X Minus One · 1957 · 22 min · 3,350 words
The transcript of “Early Model”, an episode of X Minus One from 1957. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). X Minus One plays X Minus One free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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This is Walter O'Keefe inviting you to listen in on the nightline. Tonight, live the incredible life of ages yet to come in a time that might be a million years from now on X minus one.
Now an incredible story of the world beyond. Countdown for Blastoff, X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one, fire. From the far horizons of the unknown, come tales of new dimensions in time and space.
These are stories of the future. Adventures in which you'll live in a million could be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine presents Egg, egg, egg, egg, egg, egg, egg, egg, egg!
Mingus! One, one, one! Tonight, Early Model, by Robert Schekhely. But first, ear this. When you swing, and sway to a latin beat! Life is lovely, life is sweet! You naked p Commodore! Cause pdeps make it perfect!
Yes, peps makes it perfect! Just as we always have ever since 1844! So next time, you make it paps because paps makes it perfect. America's blue ribbon beer from the paps brewing company Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Yes, paps makes it perfect. Ah, X minus one. And the Robert Shekley story. Early model. Of course, Professor Sligid claimed the trouble was that the Protec was an early model, but then he invented it.
He sprung the thing on me just before I took off from my scouting contact mission to tell us for an Abedaljur's sector. Airband, they put this on. But what is it? An new model. It's called a pro-tech.
What's it for? Now, you'll wear it on your mission. Now, look, Slig, and I already have to carry enough equipment to give varicose veins to an elephant. Linguocene, that's 22 pounds. I can't do without it, or I can't translate native languages.
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