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. Okay. You have accessed entry 931. R.V.

2015.

Certificate number 48730 The phone book

book

The Bell Yellow Pages talks when your fingers do the walking.

Pool Doctor, we make emergency calls.

Mrs Murphy. Mrs Murphy?

Pull doctor?

You recognize my voice.

Get the Yellow Pages talking.

We make emergency calls.

Let your fingers do the walking.

How have we been doing a reference work about

mid-century childhood touchdowns for five years? We've done World Book Encyclopedia probably once a week since

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