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Fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space.

These are stories of the future.

Adventures in which you'll live in a million could be years on a thousand maybe worlds.

The National Broadcasting Company, in cooperation with Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, presents...

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...on... Tonight's story, The Mapmakers by Frederick Pohl.

The Mapmakers by Frederick Pohl. Damage report, Mr. Bunner.

Hi, sir.

Three bulkheads penetrated in AC and D sections, patched in airtight.

How is Lieutenant Groden?

He isn't good.

He's unconscious. His head is all bandaged up. There's a million to one chance. I don't think it's happening in 300 years. Meteoric matter, heading a ship in hyperspace. Mr. Bonner, would you please have the air vents operated to clear the control room of kerosene fumes? Mr. Larch? Aye, sir. Chickerelli, man the fence. I'll have a half G spin, if you please.

We can use a little gravity while we figured this out.

I said. fumes. Mr. Larch? Aye, sir. Chikarelli, man the fence. I'll have a half G spin, if you please. We can use a little gravity when we figure this out. Yes, sir. Engine room, half G spin for simulated gravity. How about the Atlas? That's the worst damage, sir. Celestial Atlas is destroyed. Hmm.

The Atlas was the only record on board of the hyperspace configurations.

Is it total loss?

It's dead, sir.

Oh.

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