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1 00:01:55,417 00:01:57,874 Listen patiently. Listen patiently.
2 00:02:04,458 00:02:09,907 We, who are the last men, earnestly desire to communicate with you. We, who are the last men, earnestly desire to communicate with you.
3 00:02:47,375 00:02:49,366 I am speaking to you now I am speaking to you now
4 00:02:49,542 00:02:54,912 from a period about two thousand million terrestrial years in your future. from a period about two thousand million terrestrial years in your future.
5 00:03:02,208 00:03:05,200 Astronomers have made a startling discovery, Astronomers have made a startling discovery,
6 00:03:05,375 00:03:08,663 which assigns a speedy end to humankind. which assigns a speedy end to humankind.
7 00:03:20,750 00:03:23,708 We can help you - We can help you -
8 00:03:23,875 00:03:26,036 and we need your help. and we need your help.
9 00:04:41,583 00:04:45,405 When your writers romance about the future, When your writers romance about the future,
10 00:04:45,583 00:04:49,872 they imagine a progress toward some kind of utopia they imagine a progress toward some kind of utopia
11 00:04:50,042 00:04:54,365 where beings like themselves live in unmitigated bliss. where beings like themselves live in unmitigated bliss.
12 00:04:59,750 00:05:02,287 No such paradise existed No such paradise existed
13 00:05:02,458 00:05:06,497 through the eons that lie between your age and mine. through the eons that lie between your age and mine.
14 00:05:13,875 00:05:19,700 Instead, we have watched huge fluctuations of joy and woe, Instead, we have watched huge fluctuations of joy and woe,
15 00:05:21,958 00:05:26,122 the results of changes not only in humanity's environment, the results of changes not only in humanity's environment,
16 00:05:28,875 00:05:31,867 but also in its fluid nature. but also in its fluid nature.
17 00:05:47,417 00:05:50,909 Human existence has been less like a mountain torrent Human existence has been less like a mountain torrent
18 00:05:53,250 00:05:57,368 than a great sluggish river, seldom broken by rapids. than a great sluggish river, seldom broken by rapids.
19 00:06:11,958 00:06:16,782 Ages of dormancy, often of stagnation, Ages of dormancy, often of stagnation,
20 00:06:17,792 00:06:23,367 filled with monotonous problems and toils of countless almost identical lives, filled with monotonous problems and toils of countless almost identical lives,
21 00:06:26,208 00:06:30,121 were punctuated by rare bursts. were punctuated by rare bursts.
22 00:06:55,375 00:06:58,287 Existence has always been precarious. Existence has always been precarious.
23 00:06:59,375 00:07:03,493 At any stage of its career, humanity might have been exterminated At any stage of its career, humanity might have been exterminated
24 00:07:03,667 00:07:07,330 by some slight alteration to its chemical environment, by some slight alteration to its chemical environment,
25 00:07:08,292 00:07:12,080 by a more than usually malignant microbe, by a more than usually malignant microbe,
26 00:07:12,250 00:07:15,367 by a radical change of climate, by a radical change of climate,
27 00:07:15,542 00:07:18,614 by the manifold effects of its own folly, by the manifold effects of its own folly,
28 00:07:26,833 00:07:29,415 Or by some celestial event. Or by some celestial event.
29 00:07:49,708 00:07:56,113 And so it was that humanity detected a volume of non-luminous gas. And so it was that humanity detected a volume of non-luminous gas.
30 00:08:10,417 00:08:14,490 Calculation showed that this object and the sun Calculation showed that this object and the sun
31 00:08:14,667 00:08:19,286 were approaching one another at a tangent and would collide. were approaching one another at a tangent and would collide.
32 00:08:28,625 00:08:34,996 As a result of this, the sun would flare up and expand prodigiously. As a result of this, the sun would flare up and expand prodigiously.
33 00:08:53,583 00:08:58,282 Life would be quite impossible on any of the planets Life would be quite impossible on any of the planets
34 00:08:58,458 00:09:02,155 save, perhaps, Neptune. save, perhaps, Neptune.
35 00:09:22,000 00:09:23,865 Some of our predecessors, Some of our predecessors,
36 00:09:24,042 00:09:28,866 realizing that they themselves could never live on the inhospitably remote planet, realizing that they themselves could never live on the inhospitably remote planet,
37 00:09:29,042 00:09:33,035 advocated an orgiastic celebration of pleasure until the end. advocated an orgiastic celebration of pleasure until the end.
38 00:10:13,292 00:10:17,661 But at length, our earlier species excelled itself But at length, our earlier species excelled itself
39 00:10:17,833 00:10:22,532 in an almost unanimous resolve to devote its remaining centuries in an almost unanimous resolve to devote its remaining centuries
40 00:10:22,708 00:10:27,748 to the production of a new human species into a new world. to the production of a new human species into a new world.
41 00:11:17,500 00:11:21,994 Ten more species succeeded one another on the plains of Neptune. Ten more species succeeded one another on the plains of Neptune.
42 00:11:32,167 00:11:36,160 We, the 18th, are the last men. We, the 18th, are the last men.
43 00:12:24,292 00:12:27,284 If you could enter this world of the last men, If you could enter this world of the last men,
44 00:12:27,458 00:12:29,790 you would find some things familiar you would find some things familiar
45 00:12:29,958 00:12:34,076 and much that would seem strangely distorted and perverse. and much that would seem strangely distorted and perverse.
46 00:12:36,792 00:12:41,411 You would encounter creatures recognizably human, You would encounter creatures recognizably human,
47 00:12:41,583 00:12:45,451 yet in your view grotesque. yet in your view grotesque.
48 00:12:49,708 00:12:55,533 Some of these fantastic beings you would find covered with fur or mole velvet, Some of these fantastic beings you would find covered with fur or mole velvet,
49 00:12:55,708 00:12:58,290 revealing the underlying muscles. revealing the underlying muscles.
50 00:13:02,750 00:13:06,948 Others display brown, yellow, or ruddy skin, Others display brown, yellow, or ruddy skin,
51 00:13:07,125 00:13:10,788 and yet others a translucent ash-green. and yet others a translucent ash-green.
52 00:13:26,292 00:13:31,662 You might call us faun-like, ape-like, You might call us faun-like, ape-like,
53 00:13:31,833 00:13:36,122 bear-like, or even elephantine. bear-like, or even elephantine.
54 00:15:21,708 00:15:25,405 Yet some characteristics are common to all of us. Yet some characteristics are common to all of us.
55 00:15:27,500 00:15:32,665 The upward-looking astronomical eye on the crown of the skull would shock you. The upward-looking astronomical eye on the crown of the skull would shock you.
56 00:15:50,833 00:15:57,409 This organ, when fully extended about a handbreadth from its bony case, This organ, when fully extended about a handbreadth from its bony case,
57 00:15:57,583 00:16:03,738 reveals the heavens in as much detail as your astronomical telescopes. reveals the heavens in as much detail as your astronomical telescopes.
58 00:17:21,750 00:17:26,323 Scattered about the green plains of our colonized planet, Scattered about the green plains of our colonized planet,
59 00:17:26,500 00:17:28,912 you would notice many buildings. you would notice many buildings.
60 00:17:38,667 00:17:43,866 These buildings would seem like geometrical mountains to you. These buildings would seem like geometrical mountains to you.
61 00:17:49,875 00:17:54,915 In many cases, the whole fabric is translucent or transparent. In many cases, the whole fabric is translucent or transparent.
62 00:17:55,083 00:18:01,079 So that at night, with internal illumination, it appears as an edifice of light. So that at night, with internal illumination, it appears as an edifice of light.
63 00:18:53,458 00:18:57,781 Springing from a base twenty or more miles across, Springing from a base twenty or more miles across,
64 00:18:57,958 00:19:03,578 the star-seeking towers attain a height where even the atmosphere is breached. the star-seeking towers attain a height where even the atmosphere is breached.
65 00:19:41,125 00:19:44,697 Some of them are almost as old as our species. Some of them are almost as old as our species.
66 00:19:47,083 00:19:49,825 Some are not yet completed. Some are not yet completed.
67 00:20:13,958 00:20:17,496 Every successive culture has expressed itself Every successive culture has expressed itself
68 00:20:17,667 00:20:20,989 in one or more of these supreme monuments. in one or more of these supreme monuments.
69 00:20:29,833 00:20:33,997 In their summits work the hosts of our astronomers: In their summits work the hosts of our astronomers:
70 00:20:34,167 00:20:40,914 The essential eyes through which our community peers across the boundless ocean of space. The essential eyes through which our community peers across the boundless ocean of space.
71 00:20:49,708 00:20:53,030 Each of us goes there, at one time or another. Each of us goes there, at one time or another.
72 00:20:54,292 00:20:57,534 Together, we perform the symbolic acts Together, we perform the symbolic acts
73 00:20:57,708 00:21:02,452 which replaced the debased rites of your religions long ago. which replaced the debased rites of your religions long ago.
74 00:23:30,667 00:23:34,740 Our children are very different beings from the first human children. Our children are very different beings from the first human children.
75 00:23:36,083 00:23:40,782 Their number in our world is small in relation to our immense population. Their number in our world is small in relation to our immense population.
76 00:23:42,000 00:23:46,494 Yet, seeing that every one of us is potentially immortal, Yet, seeing that every one of us is potentially immortal,
77 00:23:46,667 00:23:51,036 you may wonder how we permit ourselves to have any children at all. you may wonder how we permit ourselves to have any children at all.
78 00:23:59,250 00:24:05,576 Our policy is to produce new individuals of a higher order than ourselves. Our policy is to produce new individuals of a higher order than ourselves.
79 00:24:10,458 00:24:14,622 As a result, we need a continuous supply of children. As a result, we need a continuous supply of children.
80 00:24:22,208 00:24:24,915 The fetus is carried for twenty years. The fetus is carried for twenty years.
81 00:24:27,875 00:24:30,457 Infancy lasts for about a century Infancy lasts for about a century
82 00:24:30,625 00:24:34,789 when the foundations of body and mind are slowly laid. when the foundations of body and mind are slowly laid.
83 00:25:04,417 00:25:11,118 When our children attain physical adolescence, nearly a thousand years after birth, When our children attain physical adolescence, nearly a thousand years after birth,
84 00:25:11,292 00:25:16,286 they leave the safe paths of childhood to spend another thousand years they leave the safe paths of childhood to spend another thousand years
85 00:25:16,458 00:25:21,873 in one of the polar continents known as the land of the young. in one of the polar continents known as the land of the young.
86 00:25:28,125 00:25:33,870 There, our young people live the half-primitive, half-sophisticated life There, our young people live the half-primitive, half-sophisticated life
87 00:25:34,042 00:25:36,454 that suits their nature. that suits their nature.
88 00:25:40,125 00:25:41,956 They love They love
89 00:25:43,292 00:25:45,123 and hate. and hate.
90 00:28:19,750 00:28:23,948 We live through all the mistakes of thought and action We live through all the mistakes of thought and action
91 00:28:24,125 00:28:27,413 that humankind has ever made. that humankind has ever made.
92 00:28:29,000 00:28:34,745 And, at last, we emerge ready for a world of maturity. And, at last, we emerge ready for a world of maturity.
93 00:29:40,875 00:29:46,199 The designers of our species set out to produce a new order of mentality The designers of our species set out to produce a new order of mentality
94 00:29:46,375 00:29:50,914 in a system of distinct brains held in telepathic unity. in a system of distinct brains held in telepathic unity.
95 00:29:55,458 00:30:00,498 The immense difference between ourselves and all other human species The immense difference between ourselves and all other human species
96 00:30:00,667 00:30:03,989 lies in the group-mind. lies in the group-mind.
97 00:30:46,083 00:30:50,656 When these individuals join in simultaneous mental unity, When these individuals join in simultaneous mental unity,
98 00:30:51,375 00:30:56,449 the entire past of the species appears as a personal memory. the entire past of the species appears as a personal memory.
99 00:31:22,833 00:31:25,905 They are able to enter into past minds. They are able to enter into past minds.
100 00:32:19,042 00:32:25,197 Away from those contented to remain on the planet's surface are the navigators Away from those contented to remain on the planet's surface are the navigators
101 00:32:25,375 00:32:29,869 who embody humanity's proud mastery of interstellar space. who embody humanity's proud mastery of interstellar space.
102 00:32:34,500 00:32:39,665 The navigators mentally form a unique class among us The navigators mentally form a unique class among us
103 00:32:39,833 00:32:42,449 because they spend so much of their time because they spend so much of their time
104 00:32:42,625 00:32:46,994 in the empty regions beyond the range of telepathic communication. in the empty regions beyond the range of telepathic communication.
105 00:32:54,292 00:32:58,114 They are a Hardy, simple, and modest folk. They are a Hardy, simple, and modest folk.
106 00:34:13,083 00:34:19,329 Recently, an exploration ship returned from a voyage into the outer tracts through space. Recently, an exploration ship returned from a voyage into the outer tracts through space.
107 00:34:22,750 00:34:25,366 Half the crew had died. Half the crew had died.
108 00:34:28,833 00:34:31,415 The survivors were emaciated The survivors were emaciated
109 00:34:34,083 00:34:36,574 and mentally unbalanced. and mentally unbalanced.
110 00:34:38,958 00:34:42,826 Throughout the voyage, an unexpected alteration Throughout the voyage, an unexpected alteration
111 00:34:43,000 00:34:46,538 taking place in a neighboring star was observed. taking place in a neighboring star was observed.
112 00:34:50,083 00:34:55,908 It began to change from white to Violet and increase in brightness. It began to change from white to Violet and increase in brightness.
113 00:35:03,708 00:35:07,781 When the ship returned, the crew flung open the ports When the ship returned, the crew flung open the ports
114 00:35:07,958 00:35:11,701 and staggered blubbering into the arms of the crowd. and staggered blubbering into the arms of the crowd.
115 00:35:17,875 00:35:22,869 These poor human wrecks have shown a phobia of the stars These poor human wrecks have shown a phobia of the stars
116 00:35:23,042 00:35:25,533 and of all that is not human. and of all that is not human.
117 00:35:28,417 00:35:30,874 They dare not go out at night. They dare not go out at night.
118 00:35:32,292 00:35:34,783 They cannot find companionship. They cannot find companionship.
119 00:35:39,208 00:35:43,622 They cling piteously to the sweets of individual life, They cling piteously to the sweets of individual life,
120 00:35:47,292 00:35:50,284 a mere defense against reality. a mere defense against reality.
121 00:37:54,542 00:37:56,658 Listen patiently. Listen patiently.
122 00:38:01,167 00:38:05,160 The navigators have made a startling discovery. The navigators have made a startling discovery.
123 00:38:07,375 00:38:09,787 It is something unprecedented: It is something unprecedented:
124 00:38:11,708 00:38:17,908 A normal star suffering from a fantastic acceleration of its vital process. A normal star suffering from a fantastic acceleration of its vital process.
125 00:38:20,292 00:38:26,572 We hoped that our sun might prove too distant to be seriously influenced, We hoped that our sun might prove too distant to be seriously influenced,
126 00:38:26,750 00:38:29,822 but this hope had to be abandoned. but this hope had to be abandoned.
127 00:38:31,583 00:38:34,199 Within thirty thousand years, Within thirty thousand years,
128 00:38:34,375 00:38:39,665 life will be impossible anywhere within a vast radius of the sun... life will be impossible anywhere within a vast radius of the sun...
129 00:38:39,833 00:38:42,040 So vast a radius So vast a radius
130 00:38:42,208 00:38:46,872 that it is quite impossible to propel our planet away fast enough to escape. that it is quite impossible to propel our planet away fast enough to escape.
131 00:40:54,500 00:41:00,040 The discovery of this doom kindled in us unfamiliar emotions. The discovery of this doom kindled in us unfamiliar emotions.
132 00:41:15,417 00:41:20,161 Outwardly, everyone behaved with perfect Serenity, Outwardly, everyone behaved with perfect Serenity,
133 00:41:23,000 00:41:26,913 but inwardly, every mind was in turmoil but inwardly, every mind was in turmoil
134 00:41:27,083 00:41:30,826 as we faced the sudden destruction of our world. as we faced the sudden destruction of our world.
135 00:41:47,875 00:41:50,332 There was nothing left for us to do There was nothing left for us to do
136 00:41:50,500 00:41:54,288 but to crowd as much as possible into our remaining life but to crowd as much as possible into our remaining life
137 00:41:54,458 00:41:57,370 and meet our end in the noblest manner. and meet our end in the noblest manner.
138 00:42:19,375 00:42:21,661 And there again came upon us And there again came upon us
139 00:42:21,833 00:42:26,327 the rare experience of a unified mind among the species. the rare experience of a unified mind among the species.
140 00:42:29,167 00:42:33,661 For a whole year, every individual entered a trance For a whole year, every individual entered a trance
141 00:42:33,833 00:42:37,121 in which we resolved many ancient mysteries. in which we resolved many ancient mysteries.
142 00:43:04,750 00:43:07,287 And in consequence of this, And in consequence of this,
143 00:43:07,458 00:43:13,408 we found ourselves faced with two tasks that had not yet been contemplated. we found ourselves faced with two tasks that had not yet been contemplated.
144 00:43:18,333 00:43:21,746 First, we have set about the forlorn task First, we have set about the forlorn task
145 00:43:21,917 00:43:26,786 of disseminating the seeds of a new humanity among the stars. of disseminating the seeds of a new humanity among the stars.
146 00:43:38,708 00:43:42,621 We have devised minute electromagnetic wave-systems We have devised minute electromagnetic wave-systems
147 00:43:42,792 00:43:47,957 individually capable of sailing forward toward the most promising regions of the galaxy. individually capable of sailing forward toward the most promising regions of the galaxy.
148 00:44:01,250 00:44:07,655 These units are so cunningly interrelated that they combine to form spores of life. These units are so cunningly interrelated that they combine to form spores of life.
149 00:44:20,000 00:44:23,743 We shall project these particles in immense quantities. We shall project these particles in immense quantities.
150 00:44:24,833 00:44:30,658 But the chance that any of them will survive to find a suitable environment is small. But the chance that any of them will survive to find a suitable environment is small.
151 00:44:34,417 00:44:39,081 It is clear to us that the work will not be completed It is clear to us that the work will not be completed
152 00:44:39,250 00:44:42,617 until the disintegration of our community has begun. until the disintegration of our community has begun.
153 00:44:51,042 00:44:54,785 The second task that occupies us relates to the past. The second task that occupies us relates to the past.
154 00:44:59,458 00:45:01,744 We need your help. We need your help.
155 00:45:40,167 00:45:45,366 We have long been able to enter and participate in the experiences of past minds We have long been able to enter and participate in the experiences of past minds
156 00:45:45,542 00:45:47,749 as passive spectators. as passive spectators.
157 00:45:48,958 00:45:53,497 But recently, we have discovered the power of influencing the past. But recently, we have discovered the power of influencing the past.
158 00:45:55,250 00:46:00,370 This may seem to be an impossibility. A past event is what it is. This may seem to be an impossibility. A past event is what it is.
159 00:46:06,958 00:46:11,156 But, in certain cases, some feature of a past event But, in certain cases, some feature of a past event
160 00:46:11,333 00:46:14,905 may depend on an event in the far future. may depend on an event in the far future.
161 00:46:20,125 00:46:22,161 In certain rare cases, In certain rare cases,
162 00:46:22,333 00:46:28,124 mental events far separated in time determine one another directly. mental events far separated in time determine one another directly.
163 00:46:40,958 00:46:45,201 The past can help us learn once again The past can help us learn once again
164 00:46:45,375 00:46:48,788 that supreme achievement of the human spirit: that supreme achievement of the human spirit:
165 00:46:50,250 00:46:55,449 The loyalty to the forces of life embattled against death. The loyalty to the forces of life embattled against death.
166 00:47:28,167 00:47:31,739 But what is it that we seek to contribute to the past? But what is it that we seek to contribute to the past?
167 00:47:36,667 00:47:40,330 We want to help the past make the best of itself. We want to help the past make the best of itself.
168 00:47:44,042 00:47:49,116 We seek to direct the attention of past individuals to truths, We seek to direct the attention of past individuals to truths,
169 00:47:49,292 00:47:51,783 which would otherwise be overlooked. which would otherwise be overlooked.
170 00:47:55,583 00:47:58,575 Those of us who still care for the life of the mind Those of us who still care for the life of the mind
171 00:47:58,750 00:48:03,665 are tempted to regret that humankind did not choose decent suicide are tempted to regret that humankind did not choose decent suicide
172 00:48:03,833 00:48:06,666 before the degeneration began. before the degeneration began.
173 00:48:08,375 00:48:10,991 But this could not be. But this could not be.
174 00:48:11,167 00:48:14,659 The mission we undertook had to be completed. The mission we undertook had to be completed.
175 00:48:17,500 00:48:20,867 This is the last office of humanity. This is the last office of humanity.
176 00:49:12,583 00:49:14,574 I am speaking to you now I am speaking to you now
177 00:49:14,750 00:49:20,245 from a period about two thousand million terrestrial years in your future. from a period about two thousand million terrestrial years in your future.
178 00:49:26,000 00:49:28,867 It has become very difficult to reach you, It has become very difficult to reach you,
179 00:49:35,625 00:49:38,697 And still more difficult to speak to you. And still more difficult to speak to you.
180 00:51:03,042 00:51:05,158 Some centuries have now passed Some centuries have now passed
181 00:51:05,333 00:51:10,373 since the sun began to show the first symptoms of disintegration: since the sun began to show the first symptoms of disintegration:
182 00:51:10,542 00:51:14,911 Namely a slight change of color toward the blue, Namely a slight change of color toward the blue,
183 00:51:15,083 00:51:18,496 followed by a definite increase of brightness and heat. followed by a definite increase of brightness and heat.
184 00:51:43,167 00:51:49,288 The deluge of solar radiation has had a disastrous effect on the human organism. The deluge of solar radiation has had a disastrous effect on the human organism.
185 00:51:56,250 00:51:59,287 We are the wreckage of our former selves. We are the wreckage of our former selves.
186 00:52:57,708 00:53:03,157 The normal power of telepathic communication is now so unreliable The normal power of telepathic communication is now so unreliable
187 00:53:03,333 00:53:09,158 that we have been compelled to fall back upon the archaic practice of vocal symbolism. that we have been compelled to fall back upon the archaic practice of vocal symbolism.
188 00:53:58,958 00:54:02,246 Away from the sun's destructive heat, Away from the sun's destructive heat,
189 00:54:02,417 00:54:08,663 we are forcing our planet outward from its old orbit in an ever-widening spiral. we are forcing our planet outward from its old orbit in an ever-widening spiral.
190 00:54:14,667 00:54:19,957 But we have not been able to prevent the climate from becoming more and more deadly, But we have not been able to prevent the climate from becoming more and more deadly,
191 00:54:24,375 00:54:27,617 even at the poles where we have migrated. even at the poles where we have migrated.
192 00:54:28,708 00:54:32,701 The intervening regions have all been deserted. The intervening regions have all been deserted.
193 00:54:39,250 00:54:43,869 Evaporation of the oceans has thrown the whole atmosphere into tumult. Evaporation of the oceans has thrown the whole atmosphere into tumult.
194 00:56:55,958 00:57:00,577 Now and again, we meet together, the few that prevail, Now and again, we meet together, the few that prevail,
195 00:57:01,750 00:57:04,662 to hearten ourselves with one another's presence. to hearten ourselves with one another's presence.
196 00:57:11,458 00:57:14,621 We can only sit in silence, We can only sit in silence,
197 00:57:14,792 00:57:18,614 groping for consolation and for strength. groping for consolation and for strength.
198 00:57:24,500 00:57:28,914 Sometimes, the spoken word flickers between us, Sometimes, the spoken word flickers between us,
199 00:57:29,083 00:57:34,203 shedding a brief light but little warmth. shedding a brief light but little warmth.
200 00:58:01,583 00:58:03,869 But listen patiently. But listen patiently.
201 00:58:12,000 00:58:14,833 This is not our last word. This is not our last word.
202 00:58:26,083 00:58:33,205 We, the last men, still have something in us left from the time that is past. We, the last men, still have something in us left from the time that is past.
203 00:59:09,000 00:59:13,573 The stars have their beginnings and their ends. The stars have their beginnings and their ends.
204 00:59:15,000 00:59:19,539 For a few moments, somewhere in between, For a few moments, somewhere in between,
205 00:59:19,708 00:59:24,122 a few, very few, may support thought. a few, very few, may support thought.
206 00:59:55,833 00:59:59,655 The universal end comes in due course. The universal end comes in due course.
207 01:00:10,083 01:00:15,157 After the end, events unknowable will continue After the end, events unknowable will continue
208 01:00:15,333 01:00:20,657 in a time much longer than that which will have passed since the beginning. in a time much longer than that which will have passed since the beginning.
209 01:00:27,958 01:00:34,784 The whole duration of humanity, its evolution and many successive species, The whole duration of humanity, its evolution and many successive species,
210 01:00:34,958 01:00:39,577 is but a flash in the lifetime of the cosmos. is but a flash in the lifetime of the cosmos.
211 01:00:52,375 01:00:58,450 Looking at the heavens and at the Violet splendor that seeks to destroy us, Looking at the heavens and at the Violet splendor that seeks to destroy us,
212 01:00:59,833 01:01:03,451 we are filled with awe and pity: we are filled with awe and pity:
213 01:01:08,458 01:01:13,578 Awe for the inconceivable potential of this bright host Awe for the inconceivable potential of this bright host
214 01:01:20,958 01:01:27,033 And pity for its self-thwarting effort to supplant the universal spirit. And pity for its self-thwarting effort to supplant the universal spirit.
215 01:01:38,458 01:01:42,656 We find ourselves filled, in spite of everything, We find ourselves filled, in spite of everything,
216 01:01:42,833 01:01:46,246 with a triumphant love of our fate. with a triumphant love of our fate.
217 01:04:00,833 01:04:03,199 Great are the stars, Great are the stars,
218 01:04:08,625 01:04:12,197 And humankind is of no account to them. And humankind is of no account to them.
219 01:04:27,625 01:04:32,449 But humankind is a fair spirit, But humankind is a fair spirit,
220 01:04:47,042 01:04:49,624 Whom a star conceived Whom a star conceived
221 01:04:51,500 01:04:54,116 and a star kills. and a star kills.