Another Earth Page #4

And you... You know,

you lean and stuff.

And then for swinging, you just swing.

That's it.

All right?

- Round one.

- Fight.

You gotta fight back.

Don't forget your uppercut.

- One! Two!

- My guy's, uh, on the ground.

That's it.

- Knockout!

- God.

How do I hook my...

You gotta swing.

You gotta swing. It's okay.

Easy.

Yeah. Try and break

through this.

Okay. That one...

I gave you.

Knockout!

- Player one wins!

- Okay.

Well...

That it, or you got

another one in you?

I thought so.

I didn't see your car.

I take Metro-North.

I'll give you a lift.

No, that's all right.

No, it's too cold to wait for the train.

I don't mind the cold.

Really, it's okay.

Okay.

It's typical for planets...

like Mercury, Venus,

Mars and Jupiter...

to have a period

during their orbit...

in which they are

obscured by the sun...

and no long observable from Earth.

It's called superior conjunction.

If they remain behind the sun...

So, are you from New Haven?

Yeah.

- Still have family there?

- Mm-hmm.

You like working

at Maid in Haven?

It's all right.

Yeah. Have you

been doing it long?

Couple months.

- You see that Joan Tallis broadcast?

- Yeah.

- It's crazy.

- I can't stop thinking about it.

Another me up there somewhere.

If you met yourself,

what would you say?

"Hey, you up

for a video game?"

Probably beat me.

What would you say?

"Better luck next time."

- Really?

- No, no.

No, I mean...

I'm sure I'd be speechless.

Up at the corner here is good.

Right here, and then you can just...

No, I'll take you to your house.

Is this it?

Yeah, okay. Right. Turn.

- Yeah, just to the side behind tha van.

- Okay.

- All right. So I'll see you next week.

- Yeah.

- Thanks for the lift.

- Sure.

Oh, um, you know...

I'm sorry. My memory's not

what it used to be. I forgot your name.

I don't think I ever told you.

Really?

That's not very polite of me.

So, it's...

Rhoda.

Rhoda. All right.

Good night, Rhoda.

I'll see you next week.

Good night.

Listen to me.

Keep your mind clear.

And that's it.

You will have peace of mind.

My dear, don't worry.

Learn to adjust yourself.

The distance is not inordinately great.

But one of the challenges you have...

on interplanetary travel...

Is prolonged weightless conditions.

You're in zero "G."

There is a possibility of

cosmic rays coming from stars,

and that could be

dangerous to them.

But once there,

you have no idea

what you're about to encounter.

What really are the beings

on this other planet like?

What happened?

I tried to do too much.

Thanks.

You know that story

of the Russian cosmonaut?

Mm-mmm.

Thanks.

- So, the cosmonaut.

- Mm-hmm.

He's the first man ever

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