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All hands to battlestations!

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

RED ALERT! RED ALERT!

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

ENEMY HAS BREACHED THE PERIMETER!

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

ALL COMBAT PERSONEL REPORT TO BATTLE STATIONS!

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

Ah! There you are, soldier! Now, I bet you're wondering what's going on here.

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

You see, on ships of all kinds, space or sea, a Red Alert is a call to battle stations.

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

Klaxon blare constantly, bright red lights flash while normal lighting dims—

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

—and people rush around to their stations.

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

Now while it seems like it would be better to turn on all of the work lights and sound the klaxon at once—

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

—it is often the case that everyone is working under critical conditions with distractions being—

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

—with distractions being—

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

...

BWEEEEEEEEOOOOO! BWEEEEEEEEEOOOOO!

Excuse me for a second.

* walks offscreen. A gunshot is heard over the intercom and the klaxons immediately fall silent.*

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