:09:18
MINE TOO.
:09:21
ARE YOU AN OFFICER ?
OH, NO. NOT YET.
:09:24
AN OFFICER HAS TO--
I'M GOING TO BE
PROMOTED SOON.
:09:28
EVEN WITH MY EYES CLOSED,
I COULD TELL WHAT YOU DO
FOR A JOB.
:09:31
BECAUSE OF THE SMELL
OF KEROSENE ?
HUH.
:09:34
QUITE A SCENT,
ISN'T IT ?
:09:37
MY WIFE DOESN'T
LIKE IT VERY MUCH.
SHE SAYS IT LINGERS.
:09:41
I DON'T MIND.
I THINK OF IT
AS A... PERFUME.
:09:45
PERFUME ?
YES, A PERFUME,
LIKE ANY OTHER.
:09:51
I DON'T THINK
I'VE SEEN YOUR WIFE.
WHAT'S SHE LIKE ?
:09:54
SHE'S RATHER LIKE YOU,
EXCEPT HER HAIR IS LONG.
:09:57
RATHER LIKE ME ?
QUITE LIKE YOU.
:10:00
[ Laughs ]
:10:02
TELL ME, THAT NUMBER
YOU ALL WEAR, WHAT'S IT MEAN ?
:10:06
OH, FAHRENHEIT 451.
:10:08
WHY 451 RATHER THAN
813 OR 121 ?
:10:11
FAHRENHEIT 451
IS THE TEMPERATURE
AT WHICH...
:10:14
BOOK PAPER CATCHES FIRE
AND STARTS TO BURN.
:10:20
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
SOMETHING ELSE, ONLY
I DON'T REALLY DARE.
:10:23
GO AHEAD.
:10:25
IS IT TRUE...
:10:28
THAT A LONG TIME AGO...
:10:30
FIREMEN USED TO PUT OUT FIRES
AND NOT BURN BOOKS ?
[ Laughs ]
:10:35
REALLY, YOUR UNCLE
IS RIGHT. YOU ARE
LIGHT IN THE HEAD.
:10:38
"PUT FIRES OUT" ?
WHO TOLD YOU THAT ?
:10:40
I DON'T KNOW. SOMEONE.
BUT IS IT TRUE ?
WHAT A STRANGE IDEA.
:10:44
HOUSES HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN FIREPROOF.
OURS ISN'T.
:10:47
WELL, THEN,
IT SHOULD BE CONDEMNED
ONE OF THESE DAYS.
:10:51
IT HAS TO BE DESTROYED,
AND YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE...
:10:53
TO A HOUSE
THAT IS FIREPROOF.
:10:55
TOO BAD.
:10:58
TELL ME,
WHY DO YOU BURN BOOKS ?