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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 due to this question answered yes.

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This is cloak and daggers, blackwarfare, s gnars, international intrigues.

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These are the weapons of the OSS. Today's story that tramps about an
OSSAS agent who presented an American advanceon the German soil from turning into a
massacre is a guested by my actualincidents recorded in the Washington files of the
Office of Strategic Services, a storythat can now be told. If you

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ever noticed the name Erwin signed ina fancy flourish on the covers of those
kid comic books you know all aboutmoonmen chasing the earthmen into the stratusphere,
Well that's me Irwin Hayzen. I'ma little guy about five foot four.
Before the war, I loved flashyties and babies. Girl baby's about twenty
one. So what was Irwin doingbeing an OSS spy in a German held

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town in France after D Day?Listen, my children, and you shall
hear sgian Irwin Hasen reported sir,here are those overlay maps you requested,
Colonel good good, fast works,Thank you, sir. I'll put them
over now. In the meantime,I want to do something for me.

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Yes, sir, I've just hadword that one of our agents, Lieutenant
Miller, who was sent ahead inde Royere for advanced reconnaissance, has returned.
Lieutenant Miller, Yes, Sir,I know him. He's in that
tavern about a mile from headquarters,getting very drunk. Kennon standing doesn't sound

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like Miller, Gnosa. You shouldhave reported immediately. I want to go
down and bring him back a headquarters. Yes, Colonel bright Away, Oh
Hazen, I saw that cartoon yousubmitted to Yang. Oh they're good.
They're good. Not very flattering ofme, though, No, sir,

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I'll I'll get Lieutenant Miller for yourcolonel. First. Not all of the
twelve thousand people wasn't with the ofsparachuted blind into enemy territory. Some of
them stayed in Washington making up secretcodes. Some of them, like me,

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sat behind a desk in France anddrew maps. But I was through
sitting behind the desk the minute Iwalked into that cabin. Lieutenant Miller was
slumped over the bar, swaying backand forth, and he looked very drunk.
Hey, lieutenant, what's with you? Colonel wants you to report the

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headquarters right away? Oh that's you, Irwin boy, You get your rear
showed off of this? What's theidea? Couldn't this wait till later?
I couldn't wait? He didn't makeit? Otherwise we give it the colonel.
Okay, Bartender, how many hashe had? Only two? Edited?
One? Oh? Yeah? Ohtrial, colonel couldn't make it otherwise,

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there's uking. Can't make it now? Maybe what are you talking about?
Tell Colonel b the air Heavenly Fortor five one? We thought saw
myself eighty pieces of hundred and fivenoimeters artillery. I'm behind the line,

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Germans, I'm digging in. Well, come on back and telling yourself.
Hey, couldn't you have celebrated later? Made this far? Needed a drink
radular all the way to tell colonelwe're heavily healy Miller the lieutenant, he

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is flat on the lieutenant, heis dead. You see. Miller had
been slumped over the bar right Also, I couldn't see those bullet wounds in
his chest until he fell over.Germans must have caught on to him and

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giving them a chase, wondering gotas far as he did this, Sergeant,
you're sure about everything you choose,yes, sir, but we weren't
positive. The Germans didn't have thatmuch artillery on the Seventh Army Front.
If this is true, and wehad walked in not know him over the
head, a man could have beenmessage, thank you, sergeant. You

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may go now, Colonel. Ifyou're going to send another agent into that
territory, it'll get a more completepicture of what's going on. I'd like
to volunteer tender mission like this,cause an agent who's that experience along the
Yeah, yeah, I know,but you see, Lieutenant Miller was a
friend of mine. Besides, I'msick of spending the war behind the drawing
board. Look I can do it, Colonel. I can speak French fluently,

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and I'll do more than just lookaround and come back. I'll come
back with sketches and maps and diagramseverything you want to know. Look,
Colonel, the next time I senda cartoon to yank how I'll make a
very flattering one of you. Please, Colonel, what do you say the
oss placed me in the custody ofa French priest who had sneaked through the

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lines from Briere to tell the Americansabout underground activity there. A few days
later, the priest and I wereon the road thirty miles away from the
American health town, walking smack intoenemy territory. The priest was in full
clerical guard me. I was dressedlike a French peasant when the Germans took

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with their son hit me do theturking. Well, I hope we get
away with it. Be literary asof necessity, I have become a catch
just making up very convincing eyes.Yeah, but do you think the Germans
who believe this phony story the worstthe reason where they have to displease it?

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Besides I am well known and restrictedconcerns. The Germans has have trouble
now without staring up the antagonism ofthe people by disciplining me for the smaller
reason. Well, all I cansay is I hope it works. You
have a chance to find out.Now there's the time, ah, and

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is the welcoming committee. Let medo the talking while don't you. I
am Father Robert, priest of thechurch in this town, and this man
friend, if you're from this town, what are you doing behind the border?

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Your permissions? Let me your papershall pass us used. Unfortunately I
did not wait to request the power. Fas s I can say, to
help me, Come with me tothe coming down, to the pleasure.
Come might as well. There's noway back now, Father, you have

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been given so much freedom and thesound father dance this insolence. It's too
much with monsieurle kumando, this toyland. Your name again, far far
far far Jova, call me bymy title fan Foova, he commandad.
I'm going with your story father,over them. It is a sad said

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story of a dying woman and herlast wish to see her neview this lad
last remaining members of her family.Her husband two sons were killed in the
early days of the war. Yousee, I have the holy oilage with
me to give this poor woman thelast seximen. And why they do not
ask the missions to get the sward. I was afraid, Michilla Commando that

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by the time the commission was granted, it might be the woman might die.
So I slipped out. And ifyour last see you and John,
why over three years ago he commandant, and this is not irregular. I'm
surely the request of a dying woman. Well, I'll at you got to

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sam fado there there's enough unless inthis time without starting at tempest in a
teapot. I'm not questioning. Yes, if you managed to slip through the
lines going out, why is ityou did not attempt to sneak back into
town instead of walking boldly up tothe BottomLine. Sneak back into town and

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michill a commando. That would beagainst regulations. But I do not understand
the father was there. How isit that you did not try to sneak
back into free air? Her Americanfriend Irwin, he can tell you that.

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Well, you see, madamoiselle,this way, if the Germans know
I'm in town, I supposedly stayingwith an aunt, I can move freely
about without being suspected. Oh,I see, I see. The time
is the Let's go now, OhJenny, If mister the commandant should inquire,

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I did have Minister the last writeto you. But in spite of
your dear nephew brought to life flowingback into your veins of God, we
do not have something to eat before. You have not much much work to

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do. By the way, atlast meeting of the underground went very well.
What do you think we mont verywell? Indeed, well, I
can thank you enough father for everythinghe's done. Oh waity, we shouldn't
meet again. Who knows? Ifnot, don't be your mission. Thank

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you father, and my son.Be very careful, Machi. The commando
is not very bright, but unfortunatelyhe is not a complete issue. Why
that was the last I saw father? A bet it happened like that,

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or during the war a member ofthe Underground would come along and get us
over a rough spot and then disappear. But without all the help from all
the little people along the way,none of the work of the OSS could
have been done. They helped,they wished us luck. They left.
After a few days of staying withMadame Jeanette, I almost felt that she

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was a relative. The old girlpractically adopted me erwin mm hmm, one
king, What so there fell theretoo? The coming down? He does
not a lie, Mia? Whatwas that? I did lose my husband
and two sons in the early daysof the Oh, I'm sorry, Hilo,

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what had he been good these lastday? To them? For you
making up another bed? As ifI had my family again. Are you
being very careful? Well, Imind my own business. Look around the
town. It's all I can tell. Ran just a handful occupying it,
just the way headquarters saw it lookslike a pushover sad threads. The agent

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was here before he was mistaken Miller, the Nazis didn't pump air into him
for nothing. He saw something.Uh, Madame schelladd's here. Let me
see your play the game. Lookwhat's the best way to get through the
forest to the river north of Briair. I'm going to take a look around
there. Ah, there there maybe something there. The guard is always

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posted. I thought it was justto keep the town's people from leaving.
But but pbs, something else?Is there? A way? Task to
God? I have lived here allmy life. I know a way.
How will show you? Even takeyou pathway myself. The woods began about

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one hundred yards back of Madame Jeanette'slittle house, and early the next morning
we started through them. I followedher through the thick brambles, through the
narrow path she knew so well,through the brush and the high grass that
moved gently in the wind. MadameJeanette's skirt caught on the brambles, and
she stopped just long enough to ripoff that part of her hem and lead

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it behind, swaying in the wind. Then she moved on me right behind
her. Maybe this would turn intoa wild goose chase. But I had
a hunch ship find what I camefor. Then we came to a slight
clearing. I will go back now, Edie, pretend later the weaver came.
You'll remember, yes, Jeff,I remember. Go now along the

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outskirts of this little wood. Yah. From there you will have a good
view at the risa and anything thatmight be there. All right, I'll
see a letter. Careful, carefulnow. A minute afterwards, she was
swallowed up in the woods. Alittle while after that, I was on

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top of that hill, flat onmy stomach, under a clump of bushes,
looking down through strong binocis. Myhunch was right. It was all
there, and I began to sketchit quickly but accurately. From somewhere,
the Nazis had gotten reinforcements, andtheir high command had decided to make us
stand, dig in and hold there. At the river. There were heavy

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artillery positions all set up, machinegun and any type of placements. There
was barb wire lots of there wereanti tank obstacles and one hundred and five
milimeter artillery. Miller had seen allof it. There a nice big booby
trap, all set for our mento walk into when they tried to advance
north across the river. I couldn'thear them, but I could see the
swarms of German soldiers working hard,working fast, digging in getting ready.

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I took down everything I saw,and I had it complete, except for
the west bank of the river nearthe bridge, and too many trees blocking
my history. I had to getcloser it. By the time I got
to the bottom of the bill andcrawled along through the brush to the west
bank, I didn't just see theGermans, I could hear them as well.

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And the light mountain. We hadmore gods up posted at the edge
of the town. They coming downone snow one snooping around here, s
oh one pretty good tools. Therewere too many of them all around.
I knew it would be crazy totry to get any further without a plan.
I had had time to think abouta way. I waited until he

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left. Then I slipped back theway. I came up the hill and
through the woods to Madame Jeannette.I went around the back, so I
didn't see the common vank until Iwalk in. You are back, yes,
I u monsieur Heir Commandant. Ihave been waiting for you. Well,
is there is something wrong? Ohno, of course not quite that.

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I am yet a start forms Jordanand any father a bear told me
that it's your name that is correct. It was through the kindness and understanding
of the German high command here thatyou were allowed to see your sick aunt.
You understand that, you know?Oh yes, I appreciate that you
must be irregular, but we letyou in. However, I am here

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to tell you that you had betterhave no illusions about leaving Brina going back
through the American lines to your villagethere. Oh no, no, I
have no wish to leave. Whyyou you've anticipated me here, Commandant.
I was going to request permission tostay here with my aunt from now on.
I was in the square today lookingfor work, and they are good.

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Long I can understand, Madame,if you will allow me to say
so. You look very well.Indeed, oh, she was very ill.
When I came. Father Robert gaveher last rish friends and idiot.
First flash, I'm not talking toyou, and my nephew is correct.
But if there are you here,commandant, I was very you, but

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I'm very well now. Well thatwas all I wanted. How are going
out? You are not to leavefor the air. What the commandant didn't
know was that I had no intentionof leaving until I made the sketches of
the west bank of the river.Late that night, Mademoiellette helped me bury

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the plants and diagrams I had alreadygrown. Well, I wait, there
would be here the and the oth. Rather than leave them inside it you
face. Okay, let's sleep anut. Now I put this rock on
top of them. There. That'sdone. Now you will go back to
mar No, I've got to geta good look at the west bank of

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the river. It did. Whyif you did not try to press further
ahead today, it would have beentoo dangerous. I know another way for
the far or tell me it isa roundabout three. But if you'll bring
too close to a closer nits,at least so that you will have a
death review than before, i'd thereare so many troops. As you said,

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do not get too close. Whenyou have finished, come back to
the wood the same way I wouldbe waiting. I would exactly, she
said, Put the long way round, across little streams, watched the landmarks,
got some high rocks, and whoadded on rough little paths that were

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hidden by the brush. I dideverything, she said, except one thing.
I got too close. Relay goesmight too far past. What'story?
Were these devansers? Will be readyfor any large non I decided, I
bet he get out of there.And as I started, but twigged under
be snapped. What was that?Did you hear something in the brush?

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M hmm, probably some more animalsin the party. So see that was
help. M there's nothing here,her helfman. Make sure remember the fragment
of a woman's dress we found inthe lips this morning. I was crouched

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down behind the rock and the Germankillers came so close I could have bleached
up and touched his mud kicked boot. He stopped for a minute, and
then he walked like, pas,there, we can't be too care brob
me. There's something I want tosay. I had everything indicated on my

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sketches, Minefield's tank positions. Iknew everything about the west bank of the
river, I wanted to know.When the coast seemed clear, I started
back, but I didn't get veryfar. Your ankle isil. I took
a couple of steps and then slammedmyself into a shallow ditch. I remember
German first come from the rifles tuckingaround me. A bullet went through the

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heel of my pans and set ashock up the legs that made me word
if it had been blown off.And there was quiet, and I waited
for them to come and get me. It was all over. We'll convinced
you with me. Might be saying, Look, I tell you my name
is Francoise jo Van. You knowmy aunts? She? What were you're

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doing here? Ever? I'm newand yeah, I don't know forest.
So the woods I was worn,not done? Perhaps another taste of your
fist. Great, get them up, put them back on that chair.
Now listen to me, Jeruver,whatever your name is, We've found this

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sketch of the bridge in the westbank of the river on your pocket.
Look, I don't know, Idon't know any to have thought up.
The sketch is quite complete. Everydetail the rest is diagram in lightly.
There are the rest of these plansI don't know if you're hiding them where
if you give them to somebody whomthere are the rest of them? Kind
of and thought, but not tight. Twisting his arm again. Oh yes,

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Saint, have him thrown in thatchair. I was pressing him more
tomorrow. That was the German wayof questioning, beating you up, twisting
your arms. I was sure theyhad a lot more ways of questioning,

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but I didn't intend to say andfind out what they were. I had
to figure out a way to escape. Then I noticed that the glass of
the window in front of the barshad been shattered. I broke off a
piece, and then I cut myselfseverely about the face. I guess it
doesn't sound pretty, and it didn'tlook very pretty, but that was the
effect I wanted. I heard theguy coming back quickly. I threw myself

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on the floor in front of thedoor, so that when the headed door
was opened, it would crash intomy head. The common dog wants to
see you. Oh what's this?Dog? Er foremost good her? My
hair was matted with blood, andmy cut up face looked pretty horrible.

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Not that the God was worried aboutthe state of my health. He was
afraid of what the commandant would doto him. I wasn't able to be
questioned. He left the cell dooropen and land, and so did I.
In the other direction. I ranup the stairs to the second floor
of the small town jail. TheGermans had taken over down below. I
could hear voices. I didn't waitto hear anymore. I pulled up,

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lit down the sloping roof, andlanded right next to a German sold It
was a good thing that was myleft arm they had twisted. I was
better with my right anyway. Itook his gun and ammunition doubts and shot
the front tires of the German cars. Then I'd borrowed a park motorcycles.
Just as the Germans were selling outthe front door, I drove off,

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headed back to where I'd buried thepapers. But the papers were gone.
Everything I had worked on so painstakingly, the maps, the diagrams, the
sketches, the plans, they weregone. Madamoiseasette, maybe she had,

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Madam Jebette, Madam Jeanette, openup is what do you want? But
Madame Jeanette, where is she?I've got to see her. You cannot
what I've got to it's important.Look, who are you? Where's Madame
Jeanette? He died? What?What did you say? She died?
Yesterday? Died? But I don'tthe Germans is there? Alter you go?

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I will the rubbles go. Thatmotorcycle ride through enemy held territory with
that powerful of not inspiring at mewas wilder than the stories in the comic
books I used to draw. Forthere was a postphorous grenade on the ammunition

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belt that I had taken from thesocial outside the prisons. I took the
pin with my feet and tossed itback over my shoulder through the side,
and there could see the German carsflowing down. It stopped right over the
grenade, and a minute later therewas a car full of very dead knockies.

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Well that's all that happens. Thesketches are gone, but I think
I can remember most of them.The ones I drew last the west bank
of the river I know completely.For the rest, I will do the
best I can. Did your sketcheslook anything like this? What? But
those are the sketches I don't understand. Where did you standing? Woman?

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Woman? What? Woman? Idon't get this. Hello, and I'm
Jeanette. I heard you were dead. Your say what happened to your say?
Never mind that, just tell me. And you were arrested and dug
up the plans, and with otherground help, I got them through the
lines to deliver them for you.Just but that woman, she had her

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order. She was doing as Itold her. Colonel, you know that
tavern about a half mile from headquarters, here's argeist or do you mind very
much if I go there and getvery drunk. The maps, diagrams,

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and information which Sergeant Urban Hazen providedallowed the American Army to prepare a counter
offensive. Three days later, theywere on German soils, and the report
of another OSS agent closes with thewords mission accomplished. Listen again next week
to another adventure based on actual incidentsfrom the files of the OSS on Folk

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and Dagger, Cloaks and Daggers.