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1	[[quoteright:335:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/outer_limits_cry_of_silence_cast.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:335:The Thornes keep their distance from the zombified Lamont in this publicity still.]]
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4	[[quoteright:335:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/outer_limits_cry_of_silence_tumbleweed_attack.png]]
5	[[caption-width-right:335:An alien-possessed tumbleweed gets up close and personal with Andy.]]
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7	->'''The Control Voice''': In the not-distant future, the sound of Man will invade those unknown depths of space which as yet we cannot even imagine. In his own world there are no places left beyond the reach of his voice. His neighbor is no longer just next door, but anywhere at the end of a wire. And it all began when prehistoric man discovered the art of communication...
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9	A couple gets trapped on a farm where an alien intelligence tries to communicate.
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11	->'''The Control Voice''': "And the light shineth in the darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not." The sound of Man probes the dimensionless range of space, seeking an answer. But if it comes, will he hear? Will he listen? Will he comprehend?
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13	!!Tropes of Silence:
14	* AllForNothing: From the alien's perspective. It learns that we exist, but nothing else about us.
15	* ApocalypticLog: Andy finds that Lamont has kept a journal documenting his encounters with the alien and his resulting SanitySlippage.
16	* CoolCar: The Thornes drive a Mercury Monterey convertible.
17	* DrivesLikeCrazy: Lamont's wife does this while escaping the farm.
18	* FirstContactFauxPas: The alien's attempt to learn more about humanity goes pretty badly.
19	* MinimalistCast: There are five characters, only three of which (the Thornes and Lamont) get significant screen time. Lamont's wife appears for just a few seconds and isn't clearly shown, while the bodiless alien entity remains unseen throughout the episode.
20	* PoorCommunicationKills: The theme of the story. Lamont's fate provides a literal example.
21	* ScreamingWoman: Karen basically shrieks her way through the episode.
22	* ShaggyDogStory: The alien comes all the way to Earth and goes to a lot of trouble to communicate with the lifeforms it senses -- but just as it seems to be on the verge of success, it gives up and heads home.

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