Sauna Page #3

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a monastery of the Russian Church.

More surprisingly. the sauna was

possibly here even before that.

The monks found it and built

their monastery next to it.

Something made them believe

that in this very sauna -

a man could wash

all his sins away.

Without asking for forgiveness.

Without prayers.

One of the monks writes:

"Maybe it is not a sauna -

but only appears to be one because

we can't comprehend what it is."

Why are people afraid of it?

The sauna?

Those pieces of glass on your nose.

what is their purpose?

They help me see better.

The light reflects.

Like in the water.

So my brother says.

My little brother.

He has always been the only

glimpse of light in our family.

Then you must take care of him.

Because darkness doesn't reflect.

It absorbs.

Our family is a small one.

My brother would have

made a better leader for it.

More suited for what still needs

to be done in this country.

Or so I hoped.

Now all I ask is that I get him

back to Sweden alive.

Anything you could do to this?

The best place to mend a wound

is where you got it from.

All you needed to do

was to turn back.

Is it too late now?

Ivan's mother was from Karelia.

like mine.

Hindrance to the career.

Little Ivan was no older than ten

when he denounced his mother.

She became the first witch -

to be burned alive at the

Vyborg market square.

All Ivan ever cared for

was the interest of the State.

Bring it on then.

Erik Spore is here.

I know how many you are.

I've counted each and every one.

I'm not that stupid!

On the last day I will be

pulled to the depths.

But not yet!

I can save somebody. too!

Bring it on! Bring it all on!

I am not like my brother.

I know what's illusion

and what's real.

Where have you been?

I'll go back with you tomorrow.

We'll go and let that girl out.

I'll sort things out with Semensky

in the morning.

But Knut -

maybe it's all too late.

The exact number of all those

lives on my conscience...

We might have to count that girl in.

- Seventy-four.

That's right.

Is that Semensky's plant collection

you're sitting on?

The new specimens were still wet.

I promised to press them.

They'd damned better be ready

by tomorrow.

Border Agreement

I hope that the agreements

arrive at Pivkivi -

without you having changed

anything on them.

Cavalry Master Spore.

We both represent powers

that do not budge from their seats.

Sometimes they just let us change

their blood-drawn outlines -

when they get tired of

their old shape.

Then it's poor Rogosin's turn.

You talk about God and...

- No.

I speak about Sweden and Russia.

I guess it would be fair

if both parties -

took their half

of this hideous swamp.

But?

You have kept a book with facts

about the village hidden from us.

And for that reason we have marked

in the border agreement -

that the area belongs to you.

I believe that the Russian Empire is

a bigger place without these lands.

My brother keeps his signet ring

in his luggage.

I'll bring it. if I don't

find him in person.

Knut...

Seventy-five.

If that Swede doesn't

get here soon. we leave.

There's one part here

that bothers me.

I didn't read it to the Swedes.

Rogosin says he regrets that he

hadn't the courage to kill us all.

He says that tomorrow

it is too late.

Tomorrow we are supposed -

to see something

that even God can't bear to watch.

Tomorrow?

Rogosin wrote his will yesterday.

So tomorrow is today.

Don't look.

Be at ease. Vasily Yermolayevitch.

You are like a father to me.

And I'm grateful for all

that you have done.

But it's Knut Spore that I love -

and it is he whom I wish

to spend the eternity with.

And last night he asked me

to give him a present.

Something that I can regret

for the rest of my life.

He could not ask me for

a gift more valuable.

No!

Can you speak?

Have you seen my brother?

- He's not your brother anymore...

He's taking everyone with him.

- To the sauna?

Block all the windows.

I'll assign the whole swamp

to the Russians.

Like they assigned it to us

in their version.

I don't want anyone

to come here ever again.

The future

always has its back to us.

Only what we have done.

we can turn to face.

Only there we can be forgiven.

That's good.

Collect all the food you can find

and put it in that sack.

There's food there.

- Good.

Now find something warm to wear.

- But are you coming too. sir?

I'm no sir.

Keep heading north all the time.

Sooner or later you will have to

get out of the swamp.

On the north side of the swamp

you'll find a river.

Follow it east and you will see

a high peak. That's Pivkivi.

There are people waiting there.

Just give them

this whole bundle of sh*t.

They will take you

far away from here.

Erik...

The plan is to get you away

from here. That's why I can't come.

No. no...

I'll distract him.

My life can buy you time.

That's one hell of a deal.

When you're in the south.

go to St. Olav's Castle -

and ask for

the Cavalry Master's wife.

Tell my wife that -

you were promised a seat

from the table.

And the name of Spore.

For a good reason.

Say that in your eyes -

you bring home the last

look from her husband.

All the time. head north.

It's me.

Sit down.

No glasses. even?

I can see perfectly clearly here.

- As you should.

I want to show you something.

No. I apologize. but -

I don't want to see.

- Erik.

There's nothing to fear.

It's me.

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