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...What are you doing?

Sorry. I'll get

some breakfast.

It's fine.

Don't worry about it.

- We can do it.

- Shush, I'll get some.

It's all right. Let's have

some eggs or something.

Mom, please, can you just stop?

Do you guys wanna start

with your homework?

I need to speak to your mom.

Jane?

Jane?

- Jane.

- Oh.

- Oh, oh, god, the kids!

- It's all right.

It's all right.

They're downstairs.

Jake phoned, i picked them up.

Oh, Christ.

Jane, I know that this is hard,

you know, we all agreed that

the kids should go back to school

after three weeks

to keep them busy.

You need to do the same thing.

I just don't think i can go on

without him, Ruth, I really don't.

He was always there for me,

and I was just always

wrapped up in my own work.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

The worst thing

is that when he called me,

ruthie, he said he loved me,

he said he loved the kids,

and I didn't get to say

that I love you back.

Oh, god.

Jane.

It'll be okay.

With the other link

the receiver.

Then...

...Jane.

Yeah, listen, I've been running

through the data on our last test.

Yeah?

What if the apple did make it

to the receiver?

But... but it didn't.

The chamber was empty.

- Remember?

- No our chamber was empty, regg.

I'm not following.

You've heard

of tegmark's theory?

What? Of parallel worlds?

Oh, hey...

what are you saying?

I'll see you in ten.

I've crosschecked the data,

- you could be right.

- I am right.

I think we sent an apple

to a parallel world.

I don't know, I can't even

begin to comprehend...

and if we are right,

there should be

one of these chambers,

and scientists studying

everything that we're studying

in that parallel world.

Yeah, but you're assuming

it's a level one,

or a level three parallel world,

in tegmark's theory,

but if it's a level two world,

then our laws of physics

- may not even apply.

- Listen, for our purposes,

let's just assume

it's a level one or three world.

In which case, my question is,

why haven't they sent

something back?

Um...

maybe... maybe they've got

the wrong frequency.

Maybe?

Maybe they haven't

cracked it yet.

Let's send them our parameters.

350 petawatts.

Bi-shifted coils.

that's it.

No more. Just that.

Just send that.

We'll send it at 350.

Okay, your side, regg?

Ready.

It's going well.

- What now?

- We wait.

There is nothing like

a late breakfast.

Mine's a bit burnt.

A bit?

You're lucky.

Well, as your dad used to say,

extra flavor.

- Regg?

- -Guess what?

Don't mess with me.

Just come down here.

Tell me.

Well?

I haven't touched it.

Is this some kind of joke?

No!

No way.

That's so funny.

I wonder what

their world is like.

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