The Castaways

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Tonight's story, The Castaways by Ernest Kanhoye. In the South Pacific, night comes on rapidly. The sun dips below the flat horizon, the sea is crimson for a moment, and then night falls. But on to Hane etol, giant arc lights turn night into day.

Across the waters of the lagoon, within the barrier reef, launches and tugs skitter back and forth, while on the curving half moon of the island, army trucks and jeeps scuttled down the rough roads bulldozed by the sea bees just six weeks ago. A low quancet hut stands near the beach surrounded by tangled wire.

This is the preliminary command post. And inside is General Frank Gaidash, Field Director of the Test. Operation Destruction. Everything's unscheduled, General. Radiological surveys complete. Instruments placement checked. Well get me Navy until a eight hour is ordered.

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