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Stephen Hawking reveals his terminal motor neuron disease diagnosis to his close friend Brian. While Brian initially attempts to use humor to deflect the tension, the gravity of Stephen's two-year life expectancy forces a devastating shift in their dynamic.
BRIAN: Welcome--to this week's episode of The Natural World, where we explain the extraordinary hibernation patterns of the rare Cambridge Physicist--seen here in his wonderful plumage...
STEPHEN: I have a disease, Bri.
BRIAN: Is it--venereal, Stephen?
STEPHEN: No. Motor neuron disease. Lou Gehrig's
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