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Then mother opened her eyes and

looked at me

as if she had known all along

that I was staring at her,

and asked if I thought

she had pretty shoes on...

Christ almighty, they're here.

Get out of the way.

Wait!

When I, when I get pregnant now

by a general or two captains,

what would people say...

In Sweden...

A boat will come for me so

I can give birth in Sweden...

I must dress up for that...

Father won't come, the lighthouse is all

that matters to him... Only I have to go...

But I come back... I jump into the water

and swim to the shore

and father is very angry and

wants to know where I left my things,

why I left the gold in the boat.

And then he beats my feet all blue... He

does that to all females who come back...

That's why no-one returns. I know that.

I saw them all going. Going and going...

Every single one of them...

And I shouted at them,

wanted to know where they thought

they were going, straight into the sea...

And I thought I would never see

another human being in my life...

That I remain alone,

a virgin of a woman.

Let's go now.

Quite sensible men these were.

Said nobody will be taken away.

Only active supporters will be punished.

We aren't supporters.

We are the lighthouse keepers...

They told us

to keep watching our lighthouse...

They won't touch women...

No raping... Rapists will be shot...

This is what they said,

rapists and supporters to be shot.

Eetla!

Eetla!

Down! Down!

They burnt the boats...

They burnt the boats... I saw...

The entire sea was burning...

I was in the tower at night

and saw them shooting.

All the boats burned...

Didn't you see?

Give me some light.

Sh*t... Going to run dry.

Must tie it with something.

There's nothing suitable here.

I've got a stocking. Let me.

Wait! You pee on it...

Then tie it up... Pee!

It doesn't matter

who does it... Pull hard.

I can't...

Yes you can... You must!

Stop that cranking.

Come, come here. Eat up.

Those with the jeep said no-one's

allowed to the sea any more.

Can't keep the boats either.

You'd better not look

towards the sea at all.

They said if you see something,

like someone with a boat,

you must tell them...

So the less you see the better.

One was talking and

the others just stood there.

He asked too why I had not left...

This Juhansen...

Now we've got this Kasper Juhansen...

The same doctor mother used

to see in that hospital in town...

How do you know it's Juhansen?

It's him alright.

I saw his papers... The same guy.

It was his leg you bandaged today...

With mother's stocking...

Juhansen.

Gone out... What the hell!

So it has!

I'll shoot the bastard!

Father!

What are you doing?

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