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00:01:01And the years you spent in Japan as an exchange professor must have been quite an experience, Dr. Everton.
00:01:07And we're very happy to have you back with us again as a member of our faculty.
00:01:11Speaking for myself, I'm deeply grateful for this opportunity to hear your report.
00:01:16Actually, I expected to wait until next week when you address the entire society.
00:01:21Nonsense, Dr. Osborne.
00:01:23If you hadn't given me permission to go abroad, I wouldn't have been part of what happened.
00:01:27I think it's only fair, then, that the first two people to hear my story should be not only my
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00:01:34It was mid-December, and the heavy snow was at Compiti Cupboard and Mountain Range in the northern area of
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00:01:41For most outdoor enthusiasts, this meant winter sports at their very best.
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00:01:51What was to have been a weekend devoted to fun was destined to become a weekend filled with terror and
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00:01:57What was to have been a weekend filled with terror and murder.
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00:02:59Two members decided to travel on to the cabin, where they were all to stay the next day, check their
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00:03:08As they took off, no one knew that the next time they saw their friends, both of them would be
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00:05:18began to fall, then quickly became a raging, violent blizzard. It was as though the clouds
00:05:23had suddenly grown angry. Several times without success, they tried to reach their friends
00:05:28by telephone. The growing fury of the snowstorm was matched only by the fear each felt for
00:05:33their friends' safety. They tried to explain away their inability to reach them on the
00:05:37fact that the storm had likely torn down the telephone wires. It's hard to say whether
00:05:42they actually believed the explanation, but at least it gave them hope.
00:05:55And then as though flashing a pre-warning of things to come, a rumble began to grow outside.
00:06:01Its roar became louder and louder. It was the voice of a mountain screaming in pain as part
00:06:07of her face was torn away in an avalanche.
00:06:22Aaaaaah!
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00:06:39In the next instant, the caretaker was desperately sending out a distress call for the mountain police.
00:07:05In the next instant, the caretaker was desperately sending out a distress call for the mountain police, and the caretaker
00:07:28was desperately sending out a distress call for the mountain police.
00:07:28When they reached the cabin, they saw no external signs of violence. If anything, the snowfall had created a backdrop
00:07:33of beauty, making the cabin resemble the perfect picture of peace and quiet.
00:07:58Then they saw the torn, broken body of their friend. Even in death, his face still carried an expression of
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00:08:42Never had any of them seen anything like it before, but one thing was clear. Whatever had left the footprints
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00:09:23and like the other victim, each bone in his body had been broken and smashed.
00:09:28They shuddered as they realized both had been truly crushed to death
00:09:31by some unknown animal with incredible strength.
00:09:40The police issued instructions to immediately begin searching for the killer.
00:10:12On the way, there's a form for a killer.
00:10:12This is the one that will powerfully keep you in the middle,
00:10:13you can release some records of the killer,
00:10:13you can destroy the killer.
00:10:14The killer was a killer.
00:10:15The killer was a killer.
00:10:17The killer was a killer.
00:10:21He was the killer.
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00:10:28And that, gentlemen, was the beginning.
00:10:35The gruesome deaths of my two assistants from the University of Tokyo
00:10:38were the first of a series of horrible events
00:10:42that led to the discovery of the answer to one of the great mysteries of anthropology.
00:10:46Let's get back to the searching party.
00:10:48I want to know, did they ever find whatever it was that left those footprints in the snow?
00:10:52You haven't changed a bit, Alan.
00:10:54You're just the same as you were the day I left the States.
00:10:56Combination detective and scientist.
00:10:59But to answer your question, no, they didn't.
00:11:01Although they searched for several days.
00:11:04Heavy snowfall completely obliterated the tracks except those outside the cabin door.
00:11:08Well, what did they think they were looking for?
00:11:11What kind of killer?
00:11:13A strange monster.
00:11:15Oversized bear, perhaps. Difficult to say.
00:11:19Alan, suppose we let Dr. Rayburn proceed in his own way.
00:11:23That's quite all right, Dr. Osborne.
00:11:25Alan's questions sometimes can be quite helpful.
00:11:27Anyway, when the students returned, the newspapers had a field day.
00:11:30They dreamed up stories of the Neanderthal man, the Peking man, weird giants.
00:11:35They even hinted that somewhere a fearsome prehistoric monster was roving the countryside.
00:11:41I can imagine the chaos that caused.
00:11:43Remember the flying saucer rage?
00:11:45Every simple reflection in the sky was immediately identified as another saucer.
00:11:50Imagination's a wonderful thing.
00:11:52That happened to us, too.
00:11:53Calls came from everywhere.
00:11:54Reporting giants, bears, monsters.
00:11:58Practically everything known to man.
00:11:59Needless to say, every report, every rumor was thoroughly investigated.
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00:12:05Unfortunately, we did have a little something scientific to go on.
00:12:07The clump of hair that was found in the cavern.
00:12:10And a mold of the footprint that was found outside the cavern.
00:12:13I have them here.
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00:12:53It was replied older.
00:12:53Please study these strands of hair for a moment.
00:13:03I've never seen a hair cover like that.
00:13:11this is a mole taken from the footprint found outside the cabin door monster is right
00:13:19the print indicates he walks upright it's too large to be a member of the monkey family
00:13:27the print of that depth could only be made by something carrying a great deal of weight
00:13:33beyond that i wouldn't begin to classify it with anything i've ever seen before or read about
00:13:37neither could we but we quickly began to look for our answers by measuring the width the length
00:13:44the depth of the print their composite picture described the species as being nine feet tall
00:13:50weighing around 1800 pounds but there's nothing known to us that carries that much weight that's
00:13:57able to walk upright nevertheless dr osmond that was their report sometime afterwards the scientist
00:14:03who was researching the hair follicle came to the conclusion that it could signify only one thing
00:14:08the unknown species body was completely covered with hair you mean they reached their conclusion
00:14:15because the subcutaneous tissue resembled the tissue found in the hair follicle of a bear or an ape
00:14:20wait a minute john i thought you said earlier that you couldn't classify the hair and that you ruled
00:14:26out the possibility of it being a member of the monkey family or a bear that's true alan the hair
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00:14:31something none of us had seen before but the subcutaneous tissue though foreign to us too never
00:14:36has had enough similarity to the cellular hair structure of the monkey family for us to accept
00:14:40the findings of the laboratory detections as accurate how finally did you find the exact hair
00:14:46classification well actually we didn't oh we all had our theories but the theories didn't stand
00:14:51scrutiny now after weeks and weeks we finally came to conclusion we're up against an impenetrable stone
00:14:56wall always that is except one member of the faculty professor chucker professor tanaka is one of the most
00:15:03brilliant men in the entire field of anthropology i've read everything he ever published sometimes his uh
00:15:09methods and deductions startled me but uh his approach to theory is close to pure genius what did tanaka say
00:15:18well he was convinced in his mind that the hair follicle was closer to that of man and to that
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00:15:23any other animal known to exist based upon that he concluded that this unknown species might very well
00:15:30be a combination of man and animal oh no don't tell me he suggested the neanderthal man no something much
00:15:39more revolutionary he propounded the startling theory that this unknown species might be the missing link
00:15:46between man and animal and if it could be found might very conceivably illuminate all the dark years of our
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00:15:54as brilliant as i admit he is i uh doubt sincerely if i'd have gone along with his theory
00:16:00fortunately the university felt otherwise they agreed to finance an expedition the professor tanaka
00:16:05immediately began to prepare an approximate map of where he thought the creature might be found
00:16:09how could he prepare a map of its possible whereabouts
00:16:13if in fact it did exist for the reason if it went southward after kill the two students it must
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00:16:20through a village to the west was the sea to the north a range of mountains the eastern part of
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00:16:27mountains were known but the northern parts were uninhabited and uncharted so professor tanaka decided to
00:16:34search that region the expedition was formed the first sign of spring he set out in pursuit of what
00:16:41he decided to call this snowman accompanied by several members of the original ski party
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00:17:21The next day, according to plan,
00:17:23Professor Tanaka and his group reached the new territory,
00:17:26and the going became slower and more difficult.
00:17:29They proceeded with caution,
00:17:32because not only were they faced with the natural hazards
00:17:35of overflowing mountain streams,
00:17:37but mountain slopes still covered with snow.
00:17:39Although none of the group openly said it,
00:17:42each member was quite aware of Professor Tanaka's belief
00:17:44in the existence of a snowman.
00:17:46Each remembered the violent death that two students had met.
00:17:49Each no doubt wondered what would happen if they should find the snowman.
00:18:15Professor Tanaka, in his hand-picked aides, carefully studied his map.
00:18:19New markings were made to establish that which the journey had thus far uncovered,
00:18:23such as the height of the mountain range they had crossed,
00:18:27atmospheric conditions, rivers and rock formations.
00:18:31Also, a detailed route was drafted for the return home.
00:18:35Days later, Professor Tanaka and his group arrived at the spot
00:18:38which he called the heart of the uncharted territory,
00:18:41which is practically a dense jungle.
00:18:43And it was at this point he calmly asked his students not to lag behind,
00:18:47to stay close together,
00:18:48and to be certain they were always on.
00:18:51He also explained it was time to set up a permanent camp.
00:19:00As was his custom, the Professor again carefully checked his map.
00:19:04He told the council if his theory was correct,
00:19:07if he had chosen the right locale,
00:19:09and if the snowman did exist.
00:19:11He felt confident it would only take another few days
00:19:14to discover where and how the snowman lived.
00:19:17His disclosure quite naturally startled his students,
00:19:20but wisely Professor Tanaka reminded them of all the ifs involved,
00:19:24and then further eased their tension by saying armed sentries
00:19:27would continuously patrol the camp throughout the rest of their stay.
00:19:31Then he added the next day would be difficult,
00:19:33and suggested they all retire for the night.
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00:21:52While the searching party was looking for the boy who would follow the snowman,
00:21:56his sister kept quietly praying for his safe return.
00:22:23his sister kept quietly praying for his safe return.
00:22:25the camp.
00:22:25They found the boy's rifle but had been unable to find any trace of him.
00:22:30Nervously, they said it was as though he had vanished into thin air.
00:22:33Professor Tanaka explained that their search for the snowman would cease for the time being,
00:22:37and every hour of daylight would be spent endeavouring to locate the boy.
00:22:42That accident was the next step leading Professor Tanaka to the snowman.
00:22:46You mean the snowman came back again and killed the boy after he fell into the ravine?
00:22:50No, he was rescued, which takes us on with our story.
00:22:54Wait a minute, John. Before we continue, I'd like to ask a question.
00:22:57Go right ahead.
00:22:59How do you explain the snowman's behaviour pattern? His obvious emotionalism?
00:23:04Why did this killer suddenly almost tenderly touch this girl's cheek?
00:23:10Why didn't he attack that small camp? Why did he run away?
00:23:14All very good questions, Alan. They all deserve answers.
00:23:18I'd prefer not to answer the questions about the snowman's emotional makeup for the moment.
00:23:22We'll come to it quite soon.
00:23:26I don't know what explanation Dr. Rayburn will give for his species behaviour,
00:23:31but it's logical to assume that he ran because the girl's sudden scream frightened him.
00:23:37Do you agree?
00:23:38Not wholly, but as I say, we'll get to that subject later on.
00:23:43All right. Let's get back to the boy. You said he was rescued. That's when I interrupted you.
00:23:48Who rescued him?
00:23:49A strange mountain people. Research showed us later on that the boy was the first civilised human they'd ever seen
00:23:57or encountered.
00:23:58But you said earlier that this region Professor Tanaka was exploring was uninhabited.
00:24:04Well, we believed it was uninhabited because it was uncharted.
00:24:06Were these people you refer to savages?
00:24:09Not to the point of eating their own dead.
00:24:11They were a strange, ignorant, superstitious, uncivilised tribe.
00:24:18They decorated their camp for the skulls of their ancestors.
00:24:21But what is of more direct concern to us, they worshipped a strange god, the snowman.
00:24:28They believed him to be their protector. He lived in a cave nearby.
00:24:43The boy was afraid to open his eyes, and so for a few seconds his mind was blank.
00:24:48Then he remembered chasing the snowman, or falling deep into a ravine, but that was all he could recall.
00:24:54He wondered who had rescued him. He wondered where he was.
00:24:59He listened to voices of villagers, as their prayers seemed to become more hysterical with each passing second.
00:25:05Then slowly he opened his eyes, and he saw a girl.
00:25:10And suddenly he realised he owed his life to this very beautiful, strangely quiet mountain girl.
00:25:20He began to ask her questions.
00:25:30Thanksyasu.
00:25:54Just a present.
00:25:57Obviously the tribe's leader. His face was contorted with anger and fear as he looked at the boy.
00:26:47A moment later there were many angry voices. Some were shouting curses at the girl, others were accusing her of
00:26:53having committed a sin by bringing a stranger into their camp.
00:26:55The girl said she meant no harm, explaining that if she had left him in the ravine he would have
00:27:00died.
00:27:01Again the villagers hysterically screamed about what would happen if their god who lived in the great cave discovered her
00:27:06evil deed.
00:27:07They said his punishment would be swift and violent and that they would all be made to suffer because of
00:27:12what she had done.
00:27:22Then the old man told her that bringing the stranger to their camp was an unforgivable sin. He warned of
00:27:27what would befall them all if she didn't make a sacrificial offering to their protector.
00:27:38He told her that she must take food to his cave and that while she was gone they would pray
00:27:42the snowman didn't in the meantime visit their village and discover the stranger.
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00:34:46Thank you, Professor.
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