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George Taylor: And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic, in the hands of the computers. I have tucked my crew in for the long sleep and I'll be joining them soon. In less than an hour, we'll finish our sixth month out of Cape Kennedy. Six months in deep space - by our time, that is. According to Dr. Haslein's theory of time, in a vehicle travelling nearly the speed of light, the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it, while we've aged hardly at all. Maybe so. This much is probably true - the men who sent us on this journey are long since dead and gone. You who are reading me now are a different breed - I hope a better one. I leave the 20th century with no regrets. But one more thing - if anybody's listening, that is. Nothing scientific. It's purely personal. But seen from out here everything seems different. Time bends. Space is boundless. It squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely. That's about it. Tell me, though. Does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother? Keep his neighbor's children starving?
George Taylor: And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic, in the hands of the computers. I have tucked my crew in for the long sleep and I'll be joining them soon. In less than an hour, we'll finish our sixth month out of Cape Kennedy. Six months in deep space - by our time, that is. According to Dr. Haslein's theory of time, in a vehicle travelling nearly the speed of light, the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it, while we've aged hardly at all. Maybe so. This much is probably true - the men who sent us on this journey are long since dead and gone. You who are reading me now are a different breed - I hope a better one. I leave the 20th century with no regrets. But one more thing - if anybody's listening, that is. Nothing scientific. It's purely personal. But seen from out here everything seems different. Time bends. Space is boundless. It squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely. That's about it. Tell me, though. Does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother? Keep his neighbor's children starving?
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That completes my final report until we touch down
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We're on full automatic in the hands of the computers
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l've tucked my crew in for the long sleep and l'll be joining them soon
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ln less than an hour we'll finish our sixth month out of Cape Kennedy
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Six months in deep space By our time that is
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According to Dr Hasslein's theory of time in a vehicle traveling nearly the speed of light
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the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it
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while we've aged hardly at all
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lt may be so This much is probably true
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The men who sent us on this journey are long since dead and gone
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You who are reading me now are a different breed
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l hope a better one
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l leave the 20th century with no regrets But one more thing
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lf anybody's listening that is
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Nothing scientific lt's purely personal
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Seen from out here everything seems different
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Time bends Space is boundless
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lt squashes a man's ego
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l feel lonely
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That's about it
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Tell me though
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Does man that marvel of the universe
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that glorious paradox who has sent me to the stars
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still make war against his brother keep his neighbor's children starving
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Movie Summary
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.