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He is on the way home. When he
can't use the boat, he must go -

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- on a narrow sled path 
  along the mountainside.

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He'll have to cross the glacier gorge,
and he has learned to see the result, -

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- for he is alone, and the dangers
  are many: ice, stone, rocks -

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- and slippery paths
  in steep and rough ground.

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It takes an hour before the 25-year-old
Severin Rønes is at home.

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Home is a solitary
beach farm by the fjord.

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Keeping company are
three goats and some wild sheep.

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He's happy as a farmer, hunter
and leisure man on Rønes.

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This garden his ancestors came from,
has depopulated in a generation, -

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- until Severin moved here on his 
  eighteenth birthday to start a new life.

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Where no one would believe that someone could be

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We are in Sunnmøre, a small 10 km from the 
furniture-factory village Sykkylven.

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-Now it will be hot in the living room ...
-One must be fuelled up for a trip.

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-It is good to warm up.  -Here you have it pleasant.

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My great-great grandfather built the house.
It is 130 years old.

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So thus Severin settled
on a roadless farm quite alone.

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-What kind of man are you?
-I guess like all other young people.

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-I doubt that's so.
-I am not so very special.

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I see this as an ancestral
home. My father grew up here.

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My parents have taken me here
since I was little.

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This has been an extra home
so it was natural to move here.

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I love nature. First and foremost
that's why I live in such a place.

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There's no computer, television ...

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-What do you think about, evenings?
-I read books.

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Helge Ingstad (Land of the cold coasts) and
Mikkjel Fønhus (Trollelgen, Varg and other stories)
are two favorites.

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I'm dreaming far away when I read.

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He doesn't shoot to hit, but
to keep gulls away from the fish -

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- he raises. He works on a
  farm not far away.

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That's how he could move to Rønes.
He is at work a week at a time.

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Then he lives in the house in the
middle of the fjord, mostly alone.

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-There's not much salmon and trout.
-No, here is just cod and pollack.

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Our assignment is to get the fish
to thrive and grow.

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It will look good in the nets,
the fish should be disease-free, -

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- and it will be neat and nice.
  There is also a senior guard job.

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He does hunting and fishing, 
and then works on a farm, -

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- where the fish live in captivity.
  Is not it self-contradictory?

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I misunderstood it before learning about it. 
I saw a negative impact by it before.

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But now I've got a different impression.

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Many believe that fishfarm operators
don't care about fish escaping.

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That's nonsense. We have procedures for it,
and divers always checking nets.

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There is a crisis if they run away,
so we do not take it lightly.

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When the work week is over, he must
be again with the sheep and the goats.

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This winter he must go
whether the weather is good or bad.

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The storm has stolen his boat away.

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This was where Severin looked for
his boat when the storm let up.

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The dive teacher looked at the damage.
The result was disheartening.

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There is nothing left.
The whole thing is crushed for him.

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It has come down on some
stones and have been maltreated, -

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- so there's no more left.

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I came down from the mountain
and saw no boat.

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-Do you know how it happened?
-It is not easy to say.

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She has gone down. One can only
speculate on what has happened.

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There have been several stormy days.
The quayside is gone ...

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That moved 30-40 m down
a month ago.

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It was spring flood and high water from 
the west, so she lifted the whole quay.

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Those who like to live here don't quit.
There is so much positive about it.

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It was tough, it was.
Is winter wood to be secured?

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Yes, that one must have.

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Is it coincidence that you are in 
the edge of an old worm turned?

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No. I am concerned that the
cultural landscape will persist.

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I saw the pictures from the old days.
When it was incredibly clear and fine.

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So clearly I had to do something.

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Is the goal to beat the old?
-It is.

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Get off the coarse grass
and get fresh grass.

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Why bet on the wild sheep?


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The wild sheep are an incredible
cultural landscape feature.

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These are hardy animals that tolerate much
- bad weather and not least the cold.

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Take care of themselves,
so it is ideal to operate with.

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And they go out all year.

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-Were you concerned about having pets?
-No. On a farm there must be life.

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-The animals give you one and another treat?
-I want to be a little self-sufficient.

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Sheep meat, fish in the fjord and the wild.

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He hunts not only with a gun,
He hunts, setting up traps -

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- and catches predators,
  especially those in trees.

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-What do you say?
-One must be satisfied with this.

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Not so great, but fine in the coat.

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-Is it the first year?
-No, the fourth.

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-So you are an avid marten hunter?
-Yes. It's exciting.

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-Is it the skin you're looking for?
-I take it also.

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It's good wildlife conservation measures,
when you come out to the forest.

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Wildlife conservation measures -
because marten take small game?

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Yes, on a par with fox:
black grouse, hare, hawks ...

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So you do appreciate
that there are predators around you?

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Yes, but we have to reap
both parts, not only game for food.

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It's up against Yule. Severin invites 
mates for Christmas parties.

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Very different Christmas parties.

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Held high in the mountains, partly
under the open sky, partly in a boathouse.

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Mulled wine is warmed over the fire,
and the meat is put in the cooking pit.

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Don't count them towards the food.
Pit was dug the day before, -

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- stones were added in the bottom,
  and fires have made it scalding hot.

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The meat is wrapped in foil, placed on
stones, and soil and sod is filled in.

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Now delicacies are finished.

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We have wild sheep, deer, elk and reindeer.

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A common lamb ... a few hours is plenty.

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It must rest a quarter hour,
so the juice stays in the meat.

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But the Vikings 
didn't have aluminum foil?

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Back then they used
rhubarb leaves and bark.

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Birch bark was
what they wrapped the meat in.

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Severin, why do you this?

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Mads introduced
me to the cooking pit.

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I thought it was not quite right, -

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but the meat
was so juicy and tender that ...

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after that, it has become tradition
when we are on the mountain.

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So the table of boathouse doors is set,
and 12-15 ravenous men seat themselves.

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Cheers and merry Christmas to all!

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It's fine to swallow away
sheep meat without aquavit.

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Wonderful. Very good. It appears 
to be a good Christmas this year also.

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Here sit the 15-16 males ...

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It is pure madness ...

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-Where are the ladies?
-We are waiting for them.

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-They dare not come right up.
-We'd have only one each!

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That's the explanation.

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The song around the Christmas tree is
also original: Sykkylvsongen.

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-Now at Yule, we'll be on Rønes ...
-Yes, this year also.

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When I have decorated the Christmas 
tree, it will be Yule

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But not much celebration, there's the work week.

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-Spending Christmas in the house on the fjord?
-Yes.

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But first I'll eat at noon
with the family, then I travel to work.

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How is Christmas Eve for Severin,
farmer on a fishfarm, -

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- with the lights from fish cages
  the only Christmas lights.

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-How are you?
-I'm really quite fine.

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I've got a good dinner, we were
in good team in place, so I'm satisfied.

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Are you going to give a leg up
and wrap it up as possible?

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I see some on TV and find roa.
So it will be to get a leg up.

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The grass has been green,
sheep and goats graze, -

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- but there are a few cripples and kids.

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A goat has hurt both the udder and
in the back. What is the explanation?

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So it goes. It's the school of life.
I've lost nine, and one is injured.

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Another was so hurt
that I had to kill it.

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-Was it predators?
-Or birds of prey.

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I don't know, for I don't have
carcasses to go after.

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-Have you seen anything suspect?
-An eagle came flying one morning -

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- and went straight for the sheep.
  Then I shot to avert its attacks.

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The eagle was 15 meters away.

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So if you had not had the gun,
the eagle would have taken a lamb?

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-Guaranteed.
Can you do something yourself?

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Yes, I have to herd them, be out
beside them, set out scarecrow -

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- and add odor in the area.

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What consequences are there for the
future sheep and goat farmer?

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I've had a tough start,
but it is so fun with life here -

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- that Rønes will take the dead away
  if the animals disappear.

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It is midsummer,
when peasants farm their hay.

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You don't want the fields to grow
back bushes and thickets.

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He tries to get finished the
farm, his hometown.

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This pasture
means a lot in my life.

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Right from childhood
I've been here a lot.

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It is long since animals roamed
or the scythe sang in the mountain diaries.

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Severin's dreaming that it
should be as it once was.

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Interest in the old times
has increased in recent years.

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It is interesting to investigate the past
and see who has been here, -

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- what they have done, how the old
  garden is, and when the farm ran.

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Sometimes he is like most young people
and enjoys the good life to the fullest.

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-Cheers, Severin!
-Cheers, Marius!

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With a toast
for good fellowship.

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Yes, toast to good fellowship ... Is it
often you have comrades on a visit?

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Yes, that's it.

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Especially in summer 
many people visit and greet me.

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-Also during the winter people come.
-Just as much as when you were at home?

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There are many more
visiting me now.

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And it sets the price well?
-It is very fine.

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You see that there is 
good food and good atmosphere.

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Could you have done what he has done?

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Well ... during the summer it's great, 

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but winter is harder than people think.

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We who know the situation here, you know
that he has tough days in the winter.

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I don't know if I
could manage to live here a whole year.

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-You can get yourself a proper lady.  -A milkmaid.

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Yes, many would give Severin a look.

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Some are unsolicited,
but just as welcome to it.

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Severin sacrifices a little, like a 
polishing stone, to reduce a gap.

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It is such experiences in open air
the man finds worth the most.

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Not rarely he gets a visit from
parents, grandparents and an aunt.

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His father and aunt lived here the first
years. When they were at school, -

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- in spring and autumn, came by boat
  to get to Ramstad valley.

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In winter, they took a path
to the village school in Furstranda.

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People built the school along the fjord 
on a voluntary basis.

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We went there on rough paths 

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in darkness and bad weather.

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So it was a mixed experience.
But I have only good memories, -

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- except for the 
  days with very bad weather.

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Our oldest sister went alone
sometimes. She had a little follower.

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Grandpa took her if there was deep snow.

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The family lived on the garden & farm.
The animals provided milk, meat, cheese and butter.

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And from the fjord came fish. 
They were self-sufficient and fared well.

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Why move them then?

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It was due. Kids.

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They had to go to school here and there.

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So then we moved.

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What was it like to move
for those who grew up here?

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It was a little frustrating
sending away the cattle.

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But I got someone to take over the herd.

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They pulled up anchor and left,
but must still return to Rønes.

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And the parents are inspired
by what Severin has done.

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I would have to think a bit ...

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-I am thinking of commuting more.
-It may be appropriate in the summer.

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But to move here permanently with a full
job in Sykkylven, it becomes difficult.

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-What about when you're pensioners, then?

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-Then we live here.

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At any rate a large part of the year.

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The other farms are used as
resorts by those who move from there.

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Severin has visited neighbors, even
if they belong to another generation.

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He is concerned with life in tune,
of solidarity and comradeship.

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And he has knowledge of the former
times by talking to the elderly -

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- t.d. with which he has taken over
  the old school.

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There were all kinds ...

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It was Yuletreefest with a Christmas tree,
as we walked around.

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It is autumn and hunting time. 
For man and dog the best time of year.

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But the dog is equipped with the west ...?

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There is a GPS transmitter on his back,
so my control has the dog's position.

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What's on
when he discovers a deer?

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Then he will scream like his 
tail is trampled..

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It's the most handsome, he knows.
He has the hunting instinct of generations.

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-Sees his deer, as the pilot.
-It's the most handsome you know.

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How did you get this passion?

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I've gotten into it with owners.

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My father has taken me on trips
and taught me to use the forest.

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He hunted not alone. Out in the
brush were three or four hunting comrades -

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- waiting for
  the dog to be the pilot.

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And so it is hoped that the animals
come past where the men lie.

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It is a mad dog in there -
and an irritated deer.

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A bang up the hillside.

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It's time to check
whether it was hunting.

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Heard that shot?

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The hero is rewarded for his labors. Four
beasts this year hang in the tree on the farm, -

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- the permanent place of slaughter for
  Severin and his hunting companions.

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No reinforces our coat of ...

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-Are you satisfied with your existence?
-No, I'm in my element.

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-But there's something missing ...
-Yeah, there may be that.

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One would like someone 
with the same interests.

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What have you to offer?

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Ideals. Wilderness. Although it's
is fairly close to people, -

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- you have quiet when you come here.

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One comes away from the noise and bustle.

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That is why I have
chosen to settle down here.

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-You are an exciting young man.
-Thanks for that.

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It is pleasant to do right.
Life is good. Life is very good.

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