The Andromeda Strain
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Wildfire's equipped
with a nuclear device

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for self-destruct.
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In an emergency,
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it's activated automatically.
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I've just inserted the
key in the main station

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that arms the mechanism.
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The device is ready for detonation.
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When?
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Never, we hope.
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It only goes off if there's danger
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of infection breaking out from here.
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That silver key can't be removed.
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You're the only one
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who can disarm the mechanism
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by inserting your red key
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in one of the substations
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located throughout the facility.
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There's a five-minute delay
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between the time detonation locks in
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and the bomb explodes.
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That gives
you a chance to think

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and, please God, call it off.
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Look, I'm the new boy here. Why me?
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Because you're single.
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You should have done
your homework, sport.

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Page 255, Robbie's Odd Man Hypothesis.
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"Results of testing confirm
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the Robertson Odd Man Hypothesis:
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That an unmarried male should
carry out command decisions

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involving thermonuclear
destruct contexts. "

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Let me take a look at that.
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It's of vital importance
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that you always know where you are
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in relation to the nearest substation.
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To do that, you have to be familiar
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with the entire facility.
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It can be studied on
this electronic diagram

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which rotates to afford an overall view,
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or can be stopped at any section.
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Detailed plans of the
various levels and labs

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are also stored in the system.
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We're on level 1 of a five-story
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cylindrical underground structure
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surrounded by solid rock.
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Each level has three substations,
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indicated by the yellow lights.
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In the event the nuclear
device is triggered,

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you can still cancel self-destruct
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by inserting your red
key in a substation.

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After our last simulation run,
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we decided to add two
more substations per level,


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