April 14, 2024 • 29 mins
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Are you willing to undertake a dangerousmission behind the enemy lines knowing you may
never return alive. What you havejust heard is the question asked during the
war to agents of the OSS.Ordinary citizens to this question answered yes,
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this is cloak and dagger, blackwarfare, espionars, international intrigue. These
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are the weapons of the OSS.Today's adventure Norwegian incident is suggested by an
actual incident recorded in the Washington filesof the Office of Strategic Services, a
story that can now be told.It was quite a jump from being an
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associate professor at Wisconsin to the reddust of Camp Rooker. But like most
of the guys, I just gotused to it. I got used to
the clothes, the food. Theylet me lie in it a while longer.
I might even have gotten used tothat army cut. Hey, yeah,
Anderson, you awake? How amI get up? That's what I
like about the army. Everybody's soconsiderate. I'm on, come on,
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the captain wants to see it,you too, Perillo, Snap to it
and get your clothes out. What'sit all about? How should I know?
Ask Private Perillo. He's the guywith all the answers. What did
you do? Now, pete nothing. The captain wants to see us at
this time of the night. Youmust have pulled up beauty. Oh you're
nuts. The captains of Palamione probablywants to know if I'm awake. Gentlemen,
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what I'm about to say is confidential. That's between the three of us.
If you refuse my offer, itwill not be counted against you,
nor will it go on to yourrecord. I understandswer the Office of Strategic
Services has requested both of you.Well, I accept. I've always dropped
to having an enormous job with apretty whack for a secretary, and I'm
afraid you don't understand have as itgwick huh, oh thanks. You see,
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the job of the OSS is todisrupt enemy activity in every way possible,
and one of their most effective methodsis to drop men behind enemy lines.
Oh may may I ask why I'vebeen requested? Sir? But I
understand the Corporal Anderson your parents comefrom Norway and that you speak the language.
Oh yes, sir, I've spentmost of my last ten summers in
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Norway. But why may I havea tough time with English? You were
a sand boat, yes, andservice I was a demolition expirite, so
naturally the army an the infantry.So yes, Now this job is strictly
volunteer. If you want me toleave you alone for a few minutes,
I won't be necessary. Captain,I should have wise that when you give
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me a cigarette cat and every timeI get something for nothing from an officer,
I end up in trouble. Andbasic training turned out to be a
maypole dance compared to the grind thatthe OSS put us through. Since we've
been kids, the word sportsmanship hadbeen drilled into us. Well, the
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OSS kicked it out. The otherteam was playing dirty pool and we had
to go by their rules. Thejagged edge of a bottle, stiff fingers
in the eye and knee, andthe grind the flat of a hand across
the night became close friends of ours. We slept on the flight across the
Atlantic and finally arrived in London.Gentlemen, I would out now your mission
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duri as you may have smiles.You're going to Norway. We'll just step
over this map. What are yousaying? Shut up, pe TEA boat
will take you out tonight. Tonight, in about two hours you will land
this point. You know, theterritory cap the corporal. Yes, sir,
my family came from a village notfar from there. Instead of these
area photographs later, there's plenty ofcover. Now Here is your mission,
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This red line north to the south, the mainline supply. At this point
there is a bridge which you areto blow up. Well, I shouldn't
be tough blowing it up. No, however, five hundred yards from the
bridge. But here as a Germancompany barracksed the bridge is well protected.
It's up to you to figure outa way to dynamite it. Or about
our Norwegian contact, who's going tomeet us. Well, when you hit
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the shore, take cover. Atprecisely eleven o'clock, a man will be
strolling down the beach. Stop him. Ask him how the fishing is.
You'll answer not too good in winter. From then on you're in his hands.
You Anderson are his nephew, andyou you're Rivero are his cousin.
Yeah, but I can't speak norwaging. You will not say anything at
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any time. It will be knownas the dumb one. Why the reason
your call the dumb one? Itgoes back to a childhood disease. Goodbye,
gentlemen, and good luck. Theyflew us to the north of England,
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hustled us on a boat and toreoff for the coast of Norway.
I briefed Pete on the terrain andeverything I knew about the bridge. We
studied the photographs and rehearsed the partswe were to play. The clothes we
were given smelled of fish that hadbeen made in Oslo, worn by a
Norwegian and probably picked up in ahot shop and a bowery. We felt
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the boat slow down and Pete andI went topside to get our first glimpse
of Norway. Well, this isas close as we can get, gentlemen.
Now one of my men will rowyou the rest of the way and
return with the boat. That's justdandy. How do we get back?
According to my orders, you havefought five days to do your job.
On the fifth and sixth nights,we will return at oh two hundred left
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than six nights. You will signalus from the beach with a flashlight,
you know the signal. We canstay no longer than ten minutes. We
suppose when we can't make a time, what then, I hope you can.
Where's the dynamite? You're standing rightnext to it. Woo, those
bounds are full of fish. Yes, Uh, the top two layers.
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The rest of the fish have beengutted and filled with plastic containers of dynamite.
Uh. In case you are stopped, don't worry about the fish.
Uh. They were caught here lastnight, packed an ice and flow into
England, and they're still nice andfresh. Well, we don't blow up
the bridge, we can at leastopen up a fish, or let's go.
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We didn't look back as we rodeto the shore. We listened to
the waves hitting the beach. Welistened to the stillness that seemed to surround
all of Norway. We beached theboat, piled our dynamite and bushes,
and waited. What time is anenergy? It's about five minutes past eleven
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at Joe was supposed to be hereat eleven. You'll get here. Suppose
you don't make it done one.I got enough rations for five days.
We'll figure out something. You know, they shoot guys who don't wear a
uniform behind the enemy lines. It'snot they're scared. Yeah, so what
so am I? What times arenot? You happ be more than ten
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after? You gotta hold at thatcoming down the shore. Yeah, I
sham you stay back in these bushesand keep me covered. Our work is
back toward you. If I getany trouble, you know what to do.
Yeah. I studied real art.Luck accent, good eavening, say
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good evening and n night, darkbut pleasant. Tell me how is the
fishing around here? Not to good? Inter and come out me. It
is good to see you. Myname is My name is Anderson. This
is my partner, Pete Forever.You're welcome to Norway, mister Anderson.
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And to you Captain saying I'm goingto like this country. The promotions come
real quiet, and you're to leadus to a place where we can hide.
You know that is true. Myhome is safe. Before the past
ten days, my nephews have beenvisiting me every night. They come down
to fish and returned with two barrels. We wanted too much trouble. What
can I troubbly expect? And onthe road back we must pass a German
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sentry too often to be exact.However, you look like my nephew Sila.
Won't you run into trouble having fournephews walking around you? No,
no, the other to live?Did I see before you were rived.
They also left their wagons so thatwe can carry your catch. Ain't you
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awful all to be mixed up andthis sort of thing? What else can
then? The old man mandel,I've been told that the undergrounds very well
organized in this district. Who's theleader? I am? There were no
lights in the houses we passed,There were no people on the roads.
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This was occupied territory. Fear andhate filled the air. This was Norway
with no songs unless you can makemusic out of the heavy thread of a
German soldier. They pulled the wagonup the road for about four miles without
saying a word. Then we sawthe roadblock. A bit jarman sent does
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he understand our wea? We tookhim in after the last war. He
brought him up and need promise tocome back. They all kept their promise.
Best guys to have around, Petehed your friends plays his part together.
He remember you had traveled this roadfor avery week. If this entry
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is familiard and don't be supprise,watch your breath, Pete, remember which
fish swallowed the forty five? Ah? It is you her ynsome yeah that
night to night, yeh man,I've asked the catch. We had a
good cat. Hell here, letme take a look. I'd like to
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know what they'll be serving us tomorrowout of my way down one. He
wouldn't mess with the fish. I'mtrying not the smell. It will stick
to your uniform and then the curlswill have checked. You are smart for
Norwegian Johnson. When I'm going toget another bottle of that brandy, Hey,
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tomorrow night will be it to myself. Hey, dumb one, why
aren't you wearing their pants with thepatch? Where did you get the new
sweater? Oh? I am havingthem cleaned for him. I'll bet he's
going to see his girl. Yeah, yeah, imagine the dumb one with
a girl. He wouldn't know whatto say. It is very funny in
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my head of God, Move along, answer, the steak of fish is
beginning to hang in the air.Go along now, Yeah, hey,
dumbe, maybe you will produce meto your girl. I bet she looks
like guy's got a great sense ofhumor. He made a move for a
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barrel of fish. I thought wewere done. It was close close for
him to say you and I Germancenter with the kind of dangerous for the
head of the underground. You're offof the heads down the ground, but
I am also the local. Christmasreached his house without any trouble. We've
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been two very long days and wewere feet. I managed to get my
shoes up before I collapse, andthen the sun broke in through the window
and I got up eat and Iwent down for breakfast. It wasn't much
to eat, so we broke outour rations and treated Jensen and his housekeeper
to some real special delicacies, driedegg and chocolate. Ah, that was
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good. You're good. I'm notthe army here. You say that,
huh, the dried everything up withsteak, mister Jansen. Are we going
to have any unexpected visitors? Ido not think so. The Germans very
seldom come to my home. Occasionallyan officer dropping, but not to open
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and many men you need. Ihope he won't need any tonight. Pete
and I will take a look atthe bridge. How close can we get?
That depends on what on how muchof a chance you want to think.
We've got to get right on itif possible. When we place the
dynamitem that must be done fast.We can't afford to grow well. You
can walk across just like that,it's still centre does and stuff pool.
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I would suggest that you ask hispermission. See serious andy very see if
we get cross sneaking across, we'reliable to be shot. If we can
fool a guard at the bridge wewalk across, and supposing we don't fool
the section, you get shot thereit is up ahead. Yeah, I've
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got a honey placing back and forth. Wait a second. Whatever you do,
don't say a word. Even ifhe sticks a barehead into you,
don't say one word. I hopeyou want a guy hit it off real
well, you haven't give him youa good story? It should work.
Come on good evening right now?I am a corporal, not that I
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wouldn't make a better officer than mostof them. What do you want?
We would like to cross the bridgeby uh, mister Jansen? Is our
article. We have a message todeliver about a party for the Germans who
are paricked here for the officers.I suppose let's see your papers? You
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too, is domd cannot speak?You can hear it, can't he papers?
I think all of Egypts are dumb. The party is to be for
the enlisted me oh of course,you understand I was not referring to Hey
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Johnson. He is a smart man. He knows which side his blood is
buttered. Yeah, you have papers. Go on now, don't flow it
on the bridge. Thank you.Keep your eyes open, Pete. You
can only make this trip once.Yeah, yeah, yeah, how does
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it look to you? We canthrow it only it'll take us at least
an hour to set us an hour. It's a not a long time.
This is an awful big bridge.You're gonna have to do a good job
the first time. Ah. Isee you got back. Did did you
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have any trouble? Ah, notrouble. I told him that you were
going to throw a party for theenlisted man. He was quite pleased.
And mister Verlow, you think youcan do the job? I can tell
it all line if I have thetime. It is very important to us.
This is their main line that's appliedfrom the note. It will creep
with them for months. What happensafter we do this there will be a
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price. So it's a few morewill die. Huh. That's a tough
shake. Oh, there are timeswhen it is better to die then you
tend to blow up the bridge dayafter tomorrow, I bought it'll be there
to pick us up if we blowthe bridge at twelve. Let's have two
hours. Yeah, more than enoughtime. He ain't gonna look bad for
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you. Your nephew's disappearing and notthe bridge goes. Yeah, I read
a nephew, so he'll come backone time. We've got to get some
sleep. And look, i'd appreciateif you'd have the underground. Give me
a time sheet on the German guard, Yes, how many? When they
change where everybody is within a mile? I would have everything tomorrow aft we
come on, Annie, that's kind. And if I know that being a
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spine was going to be so easy, I had a buck for it long
ago. Yeah, things are goingeasy, all right, too easy?
Hey, wait, you've been andy. I have to wait there now or
we got a ride afford to bake. Remember, we aren't blowing the bridge
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tonight. Pete, why don't youthink you ought to let me in on
your plans? It's my neck toldthe opportunity we can't afford to pass up.
Look, Professor, in this game, we play for all of marbles,
so stop talking to riddles. Accordingto Yans and the troop train,
we'll be passing through here tomorrow night, the Nazis are moving south, and
we can put our real crimp intheir plans. Keep talking, Not only
do we blow the bridge, butwe blow up a loaded troop train.
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He ain't that shaving at a bitten tomorrow night. So last night we
can make that boat. Remember it'sup to you, Pete. Stop making
me the heavy. I'm wanting todo it your way. Only I want
to know what I'm getting into.That's all there is to it. Just
one more question. Have you figuredout how we get to the beach?
Had to blow up through the woodsyet crawling with Nazis him? I wait?
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A man with the commander of thatboat said he'd only wait ten minutes,
and suppose the woods are crawling withNazis. Well, we take the
big gamble and try to float downthe river to the sea. I hope
we make it, that's all.Yeah, Well, okay, I vote
your way. Since we've here,we might as well do it up right.
It's a wonderful opportunity, Pete,even if it is a big gam
I don't mind a gamble. Ijust hope the dice ain't loaded. We
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sat for hours and watched the darknessat eleven, we looked at our watches,
thought about the peat tepot anchored offshore. There were a lot of it's
in our plans. If the moondidn't shine, if the Germans didn't wise
up, if the train wasn't late, if the guards weren't doubled. We
spent a long night and a longlong day waiting for it to get dark
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again. And yes, the burstout of the room. You you will
have to shed her plants. Wecan't. We're set to leave in thirty
minutes. On stairs, I guessstop who major? What somebody talk?
I don't know. He says he'slooking for someone. That's just dandy.
He was here some weeks ago.He met both of you. I mean
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my little nephews. Come on,stop thinking, Andy, we can't walk
past him with our arms full ofdynamite. Didn't you get rid of it?
No, No, when he isin this district, he spends the
night here. He sent me foryou. Oh great, I think you
can fool him. Anderson, youremember my nephew on closely. But then,
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dumb one, I don't know.Yeah, Well he'd better before because
I'll be carrying a forty five oneof my shirt. Come on, pete,
if we can pluck this through,we've got a chance. Answer.
Bottle of brandy. Oh there youare, didn't see you standing in the
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doorway. I can see the bottle. Bring it here, eh, right
away, Major Nana, come in. I want to talk to you.
I mine hair. I understand Norwayis playing host to a couple of American
spies. Well, that is impossible, in my name, impossible but true.
However, I shall catch them andteach them a less You know what
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they look like? Mine hair?Of course I do not know what they
look like. He's stupid. LowDo you think they go around singing Yankee
doodle dandy? No, mine hair, more brandy. This potty is empty.
I will get some on on.Send the dumb one, go ahead,
go that's odd I could have swornlast time I was here. He
was stoop shouldered. Hey, dumbone. Pass the brandy. Of course,
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the brandy. That's what brings meback to this miserable place. I
am glad that something brings you back. Yeah, I'm sure you are.
You probably hate me, don't mind, heir, you you do me an
injustice. Of course, you areone of our dear christlings. How about
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you, Anna? How much doyou hate me? No mine hair?
No one? You were almost asdumb as the other one. Wi.
He's right here with the brandy.Give it to me, dumb one.
Yeah, oh he opened it forme. Oh nice, thank you,
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dumb one. Anna, come here, take on my boots. Got mine
hair? What licking I send youto? That's happened to your hair?
Jansen? I thought you, nephew, what was that on? One day?
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Dropped it today? It comes afool. A brandy should be drunk
from a muscle. This is brandy, yes with a spin love Yeah,
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huh oh, I don't understand thathe could drink two gallants or not.
You can get a little drunk.He's getting faster now and be out for
at least ten hours. I don'tunderstand it. Well, I don't know
what the Norwegian why it is,but in Brooklyn we call it a mickey.
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Just over this ridge. Well,late, Andy and China is doing
less than an hour now, you'lljust have to worry faster. That's hold
it, hold now, I gotguards in the woods. Yeah, I
see him. It's gonna be toughto get around him and slip under the
bridge. I would take us overan hour. We'd missed the boat.
We'll have to walk the road rightto the bridge. What about the century
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have to get rid of them andpray that we have time to set the
dynamite before they discover it. Sowe had them together. You walk about
a pace behind me. I've gotit close enough to use a knife.
It's gotta be the feist time,So don't mess. Huh, good evening.
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Oh it's you. Don't you payany attention to the curfew? What
does he got in the package?Come here? Let me stop for a
college man. You've surelined a lotof you'll have to set the dynamite along.
I'll slip on his coat and stayhere. Pretend I'm the central and'll
serve it as click as I canwalk. Thanks many, finish it?
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Yeah, I wish I had moretime, but I think i'll do it.
Let's start moving. We can't didn'tmean we can't. I didn't time.
He would say, why we hadto stay and set it off?
Why look, supposing the train islate? The time fuse had mess?
We stayed this long? Why isI finish a job? Huh? Where's
your detonator? About a hundred yardsback lead away. Okay, I didn't.
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I didn't have time to bury thewire. But nobody trips over it
breads us like a Christmas tree.You know, more wires than American TNT.
Well, well, we can't doan hour's wait? Yeah, gee,
I wish I could smoke a cigarette, so do I must we get
comfortable. How much time we gotto get to that boat? Huh?
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Less than fifty minutes? Huh?Too late to go through the woods.
Too late? Wow? So isthe river. It's gonna be tough.
Half a railroad will be drifting withus. I don't worry about that.
Later we're gonna be sitting ducks.When that bridge goes. It'll be like
noon. I done, so,my god, I did ah. It
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looks like that brought our friend.Man. I don't think it's really going
to get trotted here and about.Hey, hey, here comes up to
Meta's special. It's sorry, target, I've got it. Snake along,
getting closer. Wait till hits themiddle. Then push the plunger. It'll
take the whole bridge. You know, make sure you get the car.
I know what the door the doorhip poor three two one? Pretty hurry
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up? Jack? You did fine. You should have seen what I did
for graduation. Dona swept into everyYeah, right behind your pou here's a
private car. Grab a hold ofthat team. I don't got it high
those fighters and I got a beautifulsight. I'm too busy to be a
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Nachel. We'll let go. Colone'lldrag you right down. I'm holding I'm
home. I had a worse callbecause it'll take us close to the rondezvous.
It's real cold. Hey, Andy, Yeah, well we get back
to camp. Remind me ten abouta time I know in Brooklyn. What
about it should give me any airfor a lifetime because I couldn't swim.
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Blowing up the railroad bridge in Norwaycut a German lifeline and paralyzed their Norwegian
forces for Mutton. Besides the lossof military strings the group trains, much
needed ore and food was kept outof Germany. This was another blow struck
toward the final invasion, and oncemore the report of an OSS agent closed
with the words mission accomplished. Listenagain next week or another true adventure from
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the files of the OSS on Polkand Dagger Herd. In today's Fulke and
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Dagger adventurers Andy was Joseph Julian Peoplesplayed by Ralph Bell, Jansom Raymond Edward
Johnson. The German Lenture was BarretKroger. The Guard Jerry Jarrett the Century
Frank Barons. The American Captain wasplayed by Carl Weber. The script for
Today's Clulk Dagger Adventure was written byDavid Harmon. The music was under the
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Day's Oss Adventure was based on thebook Clolken Dagger by Corry Ford and Alistair
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Are you willing to undertake a dangerousmission behind the enemy lines knowing you may
never return alive. What you havejust heard is the question asked during the
war to agents of the OSS.Ordinary citizens to this question answered yes,
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this is cloak and dagger, blackwarfare, espionars, international intrigue. These
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are the weapons of the OSS.Today's adventure Norwegian incident is suggested by an
actual incident recorded in the Washington filesof the Office of Strategic Services, a
story that can now be told.It was quite a jump from being an
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associate professor at Wisconsin to the reddust of Camp Rooker. But like most
of the guys, I just gotused to it. I got used to
the clothes, the food. Theylet me lie in it a while longer.
I might even have gotten used tothat army cut. Hey, yeah,
Anderson, you awake? How amI get up? That's what I
like about the army. Everybody's soconsiderate. I'm on, come on,
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the captain wants to see it,you too, Perillo, Snap to it
and get your clothes out. What'sit all about? How should I know?
Ask Private Perillo. He's the guywith all the answers. What did
you do? Now, pete nothing. The captain wants to see us at
this time of the night. Youmust have pulled up beauty. Oh you're
nuts. The captains of Palamione probablywants to know if I'm awake. Gentlemen,
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what I'm about to say is confidential. That's between the three of us.
If you refuse my offer, itwill not be counted against you,
nor will it go on to yourrecord. I understandswer the Office of Strategic
Services has requested both of you.Well, I accept. I've always dropped
to having an enormous job with apretty whack for a secretary, and I'm
afraid you don't understand have as itgwick huh, oh thanks. You see,
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the job of the OSS is todisrupt enemy activity in every way possible,
and one of their most effective methodsis to drop men behind enemy lines.
Oh may may I ask why I'vebeen requested? Sir? But I
understand the Corporal Anderson your parents comefrom Norway and that you speak the language.
Oh yes, sir, I've spentmost of my last ten summers in
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Norway. But why may I havea tough time with English? You were
a sand boat, yes, andservice I was a demolition expirite, so
naturally the army an the infantry.So yes, Now this job is strictly
volunteer. If you want me toleave you alone for a few minutes,
I won't be necessary. Captain,I should have wise that when you give
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me a cigarette cat and every timeI get something for nothing from an officer,
I end up in trouble. Andbasic training turned out to be a
maypole dance compared to the grind thatthe OSS put us through. Since we've
been kids, the word sportsmanship hadbeen drilled into us. Well, the
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OSS kicked it out. The otherteam was playing dirty pool and we had
to go by their rules. Thejagged edge of a bottle, stiff fingers
in the eye and knee, andthe grind the flat of a hand across
the night became close friends of ours. We slept on the flight across the
Atlantic and finally arrived in London.Gentlemen, I would out now your mission
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duri as you may have smiles.You're going to Norway. We'll just step
over this map. What are yousaying? Shut up, pe TEA boat
will take you out tonight. Tonight, in about two hours you will land
this point. You know, theterritory cap the corporal. Yes, sir,
my family came from a village notfar from there. Instead of these
area photographs later, there's plenty ofcover. Now Here is your mission,
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This red line north to the south, the mainline supply. At this point
there is a bridge which you areto blow up. Well, I shouldn't
be tough blowing it up. No, however, five hundred yards from the
bridge. But here as a Germancompany barracksed the bridge is well protected.
It's up to you to figure outa way to dynamite it. Or about
our Norwegian contact, who's going tomeet us. Well, when you hit
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the shore, take cover. Atprecisely eleven o'clock, a man will be
strolling down the beach. Stop him. Ask him how the fishing is.
You'll answer not too good in winter. From then on you're in his hands.
You Anderson are his nephew, andyou you're Rivero are his cousin.
Yeah, but I can't speak norwaging. You will not say anything at
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any time. It will be knownas the dumb one. Why the reason
your call the dumb one? Itgoes back to a childhood disease. Goodbye,
gentlemen, and good luck. Theyflew us to the north of England,
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hustled us on a boat and toreoff for the coast of Norway.
I briefed Pete on the terrain andeverything I knew about the bridge. We
studied the photographs and rehearsed the partswe were to play. The clothes we
were given smelled of fish that hadbeen made in Oslo, worn by a
Norwegian and probably picked up in ahot shop and a bowery. We felt
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the boat slow down and Pete andI went topside to get our first glimpse
of Norway. Well, this isas close as we can get, gentlemen.
Now one of my men will rowyou the rest of the way and
return with the boat. That's justdandy. How do we get back?
According to my orders, you havefought five days to do your job.
On the fifth and sixth nights,we will return at oh two hundred left
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than six nights. You will signalus from the beach with a flashlight,
you know the signal. We canstay no longer than ten minutes. We
suppose when we can't make a time, what then, I hope you can.
Where's the dynamite? You're standing rightnext to it. Woo, those
bounds are full of fish. Yes, Uh, the top two layers.
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The rest of the fish have beengutted and filled with plastic containers of dynamite.
Uh. In case you are stopped, don't worry about the fish.
Uh. They were caught here lastnight, packed an ice and flow into
England, and they're still nice andfresh. Well, we don't blow up
the bridge, we can at leastopen up a fish, or let's go.
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We didn't look back as we rodeto the shore. We listened to
the waves hitting the beach. Welistened to the stillness that seemed to surround
all of Norway. We beached theboat, piled our dynamite and bushes,
and waited. What time is anenergy? It's about five minutes past eleven
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at Joe was supposed to be hereat eleven. You'll get here. Suppose
you don't make it done one.I got enough rations for five days.
We'll figure out something. You know, they shoot guys who don't wear a
uniform behind the enemy lines. It'snot they're scared. Yeah, so what
so am I? What times arenot? You happ be more than ten
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after? You gotta hold at thatcoming down the shore. Yeah, I
sham you stay back in these bushesand keep me covered. Our work is
back toward you. If I getany trouble, you know what to do.
Yeah. I studied real art.Luck accent, good eavening, say
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good evening and n night, darkbut pleasant. Tell me how is the
fishing around here? Not to good? Inter and come out me. It
is good to see you. Myname is My name is Anderson. This
is my partner, Pete Forever.You're welcome to Norway, mister Anderson.
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And to you Captain saying I'm goingto like this country. The promotions come
real quiet, and you're to leadus to a place where we can hide.
You know that is true. Myhome is safe. Before the past
ten days, my nephews have beenvisiting me every night. They come down
to fish and returned with two barrels. We wanted too much trouble. What
can I troubbly expect? And onthe road back we must pass a German
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sentry too often to be exact.However, you look like my nephew Sila.
Won't you run into trouble having fournephews walking around you? No,
no, the other to live?Did I see before you were rived.
They also left their wagons so thatwe can carry your catch. Ain't you
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awful all to be mixed up andthis sort of thing? What else can
then? The old man mandel,I've been told that the undergrounds very well
organized in this district. Who's theleader? I am? There were no
lights in the houses we passed,There were no people on the roads.
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This was occupied territory. Fear andhate filled the air. This was Norway
with no songs unless you can makemusic out of the heavy thread of a
German soldier. They pulled the wagonup the road for about four miles without
saying a word. Then we sawthe roadblock. A bit jarman sent does
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he understand our wea? We tookhim in after the last war. He
brought him up and need promise tocome back. They all kept their promise.
Best guys to have around, Petehed your friends plays his part together.
He remember you had traveled this roadfor avery week. If this entry
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is familiard and don't be supprise,watch your breath, Pete, remember which
fish swallowed the forty five? Ah? It is you her ynsome yeah that
night to night, yeh man,I've asked the catch. We had a
good cat. Hell here, letme take a look. I'd like to
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know what they'll be serving us tomorrowout of my way down one. He
wouldn't mess with the fish. I'mtrying not the smell. It will stick
to your uniform and then the curlswill have checked. You are smart for
Norwegian Johnson. When I'm going toget another bottle of that brandy, Hey,
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tomorrow night will be it to myself. Hey, dumb one, why
aren't you wearing their pants with thepatch? Where did you get the new
sweater? Oh? I am havingthem cleaned for him. I'll bet he's
going to see his girl. Yeah, yeah, imagine the dumb one with
a girl. He wouldn't know whatto say. It is very funny in
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my head of God, Move along, answer, the steak of fish is
beginning to hang in the air.Go along now, Yeah, hey,
dumbe, maybe you will produce meto your girl. I bet she looks
like guy's got a great sense ofhumor. He made a move for a
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barrel of fish. I thought wewere done. It was close close for
him to say you and I Germancenter with the kind of dangerous for the
head of the underground. You're offof the heads down the ground, but
I am also the local. Christmasreached his house without any trouble. We've
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been two very long days and wewere feet. I managed to get my
shoes up before I collapse, andthen the sun broke in through the window
and I got up eat and Iwent down for breakfast. It wasn't much
to eat, so we broke outour rations and treated Jensen and his housekeeper
to some real special delicacies, driedegg and chocolate. Ah, that was
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good. You're good. I'm notthe army here. You say that,
huh, the dried everything up withsteak, mister Jansen. Are we going
to have any unexpected visitors? Ido not think so. The Germans very
seldom come to my home. Occasionallyan officer dropping, but not to open
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and many men you need. Ihope he won't need any tonight. Pete
and I will take a look atthe bridge. How close can we get?
That depends on what on how muchof a chance you want to think.
We've got to get right on itif possible. When we place the
dynamitem that must be done fast.We can't afford to grow well. You
can walk across just like that,it's still centre does and stuff pool.
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I would suggest that you ask hispermission. See serious andy very see if
we get cross sneaking across, we'reliable to be shot. If we can
fool a guard at the bridge wewalk across, and supposing we don't fool
the section, you get shot thereit is up ahead. Yeah, I've
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got a honey placing back and forth. Wait a second. Whatever you do,
don't say a word. Even ifhe sticks a barehead into you,
don't say one word. I hopeyou want a guy hit it off real
well, you haven't give him youa good story? It should work.
Come on good evening right now?I am a corporal, not that I
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wouldn't make a better officer than mostof them. What do you want?
We would like to cross the bridgeby uh, mister Jansen? Is our
article. We have a message todeliver about a party for the Germans who
are paricked here for the officers.I suppose let's see your papers? You
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too, is domd cannot speak?You can hear it, can't he papers?
I think all of Egypts are dumb. The party is to be for
the enlisted me oh of course,you understand I was not referring to Hey
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Johnson. He is a smart man. He knows which side his blood is
buttered. Yeah, you have papers. Go on now, don't flow it
on the bridge. Thank you.Keep your eyes open, Pete. You
can only make this trip once.Yeah, yeah, yeah, how does
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it look to you? We canthrow it only it'll take us at least
an hour to set us an hour. It's a not a long time.
This is an awful big bridge.You're gonna have to do a good job
the first time. Ah. Isee you got back. Did did you
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have any trouble? Ah, notrouble. I told him that you were
going to throw a party for theenlisted man. He was quite pleased.
And mister Verlow, you think youcan do the job? I can tell
it all line if I have thetime. It is very important to us.
This is their main line that's appliedfrom the note. It will creep
with them for months. What happensafter we do this there will be a
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price. So it's a few morewill die. Huh. That's a tough
shake. Oh, there are timeswhen it is better to die then you
tend to blow up the bridge dayafter tomorrow, I bought it'll be there
to pick us up if we blowthe bridge at twelve. Let's have two
hours. Yeah, more than enoughtime. He ain't gonna look bad for
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you. Your nephew's disappearing and notthe bridge goes. Yeah, I read
a nephew, so he'll come backone time. We've got to get some
sleep. And look, i'd appreciateif you'd have the underground. Give me
a time sheet on the German guard, Yes, how many? When they
change where everybody is within a mile? I would have everything tomorrow aft we
come on, Annie, that's kind. And if I know that being a
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spine was going to be so easy, I had a buck for it long
ago. Yeah, things are goingeasy, all right, too easy?
Hey, wait, you've been andy. I have to wait there now or
we got a ride afford to bake. Remember, we aren't blowing the bridge
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tonight. Pete, why don't youthink you ought to let me in on
your plans? It's my neck toldthe opportunity we can't afford to pass up.
Look, Professor, in this game, we play for all of marbles,
so stop talking to riddles. Accordingto Yans and the troop train,
we'll be passing through here tomorrow night, the Nazis are moving south, and
we can put our real crimp intheir plans. Keep talking, Not only
do we blow the bridge, butwe blow up a loaded troop train.
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He ain't that shaving at a bitten tomorrow night. So last night we
can make that boat. Remember it'sup to you, Pete. Stop making
me the heavy. I'm wanting todo it your way. Only I want
to know what I'm getting into.That's all there is to it. Just
one more question. Have you figuredout how we get to the beach?
Had to blow up through the woodsyet crawling with Nazis him? I wait?
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A man with the commander of thatboat said he'd only wait ten minutes,
and suppose the woods are crawling withNazis. Well, we take the
big gamble and try to float downthe river to the sea. I hope
we make it, that's all.Yeah, Well, okay, I vote
your way. Since we've here,we might as well do it up right.
It's a wonderful opportunity, Pete,even if it is a big gam
I don't mind a gamble. Ijust hope the dice ain't loaded. We
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sat for hours and watched the darknessat eleven, we looked at our watches,
thought about the peat tepot anchored offshore. There were a lot of it's
in our plans. If the moondidn't shine, if the Germans didn't wise
up, if the train wasn't late, if the guards weren't doubled. We
spent a long night and a longlong day waiting for it to get dark
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again. And yes, the burstout of the room. You you will
have to shed her plants. Wecan't. We're set to leave in thirty
minutes. On stairs, I guessstop who major? What somebody talk?
I don't know. He says he'slooking for someone. That's just dandy.
He was here some weeks ago.He met both of you. I mean
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my little nephews. Come on,stop thinking, Andy, we can't walk
past him with our arms full ofdynamite. Didn't you get rid of it?
No, No, when he isin this district, he spends the
night here. He sent me foryou. Oh great, I think you
can fool him. Anderson, youremember my nephew on closely. But then,
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dumb one, I don't know.Yeah, Well he'd better before because
I'll be carrying a forty five oneof my shirt. Come on, pete,
if we can pluck this through,we've got a chance. Answer.
Bottle of brandy. Oh there youare, didn't see you standing in the
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doorway. I can see the bottle. Bring it here, eh, right
away, Major Nana, come in. I want to talk to you.
I mine hair. I understand Norwayis playing host to a couple of American
spies. Well, that is impossible, in my name, impossible but true.
However, I shall catch them andteach them a less You know what
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they look like? Mine hair?Of course I do not know what they
look like. He's stupid. LowDo you think they go around singing Yankee
doodle dandy? No, mine hair, more brandy. This potty is empty.
I will get some on on.Send the dumb one, go ahead,
go that's odd I could have swornlast time I was here. He
was stoop shouldered. Hey, dumbone. Pass the brandy. Of course,
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the brandy. That's what brings meback to this miserable place. I
am glad that something brings you back. Yeah, I'm sure you are.
You probably hate me, don't mind, heir, you you do me an
injustice. Of course, you areone of our dear christlings. How about
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you, Anna? How much doyou hate me? No mine hair?
No one? You were almost asdumb as the other one. Wi.
He's right here with the brandy.Give it to me, dumb one.
Yeah, oh he opened it forme. Oh nice, thank you,
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dumb one. Anna, come here, take on my boots. Got mine
hair? What licking I send youto? That's happened to your hair?
Jansen? I thought you, nephew, what was that on? One day?
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Dropped it today? It comes afool. A brandy should be drunk
from a muscle. This is brandy, yes with a spin love Yeah,
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huh oh, I don't understand thathe could drink two gallants or not.
You can get a little drunk.He's getting faster now and be out for
at least ten hours. I don'tunderstand it. Well, I don't know
what the Norwegian why it is,but in Brooklyn we call it a mickey.
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Just over this ridge. Well,late, Andy and China is doing
less than an hour now, you'lljust have to worry faster. That's hold
it, hold now, I gotguards in the woods. Yeah, I
see him. It's gonna be toughto get around him and slip under the
bridge. I would take us overan hour. We'd missed the boat.
We'll have to walk the road rightto the bridge. What about the century
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have to get rid of them andpray that we have time to set the
dynamite before they discover it. Sowe had them together. You walk about
a pace behind me. I've gotit close enough to use a knife.
It's gotta be the feist time,So don't mess. Huh, good evening.
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Oh it's you. Don't you payany attention to the curfew? What
does he got in the package?Come here? Let me stop for a
college man. You've surelined a lotof you'll have to set the dynamite along.
I'll slip on his coat and stayhere. Pretend I'm the central and'll
serve it as click as I canwalk. Thanks many, finish it?
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Yeah, I wish I had moretime, but I think i'll do it.
Let's start moving. We can't didn'tmean we can't. I didn't time.
He would say, why we hadto stay and set it off?
Why look, supposing the train islate? The time fuse had mess?
We stayed this long? Why isI finish a job? Huh? Where's
your detonator? About a hundred yardsback lead away. Okay, I didn't.
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I didn't have time to bury thewire. But nobody trips over it
breads us like a Christmas tree.You know, more wires than American TNT.
Well, well, we can't doan hour's wait? Yeah, gee,
I wish I could smoke a cigarette, so do I must we get
comfortable. How much time we gotto get to that boat? Huh?
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Less than fifty minutes? Huh?Too late to go through the woods.
Too late? Wow? So isthe river. It's gonna be tough.
Half a railroad will be drifting withus. I don't worry about that.
Later we're gonna be sitting ducks.When that bridge goes. It'll be like
noon. I done, so,my god, I did ah. It
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looks like that brought our friend.Man. I don't think it's really going
to get trotted here and about.Hey, hey, here comes up to
Meta's special. It's sorry, target, I've got it. Snake along,
getting closer. Wait till hits themiddle. Then push the plunger. It'll
take the whole bridge. You know, make sure you get the car.
I know what the door the doorhip poor three two one? Pretty hurry
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up? Jack? You did fine. You should have seen what I did
for graduation. Dona swept into everyYeah, right behind your pou here's a
private car. Grab a hold ofthat team. I don't got it high
those fighters and I got a beautifulsight. I'm too busy to be a
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Nachel. We'll let go. Colone'lldrag you right down. I'm holding I'm
home. I had a worse callbecause it'll take us close to the rondezvous.
It's real cold. Hey, Andy, Yeah, well we get back
to camp. Remind me ten abouta time I know in Brooklyn. What
about it should give me any airfor a lifetime because I couldn't swim.
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Blowing up the railroad bridge in Norwaycut a German lifeline and paralyzed their Norwegian
forces for Mutton. Besides the lossof military strings the group trains, much
needed ore and food was kept outof Germany. This was another blow struck
toward the final invasion, and oncemore the report of an OSS agent closed
with the words mission accomplished. Listenagain next week or another true adventure from
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the files of the OSS on Polkand Dagger Herd. In today's Fulke and
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Dagger adventurers Andy was Joseph Julian Peoplesplayed by Ralph Bell, Jansom Raymond Edward
Johnson. The German Lenture was BarretKroger. The Guard Jerry Jarrett the Century
Frank Barons. The American Captain wasplayed by Carl Weber. The script for
Today's Clulk Dagger Adventure was written byDavid Harmon. The music was under the
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direction of John Garth, sound effectsby Chet Hill and Dick Gillespie. To
Day's Oss Adventure was based on thebook Clolken Dagger by Corry Ford and Alistair
mc bain. This program is producedby Lewis g Conen and Alfred Hollander under
the direction and supervision of Sherman MarsPrograms. Get your Programs here. The
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American Album of Familiar Music returns overmost of these NBC stations next Sunday,
August twenty seventh. Designed as alwaysto bring you the best in Sunday evening
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