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    HINDENBURG -Revised 1/12/66 / CUE #1 SCHULTZ: Ah, Baroness, what a crossing, nicht wahr? BAROSESS: It has been simply heavenly! SCHULTZ: Steward ~ more champagne. (THE STEWARD SILLS SCHULTZ?╟╓ AND THE BARONESS?╟╓ GLASSES.) SCHULTZ: Now- a toast! To our gallant Captain and.his marvelous airship.Skoal! (PASSENGERS TOAST CAPTAIN, WHO ACKNOWLEDGES IT.) CAPTAIN: Danke. You mave made this crossing a delight for me and my officers, also. CUE #2 (GENERAL BUSINESS OF DRINKING, CHATTER, AND PIANO, AS GONDOLA IS LIGHTED. IN GONDOLA WE SEE FIRST OFFICER AND RADIO MAN. FIRST OFFICER IS SPEAKING INTO A HAND MIKE.) OFFICER: Hello. This is DEKKA, calling Saricxx NEL, Lakehurst for a weather check. OFFSTAGE RADIOMAN: llLpiIKEIlIlTlIIIlI NEL, Lakehurst here. Headwinds are strong, velocity increasing. Suggest you prepare for emergency landing conditions. CUE #3 PASSENGER 1: Look! The skyline of New York! PASSENGER 2: Wunderbar! SCHULTZ: Very nice. But it is no Berlin. (PIANO COMES UP WITH ?╟╓?╟╓TWO HEARTS IN 3/4 TIME.?╟Ñ SCHULTZ AND BARONESS WALTZ. DURING THE ABOVE, FIRST OFFIBER AND RADIO MAN HAVE BEEN OPERATING RADIO, IN PANTOMIME, APPARENTLY TRYING TO LOCATE AN ALTERNATE LANDING. RADIO MAN SHAKES HIS HEAD, NEGATIVELY.