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Spaceship and The Fishing Planet - Spaceship #341 - A Bedtime Story · Dad’s Bedtime Stories

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  Speaker 1: Hello friends from across the nation and around the world.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Martin, and you are listening to Dad's Bedtime Stories.
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  Speaker 1: And tonight, we're gonna head back into the spaceship universe
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  Speaker 1: for a story that was suggested by my son, Oliver. Now,
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  Speaker 1: Oliver really, really wanted a fishing planet. because Oliver has
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  Speaker 1: spent most of his summer fishing. And I've been doing
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  Speaker 1: that with him. So I decided to make that come
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  Speaker 1: of right now if you're not listening on Patreon. Imagine
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  Speaker 1: yourself sitting in the control center of the spaceship, floating
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  Speaker 1: peacefully through space, when you hear a strange noise. Alert! Alert!
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  Speaker 1: Incoming transmission, announces spaceship. It appears to be an advertisement.
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  Speaker 1: An advertisement? Out here? Out here? Apparently, even the furthest
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  Speaker 1: reaches of the galaxy are not safe from commercials. A
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  Speaker 1: holographic screen appears in front of you. An excited alien
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  Speaker 1: wearing a fishing hat appears on the screen. Behind him,
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  Speaker 1: an enormous fish leaps out of a sparkling blue ocean.' Attention,
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  Speaker 1: anglers of the galaxy,' he says. Do you think you
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  Speaker 1: have what it takes to catch the big one? The
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  Speaker 1: screen flashes between enormous fish, powerful fishing boats, and cheering crowds.
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  Speaker 1: Then come to the fishing planet for our annual Galactic
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  Speaker 1: Fishing Championship. Catch the biggest fish, compete against the greatest
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  Speaker 1: anglers in the universe, and win... A golden fishing rod
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  Speaker 1: slowly rotates on the screen. The legendary golden fishing rod.
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  Speaker 1: You lean forward. Spaceship, did you see that? I did.
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  Speaker 1: A fishing rod made of gold. That is extremely impractical
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  Speaker 1: considering gold is quite heavy and relatively soft. No, not that,
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  Speaker 1: but good point. The tournament. We should go to the tournament.
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  Speaker 1: That is an excellent idea, one that I already calculated
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  Speaker 1: you would have. I have taken the liberty of directing
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  Speaker 1: us toward the fishing planet. Oh, okay, cool. Spaceships' engines roar,
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  Speaker 1: and you shoot across the galaxy. Within minutes, you drop
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  Speaker 1: out of super hyperdrive in front of a beautiful blue planet.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome to the fishing planet, spaceship announces. As you approach,
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  Speaker 1: you realize that almost the entire planet is covered in water,
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  Speaker 1: other than thousands of little islands that are scattered across
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  Speaker 1: its surface like green stepping stones. Some islands look like
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  Speaker 1: they're covered in forests. Others have rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, or, well,
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  Speaker 1: strange purple trees. And everywhere you look, there are boats.
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  Speaker 1: Little boats, giant boats, hovering boats. Even a few boats
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  Speaker 1: that look like enormous floating fish. That's a lot of
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  Speaker 1: fishing boats, you say? approximately 47,000 registered competitors, according to
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  Speaker 1: my information sources. Oh, where do we sign up? I
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  Speaker 1: am currently following the broadcast signal. I believe it will
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  Speaker 1: lead us to registration. Spaceship descends toward a large island
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  Speaker 1: near the middle of the enormous tropical sea. The island
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  Speaker 1: is covered in docks, fishing shops, colorful flags, enormous holographic advertisements,
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  Speaker 1: and a whole bunch of boat dealers. A huge banner
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  Speaker 1: stretches across the harbor. Welcome to the Galactic Fishing Championship.
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  Speaker 1: Spaceship lands in a designated parking area beside the registration building.
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  Speaker 1: You climb out, followed by Changer, who stretches his legs
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  Speaker 1: and sniffs the salty ocean air. Come on, Changer, let's
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  Speaker 1: get registered. Inside the registration building, you find a long
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  Speaker 1: counter with several alien-looking registration officers. One of them is tall, green,
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  Speaker 1: with four arms and, well, a pretty awesome mustache.'' Next,''
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  Speaker 1: he calls. You step forward.'' Hi, I'd like to enter
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  Speaker 1: the fishing tournament.'''' Wonderful,'' says the officer.'' Name?'' You tell him.''
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  Speaker 1: Home planet.
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  Speaker 2: Earth.
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  Speaker 1: Ah, Earth. I've heard wonderful things about your fishing. Very
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  Speaker 1: small fish, though, apparently.'''' Hey, we have some pretty big fish.''
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  Speaker 1: Of course, of course you do. He taps a holographic screen. Alright, now,
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  Speaker 1: before I can approve your registration, I'll need proof that
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  Speaker 1: you have the required equipment. What kind of equipment? Well,
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  Speaker 1: you're gonna need an approved fishing rod, or more than
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  Speaker 1: one if you want, a registered fishing boat, a fish finder,
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  Speaker 1: and a functional underwater scope. Well, Technically, you don't need that,
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  Speaker 1: but it'll certainly help you win. Or, well, compete. I
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  Speaker 1: doubt you're gonna win. All boats must also contain certified
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  Speaker 1: living storage tanks to keep qualified fish alive until weigh-in.
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  Speaker 1: We like to fish here, but we throw most of
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  Speaker 1: them back. You scratch your head. Well, I don't exactly
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  Speaker 1: have a fishing boat yet. The officer sighs. Well, then
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  Speaker 1: I'm afraid. Behind you, a loud mechanical noise interrupts him.
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  Speaker 1: There's whirring and clinking and clanking and some sort of
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  Speaker 1: weird buzzing sound. You turn around and look out the
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  Speaker 1: window at Spaceship, who's currently transforming. His wings fold inward.
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  Speaker 1: His engines disappear behind his hull, the cockpit stretches into
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  Speaker 1: a long, open fishing deck, and two comfortable fishing chairs
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  Speaker 1: rise from the floor. Storage compartments unfold along the sides,
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  Speaker 1: a powerful electric trolling motor appears at the bow, while
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  Speaker 1: a massive propulsion system extends from the back. Fishing rods
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  Speaker 1: pop out of hidden compartments, and four large wheels extend
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  Speaker 1: beneath all of it. Within seconds, your spaceship has become
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  Speaker 1: the most incredible-looking fishing boat you've ever seen. Fishing configuration complete,
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  Speaker 1: you hear spaceship announce faintly through the window you turn
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  Speaker 1: back to the registration officer actually i think i do
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  Speaker 1: have a boat the officer stares through the window his
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  Speaker 1: mustache twitches god heavens he hurries outside You follow him
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  Speaker 1: as he circles Spaceship, inspecting the polished hull. Fishing rods,
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  Speaker 1: holographic displays, enormous underwater scanning equipment. Dual-frequency sonar? Three-dimensional fish mapping?
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  Speaker 1: Molecular water analysis? Naturally, Spaceship replies. The officer peers into
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  Speaker 1: a compartment. Is that a miniature 3D printer? Six miniature
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  Speaker 1: 3D printers. Correct spaceship. And these storage tanks? Fully oxygenated,
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  Speaker 1: temperature-controlled living environments. The fish will remain comfortable and unharmed.
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  Speaker 1: The officer steps backward. Well, I've certainly never seen anything
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  Speaker 1: quite like this. He pulls out an enormous sticker with
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  Speaker 1: the number 777 printed across it and slaps it onto
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  Speaker 1: Spaceship's side. You're approved.
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  Speaker 2: Awesome.
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  Speaker 1: You climb aboard with Changer, who immediately curls up on
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  Speaker 1: one of the fishing chairs. All right, Spaceship, show me
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  Speaker 1: what you've got. With pleasure, a holographic screen rises from
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  Speaker 1: the dashboard. First, our fish finder. It uses sonar to
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  Speaker 1: detect underwater objects and create a three-dimensional map of everything
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  Speaker 1: beneath us. A colorful image appears, showing the ocean floor, rocks, plants,
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  Speaker 1: and dozens of little fish swimming around. Next, our fishing rods.
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  Speaker 1: A compartment opens, revealing an impressive collection of fishing rods.
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  Speaker 1: light rods for smaller fish, heavy rods for large predators,
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  Speaker 1: and one reinforced rod capable of withstanding approximately 20,000 kilograms
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  Speaker 1: of pulling force. You blink. 20,000 kilograms? One can never
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  Speaker 1: be too prepared. Another compartment opens. Inside are several... Strange
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  Speaker 1: looking pairs of goggles. These are our first person underwater
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  Speaker 1: viewing goggles. They connect to my scanning equipment and allow
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  Speaker 1: you to see beneath the surface as though you were
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  Speaker 1: swimming alongside your lure. You put a pair on. Suddenly,
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  Speaker 1: you're looking directly into the ocean. You can see fish
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  Speaker 1: swimming between coral formations. tiny creatures hiding in the sand,
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  Speaker 1: and a strange blue eel slithering beneath a rock.
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  Speaker 2: Whoa.
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  Speaker 1: Your view is reconstructed from my underwater sensors. No actual
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  Speaker 1: camera needs to enter the water. You turn your head
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  Speaker 1: and the underwater image moves with you. What happens if
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  Speaker 1: I catch something, though? Simply say pass-through mode, and the
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  Speaker 1: goggles will become transparent so you can see the real
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  Speaker 1: world again. That's amazing. Finally, says Spaceship, our automated lure
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  Speaker 1: printing system can manufacture specialized fishing lures based on the
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  Speaker 1: feeding behaviors of any species we encounter. A tiny robotic
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  Speaker 1: arm extends from the dashboard, holding a shiny silver lure. And, naturally,
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  Speaker 1: I can assist with casting, navigation, fish identification, and emergency maneuvers.
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  Speaker 1: You grin. This is going to be awesome. Suddenly, a
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  Speaker 1: loudspeaker crackles across the island. Attention, competitors! All boats must
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  Speaker 1: enter the water. The tournament begins in five minutes. You
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  Speaker 1: grab the steering wheel. All right, let's go. Spaceship's wheels
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  Speaker 1: begin turning and you drive straight down one of the
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  Speaker 1: many boat ramps. With a splash, the hull settles into
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  Speaker 1: the water. The wheels fold upward and disappear into the hull.
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  Speaker 1: Water propulsion activated. announces Spaceship. You accelerate away from the dock,
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  Speaker 1: joining thousands and thousands of other fishing boats gathering in
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  Speaker 1: the enormous harbor. A gigantic holographic image appears above it. Welcome, anglers!
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  Speaker 1: Here are your official tournament rules. The announcer explains that
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  Speaker 1: only approved species... above their minimum size will count. Every
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  Speaker 1: qualifying fish must be placed in a certified living storage
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  Speaker 1: tank and brought back alive for the final weigh-in. The
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  Speaker 1: competitor with the greatest combined weight wins the legendary golden
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  Speaker 1: fishing rod, which will be presented by our president. Nobody
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  Speaker 1: really invited him, but he just kind of came anyways.
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  Speaker 1: You look around at the other competitors. Some have enormous
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  Speaker 1: fishing rods. Others have boats covered in scanning equipment. One
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  Speaker 1: alien is just fishing from what appears to be a
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  Speaker 1: floating bathtub for some reason. Think we can actually win this?
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  Speaker 1: You ask. With sufficient skill, patience, a little luck, and
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  Speaker 1: my wildly advanced technology, our chances are encouraging. The giant
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  Speaker 1: countdown appears above the harbor. Ten, nine, eight. You grip
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  Speaker 1: the steering wheel. Changer sits up excitedly. Three, two, one.
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  Speaker 1: With a brrrap, the tournament horn blasts across the ocean,
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  Speaker 1: and all of the ship's engines roar to life, including
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  Speaker 1: your own. You race across the ocean, weaving between islands
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  Speaker 1: as hundreds of other fishing boats spread out in every direction.
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  Speaker 1: Where should we start, spaceship? Scanning. A holographic map appears
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  Speaker 1: above the dashboard. You can see the ocean floor beneath you,
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  Speaker 1: including a steep underwater cliff covered in strange plants. Interesting.
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  Speaker 1: There are several large fish hiding near that drop-off. Let's
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  Speaker 1: check it out. Spaceship slows down and activates the trolling motor.
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  Speaker 1: You don't want to scare the fish away after all.
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  Speaker 1: You put on your special FPV goggles that allow you
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  Speaker 1: to see underwater. And suddenly, you're looking directly beneath the water.
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  Speaker 2: Whoa. Whoa.
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  Speaker 1: Look at that, you say. An enormous orange fish with
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  Speaker 1: six fins is swimming between two rocks. Its scales glow
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  Speaker 1: like hot metal, and two enormous whiskers extend from its face.
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  Speaker 1: Species identified, spaceship announces. Flame-whiskered rockfish. Estimated weight, 18 kilograms.
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  Speaker 1: Is that good? It would be an excellent first catch.
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  Speaker 1: A compartment opens, revealing a fishing rod with a bright
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  Speaker 1: green lure attached. Cast approximately 12 meters toward the rock formation.
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  Speaker 1: You grab the rod, pull it backward, and cast. With
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  Speaker 1: a swoosh, the lure sails through the air, plops into
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  Speaker 1: the water. and through your goggles you watch it sink
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  Speaker 1: toward the rocks. Retrieve slowly, spaceship advises. Make the lure
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  Speaker 1: look like an injured fish. You turn the reel. The
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  Speaker 1: lure wiggles. The orange fish turns. It approaches. Come on,
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  Speaker 1: you whisper. The fish opens its enormous mouth and chomps down.
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  Speaker 1: Your rod bends violently. Fish on, you say as you
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  Speaker 1: pull back and begin reeling. The fish dive towards the rocks,
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  Speaker 1: but spaceship immediately warns you. Careful, it's trying to wrap
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  Speaker 1: your line around that formation. It would seem that these
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  Speaker 1: fish are wildly intelligent. You raise the rod and guide
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  Speaker 1: the fish away. After another minute of fighting, a huge
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  Speaker 1: orange shape appears beside your boat. Pass through, off, or on,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, you say, and your goggles become transparent. A
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  Speaker 1: robotic net extends from spaceship's side and scoops up the fish.
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  Speaker 2: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: The fish is carefully transferred into a large, oxygenated storage tank.
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  Speaker 1: A screen displays its weight. 18.4 kilograms. Flame-whiskered rockfish. Not bad,
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  Speaker 1: you say? An excellent beginning. For the next hour, you
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  Speaker 1: explore the islands. You catch a silverfish with enormous wings
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  Speaker 1: that tries to fly away straight out of the water.
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  Speaker 1: Then you catch a bright yellowfish covered in little spikes. Careful,
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  Speaker 1: spaceship warns. Those spikes contain a mild electrical charge. Electrical fish? Indeed. Fortunately,
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  Speaker 1: your insulated robotic net handles it safely your next catch
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  Speaker 1: is even stranger a blue fish with three eyes and
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  Speaker 1: transparent head and follows your lure all the way to
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  Speaker 1: the boat before finally biting by the time you finish
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  Speaker 1: your living storage tank contains five fairly impressive fish 127.6
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  Speaker 1: kilogram total That's pretty good, right? You ask. Certainly. However,
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  Speaker 1: the tournament leader currently has 206 kilograms. You frown. We
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  Speaker 1: need something bigger. Then I suggest we visit the Deepwater Islands.
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  Speaker 1: You turn the steering wheel as Spaceship identifies a series
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  Speaker 1: of islands on the map. Let's go. You accelerate toward
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  Speaker 1: a distant collection of rocky islands at a pretty impressive speed.
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  Speaker 1: The water gradually changes from turquoise to deep, dark blue.
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  Speaker 1: Huge cliffs rise out of the ocean, and strange purple
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  Speaker 1: trees hang over the water. These islands are surrounded by
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  Speaker 1: an underwater canyon, Spaceship explains. Some of the largest fish
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  Speaker 1: on the planet live here. You slow down. Then, let's
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  Speaker 1: find one of them. Spaceship activates its most powerful sonar.
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  Speaker 1: A three-dimensional image of the canyon appears. Small fish, rocks,
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  Speaker 1: underwater caves, and then... Beep, beep, beep.
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  Speaker 2: Whoa! Whoa!
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  Speaker 1: You exclaim. An enormous shape appears on the screen. It's
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  Speaker 1: almost six meters long. Spaceship? What is that? Scanning. The
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  Speaker 1: shape moves slowly along the bottom of the canyon. Species identified.
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  Speaker 1: Purple titan bass. Estimated weight approximately 1,000 kilograms. Your mouth
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  Speaker 1: drops open. A thousand kilograms? Approximately. You activate your goggles.
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  Speaker 1: Deep beneath the water, an enormous purple fish emerges from
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  Speaker 1: a cave. It looks almost exactly like a largemouth bass
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  Speaker 1: from Earth, except it's purple, and it's the size of
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  Speaker 1: a great white shark. Its gigantic mouth opens, swallowing an
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  Speaker 1: entire school of smaller fish in an enormous gulp. That's
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  Speaker 1: the one, you say? Agreed. However, catching it will be
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  Speaker 1: extremely difficult. Why, you ask? Because it is approximately 17
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  Speaker 1: times heavier than you. You look at the fish, then...
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  Speaker 1: and your fishing rod. Well, we're gonna need a bigger rod.
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  Speaker 1: And a bigger lure, you say? Already working on it.
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  Speaker 1: A robotic arm extends from the dashboard and lowers a
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  Speaker 1: tiny sampling device into the water. DNA analysis complete. Combining
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  Speaker 1: genetic information with observed feeding behavior. a holographic image appears.
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  Speaker 1: The enormous bass seems particularly attracted to a species of
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  Speaker 1: glowing red eel, printing specialized lure. With a whirring sound,
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  Speaker 1: one of Spaceship's 3D printers begins working. Moments later, an
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  Speaker 1: enormous red lure emerges. It looks like a glowing eel,
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  Speaker 1: complete with flexible fins and a tail that wiggles really realistically. Perfect,
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  Speaker 1: you say. Spaceship opens another compartment. Inside is the enormous,
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  Speaker 1: reinforced fishing rod. You grab it with both hands. Here
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  Speaker 1: goes nothing. You quickly snap the lure onto the line.
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  Speaker 1: and cast. The giant lure sails through the air and
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  Speaker 1: splashes into the canyon. Through your goggles, you watch it descend.
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  Speaker 1: The purple bass turns. Its enormous eyes focus on the lure. Slowly,
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  Speaker 1: you say as you reel in, watching the lure wiggle.
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  Speaker 1: The bass follows. Then, Without warning, it chomps down on
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  Speaker 1: the thing and swallows the lure. Your rod bends almost
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  Speaker 1: in half. Fish on, you say as the line screams
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  Speaker 1: off of the lure. Whoa! You quickly lock the rod
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  Speaker 1: into the side of the boat and the entire boat
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  Speaker 1: jerks forward. You nearly fall out of your chair. Brace yourself,
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  Speaker 1: warns spaceship. The giant fish rockets through the canyon, dragging
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  Speaker 1: the boat behind it, activating automatic drag control. The reel adjusts,
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  Speaker 1: allowing the fish to pull the line without snapping it. Suddenly,
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  Speaker 1: an enormous rock formation appears directly ahead of you. Rock,
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  Speaker 1: you yell. And with a crash, spaceship smashes straight through
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  Speaker 1: the rock. Chunks of stone explode into the air. Damage,
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  Speaker 1: you shout. Minor scratches. My hull is significantly stronger than
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  Speaker 1: ordinary fishing boats. The fish turns sharply, and your boat
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  Speaker 1: swings sideways. With a wham, you smash through a floating log.
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  Speaker 1: Splinters fly everywhere, and Changer begins to bark. This is insane,
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  Speaker 1: you yell. Indeed, I am beginning to understand why people
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  Speaker 1: enjoy fishing. The fish dives. Your rod bends even further.
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  Speaker 1: I recommend pulling back, Spaceship advises. You grab onto the
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  Speaker 1: reel and pull it backwards. The little slot the rod
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  Speaker 1: was placed in on the side of the boat reacts
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  Speaker 1: to your pulling and, well, kind of assists you by
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  Speaker 1: bending backward itself. Then you start to reel it in.
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  Speaker 1: Pull back, reel in. Pull back, reel in. The fish
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  Speaker 1: gradually begins to tire, but then... A loud announcement echoes
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  Speaker 1: from your dashboard. COMPETITORS! TEN MINUTES! REMAIN! Your eyes widen.
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  Speaker 1: Ten minutes? We have to return to the weigh-in station
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  Speaker 1: before the final buzzer. You look at the enormous fish.
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  Speaker 1: Come on, buddy. You're coming with us. You pull again.
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  Speaker 1: The purple bass finally rises toward the surface. Its gigantic
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  Speaker 1: head breaks through the water. Pass-through on, you yell, and
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  Speaker 1: your goggles turn transparent. Spaceship, get the net. Deploying. heavy
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  Speaker 1: lift recovery system. Two enormous robotic arms extend from the
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  Speaker 1: sides of your boat. A gigantic reinforced net unfolds between them,
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  Speaker 1: and you guide the fish closer. Almost, almost... The fish thrashes.
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  Speaker 1: Water sprays everywhere. Now, the robotic arm scoops beneath the
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  Speaker 1: enormous bass. Hydraulic motors roar, and the fish rises out
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  Speaker 1: of the water and is lowered into a gigantic living
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  Speaker 1: storage tank that Spaceship rapidly constructs across the rear of
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  Speaker 1: the deck. Obviously, the other one wasn't big enough. Fish secured,
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  Speaker 1: announces spaceship as the new tank continues to pump up
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  Speaker 1: with water. You collapse into your chair. We did it. Indeed. However,
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  Speaker 1: however what? Six minutes remain. You jump up and head
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  Speaker 1: over to the throttle. You immediately press forward on it
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  Speaker 1: and spaceship accelerates. The boat rockets across the ocean, weaving
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  Speaker 1: between islands and leaping over waves. The central harbor appears ahead.
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  Speaker 1: Three minutes remain, announces the loudspeaker. You race toward the dock.
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  Speaker 1: Other competitors are already lining up. Two minutes remain. Spaceship
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  Speaker 1: swings around a fishing boat and slides into the final
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  Speaker 1: available docking position. One minute remains. You jump out of
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  Speaker 1: the boat. We're here. The tournament buzzer sounds with a
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  Speaker 1: but you made it just in time. The registration officer
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  Speaker 1: hurries toward your boat. Well, how did you do? You
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  Speaker 1: point toward the enormous storage tank. I got something pretty big.
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  Speaker 1: He looks inside, and his mustache stands straight up. God gravy!
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  Speaker 1: Within minutes, a gigantic crane lifts your purple titan bass
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  Speaker 1: onto the tournament's enormous weighing platform, keeping it supported in
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  Speaker 1: a water-filled cradle, of course. The crowd gathers. The scale flashes.
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  Speaker 1: subtracts the weight of the water, and the crowd erupts
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  Speaker 1: as it announces 1,042.8 kilograms. We have a winner! Confetti
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  Speaker 1: explodes across the harbor, and suddenly a golden hovercraft approaches
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  Speaker 1: the dock. Standing on its deck is a strange, orange-skinned
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  Speaker 1: alien with an enormous golden hairstyle, a red tie, and
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  Speaker 1: a fishing hat. Introducing the president of the fishing planet,
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  Speaker 1: President Trout. President Trout steps onto the dock, but, well,
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  Speaker 1: not everyone looks entirely enthused. Wow. Wow. What a fish.
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  Speaker 1: That's a tremendous fish. Everybody's talking about this fish. He
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  Speaker 1: gestures toward the enormous purple bass. I've got bigger, of course.
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  Speaker 1: Much bigger. Some people say the biggest fish ever caught
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  Speaker 1: were caught by me, but this is a very, very
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  Speaker 1: respectable fish. He shakes your hand vigorously. You're a tremendous fisherman.
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  Speaker 1: Really tremendous. Almost as good as me. You try not
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  Speaker 1: to laugh. President Trout holds up the legendary golden fishing rod.
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  Speaker 1: This rod is beautiful. Solid gold. Well, mostly gold. The
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  Speaker 1: best gold. Nobody makes fishing rods like we do. He
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  Speaker 1: presents it to you. Congratulations, kid. You caught a really
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  Speaker 1: big fish. You lift the golden fishing rod above your head,
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  Speaker 1: and the crowd cheers. Changer barks. Spaceship honks his horn.
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  Speaker 1: You didn't even know he had a horn. You did it.
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  Speaker 1: After the ceremony, Spaceship carefully releases all of your fish
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  Speaker 1: back into the ocean, including the enormous purple titan bass.
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  Speaker 1: It gives one final splash before disappearing into the depths. Then,
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  Speaker 1: spaceship begins to glow. Its panels break apart, float through
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  Speaker 1: the air, reform themselves, and do a spaceship. The back
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  Speaker 1: hatch opens up, and you climb aboard. You wave goodbye
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  Speaker 1: as the ship floats up into the air. You place
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  Speaker 1: the golden fishing rod beside the, well, strange trident you
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  Speaker 1: got on the underwater planet on the trophy wall. Then
• 35:27
  Speaker 1: you lay down on the couch. The lights dim. You
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  Speaker 1: close your eyes, place your head on the pillow, and
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  Speaker 1: begin to just focus on your breath. With each breath,
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  Speaker 1: Your muscles start to relax and your body sinks down
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  Speaker 1: a little deeper into the couch. And soon, your mind
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  Speaker 1: begins to wander off to thoughts of new dreams and
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  Speaker 1: new adventures to come. Good night, everyone.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you.
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