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Food Supply Running Low on the Island
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Their available food on ze island is nearing depletion!
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Debate on Overpopulation and Survival
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
In 24 hours there will be one shrew left on the island, and he will be dead of starvation. An excellent example of overpopulation.
Thorne Sherman
You know something doctor?
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
What's that?
Thorne Sherman
I'm not going to worry about overpopulation just yet.
[kisses Ann]
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Choosing a Dull Life Over Danger
Ann Craigis
But this ends it. If we ever get off this island, I'll never have anything to do with it again.
Thorne Sherman
What will you do?
Ann Craigis
Live normally, like normal women do. It may seem a little dull after the life I've been living. But rather dull and alive than excited and...
Thorne Sherman
I'll take a dull, alive woman every time.
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Unusual Experiments Yield Unpredictable Outcomes
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Any unusual experiment produces unusual results.
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Curiosity and Unusual Surroundings Explored
Ann Craigis
You're a strange man, Thorne. I never met anyone like you. You seem so disinterested in everything. Aren't you the least bit curious? Don't you wonder about the unusual things around here? The guns. The fence. The shattered windows. My accent. Anything?
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The Seriousness of Engagement
Jerry Farrell
In my book engagement isn't a casual thing.
Ann Craigis
In my book it isn't either. But what happened last night ended ours.
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Isolation on a Lonely Island
Thorne Sherman
If you have to be isolated for your work you sure picked a lonely little island.
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Searching for the Generator
Thorne Sherman
Where's the generator?
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Outside
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Comparison of Size to a Wolf
Thorne Sherman
Why, that's as big as a full-grown wolf!
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Trouser Mishap in Conversation
Dr. Radford Baines
Just ripped my trousers, that's all.
[after being attacked by a poisonous shrew]
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Are you sure?
Dr. Radford Baines
Yes, I know.
[goes to typewriter, writes report, collapses dead]
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Aftermath of the Killer Shrews
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All that was left after...THE KILLER SHREWS!
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The Nature of Killer Shrews
Narrator
Those who hunt by night will tell you that the wildest and most vicious of all animals is the tiny shrew. The shrew feeds only by the dark of the moon. He must eat his own body weight every few hours - or starve. And the shrew devours everything: bones, flesh, marrow... everything. In March, first in Alaska, and then invading steadily southward, there were reports of a new species: the giant, killer shrew.
Rook Griswold
Automatic pilot can't play Dixieland jazz on them banjos like I can!
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Avoid Flipping Over Dangerous Creatures
Thorne Sherman
Don't let their head get under! They'll flip us over!
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The Intriguing Nature of Poisonous Adaptation
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Mario was killed by poison.
Dr. Radford Baines
Doctor, I wonder if you've thought... the system of the Sorex enabled them to assimilate that poison. It remained in the salivary glands of their jaws. Isn't that wonderful? bOh, I am sorry. Of course, I always speak from the clinical point of view.
[with enthusiasm; pauses, then remorsefully]
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Fear Invoked by Proximity of Danger
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Your skin will crawl with fear at their nearness
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Exploring Lifespan and Resource Management
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Well, I'm attempting to-to decrease the size by maintaining a low metabolism and result in a longer life-span.
Thorne Sherman
What reason?
Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Over-population. Not a problem now, but it will be in time. If we were half as big as we are now, we could live twice as long on our natural resources.
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Survival Demands Excessive Consumption for Shrews
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They had to eat 3 times their body weight each day... OR STARVE!
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Consequences of Carelessness and Blame
Ann Craigis
I know, but I'm not saying you created them, Jerry. I am saying that because of your drunken stupidity in leaving the cage door open you created the horrible situation that now exists.
Jerry Farrell
Look, Ann, this is a mistake any one of us might've made. And I'm getting a little sick of being called an irresponsible drunk, now believe me I am.
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Description of Unpleasant Creatures
Jerry Farrell
Looks like a rat, smells like a skunk - some call them bone-eaters.
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