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Yes, we were safe for that night. But the next morning, the black swarm was solid around us and their shock troops were hard at work.

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

You can hear this line at 00:19:55 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- I can't persuade you to give up the fight?

- You cannot.

- Then I stay, too.

- Yeah. I knew you would.

- Senor! Senor! A few of the ants have reached the ditch!

- They're trying to get across?

- No, Senor.

- I didn't think they would.

- There's plenty of food out there for them. My fields and orchards, the work of three years. Ought to last them until morning anyway.

- Yes, we were safe for that night. But the next morning, the black swarm was solid around us and their shock troops were hard at work.

- They were dropping shreds of bark and twigs and leaves into the petrol-filled ditches forming a floating bridge across the surface of the liquid.

- Leiningen stood silently watching this operation and I could see a grudging admiration in his face.

- Then, after several hours, the attack came.

- Down the ditch they poured... millions of them! and, across the bridge of twigs, rapidly approaching the inner side.

- Leiningen sat motionless, watching them - watching them...

[...]

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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