well.  thank you, dr. floyd. we try to make the environment as earthlike as possible.
ladies and gentlemen, i should like to introduce dr. heywood floyd, a distinguished member of the national council of astronautics. he has just completed a special flight here from earth to be with us, and before the briefing he would like to say a few words. dr. floyd.
we will, of course, cooperate in any way possible, dr. floyd.
well, there it is.
certainly.
the only thing about it that we are sure of is that it is the first direct evidence of intelligent life beyond the earth.
four million years ago, something, presumably from the stars, must have swept through the solar system and left this behind.
i suppose we'll never know.