Seven Years in Tibet Page #3

...you may have difficulty

catching up with them.

I don't care if they're repelled

all the way back to Tokyo.

You should if you want

to get back to Austria.

- But I don't.

- Don't what?

- Plan to go back.

- Why not?

No particular reason.

But when you get there,

tell my wife that...

...two years in prison camp is roughly

equivalent to four years of marriage.

And I'm glad to be free of them both.

I'm not going back either,

not until this shameful war is over.

- And where are you headed?

- Tibet.

Then on to China,

see if I can find some work there.

And you?

By my calculations, the Chinese border

is 2,058 kilometers away.

Tibet is 68.

It's a long way to travel

with such a heavy load.

No, just full of food.

- Precisely.

- Mine.

That's too bad.

Those mountains are treacherous.

There are glaciers to be crossed.

If you had roped up to me,

I could have kept you alive.

Considering your performance

the last time we roped up...

...I think I'm safer without you.

Of course.

But I think you are wrong about

that Tibetan border calculation.

By my measurements,

it is 65 kilometers.

Care to wager a kilo of food on that?

All you've got is some

stale crackers, Heinrich.

But I'm right. I'll win.

Tibet, the roof of the world.

It feels as though we have

ascended a medieval stone fortress...

...towering above the center of Asia.

This is the highest country on Earth.

And the most isolated.

There it is.

Tibet.

- Exactly 68 kilometers.

- Congratulations.

Unfortunately, you've eaten

all your winnings.

Yes.

Just smile and say yes.

It's better that way.

It's amazing what you learn

in prison, isn't it?

Tibet.

- No foreigners allowed in Tibet.

- Oh, please!

No foreigner!

No foreigner!

Oh, please!

Yes. Thank you.

Yes. Of course.

No translation needed.

Some people are glad to see us.

Don't let it get to your head, Heinrich.

When the Tibetans clap hands, it means

they are driving out evil forces.

We need to find food.

It is the prophecy. It says here...

...in the final testament

of great thirteenth Dalai Lama.

"It may happen that in Tibet,

religions and government...

...will be attacked by outside forces.

Unless we can guard our own country...

...monks and their monasteries

will be destroyed.

The lands and property

of government officials will be seized.

The Dalai Lama and all

the revered holders of the faith...

...will disappear and become nameless."

Now you understand why we are not

welcome to foreigners here?

Yes, but you must understand

we're not here to threaten or harm.

We just need food,

and then we'll be on our--

His Excellency, the Garpon.

Your Eminence, we're happy to see you.

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