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Get in the POOL!
(Fantastic Transactions 3, 2006)

SOUND EFFECT: (Beyond Tomorrow theme 1: electronic feedback
tape loop crescendo)
ANNOUNCER: Once again the Federal Broadcasting System
presents Beyond Tomorrow, bringing you reports from the not too
distant future. Tonight’s story: “Get in the POOL,” starring Marcus
Down, Lee Glieder and Mildred Locke, written by that master of the
unexpected, Grant Block. But first a word from our sponsor, Atomic
Cleanser.
(Atomic Cleanser commercial AC-237B)
ANNOUNCER: And now, “Get in the POOL.” The year is 2047,
the place a town very much like yours. As we look in on a typical
household, we hear Mrs. McGeddin say to her husband:
FRANCINE: Dear, you’ve been sitting around the house for two
weeks now since you lost your job. I know it’s a difficult time for
you, but I want to upgrade our Servotech to Mark Five, and we won’t
be able to afford it. How could I take care of the house without him?
Don’t you think it’s time you looked for work again?

RALPH: Oh, I suppose so. It’s just so disheartening, so demeaning,
to go from company to company looking for something a man can
do. I thought I had a future as a shoe tester, but they finally made a
Servotech that has exactly the same characteristics as a pair of human
legs, feet and all. How can anyone compete with a worker who never
tires, never takes breaks, never deviates from the task in the slightest
way?
FRANCINE: I saw Mrs. Craven at the beauty parlor yesterday.
RALPH: Is she working there?

FRANCINE: Don’t be silly! Nobody can give you a facial like a
Servotech! No, Laura told me that her husband had gotten a job with
Nevus Greeting Cards writing condolence messages and birthday
poems.
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