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Chapter 44

           "Igotintotheboatandwerowedtoalittlebeachneartheendofthepoint.Gustavdisappearedandthencameback.HesaidHenrikwaswaitingneartheseide,theLappdolmen.Itwassafeforustovisithishut.Wemadeourwaythroughthetreesupasmallslope,passedovertothenorthernside,andthere,wherethetreeswerethickest,inadepression,wasacuriouscabin.Ithadbeensunkintotheground,sothatonlytheturfroofshowedonthreesides.Onthefourth,wherethegroundfellaway,therewasadoorandasmallwindow.Astackofwoodbesidethehouse.Butnoothersignofanyemployment."Gustavmademegoinwhilehestayedonwatchoutside.Itwasverydark.Asbareasamonasticcell.Atrucklebed.Aroughtable.Atinwithabundleofcandles.Theonlyconcessiontocomfort,anoldstove.Therewasnocarpet,nocurtain.Thelived-inpartsoftheroomwerefairlyclean.Butthecornerswerefullofrefuse.Oldleaves,dirt,spiders’webs.Anodorofunwashedclothes.Therewasonebook,onthetablebytheonesmallwindow.AhugeblackBible,withenormousprint.Besideit,amagnifyingglass.Poolsofcandlewax."Ilitoneofthecandlestolookattheceiling.Fiveorsixbeamsthatsupportedtheroofhadbeenscrapedpaleandalongthemhadbeencarvedtwolongbrown-letteredtextsfromtheBible.TheywereinNorwegian,ofcourse,butInoteddownthereferences.AndonacrossbeamfacingthedoortherewasanothersentenceinNorwegian."WhenIcameoutintothesunlightagainIaskedGustavwhattheNorwegiansentencemeant.

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