Déjà Vu

First Contact

by Peter Cawdron

Jessica Rowe is an astrobiologist onboard the starship Intrepid, bound for the star system Procyon Alpha A. As much as she tries to quell her nerves, she can't shake the feeling she's going to die. She feels as though she's never going to leave the Intrepid alive—and she's right. 

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2021

Reviews

[John Becker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my fourth book by Peter Cawdron. Love the concept of each book dealing with first alien contact. Each novel is very different. Deja Vu has a unique and very imaginative story line. Hard to explain the story without spoilers. Portions of the story has several abrupt transitions from Earth orbit to a distant star system then back to Earth orbit again. From one time period to a far future time period. The protagonist is alive one moment then dies in a catastrophic spaceship accident (or is it an accident), then alive again in the far future. This will get your head spinning early on, but this is how the protagonist sees things and is likewise confused as something is trying to kill her. Later chapters will make some of this clearer, until the next transition. The conclusion and first contact was surprising and satisfying. This was an exciting and hard to put down page turner.

[Bookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Peter Cawdron's First Contact series has a new novel you won't want to miss! This book offered a very different and surprising look at time travel. The twists in the plot were astonishing and brilliant. Peter says it was a work of love and I could definitely tell. His books are like fine wine-each word savored and read slowly. I always look forward to his books-they allow the dreamer in me to come out and question "what if?"

[CATHY CLANTON · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal!

I love Peter Dawson's novels! This book, like many of his other books, has a unique storyline! It was quite an adventure, and I couldn't put it down until I was done. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I can hardly wait till his next book!

[Igortern · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable read with original ideas

The book is quick-paced and full of details at the same time. As with all books by Peter Cawdron, it is a well recearched thought provoking hard sci do.
I enjoyed the book and highly recommend it

[Jerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Imaginative but disjointed

Pros:

- Well drawn, relatable characters.
- Imaginative premise.
- Impressive command of techno detail.
- Good prose and dialog.

Cons:

- Disjointed, abrupt transitions from one "era" to another, with weak explanations as to how it happened.

- Awkward pacing. Feels slow in places and rushed in others.

- Typos and misused jargon ("flairing" when it should be "fairing," etc.)

All in all, still worth the read, and I will probably check out at least one more book from this author.

[reherrma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Im neuesten Roman stößt Peter Cawdron innerhalb seines Zyklus „Erstkontakt“ eine neue Tür auf, was seine Art des Erzählens aber auch was den Aspekt des Themas Erstkontakt betrifft.
Am Anfang fand ich die Geschichte etwas verworren, als die Astrobiologin Jessica Rowe an Bord des Raumschiffs INTREPID von Ihrer interstellaren Reise zum Sternsystem Procyon Alpha A berichtet, allerdings wird das Raumschiff kurz nach der Ankunft in dem System zerstört. 15 Jahre nach dem Aufbruch der INTREPID sterben auf der Erde durch einen Unfall Milliarden von Menschen, es dauert fast 2000 Jahre, bis die Menschheit ihre Verluste wieder aufgeholt hat. Weitere 1000 Jahre später siedels sich Menschen im System Procyon Alpha A an. In den nächsten 1000 Jahren wütet ein KI-Krieg und die Bewohner des Systems sind von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. In dieser Zeit wird Jessica Rowe aus einem Stück Gehirnmasse, das die letzten 4000 Jahre überdauert hat, als Computersimulation wiederbelebt, sie wacht am dem Mond Erebus, im System Procyon Alpha A auf.
Jess entlarvt die bewohnten Welten und Monde des Procyon Alpha A-Systems als eine Art Zoo für die Menschheit. Die KI, die den Krieg gegen die Menschheit geführt hat, hat sich mit einer außerirdischen Spezies zusammengetan, um als Zoowärter zu fungieren. Der Befreiungskampf gegen die Unterdrücker führt abermals zum Tod von Jess.
250.000 Jahre später wird sie von einer fortgeschrittenen Spezies, die sich aus dem Homo sapiens entwickelt hat, wiederbelebt, die sich wohl auf dem Mond angesiedelt hat. Die Menschheit selbst wurde nach ihrem Aussterben wieder neu erschaffen, wahrscheinlich von den geheimnisvollen Außerirdischen auf dem Mond. Es konnten noch Dokumente aus dem Apollo-Zeitalter gefunden werden, so dass man dran ist, mit diesen Mitteln wieder zum Mond zu gelangen um mit der dortigen Macht in Kontakt zu treten. Dazu kommt Jess mit ihrem Wissen gerade recht…
Nach einem zähen Anfang kam doch noch ein faszinierender Roman zustande, der mich sehr zum Nachdenken angeregt hat, insbesondere deshalb, weil der Sense of Wonder weit in die Zukunft reicht, Olaf Stapledon und H.G. Wells lassen grüßen. Ich denke auch, dass „Die Zeitmaschine“ von H.G. Wells Pate zu diesem Roman gestanden hat, denn die Zukünfte erinnern sehr an die Eloi und die Morloks aus Wells Roman.
Außerdem gefiel mir sehr, wie man den Sprung zum Mond geschildert hat, im Stil der Apollo-Raumfahrt aus den 60ern, sehr kompetent recherchiert und spannend erzählt.
Ich muss sagen dass die „Erstkontakt“-Romane mich bisher noch nie enttäuscht haben und ich hoffe, dass die Reihe weitergeht…

[Ralph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wieder ein hervorragender Roman von Peter Cawdron. Für mich bis zum letzten Drittel der Beste den ich in seiner Erstkontakt-Reihe gelesen hatte. Der Schluß war nicht so meins, aber immer noch sehr gut. Wer die Erstkontakt-Reihe nicht kennt, sollte unbedingt mal reinlesen.

[Mal Warwick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book starts out spooky. Then it gets really weird. If you’re up for that, join Peter Cawdron for a wild ride through space and time in another original First Contact adventure. Déjà Vu might be characterized as Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke meet Groundhog Day. It’s one of seventeen standalone novels Cawdron has written to date to explore the many possibilities inherent in a first meeting between the human race and extraterrestrial intelligence. But it’s the first that can be called weird science fiction.

So, here’s what happens. Or seems to.

It’s 2132. Astrobiologist Jessica Rowe is one of a crew of eight astronauts on the starship Intrepid. It’s the first mission planned for an interstellar journey to Procyon Alpha A in humanity’s initial effort to spread beyond the solar system. They’re two days out from leaving Earth’s orbit. On a spacewalk to explore problems that have cropped up in the ship, Jess is in mid-conversation with her colleagues when the Intrepid suddenly explodes. She and everyone else on the mission dies in an instant.

Then it happens again. And again. And again . . . until Jess wakes up in the far-distant future in a research facility on a moon circling a gas giant called Styx around Procyon Alpha.

But this is a First Contact novel. And there are no aliens in the picture. Or are there?

Did I say weird science fiction? And that’s only the beginning. The story rockets (as it were) from one place and time to another. Eventually, the Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Module shows up in the picture. And, yes, it plays a significant role in the tale.

About that star system

Much of the action in this weird science fiction novel takes place on a moon circling a gas giant around the star Procyon A in the constellation Canis Minor. It’s located some 11.5 light-years away from us and is thus one of our closest stellar neighbors. It’s an interesting choice. In reality, the Procyon stellar system consists of two stars. Procyon Alpha A, as Cawdron calls it, is a massive, white-hued star almost seven times as bright as our sun, while Procyon B is a much dimmer white dwarf. The two rotate around each other in a distended orbit. To date, so far as I can determine, no exoplanets have been identified in the system. Peter Cawdron imagines the gas planet Styx with its many moons to orbit Procyon A. It appears more likely that any exoplanet that could conceivably harbor life in any form we might recognize would instead appear around the much smaller and less luminous Procyon B. There, anything that moved wouldn’t be burned to a crisp by the intense heat of the star.

A word about the author

Peter Cawdron appends an Afterword to this and, so far as I can tell, every other novel in his First Contact series. There, he often explains the inspirations for the story and relates, sometimes in great detail, the science behind what he’s written. “Déjà Vu is a tribute to H. G. Well’s The Time Machine,” he notes. Wells “wrote about the Eloi and the Morlocks emerging millions of years after our civilization had fallen. Inspired by that, I wanted to write a story that explored the deep future.” But if you think that reference explains the mystery behind the title, think again. As I’ve said, it’s weird science fiction. Because, in this novel’s Afterword, he also discusses NASA’s Moon Shot and humanity’s inability to communicate with other intelligent species on Earth.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the sixteenth book in Peter Cawdron’s First Contact series and I have read and enjoyed each one. Cawdron’s books focus on four key points; engaging characters, action packed story lines, interesting first contact scenarios, and a lot of hard science. As far as I am concerned, these form the foundation of any good science fiction book.

One of the stories in Cawdron’s anthology, Hello World, was Deja Vu. It was such a great story that he turned it into a full length book. Having read the short story, reading the book is a bit too much like the title as I knew what was going to happen in advance. Fortunately, after a couple of dozen pages the new, expanded storyline begins and it is all excitement and adventure from then on.

Once again Cawdron centers his story around a very strong, intelligent, capable, and engaging female protagonist. Jessica (Jess) Rowe, an Astrobiologist born in the year 2097, is not your normal steely eyed missile man. She definitely knows her way around spaceships and space but she is willing to push back against mission control when she knows something needs attending to. If I ever traveled into space I’d definitely want Jess on my crew.

Deja Vu is actually several stories in one as Jess keeps reappearing in different settings, at different times in history, and interacting with different characters. My only complaint is that some of her “resurrections” strayed a bit too far from hard science. Most of the book, however, was based on real science. As always Cawdron did his homework and includes in the afterword some great hard data, charts, and references.

The bad news is that I have now read all of Cawdron’s First Contact series. The good news is that a new book in the series, Jury Duty, comes out in a few weeks and I already have an advance order in.

[Per Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun first contract read

Cawdron explores several interesting ideas in his latest first contact book of the series.

I enjoyed the book both as a beta reader (disclosure!) and in the book's final form.

[Nedim · Rating 5 out of 5]

An intriguing nonstop adventure of camaraderie and death. At places quite confusing as it should be.

[Timothy OBriant · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is supposedly one of Cawdron's "First Contact" books. I didn't enjoy it from that point of view. This is the first one I've read in that series that failed to enthuse me to that concept. I'll hold back on my specific problems with the book because it would involve a spoiler. Just not a fan of this kind of thing. (I love first contact books. My objection is to a different thematic element.)

[Curt · Rating 3 out of 5]

A work of art! Not!

I picked up this book, in part because of all the rave reviews. I revisited those reviews after reading the book because I did not come aways with the same level of appreciation. I noted none of the reviews were specific about what was so great about the story but instead spoke of the fact this was a time-travel book that was confusing at times - like that's a good thing.

So maybe I am just too stupid to appreciate the complexity or confusion of the story arc. Had it not been for the author's note at the end of the book, I would still be wondering WTF. Don't get me wrong, the writing was well done. But that's kind of like saying the cupcake I found in my bowl of spaghetti was delicious.

Essential the story focuses on an astronaut named Jesse who appears to have been killed prior to the launch of an interstellar ship destined for a faraway planet outside our solar system. But then we see her die two more times from different perspectives of the same event - like groundhog day. As it turns out, future humans found a fragment of her brain in orbit and were able to reconstitute her personality (and memories) in a computer, giving her form as a hologram. The reiteration of the even was the scientist running the simulation until they worked out the bugs. So far that's pretty cool.

But then she questions her reality. Not that she is living on a computer, but that her memories are wrong. Did she die in Earth orbit before she left or in the orbit of Procyon, the planet they were destined to travel to? Then people and all evidence of their existence start to disappear from her reality and after an attack by some aliens on the research center, she escaped finding that she is actually on the moon orbiting Procyon where humanity is at ware with an AI and being confined by some kind of alien race. But as the story progresses her consciousness transforms to different times in history (or rather her future). I won't elaborate further because each time segment if you like, is well written and interesting. But how they all relate is difficult to understand.

Ultimately, Cowdron found it necessary to dumb it down for us mortals in his author's word at the end. Essentially, it is a time travel novel wherein the traveler has died in order to take this journey. For example, one minute she is a hologram relying on a projector to be seen, and apparently fades to black after her brain segment is destroyed only to awaken on Earth as a real person in a society that has just entered the industrial period on Earth and is attempting go to the moon using a rocket fabricated from plans of the Apollo missions. All to contact whoever is living on the moon under domes that are visible from Earth. Huh?

I have read at least a couple thousand books and I felt inadequate to the task of appreciating this book. Perhaps some of the other reviewers had similar difficulties but felt that that was a sign of how great a book this was.

Sorry, but I had to work too hard to understand this book. But thanks to the Author's explanation I can at least say that I now understand what he was trying to do. This is a book in the author's "First Contact" series, but I am leery to check the others out.

[MK Noble · Rating 5 out of 5]

This weekend, I read Déjà Vu, a First Contact novel by sci fi author, Peter Cawdron. The big question is always: Are they friend or foe?

**SPOILERS**

It’s the beginning of the 22nd century as we meet Jess, a young astronaut. Jess is busy doing maintenance while floating outside a huge spaceship, orbiting the Earth days before blasting off to a distant star system. Cawdron’s strength is with moment- to-moment details that put you there. Another is his extensive knowledge of what’s going on in astrophysics and where it might lead. Jess is tired and eager to complete her tasks so that she can re-enter and get some decent sleep. Jess’s spacesuit has become uncomfortable. A strand of hair is driving her nuts and she struggles to ignore it as thick padding on her fingertips makes push buttons a challenge.

Like Jazz, the protagonist of Cawdron’s My Sweet Satan, Jess must cope with shifting realty. In Jess’s case, reality shifts again and again. The scene replays, but instead of the Earth, Jess sees another planet, a massive gas giant ringed in ice.

Let's skip to near the end of what is an inventive complicated plot:

It is thousands of years later and Jess finds herself back on Earth. Her welcoming committee is a woman and a cow.

Regardless, everyone knows who Jess is and she’s treated like Beyonce. Why? Jess has been brought back for a purpose. She’s going to the Moon in a spaceship built from plans ala Apollo 11. I’ll leave it there, other than to say that before the denouement, Cawdron gives a detailed account of what the Apollo astronauts overcame, the importance of what they achieved and why people need to know.

I really enjoyed this book and read it in two sittings. The unpredictable plot kept me invested. As to what happens at the end, does Jess complete her mission? I’ll say this: In Galaxy Quest, a film made several years ago, a character’s motto is “Never give up; never surrender!” Some of us never do.

[Casper Lemarque · Rating 1 out of 5]

every freaking time dude

Cawdron....I really love your ability to conceptualize a good story idea. I also understand you have many philosophical thoughts about many subjects, especially as they relate to humanity as a whole, and the intersection between things.

But friend, that part is not your strength. I've read over half the books you've written for First Contact and 80% have had great story concepts that fall apart in the third act. The amount of times I've thrown my hands in the air in the last twenty pages of one of these is more than I've done in the last two years of reading. And I read an average of 150 books a year while also having a full time job, two kids, and a small business so I have the opportunity to do so every other day.

I will repeat that I've read over half of the books in this line and will finish them because your ability to conceive of a story is wonderful. But I feel like if you were less heavy handed with your philosophical points and instead used subtlety within the story to highlight your point, it would make it way easier to get through the back 33% of the story.

I don't want you to stop doing what you're doing, you're obviously successful at it. I just want you to think a little more before you consign it to the annals, because I feel like all of this work is beneath you in terms of what you still have the potential to write.

[Karma Kimeleon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book explores the concept of Deep Time and was completely fascinating. When I realized this is #16 in a thematic First Contact series, I was thrilled.
We start in the near future, as an astobiologist does an EVA outside the moon Erabus. The spaceship explodes and she is brought back to life as a hologram thousands of years in the future. A small brain fragment enabled them to resurrect her consciousness. Humanity is enslaved both by an AI overlord and a multi tentacled, multi-eyed alien species who loves to eat humans. She dies again and wakes up on Earth 250,000 years in the future. A few million humans are surviving in pre-industrial conditions but long to launch a spacecraft to the moon, to confront the aliens that live there. The description of their launch is so detailed and nailbiting, it made me consider the Apollo era so differently. Then the aliens end up being the next species of humanoid—homo erabus. 🤯
I wasn’t aware this would be one of my few 5* books when I was reading it, but the sheer detail and creativity that went into this is astounding. English changes over thousands of years and some of that language was created for this novel.

[Joel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this series of books that Cawdron has authored that are all different, but all about the same theme...first contact with alien life. I've read perhaps a half dozen and each is well conceived and written. I'm a long time Science Fiction buff and love this particular topic perhaps above all others. I'm also a fan of hard science fiction.

Cawdron has done a good job with each of these...for the most part they are standalone stories with no interconnection. This one is perhaps the most ambitious I've read and is a bit shaky in some respects. It spans literally a quarter of a million years and its main character is a female astronaut from the twenty third century. The story takes her on a trip that spans 250,000 years. It stumbles a little in the beginning because its written in a very muddled way depicting the protagonists confusion with an attack during a trip to another solar system. However, hang in there as it gets better in the latter scenes and the story becomes immense and worthy of your patience. I think I'd rate it 3.5 stars and round up to 4.

[Donnaskins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cawdron's knowledge base isn't bad, and the story is imaginative. Unfortunately, his creativity far outstrips his grasp of the English language. He honestly doesn't know when to use a comma, and his inability to distinguish "that" from "who" is grating. A tale is in the telling; blunders like these distract the reader, and detract from the story.

There are problems with the characters. A historian in the far future remembers Chaucer and Rube Goldberg, but not the United States. Also, the lead character stutters in the exact same way that characters do from other books: “I—I.” Author, write a unique voice for each character!

The final nail in the coffin is the hapless sexism. The story is told in the first person by a female astrobiologist. Cawdron depicts her as someone who finds sexual harassment to be amusing. Soon thereafter, she is attracted to the guy whose first assessment of her was as a potential sex partner. Actually winks at him. Seriously?

Best advice for this author is to take some basic writing classes. Three stars is generous.

[Krishnan Nair · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is difficult to write about. I had very different feelings at different points in the book. I went in to this book expecting something quite different from what it ended up being.

I found the portion just before the end to be very slow. It felt less like a science fiction novel than a historical fiction one. That portion really dragged the book down for me, even though I kind of understand why it was written that way.

There were a few things I found confusing. I have added a couple of spoiler questions to clarify my doubts. I hope someone explains. The author explained the timeline in the afterword. I felt that should have been communicated in the book. It was to a certain extent, but more information would have been helpful.

Overall, I had very mixed feelings about this one. I would have given this 2 stars, but the ending was pretty satisfying which made me bump it to 3 stars.

[Rick porayko · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 3rd Peter Cawdron book I’ve read and I am about to download a 4th. I don’t know which one yet, but I don’t think it matters because I am quite sure it’s going to be really satisfying. I read Wherever Seeds May Fall, and 3ZEKIEL. And of course, this one - Deja Vu. They’re all different, but they share common traits. The characters are likeable and credible, the story has enough twists that it isn’t predictable, but not so many that it’s confusing. There’s the right amount of tension, and the right amount of boundary pushing to make you continually interested. I really do find all of Peter’s novels (so far) hard to put down.
I have been a reader for the last 20 plus years. I am never not reading something. I have read all of the big names in action and adventure, espionage, thrillers — you name it. I think Peter Cawdron is as capable as any of them, and in some cases, maybe many, his novels are even better.

Rick P.

[Emz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Déjà vu, the unexplained sense, and feeling of something already happened or seen. Do you want something different in your sci-fi books? Well, this is the book for you. No more consistently banal, repetitive pulp militaristic drivel, generic tropes here.

Do you crave something fresh and original? Then do yourself a favour and read this book, full of phenomenal and fascinating ideas, and questions ranging from simulation theory to time travel, AI, and a host of other philosophical questions. A myriad of what-ifs are confronted here. What is the definition of life?

A powerful and exhilarating plotline, horror and hysteria are well portrayed in the main character. The panic in her is palpable and well conveyed by the author. An amazing book, I didn’t want it to end, the best in this series so far, brilliant.

[Charlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deja Vu might be best enjoyed as an odyssey through space travel itself. Like any odyssey, each step of the journey is a separate experience, with its own rewards and challenges. We may find ourselves strapped in for an insane, ambitious Apollo mission (weren't they all?). Or we may be running a space-suit-gloved hand down the skin of half-mile-long starship. Cawdron's love of science makes him a trustworthy guide, both for the overall journey, and for meditation on how each moment might inform our senses.

[Andy Coleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A SIMPLE MAN'S REVIEW:

Wow - Cawdron does it again! This book upends the story enough times to make you dizzy! (But in a good way).

The story follows an astronaut through the adventure of several lifetimes. And because of that, the book feels like multiple stories that have been melded together, but with a common thread tying them together. It was a fun read.

In this story, you get the first contact you have come to expect from this author, but you also get a healthy dose of futuristic sci-fi and dystopian civilizations. And maybe something more?

Definitely read it!

[Ray Smillie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ironically when I started reading this I was getting a strong feeling of déjà vu, then discovered it was originally a same name short story, thus explaining the feeling of familiarity and not some temporary insanity. I lost my way a bit during reading this but it all came back together for me quite quickly. A nice homage to HG Wells, with the 20th century space race thrown in (having been allowed to stay up and watch the Apollo 11 landing) and a new twist on first contact, this being the speciality of Peter Cawdron. I do love Peter's work.

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book by Peter Cawdron

I choose this book because Peter Cawdron is my favorite author. His Sci Fi books are the best and I have read them all.
He has a great imagination and can tell you a complicated story in a way that you understand it and feel a part of it. The plot to this book was quite unique, of course, and Very interesting. Loved all the characters and I always enjoy a good ending. Deja Vu reminded me a little of Peter's book But The Stars. Another good one. Another thing I like is strong female characters. Looking forward to his next book.

[Cari · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series (The First Contact, all standalone stories about what first contact with an intelligent alien species would be like) is one of my favorites. I hope to one day add the hard copy of the entire series to my collection of books. This one was very good and took an unforseen turn pretty quickly. It was chaotic and weird and kept me guessing until the end. I did feel a bit disappointed by the ending, as I felt it was too quick. I guess I'm a sucker for long endings! But aside from that one small gripe, Cawdron is an amazing writer and these stories are phenomenal and just the write length.

[Ralph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another interesting story from Peter Cawdron's "First Contact" group (not really a series, as each book is a stand-alone novel with a common theme). As expected, Cawdron delivers another enjoyable read that is well-written, with an engaging protagonist that the reader wants to root for. This book kept me interested from cover to cover (figuratively, since I read it on my Kindle) and presented intriguing and thought-provoking concepts. I'm looking forward to reading another of Cawdron's offerings, especially one from his "first contact" collection.

[Kryštof Kohout · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars for me.

This just didn't click as much with me as the previous books I've read from the series. It would probably have to be quite a lot longer to have the space to flesh out all the story elements, regarding the time jumps between eras. Or, just limit it to the first era. It was a lot of world-building, without much time left to explore the world properly.

I really do appreciate the detailed afterwords the author gives after the book, explaining his inspiration, the science concepts behind the sci-fi, etc.!

[Sean Randall · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title and synopsis had me wondering a little; Cawdron used, to the cursory glance, a similar motif in But The stars, which I couldn't put down. yet inevitably this proceeded very differently and was of course crackingly exciting.

Cawdron certainly captures big-picture well, and each new adventure almost feels like a funhouse mirror tangent, elements of other works fall in and enrich the current offering. Delightful.

[Katrine Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stay with it, you won't regret it

There are times in this book that were a slog, but it is worth it to finish.

An astronaut inspecting the exterior of an experimental interstellar begins to realize she's already heard and done what she's doing, what her crew member's are saying, and what happens next. And next, and next. Its a fun read, and well worth the little bits that appear to be slow. It'll make a really good movie.