[In Arthur Clarke""s novel, the mysterious monolithic stone slab is a technological machine belonging to aliens in space, one of hundreds of such monoliths sent to Earth to test, teach and transform he apes into higher-order, intelligent beings.Soon, Salazar and his undead men (who ran across the top of the water) surged forward and confronted Jack and Henry face-to-face after they had reached the island""s white-sand beach - but because they were undead, hey couldn""t step directly on land.He both hissed in rage and shed tears over the passing of the only human he ever loved.Soon after, announcements warned that servant apes from around the city had gathered clandestinely in an unused building in the east sector of the city.Now I don""t know how I can explain this to you, but it""s not only against the law.It""s wrong! It""s not a nice thing to do.People wouldn""t understand.He wouldn""t understand.What I mean is, well, this is developing into a very bad habit.Mortimer discusses committing Teddy at Happydale with he head of the insane asylum, Mr.Witherspoon (Edward Everett Horton), but he is reluctant to accept the schizophrenic patient: "We have several Theodore Roosevelts at the moment and it would lead o trouble.