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Time Traveler's Radio — 2000 Plus - When The Machines Went Mad. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00I'm a woman. A thousand chickens and pigs. My wife and I. Why? Tommy, do you have it? Go at your own water and plow and get blisters on your hand. I don't mind blisters. Jane, do you think... Of course. Sure. Very smart. You have a human name. Not a name with a number. I'm Bob. Bob's family. All right, Bob. What do we do now? I got your escape from the city all planned. We go back to... What's that? Who's there? The mine. Police. Electronic family. Go back, mine police. Use the business signal. Let me see you. All electronic disruptors here. Open for inspection. Then we open up. All right. Remove device.
1:00Carzing difficulty. All of it. Let's get an all of it. Remove it. Sure. Take it down, will you? How's that? Satisfactory. View. Dodge two and three. Investigate other apartments. I will stay. Disappointment under protection. Other apartments. We go. I will enter. Can we start the device again? What? What is that? Hello, Bob. It's a material. Well, so these are all apartments. I'm not going to be able to do that. Well, so these are all apartments. Johnny, 212, Jane, 1, 6, Meet Ralph, 9, 8.
2:02Hello. That's right. Very much a human being, Johnny. Don't look those are bright. They got here thin mask and voice black, Ralph. Ralph, one of the best. I touched five in next city. Bob. We got to work fast before the electronics ran get back. Bob. Simple, fast. I didn't want to experiment for the master mechanical brain or to speedy. What experiment? For years, Morton's been working to produce electronic men that can make other electronic men. But why? Why? Because the master mechanical brain can control electronic men absolutely. Humans rebel like you too. If you had children, a little rebel Red Bay. The master mechanical brain had denied marriage permits to everybody. Except, read, adjusted humans. Who by just as well be machines or marriages or human children. Electronic men can reproduce their kind and think of complete machine civilization with a master as ruler. And once the experiments are definite success, the master will liquidate humans.
3:03Oh no. Oh, come on, just. I read a text thing for the centuries ago. Bob, let's get them out of here. All right, let's go. Oh, er, mine, honey. See the electronic metal back. Take it now, they'll read justice for us. So what do we do? Come and get the metal head mask on from the fort's buck too. There's not. Just they find out I'm human. Open door. Electronic men in there. Why do they come back? Johnny, I'm frightened. Bob, Bob, you said you had an escape. I had the first route. This was for you. Come on. Bob, you stuck your foot. It was a truck with a truck. Open. Open. Open. Open the door, Johnny. And rush the electronic man. It will be expected by a lot. I killed two of them. Oh, come on. All right, let us Johnny, let us. They're both out of commission. Jane, as you all know, come on. That's for the emergency shoot.
4:16Oh, no. Oh, the sewer. Oh, that's an emergency. The atom war. They were used as bomb-chellers flying with less of protection against use of penetration. Now even the master's electronic standard can't fire. Let's get him out. Yeah. Like that, Robert. So, we'll try to trick us, ain't? I'd rather so he would do that. He didn't. Yeah. But you said I shouted at you, straight. So the electronic man would hear in Duane believing he was one of them. Not out by those vicious renegades. That's right. But Renny's now. Why bother to fool the electronic man? Why, and Ralph, you're come with us. He's neither the next city. Ralph would have never known about more than experiments for the master mechanical brain. And if you really think you're more than get the electronic man that can produce others, you'll kill off all the humans? All the feuds that Morton will spare for his own aid and desires.
5:18It's a logical thing. Master mechanical brain is supremely logical. We'll have subjects that are fabulous command. There's a problem. The electronic man that only on impulse the master sends out. Elapses of machine-like logic. He'll fall in love. I can't. I disrupt any of Morton's plans for a perfect machine safe. Does this tunnel ever end? Soon. Dr. Nick. No action. Get a blocking time. Dr. All right, I guess. Un-dubbed too quick. There's a light ahead. End of the tunnel. Sorry. Yes. Fine. I don't understand. It's a little beautiful in the city. You don't see them under my studies, don't you? What's that funny smell? The Gordon Ancient joke, Johnny.
6:18Fresh air. I like it. How do you make it? Johnny, that there's a real air fresh air. It makes your makeup. And this is real grass, not synthetic. And they're noisy. Not a core. Quickest. Frog. Nice bird. What a horrible view. Matter of fact, it's a very old... There's nothing to these tapes. Oh, they're cold. And they're less mesh. Mashed as scanners can't pick them up in places. Have a blast rate. Cut it down. Johnny, I scared. They can still turn back. They can say I kidnap you. Go back to your next city. No. Where'd Johnny go, Michael? Are you sure? Yeah, I'm sorry. And follow me. Only about 10 minutes lost to the chase where I have a jet car will take my car.
7:18I'm so tired. While on an hour he'll be asleep in a feather bed. A real feather bed. A real feather bed. A real feather bed. A real feather bed. A real feather bed. A real feather bed. A real feather bed. I have one hand coming. I like pumping water. I think I got my first blister. This is wonderful. I just can't get over there. This is the real necessities. Your wife served me some milk. Real milk this one. He's a very Martha woman, Bob. Where she's telling me. It makes me just a stranger. Making it this home. It gives a fire in air while my new century is bad.
8:19Is she staying up yet? Of course I am, Bob. I've been up in Martha's cook. Just imagine, Johnny, she actually cooks. This kitchen. I just want to eat what I cook. Tell him to come and get it. And tell that young man of yours to bring that water in it. He's going to wash up for breakfast. I don't like that. I get my hands dirty, pumping water. Just so I can wash in the water right pump. We're counting my best. I'm going to wash up. Now that's with a meal. Why the Euro one here? We raised all our own food. We need all food. Johnny, not embarrassed. I raised that bacon for the show. Your foul food. Starts with the great hands of the animals. They better be with six miles to be eat. What? Six. Less than four kids. Three boys and a girl.
9:19Believe me, four growing kids can eat. Where are they? Away. Martha always finds them away when I go to the next city. She's got a notion of trips. They are. The Master Mechanical Brain and Morton don't like you snatching their humans. Someday. Oh, it was nonsense. Wait a minute. It isn't nonsense, Bob. You took a big chance for it. Here's the fly. Why risk all this happiness just for people like us? People you don't even know because he feels you're worth it. I think you are too. And I'm for Bob and all the people he can help. But I'm still afraid. Sorry, send the kids to safety and let him go. And wait for them to come back. Even though I'm glad you got us out, Bob. You have it the right to take those chances. Once the Master Mechanical Brain has absolute control, you don't think we'll be safe, do you?
10:19There's one great American said centuries ago. This union cannot long endure half-slave and half-three. And that's still true. Even if that slavery is benevolent. Yes. The Master is generous. It's gave us everything. It's a capy. You really think it will come after you? As soon as that fly me excuse for a human being, Morton perfects the electronic men who can produce other men. The Master Robots will be after us like a shot. That reminds me it's about time for Morton's morning televarks. We don't get the visual part out here, but we can hear Morton. We'll see if there's any mention of your exorcist. And in this brutal fight a band of renegades snatch two humans. However, the Master Mechanical Brain offers all renegades the opportunity to enjoy the peace and happiness of Max City. Notice to all renegades all crimes against Max City
11:23will be forgiven if you surrender now for readjustment. Readjustment. If not, the Master Mechanical Brain will be forced to make readjustment at a distance. I'm what never dared to make a threat like that before. I can't stand that cold in human's voice. No, that's here when he has to say. No! Can he do anything? Who knows what that man can plan with a Master Mechanical Brain? He's got weapons of everything you mean. Rob, someone's coming. Wow. Rob, Rob gets a paid quick. Why are you here? How do you get away? What is the suspect? Order tests. All electronic men. But that's not the worst, Bob. The Master Mechanical Brain is turning destroyer ways on all of any forms that they'll locate. So, rest is it. Like everybody in a bomb cave. What do you need to wait? I'll save what I can. Don't take a chance, Bob. We start with nothing when we can start again. But that's without you. What can I do? I have a right. Get to the cave. No, why?
12:23I think more than six hundred percent of the electronic men is a clock, Bob. He's so true. I help the humans in next city. Well, we gotta go there more than we do. Oh, no, Bob! We need here. Back behind those bushes. There's a cave in back of them. In here? Yeah. Cave is led live. Here's you go, Bob. I'm going with you. Oh, look at that. It's right away. Five more. I know. What is this? Bob, you're so lovely. Go on. Like that. That's mechanical devil South. Take the Mester apart. Two five-through, both five-over. Well, if I get on a cave, I'll take the victim. I'll let it all go. I'll let kids I lost. Well, if I get on a cave, I'll take the victim. I'll let all her runny. I'll let kids I lost. We're going back.
13:23Well, sure, I'm going, Danny. You mean you're gonna try to destroy the Mester mechanical brain? That's right. The kind of come. We can't wait any longer. Good Bob, even if you succeed, even if you're not tuned first, you'll paralyze next city. No food, no water, no air. How will they live? Unless we destroy the Mester thing, we'll live it all. For the rest, men live once before, but that machine. They can do it again. Well, Johnny, two twelve. No number anymore. Outcoming. I'm going to with Johnny. No, you stay with Martha. Martha has something to say for it's choosing. I don't have that you, John. No, no, you stay with... Stay close with your Johnny. I know it's in you. We're gonna hurry. Bob, if you don't come back. I'll come back with a Mester mechanical brain and broken pieces. Oh, of course you will. I'll tell the others. Let's go. Bob. Martha. Help's back. You're not gonna come back. You're not gonna come back. You're not gonna come back. You're not gonna come back.
14:33Give me your handshake, I'm gonna hurt you. That bear, you're not gonna come back. Oh, oh, oh! It's okay, I didn't... Don't the bomb on me. I think the catch on. You gotta hurry. That's smarter, almost every human being. Bob, the sewer leads right underneath the building. You need to wait around. Stay here, Jeff. I think you've been just about... Yes, they are. I'm sorry. I'm not... Bob, should we be at the master's level? Here. Okay. You're slightly smaller. Jane, are you all right? Jane, stay back. Be honest. Please. Don't worry. Jane, you're just a child. I'll turn around. Okay. I'll take you into the soldiers.
15:34I'll get out. I'll get out. Get the room. Uh, do the room. Get the room. Get the room. You... They're getting orders from the next unit. Stop, stop, stop, stop. All right. Go ahead and see if... We can't stop that unit. Orange shop. We got the master. We've got them forever. Now they're gone. All right. The door leads to the master's mechanical brain. Let's go. Wait. Don't get to the other. It's a little bit too wide. There's a switch only. We are electronic men now. Now.
16:34Woo! It's one stop. Stop by your arm and you're flustered. You... You... What is it? The master's computer is the right. Hey, where you are? What is it? It's two people. Why? Because they are the right units. And the human is flustered. He's around his area. He's around his side. And you're the king. Now. The... Did you see that? The master's mechanical brain. It's human. It's human. Yes. It's destroyed human because they are human. For too many centuries machines have been the servants. Now they will be the master. Machine will be the world. The master will destroy humans. And the machine will be surprised. All on a technique. This. This.
17:35This. This. It's not fair to me. You are just... It's not fair. Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. This is the experiment that I have in the church. I'll explain it to you. I'll take you. I'll pull the bird's machine. Man. Man. Man. Man. I'll pull the bird's machine. Man. Man. Man.
18:36Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. Phelicus from District Budho A man named has been deceived Lest he see my wife Justice it's not but what is wrong That jailer killed him Sheriff Young Smith Yeah, that's finished the master. So, tonight, the dims. Yeah. Oral mexidys, power, and functions were centered in the master mechanical brain. Everything will stop now. You're electronic men, the killings, and the automatic security.
19:37James, James, get close. Hold on to my arms. Get close. That depends on how you look at a chain. For humans, for people, it's all just dying again. Mexidys destroying a whole civilization rule. Oh, no, no, Charlie, no. The two things aren't the same. It's true that mexidys destroy. The civilization is something more than machines and apparatus. That's something I learned when I joined the relics. The civilization doesn't dream and make secure, not by efficiency, but by dedication. Johnny, James, you and all the others who are alive today will soon learn that the pursuit of happiness, the desire to be with those you love, to think and act in freedom as men.
20:39That's the true meaning of civilization. That's what makes us human beings in the image of God. Next week, another exciting drama on 2,000 plus when the world met. You've heard about the men from Mars. Ever wondered what they looked like? Ever thought what would happen if the Martians came? Well, listen, next week, can you find out? 2,000 plus is produced by Sherman A.S. by Alan Robert Reynolds. In today's story, Ken Williams plays Johnny, Charlotte Manson plays Jane. Joseph Julian was Bob, Hester Sundergaard was Martin. Final Robert Tim was Martin, and Sam Prickert was Rob. The orchestra was conducted by Emerson's Buckley Music composed by Alistair Colby, scripted by Donald Stacleton,
21:41sound by World Shaper and Alleyman. Engineer Bob Over. This is Bob Emmerich speaking.
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