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Dum dum dum deedle dum dum deedle dum dum
deedle dum dum

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There was a turtle by the name of Bert

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And Bert the turtle was very alert

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When danger threatened him he never got hurt

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He knew just what to do

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He ducked and covered

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Ducked and covered

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He did what we all must learn to do

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You and you and you and you

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Duck and cover

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Be sure and remember what Bert the turtle
just did friends

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Because every one of us must remember to do
the same thing

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That's what this film is all about

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Duck and Cover

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This is an official civil defense film

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Produced in cooperation with the Federal
Civil Defense Administration

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And in consultation with the Safety
Commission of the National Education...

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Produced by Archer Productions, Inc.

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Hey Bert, come on out and meet all these nice
people

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Please?

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Alright, we really can't blame you

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You see, Bert is a very, very careful fellow

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When there's danger, this is the way he keeps
from being hurt

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Sometimes it even saves his life

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That's why these children are practicing to
do the same

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To duck and cover just as you do in your
school

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We all know the atomic bomb is very dangerous

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Since it may be used against us, we must get
ready for it

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Just as we are ready for many other dangers
that are around us all the time

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Fire is a danger

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It can burn whole buildings if someone is
careless

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But we are ready for fires

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We have a fine fire department to put out the
fire

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And you have fire drills in your school so
you know what to do

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Automobiles can be dangerous too

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They sometimes cause bad accidents

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But we are ready

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We have safety rules that car drivers and
people who are walking must obey

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Now, we must be ready for a new danger

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The atomic bomb

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First, you have to know what happens when an
atomic bomb explodes

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You will know when it comes

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We hope it never comes, but we must get ready

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It looks something like this

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There is a bright flash

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It's brighter than the sun, brighter than
anything you've ever seen

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If you were not ready and did not know what
to do

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It could hurt you in different ways

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It could knock you down hard or throw you
against a tree or a wall

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It is such a big explosion

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It can smash in buildings and knock sign
boards over

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And break windows all over town

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But if you duck and cover like Bert, you will
be much safer

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You know how bad sunburn can feel

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The atomic bomb flash could burn you worse
than a terrible sunburn

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Especially where you are not covered

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Now, you and I don't have shells to crawl
into like Bert the turtle

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So we have to cover up in our own way

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First, you duck and then you cover

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And very tightly you cover the back of your
neck and your face

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Duck can cover underneath a table or desk or
anything else close by

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In Betty's school, they are talking about the
atomic bomb too

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Betty is asking her teacher, how can we tell
when the atomic bomb may explode?

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And her teacher is explaining that there are
two kinds of attack

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With warning and without any warning

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We think that most of the time we will be
warned before the bomb explodes

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So there will be time for us to get into our
homes, schools or some other safe place

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Our civil defense workers and our men in
uniform will do everything they can

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To warn us before enemy planes can bring a
bomb near us

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You may be in your schoolyard playing when
the signal comes

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That signal means to stop whatever you are
doing and get to the nearest safe place fast

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Always remember, a flash of an atomic bomb
can come at any time

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No matter where you may be

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You might be out playing at home when the
warning comes

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Then be sure to get into the house fast where
your parents have fixed a safe place for y...

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If you are not close to home when you hear
the warning, go to the nearest safe cover

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Know where you are to go or ask an older
person to help you

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You know the places marked with the S sign?

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There are safe places to go when you hear the
alarm

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If there is a warning, you will hear it
before the bomb explodes

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But sometimes, and this is very, very
important, sometimes the bomb might explod...

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Then the first thing we would know about it
would be the flash

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And that means duck and cover fast wherever
you are

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There's no time to look around or wait, be
like Bert

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When there is a flash, duck and cover and do
it fast

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Here are some older boys showing what to do
if the flash comes when you are not in the...

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This is what to do if you should be in a
corridor

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You duck and cover tight against the wall
this way

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Remember to keep your face and the back of
your neck covered tightly

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Try to fall away from windows or doors with
glass in them

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Then if the glass breaks and flies through
the air, it won't cut you

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You might be eating your lunch when the flash
comes

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Duck and cover under the table

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Then if the explosion makes anything in the
room fall down, it can't fall on you

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Getting ready means we will all have to be
able to take care of ourselves

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The bomb might explode when there are no
grown-ups near

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Paul and Patty know this, and they are always
ready to take care of themselves

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Here they are on their way to school on a
beautiful spring day

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But no matter where they go or what they do,
they always try to remember what to do if ...

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It's a bomb, duck and cover

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Paul and Patty know what to do

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Paul covered the back of his head so that he
wouldn't be burned

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And Patty covered herself with the coat she
was carrying

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They knew how to duck and cover

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They acted right away when the flash came

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If they had been at this doorway when the
bomb flashed, Paul and Patty would have...

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Heavy doorways are a good place to duck and
cover

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She will be safer too

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Here's Tony going to his Cub Scout meeting

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Tony knows the bomb can explode any time of
the year, day or night, he is ready for it

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Duck and cover

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Atta boy, Tony, that flash means act fast

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Tony knows that it helps to get to any kind
of cover

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This wall was close by, so that's where he
ducked and covered

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Tony knew what to do

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Notice how he keeps from moving or from
getting up and running

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He stays down until he is sure the danger is
over

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The man helping Tony is a civil defense
worker

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His job is to help protect us when there is
danger of the atomic bomb

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We must obey the civil defense worker

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We must know how to duck and cover in the
school bus or in any other bus or streetcar

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Duck and cover

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Don't wait, duck away from the windows fast

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The glass may break and fly through the air
and cut you

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Sundays, holidays, vacation time

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We must be ready every day, all the time, to
do the right thing if the atomic bomb...

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Duck and cover

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This family knows what to do, just as your
own family should

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They know that even a thin cloth helps
protect them

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Even a newspaper can save you from a bad burn

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But the most important thing of all is to
duck and cover yourself

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Especially where your clothes do not cover
you

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No matter where we live, in the city or the
country, we must be ready all the time for...

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Duck and cover

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That's the first thing to do, duck and cover

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The next important thing to do after that is
to stay covered until the danger is over

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Yes, we must all get ready now so we know how
to save ourselves if the atomic bomb ever...

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If you do not know just what to do, ask your
teacher when this film is over

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Discuss what you could do in different places
if a bomb explodes

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Older people will help us as they always do,
but there might not be any grown-ups aroun...

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Then you're on your own

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Remember what to do, friends

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Now tell me right out loud, what are you
supposed to do when you see the flash?

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Duck and cover

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Duck and cover

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Duck and cover

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Duck and cover

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Duck and cover