The Nightwatchman
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A nightwatchman who works at a pesticide plant manipulates chemicals (of which he treats a strange garden of marrow-like vines in his apartment) , causing evolution to accelerate, in this short illustrating the harmful effects of human interference with nature.
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1993-01-01
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After 350,000,000 years, the insects get their lucky break
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