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2 Telepathic

Exploring Tomorrow · May 7, 1958 · 19 min · 2,619 words

The transcript of “2 Telepathic”, an episode of Exploring Tomorrow first broadcast May 7, 1958. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Exploring Tomorrow plays Exploring Tomorrow free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Exploring to Laurel! And now here is your guide to these adventures of the mind, John Campbell Jr. There's the old saying that power corrupts, and the absolute power corrupts absolutely. You know, it isn't really power that corrupts, but immunity, immunity to punishment, control.

And every fool with a little power wants to achieve that immunity. Usually it's held that like attracts like. The two individuals of the same great fundamental characteristic will be normally attracted to each other. You know, this isn't necessarily so. It may not be true. You may have two people who don't like each other, but are forced

by the very nature of the fact that they have a unique characteristic to endure each other. Just a little more. Oh, Alan, isn't it beautiful the way it bubbles and bubbles? Well, unless I champagne every night on our honeymoon.

You want to take a bath in it? I can arrange that too. Oh, Alan, isn't it real? Pink champagne? There's pinkies you're blushing right now. Oh, Alan. What's the matter? Do you think Mr. and Mrs. Alan Carvel are going to live like the rest of the slums?

I tell you, baby. Alan, what's wrong, Alan? Nothing. How do you, the sudden? Why haven't you been answering me these last few days? Oh, it's all right. I'm all right, Jeannie. You just leave me alone for a minute. You'll talk to me now What are you doing with this child? What are you trying to?

I'll give you half an hour that's all and Don't try to close up your mind and hide from me again Jeannie Jeannie it's all right. He went so quite there all of a sudden Oh, and honey, you say...

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