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AROUND THE WORLD IN 1 HOUR

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ORIGINAL SHOOTING 
BY THE TELEVISION DEPARTMENT

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BAYER-MEISTER LUCIUS
LEVERKUSEN

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TELEGRAM
IGE LEVERKUSEN TRAVEL AGENCY

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MEET THERE 13 OCTOBER
12,000 DOCTORS - STOP -

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GOOD ROOMS BOOKED
KURPHARM BERLIN

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TELEGRAM - DÜSSELDORF
IGE LEVERKUSEN TRAVEL AGENCY

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DELAY HOLIDAY

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SEND BACK SLEEPER TICKETS
PEISER

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"From management?
Maybe the new bonus?"

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MANAGEMENT
LEVERKUSEN, 12 OCTOBER 1931

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TO MR HEIDELBERG,
TRAVEL AGENCY

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IN ADDITION
TO YOUR CURRENT DUTIES, 

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YOU ARE ALSO APPOINTED HEAD
OF THE TELEVISION DEPARTMENT.

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YOU WILL TAKE UP
YOUR POST TOMORROW.

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W.R. MANN

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<i>13 October.</i>

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TELEVISION DEPARTMENT

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BEWARE!
HIGH-VOLTAGE

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"As I never drink
a single drop all year long,

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"for my boss' 70th birthday..."

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LEVERKUSEN, 13 OCTOBER 1931

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TO THE IN-HOUSE
TELEVISION DEPARTMENT,

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PLEASE PUT THROUGH
ONE AFTER THE OTHER

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OUR BRANCHES
AND PARTNERS ABROAD.

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Dr MANN.

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MILAN

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MILAN

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LEVERKUSEN

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FLIGHT OVER LEVERKUSEN

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Here's the birthday boy!

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<i>Mr Salmon Lettlachs is ordered</i>
<i>to report in Leverkusen</i>

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<i>on 13 October.</i>

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ON 13 OCTOBER,
REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR

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Dr RUDOLF MANN
LEVERKUSEN ON THE RHINE

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STILL UNDER AGE,
HENCE HELD FOR 5 YEARS,

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UNTIL OCTOBER 1936

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<i>After work,</i>
<i>enjoying vodka and zakuska.</i>

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TOKYO
KOBE

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BUCHAREST

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TOMORROW Dr MANN'S BIRTHDAY

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CLOSE OFFICE FOR 3 DAYS

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EXPECT LARGE ORDER
FROM GOVERNMENT

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AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT.

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"Gentlemen!

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"Tomorrow, our office will stay closed

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"in honour of our director general, 
Dr R. Mann."

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THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
TO "PHARMA" STUDERUS & CO.,

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BUCHAREST

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FOLLOWING YOUR OFFER,

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WE HEREBY ORDER
500,000 AMPOULES OF NEOSALVARSAN,

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DOSES I, II, III AND IV,
FOR THE SUM OF 25,000,000 LEI.

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THE MINISTER

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ON THE OCCASION

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OF DIRECTOR GENERAL
Dr MANN'S BIRTHDAY,

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WE SEND YOU OUR BEST WISHES
AND THE NEOSALVARSAN ORDER

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FOR THE SUM OF 25,000,000 LEI.

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BRUSSELS

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TO OUR ESTEEMED DIRECTOR
ON HIS 70th BIRTHDAY, BELGO PHARMA

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"Something...
not too old-fashioned."

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"Write this down."

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TO THE LEVERKUSEN HEADQUARTERS,

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...BELGO PHARMA
WAS FOUNDED IN 1904...

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...UNTIL IT WAS POSSIBLE IN 1927
TO HAVE OUR OWN BUILDING.

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EVERYTHING INDICATES
THAT THIS COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT

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WILL HAVE HAD
THE FOLLOWING OUTCOME

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BY HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.

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<i>On the hunt for the best gift</i>
<i>that can be found in Switzerland.</i>

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<i>The harsh jury.</i>

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<i>Cheese from Saint-Gall,</i>

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<i>Veltiner wine, cigars from Bern.</i>

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<i>Sampling by the connoisseurs.</i>

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<i>Last by not least: an old friend.</i>

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LUZIUS SPRING

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"With this drink, he shall live to 100!"

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MEXICO

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"What might he enjoy?"

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<i>A clever guy.</i>

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"He would look good in a <i>charro</i> outfit!"

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"Let's try it!
Who has the same figure?"

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"I'm keeping it at all costs."

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"We'll catch you!"

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<i>Now, let the party begin.</i>

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"This is a double celebration:

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"our branch turns 10
and our founder 70."

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HELSINKI

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<i>IG is venturing onto forbidden paths.</i>

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<i>Liquor smugglers in sight.</i>

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<i>Decree-law: on 13 October,</i>

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<i>prohibition temporarily lifted in Finland.</i>

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"Any ideas?"

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"What about cheese?"

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"He might enjoy a bottle of <i>Bols</i>..."

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"Delft porcelain or cigars?"

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"Let's not forget tulip bulbs."

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"I bet an increase in our turnover
would be the best gift for him."

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"Only a flu outbreak can save us."

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The saviour is near.
(Turnover is increasing.)

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NEDIGEPHA
ASPIRINE BAYER - AMSTERDAM

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SEND A LOT OF ASPIRIN
AND PANFLAVIN IMMEDIATELY.

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IN VOLENDAM,
EVERYBODY HAS THE FLU.

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<i>Help Volendam!</i>

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<i>To Volendam.</i>

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<i>When will the saviour reach this land?</i>

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ALL OVER THE WORLD

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"Thank you."

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"A gift

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from Volendam."

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CALCUTTA

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<i>Sacred cows under the protection</i>
<i>of the Bayer Cross.</i>

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<i>To honour the great "Mann".</i>

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"Hurray, we're travelling by plane!"

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<i>On the Bosphorus.</i>

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<i>In the heat, enjoying a mocha.</i>

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<i>What are they doing?</i>

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After the Bayer "cross-ade".

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LONG LIVE Dr MANN!

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<i>A toast via the picture-telegraph.</i>

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COPENHAGEN

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<i>Copenhagen's future commercial area.</i>

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<i>In tailcoats.</i>

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<i>The roast for the feast.</i>

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<i>The "Mann-ificent" race.</i>

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<i>The winner: Dr Helbig on Aspirina,</i>

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<i>ahead of Veramona,</i>
<i>Atophana and Fantana.</i>

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"Hear, hear!"

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"... colleagues!

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"On the occasion of Dr Mann's birthday,

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"we take a break from our hard work."

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"Pack everything as usual
then off to Sestine to party!"

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DUE TO A FAMILY CELEBRATION,
MANN CLOSES AGAIN!

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THE CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE

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<i>"Plant protection"</i>
<i>arrives from Bucharest.</i>

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"Silence!"

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PRAGUE

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PHARMACEUTICAL DEPARTMENT

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THE CLIENT
HAS EXCEEDED THE TARGET.

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EXCEEDING TARGETS
IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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IN CASE B, WE AGREE
TO THREATEN TO STOP DELIVERIES,

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BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE
SHALL THE CLIENT BE UPSET.

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"A drink is in order."

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"...and so I suggest
sending the director

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"a keg of <i>Pilsener</i> each year,

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"and even two kegs
for his 75th birthday."

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"I'm joining them!"

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LONG LIVE Dr MANN

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THE FOUNDER
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY

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BAYER-MEISTER LUCIUS

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THE END

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<i>New and worth a look.</i>

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"Bayer Aspirin.
We must see this."

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<i>And now,</i>
<i>on to Igepharma's office building.</i>

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<i>Do not disturb!</i>

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"I say...
It's empty?"

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"What a surprise!"

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FOR HIS 70th BIRTHDAY

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COST-SAVING MEASURE

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"Long live Dr Mann!
Three cheers for him!"

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

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INCREASE YOUR TURNOVER
IN 10 MINUTES.

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PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT

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"Today, we aren't taking any orders!"

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"We're taking the day off!"

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"Who has an idea for a birthday gift?"

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"I know!
A Buddha."

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<i>On the quest for a Buddha.</i>

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"Finally!"

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"A reliable means of payment!"

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"Alas, it was all for nothing!

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"We won't get
an export licence for another 5 years."

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"Let's save it
for his 75th birthday then!"

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<i>My word!</i>
<i>A regatta in honour of Dr Mann.</i>

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"Hey, Captain,
moor over here too!"

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At "work" in the office.

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<i>Latest exchange rate:</i>
<i>100 Golden Pesos for $54.20.</i>

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ISPERT : "We need to pause
our game for a short while,

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"to take a look at the numbers."

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ISPERT : "A letter
from the Syphilis Institute?

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"Looks like an order.
Indeed, 30,000 Casbis ampoules!"

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"And precisely for 13 October!"

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Dr SCHAEFFER : "It's his work!"

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"Listen, boys and girls,
to some good news.

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"The director turns 70 today."

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<i>Dancing the milonga</i>
<i>in honour of Director Mann.</i>

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<i>A fantasia for Dr Mann.</i>

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<i>A parade.</i>

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<i>A dance tribute.</i>

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"Greetings to all of you!

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"The <i>Tokay</i> is ready for delivery,
it will knock your socks off.

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"<i>Ad multos annos</i>."

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THE RELIABLE PRODUCER
CAFIASPIRINA - BAYER

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"Here's an ashtray for his meetings.

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"May he enjoy his cigars
to his 100th birthday."

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"All of you, come down
to watch the bullfight!"

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COWSHED

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<i>The bull is consecrated</i>
<i>to a personality.</i>

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"I dedicate it to Dr Mann
on his 70th birthday."

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<i>In Milan's sky.</i>

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<i>In Rome's sky.</i>

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<i>In Naples' sky.</i>

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<i>In Florence's sky.</i>

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<i>In Venice's sky.</i>

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"It was hotter."

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CAIRO

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LISBON

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"Are there really still people
who don't believe in aspirin?"

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<i>The propaganda department to the rescue.</i>

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<i>Ready to head to Leverkusen,</i>

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<i>optimistic division,</i>
<i>eager to work.</i>

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<i>With a bottle of port</i>
<i>as a birthday gift.</i>

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HAVANA

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<i>Bayer office building and factory</i>
<i>under construction.</i>

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"It was just a dream."

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"Good idea
for his 75th birthday though!"

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WARSAW

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<i>Birthday rest.</i>

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<i>Let's go have a glass</i>
<i>of old Polish mead.</i>

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<i>Really aged.</i>

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"This one is worthy
of the birthday boy!"

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"Our best wishes on your birthday
from the other end of the world."

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<i>Discussion about the birthday gift.</i>

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<i>A Batavian custom during celebrations:</i>
<i>chasing evil spirits.</i>

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<i>The feast.</i>

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<i>Stellinha suggests giving</i>
<i>Dr Mann and his wife</i>

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<i>photographs from Rio de Janeiro</i>
<i>as a souvenir of their visit.</i>

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"It was very hot."

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"Do you remember
when the fridge arrived

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"and the taste of Rio beer?"

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<i>As promised,</i>
<i>we look forward to the next visit</i>

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<i>to prepare even nicer pictures</i>
<i>for his 75th birthday.</i>

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ATHENS

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<i>Greek wine,</i>

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<i>and Greek dance.</i>

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<i>10 000 wishes for Dr Mann.</i>

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<i>Shark fins and sea cucumbers.</i>

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<i>After the meal, "gambling".</i>

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VIENNA

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BOARD MEETING
ON 13 OCTOBER AT 10 AM

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ON THE OCCASION
OF Dr MANN'S 70th BIRTHDAY.

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<i>Baden by Vienna.</i>

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<i>Melk on the Danube.</i>

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IN THE EVENT OF A HEADACHE,
ARTERIES CONTRACT

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TELEGRAM

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<i>The board meeting.</i>

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"Let's go have young wine in a tavern,

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"to the rhythm of 'Vedepha'."

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<i>End of part 1.</i>