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Journey to the Sun Dome

Here. All this is my magician's toy shop. I'm Ray Bradbury, and this is... We'll need these. They said it would be rainy. We forgot our umbrellas. How far to the sun dome, sir? Just gonna ask Christopher. Like Columbus? Say Christopher. Patron saint of travelers, Cooper. That's right, Simmons. Science with a human face. I've got us, and I've got the sun dome. Eight miles, 560 yards. Precision landing, huh? We're lucky to be alive, Boltz. Great. Should take us eight hours. Mile an hour. Yeah, if we're lucky. We'll make our luck, kid. There's our path. If we veer off course, the red line will warn us by turning white. Let's go. What the hell? No one told us it was going to be like this. How could they? No jungles. No rain. Yeah. Even when there was rain back on Earth, it was never like this. An inch an hour. Forever. And we want to colonize this puddle? We had no choice, folks. Cry on earth, drown in the planet Chileos, pick your poison. He's right, Commander. The manual would say we couldn't make it. Well, then, Simmons, we're just going to have to try a little rewrite. Seven miles, 300 yards, seven hours, ten minutes to Sundome. Always thought they knew something we didn't. What? The guys who designed the Sundome. No engineering crew. I guess they knew there was no place for humans, huh? You're a human, Simmons. We should have buried Dix on Lee Sog. You heard Commander Trask. The jungle handles the fire. the funeral arrangements. No flowers, please. Five miles, 900 yards, five hours, 36 minutes to Sunbone. How long they've been raiding here anyway? Ten million years. Give or take a million. Boy, can't wait for that sundown, sir. Food, dry clothes, sleep. And the lifeboat. Sure was good of them to leave the safety rocket. Must have known you. You were navigating, Cooper. Are you sure we're gonna find it, sir? I'm sure. Well, are you lying to keep us happy? I'm lying to keep you happy. Shut up. Three miles, 400 yards, three hours, 16 minutes to sun go. One mile, fifteen hundred yards, one hour, forty-two minutes, do something. You think Christopher could shut up, Commander? Yeah, I can't stand it. One mile, fifteen hundred yards, hours. Approved? Yes, sir! Then let's go. Thank you You ever been in rain before, sir? Back home? Are you kidding, Cooper? I was raised in San Diego. We haven't seen rain back there in 50 years. Well, we had a shower once. I can remember I was about 12 in Sydney. I can remember thinking how great the rain felt on my skin, and my hair. It was fresh. Shut up, Cooper. What the hell? St. Elmo's fire. It's radioactive! This whole place is radioactive! Radioactive? Folks, try to remember you're a scientist, dammit. St. Elmo's fire. Electricity. Yeah. Ancient travelers thought it was a sign. A sign their saint was watching over them. Ain't no saint watching over us. Including Christopher. Alright, that's enough of that. Come on, let's go. There it is! Look! Look! The Sun Dome! We made it! Hey! Hey! Let me at it! Come on! Yeah! Let me at it! Can't be! We're back where we started! Like you said, Commander. No need to bury them. Look. What's the use? Your damn computer led us here! It won't work! Bolts! You crawl down there and pick it up! Down! Get down! Everybody flat out! Heads down! Cooper! Cooper, no! Cooper! No! No! Cooper! Cooper! He shouldn't have panicked! Oh Lord, another burial! Come on! Not me! Bolts! I'm tired! I think I'll just... Go in there! And never come out? Just to get some shut-eye. Commander Trask, sir, you don't understand. The rain... Hear this. That is a tomb. That is a grave. You want that? I wouldn't mind. Rain, and they have up to 1,000 drops per cubic meter. Hey, top of the class, folks. Hell. When I was a kid, favorite story, Chinese water torture. Tie a guy up, drop, one drop, drop, drop, drop, on his head, on his brow, slow, slow, one drop. At a time! Boats! Sun doves, damn it! Say that! Sun doves! Sun doves! And safety ships! Safety ships! I say that safety ship! Send off safety ship! Safety ship! Come on! Come on! Get up! Die! Die! Get up! Get up! Get up! I'm tired! I'm tired! One! Two! Ah! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Damn it! Damn it! I'm going to return time. Boss! Fools! It's all right. Take a deep breath. Die. He won't get up! We can't leave him here! If we try to carry him, we'll all drown! He's drowning now! You stay here! Breathe the water! Fools! Fools! I can't even hear you. No. It's his decision. Leave him. Another burial. Let's see. Which way? Forward! Keep moving! Strong's the only comfort. It's no good. One more hour, Simmons. The direction of the light. I know we're going in the right direction. I don't think so. And even if we are, the sun dome's probably got holes in the roof. I want out! Give it a few more minutes! Believe! You go on ahead. I'll wait here. You can't do that! I'm tired! We're not going to make it. Get on your feet, Lieutenant. So long, John. I've got a gun here that says I'm staying. I'm not crazy yet, but I'm the next thing to it. I don't want to go out like boats. You go ahead and find your sundome, Commander. Go on! You'll know your time. I found mine. As Mr. Twain said, Nobody gets out alive. It's my decision. Simmons! Simmons, no! No. No! No, Simmons! Not me! Not me, Simmons! 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