Guernica Page #2

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No, wait!

Sh*t.

-You okay?

-Yeah.

Stupid picture!

Something like that.

Hey, Henry.

Marco.

I wondered when you'd show up.

Like a bad penny.

Yes.

I heard your car was bombed.

But I thought it was you telling

your usual stories, but now...

And I heard that you've been secretly

writing articles for the fascists.

Yes.

It's dangerous

when you cross the lines, Marco.

You get yourself shot.

If you write what they want,

you never get shot.

Didn't know you were here.

Hey, Marta.

I'm so glad to see you again.

Glad to see you, too.

George!

How's New York?

Where is my check?

Henry, we have

cheaper journalists, you know.

Yeah, but none of them

is named Henry Howell.

They'll have names of their own

if I give them a chance.

Listen, child star Shirley Temple

released a toy collection with her face.

And all the papers

opened with that.

-There's a war on, Henry...

-All right. Here's what we can do.

I've got a hand-drawn battle map.

Make a great illustration. But...

Speaking of illustrations,

how about a week

in Paris, George?

Picasso is preparing

a new exhibition.

Let's do Picasso.

Together.

He'll talk to me, you know.

Nothing about Paris.

Bergara. Do you

remember that article?

That's war. And

war sells, Henry.

I want war! I...

Absolute perfection.

Come in.

Teresa?

These are the new journalists.

Marco Navas. He works for

a Portuguese newspaper.

And these two are the ones

with the car that broke down.

No, it didn't break down.

It was bombed.

Marta Vonier, photographer

from Le Figaro.

And Henry Howell, from the

New York Herald Tribune. American.

I studied your writing

at college. I...

I think I've read it all.

Short. Sharp.

Very inspiring.

Your style has evolved

over time, hasn't it?

Well, I'm still a growing boy.

I just read this article

of yours about Bergara.

You write of a

battle at a castle

where our soldiers were

firing from the battlements.

I think it was a

pretty good piece.

It's quite interesting because

there are no castles in Bergara.

Why? Why did you write it?

Is it even about

the truth anymore?

Well, maybe I

got the name of the town wrong.

There's so many.

Don't play with us.

For you, it's a story.

But for us, it's life and death.

Obey the rules, Mr. Howell.

They're simple

enough even for you.

I'm sorry. You are?

We've got a question.

We lost everything

in the explosion.

So, we need new papers.

We will let you

know your status.

And you have to wait.

In the meantime, we can provide

you with a camera and some films,

so you can continue your work.

But the freedom of movement

is restricted in this area.

Stay away from the border.

So, please...

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