1. Faster
than a speeding bullet.
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at a single bound...
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sky! It's a bird!
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It's Superman!
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from another planet
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with powers and abilities
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the course of mighty rivers,
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as Clark Kent,
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great metropolitan newspaper,
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the American way.
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exciting episode
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over the boat for you.
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a couple of the boys.
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for us at customs.
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"Madame Charpentier."
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away with it, Madame?
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stuff through customs?
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entrance of the pier.
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fed written all over him.
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better get outta here.
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couple more minutes.
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come out of customs.
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box to them, no?
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life and death.
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the doctor personally.
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give it to the doctor.
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we've been waiting for.
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customs and gave it to me.
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her ankle or something
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the ambulance for her.
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DR. Quiet.
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to what was in the box?
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it only to the doctor.
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brought him here, doc.
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a friend of mine
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with a movie star.
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themselves in difficulties,
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the French lady he speaks of.
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that the box is empty.
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think of our next step, Franz.
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body on the boat,
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Madame Charpentier.
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couldn't leave the boat.
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never appeared.
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French lady sends over a box.
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to blame for this.
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learned my lesson.
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this was all about.
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already, young man.
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operator, please.
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not going in there.
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call to Dr. Hans Schuman,
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States Base Hospital 991.
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on all calls to Germany?
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and that pier guard
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ambulance chasing.
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with a whale of a story.
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who or what it carried.
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leave us a clue to follow.
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right from the first
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direct connection
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in that ambulance
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know anything about so far.
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man named Fisher.
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Bremerhaven, Germany.
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on the entire trip,
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after clearing customs.
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just came through.
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that woman, inspector.
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large haystack
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meet Madame Charpentier,
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a prearranged rendezvous.
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double-cross them.
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to be explained.
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in the ambulance
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in the stateroom
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about that, inspector.
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set of those prints,
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lab on your way out.
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thinking of checking
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atmospheric conditions
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to complete distortion.
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again in the morning.
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may be too late.
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bump into Superman,
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intelligence over there,
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found in the stateroom.
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we took off the gun.
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print of a full hand
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on it fixing his hair
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off a copy for you.
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I really need, Jake.
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well take it along.
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in the darkroom,
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281. Hiya, colonel.
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a little mission.
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you. Pull up a chair.
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Mind if I sit here?
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late, aren't you?
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Bremerhaven on the 9th.
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Madame Charpentier.
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a look at our files,
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300. Let's see.
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without a question.
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Formerly Count von Kleben.
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be able to help us.
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not know you were busy.
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just seen a ghost.
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unhealthy-looking character
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friend of mine
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working here, doctor.
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that is not possible.
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discharged two weeks ago.
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no information here
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whereabouts, gentlemen.
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interest in this von Kleben is?
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murdered in his stateroom.
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believe that the murdered man
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and escort him ashore.
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of the murdered man?
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351. Yes. It was a Nazi
espionage agent
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man named Fisher.
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Fishers in Germany, colonel.
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any chance be able to tell us
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the United States was, would you?
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was just an orderly here.
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nearly 1000 people.
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around here, have you?
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of substantial value?
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stolen? An x-ray machine?
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committed to memory either.
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Kleben's business
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with the hospital.
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of another blind alley.
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more help, Herr Kent.
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wait till tomorrow.
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dead ringer for Fisher.
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working for us a long while.
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States at the same time.
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connection somewhere.
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medical supplies?
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we drop in on him?
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just across the hall.
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your little white pills.
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the last two weeks.
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of great value?
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worth of radium,
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a lead-lined safe.
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the last two weeks?
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404. No. I believe Dr. Schuman
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in that safe, major?
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408. What happened?
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409. Schuman!
He's locked us in.
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411. No. And don't
light any matches.
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hear us if we shout?
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and soundproof.
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someone comes down for supplies.
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one of you moves
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I'll get us out of here.
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doing, reading up on Houdini?
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no motion for 10 seconds, please.
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we'll all push the door.
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to get very far.
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426. Evening, inspector.
Oh, hello, Kent.
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430. Some.
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Charpentier at the pier.
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433. Wonderful. Where did
they take her... or him?
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your question, I hope.
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436. Oh, yes, Tobey. Great.
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437. Yeah, well, let's have 'em.
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441. Ah, good work, Tobey.
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443. Send Johnson in.
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Charpentier left Metropolis
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out the present location
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Central Station at noon today.
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Hey, wait a minute.
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explaining to do.
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Frankfurt, Germany.
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Henderson, Metropolis.
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453. "Dr. Albert Schuman, twin
brother, deceased, Fisher,
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454. "confessed that
million-dollar radium
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455. "smuggled through U.S. customs
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456. "in specially-designed
earrings by Otto von Kleben.
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to Dr. Rudolf Albrecht,
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460. "Credit Kent, Daily
Planet, with double play.
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Colonel, U.S.A."
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Madame Charpentier.
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him with an assist.
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along. I'll see you.
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be in on the kill?
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471. We're picking up
Albrecht tonight.
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472. I'll be there.
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473. Great day in the morning.
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474. Who is it?
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475. Pretty
smart. Hollow lead.
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476. Your passenger's
returning east, by air.
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477. They've got the
whole force out there.
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478. They'll never take me alive.
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479. If you don't drop
that gun, doctor,
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480. you're gonna eat those words.
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481. Verfluchter Übermensch!
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482. Now what have you
done with Jim Olsen?
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483. Perhaps you would
like to see for yourself.
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484. Give him the current.
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485. Not so fast.
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486. Thanks for a very helping hand.
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487. Golly, Superman,
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488. do you know how
all this started?
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489. No, Jim. How?
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490. Well, I was waiting on the pier
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491. for Miss Lane to
arrange an interview
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492. with Denise Darrieux,
the French movie star.
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493. Oh, I'm sorry you missed her.
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494. I understand she's very pretty.
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495. Right now you're prettier to me
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496. than all the movie
stars in the world.
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497. Golly.
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