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Quotes
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[first lines]
Mother : Hello, sweetheart.
Bruno : Mum, what's going on?
Mother : We're celebrating.
Bruno : Celebrating?
Mother : Mm, your father's been given a promotion.
Gretel : That means a better job.
Bruno : I know what promotion is.
Mother : So we're having a little party to celebrate.
Bruno : He's still going to be a soldier though, isn't he?
Mother : Yes, my lamb. Just a more important one, now. I have some even more exciting news, but I think dad wanted to tell you about that himself.
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Father : [Elsa has just discovered the true nature of the camp] Elsa, I was sworn to secrecy.
Mother : From your own wife?
Father : I took an oath upon my life, do you understand? Elsa, you believe in this too. You want this country to be strong...
Mother : No, Ralph! No, not THAT! How could you?
Father : Because I am a solider! Soliders fight wars!
Mother : That isn't WAR!
Father : That is a part of it, it's a vital part of it! The Fatherland we all desire, all of us, you included, cannot be achieved without work such as this!
[Elsa begins to break down]
Father : Elsa, Elsa!
Mother : Get away from me! GET AWAY FROM ME!
[Begins to cry]
Bruno : [Enters Ralph's office] Grandpa's here!
Father : We'll be through in a moment.
[to Elsa]
Father : Who told you about this?
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Mother : Ralf, you promised: You said it was miles away... One of them was in our kitchen.