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the company a little of our time?

- Got any memos you want me to check?

- There are a few, Miss Watson.

- I'll come out.

- Okay.

Here they are, if you would.

I'd say the Times index for this.

The old Farmer's Almanac for this.

If not, U.S. Weather

Information Service.

But check the Farmer's Almanac first

and save time.

This is from the Bible.

Book of Amos, chapter one.

Thank you.

Reference.

Miss Watson.

Yes, yes, I have that right here.

Certainly. It's no trouble.

"By the shores of Gitchee Gumee,

by the shining big sea waters,

stood the wigwam of Nakomis,

daughter of the moon, Nakomis."

Childhood? No, no.

That comes a little farther down.

"And he sang the song of children,

"sang the song

Nakomis taught him...

"'Wah-wah taysee, little firefly,

"'little flitting white-fire insect,

"'little dancing white-fire creature,

"'light me with your little candle...

ere upon my bed I lay me,

ere in sleep I close my eyelids"'...

Uh, you're welcome.

- Here's that $5.00 I borrowed.

- Thank you, Ruthie.

You can keep it if you need it.

I would gladly wait till payday.

On the shores of Gitchee Gumee.

James Whitcomb Riley.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

bless him.

I sharpened all your pencils, and

the new manila envelopes are in there.

Thank you, Ruthie.

I'll be glad to stay overtime any night,

if you have anything for me to do.

You're certainly ambitious.

Well, it was hard enough getting

this job, and I want to keep it.

Just get to learn

the reference library,

and I'll recommend you for a raise

after the first of the year.

- Thank you, Miss Watson.

- You're welcome.

Peg, I can let you have

that 10 you wanted now.

Well, whenever you're through,

come and get it.

Well, the, uh,

the physical setup is okay.

- There's plenty of room.

- Good. Good.

However, the nature of the activity

is such that the operation...

will be different than anything

that's ever been designed.

- It's a fascinating problem.

- Not impossible?

No, no, no, I don't think so.

No, we've made tremendous

strides in this field.

Visual read-offs

are all centralized, miniaturized...

and set on schematic panels now.

And then the... the data compiled...

is all automatically computed,

and there's an automatic

typewritten "panalog"...

- You see, sir...

- Now, now, now, please wait a minute.

I don't understand one word

you're saying, but it sounds great.

If you say it can be done,

that's good enough for me.

I'd like to hang around that department

for a couple of weeks, maybe a month,

and get a comprehensive

picture of its workings.

Well, that's easily arranged.

Get me Mike Cutler.

He's in charge of that department.

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