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〃Okay？〃　Barnes　said。　〃Everybody　here？〃

Edmunds　said；　〃Wait　for　video；　please；　sir。〃

〃Okay。　Waiting。〃

They　all　lined　up　beside　the　door；　but　they　still　had　their　helmets　on。　It　wasnt　going　to　be　much　of　a　picture；　Norman　thought。

Edmunds：　〃Tape　is　running。〃

Ted：　〃Id　like　to　say　a　few　words。〃

Harry：　〃Jesus；　Ted。　Cant　you　ever　let　up？〃

Ted：　〃I　think　its　important。〃

Harry：　〃Go　ahead；　make　your　speech。〃

Ted：　〃Hello。　This　is　Ted　Fielding；　here　at　the　door　of　the　unknown　spacecraft　which　has　been　discovered…〃

Barnes：　〃Wait　a　minute；　Ted。　Here　at　the　door　of　the　unknown　spacecraft　sounds　like　here　at　the　tomb　of　the　unknown　soldier。　〃

Ted：　〃You　dont　like　it？〃

Barnes：　〃Well；　I　think　it　has　the　wrong　associations。〃

Ted：　〃I　thought　you　would　like　it。〃

Beth：　〃Can　we　just　get　on　with　it；　please？〃

＇＇71＇＇　Ted：　〃Never　mind。〃

Harry：　〃What；　are　you　going　to　pout　now？〃

Ted：　〃Never　mind。　Well　do　without　any　mentary　on　this　historic　moment。〃

Harry：　〃Okay；　fine。　Lets　get　it　open。〃

Ted：　〃I　think　everybody　knows　how　I　feel。　I　feel　that　we　should　have　some　brief　remarks　for　posterity。〃

Harry：　〃Well；　make　your　goddamn　remarks！〃

Ted：　〃Listen；　you　son　of　a　bitch；　Ive　had　about　enough　of　your　superior；　know…it…all　attitude…〃

Barnes：　〃Stop　tape；　please。〃

Edmunds：　〃Tape　is　stopped；　sir。〃

Barnes：　〃Lets　everyone　settle　down。〃

Harry：　〃I　consider　all　this　ceremony　utterly　irrelevant。〃

Ted：　〃Well；　its　not　irrelevant；　its　appropriate。〃

Barnes：　〃All　right；　Ill　do　it。　Roll　the　tape。〃

Edmunds：　〃Tape　is　rolling。〃

Barnes：　〃This　is　Captain　Barnes。　We　are　now　about　to　open　the　hatch　cover。　Present　with　me　on　this　historic　occasion　are　Ted　Fielding；　Norman　Johnson；　Beth　Halpern；　and　Harry　Adams。〃

Harry：　〃Why　am　I　last？〃

Barnes：　〃I　did　it　left　to　right；　Harry。〃