Our Lad in Europe/Belize, Dave Delacroix: "Five Easy-Peasy!"
Narrative whilst "K" is sailing into the ZAMBONI estuary.
"WHY I undertook this strange commission, perhaps thru penury & social advantage, yet had I known!?..."
"Herr K, on recommendation from the highest levels I am instructing U to seek out my husband, the Count/Baron Alphonse-George von Hausfonsteine-Kurtz, presently - by latest reports - active in British East Africa, possibly ALSO, so I am told, upriver in the Congo? We R not certain of his SANITY, his responsibilities over our vast industrial holdings and my DIVORCE papers not least require his immediate signature. Therefore I commission U to locate the Count/Baron. I enclose recompense & a reward awaits your successful mission. -Countess/Baroness Antoinette-Maria Von Hausfonsteine."
(K arrives at riverside landing/Bar)
"IS THERE a DOCTOR HUNTER here?"
(Barflies all point:) "HIM!!!"
"Hello Dr."
"U-"K"? ..."I got a wire from the Countess/Baroness by the DRUM TELEGRAPH 2 days ago. Their percussive punctuation is atrocious! Bloody WOGS!.....MAKUMA!" - he holds up machete/ Makumba grabs it. They walk into the jungle.
(Back at the river/canal:)...Dr H: "These boys will paddle U up river. I can go no further. More than ONE white face in these parts & the DRUMS will start to beat!"
(Images/People on the river journey:)
(Photo-guy:) "Well U know - a-la Christopher Walken - KURTZ is a bit Psycho. This Bicycle-thingy, the natives love him but, YA KNOW, he's kind of weird, but he HIS cool, he kind-a exhudes kharma, but I'm kind-a scared of him? He lets me shoot Heads? And at some point I think he'll let me go? It's ALL groovey?"
(Finally meeting KURTZ sacked out in some jungle hell...apparently managing a BICYCLE REPAIR project/He's nuts:)
"The Baron/Count KURTZ I presume?"
"Wass ist lose!?"
"I bring documents..."
"How is Munchen-Gladbach doing?"
"Munchen..."
"Munchen-Gladbach Fussball team!!!"
"...Er...I think they got relegated, 2nd division?"
"THE HORROR! THE HORROR!"
"But the Countess asked me have U sign....."
"THE HORROR! THE HORROR!"
(Kurtz immediately expires.)
(Back in civilization with the Countess:)
(K:) "Contessa, Mlady, I have to sadly report the Baron "et Morte"
(Contessa:) "Did he have any last words?"
(K:) "Munchen-ah! Only words of undying love for U."
c.2025, Dave Delacroix. EURO-AISIAN friends, feel free to USE THIS for a take on Joseph Conrads novel, HEART of DARKNESS/Apocalypse-Now Movie. WE HERE in Belize going - I hope/cinematically - Gangbusters!!!
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