This is Renegate Talk Radio.

Ladies and gentlemen, following on the news given in our bulletin a moment ago,

the Government Meteorological Bureau has requested the large observatories of the country

to keep an astronomical watch on any further disturbances occurring on the planet Mars.

Due to the unusual nature of this occurrence,

we have arranged an interview with a noted astronomer, Professor Pearson,

who will give us his views on this event.

In a few moments, we will take you

to the Princeton Observatory at Princeton, New Jersey.

We are ready now to take you

to the Princeton Observatory at Princeton,

where Carl Phillips, our commentator,

will interview Professor Richard Pearson,

famous astronomer. We take you now to Princeton, New Jersey.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Carl Phillips speaking to you from the Observatory of Princeton.

I'm standing in a large semi-circular room, pitch black and step for anablong split in the theater. Through this opening,

I can see a sprinkling of stars that cast a kind of bostony glow over the intricate mechanism

of the huge telescope. The ticking sound you hear is the vibration of the clockwork.

Professor Pearson stands directly above me on a small platform, peering through the giant lens.

I ask you to be patient, ladies and gentlemen,

during any delay that may arise during our interviews.

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