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Tunnel Under The World

X Minus One · 1956 · 29 min · 3,564 words

The transcript of “Tunnel Under The World”, an episode of X Minus One from 1956. 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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In just a moment, X minus 1. But first... There it is again. Say it with music. Your invitation to two full hours of the best live music weekday mornings on NBC Bandstand. This week, Ralph Flanagan's group, plus Russ Morgan and his orchestra, bring you metal and relaxing tunes.

But don't get too relaxed because the four lads are back again as Messers music. And Bert Park, your bandstand MC, keeps you smiling between numbers. It's a great show live all this week on NBC Bandstand.

And now stay tuned for X-1 on NBC. Countdown for Blastoff. X-5, 4, 3, 2, X-1, Fire. From the far horizons of the unknown, come transcribed 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 Heck, heck, heck, heck, heck, heck, minus, minus, minus, minus, minus, minus, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one.

Tonight, a story by Frederick Paul, tunnell under the world. On the morning of June 15, Guy Burkhardt woke up screaming, it was more real than any dream it had in his life. He could still hear and feel that sharp, metal-riffin explosion, that searing wave of heat.

He sat up. Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary! What are you? Guys, what's wrong? You're trembling. What were you? In the kitchen cooking breakfast. What is it? Oh, I dream of, I guess. An explosion. Did you say an explosion?

Yes. But that's the dream I had. What? I dreamed it was a big explosion and then something sort of hit me on the head. Holy smokes. Maybe there really was some sort of explosion and it started streaming.

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