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7.64sOn April 10, 2912, my late husband and I set off down Fifth Avenue aboard the Land Titanic,
3.27sthe largest street-going vessel ever built.
4.87sJust four days into her maiden voyage, as we approached 32nd Street,
3.37sthe land liner struck a mailbox and went down.
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5.54s2,000 souls were lost that day, including my dear husband.
3.45sIn loving memory, I established the Mr. Astor Endowment,
4.24swhich this year supports the United Mutant Scholarship Fund.
4.09s(GUESTS APPLAUDING) Mutants? That's the kind of thing you are.
2.37sShh. You know mutants aren't allowed on the surface.
3.5sIf anyone asks, say I'm an alien, remember?
2sRight. You gonna finish that roll?
1.67sShh.
6.21sNow, a short film about those pitiable creatures so in need of our charity.
4.09sNARRATOR: Far beneath the everyday rumble of limousines and poodle feet,
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