| «It has been rumored that a new People’s Army has been formed by a certain
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| 'Commander Black'. |
| A few minor incidents have already been reported, and further
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| unconfirmed reports suggest that this is a definite attempt to overthrow the
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| present government which is led by Mr. Flash.
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| «We would like to stress that these are only unconfirmed rumors, but we will
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| of course bring you up-to-date news and information on these reports as they
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| come in. Meanwhile we do urge the population not to panic and to remain calm
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| during the crisis.»
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| Please stay tuned to this station for further bulletins.
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| Announcement 2 (track 5)
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| Announcer 1: «In just a few moments, Mr. Black is due to address the people.
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| We are now going over to live coverage of his speech.»
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| Announcer 2: «Well the scenes here are absolutely indescribable. |
| I’ve personally
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| never seen anything like it before. |
| A crowd of around, what, thirty-thousand
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| people
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| have been waiting all day for the arrival of Mr. Black and his entourage.
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| And it is
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| expected that one of the main topics of his speech this evening will be the
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| controversial
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| Anti-(something) Corruption Bill, which Mr. Black wants brought into effect
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| immediately
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| to put an end to the current widespread decline in public moral standards.
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| «And, just a minute, there he is. |
| I can see Mr. Black now. |
| He’s surrounded by,
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| of
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| course, all his bodyguards. |
| (something) the crowd is growing wild with
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| excitement --
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| it’s clapping, it’s cheering -- as Mr. Black finally makes his way on that far
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| side
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| onto the platform. |
| And now -- yes, there he is -- he’s about to speak.
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| Announcement 3 (track 11)
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| «News has just reached us of a major victory for Mr. Black and the People’s
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| Army.
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| The battle took place on the outskirts of a small village somewhere in the
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| Northern
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| Zone. |
| Casualties on both sides are reported to have been very high, indeed. |
| And
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| our on-the-spot correspondent describes the fighting as some of the fiercest in
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| living memory. |
| No quarter has been shown on either side.»
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| Announcement 4 (track 17)
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| «At Six A.M. |
| this morning the victorious People’s Army overthrew the corrupt
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| regime
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| that has been ruling over our country. |
| It is reported that Mr. Flash and his
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| gang were all been taken prisoner. |
| They have been taken to a secret hideout
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| where
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| they will be tried for treason by a People’s Court.»
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| Announcement 5 (track 20)
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| «A state of emergency was declared by the government at Eight A.M. |
| today. |
| It was
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| stated that this step has been taken in the interest of national security.
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| And the
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| emergency measures set out in today’s announcement will remain in force for an
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| indefinite period.
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| «Curfew will take effect as from this evening, and will operate between Nine P.
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| M. and
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| Six A.M. |
| each day. |
| The curfew will be enforce by patrols from the People’s Army,
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| and severe penalties are to be imposed on anyone found on the streets during the
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| daily curfew period.
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| «Food rationing is to be introduced immediately, and shops will only be allowed
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| to
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| open for a period of three hours each day. |
| Restrictions on the use of petrol
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| start
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| immediately. |
| Restrictions on the use of electricity, gas and water will also be
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| announced shortly.
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| «All places of public entertainment will be closed until further notice. |
| All
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| television channels are now closed down, and radio broadcasts will operate on
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| this
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| channel only.
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| «And now, here is the People’s Choir singing the new nation anthem,
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| which led our
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| victorious troops into battle!» |