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- Commercial Voiceover: Imagine a miracle of space and time. Imagine yourself transported from Earth to Jupiter, four hundred million miles, in just sixty exciting days. Impossible? Not if you're on the new queen of the White Star Lines, the incredible Arcturus. And right now three thousand lucky passengers are on board the maiden voyage to the Jupiter States, but a few openings still remain for the second extraordinary cruise. Won't you join us? Just contact your travel agent or nearest White Star office for reservations. Arcturus!
- Capt. Montaine: [about Main Cerebral] That thing may be a bloody technological marvel, but I'll be damned to hell in my socks if it didn't fabricate the entire charade.
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- Main Cerebral: Aren't you going to watch?
- Capt. Montaine: No, they'll be all right.
- Main Cerebral: Do you want to go with them?
- Capt. Montaine: A part of me does, I suspect.
- Main Cerebral: Is part of you interested in visiting a certain binary star system? It's just eight point five lightyears away.
- Capt. Montaine: What? Dog Star? Sirius? No.
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- Capt. Montaine: You're damn right I'm interested.
- Main Cerebral: Then, Captain Montaine, shall we go?
- Capt. Montaine: Why not? I believe it's the first star to the left.