tˈuː mˈɛn ˌɔn ɐ ɹᵻmˈoʊt spˈeɪs stˈeɪʃən ɹᵻsˈiːv ˈɔːl ʌv ðɛɹ ɪkwˈɪpmənt fɹʌm ˈɜːθ ʌnɐsˈɛmbəld, ænd mˈʌst ɐsˈɛmbəl ɪt wɪð ˈoʊnli vˈeɪɡ ænd kənfjˈuːzɪŋ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz"kəmpˈoʊzd baɪ ɐn ˈɪdɪət", wˈʌn sˈɛz; æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ɪɾ ˈɔfən fˈeɪlz tə wˈɜːk pɹˈɑːpɚli ɔːɹ æɾ ˈɔːl.
Two men on a remote space station receive all of their equipment from Earth unassembled, and must assemble it with only vague and confusing instructions ("composed by an idiot", one says); as a result, it often fails to work properly or at all.