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on a travel folder.

Yeah, for Transylvania.

- Let's go take a look at it.

- Yeah!

- How the heck do we get there?

- We can hike over that way and take a look.

Might be an entrance on the other side,

but it's too far.

This side's too steep

for the girls to climb.

Would like to get to it though.

It might be where Dr. Watermann is.

Well, doesn't cost anything to try.

- Susan?

- I'm with you.

This is the best way.

See the road?

- Some picnic, huh?

- [ Laughter Reverberating ]

It came from in there!

In the cave!

[ Laughter Continues ]

[ Laughter Continues ]

- [ Flapping Sound ]

- [ Laughter Continues ]

What --

[ Flapping Sound Continues ]

- What was that?

- How should I know?

[Jim ]

Anyone wanna go in there?

[ David ] Well, I'd like to,

if we had some way to see.

- Have you got a flashlight in the car?

- No, I haven't.

Matches.

All right, we'll --

- We'll make some torches.

- Torches. All right.

[ Gasps ]

Hey! Come here!

Come on.!

[Jim ]

Hey, babe, what do you got here?

Well, look at this.

[Jim ]

What a pair of gun boats.

You're a geologist, Dave.

What do you think?

Ever unearth anything like this?

[ Chuckles ]

I think what we're about to unearth...

is a practical joker

who plants phony footprints...

and makes weird noises in caves

to put people on.

[Jim ] Now, watch your step.

There's a lot of junk in here.

[ Vicki ]

Yeah. There's something right here.

[Jim ]

Well, come on, dummy.

That's why I gave you the torch --

so you wouldn't break your neck.

[ Vicki ]

Well, my eyes haven't adjusted yet.

[Jim ]

Just take your time.

[ Gasps ]

Jim? Jim?

Jim!

Dave?

Jim?

- [ Laughing ]

- [ Screams ]

-[Jim ] Vicki.!

-[ Vicki ]Jim.!

- [ David ] Where are you?

- [ Laughing Continues ]

[ Vicki ]

Jim.! Where are you?

[ David ] This way,Jim!

Down this way!

[Jim ]

Vicki.! Where are you?

-[ Laughing Continues ]

-[ Vicki Screams ] Oh,Jim, hurry.!

[Jim ] We're coming, Vicki.!

Stay where you are.!

[ Vicki ]Jim, no.!

You're getting farther away.!

[ David ]

Dead end.! Turn back.!

[Jim ] This is the right one, Dave.

To the left.! Here.! Around this bend.!

[ David ]

Don't get too far in front of me,Jim.!

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Vicki ]

Oh,Jim.!Jim.!

- Vicki!

- Oh,Jim,Jim!

- Are you all right, babe?

- Who the heck are you?

The book.

That's what you're after.

- We aren't looking for a book.

- [ Cackling ]

You're here.

You have to take it.

[ Cackling Continues ]

Come on. Come on.

Wow, is this weird.

Well, let's follow him.

[ Chuckles ]

This way.

[ Cackling Continues ]

[ Susan ] Do you really think

we ought to follow him?

Well, it can't hurt us.

[ Cackling ]

Come on. Come on.

Here it is.

[ Cackling Continues ]

The book.

The real book.!

Now it's your book.

Take it!

Don't you want it back?

[ Cackling Continues ]

Jim.Jim, there was

a skeleton in there.

- Don't you think--

- A skeleton?

- What's this about a skeleton?

- I saw one in there,just before the old man --

- What kind of skeleton?

- Human!

Oh, come on. You didn't see

a human skeleton. It was just --

Don't tell me what I didn't see.

It was right in front of me.

In that torchlight? It was probably

some animal or some rocks or--

- It was human.

- Well, we could go back and see.

- Oh, not this kid.

- No matches.

We'll tell somebody back in town about it

and let them take care of it. Okay?

- All right. Feeling better?

- Boy, I'd love to get this book open.

Well, let's have the picnic

and examine the book.

- Okay. You hungry?

- Frankly, I'm starved.

But let's do find

a more wholesome atmosphere.

I can't believe that crazy old man

has really been living in that cave.

- Yeah. Looked like he was.

- How do you suppose he exists in there?

Doubt if we'll ever know.

Well, I took care of the beverage.

Fresh mountain stream water.

And I just hope

you can cook chicken.

I'll have you know my chicken

is of world renown.

- Voil!

- Saved by the colonel.

Look at this.

Yeah, must be that pioneer stock

in your background.

Ohh.

- Lunch time.

- No, I wanna get this open first.

You're sure fighting that thing.

The old man neglected to give us the key.

Would you like to go back and ask him for it?

Mmm. Here.

Try this.

Well, well.

We brought a Boy Scout with us.

Yes, we did.

Wait -- Now, wait -- Now, be c --

You're gonna break the point off that thing!

Let me do it. Okay?

Here, catch.

Aah!

Yeah? Yeah? All right.

- [ Clicks ]

- Think I got it.

Pretty clever. No springs.

Just two interlocking links.

Okay, okay.

Open it,Jim.

- [ Gasps ]

- Whew!

- Wow.

- Whew!

What a stink.

Where'd he keep this thing, in a sewer?

- Smells more like rotten eggs -- sulfuric.

- Yeah.

Hey, what's this?

- Well, what is it?

- Somebody's notes.

Well, what's it say?

Hmm.

''Unknown preservative.''

Talks about the excellent condition

of the book.

A couple of chemicals

that might be involved.

Very knowledgeable.

Very scientific.

So?

So, if this is more of the old man's put-on,

at least it's getting more interesting.

Hey, I didn't make all this stuff

for the ants!

She didn't make all that for the ants.

Okay. Be right there.

If the smell of this book

doesn't make me lose my appetite.

Huh.

Look at this character.

- How about that?

- Yeah.

Wow. This is some

piece of literature.

Only it's gonna be a little difficult

to follow the story without a translation.

Come on, you guys.

Let's have our picnic and go see that castle.

A lot more interesting

than some smelly old book.

Dear heart,

why don't you dummy up.

She's right,Jim. We should try

to find out where Dr. Watermann is.

We can examine the book later.

Okay.

All right. Who made the potato salad?

Joe's Delicatessen?

- [ Vicki ] I made it myself.

- Then I'll stick with the chicken.

Say, here's something I can read.

Pretty well anyway--

it's in Latin.

''Nema.

''Forever glory the and'' --

Must mean ''and the.''

''Power the and kingdom...

the is thou thine.''

Yeah?

''The is thine''?

''Kingdom the is thine.''

Hey, wait a minute.

Don't read any more.

I know what that is.

That's the Lord's Prayer backwards.

[ Vicki ] You know, I still keep

thinking about that skeleton.

[Jim ] Oh, boy. Well, it's nice you have

something to occupy your mind.

[ Vicki Chuckles Sarcastically ]

Come on, Dave.

- Hey!

- What happened?

- Dr. Watermann!

- You sure?

Yeah. I got a glimpse of him.

He has the book!

You stay here.

Dr. Watermann!

Dr. -- Dr. Watermann!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean it.

- What happened?

- Must have hit his head on a rock.

I can't feel any--

Jim, he's dead.

I can't believe it.

It was just a fall.

Dave, are you sure?

Yes, yes, I'm sure.

I've seen dead bodies before.

Come on.

Let's get him out of the water.

We'll go back and tell the girls,

and we'll go to the police and make a report.

Dave, listen.

I know you and Dr. Watermann

were close...

but you can't blame yourself

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