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"In nature's scheme of things, there are certain plants which are carnivorous, or eating plants. The Venus Fly Trap is one of the best known of these plants. A fly drawn to the plant by its sweet syrup, brushes against triggered bristles. Just how these plants digest their pray has yet to be explained. There is much still to learn about these fascinating eating plants. This is a newcomer: Triffidus Celestus, brought to earth on the meteorite during the Day of the Triffids."
"All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites. There is no record of a display such as this in recorded history. At observatories astronomers are noting this fantastic phenomenon, and are carefully calculating the effect on our solar system. The consensus of option is that the meteorites burn up from the intense heat before they reach the Earth."
"A simple method had been found to destroy the Triffids. Sea water, from which life on Earth had sprung, became the means of preserving life on Earth. Mankind survived and once again have reason to give thanks."
"Mr. Coker : [to Bill] Most plants thrive on animal waste, but I'm afraid this mutation possesses an appetite for the animal itself."
"Karen Goodwin: [as her husband is boarding up the lighthouse door] It's like being nailed in your own coffin."
"Tom Goodwin: Keep behind me. There's no sense in getting killed by a plant."
"Spine Chilling Terror"
"Beware the triffids... they grow... know... walk... talk... stalk... and kill!"
"Triffids take over the world! From the greatest science-fiction novel of all time!"
"Man eating plants! Spine chilling terror!"
"The triffids are coming! The triffids are growing! The triffids are killing!"
"From the greatest science fiction novel of all time!"
"Howard Keel — Bill Masen"
"Nicole Maurey — Christine Durrant"
"Janette Scott — Karen Goodwin"
"Kieron Moore — Tom Goodwin"
"Mervyn Johns — Mr. Coker"
"Ewan Roberts — Dr. Soames"
"Alison Leggatt — Miss Coker"
"Geoffrey Matthews — Luis de la Vega"
"Gilgi Hauser — Teresa de la Vega"
"John Tate — Captain — S.S. Midland"
"Carole Ann Ford — Bettina"
"Arthur Gross — Flight 356 radioman"
"Colette Wilde — Nurse Jamieson"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.