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Tonight's story. Ray Bradbury's tale, The Welt.

This is the office of Dr. David McLean,

resident psychiatrist of the new Chicago Institute of Human Engineering.

All right, Ms. Carver, will you take this, please?

To Charles S. Haworth, Senior Psychiatrist's New Chicago Institute of Human Engineering.

The following constitutes my report on the case of George and Lydia Abbott, which we discussed by telephone.

Subject George relates onset of symptoms to the purchase of a $60,000 soundproofed Happy Life Home.

Under Narcosynthesis during initial interviews,

subject described the experience in the following manner.

Miss Carver, would you play back the sonic record of the initial interview?

We'd always wanted one, and then we could afford it, so...

Go on, Mr. Abbott. Tell me about the home.

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