You'd better let me worry about that. But I can assure you that it is for my safety and for the safety of all of us.

You'd better let me worry about that. But I can assure you that it is for my safety and for the safety of all of us.

Here is the camera!

I can't get that!

I'll get a camera.

Too bad for me, too bad for you. Then I'm afraid I can't give you a rock CD either. That's only available for brave fellow citizens.

You surprise me, Schwarz. But I must confess, you surprise me in a positive way.

Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.

Not yet.

Well, what are you waiting for? Get me a camera MK III, then you can call a wonderful rock CD your own.

Can I ask you a quick question?

What's up?

I ... uh ... wanted to ask you what kind of music is that that you play on your guitar from time to time?

Am I bothering you?

What? Oh, erm... no, that's not what I meant.

I just hear you playing soft music sometimes and I was wondering what kind of music that is.

Fact? Well, in this country you call me a folk musician. Abroad, my music would probably be called rock music.

That's wonderful!

Are there any records of your music, Mr. Henker? I would like to buy one!

Well, I ... um... can't afford studio recordings here in the Greatest Union, unfortunately, you know.

Of course, I would be sure of success, people love my music.

But ... how shall I say ... for reasons I no longer receive permission to perform. You understand.

I understand.

Er, no?

That's just the way it is here. You are certainly not allowed to mop the hallway as you see fit.

Well, sex and drugs wouldn't even be that much of a problem. But the paper clip eaters don't like it when people feel elated and liberated. Even if…

Well, sex and drugs wouldn't even be that much of a problem. But the paper clip eaters don't like it when people feel elated and liberated. Even if it's only for a two-hour concert.

...

Well, I... would you have a rock record by other artists that you could lend me?

Records? I'm not tired of living!

Every ministry informer in the next room can dance along! And then arrest me the morning after.

No, no! But I'll tell you something. But this has to stay between us, understood?

Promise!

Uh... sure.

What? Oh! No, don't worry, I've taken care of that.

Good man!

Listen, Schwarz, if you want to listen to good music in this country - and that means forbidden music - you need one of these modern players. You can…

Listen, Schwarz, if you want to listen to good music in this country - and that means forbidden music - you need one of these modern players. You can play CDs on it.

This is a small device that you can put in the pocket of your jacket. Then you plug two cables into your ears and you can listen to music.

CDs, on the other hand, you can think of as small, silver records that you then put into this walkman to play.

Only the person who has the cables in his ear can hear the music. So the whole thing is absolutely tap-proof.

This was just a test ...

There is such a thing?

Oh yeah, you should have seen your face when I mentioned the wires in your ear.

Get over yourself, man! Abroad, everyone supposedly has one of these. Only here we still live in the Stone Age.

Tell you what, I'll give you one of my rock CDs. However, you'll have to take care of a walkman yourself.

That's great! Thank you!

But you have to get something for me in return.

Oh! Um... sure. What?

I need one of those professional MK III cameras.

Since you're constantly going in and out of the ministry, surely it's possible for you to get me one of those, right?

Um... and why do you need such a camera?

Schwarz! Well, do you have what I asked you? There is a great slice waiting for you, you can believe me!

And I also know how to deliver. Here is the promised CD. A concentrated load of rock for your ears.

Thank you very much!

I have to thank you.

Especially if you don't even tell me what you plan to do with it.

You may not know it yet, but this camera will be critical to our success.

Here, take the camera. But be careful with it! If this comes back on me, I'm screwed.

I can't get you a MK III camera. The risk is too great for me

Well, I'll go and get you an MK III. I'll do almost anything for good music.

Unfortunately not yet. But I'm on it.

Ah yes, of course. I see.

No, I don't quite understand.

That goes without saying!

All right. I just hope there's no ministry... uh ...spy.

That ... uh... I already knew all that, of course. I just wanted to test you, Mr. Henker.

What, and such a thing really exists? Oh, God, tomorrow we will all become machine people!