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I had the intuition that I was in the presence of a person in the pay of our enemies. From that time, I had but one thought to unmask her.

The French interrogator, who uttered these words,

was reflecting on his interview with a remarkable woman,

Matahari, known to the world as a Javan princess who had used exotic dancing to seduce

untold men in the midst of World War I.

I have been taught from my earliest childhood, the deep meaning of these dances, which constitute

a cult, a religion. Only those born and bred there become impregnated with their religious significance,

and can impart to them that solemn note to which they can lay claim.

The dastardly mastermind, devoid of scruples or a moral compass, was known to her German

pain master simply as Agent H-21.

She had caused the deaths of tens of thousands of men.

It was a crime she must pay for with her life.

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