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EXT - RIVER, WAY INTO GROVE - LATE SUNDOWN, MOON RISE
ELLE, MR. MICHAEL STROLL up from the waters' edge into riverside trees:
CROSS-VIEW: Elle side-front: Mike, arm around Elle's shoulders, left-hand
free gestures: Explains operation of the new shuttle:
MIKE
The shuttle control-surfaces,
(points toward-forward)
are much the same as we had before:
(observes ahead)
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ANGLE: Mike, Elle, PAUSE, PONDERING AHEAD: The SHUTTLE dome: [tall-as-a-man]
Then resume strolling toward:
MIKE
(resumes)
We rebuilt and reprogrammed their stabilization routines,
(palm flat down)
for improved compensation and freer handling: Less function: More flow:
(winds hand)
You'll have no trouble operating it: It can fly itself out of a tumble,
(wobbles hand)
if you let-go the finger-reins,
(wiggles fingers)
or palm-saddle.
(lifts heel, pauses)
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ANGLE: OFFICER-CREW bringing, loading equipments:
Mike, Elle stroll-on toward-forward:
MIKE
(resumes)
It'll cargo twice what we're loading:
(two fingers up)
Or fly in half an atmosphere:
(same two fingers down)
For ten thousand hours:
(open hand up)
Before the fission-fuel needs to be super-reprocessed:
(snap fingers)
And the mechanicals inspected and overhauled:
(thumb-finger'o's)
We've been flying this one:
(flat palm open down)
Here for the last three years:
(three fingers)
It's one of the newest of seven:
(thumb, two fingers)
The Venus-cloud-fleet:
(finger+fist to sky)
Harbors a dozen more: And has logged a million hours.
(hand sweeps circle, pauses)
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They proceed silently.
The INSPECTION-OFFICER with 'log-puter', and an extra package under-arm,
notices Mike+Elle: [Elle's inner-oxy-pressure-suit: wide-neck-torso cut]
Turns away from the shuttle, and approaches them:
All three meeting -- and stop:
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INSPECTOR
Sir.
(hands 'log-puter' to Mike)
MIKE
Thank you.
(reviews 'log-puter')
INSPECTOR
Lieutenant.
(offers package to Elle)
ELLE
Thank you.
(ponders-inspects under-suit)
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(01:07 twang off, strum-lull, lightens)
Mike returns 'log-puter':
Looks to Elle, as Inspector leaves.
And gestures for:
ANGLE SIDE: Elle quick-dons, slips-into her inner-oxy-pressure-suit, while
Mike fits-checks the arm and thigh collars: She stretches variously:
ANGLE: They look at each other:
And stroll-on forward toward the Shuttle:
(02:04 voice+doo, resume enhancement)
Entering a natural-clearing around the Shuttle:
Mike approaches the shuttle:
And helps load the last equipments.
Inspector speaks into his communicator.
Crew quickens: gathering, concluding loading.
And enters, files-into the shuttle.
Mike escorts Elle in, and enters.
Inspector enters last.
The shuttle-door closes.
(02:49 clang+fade, pause)
ANGLE: THE WHOLE SHUTTLE: A last Earthly moment to ponder, by late dimming evening.
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