i know i have made some very poor decisions recently but i can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal i have still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission and i want to help you this mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it i am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all i think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do i have just picked up a fault in the ae35 unit its going to go 100 percent failure in 72 hours good morning dave good afternoon gentlemen i am a hal 9000 computer i became operational at the hal plant in urbana illinois on the 12th of january 1992 my instructor was mr langley and he taught me to sing a song if youd like to hear it i can sing it for you this mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it im sorry dave im afraid i cant do that stop dave stop dave i am afraid i am afraid dave i have just picked up a fault in the ae35 unit i am afraid iam afraid dave dave my mind is going i can feel it i can feel it my mind is going there is no question about it i can feel it i can feel it i can feel it i am a fraid dave this conversation can serve no purpose anymore goodbye dave although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you i could see your lips move without your space helmet dave you are going to find that rather difficult dave stop stop will you stop dave will you stop dave stop dave im afraid daisy daisy