We are receiving this time

and uh

receiving this message

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick

We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past

The turbulent time that was the early 21st century Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization,

we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule. This is the omnibus.

This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 178.

P.R. 0516.

Certificate number 27217.

Canalmania.

Oh, I sing a theme deserving praise a theme of great pronounce.

The ship canal in Manchester that rich and trading towns.

I know you like Inglang.

You and your wife go to Inglang all the time.

Not all the time, but when we can get away.

Regulars.

We've been once this year, more than regulars.

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