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The Secret of Frequency A: An Incredible Disaster, Part Two

By Eom Jeong-Hui & Ko Im-Hong
Translated from Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl
The Elite Youth Science Squad from North Korea is back for part two of their adventure..
AN INVISIBLE " DEVIL'S WEAPON "

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW , FREQUENCY A IS UNDER 7 HERTZ AND IS HARMFUL TO LIVING ORGANISMS .

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR , THE NAZIS USED FRE QUENCY A AS A TOOL FOR INTERROGATING PRISONERS OF WAR .

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: FREQUENCY A AT 100 DECIBELS DISRUPTS BRAIN FUNCTION AND CREATES DISORIENTATION . COUNT LESS PRISONERS OF WAR DIED AT THE HANDS OF NAZI WAR CRIMINALS DUR ING HORRIBLE MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS .
Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: AFTER NAZI GERMANY WAS DEFEATED , THE AMERICAN IMPERIALISTS CONTINUED THE SECRET PROJECT TO PERFECT FREQUENCY A FOR USE . AS A WEAPON .

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: IN 1959 , ON AN ISLAND NEAR INDIA , TEN PEOPLE UNWITTING EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS -- DIED FROM ORGAN FAILURE AND NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE . --

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: IN 1968 , IN EUROPE , MORE THAN TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE SECRET FREQUENCY A LABORA TORY , THIRTY PEOPLE DIED NEEDLESSLY IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT .
Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD CALLED FREQUENCY A " THE DEVIL'S WEAPON " AND RAISED THEIR VOICES IN PROTEST , DEMANDING THAT ITS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STOP AT ONCE .

THEN , WHEN THE IN VENTORS OF FREQENCY A BEGAN TO DIE FROM THE EFFECTS OF THEIR OWN RESEARCH , THE WEAPONS PROJECT WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME .

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION OF THE GURA CONGLOMERATE SCIENCE INSTITUTE , DR . COLBIN ?

DR . COLBIN: THEY DEMANDED THAT WE GIVE THEM THE LAND OF OUR NATURE PRESERVE SO THEY COULD DO EXPERIMENTS THERE . I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL QUITE UNREASONABLE .
DR . COLBIN: OUR GOVERNMENT FIRMLY REFUSED . OUR ECONOMY IS BASED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON NATURE TOURISM , AND 80 PERCENT OF THAT DEPENDS ON OUR ANIMAL PRESERVE .

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: UH ... I THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THAT INSTITUTE . DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT JUST BE A FRONT FOR CONTINUING THE SECRET RESEARCH ON FREQUENCY A ?

Dr. HEO SEUNG - MIN: SAY , WHY DON'T WE DRAG THEM OUT TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME UNDER THE PRETENSE OF ASKING FOR HELP IN INVESTIGATING THIS RECENT INCIDENT ? AS A FIRST STEP , I MEAN .

DR . COLBIN: YES ... I'LL ASK THEM RIGHT AWAY .
KIM CHEOL - RYEOUNG: THIS IS A LASER - OPERATED LIGHT AMPLIFYING TELESCOPIC CAMERA I DESIGNED . LET'S INSTALL IT ON THE ROOF OF THE NATIONAL ZOO , AND MONITOR THE GURA INSTITUTE .

KANG YEONG - NAM: !

KIM CHEOL - RYEOUNG: IT'S LOCATED RIGHT OVER THERE .
REE JI - HYAE: COMRADE !

REE JI - HYAE: I'M GETTING A STRANGE SIGNAL .

KIM CHEOL - RYEOUNG: ? ! HUH ?!

KIM CHEOL - RYEOUNG: THIS IS WEIRD ...?
THE GURA CONGLOMERATE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

RONALD: {HUFF PUFF}

RONALD: SIR ! PROFESSOR HEO IS ASKING FOR OUR HELP , AND HE WANTS TO EXAMINE OUR FACILITIES .

KELTON: HMM ... I WAS EXPECTING THAT .
KELTON: YOU AND THAT JAPANESE ACOUSTIC ENGINEER GENJIRO GO OUT .

RONALD: SIR , IT WOULDN'T BE SUCH A BAD IDEA TO SEND POE , WHO'S WORKING ON THE SECRET PROJECT . HE COULD CONFIRM SOME EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS .

KELTON: ? !

KELTON: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING ?! HE'S WANTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT FOR DEVELOPING " THE DEVIL'S WEAPON " ! HE WAS TRIED IN ABSENTIA AND SENTENCED TO DEATH ! IF THEY FIND OUT HE'S DOING RESEARCH FOR US , WE'RE FINISHED !

KELTON: YOU AND GENJIRO WILL HAVE TO OUTDO YOURSELVES PLAYING , THE PART OF SCIENTISTS DOING RESEARCH IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY .
KELTON: WHATEVER IT TAKES FROM OUR BAG OF TRICKS , WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY ACQUIESCE TO AMERICAN DEMANDS AND TAKE OVER THEIR NATURE PRESERVE .

RONALD: YES , SIR .

SECURITY CHIEF: {KNOCK KNOCK}

SECURITY CHIEF: DIRECTOR , SIR , IT'S AN EMERGENCY .

KELTON: SECURITY CHIEF , WHAT'S GOING ON ?

SECURITY CHIEF: AROUND 10 P.M. LAST NIGHT , OUR FACILITIES WERE SCANNED BY AN UNKNOWN LASER SCANNING DEVICE .

KELTON: ?
KELTON: WHAT ? ! ... WHAT'S THE RANGE AND LOCATION OF THAT LASER DEVICE ? ? ! ?

SECURITY CHIEF: IT'S LOCATED AT THE ZOO .

RONALD: DO YOU THINK THIS COUNTRY'S SECRET POLICE MIGHT BE ON TO US ?

KELTON: SUSPEND THE FREQUENCY A EXPERIMENTS FOR NOW AND MAKE SURE POE STAYS IN THE BASEMENT .

SECURITY CHIEF: YES , SIR , DIRECTOR , SIR .

KELTON: THE PROBLEM IS THOSE ELITE SCIENCE SQUAD KIDS FROM CHOSUN . THEY'VE EARNED THE EQUIVALENT OF A PHD IN TENTH GRADE AND THEY'RE ALL PRODIGIES IN THEIR FIELDS . AND THAT HOE SEUNG - MIN IS A WORLD RENOWNED AUTHORITY , TOO .
RONALD: SIR , AFTER WE BEGIN THE INVESTIGATION , LET'S INVITE THEM HERE . IF THEY SUSPECT ANYTHING , WE'LL KNOW IT AND THEY'LL BE ON OUR TURF .

KELTON: GOOD . I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO PROVE THAT MY DECISION TO PROMOTE YOU WASN'T A MISTAKE AFTER ALL .

RONALD: YES , SIR , I UNDERSTAND .

KELTON: GET OUT THERE WITH GENJIRO AT ONCE .

{ZOOM}
SECURITY CHIEF: DOCTOR POE , YOU'RE GOING DOWN TO THE BASEMENT FOR A LITTLE WHILE . S0 DON'T SHOW YOUR FACE .

DOCTOR POE: WHY NOT ?

SECURITY CHIEF: ORDERS FROM THE DIRECTOR .

DOCTOR POE: HUMPH ! WHAT DOES HE TAKE ME FOR ? DOES HE THINK I'M A MOLE ?

{WHAM}

SECURITY CHIEF: ? !

SECURITY CHIEF: JUST RELAX AND ENJOY THE PEACE AND QUIET .

DOCTOR POE: HM ... FILTHY ...
RONALD: GENJIRO , OUR OBJECTIVE WHEN WE ARRIVE AT THE SITE IS TO DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION ELSEWHERE AND KEEP THEM DISTRACTED .

GENJIRO: I KNOW . BUT ... I'M GETTING A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS FOR SOME REASON .

AT THE SITE

DR. COLBIN: THEY'RE HERE .

DR. HEO SEUNG - MIN: WATCH THEIR FACES CLOSELY .

TO BE CONTINUED ...

Translation copyright 2011 by Heinz Insu Fenkl. All rights reserved.

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