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Well the bad guys couldn't figure it out and neither can I, so why exactly did Doc go to all the trouble to reach Babe while mortally wounded?

Rob After his old colleague Ape is remaindered in a public bathroom, Doc/Scylla struggles to comprehend why that bothers him so much, since he and Ape wer…moreAfter his old colleague Ape is remaindered in a public bathroom, Doc/Scylla struggles to comprehend why that bothers him so much, since he and Ape weren't that close. Finally he comes up with the answer: "Because I want to die with someone who loves me." He couldn't bear the thought of being killed by some lower-level guys in a restroom with his pants down. (less)

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Does the book go into more detail about the Levy brother's Jewishness? I found it a distracting elephant in the room for the movie, that the Levys were so clearly implied to be Jewish, and somehow the subject never came up in dialogue when dealing with the Nazi.

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