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Cue the president.
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Mr President,
5, 4, 3...
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Hello, America.
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It is my unhappy duty
to report to you
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that the Messiah
has failed.
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This computer-enhanced radar
image from Houston
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shows how the detonation
succeeded,
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however, did not
destroy the comet.
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There are now 2 pieces--
one 6 miles wide,
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the other,
a mile and a half.
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Both are still on a path
towards Earth.
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We've lost communication with
the Messiah spacecraft,
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although we continue
to track it visually.
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We don't know
how many are alive.
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We don't know
their condition.
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Now, we have to make
some decisions together.
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What do we do?
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You have a choice.
We have a choice...
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Right now.
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Ever since the comet
was discovered,
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we've been hoping
and working for the best,
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but we've also been
planning for the worst.
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Our strategy
has been two fold.
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First, our strategic
missile command
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is preparing to coordinate
with the Russians
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a massive strike
of Titan missiles
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to intercept the comets.
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If we can deflect
these comets enough,
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they will bounce harmlessly
off our atmosphere
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and head on out into space.
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Unfortunately, the Titans
cannot be launched
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until the comets
are only a few hours away.
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And while we are confident
the missile attack will succeed,
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it is only prudent that we
now take cautionary steps
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to ensure the continuation
of our way of life,
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to guarantee that there
will be enough of us left
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to rebuild a new world