Thanks to Freckles who runs the Lostchile Blog, we now have an even better copy of the Orchid Video. Thank you Freckles.
Thanks to Sawyer840 for these excellent screencaps.
Thanks to BG for the transcript.
Please chime in with additions or corrections.
voices murmuring in the background as young woman applies makup to
Candle.
Candle: Sighs I'll never get used to wearing makeup.
Voice: You look great. It takes away the shine.
Candle: Who cares if I shine? I'm a scientist. I'm not a---
Voice: Turn the rabbit around, please.
Candle turns the rabbit around, revealing #15. He has no prosthetic
arm!
Voice: Got it.
Candle: Hello, I'm Dr. Edgar Hallowax and this is the orientation film
for Station 6 of the Dharma Initiative. As you no doubt -
[Inserted frame of the Hanso Building]
-surmised, Station 6, or the Orchid, is not a botanical research--- We
apologize for asking you to deceive your family and colleagues. This is
of course in the interest of their own security. The unique properties
of this island (aided?/ created?) a kind of Casimir Effect allowing us
to---
[Inserted frame of 'God loves you as he love Jacob"]
The field you have been selected to study is highly volatile and
potentially dangerous. But over the next few minutes we'll demonstrate
the elaborate safety measures that have been put in place to ensure
that---
[Something falls from the ceiling. It might be a rabbit.]
Candle: ---The Hell!
Voice: Hey, what is that? What's going on?!
Camera wobbles and pans to shelf showing a rabbit # 15 or 16?]
Young woman: Oh god! It's 15 (or 16?)
Candle: ---The hell!
Candle: Don't let them near each other! When did you set the shift?
Young woman: Negative 20.
Candle: How long?
Young woman: Nine minutes, but we're still learning---
Candle: Into camera Why is this still running?
Voice: You told me to keep the camera running no matter what.
Candle: Turn it off!
[Inserted upside down frame of bicycle on what appears to be the
Otherville Common.]
Candle: Hello, I'm Dr. Edgar Hallowax and this is the Orientation Film
for Station 6 of the Dharma Initiative. As you've no doubt surmised,
Station 6, or the Orchid, is not a botanical research unit...
I've re-processed the video to hopefully make the actual Dharma video a little clear. I hope you enjoy the new version.
Thanks to Abducted Vision for the video.
