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And as they returned to the assault, time after time, a slow, sickening horror crept into my mind.

7 seconds sound clip from the Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:21:19 in the radio play.

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[...]

- Hand me the torch. Now we'll see how our friends like a little heat!

- The flames from the ditch shot into the air, devouring ants by the millions.

- It was some time before the petrol burned down to the bed of the ditch, but when it did, the devils came back for more.

- Again, Leiningen fired the ditch to destroy them. And still again they came on.

- But, at each successive firing, the path of the ants grew easier because of the film of ash which now covered the petrol.

- And as they returned to the assault, time after time, a slow, sickening horror crept into my mind.

- I looked quickly at Leiningen, then at the petrol tanks. He read my gaze and nodded slowly.

- That's right, we could hold them off forever if our supply of petrol was unlimited. But it isn't.

- We've got enough to fill the ditch once more.

- But isn't there any way? Any way at all? We've got to do something!

- Yes, I know, I know. There must be a way. There must be...

[...]

Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) Sound Clip

Leiningen Versus the Ants (Escape)Quotes with voice clips from Leiningen Versus the Ants - Escape Radio Show episode aired on January 14th, 1948, based on a story by Carl Stephenson.

Actors: William Conrad (Leiningen), Lou Merrill (The Commissioner)

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