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THE HELL SHIP -
a story from the sea

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by Hjalmar Bergman

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Directed by Victor Sjöström

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Cinematography by
J. Julius

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The first part tells the story
of Jan Steen's return -

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he who was the skipper
of the schooner The Future.

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The mother -
Ida Blumenthal

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And dad is sailing
the blue, blue sea -

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He returned to harbor last night and
is travelling straight home by train.

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He could be here anytime!

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Daddy's coming.
We will cry no more.

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It couldn't be said
that we met just yesterday

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I guess you've forgotten all about me,
now that you're a wife and a mother

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Certainly not, Dick.

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But I'm so happy that Jan is returning home today,

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so you must understand
that I'm in a hurry

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You mustn't go
before seeing Lill-Britt!

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She might be full-rigged all the time,
but she's not as grand as you

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Strange winds must be blowing here
since you're adrift on dry land

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A headwind, of course.

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I have only met headwinds
since I saw Ann-Britt last.

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Don't you look at Ann-Britt like that -
those days are long gone!

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Have a drink instead!

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If you're out of a job again,

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maybe you could sign on
with Jan on The Future, you loiterer!

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I'll speak with Jan, even today!

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Thanks for the offer, but I'll only
accept if things get really tight.

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Let me go, Dick!
You mustn't!

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If only you knew
how we have longed for you!

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You know, me and Lill-Britt!

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You should prick me with it first!
Or else it means bad luck!

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That's Dick!
Have we never mentioned Dick to you?

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It seems to me that
I heard that name just recently

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He's a loiterer, but you
are going to help him, Jan,

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and have him sign on your ship.

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If only because he helped me
and Ann-Britt when Pa died.

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I have no use for sluggards on board
- nor in my home!

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Maybe I'm a sluggard,
but that's all the better for you!

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Or else Ann-Britt may have
ended up marrying me instead!

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I'm saying 'may have' -
as Ann-Britt had plenty of suitors.

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But maybe only one of them
was a skipper with his own ship.

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"Welcome"

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Why did you pick me if there were
plenty of suitors around, Ann-Britt?

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Why wouldn't she pick
a stately guy like you,

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who was also
the skipper of this own ship!

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It's true that sailors
shouldn't set foot on land.

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On board he has only
pleasant dreams - but at home -

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Wreckage! Merely wreckage!

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You know full well that I belong to you!
You know that I'm all yours!

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Then you shall prove it by
accompanying me on my travels!

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Dick's mother - Tekla Åhlander

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The old dame was sheltered
by Dick's cousin,

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who nursed her
as well as she could.

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His steps are so slow
- he must be unhappy

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Can you guess who
I ran into today, mother?

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Ann-Britt and her husband!

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They received me so kindly!

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And they asked
how you were doing, of course!

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You don't have to put up
an act for me, Dick.

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Because I can tell
if you are happy or sad

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only by listening
to your steps in the street.

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There was no work for me
to be had there.

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But now I'll try here instead.

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I'll talk with
Roff the shipbroker tonight.

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End of the first part

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Shipbroker J.B. Roff,
a man with a bad reputation.

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You'll see that Roff
has a job for me, mom!

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I have a hunch that I'll bring back some good news!

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That would be fine, son.
One sleeps well when news is good.

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I'll take any job -

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even if it involves
shoveling coal for the fires in Hell.

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There's nothing available I'm afraid.

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Come back in a year or two,
and I may have something for you.

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I saw that you know Roff.

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Maybe you also know
that he is a real bastard!

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I sure do!
But that's his own business.

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Dick will have to accept any offer.

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We owe you so much money already

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not to mention all our gratitude

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By the way,
I think Dick should consider marrying.

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Old love doesn't rust, they say.

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I don't think that Dick will forget
about Ann-Britt so soon.

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We've had our suspicions, but haven't
managed to produce any evidence yet.

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The next time Roff supplies a ship,

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we'll have a man on board.
It will have to be a sailor, of course.

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Am I going to be a spy
in my old age?

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The important thing is
you get a job and decent salary.

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Here is a list of skippers
that Roff usually works with.

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And then there's Jan Steen
on The Future. He also takes cargo

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In other words, you're saying
that Jan Steen is a rogue as well?

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Roff has turned better men
than Jan Steen into crooks.

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If you had asked me to go and give
Jan Steen an honest slap in the face,

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I might have done so
- free of charge

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Because I can't say that
I love the guy like a brother.

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That would be a lie

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but if someone claims
that Jan Steen is dishonest

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he'll be the one
who gets slapped!

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His step is fast -
he must bring good news

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one sleeps well when news is good.

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The years rolled by,

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and Jan Steen sailed his ship through
storm and still water with good cheer.

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All that he held dear
was on board.

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My only concern is owing the shipbroker
and being unable to pay him back

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J.B. ROFF & Co.
Shipbroker

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I heard that you were in town -
and since you didn't come to me, I  -

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You know, Eulalia,
how much I care about you -

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If you'd only speak your mind, Dick.
I believe that we are both

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thinking the same thing -
but we are both so shy

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I think I'll rather do it in writing!

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J.B. ROFF & Co. Shipbroker

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Dear cousin,

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I could never be grateful enough
for what you have done.

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But I'm a sailor you see,
and a sailor needs to be at sea

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and therefore you understand

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Jan was right.

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When he returned
and met up with the shipbroker,

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the debt proved hard to settle
- for an honest man.

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Maybe there is still
a way to sort this out

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I have a cargo for you,
a fine cargo -

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the only problem is
that it involves some danger

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Your debt will be gone and
you'll get a handsome sum as well!

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If the crew catches onto this,
there will be a mutiny!

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Not a soul
will get to know what it is!

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I'll take care of it!

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Just arrange to sail
as soon as the butter is on board,

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so nobody will think
of checking if it's gone bad!

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And one barrel of butter
after another

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was reeled onto The Future during the night.

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Don't worry,
I have my men on guard on shore.

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If they notice anything suspicious,
they'll give a signal!

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He broke his leg!

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End of the second part

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Third part

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I'll bring him on land!

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But I can't raise anchor
without a mate!

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The crew is already undermanned!

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There are plenty of
unemployed sailors in town.

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I'll be back with a new mate
in half an hour!

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And the broker kept his word.

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He soon returned with a new mate.

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Did you find a mate?

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You can check his sailor's logbook!

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There's the signal.
The customs are moving.

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Raise anchor straight away!

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THE FUTURE

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The Devil himself
brought you here.

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I should think so,
since I ended up on your ship.

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You must be up to something bad

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since you hired
a sluggard like me as mate?

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I didn't know who
the broker was bringing me,

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and now it's too late anyway.

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But you'll have to sign up for
something else in the next harbor.

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Do you think that you have to chase me
away from this damned ship of yours?

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It would have to be
for your pretty wife's sake...

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But next harbor was far away
and the skipper's patience was short.

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I take care of manoeuvring
myself here.

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If you want to, you'll stay on board the whole trip,

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and I assure you
that everyone will be friends.

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But shame on he who gives
promises that he cannot keep.

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Lill-Britt had given her love to Dick.

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At least Jan thought so,
as she had no time for him anymore.

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Lill-Britt could never resist
the sound of the flute.

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What sort of devilry is this cargo
that you have stashed away?

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The butter barrels
are filled with gunpowder!

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We could have been
blown sky high!

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They are throwing
the cargo overboard!

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If you're concocting a mutiny,
you'll have me to deal with.

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Now you've revealed yourself!

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You're a monster!
I hate you! I hate you!

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The cabin is for Lill-Britt and me.

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You'll have to ask the mate
where you're supposed to stay!

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You can't keep me away
from my child!

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You should have thought of her -

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before you chose
between him and me!

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Are you content now, you devil,
now that you have killed her!

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He can stay like that
until he wakes up!

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Fifth part

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You have killed the only one
on board who deserved to live.

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Now we can all go to hell together.

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Maybe it's time we saw to him.

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only one person on board
who deserves to live.

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But Lill-Britt?

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Wreckage... wreckage...

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Jan Steen became a poor man.

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The skipper of his own ship
had to sign on for other people.

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He saved his life and that
of others during the shipwreck,

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lost everything he had -

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but gained more than he lost

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He had been away for a long time
and now he stood outside his home.

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Were they wholeheartedly
expecting him, or..?

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I'm turning the clock forwards to
make dad magically come home earlier!

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Am I welcome, Ann-Britt?

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Have you been able to forget what I did to you?

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I would able to forget,
if I didn't have you dear.

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There is only one thing to do now
- to remember and to forgive.

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Dad is back!
You come as well, Dick

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Don't worry about Dick.

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His leg will be fine within a year,
the doctor says.

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That's a shame, really,
because now

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it can predict the weather
better than any barometer.

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And he is devilishly clever with his fingers.

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He has come here in the evenings
and made a magnificent...

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THE END

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