I prayed wondering how many centuries, how many eons must pass before the wind and rain could wear away the mountain that enclosed me.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Time Machine (1960) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:44:12 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Then mother earth, aroused by man's violence, responded with volcanic violence of her own.
- Only my speed through time saved me from being roasted alive and encased in stone forever.
- Darkness. Darkness for centuries.
- I put my trust in time and waited for the rock to wear down around me.
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