NARRATOR
Planet Earth, eighteen thirty-five
Samuel Stratford's standing on a roof
With the moon and Margaret and the stars
Far from where he started at the Sun

JOHN
There they are

ROSE
On the roof, I knew it

JOHN
Allow me to introduce myself...

MARGARET
John Herschel
We meet at last

JOHN
I would have said hello
But earlier today
You had a certain ‘glow’

MARGARET
You were there
JOHN
I was there

MARGARET
You must have questions

JOHN
I have questions

MARGARET
I wish I had the answers
But I don’t know what to say

SAMUEL
Therе's no one better to light our way

JOHN
I havе a proposition for you

MARGARET
Yes?

JOHN
I sail tonight for South America. I've assembled a team to conduct an experiment that you may find extremely compelling

ROSE
We would be honored to have you join us
SAMUEL
“Us”? Who is “us”?

ROSE
I'm going too
But don’t worry, brother
So are you
No more waiting at the paper stand
If mom and dad were here, they'd understand

JOHN
I've made all the arrangements

SAMUEL
Count me in

ROSE
Carry on

MARGARET
I don’t cry because I mourn

SAMUEL
Let it begin

JOHN
We're moving on
MARGARET
I don't cry because I’m scared

ROSE
Join the team

SAMUEL
We'll live between and beyond

MARGARET
I cry because

ROSE, MARGARET, SAMUEL, JOHN
It’s possible
We are on verge
Of finding out what all of this means

MARGARET
Let’s go!

COMPANY
Don't be scared of the dark
‘Cause that is where the dreaming starts
One word at a time
Together, we will find
A world that we know exists
And it’s so much more than this
So much more than this

NARRATOR
To be continued