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The scene opens with Conductor Clark and Miss Janice welcoming the audience to a reading, with Janice inviting everyone to learn about the letter h, mentioning activities like hula hoop and a “massive global hoax.” The discussion pivots to the Apollo eleven moon landing allegedly taking place on 07/20/1969, with a line from Neil Armstrong: “this is one small step for man,” followed by a mock counterline: “Then one giant lie to mankind.”
Ticket Sam, a long-time rail rider, is teased about his story for the kids. Sam promises a real whiz banger: a tale about a president named Kennedy who vowed to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade, while NASA supposedly struggles to get a rocket into space. In response, a plan B is introduced: Stanley Kubrick will be the one to fake a moon landing, using tricks learned from filming 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick teams up with “the mafia,” who will fund a secret soundstage in Las Vegas. While people think they’re in space, the astronauts are kept busy with whores and gambling, and then paid off, brainwashed, or killed.
A question about proof of the hoax is raised with a squawk, and the dialogue questions whether there is real proof. The narrative then introduces “Gully Bird” and “Hobo Dan” as voices contributing to the discussion. Hobo Dan explains how he used to fly to the moon all the time, claiming the “only real astronaut” is doctor Timothy Leary. This leads to a reminder of a song line: “This whole moon rocket ain't what it appears to be,” asserting it was “baked in a kiln in Japan.”
The piece concludes with thanks to Obo Dan for the prior contribution, labeling the content as fun, credible, and the truth. The session ends by indicating that this is all for now, promising more reading later, and emphasizing that the most important part of reading is Reading Between the Lines.