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Doctor Atomic, Act I, Scene 3: "I have been preoccupied with many matters"
BBC Symphony Orchestra
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I have been preoccupied with many matters
But the prospect of fallout
Has not been high on my priority list
Now you're telling me
That we should be ready
To evacuate Trinity
Bring in troops and trucks
To get out everyone at a moment's notice
If something goes wrong
That could be the case, sir
What are you? A Hersh propagandist?
A serene spirit accepts pleasure and pain
With an even mind
And is unmoved by either
He alone is worthy of immortality
I'm having to double as camp psychologist
I keep in constant touch
With a team of psychiatrists at Oak Ridge
Several of the younger scientists
Are talking wildly of failure and possible disaster
Their fears are threatening to infect the rest of the camp
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Two hours ago, one young scientist
Became hysterical and had to be removed under sedation
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There is an air of excitement at the camp
That I do not like
This is a time when calm deliberation
Is most essential
Oppenheimer is getting advice
From all sides
On what he should and should not do
The best thing I can do is introduce as much of an atmosphere
Of calm as possible
Into this very tense situation
The main problem is the weather
We have the best weathermen the armed forces can give us
Their predictions have always been on the money
The only time they've been wrong
Is right now, on the day it counts
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