August 4, 2024 • 15 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
And now x minus one and the night story sucked truth.
In all his seven major campaigns, Commander Zerem Lesson had
never faced anything like this. First there was the heat,
agonizing insufferable heats. Then there were the jokes, the convulsions.
(00:27):
But most unbearable of all was the cross puss, the interminable,
monotonous trump trump of the cross posts. End oh Bert
w is about him this he's veringly mad. Where am
I think we ought to abandon this project? Abandoned the
(00:50):
chief psycho technician. I recommend it ordio basis. This macro
organism is unlike anything we've ever tried to colonize before.
It's much too complicated. Complicated Perak. I've colonized life forms
on seven other worlds, and each time I've been advised
to turned out. I know your record therein, but this
creature is different, Sow. But for one thing, it has
(01:10):
a highly organized psychoelectric system. The shockwaves are fantastic. I've
already lost three techniques. Eries are shock troops. They know
there is And for another shot, you're a fine scientists,
which are no leader of troops. This creature we've invaded
will be subdued and brought under positive permanent control. We
will achieve thermobiological conditioning to reduce the heat. We will
(01:31):
achieve damping to muffle the crossbeat. And we will establish
your a muscular controls. And we will do all these
things because I say we will come along. We'll inspect
the funnels. Ready, Yes, I opened the bulk heads. Hell
(01:53):
see what heat? Hew? The thermo crews are doing everything
they can to put oxygen from the separators. Cellular work
pastor what's the status of the control I see, Amanda, author,
what's the status of the control map?
Speaker 2 (02:07):
We've happened A motor fibers one through forty six PET
will be ready for the central selector hook up very soon.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
A what about optical auditory and is debt?
Speaker 2 (02:13):
We're still trying to tapping on the subject's visual system, Commander,
the screens are set up that we haven't been able
to run a line from the main circuits. Why not
charge of the main trunks of too poposer Our instruments
won't take the surges and.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Currents and install transformers or resistances.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I'll get it down, but certach two crews working.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
In this heat that have no hig I don't care
about the heat of the noise. It is absolutely essential
that we hook up visual intercepts. I want Judith CONDULSI
fits dissension here it's passed. I've never seen them quite
(02:50):
this bad. How do you suppose causes? I don't know.
I suspect their reflex actions, sir, What do you suppose
this creature knows where inside us? Teaselessly, the shot hoops
worked inside the host creature, furrowing cruel capillaries, tapping into nerves,
(03:11):
trying desperately to intercept the intelligence and sensations so they
might bring it under control. Oxygen was pulled from the
separators to cool the tunnels where Commander liscense troops work.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
As here we phase the imperative feedback. We're ready to
try for an image the visual screen.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
As to them, what about vocal auditories lately phased? We
haven't broken the speech code yet that all sounds are
clearly audible less that crossbeat. Have the crew through something
to muffle as we're trying, We don't dare go into
the main arteries. Not The editlees have their celcivise. They're
trying very We've got calcification crews working like demons. Trying
to harden the central blood vessels. Very well, Lieutenant, is
(03:49):
the screen ready, yes, sirs?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Is the commander wish to monitor himself as is their
standard controls there.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Too, Yes, sir, focuses this sen arm right, This control
is at the right. Very good. I'll switch on and
we'll see if we can see what this creature sees
at more focus. Something's coming through just the parent of image.
Bring out the contrast there? Well, it is that our
(04:17):
host is in an enclosed space of some start and
the orderly flow of articles across the screen. I would
say it was moving paimlessly as an item for resting
on it. The peers in the background a blurred pattern
of light and dark stripes. I'll let's hear the auditoriy reception.
May has rubbed up the decoding section working on it.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
I'll switch it.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Answer the creature doesn't.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Seem to be vocalizing, now, what's the naris believe that's
a respiratory s answer made by the creature's oxygen plant.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I will try to eliminate it, cover it out.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yes, sir, God I pull you on.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
It's a sad pilot.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
The truths.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Try to break down with patron I want to know
what the creature is communicated. Yes, sir, hell carrot do
still as we should turn back? We've tapped into the
creature's communication systems. Eran, I think controlling it is going
to be another matter. How back to X minus one
(05:35):
man suck true Inside the subject to work continued hour
after hour, day after day. Inside the control room, Commander
Lesson was haggard and weary. Outside the cruise labored in
the tunnels, calcifying blood vessels, tapping into sensory nerves, trying
(05:58):
circuits across sympathetic nerve fibers, and still no.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Positive control.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
There. I am, Oh, what's happening now? We're making slow
progress there in between the heat and the cross posts.
The men are beginning to crack up. They need arrest.
Anyone caught loafing on the job will be fed into
the disposal units. Those are my orders. Isn't that a
bit hard? Are you questioning my authority? Yes? I think
you've been working too hard. I'll have you listen. What
(06:28):
the silence they've done it? Modification session is buffled.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
To cross me.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
You're right, what a relief? Come on, let's try the
audio visual again. Maybe we'll be able to hear something.
Now there's a picture coming in the same picture, blurry
barred pattern objects for sitting and reclining. Switch on the auditorium. Right,
(06:55):
it's vocalighting. Listen, yes, offer a quick if only the
coding would crack the speech patterns that we knew what
(07:15):
it was saying. There seems to be another macro organism
in the room with it dressed in white. It seems
as I see, oh, I want the speech pattern give
a number one priority, no time, that's condition right, Commander
fous tunnel see is a look as I break through
(07:36):
at the guns, I want to coadjutant Crow in there
once there are hundreds of the monster's commanders. So we
see off the tunnel and lose weeks of calcifying. Come on,
we'll try to coagulate the commander John. The rush of
(07:58):
frenzied emergency troupe rushing into the corridor ahead. Crews were
lugging hands, sterilizers and broad spectrum coagulators. Inside the tunnel,
the scene was deadly. There was a break in the wall,
hemorrhaging profusely. Crewman waded knee deep in the nausious sea
of thrombon red corpusles knocked them off balance. Every so often,
a sickening gray lecosite would rear up and embrace the
(08:18):
crewman in a grip of acid. Beth, you'll have to
retreat the trumbin raising. We'll tend if you order to
cormt and steal out the tunnel skir a back freel at.
(08:44):
The struggle continued. New tunnels were formed, more nerves tied
into central controls, veins and arteries calcified, the heat reduced
to a livable temperature. Slowly, the morale of the shot
coups inched higher, and Commandolacan relaxed and grew more Amias, Hell, Eric,
ready for the big event. Yes, my crew is standing
(09:06):
by God. We'll try an auditory visual in the step first,
and then we'll attempt to control a few responses. We've
tapped into the creature's hearing second now, so that we
can hear what it hears as well as what it's saying. Excellent,
switch on the screen. How well the creature is still
(09:29):
in the same room alone, evidently, and it seems to
be writing a message of some sort. So wait, talking, well,
let's try a motor response. The demander, Sir which such
chip controls the organism's right expendities this one, sir. Are
(09:52):
all SCHIPs properly insulated against electrical surge up to one
million dine archs, Commander, and we've never encountered anything higher.
That should be safe enough. And there goes. I will
try a simple contraction. It worked, the right limb contracted perc.
It worked with established control. Everything congratulated, command, Thank you.
(10:13):
Let's switch on about to str visual again. Mm hm
the creature is still writing.
Speaker 3 (10:19):
At I don't mind much, and I'll have the same
transition cons and call it. H oh.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
H h I happen nothing, Ah, the message is concluded.
Let's try another motor response. I'm going to manipulate the
(11:07):
creature's legs now to make it locomoti toward the barred pattern. Ready, ready, sir,
it's moving. Excellent, excellent, Eric. Have the cruise clean up
the remaining surgeons. Make absolutely certain that the electrical hazard
is reduced to a minimum. I can't afford to lose
any more troops. Now, what about the speech code decoding
(11:30):
thinks they may break at any moment. Now keep them working.
Give the troops extra rations and pay and commend them
for a good job. If all goes well, we'll send
for colonists within a week. Exactly one week later, Commander
(11:53):
Latin seated in a compartment that was now fully air conditioned,
silent and filled with soft Balvarygian music radio to the
Commissioner of Colonization. So everything is ready, with the exception
of the speech code. We have complete timary control of
all curchites. We'll expect first ten thousand colonists as soon
(12:16):
as transport can be arranged. Lassos, I'll send that at once.
And what is it, Barrec, I don't know. There are
changes in the intercept screens. What kind of changes. Well,
for one thing, there's a temperature drop in the upper
quadrant of the creature. Then it seems to be changing
its surroundings. I'll come out and have a look. There.
(12:41):
You see there are other macro creatures in the room.
Now there, one of them has a black robe. Well,
what's so alarming? The speech pattern of a black robe
creature is unlike anything we've ever heard before. Turn out
auditory intercept.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
It is.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
To get below so they hope they've got them, Nagan
selling that's he's strange. If you look at the temperature
drop of their He tried touching the creature's cranial regions.
(13:20):
That explains the temperature drop. The massive thread like growth
has been entirely removed. Look, the black rogue one has
moved away. Now another creature approaches. Our host entity is
being seated. Now bands are being placed on its wrists
and legs.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
It's interesting.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
I don't like it. What are you worried about? I
don't know. It frightens me. Look now a dome like
object is being lowered over the creature's head. A great
cupula is cutting out the light. Turn off the auditory.
I know enough in the chair. I wish we knew
(14:04):
the speech code. Another few days and we'll have it broken.
Then total victory will be our total victory. What's happening
now is erving? I don't know. Everything is quiet. The
creature is waiting in the dark for something to happen. Apparently.
(14:26):
I wonder what bread collums again. I'll have a word
(14:53):
about our cast on X minus one. In a moment
you have just heard X minus one presented by the
National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.
Written by Daniel Gallion and adapted for radio by George
Lefferts featured in our cast for Bernard Lenroe as Commander Larson,
(15:14):
Edwin Cooper as Perok, John Thomas as Mandor, Ralph Camargo
as sem and Roger the Covin was the narrator. This
is Bred Collins Speaking. X minus one was directed by
George botsox as an NBC Radio Network production
And now x minus one and the night story sucked truth.
In all his seven major campaigns, Commander Zerem Lesson had
never faced anything like this. First there was the heat,
agonizing insufferable heats. Then there were the jokes, the convulsions.
(00:27):
But most unbearable of all was the cross puss, the interminable,
monotonous trump trump of the cross posts. End oh Bert
w is about him this he's veringly mad. Where am
I think we ought to abandon this project? Abandoned the
(00:50):
chief psycho technician. I recommend it ordio basis. This macro
organism is unlike anything we've ever tried to colonize before.
It's much too complicated. Complicated Perak. I've colonized life forms
on seven other worlds, and each time I've been advised
to turned out. I know your record therein, but this
creature is different, Sow. But for one thing, it has
(01:10):
a highly organized psychoelectric system. The shockwaves are fantastic. I've
already lost three techniques. Eries are shock troops. They know
there is And for another shot, you're a fine scientists,
which are no leader of troops. This creature we've invaded
will be subdued and brought under positive permanent control. We
will achieve thermobiological conditioning to reduce the heat. We will
(01:31):
achieve damping to muffle the crossbeat. And we will establish
your a muscular controls. And we will do all these
things because I say we will come along. We'll inspect
the funnels. Ready, Yes, I opened the bulk heads. Hell
(01:53):
see what heat? Hew? The thermo crews are doing everything
they can to put oxygen from the separators. Cellular work
pastor what's the status of the control I see, Amanda, author,
what's the status of the control map?
Speaker 2 (02:07):
We've happened A motor fibers one through forty six PET
will be ready for the central selector hook up very soon.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
A what about optical auditory and is debt?
Speaker 2 (02:13):
We're still trying to tapping on the subject's visual system, Commander,
the screens are set up that we haven't been able
to run a line from the main circuits. Why not
charge of the main trunks of too poposer Our instruments
won't take the surges and.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Currents and install transformers or resistances.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I'll get it down, but certach two crews working.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
In this heat that have no hig I don't care
about the heat of the noise. It is absolutely essential
that we hook up visual intercepts. I want Judith CONDULSI
fits dissension here it's passed. I've never seen them quite
(02:50):
this bad. How do you suppose causes? I don't know.
I suspect their reflex actions, sir, What do you suppose
this creature knows where inside us? Teaselessly, the shot hoops
worked inside the host creature, furrowing cruel capillaries, tapping into nerves,
(03:11):
trying desperately to intercept the intelligence and sensations so they
might bring it under control. Oxygen was pulled from the
separators to cool the tunnels where Commander liscense troops work.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
As here we phase the imperative feedback. We're ready to
try for an image the visual screen.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
As to them, what about vocal auditories lately phased? We
haven't broken the speech code yet that all sounds are
clearly audible less that crossbeat. Have the crew through something
to muffle as we're trying, We don't dare go into
the main arteries. Not The editlees have their celcivise. They're
trying very We've got calcification crews working like demons. Trying
to harden the central blood vessels. Very well, Lieutenant, is
(03:49):
the screen ready, yes, sirs?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Is the commander wish to monitor himself as is their
standard controls there.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Too, Yes, sir, focuses this sen arm right, This control
is at the right. Very good. I'll switch on and
we'll see if we can see what this creature sees
at more focus. Something's coming through just the parent of image.
Bring out the contrast there? Well, it is that our
(04:17):
host is in an enclosed space of some start and
the orderly flow of articles across the screen. I would
say it was moving paimlessly as an item for resting
on it. The peers in the background a blurred pattern
of light and dark stripes. I'll let's hear the auditoriy reception.
May has rubbed up the decoding section working on it.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
I'll switch it.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Answer the creature doesn't.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Seem to be vocalizing, now, what's the naris believe that's
a respiratory s answer made by the creature's oxygen plant.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I will try to eliminate it, cover it out.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yes, sir, God I pull you on.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
It's a sad pilot.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
The truths.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Try to break down with patron I want to know
what the creature is communicated. Yes, sir, hell carrot do
still as we should turn back? We've tapped into the
creature's communication systems. Eran, I think controlling it is going
to be another matter. How back to X minus one
(05:35):
man suck true Inside the subject to work continued hour
after hour, day after day. Inside the control room, Commander
Lesson was haggard and weary. Outside the cruise labored in
the tunnels, calcifying blood vessels, tapping into sensory nerves, trying
(05:58):
circuits across sympathetic nerve fibers, and still no.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Positive control.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
There. I am, Oh, what's happening now? We're making slow
progress there in between the heat and the cross posts.
The men are beginning to crack up. They need arrest.
Anyone caught loafing on the job will be fed into
the disposal units. Those are my orders. Isn't that a
bit hard? Are you questioning my authority? Yes? I think
you've been working too hard. I'll have you listen. What
(06:28):
the silence they've done it? Modification session is buffled.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
To cross me.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
You're right, what a relief? Come on, let's try the
audio visual again. Maybe we'll be able to hear something.
Now there's a picture coming in the same picture, blurry
barred pattern objects for sitting and reclining. Switch on the auditorium. Right,
(06:55):
it's vocalighting. Listen, yes, offer a quick if only the
coding would crack the speech patterns that we knew what
(07:15):
it was saying. There seems to be another macro organism
in the room with it dressed in white. It seems
as I see, oh, I want the speech pattern give
a number one priority, no time, that's condition right, Commander
fous tunnel see is a look as I break through
(07:36):
at the guns, I want to coadjutant Crow in there
once there are hundreds of the monster's commanders. So we
see off the tunnel and lose weeks of calcifying. Come on,
we'll try to coagulate the commander John. The rush of
(07:58):
frenzied emergency troupe rushing into the corridor ahead. Crews were
lugging hands, sterilizers and broad spectrum coagulators. Inside the tunnel,
the scene was deadly. There was a break in the wall,
hemorrhaging profusely. Crewman waded knee deep in the nausious sea
of thrombon red corpusles knocked them off balance. Every so often,
a sickening gray lecosite would rear up and embrace the
(08:18):
crewman in a grip of acid. Beth, you'll have to
retreat the trumbin raising. We'll tend if you order to
cormt and steal out the tunnel skir a back freel at.
(08:44):
The struggle continued. New tunnels were formed, more nerves tied
into central controls, veins and arteries calcified, the heat reduced
to a livable temperature. Slowly, the morale of the shot
coups inched higher, and Commandolacan relaxed and grew more Amias, Hell, Eric,
ready for the big event. Yes, my crew is standing
(09:06):
by God. We'll try an auditory visual in the step first,
and then we'll attempt to control a few responses. We've
tapped into the creature's hearing second now, so that we
can hear what it hears as well as what it's saying. Excellent,
switch on the screen. How well the creature is still
(09:29):
in the same room alone, evidently, and it seems to
be writing a message of some sort. So wait, talking, well,
let's try a motor response. The demander, Sir which such
chip controls the organism's right expendities this one, sir. Are
(09:52):
all SCHIPs properly insulated against electrical surge up to one
million dine archs, Commander, and we've never encountered anything higher.
That should be safe enough. And there goes. I will
try a simple contraction. It worked, the right limb contracted perc.
It worked with established control. Everything congratulated, command, Thank you.
(10:13):
Let's switch on about to str visual again. Mm hm
the creature is still writing.
Speaker 3 (10:19):
At I don't mind much, and I'll have the same
transition cons and call it. H oh.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
H h I happen nothing, Ah, the message is concluded.
Let's try another motor response. I'm going to manipulate the
(11:07):
creature's legs now to make it locomoti toward the barred pattern. Ready, ready, sir,
it's moving. Excellent, excellent, Eric. Have the cruise clean up
the remaining surgeons. Make absolutely certain that the electrical hazard
is reduced to a minimum. I can't afford to lose
any more troops. Now, what about the speech code decoding
(11:30):
thinks they may break at any moment. Now keep them working.
Give the troops extra rations and pay and commend them
for a good job. If all goes well, we'll send
for colonists within a week. Exactly one week later, Commander
(11:53):
Latin seated in a compartment that was now fully air conditioned,
silent and filled with soft Balvarygian music radio to the
Commissioner of Colonization. So everything is ready, with the exception
of the speech code. We have complete timary control of
all curchites. We'll expect first ten thousand colonists as soon
(12:16):
as transport can be arranged. Lassos, I'll send that at once.
And what is it, Barrec, I don't know. There are
changes in the intercept screens. What kind of changes. Well,
for one thing, there's a temperature drop in the upper
quadrant of the creature. Then it seems to be changing
its surroundings. I'll come out and have a look. There.
(12:41):
You see there are other macro creatures in the room.
Now there, one of them has a black robe. Well,
what's so alarming? The speech pattern of a black robe
creature is unlike anything we've ever heard before. Turn out
auditory intercept.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
It is.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
To get below so they hope they've got them, Nagan
selling that's he's strange. If you look at the temperature
drop of their He tried touching the creature's cranial regions.
(13:20):
That explains the temperature drop. The massive thread like growth
has been entirely removed. Look, the black rogue one has
moved away. Now another creature approaches. Our host entity is
being seated. Now bands are being placed on its wrists
and legs.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
It's interesting.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
I don't like it. What are you worried about? I
don't know. It frightens me. Look now a dome like
object is being lowered over the creature's head. A great
cupula is cutting out the light. Turn off the auditory.
I know enough in the chair. I wish we knew
(14:04):
the speech code. Another few days and we'll have it broken.
Then total victory will be our total victory. What's happening
now is erving? I don't know. Everything is quiet. The
creature is waiting in the dark for something to happen. Apparently.
(14:26):
I wonder what bread collums again. I'll have a word
(14:53):
about our cast on X minus one. In a moment
you have just heard X minus one presented by the
National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.
Written by Daniel Gallion and adapted for radio by George
Lefferts featured in our cast for Bernard Lenroe as Commander Larson,
(15:14):
Edwin Cooper as Perok, John Thomas as Mandor, Ralph Camargo
as sem and Roger the Covin was the narrator. This
is Bred Collins Speaking. X minus one was directed by
George botsox as an NBC Radio Network production
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