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[[A man and a woman sit beside a moonlit lake.]]
Man: Arthur C. Clarke said space elevators will be build 50 years after everybody stops laughing.
[[Closeup on the man.]]
Man: So all we have to do is get Mind of Mencia on every channel and wait.
Woman: Oh, hush.
{{title text: If you think space elevators are good, but just too boring and practical, check out the 'space fountain'.}}
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