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BELLOQ I cautioned you about being
premature with that communique to Berlin. Archeology is not an exact science. It does not adhere to time schedules. SHLIEMANN The Fuhrer is not a patient man. He demands constant reports and he expects progress. You led me to believe -- BELLOQ Nothing. I have made no promises. I said only that it looked very favorable. Perhaps the Ark will still be found in an adjoining chamber. Based on the information in our possession, my calculations were correct. Perhaps some bit of evidence still eludes us. Perhaps --
GOBLER Perhaps the girl can help us.
Belloq shoots him an angry look.
SHLIEMANN My feeling exactly. She was in possession of the original piece for years. She may know much. (really evil) If properly motivated... BELLOQ I tell you, she knows nothing useful. SHLIEMANN I’m surprised to find you squeamish. That is not your reputation. But it needn’t concern you. I have the perfect man for this kind of work.
Shliemann signals Gobler, who steps outside the tent a moment, calls someone and then reappears. Belloq looks warily at the entrance. After a moment Belzig enters, reeking villiany. When his eyes find Shliemann, his superior, he snaps a crisp “Heil, Hitler!” at him, holding his palm rigid a long time, exposing a burned scar in the perfect shape of the sun medallion.
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