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Atopasleepyandunmistakablyseedyestablishment,a
partiallybrokenneonlightwithashortblinksonandoff
erratically:ArabianNightsHotel,ArabianNightsHotel,
ArabianNightsNotel...
INT.THESAMEHOTEL--HALLWAY-NIGHT
Frayedandfadedcarpetlinesthedingyill-lithallway.a
bellhopfromthesubcontinentshufflespast,coughingand
wipinghisnoseonthesleeveofhisill-fittinguniform.
Atinny,bustedwallspeakeremitsacarpenter’ssong,
“We’veOnlyJustBegun.”
CARPENTERS(V.O)
...we’veonlyjustbeguuuunnnn
...to liiivve...
JOHNWATES,ahandsomebutsomewhatnervousAmerican,
makeshiswaydowntherattyhallway,baginhand,laptop
satchelslungoverhisshoulder.
Hecomestoaroom,comparesthedoornumberwiththe
numberonakeyinhishand,beginstoinsertthekeyinto
thelock.Asheputspressureonthedoor,itfallsinto
theroomwithaloudcrash.
Loudlaughtereruptsfromafewdoorsdown.
AdoorburstsopenandDR.AL-SNAFU,arotundArabman
wearinganAmericanIndianwarbonnetandwithabathroom
towelwrappedaroundhiswaist,clutchesabottleofJack
Danielsashechasesafterabare-breastedprostitute
sportingablackStetson,nylonstockingsheldupwith
garters,frillypantiesandcowboyboots.
TheycomeJohn’sway.theprostitutegigglesasshe
passesbyandthendisappearsaroundacorner.
Al-SnafustopsdrunkenlyinfrontofJohnandbeginsto
danceaboutinacircle,hootingandholleringin
imitationofaTVIndian.Hisfaceispaintedsloppily
withbrightredlipstick.
DR.AL-SNAFU
Luh,luh,luh,luh....
Itseemshehasabitofastutter.
