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It is the summer of 1945...
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3 1/2 years after the war...
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between Japanand the Allies began.
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Despite initial successes...
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the Japanese have seenthe tide of battle...
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turn against them.
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The Americans have leapfroggedacross the Pacific...
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sweeping the Japanesebefore them.
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Japan's lmperial fleethas been neutralized...
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its air force overpowered.
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From the island air basesthey now control...
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the Americans' B-29Flying Fortresses...
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are able to strikeat the Japanese home islands.
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A systematicfire-bombing campaign...
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is launched against citiesand industrial centers.
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It is the most devastatingattack...
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against civilian targetsever carried out.
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Meanwhile, in America...
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Robert Oppenheimerand other scientists...
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have spent three yearsworking in secrecy...
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to develop a new type of bomb.
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They have at last succeeded.
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But their achievement is not yetknown to the world...
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and certainly notto the citizens of Hiroshima...
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in the summer of 1945.
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All clear!
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The enemy has gone!
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All clear!
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Well, c'mon!
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All clear!
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- I'm still hungry.- I am, too.
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We've got work to do first.
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Father, is this wheatalmost ready for harvesting?
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I can't wait.I'm gonna eat so much bread!
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Bread and bread and breaduntil I throw up.
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