The Breath Page #2

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Long live our motherland!

Long live our nation!

If I had another son, I'd ship

him out too, cries your father.

Long live our motherland, says your mother.

They ambushed the station.

They killed all of you.

We sent your corpses to your families.

They wash your bullet holes.

Wash off the blood. Clean up your wounds.

Then they cover your coffin

with the flag.

That's the way they do it, right Turgay?

As you command, sir.

That's the way it is.

That's how the man I cared most died.

He died not because he fell

asleep but because he wanted come here earlier.

They put him in a helicopter

and sent him to his family.

That's what they are

gonna do with you guys.

You? - Ekin Bulut, Ankara.

In your command, sir.

Who will carry your picture

in your funeral?

Do have a sibling?

- Yes, sir.

Good, he'll carry it then. How old is he?

Then you'll make a 30 year old man carry your picture.

You will make your "30 year old"

brother carry your coffin.

Does your father smoke?

- No, sir.

He will! He will have

cancer because of you!

You'll even make it into the news.

That's how it happens now, isn't it?

You will be heroes for 45 seconds!

A lady in fancy clothes will speak in a gloomy tone:

Ekin Bulut died as a martyr

during the station ambush.

After that, celebrity news starts.

Did you fight bravely?

Did you die like that?

No, you died because

this man fell asleep!

Why do your parents cry?

Because this man fell asleep.

But don't be mad at him. You will not be mad!

Be mad at yourself. You are a unit.

You can't act as individuals.

You act for your comrades.

You don't sleep for him to sleep.

You will die, so he does not!

You won't just die asleep.

If you sleep, you die.

You all die! If you sleep, you die.

If you sleep, you die. You too.

You guys all die.

You die, if you fall asleep, lieutenant.

If you fall asleep everybody dies!

Look. We are strong, brave and ready.

Ready for what?

To die in our sleep?

You will not sleep! You will not eat!

You will not rest!

I will not send your corpses,

your coffins...

...to your families!

I forbid you to die.

Understood, soldier?

- Yes, sir!

I forgive your friend,

to preserve order in the unit.

I forgive him, so you can stand guard

side by side till mornings.

But if I ever, if I ever see

you make a mistake

I'll shoot you with my own hand. I swear.

And I'll sign the papers, a training accident.

Understood, soldier?

- Yes sir!

What is the matter with this flag?

Sir, wind here is just too strong.

Keeps tearing them apart. All flags are the same.

We brought a new one. Change it.

Yes sir.

How are the boys doing?

Doing fine sir, they'll get over the shock.

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