Tarok Page #4

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at any rate.

That's my big brother!

- Vagn, it suits you.

- Thanks.

Waiter, give everyone a drink on me!

- Dad will foot the bill.

- He'll go crazy.

I won and he grabbed the winnings.

But we're grabbing all the fun.

There is work to be done!

- Come on Aksel!

- Jrn!

Hello, Jrn Laursen!

Don't you recognize me?

Last time I saw you

you won a fizzy pop.

Ingelise?

A fizzy pop wasn't all I won, was it?

You've got a good memory!

Shall we dance?

I'm glad I bet on you that time,

Jrn Laursen.

I remember how you always

led the town processions.

Next to the chief of police.

- I felt like the Queen of Skive.

- You were my greatest dream.

- And you did nothing about it?

- I wasn't brave enough.

Do you still ride?

Actually, I won

the Skive Cup last year.

I haven't been home much.

Why did you go to sea?

What did your mum and dad say?

They weren't happy.

Especially not mum.

But I needed to try

being my own boss.

What now? Conquer the harness

race courses of the world?

No. That's Vagn's dream.

What's yours?

I've been accepted to train

as a fighter pilot.

Isn't it dangerous?

Yes, but

You are a real daredevil.

It won't be easy, making you

keep your feet on the ground.

These shoes are so narrow.

Thanks.

This is where I live.

Maybe we could...

... meet again?

You bet.

Yes!

- Can I help you?

- Vagn Laursen?

Down the corridor.

Room 12.

Thanks.

Five years, they say, at most.

But a Laursen never gives up.

How is dad taking it?

If he isn't in the stables

he's in his study.

He refuses to accept it.

That damned cancer.

That was "Christmas is coming"sung

by the Radio Choir. Now the news.

Here is the news.

Another Danish F-100 fighter

has crashed over Germany.

The pilot, Ole Jensen, was killed.

That is the tenth F-100 crash

in less than a year.

It is the highest number since

1950-1955 when 79 crashes...

Did you know him?

Yes.

- Did he have a wife and children?

- They were expecting their first.

I don't know

how I will cope...

... If I have to lose

two sons as well.

I am not going to be a fighter pilot.

Well, it is stupid to fly around in

something that can fall down.

How do you intend

to support a family?

I am looking at

a car dealership in Skive.

I see.

What do you know about cars?

As much as you knew

about harness racing.

I knew about horses.

There's plenty of horsepower in cars.

You should know.

Yes.

But I expect you'll go

on driving for Stald Kima.

Goodbye, dad.

See you on Sunday.

My goodness it is hot!

An ice-cold beer beneath the

starry sky would be fantastic.

And a nice cigarette.

- You need your head examined.

- Give me a break, Jrn.

I've lasted for... how long now?

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