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The A few seconds later

PLACE : Mars Spice Control and the Centerville Public Library

AT RisE: Captain Omega stands at centre. opening and closing card catalogue draINS in a confised fashion. Lieutenant jota is up left, counting books in a booketse. Sergeant Oop is at right, opening and closing a book, turning it upside dolor shaktrag and then rifling the pages and shaking his head.

NOODLE:(adjusting kriobs) I have a close sighting of the space crew, sir.

(Think-Tank puts on a pair of enormous goggles and turns towards the stage to watch) They seem to have entered some sort of Earth structure.

THINK-TANK : Excellent. Make voice contact.

NOODLE :(speaking into a microphone) Mars Space Control calling the crew of Probe One. Mars Space Control calling the crew of Probe One. Come in. Captain Omega, and give us your location.

OMEGA : (speaking into a disk which is on a chain around her neck) Captain Omega to Mars Space Control Lieutenant lota. Sergeant Oop, and I have arrived on Earth without incident. We have taken shelter in this indicates room) - this square place. Have you any idea where we are, Lieutenant lota?

IOTA : I can't figure it out. Captain. (holding up a book) I've counted two thousand of these peculiar items. This place must be some sort of storage barn. What do you think, Sergeant Oop?

OOP:I haven't a clue. I've been to seven galaxies, but I've never seen anything like this. Maybe they're hats.

(He opens a book and puts it on his head.) Say, maybe

this is a haberdashery!

OMEGA : (bowing low) Perhaps the Great and Mighty Think Tank will give us the benefit of his thought on the matter.

THINK-TANK:Elementary, my dear Omega. Hold one of the items up so that 1 may view it closely. (Omega holds a book on the palm of her hand) Yes, yes. I understand now Since Earth creatures are always eating, the place In which you find yourselves is undoubtedly a crude refreshment stand.

OMEGA:(to lota and Oop) He says we're in a refreshment stand.

OOP :Well. the Earthlings certainly have a strange diet.

THINK-TANK :That item in your hand is called a sandwich.

OMEGA : nodding A sandwich.

IOTA : (nodding) A sandwich.

OOP: (taking book from his head) A sandwich?

THINK-TANK: Sandwiches are the main staple of Earth diet. Look at it closely.(Omega squints at book.) There are two slices of what is called bread, and between them is some sort of filling.

OMEGA : That is correct, sir.

THINK-TANK : To confirm my opinion, I order you to eat it.

OMEGA : (gulping) Eat it?

THINK-TANK: Do you doubt the Mighty Think Tank?

OMEGA:Oh, no no, But poor Lieutenant luta han not had her breakfast. Lieutenant iota. I order you that this this sandwich.

IOTA:(dubiously) Eat it? Oh. Captaln! It's a very great honour to be the first Martian to cat a saridwie. I'm sure but but how can I be so Polite and to eat before my Sergeant? handing Clop the book and saying brightly Sergeant Oop. I order you to eat the sandwich Immediately.

OOP:(making a face) Who. Lieutenant? Mein. Lieutenant?

IOTA and OMEGA: (saluting) For the glory of Mars, Oops!

OOP: Yes, of coursel (unhappily) Immediately (He opens his mouth wide. Omega and lota watch fum breathless He bites down on a corner of the look. and pantomimes chewing and suallouring, while making terrible face.)

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