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than swimming.

No, no, swimming's not the way.

The current is so strong it'll push you

right back where you started from.

You know, when you're on those islands

you're there for keeps.

Where do we go?

We go up the Moroni River.

Then we dock at Saint Laurent.

That's where they decide whether

to send you to the work camps or...

...to the islands.

You see those two on the dock

with the guns?

Right over there.

They served their time.

Now they're colonists.

They've turned man hunter.

Man hunter?

Yeah, you escape, they hunt.

For money, I presume, a reward.

Jesus!

Get ready to move!

Line up to disembark.

I'm going to have an accident going down

that gangplank and it's gotta look good...

...so lend me your shiv.

What the hell for?

Because I'm a two-time loser.

No matter what happens, I'll be sent

to the islands on the next transport.

I have to get in the hospital

to give me time to think.

Now give me that shiv!

You're crazy, Julot.

Single file down the gangplank. March.

Hold it! Hold it!

Let's go!

Single file!

Move! Let's go!

Bring a stretcher.

Single file, single file.

Take him away!

-All right, move! Move!

-Let's go!

Move it!

Come on, move 'em!

Let's go! Come on!

Column, march!

Keep moving.

You two, pick him up, quickly!

Attention!

Welcome to the Penal Colony...

...of French Guiana...

...whose prisoners you are...

...and from which there is no escape.

First attempts at escape...

...add two years in solitary

to existing sentences.

Second attempts, add five more.

Of course, more serious offenses...

...are dealt with in this fashion.

Make the best of what we offer you

and you will suffer less than you deserve.

Dismissed.

In the bunkhouse.

One, two, three, four.

Go on! Go on! Get a move on!

Mr. Dega?

Yes, indeed.

I know all about you, Mr. Dega.

Very intelligent man.

Thank you. I seem to be known

in all the wrong places.

Well, I have a friend who is a guard.

For very--

Yes, go ahead.

For very little money he can arrange

for certain people to stay here...

...instead of being sent to a work camp

or one of the islands.

Can he get us a job here

so we can walk around the place?

Perhaps a selection from which

we may choose?

Oh, yes. That is, my friend can.

You take our money,

and you put your life on the line.

Of course.

How much will it cost?

Well, my friend has a very large family.

Many little children, you understand?

And his sergeant has a mother,

heart trouble.

He was asking you how much,

not how many.

If you don't mind, I'll do the negotiating.

How much?

For you, Fr 500. For him, Fr 1,500.

He made trouble.

Yes, indeed he did. Nevertheless,

I'll give you Fr 1,250 for the both of us.

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