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The National Broadcasting Company presents Lights Out, a summer revival of some of the
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best stories in the series, which many of our listeners will remember. Tonight's
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story. The fourth in the current series is called The Battle of the Magicians.
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Lights Out, Everybody, this is the witching hour. It is the
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hour when dogs howl and evil eyes let loose. Unsleeping world. Sit in
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the dark now and listen to Lights Out. But, mister Saladin, is
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it true? True? What makes the thing true? Irene? Because you
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believe in it? Are because a minion? Others believe in it? Or
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I can tell you this. The penal Code of Haiti contains a section promising
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death to any who creates zombies. And if the sober lawmakers of the country
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believe enough of it to put it into their books of law, where then
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But it's impossible to raise the dead, mister Saladin. Impossible, I wonder.
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The folklore of every country is full of tales of bringing the dead back
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to life, bringing them back to serve the living. There are tales of
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vampires, ghosts, werewolves, but they're superstitions. Surely you don't Who am
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I, my dear irene, to say where truth ends? And superstition begins.
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I'd like to know some more about zombies. I've told you all that
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is known of them, how they are living yet not living dead, How
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they are summoned from the grave by the black magic as some sorcerer. How
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they must do his bidding until he wearies of them. But must these poor
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dead people? Well, I mean it isn't there ever any rest for them?
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Can't they will not die again? Yes, there is a way.
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Zombies eat, you know, even as human beings do, but only when
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they are thinned. They will not seek food for themselves. And if they
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eat salt, If anything containing salt so much as passes a zombiess lips,
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then he must return forthwith to his grave. Oh what, misterss sellis the
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tail irene? I do not make it up. But look you, these
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creatures are the darkness, these unholy beings of superstition. They must obey laws.
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Nature has its laws, so they are laws, are the supernatural,
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immutable laws that all its creatures must obey, even as weak creatures of nature
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must obey ours. You speak of superstition, But superstition is just belief.
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Huh, it is so, But we have been taught only in recent years
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to believe in certain things that science has learned, the germ theory of disease,
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for example. But that's true, mister Saladean. Perhaps, yes,
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I do not deny it. There is ample proof. There is also ample
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proof of the existence of supernatural beings if one will take the trouble to look
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for it. Not proof proof indeed. But hmm, it appears we have
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a visitor. I mean, yes, sir, I'll see who it is,
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mister Saladean, Mister Joseph Warner, president of Atney Airlines, mister Saladein,
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So show him in then, please, yes, sir, mister to
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you, mister Warner. Thank you, Good morning, dear mister Warnam.
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You're sir Aladdin Saladeen. Yes, you're some kind of detective. Some people
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have been, shall I say kind enough to describe me as an investigator?
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I hear that. You're good. Thank you. Won't you sit down?
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And so you have come to consult me about the recent wrecks of your airplanes.
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Mister Warnham, how did it? Oh? Yes, the newspapers of
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course. Well that's right, mister Saladeen. So you read about that one
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yesterday, Yes, fourteen killed, including the crew are free. Absolutely no
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explanation for it except what you know, mister Warner. What I said,
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accept what you know about it? What do you mean you would not have
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come to me, mister Warner, unless well, suppose you explain. I'd
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like to know how you knew that? It is my business? Yes,
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Iren, the window Saladin come through your office very well? Won the mister
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wham, excuse me please, I gotta get the winners for hm hm.
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That is a job I would not like very well, I'm afraid, mister
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Warner. But to your business, you were received a warning, yes,
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I received How did you know that? I asked the knowledge of the ways
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in which doctor Elick works, mister Warner. Erlick, that's that's the name.
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I was rather certain you may read the letter. It was a letter,
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I assume, yes, there were two of them, the first one
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a week ago. It said this doctor Eric had made of one hundred thousand
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dollars. And the letter warned if I didn't come across, one of our
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ships would be wrecked. And you assumed this was a what does one say
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a crank letter and did nothing about it. That's right. We get a
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lot of fool letters. And because you took that attitude. Fourteen people are
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dead, horribly dead. Yes, you said there were two letters. Say
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here's the other one. Mm hmm to day the Tornado take Warning and Alec's
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signature. The Tornado was the name of the airplane that crashed. Nurse John
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Elliott was piloting it and the oldest, safest pilot on the line. I
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can't understand it. I can, mister Warning. You can tell me when
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did you receive this letter? But five minutes before the flash came that the
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Tornado had crashed? He time did very well? Yes, I did you
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make any effort to trace this letter? No? Why? Well, there
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was so much excitement around the office, of course, And so what do
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you wish me to do? I haven't given this to the police, mister
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Saladin, I will well the publicity. You know, people would think it's
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easy to smash one of our airliners. You understand, Yes, you wish
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me to find elik to what you do with it, mister Saladeen is no
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concern of mine, provided no more such things occur. Mister Warner, I
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know Elec of old, his life is forward a thousand times older. But
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he you yourselves have an old proverb first catch your rabbit. You catch him,
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Saladeen, It'll be worth your while. Yes, yes, it will
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be very much worth my while, my friend, Can you get to work
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at once, mister Saladeen. I well, you can understand. We're upset.
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I understand. I promise nothing, mister Warner, except that I will
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try. No man may do more. Oh that's all that I can ask.
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You'll go after him them. It is agreed. Good you uh have
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a cigar, that's sir. Let me see that. Let me see it.
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How the devil do that get in my park? Ha? Read it
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to yourself, mister Warner. Oh yes, you have been very foolish to
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go to Saladin. Now your fate is sealed. I will destroy your airplanes
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one by one, and when the time comes yourself. I have fought with
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Saladin before. He well knows. This time is the last breck. So,
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my friend, you have brought upon yourself. He knows how how could
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he down down on the pot? Quick score one for Saladein, I think,
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But what would you like to friend the window washer I just caught sight
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of. Let us see what has happened, good Lord Saladin. A crowd
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gathers in the street below Mardi. I'm seven twelve o'clock. Mister Saladeen.
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Thank you, Irene. If you are ready, you you won't hurt me.
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Mister Saladeen, I give you my word, Irene. I'm afraid you
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need have no fear. No harm can come to you while I live.
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I do want to help you, mister Saladeen. Or listen to me one
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moment, Irene. A fifty girls who applied for this position. I selected
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you. I've not told you why, No, I never could unders It
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was for one reason, Irene. You have the little olso very little psychic
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spark that is lacking. And all the other ones who came you do not
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know what yourself, but Saladin knows. I must chuse you, but I
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shall not unless you consent wholeheartedly. I'll do it, mister Saladein. I
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trust you you will not lose by it, my child. Look, then
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we have a little time. Sit here, sit comfortable, So now we
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begin. Look into the crystal. Look deep into it, my child,
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Say over and over to yourself, early early, early, eerly and earle
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er, go and seek out the soul of Elik the magician while he sleeps,
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Go and find him. I find Berlick, find Barlick. Search deep
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in the crystal globe eli Eli who calls Elick? It is I Saladein that
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calls Elik. What do you want? Saladin? You will tell me where
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I shall find you? Elc No, I shall not. You will tell
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Eric No, I am master of your soul that wanders now ww your body
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sleeps, Elk. You will tell me where to find you. I will
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not tell me. No, No, tell me in the tower, in
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the tower, I will not tell more. You will, Elik, tell
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me in the tower, the highest tower of Ale. And where is it?
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This tower? I will look tell more. I will not tell Elik.
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I will not. I will not tell I say you shall Elick.
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I will not tell be where your power wins? No, Saladein. Be
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sure you will not remember what you have told Elik. When you awake,
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I will remember by the five names I commanded Alick. You will not remember.
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I will not remember. Am awake now erin awake, airing awaken?
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Are you already now? Mister Saladeen just said quietly, I messed my child,
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so hearly. I think perhaps we shall have a little talk together.
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Hello LeBlanc in tweet five Radio check please case save Tata, le Blanc and
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fIF five on the line. Okay, LeBlanc to k CT, how are
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you sure the case sat Tata the blank? Okay, franchisee, who's your
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pilote today, LeBlanc to KCT. I do not know yet, Charlie.
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But no sequel of the sudden, that is what I wait for. Case
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Tato the blank. Better say your records are straight before you take off,
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franchise LeBlanc to k CT. That is that my business shopping, my friend.
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I am just copilot. I pull up the London gear. Sometimes bad.
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He's just go along for the ride. K S tetle the blank.
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Okay, Franchie jazz your motors. When your pilot's ready, I'll check you
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off. That's all, ok CT. Are you the co pilot on this
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trip? Are you you scaled me at bit? Yes, sir, you
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are pilot. I am the pilot. Yes, we're ready to take off.
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We are ready long time. Your papers are all right? The manifest
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is all right? Yes, I am a FRONTI le black. Yes,
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hmmm, well pc tet the blank on the line. Okay to take off.
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Ceiling unlimited visibility, unlimited temperature, A new point two eight barometer two
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nine das nine. Oh, okay to take off a CD. LeBlanc fine,
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le Blanc to KCT, me see shawdy, I see you Thursday.
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LeBlanc to KCT. Bye, happy landings broja, Oh tony mansur, you
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want to take offkay, I will take off? Yes, we we wanna
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up gear up gear sir. You have checked everything, LeBlanc, We have
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checked everything. We are all right. First long buggy ride ten person men
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express right? How you like this player? All right? Excuse me,
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I do not think I catch your name? Please? My name is Art,
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Edward Art. I am pleased to meet you, monsieur. Oh you
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know what I think? I remember that name. There was pilot named at
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the Dye two weeks ago on east end of the line. Is that so?
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It is? So he's a relative of you, monsieur. No,
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he is not relative. So you like me to fly here a little while?
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No, I am pilot of this ship. I will do the flying
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saba, monsieur. So you did find me after all? Saladein the very
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clever saladein well, I think this time the very clever saladean has had his
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last adventure. No, I do not believe you will win, Elick,
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No I do, my dear enemy. I have not time not to find
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out you learned where my laboratory is. But there is time enough for that.
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It is simple enough, Eiling, you talked in your sleep, you
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see, eh, I remember now I knew I had dreamed. But I
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forbad you to remember, Elick. Well, one little victory. I've waited
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a long time for this saladein yes, and failed a great many times.
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I will not feel this time what is written is written. I should be
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interested in how you caused that airplane to grass yesterday, alec Is. It
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was a simple saladein I am amazed at a man of your attainment. Well,
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I shall show you very soon. You will not tell anyone about it.
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I think I wonder they said there was no clue to the crash,
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Saladin. Eh, would you like to know how I think I know?
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Oh? Where you too know something of like magic? I know a great
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deal of black magic, my friend? Shall I show you? Are you
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afraid of snakes? Saladin? No wedding? Let us see in this bit
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of paper twisted so and you see it is but paper, Saladin, But
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now look at it a cobra. You are clever Elc. But look now,
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harmless paper again? Not ha ha ha ha ah. I am not
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entirely farlows, Elick, even though my hands are bound. How did you
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I thought that only one man in the world, that's I am the man,
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Elick. Look at the paper closely again, I fear under estimate you
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see it really is a snake, Alec. Curse you. I'll have your
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heart for that, perhaps, but perhaps you had better get to your zombies
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again. Zombies. How did you know it is possible that I read your
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mind, Elick? So well you have guessed it. I told that full
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warner that I would smash every one of his planes. Now even he is
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about to lose another home. And how do you propose to do it?
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May I ask? Read my mind? Sandy? You challenge me, yes,
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well, then I read this. A living dead man is at the
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controls of the ship you intend to destroy. I do not know how you
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propose to control him our radially, So he is to crash the ship full
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of passengers near an airport where all can see. I want a ladding.
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Until now I have regarded you as a meddler, a man foolishly staking his
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life against great odds. I am not so sure of the odds in a
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salading you and know, Elec. Between you and me there can be nothing
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but enmity. We are set apart to fight one another forever. Between us
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we could rule the world tomorrow, Salady, No, between us there is
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always war. Well, so be it then, but look for no mess
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from me. I will kill you as I would have rap salad in Agreed,
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if you can the bloc in twight five, they're block and down five
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to Chicago, especially with a report. Please, they're blanc in five five
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from Chicago. So the first contact that is the ship. Then that is
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the ship. Yeah, that did not sound like the voice of the zombie
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Eerick, No, that is Melody co pilot. He does the bidding of
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my dead man. So and now the little drama begins. Will you listen?
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It is your drama now quite so, my friend, I must get
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to work. Ellick calling Pilodot in trip pie back MA Airline. Ellc calling
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pilotot in trip pi back MA airline act in trip fire. I hear you
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give you a position five miles southeast of Chicago. Good, you will do
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as I tell you. I will do as you tell me. Who is
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speaking. Please, what is enough from you? Be silent? Yes,
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you are under pilot dots orders the plan. You will do as you are
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torn you sir Island, Yes, yes, sir. Now up, when
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you arrive above the Chicago Airport, you have to circle the field three times
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full motor. I am to circle the field three times full motor. And
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then when I give the word, you have to climb to two thousand feet.
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I am to climb to two thousand feet, and then I will tell
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you when. You will tell me when, and you will dive the ship
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full motor into the ground in the center of the field. I will dive
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the ship full motor into the center of the field. That is all I
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know. Is that silence him? All? You have thought of everything,
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Eric, Yes, this pilot two weeks ago. I secured his body.
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You add grave robbery to your other crimes. But of course I must have
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one that was a pilot, and the obeys without question. You see so
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far, Yes, but you have not one yet. I am close enough,
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Saladin. I wonder ut report your position southwest of Chicago Airport. I
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can see the field. Good. You are ready. I am ready.
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Your copilot. He is here. He will not interfere reports when you are
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over the field. I will report when I am over the field. Elex,
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What would you do if I told you, zombie what to do?
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Ut you have to obey only Alex commands. I will obey only Alex commands.
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Do you mind if I talked to him? Go ahead and try leblon
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leblon course? Do you hear me LeBlanc? I hear you will your master,
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Sarah monsieur we okay, I'm shall be stop. What did you say
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to him, Saladeini? You do not speak French, then, Eli,
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I, of course, certainly. Then you know that I asked him nearly
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if there was anything he could do, and he replied that he could not.
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Of course, But why did you I'm afraid that you are about to
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win, Eli, he admitted to Then. I am sorry it is too
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late. Now it is too late, Saladeen. I offered to join forces
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with you once. But now I am the master reporting. I am over
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Chicago Airport. Now, but begin your circle. I will begin my circles
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now, friend Saladan, we shall see, perhaps we shall even hear the
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scream, the dying screams of the passengers, and this doom shift. It
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is a wonderful invention on this radio. True magic. Yes, it is
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true magic. You will tell me when you are ready, Erk, I
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will tell you. Make your circle. I am making a circle. Did
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I see you on the field below? Many people are coming out to watch
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good We will give them a show. We will give them a show live
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on live on. You may speak to him as you wish, saladein.
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It is too late now and he is powerless. Yes, I am afraid.
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So but Leblon a good they say, Monsieur, here, I see
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the mont the below and look out who see why you monsieur? Could let
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you say? Left? There is nothing you can do? Leblane, what
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are you ready? I am ready? Sort? Sort? What if you
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listen? Take over, mister la Blanc, I take over. My work
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is done. Come back come back, I say, no, I work
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for you is done. I go now I go. Oh come back,
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come back, come back, I say, monsieur, I wish you're same
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time a year. So you did it, yes, Saladdin, I did
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it. Yeah, so well you have beaten me again, but this time
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it is late. Do you think so? You do not know? Eli,
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I know that is dying for you are too late. Gentlemen, I
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doubt that even Elik could survive a forty story for monsieur, why are you,
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monsieur? Why are you here? LeBlanc? What happened, monsieur?
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When I did put the sword and these slip says? You will tell me
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why? He did say to me take over? Yes we heard him.
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Is the plane all right? It is under control, I am sir.
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Where is Where is the pilot? I do not know. He live his
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seat and went up. I'm one, So is the fry? What is
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it? It is a cupping dog? Someone has oph What happened? Monsieur?
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The plod of that is full is going to lead in the long runway,
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leblon. Is your plane still all right? Yes? I am all
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right, but I cannot let now you you have said. I will circle
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until I contact the control tower. Of course, le Blanc. But this
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happened on the field. People are running out, Dorothy, okay, I
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quickly bone. What is it? I do not believe with my I see
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that pod body on the runway. If we're born and it must be smash.
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But yesterda, what is it? That poty, monsieur? It is
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calling to any cemetery that stands beside the fields. All right, you can
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turn them on now you have just heard Lights Out. This was the fourth
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in the series of revivals of the best stories of this famous series. In
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tonight's cast, you heard Everett Clark as Saladin, Tony Parrish as Alec,
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meg Hahn as Irene, Duke Watson as mister Werner, boris aplan is hot,
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Nathan Davis as LeBlanc, and Ernest Andrews is the radio operator. India's
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the setting of our story. Next Saturday night, you'll hear how a British
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Sahib wise in the ways of the Orient, wreaks a terrible revenge on a
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Chicago gangster who has wronged him. Of course, if you don't want to
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be scared stiff, you can always listen to something else. But if you're
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around about this time next Saturday night, tune in Lights Out, as produced
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and directed by Albert Cruz. This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company