Apprendre le français XIII: Appât Page 12

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Panel 1: A “group photograph” panel of about a dozen U.S. Navy nurses in dress uniform, smiling and facing the camera. The hair, makeup, and uniforms should be in a style appropriate for 1943. Of them is a 20 year-old Hazel Gluck (see panel below). Her smiling face is surrounded by a circle to distinguish her from the rest of the nurses.

CAPTION – PSEUDO-NARRATION (1): And the presence of a U.S. Navy hospital meant the presence of U.S. Navy nurses. We were able to interview one of the survivors.

Translation (1): Et la présence d’un hôpital de la Marine américaine signifiait la présence d’infirmières de la Marine américaine. Nous avions été en mesure d’interviewer l’une des survivantes.

Panel 2: An “interview pose” panel, showing HAZEL GLUCK (“Hazel”). In this panel she is a very aged, frail old lady with thick eyeglasses.

Hazel (2): I remember how when we were first posted to Motofupo, there was this lovely beach with beautiful water to go swimming in.

Translation (2): Je me souviens d’une jolie plage où nous aimions nager dans les eaux claires la première fois que nous avons été affectés à Motofupo.

SUBTITLE – IDENTIFYING TAG (3): Lt. Hazel Gluck, USN, Ret.

Comment (3): “Lt.” is an abbreviation for “Lieutenant,” the third-from-lowest commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy. “USN” is an abbreviation for “United States Navy” and “Ret.” means “retired,” no longer on active service.

Translation (3): Lieutenant Hazel Gluck, USN, retraitée

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Apprendre le français XII: Appât Page 11

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Panel 1: A group of Motofupo people, looking grim, are walking up a gangway onto a ship, guarded by some U.S. Marines.

CAPTION – PSEUDO-NARRATION (1): No historical record discloses what happened nineteen years after the Scelleratini brothers made their movie.

Translation (1): Aucun document historique ne révèle ce qui s’est passé dix-neuf ans après que les frères Scelleratini aient tourné leur film.

CAPTION – PSEUDO-NARRATION (2): During World War II, the Motofupo people were compelled to leave their island.

Translation (2): Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le peuple Motofupo a été obligé de quitter son île.

Panel 2: A helicopter shot showing a space with quonset huts and the tiny figures of busy Navy personnel scurrying around doing important wartime tasks.

CAPTION – PSUEDO-NARRATION (3): The United States Navy established a base and a field hospital there.

Translation (3): La Marine des États-Unis y a établi une base et un hôpital de campagne.

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Two down, one to go

Some mad science with women being turned to chrome statues going on here.

Two Down, One to Go by greatcthulu. Image presented here by kind permission of the artist.

DeviantArt creator greatcthulu does some fine A.S.F.R.-like imagery in CG, and seeing as we’ve finally published the Adventures of Ashley Madder in a slider and at the Internet Archive, it seemed like a good time to feature some of the artist’s work. The artist describes this 2015 image as follows: “The second subject is just rising up out of the transformation chamber while the third statue-to-be waits – probably not willingly – for her turn.”

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