Jurassic Park Script

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JURASSIC PARK

screenplay

by

David Koepp

based upon the novel

by

Michael Crichton

and on adaption

by

Michael Crichton and Malia Scotch Marmo

December 111!!"

1 #$% JU&'(# &I')%

An eyeball bi* yello+ish distinctly inhuman stares raptlybet+een +ooden slats part o, a lar*e crate- %he eye darts ,rom side



to side alert as hell-

A le*end tries to place us . .

IS(A &U/(AR1"0 MI(#S #S% 23 C2S%A RICA

. . but to us it4s still the middle o, no+here-

It4s 5uiet ,or a second- A R2AR rises up ,rom the 6un*ledea,enin*- %he trees sha7e as somethin* very very lar*e plo+s aheadthrou*h them ri*ht at us- #very head *athered in this little

clearin*snaps turnin* in the direction o, the sound as it bursts throu*h thetrees-

It4s a bulldo8er- It drops its scoop and pushes ,or+ard intothe bac7 end o, the crate shovin* it across the 6un*le ,loor to+ardsan impressive ,enced structure that to+ers over an enclosed section o,thic7 6un*le- %here4s a *uard to+er at one end o, this holdin* open

that ma7es it loo7 li7e San 9uentin-

%he bulldo8er pushes ,or+ard into the bac7 end the crate %)UDS%2 %)# 3(22R- A door slides open in the pen ma7in* a space as bi* asthe end o, the crate-

&obody moves ,or a second A *rim.,aced *uy +ho seems to be inchar*e :Robert Muldoon althou*h +e don4t 7no+ it yet;-

MU(D22&Alri*ht no+ pushers move in- (oadin* team move it-

%he movement as a*itated +hatever is inside the crate and the+hole thin* shivers as 'R2(S and S&APS come ,rom inside-#veryone moves bac7-

MU(D22& :cont4d;Alri*ht steady- 'et bac7 in there no+ push- 'et bac7in there Don4t let her 7no+ you4re a,raid<

%he men *o bac7 to the crate and be*in to push it into the slot-%he crate %)UDS UP A'AI&S% %)# 2P#&I&'- A *reen li*ht on the side o,the pen li*hts up sho+in* contact has been made-

3R2M I&SID# %)# CRA%#+e *et *limpses o, +hat4s on the other side o, those +oodenslates . . 6un*le ,olia*e M#& +ith ri,les searchin* searchli*hts-

%he vie+ is her7y.6er7y as the crate put into position-

MU(D22&ell loc7ed= (oadin* team step a+ay- Jo,,rey raisethe *ate-

A 2RK#R climbs to the top o, the crate- %he search li*hts aretrained on the door-

%he RI33(#M#& thro+ the bolts on their ri,les and CRACK their



stun *uns sendin* arcs o, current CRACKI&' throu*h the air-

%he 2RK#R *ets ready to *rab the *ate +hen all at once . .

A R2AR ,rom the inside the crate and the panel ,lies out o, hishands and SMACKS into him 7noc7in* him clear o,, the crate-

&o+ everythin* happens at once- %he 2RK#R %)UDS to the 6un*le,loor the crate 6er7s a+ay ,rom the mouth o, the holdin* pen ,lash

analarm /U>>#R sounds . .

. . and a cla+ S(AS)#S out ,rom inside the crate- It sin7s intothe an7le o, the 2RK#R- dra**in* him to+ard the dar7 mouth bet+een

thecrate and the pen- %he 2RK#R SCR#AMS and pa+s the dirt leavin* lon*cla+ mar7s as he is rapidly dra**ed to+ard the crate-

Muldoon S)2U%S orders?

MU(D22&%asers *et in there 'oddamn it<

%hey 3IR# their *uns . the +ood o, the crate SP(I&%#RS-

Muldoon runs in and *rabs the 2RK#R tryin* to pull him ,ree-

%he +ild arcs o, currents ,rom the stun *un ,lash and CRACK allaround but in a second . .

. . the 2RK#R is *one-

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" #$% M2U&%AI&SID# DA@

MA&2 D# DI2S AM/#R MI&#D2MI&ICA& R#PU/(IC

D2&A(D '#&&AR2 ,orty in a city man4s idea o, hi7in* clothesand a hundred dollar haircut approaches on a ra,t bein* pulled acrossa river by %2 M#&-

2n the hillside JUA& R2S%A'&2 thirty.ish Costa Rican asmart.loo7in* *uy in +or7ers clothes is +aitin* ,or him-

R2S%A'&2

%en*o mil pesos 5ue dicen 5ue se cae:I have a thousand pesos that say he ,alls;:or;

Apuesto mil pesos 5ue se cae-:I bet a thousand pesos he ,alls;

'ennaro ,inally lands and Rosta*no helps him o,, the ra,t-

'#&&AR2)ola Juanito



R2S%A'&2)ola bienvenido

Rosta*no leads 'ennaro to+ards the mine- Do8en o, shirtless2RK#RS cla+ and SCRAP# at a roc7y mountainside that is the site o, anetensive minin* operation- %he +or7 is all done by hand pic7 and

shovel instead o, dynamite and bulldo8er-

'#&&AR2hat4s this I hear at the airport= )ammond4s not evenhereB

R2S%A'&2)e sends his apolo*ies-

'#&&AR2@ou4re tellin* me that +e4re ,acin* a "0 millionla+suit ,rom the ,amily o, that in6ured +or7er and )ammond

couldn4t

even be bothered to see meB

R2S%A'&2)e had to leave early to be +ith his dau*hter- She4s*ettin* a divorce-

'#&&AR2I understand that-

:or;I4m sorry to hear that- e4d be +ell advised to deal+ith this situation no+- %he insurance company . .

'ennaro almost ,alls Rosta*no helps him-

'#&&AR2 :cont4d;. .the under+riters o, the par7 ,eel the accident raisessome very serious 5uestions about the sa,ety o, the par7 and

they4rema7in* the investors very anious- I had to promise I +ould

conduct athorou*h on.site inspection-

R2S%A'&2)ammond hates inspections- %hey slo+ everythin* do+n-

'#&&AR2Juanito i, they pull the ,undin* that +ill really

slo+ thin*s do+n-:or;

I, they pull the ,undin* that4s *oin* to slo+ thin*sdo+n around here-

A 2RK#R hurries up to them and busts into the conversationbreathless-

2RK#R:to Rosta*no;



Je,e encontramos otro mos5uito en el mismo sitio-:Chie, +e ,ound another mos5uito in the same place;

R2S%A'&2Se*uroB Muestrame<

:Are you sureB Sho+ me-;

%he 2RK#R and R2S%A'&2 scramble bac7 deeper into the mine-Rosta*no calls bac7 over his shoulder to 'ennaro-

R2S%A'&2 :cont4d;It seems li7e it4s *oin* to be a *ood day a,ter all-%hey ,ound another one< C4mon-

'ennaro stru**les to 7eep up-

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R2S%A'&2 and '#&&AR2 move into the dar7 drippin* cave +here atleast a do8en other 2RK#RS are *athered in a ti*ht circle starin* atsomethin* intently-

Rosta*no ,i*hts his +ay to the center o, the *roup- 2ne o, the2RK#RS hands him somethin* and Rosta*no eamines it care,ully-

It4s a chuc7 o, amber a shiny yello+ roc7 about the si8e o, ahal, dollar-'#&&AR2I, t+o eperts si*n o,, on the island the insurance*uys4ll bac7 o,,- I already *ot Ian Malcolm but they thin7 he4s tootrendy- %hey +ant Alan 'rant-

R2S%A'&2'rantB @ou4ll never *et him out o, Montana-

'#&&AR2hy notB

R2S%A'&2/ecause he4s li7e me- )e4s a di**er-

Rosta*no turns and holds the amber up to the sunli*ht streamin*throu*h the mouth o, the cave-

ith the li*ht pourin* throu*h it the amber is translucent and

+e can see somethin* inside this stran*e stone . .

. . a hu*e mos5uito lon* dead entombed there-

R2S%A'&2:smiles;

)ay 5ue lindo eres vas hacer a much *ente ,eli8-:2h you4re so beauti,ul- @ou +ill ma7e a lot o,people happy;



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F #$% %)# DI' DA@

An artist4s camel hair brush care,ully s+eeps a+ay sand and roc7

to slo+ly reveal the dar7 curve o, a ,ossil . it4s a cla+- Adentist4s

pic7 *ently li,ts it ,rom the place its has laid ,or millions o,years-

Pull up to reveal a *roup o, di**ers +or7in* on a lar*e s7eleton- All+e see are the tops o, their hats- %he paleontolo*ist +or7in* on thecla+ lays it in his hand-

'RA&%:thou*ht,ully;

3our complete s7eletons- - - -such a small area- - -the same time hori8on . .

#((I#%hey died to*etherB

'RA&%%he taphonomy sure loo7s that +ay-

#((I#I, they died to*ether they lived to*ether-Su**ests some 7ind o, social order-

DR A(A& 'RA&% mid.thirties a ra**ed.loo7in* *uy +ith intenseconcentration you +ouldn4t +ant to *et in the +ay o, care,ullyeamines a cla+-

DR #((I# SA%%(#R +or7in* +ith him leans in close and studiesit too- She paints the eposed bone +ith rubber cement- #llie in herlate t+enties athletic.loo7in*- %here4s an impatience about #llie

asi, nothin* in li,e happens 5uite ,ast enou*h ,or her-

)er ,ace is almost pressed up a*ainst his she4s sittin* soclose-

'RA&% :cont4d;%hey hunted as a team- %he dismembered tenontosaurusbone over there . that4s lunch- /ut +hat 7illed our

raptors in a la7ebed in a bunch li7e thisB e bettercome up +ith somethin* that ma7es sense-

#((I#A drou*ht- %he la7e +as shrin7in* . .

'RA&%:ecited;

%hat4s *ood- %hat4s ri*ht< %hey died around a dried.uppuddle< ithout ,i*htin* each other- %his is loo7in*



*ood-

3rom the bottom o, the hill a voice S)2U%S to them?

E2(U&%#RR :o-s-;Dr 'rant< Dr Sattler< e4re ready to try a*ain<

'rant SI'&S and sits up stretchin* out his bac7-

'RA&%I hate computers-

)e shoves the cla+ absent.mindedly into his poc7et and he and#llie +al7 to+ard the source o, the voice- As they +al7 +e *et our,irst loo7 at the badlands- #posed outcroppin*s o, crumblin*limestone stretch ,or miles in every direction not a tree or a bush

insi*ht-

In the di* itsel, the *round is chec7ered +ith ecavations

every+here- %here4s a base camp +ith ,ive or si teepees a ,lappin*mess tent a ,e+ cards a ,latbed truc7 +ith +rapped ,ossils loaded onit and a mobile home- %here are a do8en E2(U&%##RS o, all a*es at+or7 in various places around the di*- %he Eolunteers are ,rom all+al7s o, li,e dinosaur bu,,s- %hree or ,our o, them have C)I(DR#&+ith them and the 7ids run around li7e in a *iant sandbo-

'rant #llie and a Eolunteer +al7 do+n the hill- 'rant spots aKID 7ic7in* dirt onto one o, the di*s- )e notices and ,ro+ns-

'RA&%hat4s that 7id doin*B

:to the 7id;hat are you doin* there<B #cuse me< Can you 6ust bac7o,,B %his is very ,ra*ile< Are you out o, your mindB'et o,, that and *o ,ind your parents<

:to #llie;Did you see +hat he 6ust didB

%he 7id stomps a+ay pissed o,,-

KIDAsshole-

'RA&%:to #llie;

hy do they have to brin* their 7idsB<

#((I#@ou could hire your help- /ut there4s ,our summers o,+or7 here +ith the money ,or one- And you say it4s alearnin* eperience sort o, a vacation and you *etvolunteers +ith 7ids-

)e and #llie arrive to +here several E2(U&%##RS are clusteredaround a computer terminal that4s set up on a table in a small tentits ,laps lashed open-



'RA&%:to the Eolunteer;

Ready to *ive it a shot JerryB

A (I%%(# 'IR( moves a little too close to the machine-

#((I#ant to +atch the computerB

#llie 5uietly moves her out o, 'rant4s +ay to a place she cansee-

E2(U&%##R%humper readyB

MA&Ready-

E2(U&%##R

3ire-

%he E2(U&%##R thro+s a s+itch on a machine that loo7s a bit li7ea ,loor bu,,er- %he +hole thin* hops up into the air as it drives aso,t lead pellet into the earth +ith a tremendous ,orce- %here is adull %)UD the earth seems to vibrate and all eyes turn to thecomputer screen . .

#((I#)o+ lon* does this usually ta7eB

E2(U&%##RIt should be immediate return- @ou shoot the radar intothe *round the bone bounces bac7----

%he screen suddenly comes alive yello+ contour lines tracin*across it in three +aves detailin* a dinosaur s7eleton-

E2(U&%##R%his ne+ pro*ram4s incredible< A ,e+ more years o,development and you don4t have to di* any more<

'rant loo7s at him and his epression is positively +ounded-

'RA&%ell +here4s the ,un in thatB

E2(U&%##RIt loo7s a little distorted but I don4t thin7 that4sthe computer-

#((I#:sha7es her head;

Postmortem contraction o, the posterior nec7 li*aments-:to 'rant;

EelociraptorB



'RA&%@es- 'ood shape too- 3ive si ,eet hi*h- I4m*uessin* nine ,eet lon*- (oo7 at the . .

)e points to part o, the s7eleton but +hen his ,in*er touchesthe screen the computer /##PS at him and the ima*e chan*es- )e pullshis hand bac7 as i, it shoc7ed him-

E2(U&%##Rhat4s you doB

#((I#)e touched it- Dr- 'rant is not machine compatible-

'RA&%%hey4ve *ot it in ,or me-

%he Eolunteer (AU')S and touches a di,,erent part o, the screen+hich brin*s the ori*inal ima*e bac7- 'rant continues but doesn4t

*et

as close-

'RA&%(oo7 at the hal,.moon shaped bone in the +rist- &o+onder these *uys learned to ,ly-

%he *roup lau*hs- 'rant is surprised-

'RA&% :cont4d;&o+ seriously- Sho+ o, the hands- )o+ many o, youhave read my boo7B

#veryone stops lau*hin* and loo7s a+ay- #llie raises her handsupportively- So does the Eolunteer 'rant si*hs-

'RA&% :cont4d;'reat- ell maybe dinosaurs have more in common +ithpresent.day birds than reptiles- (oo7 at the publicbone . . it4s turned bac7+ards 6ust li7e a bird- %hevertebrae . . ,ull o, hollo+s and air sacs 6ust li7e abird- #ven the +ord raptor means Gbird o, preyG-

%he 7id steps ,or+ard and loo7s at the computer s7eletoncritically-

KID%hat doesn4t loo7 very scary- More li7e a si.,oot

tur7ey-

#veryone sort o, dra+s in their breath and steps asiderevealin* the KID standin* alone- 'rant turns to the Kid lo+ers hissun*lasses and stares at him li7e he 6ust came ,rom another planet-

'rant strolls over to the KID puts his arms around hisshoulders in a ,riendly +ay-

'RA&%



%ry to ima*ine yoursel, in the Jurassic Period-:or;

%ry to ima*ine yoursel, in the Cretaceous Period-

#llie rolls her eyes-

#((I#

:under her breath;)ere +e *o-

'RA&% :cont4d;@ou4d *et your ,irst loo7 at the si.,oot tur7ey as youmove into a clearin*- /ut raptor he 7ne+ you +erethere a lon* time a*o- )e moves li7e a birdH li*htlybobbin* his head And you 7eep still because you thin7maybe his visual acuity4s based on movement li7e a %.re and he4ll lose you i, you don4t move- /ut no- &otE#(2CIRAP%2R- @ou stare at him and he 6ust staresbac7- %hat4s +hen the attac7 comes . . not ,rom the,ront no ,rom the side ,rom the other t+o raptors you

didn4t even 7no+ +ere there-

'rant +al7s around the Kid-

'RA&% :cont4d;Eelociraptor4s a pac7 hunter you see he usescoordinated attac7 patterns and he4s out in ,orcetoday- And he slashes at you +ith this . .

)e ta7es the cla+ ,rom his poc7et and holds it at the ,ront o,the raptor4s three.toed ,oot-

'RA&% :cont4d;. . a si.inch retractable cla+ li7e a ra8or on themiddle toe- %hey don4t bother to bite the 6u*ular li7ea lion they 6ust slash here here . .

)e points to the Kid4s chest and thi*h-

'RA&% :cont4d;. . or maybe across the belly spillin* your intestines-Point is you4re alive +hen they start to eat you-hole thin* too7 about ,our seconds-

%he Kid is on the ver*e i, tears-

'RA&% :cont4d;

So you 7no+ try to sho+ a little respect-

And +ith that he +al7s bac7 across the camp returnin* to hiss7eleton- #llie hurries to catch up +ith him-

#((I#@ou 7no+ i, you really +anted to scare the 7id youcould4ve 6ust pulled a *un on him-

'RA&%



@eah I 7no+ you 7no+---7ids- @ou +ant to have one o,thoseB

#((I#ell not one o, those +ell yeah a possibly one atsome point could be a *ood thin*- hat4s so +ron* +ith7idsB

'RA&%2h #llie loo7- %hey4re noisy they4re messy they4restic7y they4re epensive-

#((I#Cheap cheap cheap-

'RA&%%hey smell-

#((I#2h my *od they do not< %hey don4t smell-

'RA&%%hey do smell- Some o, them smell-- babies smell-

#((I#Alri*ht the one on the airplane had an accident butusually babies don4t smell-

'RA&%%hey 7no+ very little about the Jurassic Period they7no+ less about the Cretaceous-

#((I#%he +hatB

'RA&%%he Cretaceous-

#((I#Anythin* else you old ,ossilB

'RA&%@eah plenty- Some o, them can4t +al7<

#((I#It ,rustrates me so much that I love you that I need tostran*le you ri*ht no+<

#llie play,ully ta7es 'rant4s hat o,, and *ives him a ti*ht hu*-%hey 7iss-

A stran*e +ind seems to be +hippin* up- 'rant and #llie loo7around con,used- %he +ind is *ettin* stron*er blo+in* dirt and sandevery+here ,illin* in everythin* they4ve du* out blo+in* theprotective canvasses o,,- &o+ there4s a more ,amiliar R2AR and theyloo7 up and see it . .



. . a hu*e helicopter descendin* on the camp-

#((I#:to the volunteers;

'et some canvasses and cover anythin* that4s eposed<

'rant4s already on it tryin* to desperately to protect the

s7eleton he4s ecavatin*- )e loo7s up at the helicopter and S)2U%Ssha7in* his ,ist-

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! #$% /AS# CAMP DA@

Do+n at the base camp the helicopter has landed- %he PI(2% isalready out +aitin* as 'RA&% comes do+n ,rom the mountaintop li7eMoses steamin*- 'rant *estures +ildly at him to turn the chopper o,,-

%he pilot points timidly to a mobile home across the camp-'rant runs to the trailer-

10 #$% %RAI(#R DA@

%he door to the trailer S(APS open and 'RA&% storms in-

'RA&%hat the hell do you thin7 you4re doin* in hereB

%he trailer serves as the di*4s o,,ice- %here are several lon*+ooden tables set up every inch covered +ith bone specimens that areneatly laid out ta**ed and labeled-

3arther alon* are ceramic dishes and croc7s soa7in* other bonesin acid and vine*ar-

%here4s old dusty ,urniture at one end o, the trailer and are,ri*erator- A man roots around in the re,ri*erator his bac7 to us-'RUM/(I&' about the contents +hich are mostly beer-

)is hand ,alls across a bottle o, epensive champa*ne in thebac7-

MA&Ah hah<

)e pulls it out . the cor7 P2PS-

%he Man turns around- J2)& )AMM2&D seventy.ish is spri*htlyas hell +ith bri*ht shinin* eyes that say G3ollo+ me<G

'rant stares incredulously at the Man holdin* his champa*nebottle +ithout an invitation-



'RA&%)ey +e +ere savin* that<

)AMM2&D3or today I *uarantee it-

'RA&%

And +ho in 'od4s name do you thin7 you are----B

)AMM2&DJohn )ammond- And I am deli*hted to ,inally meet youin person Dr 'rant-

'rant is struc7 silent- )e sha7es his hand starin* dumbly-

'RA&%Mr- . . )ammondB

)ammond loo7s around the trailer approvin*ly at the enormousamount o, +or7 the bones represent-

)AMM2&DI can see my ,i,ty thousand a year as been +ell spent-

%he door S(APS open a*ain and #((I# comes in 6ust as pissed o,,as 'rant +as-

#((I#27ay +ho4s the 6er7B

'RA&%Uh this is our paleobotanist Dr #llie-----

#((I#Sattler-

'rantDr Sattler- #llie this is Mr- )AMM2&D-

:in case she didn4t catch it;John )ammond-

#((I#Did I say 6er7B

)AMM2&DI4m sorry ,or the dramatic entrance but I4m in a hurry-ill you have a +ee bit o, a drin7 no+ and thenB

)ammond be*ins to +al7 into the 7itchen ma7in* himsel, at home-#llie ,ollo+s him tries to help- 'rant settles behind the table-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;Come alon* then don4t let it *et +arm<

:epansively;Come on in both o, you- Sit do+n-

As )ammond moves they notice he +al7s +ith a sli*ht limp and



uses a cane . . ,or balance or style it4s hard to say +itch-

#((I#I have samples all over the 7itchen-

:she ta7es some stones out o, one o, the *lasses;

)AMM2&D

Come alon*- I 7no+ my +ay around a 7itchen- Comealon*-

#llie *oes around to+ards 'rant- She *rabs a bottle o, +ater-%hey loo7 at each other really abac7 by this *uy4s bravado and sitedo+n- )ammond dries the *lasses-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;ell no+ I4ll *et ri*ht to the point- I li7e you-/oth o, you- I can tell instantly +ith peopleH it4s a *i,t-

:ne+ sub6ect;I o+n an island- 2,, the coast o, Costa Rica- I leasedit ,rom the *overnment and spent the last ,ive years settin*

up a 7indo, biolo*ical preserve do+n there- Really spectacular-

Spared noepense- It ma7es the one I had in Kenya loo7 li7e a pettin*

8oo- &odoubt that sooner or later our attractions +ill send :drive

the; 7idsri*ht out o, their minds-

'RA&%And +hat are thoseB

#((I#Small versions o, adults honey-

)e *ives her a dirty loo7-

)AMM2&D&ot 6ust 7ids . . ,or everyone- e4re *oin* to opennet year- Unless the la+yers 7ill me ,irst- I don4tcare ,or la+yers- @ouB

'RA&%I uh don4t really 7no+ any- e . .

)AMM2&Dell I4m a,raid I do- %here4s one a particular pebble

in my shoe- )e represents my investors- )e says theyinsist on outside opinions-

'RA&%hat 7ind o, opinionsB

)AMM2&D&ot to put a ,ine point on it your 7ind- (et4s ,aceit in your particular ,ield you4re the top minds- I,I could 6ust *et you t+o to si*n o,, on the par7 . . you



7no+ *ive a +ee testimonial . . I could *et bac7 onschedule . .

:he Americani8es him pronunciation;. .schedule-

#((I#hy +ould they care +hat +e thin7B

'RA&%hat 7ind o, par7 is itB

)AMM2&D:smiles;

ell it4s . . ri*ht up your alley-:hands 'rant a drin7;

(oo7 +hy don4t you both :the pair o, you; come on do+n,or the +ee7end- (ove to have the opinion o, apaleobotoanist as +ell-

:hands #llie a drin7;I4ve *ot a 6et standin* by at Choteau-

:he 6umps up and sites on the counter;

'RA&%&o I4m sorry that +ouldn4t be possible- e4ve 6ustdiscovered a ne+ s7eleton and . .

)AMM2&D:pours himsel, a drin7;

I could compensate you by ,ully ,undin* your di*

'RA&%. . this +ould be an a+,ully unusual time . .

)AMM2&D3or a ,urther three years-

'rant 223S as #llie elbo+s him hard in the ribs-

#((I#here4s the planeB

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11 #$% CA3# DA@

D#&&IS &#DR@ is in his late thirties a bi* *uy +ith a constant

smile that could either be lau*hin* +ith you or at you you can nevertell- )e sits at a table in ,ront o, a Central American ca,e eatin*brea7,ast

Another (e*end?SA& J2S# C2S%A RICA

&edry loo7s up and sees a man *et out o, a tai . . (#IS:(ouis; D2D'S2& ,i,tyish +earin* a lar*e stra+ hat and loo7in*

almost



too much li7e an American tourist- Dod*son clutches as attach caseclose to him and scans the ca,e ,urtively-&edry lau*hs sha7es his head and +aves to him-

&#DR@Dod*son<

Dod*son hurries over to the table-

D2D'S2&:as he sites;

@ou shouldn4t use my name-

&#DR@Dod*son Dod*son-

:loud;e *ot Dod*son here< See nobody cares- &ice hat-hat are you tryin* to loo7 li7e a secret a*entB

Dod*son i*nores that sets his attach case do+n net to the

table and slides it to+ards &edry

D2D'S2&Seven ,i,ty-

&edry smiles and pulls the attach closer to him-

D2D'S2& :cont4d;2n delivery ,i,ty thousand more ,or ever viable embryo-%hat4s one point ,ive million- I, you *et all ,i,teenspecies o,, the island-

&#DR@2h I4ll *et 4em all-

D2D'S2&Remember . . viable embryos- %hey4re no use to us i,they don4t survive-

&#DR@)o+ am I supposed to transport themB

Dod*son pulls an ordinary can o, shavin* cream ,rom a shoulderba* he carries and sets it on the table-

D2D'S2&%he bottom scre+s openH it4s cooled and

compartmentali8ed inside- %hey can even chec7 it i,they +ant- Press the top-

&edry presses the top o, the can and real shavin* cream comesout- )e *rins impressed- hile Dod*son tal7s &edry loo7s around

,orsome+here to +ipe the shavin* cream and ends up dumpin* it on top o,someone4s Jell.2 on a dessert tray net to him-

D2D'S2& :cont4d;



%here4s enou*h coolant *as ,or thirty.si hours-

&edry loo7s at the can-

&#DR@hatB &o mentholB

D2D'S2&Mr &edry Mr &edry- %he embryos have to be bac7 herein San Jose by then-

&#DR@%hat4s up to your *uy on the boat- Seven o4cloc7tomorro+ ni*ht at the east doc7- Ma7e sure he *ot itri*ht-

D2D'S2&I +as +onderin* ho+ are you plannin* to beat thesecurityB

&#DR@I *ot an ei*hteen minute +indo+- #i*hteen minutes andyour company catches up on ten years o, research-

A AI%#R arrives and puts the chec7 do+n on the table bet+eenthem- &edry loo7s do+n at it pointedly then up at Dod*son-

&#DR@ :cont4d;Don4t *et cheep on me Dod*son-

Dod*son rolls his eyes and pic7s up the chec7-

&#DR@ :cont4d;%hat +as )ammond4s mista7e-

1 #$% 2P#& S#A DA@

A helicopter GI&.'#& C2&S%RUC%I2&G embla8oned on the sides7ims lo+ over the shimmerin* Paci,ic-

1 #$% )#(IC2P%#R DA@

'RA&% #((I# '#&&AR2 and MA(C2(M are huddled in the bac7 o, thechopperH )AMM2&D is in the ,ront +ith the PI(2%-

%here are t+o other passen*ers +as +ell .. D2&A(D '#&&AR2 thela+yer ,rom the amber mine no+ dressed in sa,ari clothes everythin*strai*ht ,rom /anana Republic- %he other Dr- IA& MA(C2(M ,ortyishdressed all in blac7 +ith a sna7es7in boots and sun*lasses- Malcolm+ho ,inds it hard to ta7e his eyes o,, #llie leans over and S)2U%Sover the en*ine +hine-

MA(C2(MSo you t+o di* up dinosaursB



'RA&%%ry to<

Malcolm lau*hs ,indin* this very amusin* +hich con,uses 'rant-)ammond turns around annoyed-

)AMM2&D@ou4ll have to *et use to Dr- Malcolm< )e su,,ers ,roma deplorable ecess o, personality especially ,or amathematician<

MA(C2(MChaotician actually< Chaotician<

)ammond S&2R%S not even botherin* to cover his contempt ,orMalcolm-

MA(C2(MJohn doesn4t subscribe to Chaos particularly +hat it

has to say about his little science pro6ect<

)AMM2&DCods+ollop< Ian you4ve never come close to eplainin*these concerns o, yours about this island<

MA(C2(MI certainly have< Eery clearly< /ecause o, thebehavior o, the system in phase space<

)ammond 6ust +aves him o,,-

)AMM2&DA load i, I may say so- o, ,ashionable number crunchin*

thats all it is<

MA(C2(M:po7in* at )ammond4s 7nee;

John John-

)AMM2&D:pushin* him a+ay;

Don4t do that<

MA(C2(MDr- 'rant Dr- Sattler .. you4ve heard o, Chaos %heoryB

#((I#:sha7in* her head;

&o-

MA(C2(M&oB &on.linear e5uationsB Stran*e attractionsB

:a*ain she shru*s;Dr- Sattler I re,use to believe that you are not,amiliar +ith the concept o, attraction<



'rant 6ust rolls his eyes as Malcolm *ives her an oily *rin but#llie smiles en6oyin* 'rant4s 6ealousy- )ammond turns to 'ennaro and*ives him a dirty loo7-

)AMM2&DI brin* scientists .. you brin* a roc7 star-

)ammond loo7s out the +indshield and C(APS his hands ecitedly-

)AMM2&D%here it is<

Up ahead the others see it-

IS(A &U/(AR- It4s a smallish island completely rin*ed by thic7clouds that *ive it a lush mysterious ,eel- %he PI(2% pulls up over

aspot in the clouds and starts to descend ,ast-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;

/ad +ind shears< e have to drop pretty ,ast< )old onthis can be a little thrillin*<

%he helicopter drops li7e a stone- 2utside the +indo+s theycan see cli,, +alls racin* by uncom,ortably close- %hey bounce li7ehell hittin* +ind up and do+n dra,ts-

2nly )ammond still ,eels chatty-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;e4re plannin* an airstrip< 2n pilin*s etendin* outinto the ocean t+elve thousand ,eet< (i7e (a 'uardiaonly a lot sa,er< hat do you thin7B

%hey don4t ans+er 6ust hold on- As they near the *round aluminous +hite cloud cross appears belo+ them a landin* pad shinin*throu*h the Plei*las bubble in the ,loor o, the chopper-

%he cross *ro+s rapidly lar*er as the chopper plummets but asudden updra,t catches them and they bounce s7y+ard ,or a moment thendrop a*ain even ,aster i, possible be,ore landin* +ith a hard /UMP-

1A #$% )#(IC2P%#R (A&DI&' PAD DA@

%he chopper plummets and ,inally lands- 2ne o, the +or7ersopens the door and the *roup *ets out- )ammond loo7s out proudly-

1F #$% )I((%2P DA@

%+o lar*e open.top 6eeps R2AR do+n the hilltop a+ay ,rom thelandin* cross as the helicopter en*ines )I&# bac7 to li,e and therotors start to spin a*ain-

#((I# 'RA&% and MA(C2(M hold on ti*ht in the ,ront 6eep)AMM2&D and '#&&AR2 are in the rear 6eep- /oth cars have DRIE#RS-



%hey pass throu*h an enormous *ate in a thirty ,oot hi*h ,ence+hich is closed behind them by t+o PARK A%%#&DA&%S-

%here are lar*e electrical insulators on the ,ences +arnin*li*hts that strobe importantly and clear si*ns .. G#(#C%RI3I#D 3#&C#<10000 E2(%S<G

I& %)# R#AR J##P

'ennaro re*ards the ,ences critically-

'#&&AR2%he ,ull ,i,ty mile o, perimeter ,ence are in placeB

)AMM2&DAnd the concrete moats and the motion sensor trac7in*systems- Donald dear boy do try to rela and en6oyyoursel,-

'#&&AR2(et4s *et somethin* strai*ht John- %his is not a+ee7end ecursion this is a serious investi*ation o,the stability o, the island- @our investors +hom Irepresent are deeply concerned- 3orty.ei*ht hours ,romno+ i, they . .

:*estures to 'rant #llie and Malcolm;. .aren4t convinced- I4m not convinced- And I can shutyou do+n John-

)AMM2&D3orty.ei*ht hours ,rom no+ I4ll be acceptin* yourapolo*ies- &o+ *et out o, the +ay- So I can see them<

)e shoves 'ennaro aside to *et a clear vie+ o, 'rant #llieand Malcolm-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;I +ouldn4t miss this ,or the +orld-

%he 6eeps +ind their +ay alon* a mountain road-

I& %)# (#AD J##P

#llie stares o,, to the ri*ht ,ascinated by the thic7 tropicalplant li,e around them- She tilts her head as i, somethin*4s +ron*+ith this picture-

She reaches out and *rabs hold o, a lea,y branch as they driveby %#ARI&' it ,rom the tree-

I& %)# R#AR J#PP

)ammond +atchin* 'rant si*nals to his Driver -

)AMM2&DJust stop here stop here- Slo+ slo+-



)e slo+s do+n then stops- So does the ,ront 6eep-

I& %)# 3R2&% J##P

#llie stares at the lea, ama8ed runnin* her hand li*htly overit-

#((I#Alan . .

/ut 'rant4s not payin* attention- )e4s starin* too out theother side o, the 6eep-

'rant notices that several o, the tree trun7s are lea,less .6ust as thic7 as the other trees but *ray and bare-

#((I# :cont4d;:still starin* at the lea,;

%his shouldn4t be here-

'rant t+ists in his seat as the 6eep stops and loo7s at one o,the *ray tree trun7s- Riveted he slo+ly stands up in his seat as i,to *et closer- )e moves to the top o, the seat practically on histiptoes-

)e raises his head loo7in* up the len*th o, the trun7- )eloo7s hi*her-

And hi*her-

And hi*her-

%hat4s no tree trun7- %hat4s a le*- 'rant4s 6a+ drops hishead ,alls all the +ay bac7 and he loo7s even hi*her above the treeline-

#((I# :cont4d;:still loo7in* at the lea,;

%his species o, vermi,orm +as been etinct since thecretaceous period- %his thin* . .

'rant never tearin* his eyes ,rom the brachiosaur reaches overand *rabs #llie4s head turnin* it to ,ace the animal-

She sees it and drops the lea,-

#((I# :cont4d;2h . . my . . 'od-

'rant lets out a lon* sharp )A) . a combination lau*h andshout o, 6oy-

)e *ets out o, the 6eep and #llie ,ollo+s- 'rant points to thethin* and mana*es to put to*ether his ,irst +ords since its

appearance?



'RA&%%)A%4S A DI&2SAUR<

. . a dinosaur- Che+in* the branches- %echnically it4s abrachiosaur o, the sauropod ,amily but +e4ve al+ays called itbrontosaurus- It CRUC)#S the branch in its mouth +hich is somethirty.,ive ,eet up o,, the *round at the end o, its lon* archin*

nec7- It stares do+n at the people in the car +ith a pleasant stupid*a8e-

#llie loo7s up at the sauropods in +onder-

%hey4ve pretty li*ht on their ,eet . a ,ar cry ,rom theslu**ish lumberin* brutes +e +ould have epected-

)ammond *ets out o, his 6eep and comes bac7 to 6oin them- )eloo7s li7e a proud parent sho+in* o,, the 7id-

Ian Malcolm loo7s at )ammond ama8ed and +ith an epressionthat is a miture o, admiration and rapprochement-

MA(C2(M@ou did it- @ou cra8y son o, a bitch you did it-

'rant and #llie continue +al7in* ,ollo+in* the dinosaur-

'RA&%%he movement<

#((I#%he . . a*ility- @ou4re ri*ht<

In their ama8ement 'rant and #llie tal7 ri*ht over each other-

'RA&%#llie +e can tear up the rule boo7 on cold.bloodedness-It doesn4t apply they4re totally +ron*< %his is a +arm.

bloodedcreature- %hey4re totally +ron*-

#((I#%hey +ere +ron*- Case closed- %his thin* doesn4t livein a s+amp to support it4s body +ei*ht ,or 'od4s sa7e<

Several o, the top branches are suddenly RIPP#D a+ay- Anothersauropod reachin* ,or a branch hi*h above their heads standse,,ortlessly on its hind le*s-

'RA&%:to )ammond;

%hat thin*4s *ot a +hat t+enty.,ive t+enty.seven ,ootnec7B

)AMM2&D%he brachiosaurB %hirty-

'rant and #llie continue to +al7-



'RA&%. . and you4re *oin* to sit there and try to tell me itcan push blood up a thirty.,oot nec7 +ithout a ,our.chambered

heart and*et around li7e thatB< (i7e that<B

:to )ammond;

%his is li7e a 7noc7out punch ,or +arm.bloodedness-

)AMM2&D:proudly;

e cloc7ed the %.re at thirty.t+o miles an hour-

#((I#@ou4ve *ot a %.re<B

:to 'rant;)e4s *ot a %.re< A %.re< )e said he4s. .

'RA&%Say a*ainB

)AMM2&D@es +e have a %.re-

'rant ,eels ,aint- )e sits do+n on the *round-

#((I#)oney put your head bet+een your 7nees and breathe-

)ammond +al7s in ,ront o, them and loo7s out-

)AMM2&DDr- 'rant my dear Dr- Sattler- elcome to JurassicPar7-

%hey turn and loo7 at the vie+ a*ain- It4s beauti,ul vistareminiscent o, an A,rican plain- A +hole herd o, dinosaurs crosses

theplain maybe a hundred that +e see in a 5uic7 *lance alone-

'RA&%#llie they4re absolutely . . they4re movin* in herds-%hey do move in herds<

#((I#e +ere ri*ht<

'RA&%:to )ammond;

)o+ did you do itB<:or;

)o+ did you do thisB<

)AMM2&DI4ll sho+ you-

3inally +e notice 'ennaro +ho +as sort o, ,aded into the





#llie catches his reaction-

#((I#So +hat are you thin7in*B

'RA&%e4re out o, a 6ob-

Ian Malcolm pops in bet+een them

MA(C2(MDon4t you mean GetinctGB

#llie and Malcolm move on ahead-

CU% %2?

1! I&% S)2 R22M DA@

)AMM2&D

hy don4t you all sit do+n-

'RA&% #((I# and MA(C2(M ta7e their seats in the ,ront ro+ o,the ,i,ty seat auditorium- '#&&AR2 sits behind them- )AMM2&D +al7sover to the *iant screen in ,ront o, them-

/ehind him a hu*e ima*e o, himsel, beams do+n at him ,rom the*iant television screen-

)AMM2&D :screen;)ello John<

)AMM2&D :sta*e;:to the *roup;

Say hello<:then ,umblin* +ith his three by ,ive cards;

2h I4ve *ot lines-

)e scans them loo7in* ,or his place- %he screen )ammondcontinues +ithout him

)AMM2&D :screen;3ine I *uess< /ut ho+ did I *et hereB<

)AMM2&D :sta*e;Uh . .

:,indin* his place;

G)ere let me sho+ you- 3irst I4ll need a drop o,blood- @our blood<G

%he screen.)ammond etends his ,in*er and the sta*e.)ammondreaches out and mimes poc7in* it +ith a needle-

)AMM2&D :screen;2uch John< %hat hurt<

)AMM2&D :sta*e;



GRela John- It4s all part o, the miracle o, clonin*<G

hile the t+o )ammonds rattle on the screen ima*e splits intot+o )ammonds then ,our then ei*ht and so on li7e a shampoocommercial-

'rant #llie and Malcolm huddle to*ether ecitedly in the

audience-

'RA&%Clonin* ,rom hatB< (oy etraction has never recreatedan intact D&A strand<

MA(C2(M&ot +ithout massive se5uence *aps<

#((I#Paleo.D&AB 3rom +hat sourceB here do you *et 100million year old dinosaur bloodB<

'#&&AR2Shhhhh<

"0 I& %)# 3I(M

the screen.)ammond is 6oined by another ,i*ure this oneanimated- MR- D&A is a cartoon character a happy.*o.luc7y double.heli strand o, recombinant D&A- Mr- D&A 6umps do+n onto the screen.)ammond4s head and slides do+n his nose-

)AMM2&Dell< Mr- D&A< here4d you come ,romB

MR- D&A3rom your blood< Just one drop o, your blood containsbillions o, strands o, D&A the buildin* bloc7s o, li,e<

"1 2MI%%#D

"" I& %)# 3I(M

Mr- D&A has ta7en over the sho+ and is spea7in* to the audience,rom the screen-

MR- D&AA D&A strand li7e me is a blueprint ,or buildin* alivin* thin*< And sometimes animals that +ent etinctmillions o, years a*o li7e dinosaurs le,t theirblueprints behind ,or us to ,ind< e 6ust had to 7no++here to loo7<

%he screen ima*e chan*es ,rom animated to a nature. photo*raphyloo7- It4s an etreme close.up o, a mos5uito its ,an*s suc7 the deep



into some animals ,lesh its body pulsin* and en*or*in* +ith bloodit4s

drin7in*-

MR- D&A :cont4d;A hundred million years a*o there +ere mos5uitoes 6ustli7e today- And 6ust li7e today they ,ed on the blood

o, animals- #ven dinosaurs<

%he camera races bac7 to sho+ the mos5uito is perched on top o,a *iant animated brachiosaur-

%he ima*e chan*es to another close.up this one o, a treebranch its bar7 *listenin* +ith *olden sap- Mr- D&A leaps on the

sap-

MR- D&A :cont4d;Sometimes a,ter bitin* a dinosaur the mos5uito +ouldland on a branch o, a tree and *et stuc7 in the sap<

%he en*or*ed mos5uito lands in the tree sap and *ets stuc7- Sois Mr- D&A- )e tu*s his le*s but they stay stuc7-

MR- D&A)2A<

&o+ the tree sap ,lo+s over them coverin* up Mr- D&A and themos5uito completely- Mr- D&A S)2U%S ,rom inside the tree sap-

MR- D&A :cont4d;A,ter a lon* time the tree sap +ould *et hard andbecome ,ossili8ed 6ust li7e a dinosaur bone preservin*the mos5uito inside<

" A SCI#&C# (A/2RA%2R@

%he place bu88es +ith activity- #very+here there are piles o,amber ta**ed and labeled +ith SCI#&%IS%S in +hite coats eaminin* itunder microscopes-

2ne SCI#&%IS% moves a complicated drill apparatus net to thechuc7 o, amber +ith a ,ossili8ed mos5uito inside and /2R#S into theside o, it- MR- D&A escapes throu*h the drill hole as the Scientistmoves the amber onto a microscope and peers throu*h the eyepiece-

MR- D&A :2-S-;

%his ,ossili8ed tree sap .. +hich +e call amber+aited millions o, years +ith the mos5uito insideuntil Jurassic Par74s scientists came alon*<

" %)R2U') %)# MICR2SC2P#

e see the *reatly enlar*ed ima*e o, a mos5uito throu*h thelens-



MR- D&A :2-S-;Usin* sophisticated techni5ues they etract thepreserved blood ,rom the mos5uitoand . .

A lon* needle is inserted throu*h the amber into the thora o,

the mos5uito and ma7es an etraction-

MR- D&A :cont4d;. ./in*o< Dino D&A<

Mr- D&A 6umps do+n in ,ront o, D&A data as it races by atheadache speed- )e holds his head di88ied by it-

MR- D&A :cont4d;A ,ull D&A strand contains three billion *enetic codes<I, +e loo7ed at screens li7e these once a second ,orei*ht hours a day it4d ta7e t+o years to loo7 at theentire strand< It4s that lon*< And since it4s so old

it4s ,ull o, holes< %hat4s +here our *eneticists ta7eover<

"FA I&% '#&#%ICS (A/ DA@

SCI#&%IS%S toil in a lab +ith t+o hu*e +hite to+ers at eitherside-

MR- D&A%hin7in* Machine supercomputers and *ene se5uencersbrea7 do+n the strand in minutes . .

2ne SCI#&%IS% in the bac7 has his arms encased in t+o lon*rubber tubes- )e4s strapped into a bi8arre apparatus starin* into acomple headpiece and movin* his arms *ently li7e %ai Chi movements-

MR- D&A :cont4d;. . and Eirtual Reality displays sho+ our *eneticiststhe *aps in the D&A se5uence< Since most animal D&A isninety percent identical +e use the complete D&A o, a,ro* . .

"F/ 2& %)# E-R- DISP(A@

+e see an actual D&A strand ecept it has a bi* hole in the

center +here the vital in,ormation is missin*- Mr- D&A bounds intothe ,rame carryin* a butch o, letters in one hand-

)e puts it in the *ap and turns bac7 a*ainst it 'RU&%I&' as heshoves into place-

MR- D&A:strainin*;

. . to ,ill in the . . holes and . .complete . . the . .:,inally *ettin* it;



. . code< he+<

)e brushes his hands o,, satis,ied-

MR- D&A :cont4d;&o+ +e can ma7e a baby dinosaur<

"L I& %)# AUDI#&C#

%he scientist loo7 at each other not sure-

)AMM2&DAll this has some dramatic music . . da dum da dum dadum dum . . march or somethin* it4s not +ritten yetand the tour moves on . .

)e thro+s a s+itch and sa,ety bars appear out o, no+here anddrop over their seats C(ICKI&' into place-

)AMM2&D3or your o+n sa,ety<

%he ro+ o, seats moves out o, the auditorium-

" I&% )A((A@ DA@

%he ro+ o, seats moves slo+ly past a ro+ o, double.panned *lass+indo+ beneath a lar*e si*n that readsG'#&#%ICSO3#R%I(I>A%I2&O)A%C)#R@-G Inside %#C)&ICIA&S +or7 atmicroscopes-

In the bac7 is a section entirely lit by blue ultraviolet li*ht-

Mr- D&A E2IC# continues over a spea7er in each seat-

MR- D&A :2-S-;2ur ,ertili8ation department is +here the dinosaur D&Ata7es the place o, the D&A in un,ertili8ed emu orostrich e**s . . and then it4s on to the nursery +here+e +elcome the dinosaurs bac7 into the +orld<

'#&&AR2 has a +ondrous *rin plastered on his ,ace 6ust lovin*everythin* no+-

'#&&AR2

%his is over+helmin* John- Are these characters:people; animatronicsB

)AMM2&D&o +e don4t have any animatronics here- %hese are thereal miracle +or7ers o, Jurassic Par7-

'RA&% #((I# and MA(C2(M are ,rustrated leanin* ,or+ardstrainin* a*ainst the sa,ety bars ,or a better loo7- /ut the cars

7eep



*oin*-

'RA&%ait a minute< )o+ do you interrupt the cellularmitosisB<B

#((I#

Can4t +e see the un,ertili8ed host e**sB<

/ut the cars are already movin* on to another set o, +indo+s+hich *ive a *limpse into +hat loo7s li7e a control room-

)AMM2&DShortly shortly----

MR- D&A :2-S-;2ur control room contains some o, the most sophisticatedautomation ever attemptedin . .

'rant strains to loo7 bac7 into the labs but the cars move pasta*ain no intention o, slo+in* do+n-

'RA&%Can4t you stop these thin*sB<

)AMM2&DSorry< It4s 7ind o, a ride<

'RA&%:to Malcolm;

(et4s *et outta here<

%he t+o o, them team up on the sa,ety bars- 'rant shoves hisall the +ay bac7 +ith one ,oot and Malcolm does the same- %hey standup and head ,or the door o, the hatchery-

'#&&AR2)ey< @ou can4t do that<

%oo late- #llie slips out ,rom under her sa,ety bar tooand stomps ri*ht across 'ennaro4s seat-

'#&&AR2Can they do thatB

%hey reach the door to the hatchery- 'rant tries to shove it

open but 6ust %)UDS into it- )e rattles the handle but the door+on4t bud*e as it4s on a security 7ey.card system-

)AMM2&D steps up and ta7es his *lasses o,,-

)AMM2&DRela Donald rela- %hey4re scientists %hey ou*htto be curious-

:he steps up to the code bo;It4s a retinal scanner-



)e pushes various code numbers- %he door opens- )e stepsaside and the *roup ea*erly *oes up the stairs-

"N I&%- )A((A@OS%AIRS . DA@

'RA&% runs up the stairs- MA(C2(M and #((I# ea*erly try to *eta loo7 at the lab- )AMM2&D and '#&&AR2 come up and 6oin 'rant at thedoor-

'#&&AR2John +e . . +hat I4m 6ust sayin*----

)AMM2&DRela Donald rela- %hey4re scientists- %hey ou*ht tobe curious-

)ammond reaches the door 'rant tries to pry it open-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;Dr- 'rant 6ust a minute 6ust a minute

:or;Dr- 'rant 6ust a moment dear boy-:he pushes the codeH the door opens;Remember +hat Samuel Johnson said-

:they step into the cubicle;GCuriosity is one o, the permanent and certaincharacteristics o, a vi*orous intellect<G

:the second door opens;Ri*ht< Come alon*-

I&% )A%C)#R@O&URS#R@ DA@

%he hatchery is a vast open room bathed in in,rared li*ht-(on* tables run the len*th o, the place all covered +ith e**s theirpale outlines obscured by hissin* lo+ mist that4s all throu*h the

room-

)AMM2&DCome on in-

)AMM2&D ta7es o,, his hat and hands it one o, the technicians-

)#&R@ U late t+enties Asian.American +earin* a +hite labcoat +or7s at a nearby table ma7in* notes-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;'ood day )enry-

U2h *ood day Sir-

'RA&% *oes to a round open +ith various e**s under a stron*li*ht-



2ne o, the e**s ma7es stron* movements . a robotic arm steadiesthe shell-

'RA&%My 'od< (oo7<

)ammond #llie and Malcolm 6oin him as does )enry u-

UAh per,ect timin*< I4d hoped they4d hatch be,ore I hadto *o to the boat-

)AMM2&D)enry +hy didn4t you tell meB you 7no+ I insist onbein* here +hen they4re born-

)ammond puts on a pair o, plastic *loves-

%he e** be*ins to crac7- %he robotic arm moves a+ay----a /A/@DI&2SAUR tries to *et out 6ust its head stic7in* out o, the shell-

)ammond reaches do+n and care,ully brea7s a+ay e** ,ra*mentshelpin* the baby dinosaur out o, its shell-

)AMM2&DCome on then out you come-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;%hey imprint on the ,irst livin* creature they come incontact +ith- %hat helps them to trust me- I4ve beenpresent ,or the birth o, every animal on this Island-Just loo7 at that-

MA(C2(MSurely not the ones that have bred in the +ildB

UActually they can4t breed in the +ild- Populationcontrol is one o, our security precautions here- %hereis no unauthori8ed breedin* in Jurassic Par7-

'rant and #llie echan*e a loo7- She mana*es not to smile-

MA(C2(M)o+ do you 7no+ they can4t breedB

U

/ecause all the animals in Jurassic Par7 are ,emales-:I4ve; e en*ineered them that +ay-

)ammond 7eeps his attention trained on the ne+ dinosaur-

)AMM2&D%here you are- 2ut you come-

#((I#2h my 'od-



)AMM2&DCould I have a tissue pleaseB

URi*ht a+ay :certainly;- Comin* ri*ht up-

%he animal is no+ ,ree )ammond sets in don care,ully net toits shell- 'rant pic7s it up and holds it in the palm o, his handunder the incubator4s heat li*ht-

'RA&%/lood temperature ,eels li7e hi*h ei*hties-

)AMM2&DuB

U&inety.one-

'rant pic7s up the lar*e bro7en hal,.shell but the robotic armsnatches it bac7 out o, his hand and puts it do+n-

'RA&%)omoeothermicB It holds that temperatureB

:to u;Incredible-

Malcolm is loo7in* at )ammond s7eptical-

MA(C2(M/ut a*ain ho+ do you 7no+ they4re all ,emaleB Doessomeone *o into the par7 and uh . . li,t up thedinosaurs4 s7irtsB

Ue control their chromosomes- It4s not that di,,icult-All vertebrate embryos are inherently ,emale any+ay- It ta7es

an etrahormone at the ri*ht developmental sta*e to create a male and

+esimply deny them that-

)AMM2&D@our silence intri*ues me-

MA(C2(M

John the 7ind o, control you4re attemptin* is notpossible- I, there4s one thin* the history o, evolutionhas tau*ht us it4s that li,e +ill not be contained-(i,e brea7s ,ree- It epands to ne+ territories- Itcrashes throu*h barriers- Pain,ully maybe even--dan*erously but and---+ell there it is-

#llie listens to him impressed-

)AMM2&D



atch her head . support her head-

'rant i*norin* the others pic7s up the baby dinosaur andholds it on the palm o, his hand under the incubator4s heat li*ht-

)espreads the tiny animal out on the bac7 o, his hand and delicately

runs

his ,in*er over its tail countin* the vertebrae- A loo7 o, pu88ledreco*nition crosses his ,ace-

U@ou4re implyin* that a *roup o, composed entirely o,,emales +ill breedB

MA(C2(MI4m simply sayin* that li,e . . ,inds a +ay-

#((I#G@ou can4t control anythin*-G I a*ree +ith that- Ili7e that-

She +al7s over to Malcolm he smiles at her too +armly-

#((I# :cont4d;@ou can tal7- I don4t 7 no+ ho+ to say it- @ou4re 6ustarticulate- @ou say everythin* that I thin7 that I,eel- It4s ecitin*-

:or;I ,ind it so ecitin*- It4s ecitin* that you can4tcontrol li,e that you 7no+ . .

:or;@ou 7no+ that I ,ind it terri,yin*- (i,e +ill al+ays,ind a +ay-

MA(C2(M%hat4s ri*ht- ill brea7 throu*h-

#((I#I *et ah . .

MA(C2(MI 7no+ it4s very ecitin*-

#((I#And scary-

MA(C2(M

And scary-

#((I#hen people try to control thin*s that it4s out o, theirpo+er . .

MA(C2(MIt4s anti.nature-

#((I#



Anti.nature-

'rant doesn4t notice as he4s still obsessed +ith the in,antdinosaur measurin* and +ei*hin* it on a nearby lab bench- )e stops

astran*e loo7 on his ,ace- )e 7no+s +hat this animal is . . but itcan4t be-

'RA&%:dreadin* the ans+er;

hat species is thisB

UUh . . it4s a Eelociraptor-

'rant and #llie turn slo+ly and loo7 at each other then loo7 at)ammond astonished-

'RA&%@ou bred raptorsB

"! #$%- RAP%2R P#& . DA@

'rant char*es across the compound a ,ire in his eyes ahead o,#((I# MA(C2(M and '#&&AR2- )AMM2&D stru**les to 7eep up-

)AMM2&DDr- 'rant Dr- 'rantB Uh . .+e planned to sho+ you theraptors later a,ter lunch-

/ut 'rant has stopped abruptly net to the Eelociraptor pen+hich +e reco*ni8e as the heavily ,orti,ied ca*e +e some earlier

+hichthe San 9uentin to+ers at one end-

'rant stands ri*ht up a*ainst the ,ence eyes +ide dyin* ,or a*limpse-

)AMM2&D catches up sli*htly out o, breath-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;Dr- 'rant . . as I +as sayin* +e4ve laid out lunch ,oryou be,ore you head out into the par7- Ale6andro our*ourmet che, . .

'RA&%

hat are they doin*B

As they +atch a *iant crane lo+ers somethin* lar*e do+n intothe middle o, the 6un*le ,olia*e inside the pen- Somethin* very

lar*e-

It4s a steer- %hey poor thin* loo7s disconcerted as hellhelpless its in a harness ,lailin* its le*s in the air-

)AMM2&D



3eedin* them-:movin* alon*;

Ale6andro is preparin* a deli*ht,ul meal ,or us- AChilean sea bass I believe- Shall +eB

'rant *oes up to the vie+in* dec7- %he others ,ollo+ starin*as the steer disappears into the shroud o, ,olia*e- %he line ,rom the

crane han*s ,or a moment-

%he 6un*le seems to *ro+ very 5uiet- %hey all stare at themotionless crane line- It 6er7s suddenly li7e a ,ishin* pole ,inally*ettin* a nibble- %here4s a pause . .

. . and then a ,ren8y- %he line 6er7s every +hich +ay the6un*le plants s+ay and S&AP ,rom some ,rantic activity +ithin there

isa cacophony o, 'R2(I&' o, S&APPI&' o, +et CRU&C)#S that mean thesteer is literally bein* torn to pieces and is almost ma7es it +orsethat +e can4t see anythin* o, +hat4s *oin* on . .

. . and then it4s 5uiet a*ain- %he line 6er7s a ,e+ times thenstops- Slo+ly the S2U&D o, the 6un*le starts up a*ain-

)AMM2&D3ascinatin* animals ,ascinatin*-

#((I#2h my 'od-

)AMM2&D'ive time they4ll out dra+ the %.re- 'uarantee it-

'RA&%I +ant to see them- Can +e *et closerB

#llie puts a hand on his arm li7e calmin* an overecited child-

#((I#Alan these aren4t bones anymore-

)AMM2&De4re . . still per,ectin* a vie+in* system- %heraptors seem to be a bit resistant to inte*ration into apar7 settin*-

A E2IC# comes ,rom behind them-

E2IC# :2-S-;%hey should all be destroyed-

%hey turn and loo7 at the man +ho spo7e- R2/#R% MU(D22& the*rim.,aced man +ho +as present at the accident in the be*innin* is,ortyish /ritish-

)e 6oins them and ta7es his hat o,,- hen Muldoon tal7s youlisten-





)AMM2&Dho4s hun*ryB A,ter you my dear-

0 I&%- EISI%2R C#&%#R PR#S#&%A%I2& R22M . DA@

)AMM2&D 'RA&% #((I# MA(C2(M and 'A&&AR2 eat lunch at a lon*table in the visitor4s center restaurant-

%here is a lar*e bu,,et table and t+o AI%#RS to serve them-

%he room is dar7ened and )ammond is sho+in* slides o, variousscenes all around them- )ammond4s o+n recorded voice describes

currentand ,uture ,eatures o, the par7 +hile the slides ,lash artists4renderin*s o, all them-

%he real )ammond turns and spea7s over the narration-

)AMM2&D&one o, these attractions have been ,inished yet- %hepar7 +ill open +ith the basic tour you4re about to ta7eand then other rides +ill come on line a,ter si ort+elve months- Absolutely spectacular desi*ns- Sparedno epense-

More slides C(ICK past a series o, *raphs dealin* +ith pro,itsattendance and other ,iscal pro6ections- Donald 'ennaro +ho hasbecome increasin*ly ,riendly +ith )ammond even *iddy *rins ,rom earto ear-

'#&&AR2And +e can char*e anythin* +e +ant< %+o thousand a dayten thousand a day . . people +ill pay it< And thenthere4s the merchandisin* . .

)AMM2&DDonald this par7 +as not built to carter only to thesuper rich- #veryone in the +orld4s *ot a ri*ht toen6oy these animals-

'#&&AR2Sure they +ill they +ill-

:lau*hin*;e4ll have a . . coupon day or somethin*-

'rant loo7s do+n at the plate he4s eatin* ,rom- It4s in theshape o, the island itsel,- )e loo7s at his drin7in* cup- It4s *ot a%.re on it and a splashy Jurassic Par7 lo*o-

%here are a stac7 o, ,olded amusement par7.style maps on thetable in ,ront o, 'rant- )e pic7s one up- /oldly across the top itsays G3ly United to Jurassic Par7<G

)AMM2&D





to start hurlin*#cuse me ecuse me . . *enerali8ations be,ore . .I4ll tell you-

MA(C2(M :cont4d;%he problem +ith scienti,ic po+er you4ve used is itdidn4t re5uire any discipline to attain it- @ou read

+hat others had done and you too7 the net step- @oudidn4t earn the 7no+led*e yourselves so you don4t ta7ethe responsibility ,or it- @ou stood on the shoulderso, *eniuses to accomplish somethin* as ,ast as youcould and be,ore you 7ne+ +hat you had you patentedit pac7a*es it slapped in on a plastic lunch bo andno+ you +ant to sell it-

)AMM2&D@ou don4t *ive us our due credit- 2ur scientists havedone thin*s no one could ever do be,ore-

MA(C2(M

@our scientists +ere so preoccupied +ith +hether or notthey could that they didn4t stop to thin7 i, theyshould- Science can create pesticides but it can4ttell us not to use them- Science can ma7e a nuclearreactor but it can4t tell us not to build it<

)AMM2&D/ut this is nature< hy not *ive an etinct species asecond chanceB< I mean Condors- Condors are on thever*e o, etinction . . i, I4d created a ,loc7 o, themon the island you +ouldn4t be sayin* any o, this<

:or;have anythin* to say at all<

MA(C2(M)old on . . this is no species that +as obliterated byde,orestation or the buildin* o, a dam- Dinosaurs hadtheir shot- &ature selected them ,or etinction-

)AMM2&DI don4t understand this (uddite attitude especially,rom a scientist- )o+ could +e stand in the li*ht o,discovery and not actB

MA(C2(M%here4s nothin* that *reat about discovery-

:or;

hat4s so *reat about discoveryB It4s a violentpenetrative act that scars +hat it eplores- hat youcall discovery I call the rape o, the natural +orld<

'#&&AR2Please . . let4s hear somethin* ,rom the others- Dr-'rantB I am sorry . . Dr- SattlerB

#((I#%he 5uestion is . . ho+ much can you 7no+ about an



etinct ecosystem and there,ore ho+ could you assumeyou can control itB @ou have plants ri*ht here in thisbuildin* ,or eample that are poisonous- @ou pic7edthem because they loo7 pretty but these are a**ressivelivin* thin*s that have no idea +hat century they4relivin* in and +ill de,end themselves- Eiolently i,necessary-

#asperated )ammond turns to 'rant +ho loo7s shell.shoc7ed-

)AMM2&DDr- 'rant i, there4s one person +ho can appreciate allo, this . .

:or;hat am I tryin* to doB

/ut 'rant spea7s 5uietly really thro+n by all o, this-

'RA&%I ,eel . . elated and . . ,ri*htened and . .

:starts over;%he +orld has 6ust chan*ed so radically- e4re allrunnin* to catch up- I don4t +ant to 6ump to anyconclusions but loo7 . .

)e leans ,or+ard a loo7 o, true concern on his ,ace-

'RA&% :cont4d;Dinosaurs and man . . t+o species separated by LFmillion years o, evolution . . have 6ust been suddenlythro+n bac7 into the mi to*ether- )o+ can +e have the,aintest idea o, +hat to epectB

)AMM2&DI don4t believe it- I epected you to come do+n hereand de,end me ,rom these characters and the only oneI4ve *ot on my side it the bloodsuc7in* la+yer<B

'#&&AR2%han7 you-

2ne o, the AI%#RS +hispers to )ammond-

)AMM2&DAh . . they4re here-

'RA&%

hoB

A1 I&% EISI%2R4S C#&%#R (2//@ . DA@

)AMM2&D 'RA&% #((I# MA(C2(M and '#&&AR2 +al7s out o, therestaurant and into the lobby o, the visitor4s center- %hey head do+nthe stairs and pass the s7eletons o, the dinosaurs a*ain-

)AMM2&D@ou ,our are *oin* to have a little company out in the



par7- Spend a little time +ith our tar*et audience-Maybe they4ll help you *et the spirit o, this place-

'RA&%hat does he mean by Gtar*et audienceGB

)ammond turns to+ard the door o, the center and thro+s his arms

out epansively-

)AMM2&D:bello+in*;

KIDS<<

%+o 7ids standin* in the door+ay to the center brea7 into a broadsmiles- %IM the boy is about nine years oldH A(#$I$ his sisterloo7s around t+elve-

%IM (#$'randpa<

%hey race across the lobby and into )ammond4s arms 7noc7in* himover on the steps-

(#$e miss you-

%IM%han7s ,or the presents-

(#$e love the presents-

)AMM2&D@ou must be care,ul +ith me- Did you li7e thehelicopterB

%IMIt +as *reat< It drops +e +ere droppin*<

'rant loo7s on-

1 #$% EISI%2R4S C#&%#R DA@

%+o modi,ied 3ord #plorers leap up out o, an under*round *ara*ebeneath the visitor4s center- %hey move 5uietly +ith a ,aintelectronic )UM and straddle a partially buried metal rail is the

middle o, the road- %hey pull to a stop +here the *roup is *athered-

#llie is o,, to the side +ith A(#$IS introducin* hersel,+armly-

)AMM2&D is +ith MA(C2(M 'RA&% and '#&&AR2-

)AMM2&D)ave a heart *entlemen- %heir parents are *ettin* adivorce and they need the diversion-



'#&&AR2)ey< here are the bra7esB

)AMM2&D/ra7esB &o- &o bra7es- %hey4re electric cars *uidedby this trac7 in the road+ay and totally non.pollutin*

top o, the line<

(#$It4s interactive CD.R2M- (oo7 see . . you 6ust touchthe ri*ht part o, the screen and it tal7s about +hateveryou +ant-

)AMM2&DSpared no epense- )ave ,un- I4ll be +atchin* you ,romthe control :or; bac7 in control-

:to #llie;Come alon* my dear- @ou4ll ride in the second car Ican promise you you4ll have a real +onder,ul time-

#((I#2h than7 you so much- So you4ll see you later then-

)ammond turns and head bac7 to+ards the Eisitor4s Center-

MA(C2(M:too ea*erlyH to 'rant;

I4ll ride +ith Dr- Sattler-:or;

I4m *oin* to ride +ith Dr- Sattler-

)e turns and +al7s over to #llie- 'rant ,ro+ns not li7in* thisone bit- )e moves to ,ollo+ but %IM cuts him o,, and stares up athim +ide.eyed

%IMI read your boo7-

'RA&%2h yeah . . *reat-

'rant heads ,or the rear car- %im ,ollo+s-

%IM@ou really thin7 dinosaurs turned into birdsB Andthat4s +here all the dinosaurs +entB

'rant opens the door o, the rear car and climbs in- %im,ollo+s-

'RA&%ell uh a ,e+ species . . may have evolved uh . .alon* those lines . . yeah-

A mechanical voice intones ,rom inside?



E2IC#G%+o to ,our passen*ers to a car please- Childrenunder ten must be accompanied by an adult-G

%im is ri*ht behind 'rant so 'rant 7eeps movin* across thebac7 seat o, the car and out the other door- /ut %im ,ollo+s-

%IM/ecause they sure don4t loo7 li7e birds to me- I hearda meteor hit the earth and made li7e this one hundredmile crater someplace do+n in Meico . .

'RA&%(isten ahh . .

%IM%im-

'RA&%%im- hich car +ere you plannin* on . .

%IMhichever one you are-

'rant *oes to the ,ront car a*ain opens the rear door andholds it ,or %im +ho climbs in the bac7 seat rattlin* on and on-

%IM%hen I head about this thin* in 2M&IB About the meteorma7in* all this heat that made a bunch o, diamond dustBAnd that chan*ed the +eather and they died because o,the +eatherB %hen my teacher told me about this otherboo7 by a *uy named /a77erB And he said the dinosaursdied o, a bunch o, diseases-

S(AM< 'rant closes the car door on %im- )e turns and head ,orthe rear vehicle . .

. . and bumps ri*ht into (e-

(#$:points at #llie;

She said I should ride +ith you because it +ould be *ood,or you-

'rant loo7s over at #llie annoyed-

'RA&%She4s a deeply neurotic +oman-

CU% %2?

" I&% C2&%R2( R22M DA@

%he Jurassic Par7 control room loo7s li7e a mission control ,or





on either side-

#$% JURASSIC PARK DA@

I& %)# R#AR CAR the #plorer4s spea7ers /(AR# +ith ,an,are o,trumpets and the interior video screen ,lashes Gelcome to Jurassic

Par7-G A ,amiliar E2IC# comes over the spea7er?

E2IC# :2-S-;elcome to Jurassic Par7- @ou are no+ enterin* the lost+orld o, the prehistoric past a +orld . .

E2IC# :cont4d;creatures lon* *one ,rom the ,ace o, the earth +hichyou are privile*ed to see ,or the ,irst time-

I&% C2&%R2( R22M

)AMM2&D +atches the monitor- )is *randchildren are en6oyin*

themselves-

)AMM2&D/y the +ay that4s James #arl Jones :or; Richard Kiley-e spared no epense<

I& %)# PARK

the ,ences are retainin* +alls are covered +ith *reenery and*ro+th to hei*hten the illusion o, movin* throu*h a 6un*le-

I& %)# 3R2&% CAR

'#&&AR2%he accident too7 place in a restricted area- It +ouldnot have been available to the public access- So ho+can the sa,ety o, the public be called into 5uestionB

%he cars come to the top o, a lo+ rise +here a brea7 in the ,olia*e*ives them a vie+ do+n a slopin* ,ield that is bro7en by a river- %hetour voice continues-

E2IC# :2-S-;%o the ri*ht you +ill see a herd o, the ,irst dinosaurson our tour called Dilophosaurus-

I& %)# 3R2&% CAR

%im and (e practically S(AM up a*ainst the +indo+s to *et a loo7-

'#&&AR2:7eeps tal7in*;

%he sa,ety- %hat4s the problem I had to ans+er-

(#$Shhh-





CU% %2?

F I&% C2&%R2( R22M DA@

RA@ AR&2(D +atches his computer screen and the video monitors atthe same time 7eepin* an eye on the cars as they move throu*h thepar7- )AMM2&D hovers over his shoulder-

AR&2(DEehicle headli*hts are on and don4t respond- %hoseshouldn4t be runnin* o,, the car batteries-

)e si*ns and reaches ,or a clipboard han*in* net to his chairand 6ots this do+n-

AR&2(D :cont4d;Item one ,i,ty.one on today4s *litch list- e4ve *ot

all the problems o, a ma6or theme par7 and a ma6or 8ooand the computer4s not even on its ,eet yet-

)ammond sha7es his head and turns to the %#C)&ICIA& to hisri*ht +ho still has his bac7 to them +atchin* a Costa Rican *ame

sho+on one o, his monitors and drin7in* a Jolt cola-

)AMM2&DDennis our lives are in your hands and you havebutter,in*ers-

%he %echnician turns around his chair and etends his arms in aChrist.li7e pose- As +e *et a *ood loo7 at him +e *et the sin7in*,eelin* that +e4ve seen him some+here be,ore- And +e have- D#&&IS&#DR@ is the man +ho accepted a suitcase ,ull o, cash in San Jose-

&#DR@I am totally unappreciated in my time- e can run the+hole par7 ,rom this room +ith minimal sta,, ,or up tothree days- @ou thin7 that 7ind o, automation is easyB2r cheapB @ou 7no+ anybody +ho can net+or7 ei*htConnection Machines and de.bu* t+o million lines o, code,or +hat I bid this 6obB /ecause I4d sure as hell li7eto see them try-

)AMM2&D

I4m sorry about your ,inancial problems- I really am-/ut they are your problems-

&#DR@@ou4re ri*ht John- @ou4re absolutely ri*ht-#verythin*4s my problem-

)AMM2&DI +ill not *et dra+n into another ,inancial conversation+ith you Dennis- I really +ill not-



&#DR@I don4t thin7 there4s been any debate- %here4s nodebate---my mista7es----

)AMM2&DI don4t blame people ,or their mista7es but I do as7

that they pay ,or them-

&#DR@%han7s Dad-

AR&2(DDennis . .the headli*hts-

&#DR@I4ll de.bu* the tour pro*ram +hen they *et bac7- 27ayBIt4ll eat a lot o, computer cyclesH parts o, the systemmay *o do+n ,or a +hile . . Don4t blame me- I, I amplayin*---losin* memory----

MU(D22& +ho has been hoverin* near the video monitors asal+ays turns to+ards them annoyed-

MU(D22&9uiet all i, you- %hey4re comin* to the tyrannosaurpaddoc7-

CU% %2?

L #$% %@RA&&2SAUR PADD2CK DA@

%he t+o #plorers drive alon* a hi*h rid*e and stop at the ed*eo, the lar*e open plain that is separated ,rom the road by a ,i,teen.,oot ,ence clearly mar7ed +ith GDA&'#R<G si*ns and ominous.loo7in*electrical post-

%IM (#$ and '#&&AR2 are pressed ,or+ard a*ainst the +indo+seyes +ide +aitin* ,or you.7no+.+ho-

I& %)# R#AR CAR

%he voice o, the radio drones on but 'RA&% #((I# and MA(C2(Maren4t even listenin* anymore dyin* o, anticipation-

E2IC# :2-S-;%he mi*hty tyrannosaurus arose late in the dinosaurhistory- Dinosaurs ruled the earth ,or hundred and,i,ty million years but it +asn4t until the last. .

'RA&%ill you turn that thin* o,,B

#llie ,lips a s+itch and they +ait in silence . . ecept ,orMalcolm +ho loo7s at the ceilin* thin7in* aloud-



MA(C2(M'od creates dinosaurs- 'od destroys dinosaurs- 'odcreates man- Man destroys 'od- Man creates dinosaurs-

#((I#:,inishin* it ,or him;

Dinosaur eats man- oman inherits the #arth-

AR&2(D :2-S-;)old on +e4ll try to tempt the re-

I& %)# PADD2CK

there is a lo+ )UMMI&' sound- 2ut in the middle o, the ,ield asmall ca*e rises up into vie+ li,ted on hydraulics ,rom under*round-

%he ca*e bars slide do+n leavin* the ca*e4s occupant standin*alone in the middle o, the ,ield-

It4s a *oat one le* chained to a sta7e- It loo7s aroundcon,used and /(#A%S plaintively-

I& %)# 3R2&% CAR

(#$ and %IM loo7 at the *oat +ith +idely di,,erent reactions-

(#$hat4s *oin* to happen to the *oatB )e4s *oin* to eatthe *oatB<

%IM:in heaven;

#cellent-

'#&&AR2:to (e;

hat4s the matter 7id you never had lamb chopsB

(#$I happen to be a ve*etarian-

I& %)# R#AR CAR

'RA&%:sha7es his head;

%.re doesn4t +ant to be ,edH he +ants to hunt- @ou

can4t 6ust suppress sity.,ive million years o, *utinstinct-

I& %)# PADD2CK

%he *oat +aits- And +aits- 3rom the #plorers si ,aces +atchit epectantly- %he *oat tu*s on its chain- It +al7s bac7 and ,orthnervous- It /(#A%S-



I& %)# R#AR CAR

'rant +atches his eyes *lued his breathin* becomin* a littlemore rapid-

I& %)# 3R2&% CAR

%im and (e can4t tear their eyes a+ay

I& %)# PADD2CK

,inally the *oat . .

. . lays do+n-

I& %)# R#AR CAR

everyone sits bac7 disappointed a*ain as the cars pull ,or+ardto continue the tour- Malcolm pic7s up the microphone-

MA(C2(M&o+ eventually you do plan to have dinosaurs on yourdinosaur tour ri*htB

I&% C2&%R2( R22M DA@

)AMM2&D 6ust sha7es his head as Malcolm4s voice comes throu*h

)AMM2&DI really hate that man-

N #$% PARK DA@

'RA&% *ets into the seat leavin* MA(C2(M behind #((I#- )elon*in*ly loo7s out o, the opposite +indo+ +hile Malcolm rattles on

to#llie-

MA(C2(M@ou seeB %he tyrannosaur doesn4t obey set patterns orpar7 schedules- It4s the essence o, Chaos-

#((I#I4m still not clear on Chaos-

MA(C2(MIt simply deals +ith unpredictability in complesystems- It4s only principle is the /utter,ly #,,ect-A butter,ly can ,lap its +in*s in Pe7in* and in CentralPar7 you *et rain instead o, sunshine-

#llie *estures +ith her hand to sho+ this in,ormation has *oneri*ht over her head-

MA(C2(M



I made a ,ly by I *o too ,ast-

(oo7in* out o, the opposite +indo+ 'rant sees movement at the,ar end o, a ,ield- )e sits bolt upri*ht tryin* to *et a better

loo7-

Malcolm loo7in* ,or another eample . .

MA(C2(M :cont4d;:points to the *lass o, +ater;

)ere- 'ive me your *lass o, +ater-

)e dips his hand into the *lass o, +ater- )e ta7es #llie4s handin his o+n-

MA(C2(M :cont4d;Ma7e li7e hiero*lyphics- &o+ +atch the +ay the drop o,+ater ,alls on your hand-

)e ,lic7s his ,in*ers and a drop ,alls on the bac7 o, #llie4s

hand-

MA(C2(M :cont4d;ReadyB 3ree8e your hand- &o+ I4m *oin* to do the samethin* ,rom the eact same place- hich +ay is the drop*oin* to roll o,,B

:or;hich +ay +ill the drop rollB 2ver +hich ,in*erB 2rdo+n your thumbB 2r to the other sideB

#((I#Uh . . thumb<

:or;%he same +ay-

MA(C2(MIt chan*ed- hyB

:or;27ay bac7 over your +rist-

:then;/ecause and here is the principle o, tiny variations . .the orientations o, the hairs . .

#((I#Alan listen to this-

MA(C2(M

. . on your hand the amount o, blood distendin* in yourvessels imper,ections in the s7in . .

#((I#2h imper,ectionsB

MA(C2(MMicroscopic . . never repeat and vastly a,,ect theoutcome- %hat4s +hatB



#((I#Unpredictability----

MA(C2(MAnd even i, +e haven4t seen it yet I4m 5uite sure it4s*oin* on in this par7 ri*ht no+-

%here4s de,initely somethin* out in that ,ield and 'rant has tosee it-

)e 6er7s on the door handle and opens his door a ,e+ inches- )eloo7s outside to+ards ,reedom then loo7s around to is anybody4s+atchin* him-

Malcolm lo+ers his voice becomin* more seductive no+-

MA(C2(M :cont4d;(i,e4s a lot li7e that isn4t itB @ou meet someone bychance you4ll never meet a*ain and the course o, your+hole ,uture chan*es- It4s dynamic . . its ecitin* . .

I thin7-

'rant thro+s the door open and bolts out o, the movin* car-

MA(C2(M :cont4d;%here there seeB< I4m ri*ht a*ain<

#((I#AlanB

MA(C2(M&o one could have predicted Dr- 'rant +ould suddenly6ump out o, a movin* vehicle<

#((I#AlanB

She 6umps out too and ,ollo+s him into the ,ield-

MA(C2(M%here4s another eample<

I& %)# 3R2&% CAR

%IM)ey< I +ant to *o +ith them<

I& %)# R#AR CAR

MA(C2(MSeeB )ere I am no+ by mysel, tal7in* to mysel, . .that4s Chaos %heory< hat the hell am I doin* hereBI4m the only one +ho 7no+s +hat4s *oin* on etc etc----

! I&% C2&%R2( R22M DA@

)AMM2&D MU(D22& and AR&2(D stare at the video monitor





#((I#@ours +as ,ully illustrated honey-

'#&&AR2Anybody at all- 3eel ,ree to spea7 up-

(e stumbles and 'rant ta7es her hand to stop her ,rom ,allin*-

She loo7s up at him and smiles-

'rant smiles bac7 and tries to recover his hand but (e holdsti*ht- )e4s massively uncom,ortable- #llie notices-

Suddenly they all stop in their trac7s- A hu*e smile spreadsacross the ,aces o, both %im and 'rant- 'rant +al7s ,or+ard- %im,ollo+s-

#((I#%immy %immy-

(#$

Come bac7 here blan7et head-

3earless %im +al7s ,or+ard behind 'rant-

)ARDI&' :2-S-;)i everybody Don4t be scared-

%im reaches the clearin* and sees?

A %riceratops a bi* one lyin* on its side bloc7in* the li*htat the end o, the path- It has an enormous curved shell that ,lan7sits head t+o bi* horns over its eyes and a third on the end o, itsnose- It doesn4t move 6ust breathes loud and raspy blo+in* up alittle clouds o, dust +ith every ehalation-

'rant stands net to )ardin* almost in a da8e-

'RA&%/eauti,ul- Is it o7ayB Can I touch itB

)ARDI&'Sure-

'rant +al7s net to the animal and stro7es its head- #lliemoves ,or+ard to the animal-

'RA&%

2h #llie- It4s so beauti,ul- It4s the most beauti,ulthin* I ever sa+-

#((I#It4s my ,avorite-

%hey both 7neel chec7in* the animal-

)e ,urro+s his bo+ noticin* somethin* all pro,essionalcuriosity no+- %he animal4s ton*ue dar7 purple droops limply ,rom



its mouth-

'RA&% :cont4d;#llie ta7e a loo7 at this-

#((I#@eah baby *irl it4s o7ay-

She scratches the ton*ue +ith her ,in*ernail- A clear li5uidlea7s ,rom the bro7en blisters-

#((I#Micro vesicles- %hat4s interestin*-

'rant ,ascinated +anders all the +ay around to the bac7 o, theanimal- )ardin* 6oins #llie and hands her his penli*ht-

#((I# :cont4d;hat are her symptomsB

)ARDI&'Imbalance disorientation labored breathin*- Seems tohappen about every si +ee7s or so-

#((I#Si +ee7sB

She ta7es the penli*ht ,rom the veterinarian and shines it inthe animal4s eyes-

#((I# :cont4d;Are there pupillary e,,ects ,rom the tran5uili8erB

)ARDI&'@es mitotic pupils should be constricted-

#((I#%hese are dilated- %a7e a loo7-

)ARDI&'%hey areB

:chec7s it out;I4ll be damned-

#((I#%hat4s pharmacolo*ical- 3rom local plant li,e-

She turns and studies the surroundin* landscape- )er mind4sreally at +or7 pu88lin* over each piece o, ,olia*e-

#((I# :cont4d;:pointin*;

Is that :or; this est Indian lilacB

)ARDI&'@es- e 7no+ they4re toic but the animals don4t eatthem-



#((I#Are you sureB

)ARDI&'Pretty sure-

#((I#%here4s only one +ay to be positive- I need to see somedroppin*s-

:or;I have to see the dinosaur4s droppin*s-

)ARDI&'@ou +on4t be able to miss them-

:or;Can4t miss them-

Malcolm +al7s up to #llie-

MA(C2(MDino droppin*sB

#((I#@eah-

She +al7s +ay Malcolm loo7s on-

1A I&% C2&%R2( R22M DA@

)AMM2&D and AR&2(D are +atchin* the video monitors displeasedabout somethin*- Arnold is loo7in* at one that *ives them a vie+ ,romthe beach loo7in* out at the ocean- %he clouds beyond are almostblac7 +ith a tropical storm-

AR&2(D%hat storm center hasn4t dissipated or chan*ed course-e4re *oin* to have to cut the tour short I4m a,raid-Pic7 it up a*ain tomorro+ +here +e le,t o,,-

)AMM2&D@ou4re sure +e have toB

AR&2(DIt4s not +orth ta7in* the chance John-

MU(D22&:into phone;

Sustain +inds F 7nots-

)AMM2&D:nods;

%ell them +hen they *et bac7 to the cars-

MU(D22&:into phone;



%han7s Steve-

AR&2(D:ma7in* an announcement to the others;

(adies and *entlemen last shuttle to the doc7 leaves inapproimately ,ive minutes- Drop +hat you are doin* andleave no+-

)AMM2&DDamn<

1 ACR2SS %)# R22M

&#DR@ stares at his video monitor +atchin* the boat- )e4s onthe phone +ith the MA%# +hose ima*es he can see on the monitor- %heseas around the doc7 are much rou*her no+-

MA%#e4re not +ell.berthed here +ithout a storm barrier< e

may have to leave as soon as the last o, the +or7s areaboard-

&#DR@:lo+ voice;

&o no- @ou stic7 to the plan- @ou +ait till they4rebac7 ,rom the tour-

" #$% 3I#(D DA@

As the +eather *ro+s dar7er #((I# 'RA&% )ARDI&' and MA(C2(Mare *rouped around an enormous spoor o, triceratops ecreta that

standsat least +aist hi*h and is covered +ith /U>>I&' ,lies-

MA(C2(M%hat is one bi* pile o, shit-

#llie has plastic *loves on the reach up to her elbo+s and is6ust +ithdra+in* her hand ,rom the middle o, the dun*-

#((I#:to )ardin*;

@ou4re ri*ht- %here4s no trace o, lilac berries-%hat4s so +eird thou*h- She sho+s all the classic

si*ns o, Meliatoicity:thin7in* aloud;

#very si +ee7s . .

She turns and +al7s out into the open ,ield a ,e+ pacesthin7in*- Malcolm +atches her and loo7s bac7 at the dun*-

MA(C2(Mto 'rant;

She4s uh . . tenacious-





'rant turns and loo7s at him a little annoyed-

%IMIn your ,ully illustrated boo7-

'rant 6ust rolls his eyes but #llie comes over and chec7s out

the stones-

#((I#hat4s thatB

A li*ht *oes on in her eyes-

#((I#Alan . . *i88ard stones<

She thro+s 'rant one o, the stones- %hey loo7 at each other inama8ement-

As be,ore +hen they *et ecited they tal7 ri*ht over eachother-

'RA&%#lm that4s it it eplains the periodicity the . .

#((I#. . the undi*ested state o, the berries because it4s . .

'RA&%. . totally incidental

:or;unrelated to the ,eedin* pattern . .

%IMhat are you *uys sayin*B

#((I#:turnin* to %im;

It4s simple see- Some animals li7e her don4t haveteeth . .

'RA&%. . li7e birds . .

#((I#. . li7e birds- hat happen is they s+allo+ the stones

and hold them in a muscular sac7 in their stomachs . .

'RA&%. . a *i88ard . .

#((I#. . +hich is called a *i88ard and it helps them mashtheir ,ood but +hat happens a,ter a +hile . .

'RA&%









starts to tic7 do+n ,rom sity seconds and a musical cloc7 starts tosound too . . somethin* li7e the GJeopardyG theme-

)e starts to leave . . but returns +hen he remembers the shavin*cream can- )e *rabs it and leaves-

N #$% PARK R2AD &I')%

&i*ht +as completely ,allen no+ and the rain has started- It4sa tropical storm the rain ,allin* in drenchin* sheets on the roo,s

andhoods o, the #plorers +hich are ma7in* their +ay slo+ly bac7 to thevisitor4s center-

I& %)# R#AR CAR

'RA&% and MA(C2(M are alone- 'rant is starin* out the +indo+lost in his thou*hts-

'RA&%@ou *ot any 7idsB

MA(C2(MMeB 2h hell yes- %hree-

:*lo+in*;I love 4em- I love 7ids- Anythin* at all can and doeshappen-

)e ta7es a ,las7 ,rom 6ac7et poc7et and unscre+s the top- )isepression dar7ens-

MA(C2(M :cont4d;Same +ith +ives ,or that matter-

'RA&%@ou4re marriedB

MA(C2(M2ccasionally- Al+ays on the loo7out ,or the ,uture e.Mrs- Malcolm-

! I&% 3#R%I(I>A%I2& (A/ &I')%

D#&&IS &#DR@ +aits outside the silver door mar7ed G#M/R@2&ICC2(D S%2RA'#G starin* at the di*ital stop+atch in his hand-

&#DR@%+o . . one . .

2n cue the security loc7 panel *oes dar7 and the door C(U&KSa6ar-

I& %)# C22(#R

&edry hurries in and ,lips open the hatch on the bottom o, the



shavin* cream can revealin* slotted compartments inside- )e *oes tothe rac7 o, do8ens o, thin *lass slides- A si*n says GEIA/(# #M/R@2S

.. )A&D(# I%) #$%R#M# CAR#<G

)e ta7es the slides out o, the rac7 one by one- %hey4re labeled. . GS%#'2SAURUSG GAPA%2SAURUSG G%@RA&&2SAURUS R#$G . . and puts

theminto the can-

F0 I&% C2&%R2( R22M &I')%

AR&2(D is starin* at his terminal pu88led- 2n the screen*lo+in* red and blue lines are blin7in* o,, in succession--

AR&2(DhatB

)AMM2&D comes up behind him as does R2/#R% MU(D22&-

)AMM2&DhatB

AR&2(D%he door security systems are shuttin* do+n-

)AMM2&Dell &edry said a ,e+ systems +ould *o o,,.line didn4theB

F1

%)RU 2MI%%#D

F"

F I&% R#AR CAR &I')%

'RA&% and MA(C2(M still +ait in their car- %hey don4t noticebut the video screen in the middle o, their ,ront console suddenly

*oesblac7-

Malcolm continues their conversation-

MA(C2(M/y the +ay Dr- Sattler . she4s not li7e uh availableis sheB . .

'RA&%hyB















'#&&AR2hat is +hatB

%im turns and loo7s out the side +indo+- )e can see the area+here the *oat is tethered- 2r +as tethered- %he chain is stillthere but the *oat is *one-

/A&'<

%hey all 6ump and (e SCR#AMS as somethin* hits the Plei*lassunroo, o, the #plorer hard- %hey loo7 up-

It4s a bloody disembodied *oat le*-

'#&&AR22h Jesus- Jesus-

%im +hips around to loo7 out the side +indo+ a*ain- )is mouthpops open but no sound comes out- %hrou*h the *o**les he sees ananimal cla+ a hu*e one *rippin* the cables o, the Gelectri,iedG

,ence-

%im +hips the *o**les o,, and presses ,or+ard a*ainst the+indo+- )e loo7s up up than cranes his head bac7 ,urther to loo7out the sunroo,- Past the *oat4s le* he can see . .

. . %yrannosaurus re- It stands maybe t+enty.,ive ,eet hi*h,orty ,eet lon* ,rom nose to tail +ith an enormous boli7e head thatmust be ,ive ,eet lon* by itsel,- %he remains o, the *oat han* out o,the re4s mouth- It tilts its head bac7 and s+allo+s the animal in

onebi* *ulp-

'ennaro can4t even spea7- )is hand cla+s ,or the door handlehe shoulders it open and ta7es o,, out o, the car-

(#$:,rea7in* out;

)e le,t us< )e le,t us alone< Dr- 'rant< Dr- 'rant<)e le,t us< )e le,t us<

L" 2& %)# R2AD

'ennaro runs a+ay as ,ast as he can ri*ht past the second carto+ards a cement bloc7 outhouse t+enty or thirty yards a+ay-

)e reaches it duc7s inside and pulls the door a,ter him . .

. . but there4s no latch 6ust a round hole in the un,inisheddoor- 'ennaro bac7s into a stall ,rantic-

%he +hole bathroom be*ins to sha7e-

L I& %)# R#AR CAR









emer*ed ,rom but the car isn4t net to that it4s net to a sharpprecipice representin* a ,i,ty or sity ,oot drop-

%he car upside do+n no+ is pushed near the ed*e-

%he re to+ers over the car- (i7e a do* its puts one ,oot onthe chassis and tears a the undercarria*e +ith its 6a+s-

/itin* at anythin* it can *et a hold o, it rips the rear ale,ree tosses it aside and bites into a tire-

%he tire #$P(2D#S startlin* the animal-

" I&SID# %)# CAR

%im and (e are trapped inside the rapidly ,lattenin* car- Asthe ,rame continues to buc7le they cra+l to+ard the open rear +indo+the car collapsin* behind them- Mud and rain +ater pout into +hatlittle space there is le,t-

%im is ahead nearin* the bac7 +indo+ +hen there is a CRU&C)and a seat comes do+n pinnin* him-

2& %)# R2AD

the dinosaur bac7s up dra**in* the #plorer s+in*in* it le,tand ri*ht- It seems ready to ,lin* it over the ed*e-

'rant *ets out o, his car- )e4s holdin* the ,lare in one hand+hich he pulls the top o,, o,- /ri*ht ,lames shoot out the end o, it-

'RA&%)ey< )ey< 2ver here<

%he %.re turns and loo7s at him

'rant +aves the ,lare slo+ly in ,ront o, him ,rom side to side-%he %.re ,ollo+s his movin* arm eyes loc7ed on the ,lare- 'rantloo7s over to the +all and tosses the ,lare over the ed*e o, thebarrier- %he re lun*es a,ter it . .

Unclear +ith 'rant4s plan Malcolm leaps out o, the car andtries to scare up the %.re4s attention +ith his o+n ne+ly lit ,lare-)e be*ins to +ave it at the animal- 'rant sees him . .

'RA&%Ian< 3ree8e< 3ree8e< 'et rid o, the ,lare<

MA(CC2(M'et the 7ids<

Malcolm inches bac7 slo+ly then ta7es o,, runnin* ,or his li,edo+n the road- )e runs to the cement bloc7 outhouse 'ennaro +ent intoearlier-

%he %.re sees the movement- It +hirls and ta7es o,, a,ter



Malcolm ,ast-

Malcolm runs as ,ast as he can approachin* the outside 6uststeps ahead o, the %.re

/ut not ,ar enou*h ahead- ithout even slo+in* do+n the releans ,or+ard and ,lic7s Malcolm into the air +ith its snout-

It4s 6ust a nud*e a ,or the re but it sends Malcolm sailin*ri*ht throu*h a +ooden portion o, the +all and into the buildin*-

I& %)# R#S%R22M

'ennaro +ho co+ers in a corner SCR#AMS as teh head o, the %.re #$P(2D#S throu*h the ,ront o, the buildin* sendin* chun7s o,cement ,lyin* in all directions inside- %he roo, collapsesH 'ennarotries to protect himsel, ,rom the ,allin* 6un7-

F 2& %)# R2AD

'rant *ets on his ,eet and +atches as the %.re noses around inthe rubble-

It seems to ,ind somethin*- It lun*es and 'rant can hear'ennaro SCR#AMI&' the sound piercin* . .

. . until it abruptly stops-

'rant scrambles over to the car-

'RA&%%im< (e<

(#$Dr- 'rant< Dr- 'rant<

)e lays on the *round loo7in* inside and sees (e starin* upat him conscious her ,ace covered in mud-

'RA&%Are you o7ayB Can you moveB

:callin* into the car;%im< Are you o7ayB

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E#RSI2& 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'RA&%%im are you o7ayB

%IMI4m stuc7- %he seat4s *ot my ,eet<

'RA&%%im I4ll come bac7 ,or you- I4ll *et (e out ,irst-



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E#RSI2& ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(#$)e4s 7noc7ed out< )e4s 7noc7ed out< Dr- 'rant< Dr-'rant< Daddy daddy<

'RA&%

(et4s *et you out-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'rant reaches in and dra*s her out-

'RA&%Are you o7ayB 'ood *irl-

'rant tries to ,ind %im

'RA&% :cont4d;%imB %imB

(e starin* over his shoulder SCR#AMS- 'rant +hirls coverin*her mouth at the same time-

'RA&% :cont4d;Shhh< Don4t move< It can4t see us i, +e don4t move-

(e loo7s at him li7e he4s cra8y but ,ree8es- %hey +ait-

/22M< A bi* %.re ,oot print smac7s do+n in ,ront o, them asthe dinosaurs approaches the car a*ain- It leans do+n ri*ht pastthem and S&I33S the car ra**ed bits o, ,lesh and clothin* han*in*,rom its teeth-

&ot ,indin* anythin* the dinosaur s+in*s its head a+ayS&2R%I&' loudly throu*h its nose- 'rant4s hat ,lies o,, his head-Still he doesn4t move-

%he re +al7s to the bac7 o, the car- It bends do+n-

)AP< %he car spins as it is pushed ,rom behind by the re-'rant and (e are pushed in ,ront o, it helpless- %hey scramblearound on their 7nees tryin* to 7eep ahead o, the car +hich the reis no+ pushin* even closer to the ed*e o, the barrier-

'rant and (e cra+l 5uic7ly but the car is movin* ,astercatchin* up on them-

L I&SID# %)# CAR

%im a+a7ens and SCR#AMS- )e tries to untan*le himsel,-

2& %)# R2AD





%he car 'R2A&S nearly over the ed*e no+- 'rant loo7s to theside- %here are other cables out o, the line o, the car4s impendin*drop- )is ,eet scramblin* alon* the concrete +all 'rant tries tos+in* over to+ards one-

'RA&%

'rab a +ire<

/ut he ,alls short- )is momentum carries them bac7 the other+ay but on the second s+in* (e mana*es to *rab hold o, the secondcable-

(#$I *ot it<

%he car ,alls- (e and 'rant are clear by inches clin*in* tothe second cable-

(#$

%immy<

%he car CRU&C)#S into the lea,y top o, a tree restin* on itsroo, some ,i,teen ,eet belo+ them-

%he %.re stares do+n at them but they are sa,ely out o, itsreach-

It R2ARS once more in a ,inal ,it o, ,rustration turns . .

AN0 I&% C2&%R2( R22M &I')%

J2)& )AMM2&D is lived

)AMM2&DI +ill 7ill &edry- I +ill 7ill him-

Muldoon bursts throu*h the door-

)AMM2&D:to Muldoon;

ellB

MU(D22&%here4s no si*n o, him any+here-

%he *ame sho+ music is louder and ,aster no+ very annoyin*-

)AMM2&DRay +ill you please s+itch o,,

:or;stop that musicB<

RA@ AR&2(D4s ci*arette is practically burnin* his lips do+n to



almost nothin* in his mouth- )e hovers over &#DR@4s computerterminal

+hich is a mass o, incomprehensible commands that scroll by 5uic7ly ashe ,utilely eamines each one o, them-

MU(D22& paces- #((I# stares at Arnold in ama8ement-

#((I#Are +e *ettin* any+here +ith these procedures o, yoursBI mean +hat4s han*in* us upB

AR&2(DI ran a 7ey chec7 on every stro7e &edry entered today-It4s all pretty standard stu,, until this one . .

#((I#:stands 6oins the *roup at the computer;

hat oneB

)e points to his computer screen to a speci,ic series o,

commands- %he others cro+ed over his shoulder and stare at thescreen-

AR&2(D :cont4d;GKeychec7 Ospace .o 7eychec7 o,, sa,ety .o-G )e4sturnin* the sa,ety systems o,,- )e doesn4t +antanybody to see +hat he4s about to do- &o+ loo7 at thisnet entry it4s the 7ic7er- Ght-rbt-ob6-G hateverit did it did it all- /ut +ith Keychec7 o,, thecomputer didn4t ,ile the 7eystro7es- 2nly +ay to ,indthem no+ is to search the computer4s lines o, code oneby one-

#((I#)o+ many lines o, code are thereB

AR&2(DUh . . about t+o million-

#((I#%+o million . . *reat- %hat +ould help-

:or;2h *ood that4ll ta7e no time-

)AMM2&DRobert . . I +onder i, perhaps you +ould be 7ind

:or;

*ood enou*h to ta7e a *as 6eep and brin* bac7 my*randchildren-

MU(D22&Sure-

#((I#I4m *oin* +ith him-

%hey head ,or the door- )ammond turns starin* out the +indo+s





%here is a lar*e si*n alon*side the road- &edry leans ,or+ardecitedly to *et a better loo7- It reads G%2 #AS% D2CK-G )e

scramblesto the ,ront o, the 6eep-

2& %)# )I((SID#

&edry CRA&KS a +inch its coil on the ,ront end o, the 6eep-

&#DR@:mumblin* to himsel,;

&o problem- inch this suc7er o,, the thin* . . tie itdo a thin* . . pull it do+n the thin* . . and pull itbac7 up-

)e loses his balance and slips . ,allin* bac7 on his rear- )eslides do+n the muddy emban7ment across the road belo+- Pissed he*ets to his 7nees and searches ,or his *lasses-

&#DR@ :cont4d;

here are my *lassesB I can a,,ord ne+ ones-

)e stands and *rabs the +inch and *oes to a sturdy.loo7in* treeon the other side-

&#DR@ :cont4d;@ou can ma7e it<

3rom the distance there is a so,t )22%I&' sound- %here4s somemovement in the bushes . &edry loo7s around ,or the source o, the

soundand movement- )e doesn4t ,ind it- )e nervously chec7s his +atch and*oes bac7 to the +inch but ,aster-

&#DR@ :cont4d;&o problem . . pop this thin* ri*ht do+n . .

%he )22%I&' comes a*ain and &edry turns . a*ain nothin*-

A ,i*ure duc7s around the tree and pops out on the other side)22%I&' play,ully-

&edry loo7s around one side o, the tree . nothin*- It pops upon the other side )22%I&' a*ain- And &edry loo7s a*ain- &othin*-

Itseems li7e a ,riendly *ame o, hide.and.see7- /ut &edry be*ins to *etrattled-

&#DR@%hat4s nice- 'otta *o- I4m *ettin* out o, here- C4monyou can ma7e it<

)e secures the +inch and starts across the road bac7 up theemban7ment- )e ,ree8es as he ,eels somethin* behind him- )e turnsaround slo+ly and sees?





,lares +ildly t+o bulbous sacs on either side o, its nec7 in,late-It

rears its head bac7 a*ain . .

. . and it SPI%S-

SP(A%< A bi* *lob o, somethin* +et SMACKS into the middle o,

&edry4s chest- )e reaches do+n and touches the *oo that4s dribblin*do+n his slic7er-

&#DR@ :cont4d;%hat4s dis*ustin*<

SP(A%< Another *lob o, *oo SMACKS into the hi*hli*ht ri*htnet to &edry4s head-

)e stands up- A loo7 o, con,usion crosses his ,ace- )e li,tshis ri*ht hand the one that he touched the spit +ith and loo7s at itstran*ely ,lein* it-

P2< %his time the lu*ie hits &edry ri*ht smac7 in the ,ace-)e SCR#AMS and rubs it a+ay ,rantically-

/ecause it hurts- (i7e hell- &edry ,alls bac7 cla+in* at thiseyes in ecruciatin* pain- )e pulls his hands a+ay startin* tohyperventilate- )e ,lails his arms in ,ront o, him blin7in* a mile aminute but blinded-

)e sta**ers ,or+ard to try to *et into the 6eep- )e *ets thedoor open but SMACKS his head on the door ,rame and collapses-

%he can o, shavin* cream ,lies out o, &edry4s 6ac7et poc7et . .and tumbles into runo,, +ater do+n the muddy hillside- &edry *ets tohis ,eet a*ain and sta**ers in the *eneral direction o, the 6eep- )ereaches the open door and ,eels his +ay in- )e S(AMS the door-

%here is another )22%- 3rom inside the 6eep-

&edry turns and SCR#AMS- %he dilophosaur is ri*ht there in thepassen*ers seat- It )ISS#S louder than be,ore its crest ,ans

an*rilyvibratin* reachin* a crescendo . .

. . and the thin* pounces S(AMMI&' &edry bac7 a*ainst thedriver4s +indo+ S)A%%#RI&' it- As &edry shrie7s . .

Rain and mud +ash over the shavin* cream can buryin* it-

N" 2MI%%#D

N #$% PARK 'R2U&DS &I')%

%he rain has all stopped no+- 'RA&% and (#$ are at the bottomo, the lar*e barrier leadin* up to the par7 road- (i7e it or not





Shhh . . I4m ri*ht here (e- I4m *oin* to loo7 a,teryou- I4m *oin* to help your brother- I +ant you tostay here and +ait ,or me o7ayB

(#$)e le,t us< )e le,t us<

'RA&%%hat4s not +hat I4m *oin* to do- 'ood<

'rant +al7s to the tree- (e scampers into the culvert-

N #$% %R## . &I')%

'RA&% ta7es a deep breath- *rabs hold o, the ,irst branch andstarts his lon* climb- 3ortunately it4s a *ood climbin* tree itsbranches thic7 and re*ularly spaced-

'rant moves at a *ood pace- )e reaches the car4s level on the

driver4s side ,ive or si ,eet to one side o, it-

%he car4s in rou*h shape- It4s much thinner that it use to beits nose completely smashed in the ,ront +heels driven solidly into athic7 branch- %hey are +hat hold it in place-

'RA&%%imB %imB

'rant comes up to the car and loo7s in- %IM is huddled on the,loor on the passen*er side ,ri*htened hu**in* his 7nees to hischest-

)e loo7s up at 'rant +ith a tear and blood.strea7ed ,aced- )isvoice is barely audible-

%IMI thre+ up-

'RA&%%hat4s o7ay- (isten *ive me your hand-

%im doesn4t move-

'RA&% :cont4d;I +on4t tell anybody you thre+ up- Just *ive me yourhand o7ayB

)e reaches out- %im reaches too but they4re still about a ,ootapart- 'rant *rabs hold o, the steerin* +heel to pull himsel,

,urtherin- %he +heel turns-

2n the branch the ,ront +heel turns losin* a bit o, their *ripon the thic7 branch they4re restin* on-

%im and 'rant *rab hands- 'rant holds on to him *ettin* an arm





CR####.P2< %he second branch brea7s and no+ the car SMAS)#Sand CRAS)#S throu*h a net+or7 o, thinner branches headed ri*ht ,orthem- It hits open space and *oes into ,ree ,all-

'rant turns and puts up his arms in de,ense ..

.. and the car stops S(AMMI&' into a thic7 branch 6ust abovehim-

'rant loo7s up eyeball to eyeball +ith the ,ront *rill-

%he ne+ branch starts to CR#AK-

'rant and %im basically ,all do+n the rest o, the tree the car/AS)I&' its +ay throu*h ri*ht behind them- %hey 6ump the last si orseven ,eet and hit the *round hard-

'rant *rabs %im and rolls +ith him to the side 6ust as the carSMAS)#S into the earth nose ,irst standin* upri*ht that +ay-

%hey loo7 up in relie, but the damn thin*4s still headin* ,orthem no+ tippin* over ,allin* strai*ht at them and there4s no +aythey have time to *et out o, the +ay this time so 'rant 6ust ballshimsel, up on top o, %im to try to protect him and ..

.. CRAS)< %he 6eep ,alls on top o, them- 'rant ama8in*lyunhurt loo7s up con,used-

%hey4re inside the 6eep a*ain saved by the hole sunroo,-

CU% %2?

NF #$% CU(E#R% . &I')%

(#$ is still in the culvert terri,ied slo+ly /A&'I&' her heada*ainst the +all-

'RA&% is at the mouth o, the culvert care,ully studyin* therin7y.din7 map o, the par7 he pic7ed up durin* the slide sho+-

'RA&%27ay .. o7ay ..

)e4s tryin* to *et his bearin*s ,rom the crude cartoon.li7e

dra+in* on the map but it4s tou*h-

)e loo7s up pic7in* a direction and shoves the map in hispoc7et decisively-

)e loo7s bac7 in at (e-

'RA&% :cont4d;(e you4re *oin* to have to *et out o, there-



:he +al7s to+ards her;)idin* isn4t a rational solutionH +e have to improve oursituation-

She doesn4t move- 'rant loo7s at %im-

'RA&% :cont4d;%im4s out here-

:'rant pic7s %im up;)e4s o7ay-

Still nothin*- 'rant tries a ne+ tact-

'RA&%:+al7in* a+ay;

4Course you could 6ust +ait in there +hile +e *o bac7and *et help-

%IM:,ollo+in* 'rant;

%hat4s a *ood idea-

'RA&%@ou4ll probably be sa,e enou*h :alone; on your o+n ..

%IMI doubt it-

'RA&%Maybe .. it4s hard to say-

(#$(iar< @ou said you +ouldn4t leave<

'RA&%I4m tryin* to use psycholo*y to *et you out o, thedrain you 7no+<

She 6ust stares at him li7e he4s nuts- %im sha7es his head at'rant as i, to say Gnice try-G 'rant calms his tone-

. . . . . E#RSI2& 1 . . . . .

'RA&% :cont4d;e can4t *o bac7 the +ay +e came- hat +e have is a,ree.ran*e %.re on the road- %here4s :there are;,ences on either side- I, +e meet him bet+een here and

the lod*e +e4d have problems- /ut +hat this means+hat this means is that this +hole paddoc7 is empty-It4s sa,e-

(#$It4s sa,eB

'RA&%It4s sa,e-





NL #$% PARK R2AD &I')%

MU(D22& and #((I# race do+n the par7 road in an open.topped 6eepli7e the one &edry too7 earlier- &either o, them spea7 they 6uststare ahead *rimly +onderin* +hat they4re about to ,ind-

MU(D22&%here they are<

%hey round a corner and come to the top o, the hill +here theattac7 too7 place- %he 6eep s7ids to a stop and they 6ump out-

%he road is rutted muddy mess- %he cement bloc7 house is apile o, rubble- 2ne o, the #plorers is *one the other standsuntouched both doors han*in* open-

#((I#2h 'od- here4s the other carB

She runs to the #plorer- Muldoon ,ollo+s loo7in* around-

A% %)# #$P(2R#R

#llie leans in and loo7s around- &obody4s there- She andMuldoon +al7 to+ards the +rec7a*e o, the outhouse callin* out?

#((I# :cont4d;I thin7 it4s ahead o, us-

MU(D22&It could be any+here- ith the ,ences out it can *o inand out o, any paddoc7 it li7es-

%hey hear a M2A&I&' sound ,rom some+here in the +rec7a*e o, therestroom buildin*- %hey rush over to it-

IA& MA(C2(M lies on his bac7 semiconscious amon* the t+isted+ood and cement-

MU(D22&It4s Malcolm<

)e shines his li*ht alon* the len*th o, Malcolm4s body- )isshirt is soa7ed +ith blood but his ri*ht le* is even +orse o,,- %heri*ht an7le it bent out+ard at a stran*e an*le ,rom his le* the

trousers ,lattened soa7ed +ith blood-

Malcolm4s belt has been t+isted around his thi*h-

#((I#)e4s put a tourni5uet on- Ian< Ian<

Malcolm 'R2A&S as she touches him *ro**y-





%hey ,ind the +rec7ed #plorer- Muldoon peers inside loo7in*,or anythin*-

#((I#Do you see anythin*B

MU(D22&

I don4t 7no+-

%he %.re R2ARS a*ain closer still

#llie nervously *oes to the other side o, the car and loo7s in-

#((I#AlanB<

MU(D22&%hey4re not here-

#llie desperately searches the *round ,or any si*ns o, 'rant-

She ,inds their ,ootprints-

#((I# :2-S-;%han7 'od-

NN #$% PARK R2AD &I')%

MA(C2(M laid out in the bac7 o, the 6eep ,eels somethin*stran*e- )e loo7s do+n at the one o, the %.re ,ootprints in theroad- It4s ,illed +ith +ater-

%he +ater in the puddle vibrates rhythmically-

Malcolm4s eyes +iden- )e loo7s around ,rantically-

MA(C2(MUh . . anybodyB Anybody hear thatB

N! #$% C(#ARI&' &I')%

#((I# is still loo7in* around to MU(D22&4s cha*rin- )er,lashli*ht ,alls on three sets o, ,ootprints in the mud-

#((I#(oo7<

it her ,lashli*ht she ,ollo+s the trail the ,ootprints made-%hey lead into the 6un*le and disappear-

!0 #$% PARK R2AD &I')%

MA(C2(M4s starin* +ide.eyed at the rin*s in the +ater +hichare *ettin* bi**er no+-









G%hunder li8ard<G

'rant ,inds a solid +eb o, branch and settles himsel, in itleanin* bac7 a*ainst the trun7 o, the tree +ith a little room oneither side o, him- (e nestles up net to him on the branch- 'rant

issurprised but accepts it-

%im climbs o,, to the side to a noo7 in the branch o, his o+n-Silent o, a moment the three can hear the )22%S o, the animals as

theycall- Some are almost musical-

'RA&%(isten to that< %hey4re sin*in*<

:he moves over to a hi*her branch;2, course no one4s ever heard one ,rom a dinosaurbe,ore but . . I could s+ear that sounds suspiciouslyto me li7e a matin* call :to me;- In an all.,emaleenvironment . .

:or;2n an all.*irl islandB

)e smiles enchanted- )e )22%S himsel, tryin* to imitate oneo, the calls- Immediately ,ive or si o, the heads turn in theirdirection and )22% bac7-

(#$&o no sh sh sh . . stop< Stop< Stop< Don4t let themonsters come over here<

(#$%hey4re not monsters (e- %hey4re 6ust animals- Andthese are herbivores-

%IM%hat means they only eat ve*etables- /ut ,or you Ithin7 they4d ma7e an eception-

'RA&%%im %im %im----

(#$2h I hate the other 7ind-

'RA&%%hey4re 6ust doin* +hat they do-

:or;ell the other 7ind . .

:he *ets o,, the branch and *oes bac7 to sit +iththe 7ids;

. . 6ust do +hat they do-

(#$Dor7atops<

%IM





! I&% R#S%AURA&% &I')%

#((I# comes into the dar7ened restaurant ,ollo+in* the sourceo, the ,lic7erin* li*ht- A candle burns at a table in the corner-

J2)& )AMM2&D sits at the table alone- %here is a buc7et o, ice

cream in the middle and he4s eatin* a dish o, it starin* do+nmorosely-

#llie dra+s up to the table and )ammond loo7s up at her- )iseyes are pu,,y his hair is messed up . . ,or the ,irst time +e4ve

seenhim the ,ire is *one ,rom his eyes-

)AMM2&D%hey +ere all meltin*-

:or;It +as all meltin*-

#llie 6ust nods-

#((I#Malcolm4s o7ay ,or no+- I *ave him a shot o, morphine-

)AMM2&D%hey4ll all be ,ine- ho better to *et the childrenthrou*h Jurassic Par7 than a dinosaur epertB

#llie nods- Another pause- )ammond brea7s it a*ain-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;@ou 7no+ the ,irst attraction I ever built +hen I camedo+n south ,rom ScotlandB as a 3lea Circus Petticoat(ane- Really 5uite +onder,ul- e had a +ee trape8e aroundabout . . a merry.*o . . +hat you call itB

#((I#Carousel-

)AMM2&DA carousel . . and a seesa+- %hey all moved motori8edo, course but people +ould s+ear they could see the,leas- GI see the ,leas mummy< Can4t you see the,leasBG Clo+n ,leas hi*h +ire ,leas ,leas on parade---

:he trails o,,;

#llie 6ust loo7s at him not sure +hat his state is- )e *oeson-

)AMM2&D/ut +ith this place I . . I +anted to *ive :sho+; themsomethin* real somethin* that +asn4t an illusionsomethin* they could see and :,eel; touch- An aimdevoid o, :+ithout; merit-







%IM :cont4d;%hat4s a *irl- )ey (e you can touch it- It4s a *irl6ust li7e you- Come on it4s o7ay- (e come on andtouch it- It li7es you- It4s *otta li7e you- Come on(e- (e come over and touch . . it4s a *irl it hasto li7e you- (e +hy don4t you touch it- It has toli7e you- It4s a *irl-

'RA&%Come on try some- %a7e a bite-

%IMIt4s *ood protein- Come on (e- hy don4t you touchitB (oo7 at his nose-

'RA&%%his is a seventy.seven ton animal- Come on over (e<Just thin7 o, it as a bi* co+- (oo7 at it4s teethB

:he moves in closer;Come here *irl- %his is a seventy.seven ton animal-

Just thin7 o, it as a bi* co+<

'rant maneuvers in closer- )e reaches out and *rabs hold o, thethin*4s lip +ith both hands and pulls it do+n revealin* the 6a+ at+or7-

(#$I li7e co+s-

'RA&%@ou4re a beauti,ul bi* animal-

%IM)is nose is runnin*- It loo7s li7e it has a cold-

%he dinosaur 7eeps che+in* not ob6ectin* to the inspection-

%IMDid you smell thatB

(e tentatively ed*es ,or+ard in the tree to the inspection-

(#$Come on *irl up here-

She barely touches the thin* on the tip o, its nose . .

. . and it S&##>#S- It4s a vast eplosion and (e ,alls bac7drippin* +et ,rom head to toe-

%IM'od bless you<

!LA 2MI%%#D



! 2& %)# 'R2U&D

(e her shirt is soa7ed and ,ace all +et +al7s a+ay ,rom thetree- %im and 'rant ,ollo+-

%IM

2h *reat- &o+ she4ll never try anythin* ne+<

(e is embarrassed and tic7ed o,,-

%IM :cont4d;She4ll 6ust sit in her room and never come out and play+ith her computer . .

(#$:as she +ipes o,, some o, the +et and thro+s itat %im;

I4m a hac7er<

%IM%hat4s +hat I said< @ou4re a nerd< %hey don4t call youpeople hac7ers anymore . . they call you people nerds<

%im and (e continue tal7in* oblivious to 'rant +ho hasstopped by a tree root trun7-

%IM)ey (e ahhhchooo<

:or;)ey (e com here-

(#$hatB

%IM)ey (e you ,or*ot to say *a8undheit-

'rant is still crouchin* on the *round belo+ the tree +here helanded starin* at somethin* in the palm o, his hand- %hey both comeand loo7 over his shoulder curious- %hey stare in ama8ement . .

. . at a +hole clutch o, dinosaur e**s< All hatched no+ empty-'rant pic7s up one o, the ,ra*ments a lar*e one . nearly hal, an e**-

'RA&%@ou 7no+ +hat this isB It4s a dinosaur e**- %he

dinosaurs are breedin*-

%IM:ta7in* the shell ,rom him;

/ut . . my *randpa said all the dinosaurs +ere *irls-

'RA&%Amphibian D&A-

(#$





MU(D22&:desperate;

hat about the lysine contin*encyB e could put thatinto e,,ect<

#((I#

hat4s thatB

)AMM2&DIt4s absolutely out o, the 5uestion-

)ammond +al7s a+ay ,rom the *roup-

AR&2(D%he lysine contin*ency . it4s intended to prevent thespread o, the animals is case they ever *ot o,, theisland but +e could use it no+- Dr- u inserted a *enethat ma7es a sin*le ,aulty en8yme in protein metabolism-Animals can4t manu,acture the amino acid lysine- Unless

they4re continually supplied +ith lysine by us they4ll*o into a coma and die-

#((I#)o+ +ould +e cut o,, the lysineB

AR&2(D&o tric7 to it- Just stop runnin* the pro*ram- (eavin*them unattended-

Malcolm spea7s up-

MA(C2(M)o+ soon be,ore they become comatoseB

AR&2(DIt +ould be totally painless . . they4d 6ust slip intounconsciousness and they die-

MA(C2(M)o+ lon* be,ore they slip into unconsciousnessB

AR&2(DAbout . . seven days more or less-

#((I#Seven daysB< Seven daysB< 2h *reat- 2h *ood . .

clever-

MA(C2(M%hat4ll . it4d be a ,irstH man and dinosaur all dieto*ether- John4s plan-

:he raises a hand;

)ammond ,inally loses his cool- )e /#((2S summonin* everyounce o, authority at his command- And that4s 5uite a bit-







%he shutdo+n must have tripped the circuit brea7ers-All +e have to do is turn them bac7 on reboot a ,e+systems in here . . the phones security doors hal, ado8en others . . but it +or7ed< System ready<

MU(D22&here are the brea7ersB

AR&2(D2ut in the maintenance shed- 2ther side o, thecompound- I4ll *o out there- %hree minutes and I canhave the po+er bac7 on in the entire par7-

)AMM2&DJust to be sa,e I4d li7e to have everybody in theemer*ency bun7er until Mr- Arnold returns and the +holesystem is bac7 on its ,eet a*ain-

CU% %2?

A!! #$% C2MP2U&D DA@

MU(D22& and #((I# carry a 'erry ri**ed stretcher +ith MA(C2(M onit do+n a narro+ path in the compound- )AMM2&D is +ith them-

CU% %2?

!LD #$% PARK 'R2U&DS DA@

'RA&% %IM and (#$ +al7 throu*h the par7 *rounds headin*across a relatively open area- 'rant consults the map-

%IM (#$I4m tired and I4m hun*ry- hen I *et bac7 I4m *onnahave peanuts and---etc-

'RA&%%he visitor4s center should be 6ust about a mile beyondthat rise- I, +e 7eep . .

%he A&IMA( CR@ they heard earlier is closer no+ louder andrepeated by many more animals- 'rant loo7s up-

'RA&% :cont4d;hat is thatB Can you tell me +hat they areB

%IM'allimimus-

)e turns around to ,ace the direction the sound is comin* ,rom-)e s5uints- %he A&IMA( CR@ are much louder no+ accompanied by a lo+rumble-





%hey all stare as the re 7ic7s it into overdrive runs do+n oneo, the 'allimimus and sin7s its teeth into its nec7-

%he %.re ma7es the 7ill in a cloud o, dust and debris-

%im and 'rant hal, rise to their ,eet starin* in +onder-

(#$I +anna *o . .no+<

/ut 'rant and %im are trans,ied +atchin* the %.re-

'RA&%atch ho+ it eats<

(#$Please<

'RA&%/et you4ll never loo7 at birds the same +ay a*ain<

%im nods in ,ascination- %he %.re pauses in the middle o,its

meal and R2ARS-

(#$(et4s *o<

'RA&%27ay- Keep lo+- 3ollo+ me-

She turns and ta7es o,, runnin* as ,ast as she can across theopen plain- %im and 'rant tear themselves a+ay and ,ollo+ her-

%IM(oo7 at all it4s blood<

CU% %2?

!

%)RU 2MI%%#D

101

100 I&% /U&K#R DA@

#((I# paces impatiently- She comes do+n the stairs-

#((I#Somethin*4s happened- Somethin* +ent +ron*-



MU(D22& paces too- )AMM2&D and MA(C2(M are also crammed in theunder*round bun7er- Malcolm lays on a table +hile )ammond tries totend to his +ounds-

)ammond spea7s still ,eelin* the obli*ation o, the host-

)AMM2&D

%his is 6ust a delay that4s all this is- All ma6ortheme par7s have had delays- hen they openedDisneyland in 1!FL nothin* +or7ed nothin*-

#((I#John----

MA(C2(M/ut John- /ut i, the Pirates o, the Caribbean brea7sdo+n the pirates don4t eat the tourists-

Another pause- More pacin*-

#((I#I can4t +ait anymore- Somethin* +ent +ron*- I4m *oin*to *o *et the po+er bac7 on-

MU(D22&@ou can4t 6ust stroll do+n the road you 7no+-

)AMM2&D/ob let4s not be too hasty- )e4s only been *one . .

:he loo7s at his +atch;

Muldoon +al7s over to a steel cabinet- #llie 6oins him-

MU(D22&I4m *oin* +ith you-

#((I#27ay-

Muldoon C(A&'S open a steel cabinet revealin* an impressivearray o, +eaponry inside- )e removes a shot*un and +hat loo7s li7e asmall roc7et launcher- )e shoves a shell into the barrel o, the

roc7etlauncher +hich accepts it +ith a ,aint electronic SI>>(#-

)ammond searches out the set o, blueprints *ets them out o, the,ile cabinet and spreads them out on top o, Malcolm almost crushin*

hisle*-

)AMM2&DSorry-

#llie and Muldoon 6oin )ammond-

)AMM2&D :cont4d;%his isn4t li7e s+itchin* on the 7itchen li*ht but I



thin7 I can ,ollo+ this and tal7 you throu*h it-

)ammond si*nals +ith a loo7-

#((I#%al7-

:or;

Ri*ht-:or;:nothin*;

#llie *ets a couple o, +al7ie.tal7ies ,rom the shel, and shovesthem in her belt-

#((I# :cont4d;27ay-

)AMM2&D/ut you 7no+ I should really be the one *oin* :to *o;-

#((I#hyB

)AMM2&Dell because you4re a . . I4m a . .

#((I#(oo7-

MU(D22&Come on let4s *o-

#((I#e4ll discuss seism in survival situations +hen I *etbac7-

:she bac7s to+ards the door;@ou 6ust ta7e me throu*h this step by step- I4m onchannel t+o-

CU% %2?

101 #$% JU&'(# DA@

'RA&% %IM and (#$ scrambles throu*h the 6un*le completely outo, breath ehausted- %hey arrive at the base o, the bi* electrical

,ence that surrounds the main compound-

'rant loo7s up at the ,ence- It must be over t+enty ,eet hi*h-

'RA&%It4s a bit o, a climb- @ou *uys thin7 you can ma7e itB

%IM&ope-







her 7eepin* his *un trained in the bushes- %he shado+ in the bushesmoves too at an even pace +ith them-

MU(D22&'o<

#llie startled turns and ,alls over a lo*- She 5uic7ly standsand starts to run to+ards the shed- Muldoon +al7s slo+ly into thebushes-

2& %)# PA%)

#llie runs as ,ast as she possibly can . . a real bro7en ,ieldsprint hoppin* over branches ,lyin* across the open area at topspeed- 2ver a lo* . . SP(AS)< she hits a +ater puddle- She comes toanother lo* obstacle . . she *rabs a tree and s+in*s over it-

She nears the maintenance shed and doesn4t loo7 bac7- Shereaches the door blasts throu*h it and S(AMS it behind her-

CU% %2?

10 #$% JU&'(# DA@

A hand comes into the ,ore*round and ta7es a ,irm *rip on one o,the ti*ht ,ence cables- Another hand ,ollo+s it then a third-

'RA&% %IM and (#$ climb over the ,ence pullin* themselves upby the tension +ires cra+lin* ri*ht past a GDA&'#R<G si*n that tellsthem this ,ence ou*ht to be electri,ied-

10F I&% /U&K#R DA@

MA(C2(M and )AMM2&D hover over a comple dia*ram o, themaintenance shed that4s spread out in ,ront o, them- )ammond clutchesthe radio in his hand almost prayin* to it-

3inally it CRACK(#S-

#((I# :o-s-;I4m in- Mr- ArnoldB Mr- ArnoldB

10L I&% MAI&%#&A&C# S)#D DA@

#((I# is at the door+ay o, the maintenance shed breathin* hard,rom ,ear listenin* to )ammond4s E2IC# on the radio

)AMM2&D :o-s-;'reat- 'ood- 27ay . . ahead o, you should be a metalstair+ay- 'o do+n it-

#llie does headin* into the room shinin* the ,lashli*ht ahead









11 #$% JU&'(# DA@

'RA&% and (#$ are botch screamin* at %IM

'RA&%C4mon %im move do+n damn it<

(#$%immy< %he po+er is comin* do+n 5uic7<

%IMI can4t< I4m scared<

'RA&%%im you4re *onna have to let *o- I4m *oin* to count tothree-

(#$Jump %immy< It4s too late<

%IMI4m a,raid I am *onna ,all<

'RA&%'o *o *o 6ump<

%IM@ou4re cra8y< I4m not *onna 6ump<

'RA&%%im you4re *oin* to have to let *o o, the ,ence- %im<'et do+n ri*ht no+- 'et o,, the ,ence< &o+<

(#$Do as he says< %he po+er4s comin* bac7 %immy<

'RA&%%immy let *o< @ou4re *onna have to let *o< Count tothree- I4ll catch you-

(#$%immy< Do as he says< %immy< Do as Dr- 'rant says5uic7<

%IMAre you cra8yB hat i, you missB I hate it up here-

'RA&%%im I4m ri*ht here- #asy catch- #asy catch- Count to%hree--

(#$@ou4re *onna *et electrocuted

:or;electri,ied< %he po+er4s comin* bac7<















CU% %2?

1" I&% KI%C)#& DA@

2U%SID# %)# D22R %2 %)# KI%C)#&

the raptor stares do+n at the door handle coc7in* its headcuriously- It S&AR(S and bumps the door handle +ith its head but

thatdoesn4t do anythin*-

It reaches out to+ard the handle +ith one cla+ed hand-

I& %)# KI%C)#&

%im and (e stare in shoc7 as the door handle starts to turn-

%he door opens- %he ,irst raptor stands in the door+ay dra+sitsel, up to its ,ull hei*ht and loo7s around the 7itchen-

&o+ a second raptor 6oins it in the door+ay- %hey move intothe room brushin* a*ainst each other- %he ,irst raptor S&APS as thesecond as i, to say G7eep your distance-G

&o+ the raptors split ta7in* t+o di,,erent aisles- %im and (ecra+l a+ay %im a+,ully +ea7 no+ do+n a third aisle around the otherside o, the counter ,rom the raptors movin* in the opposite

direction-

As %im and (e pass the raptors one o, the raptor4s tails SMACKinto some pots and pans 7noc7in* them o,, the counter- %hey ,all on

the 7ids +ho mana*e to 7eep 5uiet-

%he 7ids 7eep movin* as one o, the raptors dips do+n loo7in*throu*h an open cabinet to inspect the rac7et-

%im and (e reach the end o, the aisle and round a corner . .but %immy4s ,allin* behind no+ and he accidentally brushes a*ainstsome han*in* 7itchen utensils-

/oth raptors turn- 2ne 6umps onto the counter 7noc7in* more7itchen stu,, to the ,loor- A ladle C(A%%#RS to a stop and thestran*e metallic sounds con,use the raptors ,or a moment-

/ut then they move in %im4s direction S&I33I&' headin* ri*ht,or him-

%he raptor on the ,loor is 6ust about to turn the corner to+here %im sits eposed and ehausted but both the raptors suddenlystop hearin* a C(ICKI&' sound ,rom the other end o, the aisle-

It4s (e %APPI&' a spoon on the ,loor to distract them- %heraptor on the counter 6umps do+n and starts cautiously to+ards (e4snoise leavin* %im-



(e sees a steel cabinet behind her its slidin* door slid upand open- She cra+ls inside silently-

%im sees the raptors ma7e the turn to+ards (e SMAS)I&' morestu,, around +ith their tails- )e turns and sees a +al7.in ,ree8er inthe ,ar +all +ith a pin.loc7in* handle-

As (e tries to pull the overhead door to the cabinet shut oneo, the raptors rounds a corner and sees her re,lection on a shinycabinet ,ront- (e tries ,rantically to lo+er the cabinet door butit4s stuc7-

%im ta7es a ,e+ deep breathes summons +hat little stren*th hehas le,t . .

. . and ma7es a brea7 ,or the +al7.in ,ree8er- )e4s limpin*dra**in* himsel, really movin* li7e a +ounded prey no+ and . .

. . the other raptor spots him- /oth raptors *o into a pre.

attac7 crouch . .

. . and they pounce one to+ards each o, the 7ids-

(e tu*s on the cover to the avail . . %im4s raptor char*esa,ter him 6ust open ,loor space bet+een them . .

. . and (e4s raptor %)UDS into a shiny sur,ace bearin* hrre,lection- It chased the +ron* ima*e- It sa*s to the ,loorsemiconscious-

At the other end o, the aisle the real (e SCR#AMS as the otherraptor bears do+n on %im- %im reaches the ,ree8er rips the door openand ,alls inside- %he ,loor is cold and slic7 and his ,eet *o ri*htout ,rom under him- )e spra+ls across the ,loor rolls out o, the +ay. .

. . and the raptor slips and ,alls into the ,ree8er too ri*htpast him-

%im dra*s himsel, to his ,eet and out o, the ,ree8er-

%he raptor ma7es one last lun*e ri*ht on %im4s heels its mouth+ide open . .

. . but (e S(AMS the door shut 6ust as %im is clear- %heraptor4s head is cau*ht ,or a second but it S&AR(S retreats and

(e4s *ets the door shut all the +ay-

%he raptor R2ARS and SCR#AMS inside- (e 6ams the pin throu*hthe handle loc7in* it in-

&o+ the other raptor sta**ers to is ,eet- 'ro**y it SMAS)#Sinto stu,, all over the 7itchen- (e thro+s her arms around %im a*ain,or support and they ta7e o,,-





#((I#@ou can4t hold it by yoursel,<

'RA&%#llie *et the *un<

:or;%ry to reach the *un<

#((I#I can4t *et it<

:or;I can4t *et it unless I move<

2E#R A% %)# C2MPU%#R

(e slides 5uic7ly into the command chair at &edry4s terminal-She stares at the screen ,or a moment . .

(#$%his is a Uni system- I 7no+ this- It4s the ,iles ,or

the +hole par7- It4s li7e a phone boo7 . .it tells youeverythin*-

. . and then her ,in*ers start to ,ly over the 7eyboard- %im+atches ama8ed as the computer starts to respond to (e4s commands-

(#$ :cont4d;I4ve *ot to ,ind the ri*ht ,ile- 2h no this isn4tri*ht- %his mi*ht be ri*ht no this isn4t it-

%IMC4mon (e< C4mon (e< 'o (eie<

Reachin* another menu (e spots a bo on the screen that readsGD22R I&%#'RI%@-G She reaches out and touches it- %he screen /##PS ..

(#$%here it is I *ot it< %his is it I did it- @es yes<

. . and the door latch panel /U>>#S- 'rant and #llie puteverythin* they have into it and ,inally the door S&ICKS shut loc7in*the raptor outside-

'RA&%hat +or7sB

(#$Phone security systems everythin* +or7s- @ou as7 ,orit +e *ot it<

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11 I&% /U&K#R DA@





%he raptor tilts its head curiously loo7in* up at the s+ayin*ceilin*-

1F I& %)# CRA( SPAC#

'rant #llie and the 7ids dash across the ceilin* panelsmovin* ,ast but care,ully so as not to brea7 throu*h-

SMAS)< %he raptor4s head bursts throu*h a panel behind themleapin* up at them S&AR(I&' and S&APPI&'-

It drops do+n a*ain and they 7eep movin* ,or+ard- /ut no+ it#RUP%S throu*h a panel ri*ht in ,ront o, them- %hey SCR#AM its teethC(ICK 6ust inches in ,rom o, #llie . .

. . but the raptor can4t hold itsel, up there and it ,alls bac7to the ,loor o, the control room-

'rant loo7s around ,rantically and spots an air duct a ,e+ yardsa+ay-

'RA&%3ollo+ me<

%hey move ,or it but the raptor4s head CRAS)#S throu*h theceilin* a*ain this time ri*ht underneath (e-

She SCR#AMS and is li,ted up on top o, its head and pinned tothe ceilin* above-

'rant SMAS)#S hit boot into the side o, the raptor4s head- %heraptor S(AMS at him latchin* onto his boot ,or a second be,ore theraptor4s o+n +ei*ht pulls it bac7 do+n-

(e *oes do+n +ith the raptor spinnin* into the hole in theceilin* tumblin* do+n- 'rant *rabs her by the collar at the lastsecond but (e dan*les there above the raptor-

%he animal ,lips over onto its ,eet and crouches to pounce 6ustas 'rant summons his stren*th and 6er7s (e bac7 into the ceilin*-

%he raptor sprin*s but too late- 'rant and (e scramble overto the air duct and 6oin #llie and %im inside it-

1L I& %)# AIR DUC%

'rant #llie and the 7ids cra+l throu*h the air duct as ,ast atthey can the thin metal /22MI&' and creasin* around them- %hey reacha metal *ate that sho+s dayli*ht beneath- 'rant reaches out and pullsit up-

%hrou*h the *ate they can see the lobby o, the visitor4s centerbelo+- %hey4re directly above the s7eletons o, the dinosaurs the %.





the +ind 7noc7ed out o, it-

'rant lands in ,ront o, %im- )e stands and *oes to %im- (esits up and sees the raptor re*ain its ,eet- She SCR#AMS-

#llie stands- She notices the shado+s o, the second raptorstandin* behind the vis5ueen- She stops dead in her trac7s- She

bac7sup to+ards 'rant and %im-

%he raptor comes out ,rom under the plastic and loo7s around-'rant *ets %im out ,rom under the s7eleton- (e 6oins them- %hey bac7a+ay ,rom the raptor approachin* ,rom the le,t side- %hey bac7 upto+ards the lar*e roc7 in the middle o, the room holdin* the others7eleton-

%he raptor crouch in their pre.attac7 stance . .

%he *roup is cau*ht in the middle o, the t+o approachin*raptors-

(e loo7s bac7 and SCR#AMS- 'rant and the others continue tobac7 up- %hey loo7 up and see . .

. . %@RA&&2SAURUS R#$< It4s massive head descends do+n ,romabove- A set o, si.,oot 6a+s clamp do+n on the raptor- #i*hteen.

inchteeth sin7 into its side and the helpless animal )2(S in a*ony asit4s li,ted up up up o,, the ,loor o, the lobby-

'rant and the others loo7 up in stunned ama8ement- %hey stepbac7 behind the roc7 ,or sa,ety and loo7 to the ri*ht- %hey seeanother raptor approachin*-

%he other raptor *oes up in the air no+ t+enty ,eet o,, o, thelobby ,loor held ,ast in the mouth o, the Re- It stands in theentrance to the lobby in ,ront o, the massive hole it ripped throu*hthe Eis5ueen +all- It sha7es its enormous head once /R#AKI&' the

nec7o, the velociraptor then drops it dead to the ,loor at its ,eet-

'rant #llie and the 7ids s7irt the battle royal on the lobby,loor and dash o, the door o, the Eisitor4s Center-

%he second raptor turns ,rom the humans and lun*es at the Re4sside leapin* t+elve ,eet into the air and rendin* the Re4s ,lesh asit comes do+n slashin* it open +ith its si.inch cla+-

%he re /#((2S in pain and turns on the raptor eyes ra*in*and stri7es 6ust once 5uic7ly as ,ast as the head o, a serpent- Itcatches the raptor by thic7 bac7 end buts one o, its enormous ,eetdo+n on it and tears-

It rips the last velociraptor in hal,-

%he re +hirls around . as it turns its heavy tail





2ne by one they climb aboard their ,aces +hite ,rom theirordeal-

#((I# comes on ,irst holdin* (#$- %hen )AMM2&D carryin* %IM-And 'RA&% helpin* MA(C2(M-

&o one spea7s- )ammond ta7es another loo7 at his dream 'rant

comes over and ta7es him bac7 to the helicopter-

%he helicopter ta7es o,, immediately- As they rise into theair they stare out the +indo+s loo7in* do+n on the par7 as it

spreadsout belo+-

10 D2& I& %)# PARK

the helicopter soars over a vast plain- %he %yrannosaur +hichis still ,eedin* on the remains o, the dinosaurs it ran do+n and7illed loo7s up-

It thro+s its head bac7 and R2ARS +avin* its little ,orelimbsat the stran*e thin* in ,rustration- As the helicopter moves o,, the%.re 6ust stares silently +ith hu*e yello+in* eyes- It4s a momento, utter be+ilderment ,or the re and +e almost ,eel . .

. . sad ,or her-

11 /ACK I& %)# )#(IC2P%#R

)ammond loo7s do+n at the par7 his eyes ,ull- )e loo7s over atthe 7ids-

%hey4re in the bac7 o, the helicopter +ith 'rant- As they loo7out the +indo+ 'rant almost absently has his arms around both 7ids-

&o+ #llie loo7s at him- /oth he and the 7ids seem so naturalso obviously com,ortable and trustin* +ith each other- She smiles-

%he ,our o, them sit that +ay in the bac7 o, the helicopterhuddled to*ether- Survivors-

'rant loo7s out the +indo+-

%he helicopter s+eeps lo+ over a hu*e ,loc7 o, sea birds that4s,eedin* on a school o, ,ish- As the chopper R2ARS near it 7ic7s up

the,loc7- )undreds o, birds sail o,, in all directions po+er,ul and*race,ul-

'rant loo7s at the bids and brea7s into a +ide *rin-

%he birds re,orm as ,loc7 a*ain and ,ly strai*ht into the sun-

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