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And behind the crystalline quartz walls, the vacuum tubes and grids and banks of mental image tape spun quietly and efficiency, erasing the line between illusion and reality.

14 seconds sound clip from the X Minus 1 - The Veldt by Ray Bradbury classic radio drama series.

You can hear this line at 00:05:34 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, the Petersons asked us over for bridge but if you...

- Well, we don't have to worry about the kids. They'll be all right in the nursery.

- Come on, Lydia. We deserve a night out.

- And in the nursery, the walls were a kaleidoscope of time and space and imagination.

- The green forest of Sherwood and the quiet forms of Robin and his merry men gave way to the roll of the high seas and the smell of salt in the air as Sir Henry Morgan sailed into the harbor at Jamaica.

- And behind the crystalline quartz walls, the vacuum tubes and grids and banks of mental image tape spun quietly and efficiency, erasing the line between illusion and reality.

- Of course the electric bill from Consolidated Utilities was tremendous. But it was worth it.

- The HappyLife Home breathed contentedly as life proceeded with soft automaticity as guaranteed in the brochure and bill of sale.

- I wish you'd look at the nursery.

- What's wrong with it?

- I don't know.

- I was in the nursery last week. It's perfectly all right.

- It's different now.

- What do you mean, different?

- I want you to come and see.

[...]

X Minus One Sound Clip

X Minus OneQuotes with audio samples from the old-time science fiction radio drama series "X Minus One" that was broadcast from 1955 to 1958 on NBC.

Actors: Fred Collins (Announcer), Wendell Holmes, Bill Zuckert, Peter Capell

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