Louie and the rest of the USA Olympic team set out for Germany on a boat called the Manhattan. Louie gained twelve pounds in nine days on the boat. They all settled down in the Olympic Village. When Louie and the other Americans went to the opening ceremonies, they saw Nazi flags everywhere. It seemed as though the whole town was taken over, very clean and prestigious. Louie made the final, but he stated that he was feeling tired and sluggish. Louie fell behind in the finals race, finishing 8th. As Louie climbed into the stands, Hitler called his attention, and told him in German, "Ah, you're the boy with the fast finish." Louie had made his last lap around the track in the 5,000 in 56 seconds. After the race, Louie was walking around Berlin, and he spotted a small Nazi flag, which he thought would be a nice souvenir. He grabbed it, but the guards saw him, and he fell to the ground. They eventually let him have it. When he got home, Louie immediately started to think about the next Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan.
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