Re: Chapter 5 - The World's Most Communist Violin (May 31, 1967)
In reply to Hannes (msg # 72):
The Customs officer came along and after a brief glance in Hannes bag, cleared him to continue, stamping his customs declaration form.
A young woman came third and finally, carrying a large satchel. She took 160 Marks off Hannes and after rummaging around in her bag, she pulled out three notes that totalled 160 Czechoslovak koruna. She handed these to him and left him, Hannes knowing that he had of course been ripped off, as the rate was nowhere near the real exchange rate.
And now he had to spend it. Fortunately, as the officials came off the train, the CIWL conductor was walking along.
[Language unknown: Si ndtin ec ntiof k onckti poaiho. Ce thuof urcere, lessheave fiil u nohoch estho hisprotioithwil llre... ectresthu ll kor n osres? Versonder ecolmi n ticectteroer. Ecwer In at ntie fofi hi es.]