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OverDrive — Responsibilities, Page 28

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The astronaut sits beneath displays of planets and a spacecraft in a crowded museum. Astronaut: “I don’t think this is what they had in mind when they said ‘one giant step for mankind.’” Woman: “…Excuse me?” The woman’s hand rests on the railing beside the astronaut. Woman: “You look a little defeated, Captain.” Astronaut: “Okay—” The astronaut raises a gloved hand. Astronaut: “First of all—” In a close-up, the astronaut pauses. Astronaut: “First of all…?” Astronaut: “…I forgot.”

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A person in a Captain Cosmos astronaut suit sits slumped on museum steps as visitors pass, then gestures toward a woman whose hand rests on the railing before realizing they have forgotten what they were saying.