- [last lines]
- The President: Contact! Control! Confirm contact priority! Contact priority! Emergency! Contact control! Contact control! Emergency! Contact! Contact control! Emergency! All personnel! Takeover! Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate, evacuate! Evacuate!
- [over the loudspeaker, again and again]
- The President: Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate!
- Number Six: I...
- assembly: [drowning out Number Six] I, I, I!
- Number Six: [stops, slams the gavel, waits, then starts over] I...
- assembly: [again drowning out Number Six] I, I, I! I, I, I!
- Number Six: [again slams the gavel, waits, and starts over] I...
- assembly: [again drowning out Number Six] I, I, I! I, I, I! I, I, I!
- Number Six: [again slams the gavel, waits, and starts over] I...
- [This time Number Six presses on with his speech for about 30 seconds, and the assembly drowns him out the entire time with chants of "I, I, I!"]
- The President: [Delegates Applauding, The President Bangs His Gavel] This Session is called in a matter of democratic Crisis... and we are here gathered to resolve the question of revolt.
- [Delegates applaud but are stopped by the Gavel]
- The President: We Desire that these proceedings be conducted in a civilized manner, but remind ourselves that humanity is not humanized without force. And that errant children must sometimes be brought to book with a smack on their backsides.
- [Delegates applaud]
- The President: We draw your attention to the regretable bullet
- [the President looks toward two men with Machine Guns]
- The President: the Community is at stake, and we have the means to protect it. The Assembly is now in security.
- The Delegate: Number Six is presented to you
- The President: We understand he survived the ultimate test
- The Delegate: Indeed
- The President: Then he must no longer be referred to as Number Six or a number of any kind. He has gloriously vindicated the right of the individual to be individual... and this assembly rises to you... Sir
- [Delegates stand while applauding]
- Number Forty Eight: The bones is yours, Dad! They came from you, my daddy.
- The President: Confess. Now you're hep.
- Number Forty Eight: Hip, Dad. Hip.
- The President: Confess.
- Number Forty Eight: And the hip bone...
- The President: Confess.
- Number Forty Eight: And the thigh bone...
- The President: Confess.
- Number Forty Eight: Shin bone, knee bone...
- The President: Confess.
- Number Forty Eight: Backbone, all yours, Dad.
- The President: Confess.
- Number Forty Eight: Knee bone...
- [song "Dem Dry Bones" swells; the President and the assembly clap to the music and appear very agitated]
- The President: Youth! With it's enthusiasms, which rebels against any accepted norm, because it must. And we sympathize. It may wear flowers in it's hair, bells on it's toes... but... When the common good it threatened. When the function of Society is endangered. Such revolts must cease, they are non-productive and must be abolished
- [Number Forty-Eight rings the small Cowbell round his neck]
- The President: [Addressing Number Forty-Eight] Young... Man...
- Number Forty Eight: You got the message
- The President: I just got it
- Number Forty Eight: Give
- The President: You've never been 'With It', I mean with 'Us'
- Number Forty Eight: I'm gone, Gone away
- The President: But you were here then you went and gone
- Number Forty Eight: Got the word
- The President: Oh Yes-yes
- Number Forty Eight: The bright like that, got the sign
- The President: The sign
- Number Forty Eight: The light
- The President: The light
- Number Forty Eight: The Message
- The President: Then you went and gone
- Number Forty Eight: Why
- The President: Give it to me Baby!
- Number Forty Eight: That's it
- The President: Give me the rest
- Number Forty Eight: Give, All you wants Give, That's it
- The President: That's It!
- Number Forty Eight: And take
- The President: That's It!
- Number Forty Eight: Takes all you want
- The President: That's It!
- Former Number Two: My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen! A most extrodinary thing happened on my way... here
- [Delegates Laugh and Clap]
- Former Number Two: It has been my lot, In the past, to wield a not inconsiderable power. Nay I've had the ear of Statesmen, Kings and Princes of many lands. Govenment swayed, policies definded and revolutions... nipped in the bud at a word from me in the right place and at a propitious time
- [pauses]
- Former Number Two: Not surprising therefore... that this Community should find a use for me. Not altogether by accident that one day I should be abducted! and wake up here amongst you
- [pauses]
- Former Number Two: What is deplorable... is that I resisted for so short a time. A Fine Tribute to your methods
- [Delegates Applaud]
- Former Number Two: I wish to thank you for recognition of my talent, which placed me in a position of power, Second only... to One
- Number Six: Young man!
- Number Forty Eight: Give it to me again.
- Number Six: Don't knock yourself out.
- Number Forty Eight: Give me the rest.
- Number Six: Young man.
- Number Forty Eight: I'm born all over.