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Two large, open-top jeeps ROAR down the hilltop away from |
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the landing cross as the helicopter engines WHINE back to |
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life and the rotors start to spin again. |
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ELLIE, GRANT, and MALCOLM hold on tight in the front jeep, |
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HAMMOND and GENNARO are in the rear jeep. Both cars have |
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DRIVERS. |
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HAMMOND |
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Just stop here, stop here. Slow, |
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slow. |
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He slows down, then stops. So does the front jeep. |
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IN THE FRONT JEEP, Ellie stares at the leaf, amazed, |
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running her hand lightly over it. |
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ELLIE |
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This species of vermiform was been |
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extinct since the cretaceous |
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period. This thing -- |
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Grant, never tearing his eyes from the brachiosaur, reaches |
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over and grabs Ellie's head, turning it to face the animal. |
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She sees it, and drops the leaf. |
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ELLIE |
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Oh -- my -- God. |
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Grant lets out a long, sharp, HAH - a combination laugh and |
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shout of joy. |
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He gets out of the jeep, and Ellie follows. Grant points to |
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the thing and manages to put together his first words since |
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its appearance: |
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GRANT |
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THAT'S A DINOSAUR! |
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-- a dinosaur. Chewing the branches. Technically, it's a |
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brachiosaur, of the sauropod family, but we've always |
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called it brontosaurus. It CRUCHES the branch in its mouth, |
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which is some thirty-five feet up off the ground, at the |
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end of its long, arching neck. It stares down at the people |
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in the car with a pleasant, stupid gaze. |
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26. |
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Ellie looks up at the sauropods in wonder. |
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They've pretty light on their feet - a far cry from the |
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sluggish, lumbering brutes we would have expected. |
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Hammond gets out of his jeep and comes back to join them. |
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He looks like a proud parent showing off the kid. |
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Ian Malcolm looks at Hammond, amazed, and with an |
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expression that is a mixture of admiration and |
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rapprochement. |
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MALCOLM |
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You did it. You crazy son of a |
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bitch, you did it. |
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Grant and Ellie continue walking, following the dinosaur. |
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GRANT |
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The movement! |
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ELLIE |
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The -- agility. You're right! |
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