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Narrator: In July 4th, 1947, a strange flying object dropped into a desert in New Mexico, USA.
Narrator: In July 4th, 1947, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_UFO_incident a strange flying object] dropped into a desert in New Mexico, USA.


Narrator: Even now, its identity has not been ascertained.
Narrator: Even now, its identity has not been ascertained.
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Narrator: In 1984, James Chandra, a TV producer, received an undeveloped roll of film in a brown envelope from an anonymous person.
Narrator: In 1984, Jaime Shandera, a TV producer, received an undeveloped roll of film in a brown envelope from an anonymous person.


Narrator: In the film was the MJ-12 document.
Narrator: In the film was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_12 the MJ-12 document].


Narrator: It said that 12 people made a secret pact with an extraterrestrial under the President's direct orders.
Narrator: It said that 12 people made a secret pact with an extraterrestrial under the President's direct orders.


Narrator: Roscoe Hillenketter, who was the director of the CIA when the Roswell incident happened, was the chief of the 12 people.
Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter Roscoe Hillenkoetter], who was the director of the CIA when the Roswell incident happened, was the chief of the 12 people.


Narrator: It is well known now that President Truman's signature was copied from another document.
Narrator: It is well known now that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman President Truman]'s signature was copied from another document.






Narrator: Vannevar Bush, who was a Head of Department in MIT, was one of the 12 members of MJ-12.
Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush Vannevar Bush], who was a Head of Department in MIT, was one of the 12 members of MJ-12.




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Narrator: Vannevar Bush put forward a new plan to extend memories, MEMEX, in 1945.
Narrator: Vannevar Bush put forward a new plan to extend memories, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex MEMEX], in 1945.


Narrator: It was a system to view information in microfilm on a translucent screen.
Narrator: It was a system to view information in microfilm on a translucent screen.
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Narrator: He planned to compress information to access it quickly.
Narrator: He planned to compress information to access it quickly.


Narrator: Bush led the Manhattan project that produced an atomic bomb.
Narrator: Bush led the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project] that produced an atomic bomb.


Narrator: He also made the foundations of multimedia at the same time.
Narrator: He also made the foundations of multimedia at the same time.
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Narrator: John C. Lilly explored the human unconscious in an experiment with sensory deprivation by using drugs and an isolation tank.
Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly John C. Lilly] explored the human unconscious in an experiment with sensory deprivation by using drugs and an isolation tank.


Narrator: He thought that he was connected to something like an existence in space.
Narrator: He thought that he was connected to something like an existence in space.
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Lain(w): What will this do?
Lain(w): What will this do?


Taro: It is an involatile memory. It will rewrite the memories which already exist.
Taro: It's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_memory nonvolatile memory]. It will overwrite existing memories.


Lain(w): What kinds of memories?
Lain(w): What kinds of memories?
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Taro: Knights aren't just crackers, Lain.
Taro: Knights aren't just crackers, Lain.


Taro: ?
Taro: Uh...


Taro: You're strange. That's why the Knights are interested in you.
Taro: You're strange. That's why the Knights are interested in you.
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Narrator: Ted Nelson, who learned from heretic pioneers Vannevar Bush and John C. Lilly,  
Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nelson Ted Nelson], who learned from heretic pioneers Vannevar Bush and John C. Lilly,  


Narrator: made a plan for a digital library in orbit that can be used anywhere on earth through electromagnetic waves and a telephone network.
Narrator: made a plan for a digital library in orbit that can be used anywhere on earth through electromagnetic waves and a telephone network.
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Narrator: The earth itself has peculiar electromagnetic waves.
Narrator: The earth itself has peculiar electromagnetic waves.


Narrator: There are always resonances between the ground and the ionosphere at 8 Hz in the ELF band. It is called the "Schumann Effect".
Narrator: There are always resonances between the ground and the ionosphere at 8 Hz in the ELF band. This is called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumann_resonances Schumann Resonance].


Narrator: It is the brain wave of the earth. But we still don't know how it affects humans.
Narrator: It is the brain wave of the earth. But we still don't know how it affects humans.
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Narrator: The human population on Earth is aproaching the number of neurons in the brain.
Narrator: The human population on Earth is approaching the number of neurons in the brain.


Narrator: Douglas Rachcov claims that it will awaken the consciousness of Earth itself by connecting humans to each other in a network.
Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Rushkoff Douglas Rushkoff] claims that it will awaken the consciousness of Earth itself by connecting humans to each other in a network.


Narrator: The network has quickly grown into a form like the neurones in the brain, so the Earth itself will become a neural network.
Narrator: The network has quickly grown into a form like the neurons in the brain, so the Earth itself will become a neural network.