War of the Satellites Lyrics

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There's something new in the heavens. Something that has never been there before. It's called Sputnik. We do not know, now, whether the satellite has direct military implications.
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Until two days ago that sound had never been heard on this Earth. Suddenly it has become as much a part of the 20'th century life as the whir of your vacuum cleaner.
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