The Great Tea Race (Entry 548.JM0304)
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🗓️ 2 February 2021
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In which four clipper ships race to London in the most exciting contest of the 19th century, and John thinks race cars should deliver cocaine. Certificate #38646.
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| 0:00.0 | We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. |
| 0:07.0 | We are receiving this message. |
| 0:11.0 | We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can |
| 0:16.0 | only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century. |
| 0:21.3 | Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental |
| 0:26.2 | reference of strange and obscure human knowledge. |
| 0:28.8 | These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost. |
| 0:35.0 | So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions, |
| 0:41.0 | this is our legacy to you. |
| 0:43.4 | This is our time capsule. |
| 0:45.4 | This is the omnibus. Okay. You have accessed entry 548. J.M. O-3002. certificate number 38 646. The Great Tea Race. |
| 1:27.0 | Clipper ships by Matt Montini. Me and my dad McNall are clipper ships. |
| 1:33.0 | I like clipper ships because they are fast. |
| 1:36.0 | Clipper ships sail on the ocean. |
| 1:38.0 | Clipper ships never sail on rivers or lakes. |
| 1:42.0 | Clipper ships have lots of sails when I met out of wood. |
| 1:45.7 | I know you've been to London, John. |
| 1:47.6 | I've been to London. |
| 1:48.6 | I've been to France. |
| 1:49.8 | I'm not going to ask about under France. |
| 1:51.9 | I wanted to ask about Greenwich. You ever been to the |
| 1:55.0 | I have not been to the outlying city of Greenwich? No and it seems like the type of |
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