72 | John W. Warner IV mystery. I hope to see it all again.. .my dream, someday. Emotions running high, he looked to the photo of his family and teared up. I miss them so much, love them so much… Bernie held his hand. I know. After a minute or so Hess leaned over and wiped away tears. Yes, yes you do. He squeezed tighter. Walter, I.. .1 beg of you, what are the SS really after in the Middle East besides oil, minerals, and the Suez? The Ahnenerbe, especially? Are they after more hidden ancient technology? Artifacts? At this, Hess became sullen. His black eyes bored into Bernies. I can only speculate. Bernie could tell he was holding back; he slowly grabbed Hesss cardigan and took a low tone. Walter, so help me.. .if the war goes Hitlers way, we could all die or be enslaved. True Aryanism and peaceful Nordic philosophy made a mockery of, all ancient Celtic culture erased, no beloved Egypt or her treasures to benefit mankind, perhaps no more lush, green Mother Earth, only ignorance, only dystopian technocratic darkness swathed in black oil, atomic weapons, and endless wars! He let go, calmed himself, then caressed the mans cheek softly. Sorry, old friend. Hess sighed again, smoothing his oily hair with a shaky hand. Its obvious the darkest elements of the Anunnaki have certainly returned with They never really left, Walter! Some of them were always here, their offspring, you know that. Come on, come on, think, you know what Im Artifacts’? Theres the Channel Islands and their tunnels and Celtic ruins that have provided much science. Heligoland too. And in Antarctica four years ago, the Thule expedition that Goring and I organized found ruins in Neuschwabenland much older than the Great Flood, Kapitan Ritscher told me so in his photographic report, the World Ice Theory proven true. An extremely high civilization once thrived there, rivals of the Anunnaki perhaps. I believe it was a southern outpost for the Atlantean Empire, a colony, perhaps a rebellious one. We are constructing a base there in the Muhlig-Hofmann mountains. England would have been given their slice of ice in our deal, America too if need be. I told that to Churchill but hes a stubborn ass. He always wants more than his fair share. Big deal. The SS supposedly has a copy of the secret map that Columbus and Admiral Piri Reis used, the one that shows an ice-free Antarctica, the huge one in the Spanish archives thats said to be older than the Great Flood. A U-Boat base in the works too, a stupid idea if you ask me. Look, I dont give a fat shit about the southern