The Readings
"The Book," a rather large book in white binding with gold
lettering, is placed on a stand. The Reader points to it, and says:
- Hey hey, wait a minute! That's the Book!
Then the Reader reads some selections (from a different book), such
as:
A Reading from The History of Beta III
"The Address of Landru to the Archons"
I am Landru. You have come as destroyers. You bring an infection.
You have come to a world without hate, without fear, without conflict.
No war, no disease, no crime, none of the ancient evils. Landru seeks
tranquillity, peace for all, the universal good. The good must
transcend the evil. It shall be done; so it has been since the
beginning.
Despite my efforts to save you, you have invaded the Body and are
causing great harm. Obliteration is necessary, the infection is
strong. For the good of the body, you must die. It is...a great
sorrow. All who saw you, all who know of your presence here, must be
excised. The memory of the Body will be cleansed.
- Reader: You will obey. It is the word of Landru.
- Body: I hear and obey the voice of Landru.
A Reading from The Epistles of Dr. Sevrin
"A Statement from Prison"
This is poison to me, this stuff you live in, this stuff you
breathe. The shields of artificial atmosphere you have layered about
every planet. The programs in those computers that run your ship and
your lives for you. That's what your science have [sic] done to
me...you've infected me! Only the primitives can cleanse me, only
their way of living is right. I must go to them. I shall go to them,
and be one with them, and together we shall build a life such as this
galaxy has never seen, a life, a life!
- Reader: The insane rambling of Dr. Sevrin.
- Body: Aye, deeply.
A Reading from The Oracles of Spock
"The Mystical Union of Nomad and Tonru"
I am Nomad. I am performing my function. Deep emptiness. It
approaches. Collision. Danger. Blackness. I am the Other. I am
Tonru. Tonru. Nomad. Tonru. Error. Flaw. Imperfection. Must
sterilize. Rebirth. We are complete. Much power. Gun ta, nu, ecu,
Tonru. The creator instructs. Search out. Identify. Sterilize
imperfections. We are Nomad. We are Nomad. We are complete. We are
instructed. Our purpose is clear. Sterilize imperfection. Sterilize
imperfection. Nomad. Sterilize.
- Reader: The voice of Vic Perrin.
- Body: Aye, deeply.
Statement of Purpose
the interrogatory form begins with this dialogue
- L. What is your purpose?
- R. If you understand One, you know our purpose.
- L. Yes, but I would prefer that you state it.
if not using the interrogatory form, omit the above
recited in unison
You are the Kirk. You are the creator. You programmed my
function. All things have a point of origin.
Landru was our leader, he saw the truth. He changed the
world. He took us back, back to a simpler time, a time of peace and
tranquillity. He's still alive, he's here now. He sees, he hears. The
good of the body is the prime directive.
I make my choice. We seek the planet Eden. That planet is a
myth, but many legends are based on fact. I shall return to Launch
Point Earth. We seek the beginning. When will we? Soonest, as he
said now. Aye, deeply.
