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POINT SEVEN:
Safe Haven |
ESTABLISHED
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HAVING
JOURNEYED ACROSS HUNDREDS OF LIGHT YEARS, THE SMALL SPACECRAFT
EVENTUALLY FINDS SAFE HAVEN ON THE PLANET EARTH, IN THE TOWN
OF SMALLVILLE KANSAS. IT IS HERE WHERE THE VESSEL AND ITS
TINY OCCUPANT ARE SECRETLY DISCOVERED BY JONATHAN AND MARTHA
KENT, A CHILDLESS FARMING COUPLE. THEY RAISE THE CHILD AS THEIR
OWN, AND NAME HIM CLARK, STILL NOT FULLY AWARE OF HIS STRANGE
AND WONDROUS ORIGINS. BY ALL APPEARANCES, HE IS A PERFECTLY NORMAL
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SPRINGBOARD:
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PHYSICALLY
ENHANCED WITHIN THE SPACECRAFT TO WITHSTAND LIFE ON HIS NEW PLANET,
THE BABY ARRIVES SAFELY AND SECRETLY ON KRYPTON. JOR-EL AND LARA
CAREFULLY REVEAL HIM AS THEIR OWN NATURAL CHILD, AND NAME HIM
KAL-EL.
THEY DO NOT LET HIM OR ANYONE ELSE KNOW OF HIS TRUE ORIGINS,
AND ASIDE FROM HIS BEING THE FIRST AND ONLY CHILD BORN ON KRYPTON
IN MANY YEARS, HE IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL KRYPTONIAN, AND RAISED
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AFTER
HIS SECRET ARRIVAL ON THE PLANET KRYPTON, JOR-EL SECRETLY PLACES
THE CHILD IN A CONTAINED ENVIRONMENT WHICH ENHANCES HIS PHYSICAL
STRENGTH SO HE MAY SURVIVE ON HIS NEW HOMEWORLD. UPON DISCOVERY,
JOR-EL AND LARA RAISE THE CHILD AS THEIR OWN SON AND HEIR
OF THE HOUSE OF EL. HE IS RENAMED KAL-EL, AND GROWS UP WITH
NO AWARENESS OF HIS ACTUAL ORIGINS. |
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