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INT. CONCOURSE/AIRPORT - DAY
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THE DREAM AGAIN! But at an earlier moment. YOUNG COLE, flanked
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by his PARENTS, whose faces are out of view, is watching a PLANE
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land through one of the big glass windows that lines the concourse
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leading to the departure gates.
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P.A. SYSTEM (o.s.)
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Flight 784 now boarding at gate...
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Suddenly, a SHOUT, followed by raised VOICES, interrupts the
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monotonous airport routine. As YOUNG COLE and his PARENTS turn
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to see what's going on, a man we'll call MR. PONYTAIL, his face
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averted, hurries past them, bumping YOUNG COLE with a Chicago
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Hulls Sports Duffle Bag.
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MR. PONYTAIL
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WATCH IT!
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YOUNG COLE sees little more than the gaudy pants, the duffle, and
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the man's ponytail flopping as he rushes towards the gates.
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Just then, a WOMAN'S VOICE cries out, "NOOOOOOOOO!"
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YOUNG COLE turns back toward the Security Check Point just as
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TRAVELERS scatter madly, some diving to the floor, others
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running. A TERRIFIED TRAVELER, hitting the floor close by, looks
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up at YOUNG COLE with panicky eyes, and asks....
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TERRIFIED TRAVELER
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Just exactly why did you volunteer?
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INT. ENGINEERING OFFICE/FUTURE WORLD - (ETERNAL NIGHT)
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COLE comes abruptly awake. Seated now, he's facing the
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SCIENTISTS.
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ASTROPHYSICIST
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Wake up, Cole.
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COLE
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Uh, I didn't hear the...
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MICROBIOLOGIST
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(tapping a pencil on the table)
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I asked you, why did you volunteer?
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COLE
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Well, the guard woke me up. He told me
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I volunteered.
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The SCIENTISTS react, whispering urgently among themselves.
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COLE starts to nod off again, then comes awake with a start as
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the ENGINEER speaks to him.
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ENGINEER
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We appreciate you volunteering. You're
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a very good observer, Cole.
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COLE
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Uh, thank you.
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ENGINEER
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You'll get a reduction in sentence.
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COLE keeps his face impassive.
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ASTROPHYSICIST
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To be determined by the proper authorities.
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ENGINEER
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You don't want to jeopardize that reduction,
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do you, Cole? Have it taken away?
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COLE
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No, sir!
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ASTROPHYSICIST
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We have a very advanced program, something
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very different, requires very skilled people.
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MICROBIOLOGIST
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An opportunity to reduce your sentence
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considerably...
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ZOOLOGIST
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And possibly play an important role in
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returning the human race to the surface
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of the earth.
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ENGINEER
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We want tough minded people. Strong
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mentally. We've had some...misfortunes
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with "unstable" types.
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ASTROPHYSICIST
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For a man in your position...an opportunity.
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