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I want to witness a sale of these looted

I want to witness a sale of these looted smuggled antiquities because that’s the

smuggled antiquities because that’s the

smuggled antiquities because that’s the only way I can understand where the

only way I can understand where the

only way I can understand where the stuff’s coming from how is getting out

stuff’s coming from how is getting out

stuff’s coming from how is getting out what the kind of market is for this

what the kind of market is for this

what the kind of market is for this stuff if I told them I was a journalist

stuff if I told them I was a journalist

stuff if I told them I was a journalist they’d probably tell me maybe what I

they’d probably tell me maybe what I

they’d probably tell me maybe what I might want to hear or what they think I

might want to hear or what they think I

might want to hear or what they think I might want to hear or they might show me

might want to hear or they might show me

might want to hear or they might show me fake stuff so the only way I can

fake stuff so the only way I can

fake stuff so the only way I can understand and really investigate what’s

understand and really investigate what’s

understand and really investigate what’s happening is to get face to face up

happening is to get face to face up

happening is to get face to face up close and personal with these dealers

close and personal with these dealers

close and personal with these dealers now of course that’s risky

now of course that’s risky

now of course that’s risky particularly because these dealers are

particularly because these dealers are

particularly because these dealers are very nervous they’re doing illegal

very nervous they’re doing illegal

very nervous they’re doing illegal activities inside Turkey they could go

activities inside Turkey they could go

activities inside Turkey they could go to jail so this man on the roof he said

to jail so this man on the roof he said

to jail so this man on the roof he said to me look these the artifacts that are

to me look these the artifacts that are

to me look these the artifacts that are being offered and I said to him that I

being offered and I said to him that I

being offered and I said to him that I was interested in going to meet these

was interested in going to meet these

was interested in going to meet these guys to pose as a buyer he told me such

guys to pose as a buyer he told me such

guys to pose as a buyer he told me such her undertaking would be incredibly

her undertaking would be incredibly

her undertaking would be incredibly risky and that they might kill me any

risky and that they might kill me any

risky and that they might kill me any Westerner turning up there would be a

Westerner turning up there would be a

Westerner turning up there would be a huge risk of being kidnapped and sold on

huge risk of being kidnapped and sold on

huge risk of being kidnapped and sold on as a sort of human antiquity he actually

as a sort of human antiquity he actually

as a sort of human antiquity he actually said that I would be worth more than the

said that I would be worth more than the

said that I would be worth more than the antiquities on sale because they could

antiquities on sale because they could

antiquities on sale because they could sell me offers for human cargo we’re

sell me offers for human cargo we’re

sell me offers for human cargo we’re worth a lot simply by being a westerner

worth a lot simply by being a westerner

worth a lot simply by being a westerner that they could get their hands on when

that they could get their hands on when

that they could get their hands on when he told me that they might kill me if I

he told me that they might kill me if I

he told me that they might kill me if I try and delve any deeper into what

try and delve any deeper into what

try and delve any deeper into what they’re doing I sent a bit of a tingle

they’re doing I sent a bit of a tingle

they’re doing I sent a bit of a tingle down my spine I was thinking wow that’s

down my spine I was thinking wow that’s

down my spine I was thinking wow that’s how dodgy it is if you delve too deep

how dodgy it is if you delve too deep

how dodgy it is if you delve too deep maybe you’re gonna end up

maybe you’re gonna end up

maybe you’re gonna end up you lose your head