Senator Phillips of Vermont picks up a letter, and looks at General Sparks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Now, let’s talk about this famous letter Dr. Stone sent to the president some two years ago,” says Senator Phillips. “From what you’re saying, it was just a shot in the dark?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Perhaps that’s a little unfair, Senator,” replies General Sparks. “Dr. Stone and I were consultants with NASA on the Lunar Receiving Lab. He wasn’t completely satisfied. He felt a more advanced lab was required.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You mean more expensive, don’t you?,” says Senator Phillips. “I call that Dr. Stone’s ninety million dollar mash note to Uncle Sam.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-FLASHBACK-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Stone reads from a draft letter, with the letterhead “LABORATORY of JEREMY STONE, Berkeley, California”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TITLE: “UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FACULTY CLUB\u2026 MARCH 20, 1969”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five men are seated around a table. Besides Stone, the only other familiar face in the group is Dr. Charles Dutton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In a true biological crisis which our exploration of space could bring about,” reads Stone, “the present Lunar Receiving Laboratory might prove inadequate. I therefore urge the establishment of a facility to deal specifically with an extraterrestrial form of life.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continues: “The purpose of this facility would be to limit the dissemination of such an unknown organism from outer space and to provide laboratories for its analysis. I recommend that this facility be located in an uninhabited region of the United States -“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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