Under the Bridges Page #2

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Sure, a diesel costs 15,000 marks.

20 with installation.

Minus 10 percent... 7, 14, 17...

20,000, just like you said.

Well be in Berlin tomorrow at 3.

L"ll go over to Sell & Reeser.

If they give us a loan,

and we pinch every penny,

then in eight years, we"ll have a motor!

Done.

A motors only worth it if you carry express freight.

- Sure, express.

Express freight is the same deal.

Then we"re always in a hurry again.

Darn it...

And here we are half the night doing arithmetic.

- You and arithmetic...

l"m going up again, then lm going to sleep.

Willi...

Whats more important to you,

a girl like that or the barge?

Barge. You know where you stand.

There you go.

So well just do a quick

eight years of hard labour.

Come here. What is it? A girl.

Pretty? Where?

On the Glienicker Bridge. Come here!

She wants to jump.

Get the boat ready.

Look, she threw something in.

10 marks. Do you get it?

There, at the bus stop.

Must be her. Wait here.

Miss, excuse me,

I don"t mean to interrupt,

but its no use waiting.

The last bus has left already.

Thank you.

Dont worry about it. It"s better

than never seeing another bus again.

Yes, I saw everything.

Down there, from the barge.

She wanted to jump.

Maybe she still does. How stupid!

Wait.

I always have to wait?

I pulled a body out of the river once.

It was pretty awful,

You look pretty nice.

Leave me alone.

You gonna think of another way to die?

Was the water too cold?

It's not true. I didnt want to jump.

Oh, you just came around to get rid of your money?

- Yes.

Heres the money.

Should I throw it away?

Leave me alone!

L"ll scream if you dont.

Now hold on, hold on.

If you want something from me,

l"m down on the 'Lieselotte.'

Come on, Willi.

I wanted to see her, too.

She looks like every other one.

It's time to hit the bunks.

Whats up with Vera?

Huh? No idea.

Did you pull in the plank?

Me? What about the plank?

Something wrong?

No, stay where you are.

You hanging around the waterfront?

Im not hanging around.

Why dont you go home?

There"s no more trains to Berlin.

Why come all the way to Potsdam?

Theres bridges in Berlin, too.

Youre a mean person.

I just have a clear head.

Give me the money back,

You dont know what you want.

I do. I have to rent a room.

I didn"t think of it before.

You have to come and get it.

L"m in my socks.

It's a half hour's walk to Potsdam.

Do you know the way?

L"ll have to find it.

I guess l"ll have to take you.

Youre a poor little thing.

Im not poor.

Oh, right. You can"t be poor

if you go around throwing money away.

None of my business.

So what"s your name?

Anna Altmann. Anna?

I got a sister called Anna.

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