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The home. Well, it was supposed to do everything, the agent told us. And it did, I guess. It clothed us, fed us, and rocked us to sleep, played and sang and... It was good to us. Very good, sure.

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

You can hear this line at 00:02:21 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Subject George relates onset of symptoms to the purchase of a sixty thousand dollar soundproofed HappyLife Home.

- Under narco-synthesis during initial interviews, subject described the experience in the following manner.

- Would you play back the sonic record of the initial interview?

- We'd always wanted one and - then we could afford it so...

- Go on, Mr. Abbott. Tell me about the home.

- The home. Well, it was supposed to do everything, the agent told us. And it did, I guess. It clothed us, fed us, and rocked us to sleep, played and sang and... It was good to us. Very good, sure.

- Tell me about the nursery.

- The nursery.

- It was completely automatic?

- Completely automatic.

- There were crystalline walls that wavered from two to three dimensions.

- There were pseudo-textured floors that shifted from brick to dirt to waving grass.

- The nursery was the best, but... then, we wanted the best... for the children. Doctor? I must be crazy. We have no children.

[...]

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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