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"Door Made Entirely Of Screen"
TV Script

OPEN ON A BLANK SLIDE. A PROJECTOR IS HEARD. AS WILKIE BEGINS TALKING, IT CHANGES TO A SLIDE THAT READS, "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION 076-5848B"

WILKIE: Sir, we have some innovations to protect homes from mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile virus.

BOSS: I'm waiting, Wilkie.

CUT TO A NEW SLIDE: A SCREEN DOOR. A GASP IS HEARD.

BOSS: A door… made entirely of… screen.

WILKIE: We call it "screen door." By installing or repairing screens, you keep mosquitoes out.

CUT TO NEW SLIDES: STANDING WATER IN A FLOWER POT; THEN A BIRD BATH; THEN A DOG DISH. A GASP IS HEARD.

WILKIE: We also recommend people remove standing water where mosquitoes gather.

BOSS: But how???

CUT TO A NEW SLIDE: A CLOSE-UP OF THE WATER IN THE DOG DISH BEING POURED OUT. A GASP IS HEARD.

WILKIE: By pouring it out, sir.

BOSS: You're good, Wilkie. You're very, very good.

CUT TO A BLANK SLIDE AND A SUPER:
    The West Nile virus is no match for common sense.
    Illinois Department of Public Health
    and your local health department





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Springfield, Illinois 62761
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