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DUTCHMAN

They are unbelievably lazy. They do not want to work.

MOKSA

Chuana--we have visitors.

AMERICAN

Do you mean--he understands?

AMONG AUDIENCE

CECIL

It wasn't actually Indonesia at the time, dad. It used to be the Dutch East Indies.

DUTCHMAN

Ah, yes. I remember. He was sent to us because he was in some kind of trouble.

AMERICAN

God Almighty! What do they keep here--rancid meat?

MOKSA

Coffee! Chuana, our visitors need coffee.

AMONG AUDIENCE

CECIL

We tried to have them taken to Australia. But the Australian Government has a regulation like ours about Orientals. You know, the Quota System.

DUTCHMAN

The smell here is not so easy to get accustomed to--I always forget how terrible it is.

MOKSA

Ah, Chuana cannot hear me. Maybe we do not need coffee.

INDIO

Maybe Kali-water will do.

AMONG AUDIENCE

CECIL

Under the circumstances the Staff did as much as it could.