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Ripley Ash, that transmission - Mother's deciphered part of it. It doesn't look like an S.O.S.
Ash What is it, then?
Ripley Well, I, it looks like a warning. I'm gonna go out after them.
Ash What's the point? I mean by the, the time it takes to get there, you'll, they'll know if it's a warning or not, yes?
Dallas I haven't seen anything like that except, uh, molecular acid.
Brett It must be using it for blood.
Parker It's got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don't dare kill it.
Ash Ripley, for God's sake, this is the first time that we've encountered a species like this. It has to go back. All sorts of tests have to be made.
Ripley Ash, are you kidding? This thing bled acid. Who knows what it's gonna do when it's dead?
Ash I think it's safe to assume it isn't a zombie.
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