message from pluto

houston - this is zebra - come in - over

zebra - this is houston - we copy - over

houston - negative on communications - I repeat: NO INTERNET IN PLANO - please confirm - over

copy that zebra - confirm life-support-system ready to go? - over

affirmative houston - departure date still 14 december 2006 - status of tap-water, granola bars and sleeping pills according to schedule - any news from home? - over

negative zebra - over

oh - over?

negative zebra - maintain standard procedure - pack for summer, loose 30pounds, remember bug-spray, read 6000 pages and finish 12 papers - send for light literature if boredom results - over

affirmative houston - wasting time when doing laundry - requesting any biographical material on winston churchill or bono or eve - end of message - over

affirmative zebra - dehidrated version en route - UPS routing number 123456 - now go to bed!