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The scorpion is an arachoid species found in various parts of the world

lts tail comprises five prismatic joints

The pincers, recalling those of the larger crayfsh...

...are instruments of aggression and information

lts tail ends in a sixth joint...

...a sac from which poison is injected by barbed sting

A lover of darkness, it burrows under stones...

...to escape the glare of the sun

Antisocial, it ejects the intruder on its solitude

Such lightning strikes, such virtuosity in attack

Even a rat, for all its fury, falls prey to it

Some hours later

Stop it!

Perhaps l just happened to fall?

No. We saw nothing

ls there any news, yes or no?

Yes, the Majorcans are here

Quick, to arms!

To the rear!

What about Péman?

l'm done for

So are we, but we're going

Yes, but you've got accordions...

...hippopotamuses, wrenches...

...mountain goats, and...

Bollocks! Let's go

...and paintbrushes

1930 AD. This stone, on the site where the Majorcans died...

...marks the founding of the city of...

...lmperial Rome

Once mistress of the pagan world, now secular seat of the Church

Aspects of its stoutest pillar, the Vatican

The landlord's terms are very favourable. We can move in at once

Longing to see you, very soon now. Your loving cousin

But the hurly-burly of modern life has overtaken the lmperial City

Sometimes on Sundays...

Various picturesque aspects of the great city

Bandaged?

Yes, it's been sore for over a week

ls Daddy home yet, Mummy?

Yes, he's in the dispensary

Then he'll dress for the party

We went out together this morning...

...and engaged four of them

The little moustached one sang like the rest

Only a pianist is lacking

But our priest is a fine violinist

l think the musicians we have will be enough

Six of them placed near the microphone...

...will make more noise than sixty ten kilometres away

l know sound gets lost in the open air...

...but we could bring the guests in close

Get a move on. The Majorcans will be arriving at nine

Bastard! Filthy swine!

Keep your trap shut!

Want us to work you over?

Here's a taste of the rough stuff!

Enough is enough; let me show you who you're dealing with

Let's have a look, then

The lnternational Goodwill Society...

...hereby appoints you its special delegate

This document testifies to our faith in you

We pray that you will prove worthy...

...of this trust we place in you...

...and successfully complete your goodwill mission

On your spirit of self-sacrifice and your proven valour...

...depend many lives

Children, women, old men

The honour of our Fatherland rests on the outcome of this noble enterprise

At his magnificent Roman estate, the Marquis of X prepares for his guests

The Minister of the lnterior is on the telephone

You scoundrel! You are entirely to blame!

You compromised me, too

Do you realize that not one child survived?

Many women and old men perished, too

You're bothering me about a few brats?

Filthy ruffian, you've dragged me down with you!

Dishonoured me!

You can die for all l care!

Then listen to my last words... Has he gone?

Are you sleepy?

I was just falling asleep

Where's the light switch?

At the foot of the bed

Your elbow's hurting me

Move your head closer,; the pillow is cooler on this side

Where's your hand?

That feels so good

Let's just sit here and not move

Are you cold?

No, I was falling

I've been waiting so long for him

What joy! What joy in having killed our children

My love... my love...

Just as these feathers fell, but a long way away...

...the survivors from the Château de Selliny...

...emerged to return to Paris

120 days earlier, four godless and unprincipled scoundrels...

...had, driven by their depravity, shut themselves away...

...to indulge in the most bestial of orgies

To them, the life of a woman mattered no more than that of a fly

They took with them eight lovely adolescent girls...

...to serve as victims for their criminal desires...

...plus four women well versed in debauchery...

...whose narrative skills would serve to stimulate...

...their already jaded appetites...

...whenever interest flagged

Here are the survivors of these orgies, leaving the Château de Selliny

First and foremost of the four instigators, the Duc de Blangis