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    DOCKS: HIGH ANGLE SHOT OF BOAT AND PAN DOWN TO IT BEING UNLOADED. OFF WE HEAR THE STEVEDORE SINGING. CLOSEUP OF STEVEDORE THE FULL SONG OF THE STEVE- DORE OR AS MUCH AS CAN BE HANDLED. THEN FADE AUDIO. CUT TO; LA SALLE STREET...THE DEW DROP INN. WE SEE ACTIVITY, THE FIRST JAZZ BAND, BUT PULL DOWN AUDIO. Page 8 NEW ORLEANS - ITEM 7 GARROWAY: (Cont'd) At this moment you are on a New Orleans wharf plunk on the Miss- issippi ... a cargo ship of the United Fruit Line is being un- loaded , The spirit of this work song was born centuries ago in Africa and traveled the road of time. This stevedore is _________________ , _____years on the docks, A perfect rhythm beats through his voice, beats through his body and becomes a chant to help him through his day's work. (MUSIC) Out of the earshot of the mellow foghorns on the Mississippi ... .... away from the beat of men at work. . (MORE)