The Monthly Moose: November 2010

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M G, Mj Ck, M M, N M, O H, SM M, N M, S H Photo Editor: S F VisualF, M W, N M, S C Cover Design: I O,

4 Oslo Music Scene

6 Universitas News

8 Nobel Peace Prize

10 ISU News

10 Housing Solution

11 Famous Norwegians

12 he Library

14 Moose ravelogue

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17 At the Law Pub 19 Moose Facts

21 Moose Norwegian Course

22 Whats On at UiO?

22 he Creativity Corner

2 Moose Comic Strip

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Musicscene

VICE PRESIDENT

Oslo may be a small city compared to others aroundthe continent, but its concert calendar holds its ownin terms of quality and frequency. Autumn 2010 hasbeen a particularly kind season to music enthusiasts,

as weve already had quite a few stellar acts maketheir way through the capital. And the year stillpromises several great concert options: read on fora couple of detailed previews, and a brief outline of afew other names and dates.

Nov. 21: Crystal CastlesNailing a description of Crystal Castles can be a bitof a challenge. Teir sound casts a pretty strangecross-section across traditional music genres, sonecessarily, a lot of the material out there about theband focuses on abstractionsyoull see the wordcathartic used frequently as a descriptor of CrystalCastles style, particularly whenreferencing agship tracks likeAlice Practice and Baptism thatpull o equal levels of violence and

danceability.So to throw one more hat in thering, heres another abstraction, inan attempt to describe their style:

Crystal Castles sounds like a DJtraveled back in time, excavateda 1980s arcade, fed it into theworlds nastiest woodchipper, andreassembled the wreckage, withexcellent results, in a digital audio

editor.Te DJ in that (horrible) metaphoris Ethan Kath, the composing halfof this oronto-based electronic

outt, whose specialty is breeding8-bit hooks with surging bass,aggressive drum loops, and adanceoor sensibility.Te public face of the band, though,

is vocalist Alice Glass, a rough-edged, raven-haired, mesmerizing gure in her early twentieswho pairs (with Kaths instrumentals) a lyricalstyle ranging broadly from sharp and abrasive

to calm and ethereal. And during the groupschaotic and energetic live performances,which have played a signicant part in theirgrowing fame and notoriety, Glass has beenknown to frequently stagedive, climb sets, and(anecdotally) get in the occasional spat withmembers of the audience.Te duo has released two full-length albums,both of which were, confusingly, titled CrystalCastles. With a catalog bolstered additionally

by EP releases and other recordings, Kath and

Glass have, over the past several years, becomefan and critical favorites, collecting positivereviews and top album nods from sources

like NME, the BBC, andPitchfork. And those fortunateenough to be in Oslo onNovember 21st will havethe opportunity to catch

a CC show live, as the

band will be performingat the Rockefeller on thatSunday evening. Teyllbe supported by MaleBonding, an Englishpunk/noise rock groupthat has also establisheda solid following over thepast couple of years.

ickets are currentlyon sale online and atlocal convenience storelocations for a reasonable200 NOK; visit www.rockefeller.no for details.

Oslo Music

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Dec. 9: Tallest Man on EarthIn the music world, few things are moreelemental, more accessible and rewarding, than

the folk artist, perched on stage with a guitar ora banjo with spare additional accompaniment.Such musicians are storytellers at heart,employing basic musical tools, but the good

ones have a talent for connecting withaudiences that can be dicult to match inother genres.Kristian Matsson, who performs under theallest Man on Earth moniker, happens tobe one of the good ones. Hes been touring

internationally for several years, but Matssonsroots lie in Scandinavia-- hes a native ofDalarna, Sweden. Its dicult to pinpoint hisorigins by listening to his music, however, ashis sound, if anything, echoes the traditions of

the American folk rock scene.Matsson, appropriately, has drawn consistentcomparisons to folk legend Bob Dylan, a linkthat should make plenty of sense if youveheard allest Man on Earth at the microphone.His voice is gravelly and unrestrained, like

Dylans, born seemingly of raw emotion andlate whiskey nights. Matssons vocal deliverylies bare to the elements, and though hedoesnt have the most accessible singing voice

around, the lack of polish lends a rewardingauthenticity to the music.allest Man on Earth has produced two full-length LPs: 2008s Shallow Grave and 2010sTe Wild Hunt, with both receiving criticalacclaim. Te folk stylings on both records,

featuring guitar, piano, and banjo, ow exiblybetween up-tempo pieces and other, morepensive oerings, populated by lyrics full ofimagery and whimsy.

allest Man on Earth will be coming through

Oslo on December 9th, so students sticking aroundbeyond nal exams will have the chance to see anexcellent folk show for the cheap price of 150 NOK.

Te concert will be at Parkteatret, a cozy venue inGrnerlkka. For more on tickets, check http://www.parkteatret.no/.

S :Nov. 22: !!! (chkchkchk)A California group categorized by listeners and criticsas dance-punk. If that sounds like something youdenjoy, then give chkchkchk a shot. 225 NOK, at theRockefeller.

Nov. 28: Deftones(with special guest Ch & Cb)wo excellent rock bands-- Deftones were one ofthe most important alternative acts of the 1990s,releasing seminal albums like Around the Fur andWhite Pony. Coheed & Cambria are progressiverock masters of entertainment, playing energetic,intelligent metal with a knack for life performances.

350 NOK, at Sentrum Scene.

Dec. 3: Gogol Bordello (withDeVotchka)Both of these rock bands take unique approaches

to Eastern European musical avors, each to great

eect. Gogol Bordello play a style of music they, andothers, dene as gypsy punk, and has developed aloyal following after years of persistent internationaltouring. DeVotchka is a multi-instrumental outtthat gained increased popularity after their musicwas heavily featured in the lm Little Miss Sunshine,and after the (wonderful) song How It Endsappeared in an ad spot for the video game Gears of

War II. 320 NOK, also at Sentrum Scene.

Tracking down quality entertainment at reasonale prices can e

a tall task in Oslo, particularly for tose of us wo are coming to

te city from oter countries and witout Norwegian salaries.

Luckily, concerts at different venues around te city tend to e an

exception-- ticket prices are comparale to tose found in oter

countries, so you can take in a sow for aout te same price as a

andful of downtown eers. Of course, you can still gra te drinksat te concert, ut te Montly Moose takes no responsiility for

te size of tat ta.

Text: Mitch Molstad

Picture: John Modin


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October 13Burn my FireWith re alarms constantly going of in student

buildings during cooking, students are less likely

to evacuate. It also has an efect on SiO accounts,

as each emergency call costs 3543 NOK. Te Oslo

Fireghting Department has repeatedly criticised

insucient kitchen ans in several SiO buildings,which SiO promises to install next year.

SiO Cafes can

DisappearIn order to

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to external catering rms. Currently SiO has priority

over catering at UiO with a right to waive it.

Professor Swindles Two Universities A now impeached emale medical proessor at UiO

conessed illegal appropriation o 91 thousand NOK in

travelling costs, and the same amount o money rom

her home university abroad. In addition to violating

the UiO code, she stated that her only employer was

UiO, while in reality she was 80 percent employedat her home university. Despite the grave ofences,

the women still taught at a medical institution per

October.

Coin of GloryTe Bank o Norway issued a 10 NOK

coin to commemorate the 200 years

o UiO.

Student Media and Globalisation

Te merging o SiO and OAS (Oslo and AkershusStudent Foundation) has caused concern in the realm

o student media. Smaller newspapers anticipate less

unding rom the merged Welare Council.

Internal Party Drowned in Debtsappetrnet, the student organization running

bars in Chateu Neu, spent 40 000 NOK on an

internal party attended by 60 persons. Te

treasurer o the organization ailed to recount

or the loss o money, and the organization

applied to Norwegian Student Society (Den

Norske Studentersamundet) or unding. Te

sum o 10 000 NOK (hal o the sum needed)rom the shared unds was given.

October 20Want More FeedbackStudents rom all Norway wish to have more

eedback on exam grades. Obligatory eedback

started with the Faculty o Social Sciences.

Students say that more eedback will mean

ewer complaints and better understanding o

demands or education. Te lecturers, however,

are sceptical and prioritise eedback prior to

exams.

Aerials Cause DistressUiO had to give in to the demands o NetCom

and elenor and install antennae on top

o the Humanities building. According to

Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency

(Statens Strlevern) the radiation is within the

normative values. However, S. Halmy rom

the grassroot radiation movement pointsto research data on reduction o mental and

mnemonic capacities due to radiation.

Invasion of Privacy at Norwegian Veterinary

School (NVH)Te personal numbers o students were

disclosed in e-mails sent by the administration

o NVH. Te case has been reported to Te

Data Inspectorate (Datatilsynet). Seven years

ago due to a similar blunder, one students id-

number was used to purchase goods.

Flour Beetles Attackwo students at Vestgrensa student village ell

victims to the beetle invasion. One o them got

Thus SpokeUniversitas is Norways biggeststudent newspaper, and has 35 issuesper year , with 17,000 copies printed ofeach issue. It is sponsored by SiO and istherefore free of charge for students.Heres a short summary of some of the

headlines hitting Universitas over the

past few weeks.

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500 NOK as compensation from SiO. Te girlsthink that SiO does not pay enough attentionto the cleaning after the leaving tenants.

Student Evaluations are UselessEach semester students have the right toevaluate the courses they attended. However,students and employees agree: something

has to be changed. Evaluation questions areoften unanswered or answered in a vaguemanner. Student Parliament suggests focusgroups instead of questionnaires and lecturerevaluation by colleagues.

October 27Laptop Thieves ArrestedOn October 20 two thieves were caught redhanded with stolen laptops from the Faculty

of Social Sciences. On the day before, twolaptops were stolen from Norwegian Schoolof Management (BI). Few students know that

travel insurance does not cover universities,and they leave their belongings unattended inlibraries. Security cables for attaching propertyto tables with are currently in use in BI, whileUiOs only security measure is access cards.

Stress Test for Medical StudentsAs many as 70 percent of medical students fail

the Objective Structured Clinical Examination(OSCE) test at UiO. Te test encompasses 26stations with six minutes per each: studentscomplain about time limitations and vagueformulations. Te student body demands mocktests and training rounds.

3 Million for ExhibitionTe Natural History museum received 3 millionNOK from DnB NOR to create a one-of-a-kind

Arctic exhibition. Both light and temperaturewill be thoroughly controlled to create preciseconditions for ora.

November 3Lack of Lawyers PredictedIn submitting to the demands of Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education(NOKU), the Law Facuty at UiO issued aproposal (due 25.11) to stop accepting externalcandidates to the exam. Te faculty also

decreased the quantity of students recently.Tis is aimed at ensuring quality of educationand improving the teacher per student ratio(currently 1:18). Lawyer companies expressconcern about the possible lack of future

lawyers.

Student revolutionizes KIWI A math student of UiO, S. degaard, previously anemployee in KIWI, presented this supermarket chainwith an automated solution for following expirydates. Currently KIWI oers free products to peoplewho nd expired items in the shop.

Chlamydia Attacks BI According to the results of Chlamydia tests, BI(Norwegian School of Management) tops the list(around seven percent of students infected). Student

Health Authorities remind all students that bothChlamydia tests and condoms are accessible for freein the medical oce of SiO in Rolf Ottosens building.

Housed by Professorwo Chinese students, Rui Song and Zhi-Ke Zhang,

were hosted by their professor, because their studyperiod was too short to be covered by SiO housingguarantee. Although the stay was pleasurable, critiquehas been expressed toward the International Ocefor decient managing and insucient integration.

T-bane Station Impedes RebuildingTe rebuilding of the house in Apalveien 60 boughtby SiO is held back by the modernization projectof Blindern -bane station. Te modernizing of the

station cannot be started before the funds are allocatedby the municipality of Oslo. SiO has already increasedits capacity by appropriating a house in Stensberggata(70 units), using formerly unemployed space in Sognand Kringsj (50) and laying foundations for housesnear Domus Atletica (200next semester). In addition,K.Sand, a real estatemanager in SiO, hopes tobuild 200 new units at Sognby 2012.

Akademika Takes Over Akademika, the book shop of SiO, has reportedlyincreased its area of inuence and has adopted an

aggressive marketing policy in places where therealready are student book shops. Smaller shopsconnected with local universities resist against theexpansion of the Oslo bookworm.

Silent TheatreArt Academy of Oslo (KHiO) launched a program for

deaf actors, and the new theatre group, eater Manu,is producing a silent version of Birdbath by LeonardMel.

ext: Marija CabuskinaPhotos: Miranti Wirastuti, www.uio.no

New station project by Johann Sverrison


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The Global Reach

of Nobels PeaceText: Mitch Molstad

Pictures: Summer Choi, Miguel Arcngel Fraticelli

Norway, for better or for worse, is a rare topic ininternational headlines. Perhaps, really, it isan enviable position: to live at the top of the

world, relatively unburdened by the constant push-and-pull of global press and politics, with resourcesand beauty abounding.

Tere has been an important exception to that trend,however, that has arisen in previous years, and again

in the last month: the awarding of the Nobel PeacePrize, handled annually by the Norwegian Nobel

Committee.

For over a century, the most important benchmarks inthe elds of chemistry, medicine, physics, literature,

and peace have been acknowledged and rewarded bythe Nobel Prizes. Te awards are the legacy of Swedishinventor and chemist Alfred Nobel, and the storybehind their inception is well-known: in an attemptto counteract the consequences of dynamite, whichhe had invented and proted from, Nobel dedicatedmuch of his wealth upon death to support the abovecauses in the form of the Prizes.

Over the years, the Nobel Peace Prize has evolvedinto the most public face of the lot, which, accordingto Nobels will, goes to whoever shall have done themost or the best work for fraternity between nations,for the abolition or reduction of standing armies andfor the holding and promotion of peace congresses.

Tough Nobel was a Swede, and the Prizes are aSwedish institution, the Peace Prize has, from its

genesis, been at home in Norway. Tough there isno consensus on why Nobel designated Norwayas the executor of the Peace Prize, the Norwegian

Nobel Committee seems to have settled on severalpossibilities. Perhaps, as an ode to the Sweden/Norway political union, Nobel thought it appropriateto allow Swedens little brother a say in the aairs. Also, Nobel may have entrusted the Peace Prizeto Norway due to the nature of its foreign policy,as it lacked the militaristic tradition of Sweden.

Norwegians, speaking generally, likely prefer thelatter explanation.

Te Peace Prize decision has for a long while beena potential focus of contention, and the selection

committee does not have a history of shyingaway from controversial gures: the polarizing Vietnam-era U.S. Secretary of State HenryKissinger shared the prize with high-rankingNorth Vietnam leader Le Duc To in 1973, andthe prize was awarded jointly to Yasser Arafat,Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin in 1994.

Controversy over the Nobel Peace Prize hasbeen especially high in the last two years,however, as the 2009 and 2010 choices havereceived considerable play in the internationalmedia. Many were shocked to see last yearsaward go to U.S. President Barack Obama, whohad been in oce less than a year. Te decisionwas particularly divisive in America, as many

from both the liberal and conservative sidesof the aisle decried the choice as prematureand unwarranted. Tough he received plentyof support among Americans and from theglobal community, Obama expressed a fair bit

of disbelief upon hearing the announcement,mentioning at one point that he himselfthought he was undeserving.

With the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, however,the Norwegian Nobel Committee may have

stepped onto an entirely new playing eld. Teprize, which was announced on October 8, wasawarded to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rightsin China. Liu, who has been serving an 11-year prison sentence since being convicted onsubversion charges

in December 2009,had been a leaderin the push for

democratic reformsto the CommunistChina politicalsystem.

Tough Liu maynot be a gure withas much global

recognition asBarack Obama,his selection couldwell prove to bemore controversial,

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and will most certainly carve deeperconsequences, than the 2009 choice. As could be expected, and as stateocials had warned of upon theannouncement of Liu as a forerunner,the Chinese state reacted to thedecision with resounding disapproval.

Party leaders threatened diplomaticrepercussions for Norway, and state-owned press agencies within thecountry have since demanded anapology from OsloChinas Globalimes cited a self-conducted surveyindicating that six out of 10 Chinesewant the award stripped and an

apology issued. And, distressingly,human rights groups reported that

Lius wife, Liu Xia, was placed underhouse arrest in Beijing shortly after theannouncement.Ocials within the party argue that the choicewas an attempt at subverting Chinese judicialprocesses.

Of course, fundamentally, its hard to arguethat China is o-base in claiming such; theNorwegian Nobel Committee obviouslyintended to make a pointed political statement

about the repression of dissent and freedomswithin Chinas authoritarian system. In aletter published in the New York imes last

month responding to criticisms, NorwegianNobel Committee chairman Torbjorn Jaglandargued that, in choosing Liu, the group wasdefending a universal standard of humanrights; he wrote, If we keepquiet about China, who willbe the next country to claim

its right to silence and non-interference?

It seems clear that the

Committee has no intention to apologize or withdrawthe award. Te important question, instead, is this: isit appropriate to repurpose the Nobel Peace Prize asan international foreign policy tool? Or, put anotherway, is Norway in the right when it uses the award tomake judgments on events outside its borders?

Tat question likely needs to be approached ona case-to-case basis. But, concerning the 2010Prize, Chairman Jagland makes an important, andconvincing, argument. On the topic of human rights,

the international community has to agree to somelevel of accountability beyond traditional boundariesof sovereignty.

China has made that commitment, as has Norway,and as have dozens upon dozens of other countries.Using the Nobel Peace Prize as an attempt to enforce

that standard betrays an activist

streak within the Committee, yes,and it may have been a highlycontroversial decision, but it was

also highly courageous.

And more importantly, it shined a

spotlight on a man who has longadvocated for broader freedoms ina country where such activism issorely needed.

Te Nobel Peace Prize awardceremony will take place here inOslo on December 10, 2010, at

Oslo City Hall. According to mediareports, Liu Xiaobos brothers haveindicated they are willing to acceptthe award on his behalf if Lius wifeis unable to leave the country.


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Pajama party

Hey you exam-takers! Finalsgot you down? Unable to tellday from night from day? TeISU is here to help. On Decem-ber 4th, were going to throwyou a little bash. No time todress up amidst all that study-ing? We agree, fashion is over-rated. Tats why you should just come in your pajamas.

Tats right, our Pajama partywill help you take the stressout of these weeks of exams.

So Dcmb 4, lets makea date. Its 40krCC, but peoplein pajams get in half price. Staytuned for more details by ourFacebook group (all the hip-pest cats are members) and byposters around campus.

Debates in English

Did you know that Kulturutv-alget (Te Culture and DebateSociety) is opening a new Inter-national group next semester?Tey will be planning lectures,debates, and activities entirelyin English. Come and join us

for special lectures across awide range of topics. Keep aneye on the Kulturutvalget web-site and at the posters aroundcampus to be updated aboutthe upcoming events

Questions? Comments?

Contact [email protected]

ext: Schuyler Lystad

Mrgrethe Gutve,

L A(V) S P UO, K:

Unbaabl condiions in SiO

In the last weeks issue ofUniversitas it was proclaimedthat the housing solution withtwo students occupying oneroom, executed by Foundation

of Student Life in Oslo (SiO),is to be maintained in theforeseeable future. Insofar as ithas been administered to thispoint, we see it as a completelyunacceptable situation.

Te pressing problems thatemerged already in the startingphase still remain to be solved ina satisfactory manner by SiO. Sixhundred NOK is not a sucientcompensation for having to putup with an apartment withoutInternet and that is suppliedwith dollhouse furniture andunfurnished common studyrooms. Te information availablefor students was incomplete aswell, but hopefully this problemis only characteristic for thebeginning phase.

When it comes to other aspectsworth criticizing, it looks asif SiO has no intention to doanything about those. SiO gives

a 100% housing guarantee forinternational students. In thelast meeting of Student WelfareCouncil we decided to maintainthis guarantee in its presentwording. We do not wish tobe known for making second-rate citizens of internationalstudents.

For one thing, it looks like everysingle international studenthas to compensate for the sum

of money SiO loses on rentingrooms to international studentsin fall and consequently havingunoccupied rooms during spring.Tis is a structural problem thatneeds a structural solution. At

the moment SiO earns an extra600 NOK per room as a result of

the housing solution. Tis sum,meant to cover all the extracosts due to additional renters,is too big considering the factthat purchasing furniture willpay o in the future (if it hasntalready). Making a prot basedon a desperate situation is notsomething we can accept fromthe students own foundation.

Te biggest problem isthat the housing solution,

concerning only internationalstudents, is profoundly unjust.It discriminates againstinternationals students andcontributes to the segregation ofNorwegian and internationals,diminishing the possibilities ofcultural exchange between thetwo parties.

We cannot have a system thatdiscriminates against thosestudents who do not stand achance in the Oslos real estatemarket. If we wish to have ahousing solution with two peoplein one room, then it has to be anestablished policy for all studentsand not part of a marginalizingand ghetto-building strategywhich has already gone too farwith SiO.

Universitas 27 (13 October)

Frerk . Refe, studentand chairman of the board inSiO, disagrees and says that the

housing solution is not deliberatediscrimination, but a reply tothe pressing demands for morehousing units. He corrects heron the fact that the foreseeablefuture of the housing solutionwill only be clear after a thoroughexamination of the outcomesinvolving feedback from tenants.He points out that SiO hasalready started working withcritique and hopes that withminor adjustments the projectcan continue to exist.

Universitass 28 (20 October)

ranslated by Marija Cabuskina


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Famous NorwegiansHave you ever been standing in the check-out line atKiwi or Rema, idly scanning the newspaper headlinesor glossy pictures in the tabloids and wondered whoall those people are? I so, youre not alone! Join theMoose as we continue to examine some o those namesand aces appearing in Norwegian media, and learnmore about just what it takes to make the headlinesin Norway.

Fame, Beauty, and World Peace: HowMiss Norway Failed To Become MissWorld

Its not always easy to remember, but when it comesto population, Norway is a small country. With around4.7 million inhabitants less than 0.1% o the worldspopulation - the odds o any Norwegian snatching aew minutes o ame on the world stage are statisticallyquite low. So when bookmakers worldwide tippedFrken Norge [Miss Norway] Mariann Birkedal to winthe Miss World pageant, Norwegian media seizedthe story and ran with it. Tus, it came as a surpriseto certain individuals in media and pageant circleswhen Birkedal ailed to crack the top 5 at the nalheld on October 30th in China, instead nishing in arespectable (but disappointing) 6th place.

While Frken Birkedal hasnt had much to say aboutthe outcome o the competition, instead speaking

out about an individual posing as a ashion photographerwho ofered her 7,000 kroner to be allowed to touch himselwhile in her presence, other media personalities have beenless reticent. In particular, Kathrine Srland, anotherNorwegian beauty queen and V personality, has laid theblame or Birkedals loss at the eet o the Norwegian NobelCommittee. In Srlands opinion, Birkedals pageant crownwas a casualty o the tense relations between Norway andChina in the atermath o Chinese dissenter Liu Xiaobo

being announced as the winner o the Nobel Peace Prize lastmonth. Norwegian media reports that similar allegationshave also been raised by other, equally reliable sources suchas ellow competitor Miss Sweden and the British tabloidTe Daily Mail. Moose readers who care about the Miss Worldpageant, or who wish to learn more about Norwegian beautyqueens past and present, are always welcome to use theirGoogle skills to learn more.

Source: www.dagbladet.no

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Submit your contribution toThe Moose!

Next edition of The MonthlyMoose is the Creative issue

Send texts* and/or pictures** to [email protected] . We willpublish the three best in the following categories: poetry, prose, pictures

and give out moose-ly prizes for a winner in each!The deadline is: December 1st.* Short stories, essays, blog entries, poems, haikus etc. max length 1000 words. If you are not a native speaker of

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seTravelogue

We left Oslo on Friday night on a 199 kroner

minipris ticket with Norways national rail network,

NSB. The train to Stavanger took 7 hours and

sleeping was difcult. Eight international students

took the trip; two Mexicans, two Canadians,

an American, a Pole, an Aussie, a Kiwi and a

German. We each knew someone, but no one

knew everyone.

As we trudged through rainy Stavanger in the

early morning light we passed a large lake before

arriving at the seaside. The wharf was dotted with

colourful wooden buildings, old wharf sheds that

had been converted into bars and restaurants. But

at 7am on a Saturday the town was quiet.

The round trip from Stavanger to Preikestolen cost

200 kroner and took around 60 minutes each way,

rst by ferry and then by bus. My one attempt to

enjoy the fresh sea air on the ferrys deck was cut

short after my arm lost its battle with the angry

winds in its ght to take one still photo.

The walking track started at the Preikestolen

Vandrehjem, a beautifully located modern hostel

and restaurant that was booked out for our late

September weekend.

The hike to the top was not easy and the two

hour estimated duration was slightly ambitious.

After stopping for photos and scaling rocky

walking-trails-turned-waterfalls we eventually

arrived at the top in around 3 and a half hours. It

felt like I had stumbled accidentally into heaven.

Not that it was all sunshine and rainbows and

choirs of angels, in fact, quite the opposite. The

rain was relentless and the wind was howling. The

clouds were so low (or more pointedly we were

so high) that it was impossible to see anythingbeyond the sharp outline of Pulpit Rock itself

plunging dramatically down at a right angle and

disappearing into the clouds below. I didnt know

whether to be disappointed or awestruck at the

white blanket covering all but this majestic

rock.

I settled somewhere in between and after 15

minutes I was ready to turn back and head for

shelter and a long, hot shower. The weatherhad other ideas. In a eeting moment, without

any warning, the rain stopped and the clouds

began to part. It was as though the treacherous

walk to the top had been nothing but a jostle

for the best seats and now the show was about

to begin.

The clouds parted as though they were

curtains opened by a rope pulled from side

stage. What was revealed was a spectacular,

spectacular Norwegian fjord. The cliffwe were on plunged over 500 metres to

Lysefjord below and the blue water stood out

majestically against the grey sky. Turning to

look behind us we saw the fjord carving its

path through the cliffs like a thick snake in the

rocky landscape.

And due to the, lets say, inclement weather

only us and three hardy German campers

were there to witness the truly incredibleshow.

Text and photo: Nicole Mills

CLIMBING

PREKESTOLEN

Stick with me mate and Ill tell you a story

about climbing Preikestolen [Pulpit Rock]

in the relentless Norwegian rain.


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Nwg g ml.

When I frst arrived here over a year ao, y

reaction as one o beiderent. Gone ere thecassic suits, bootcut jeans, sandas, airy suerdresses, and fercey individua stye hich ereashion stapes back hoe in the States.

Instead, I as et by a ave o endess conorityin the or o botte bondes in Gore-Tex, tiht

jeans, eins, pastes, and ore Converse hihtops than I had seen in the past decade. As theonths passed, I ound y ardrobe raduayexpandin to incude oversizedseaters, eins, and otherstapes o Noreian ashion,heped aon by the deands oNoreian eather. Despite theorhoe hich seeed to be

unnein the 1980s directy intoOso cothin stores, Noreianashion as praatic. Tiht jeans and eins orked ith boots, oversizeseaters added uch needed arth, and Gore-Tex as the best deense aainst ind and rain.

Hoever, nothin I had seen in Noray notthe en earin indbreakers over suits ontheir ay to eddins, not the oen pairinhikin boots ith cocktai dresses, not the pinkaux ur jackets or H&M ass-produced 80s hair

band shirts - prepared e or the day in id-Deceber 2009 hen I frst spotted a an in hiseary 20s, aitin or the t-bane in a head-to-toe

eece jupsuit. It as are, it as tacky, and itas easiy the orst thin I had ever seen anyoneear in pubic, anyhere.

What is that? e asked each other. No onekne. It as not sod in H&M, Fretex, or the

secondhand arkets, the ony paces cash-stripped students seeed to shop. Hoever, in

the ooin eeks, as jupsuit-cad teens andtentysoethins seeiny bean appearinro the oodork, our coective understandinincreased. e outft, interchaneaby reerred toas a kosedress [cozy suit] dafedress [oune suit]

hyggepiece [an outft to be orn hie enjoyinonese] or sipy by the brand nae OnePiece,as ociay one o the biest Noreianashion trends or inter/sprin 2010. Hoever,I reained skeptica. Fippin throuh a ashionaazine hie on a cabin trip ith y Noreiancassates, I souht vaidation or y viepoint.

Its au! I copained, pointin to a picture oa siin bond aiy, dressed ro head to toe

in shades o stripped eece.No, they ook so cozy! one o y cassatesexcaied, peerin at the text. I reay ant

one!

Unabe to snark in the ace o suchenthusias, I reained sient.Hoever, the trend continued toind throuh y thouhts. Who

cae up ith the idea? Why did theseotherise praatic peope thinkthis as acceptabe? e oriins o

the outft reained shrouded in ystery. eoutfts ere arketed under utipe yet siiarbrand naes, akin it ipossibe to te hereit a bean.

e ost I coud earn is that theOnePiece had been b o r nin 2006-2007, andthat one particuar

brand OnePieceJup in hadsoeho ade

it to KarJohan andBostadveien,the hihstreets oNoreian a s h i o n .e trend

becae a inorobsession aon

a cose circeo riends, as e

Sixteen Months in Norway:

Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love

The OnePiece

It was large, it wastacky, and it was easilythe worst thing I hadever seen anyone wearin public, anywhere.


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oud exchane text essaes updatin each other

on kosedress sihtins, occasionay incudinpictures o the orst oenders. As outsidersin Noray, e sensed that understandin theOnePiece as key to unockin the secrets o thecoective Noreian psyche.

As arer teperatures and May approached,

the OnePieces bean to disappear. Whie aihteiht suer version existed, it had nothit the streets o Oso ith the sae deree orequency as its arer, eecier counterpart.Hoever, this did not stop our ascination. Asthe seester cae to a cose, I ound yse in asa shop on Kar Johan, acin rack ater rack oOnePieces o dierent abrics, patterns, and sizes.

Lauhin at the absurdity o it a, I seected one(hich inexpicaby sported the Aerican a)

and sipped it on.. As I dre the hood over y hair,y auhter stopped. e OnePiece as a I haddreaed o on cod Noreian nihts a hoodedbanket ith ars and es, a ayer o arthcobined ith utiate reedo o oveent.I sipped out o the OnePiece aain, expaininto the shopkeeper that y patriotis and aetere not ready to coit. I ent back into the

May suniht, ith ne understandin, i notacceptance.

Months passed. I ent hoe or a onth, andound yse arvein at the yriad stye choiceso peope back hoe. I returned to Noray, and

as the autun passed, the strane ashion trendsbarey reistered. I ound yse standin outsidethe indo o the OnePiece shop on Bostadveienro tie to tie, but never entered. Even as thekosedress bean appearin everyhere ro H&Mto Bik Bok, I asnt tepted.

Hoever, one day, everythin chaned. e scene

as one straiht out o the coective Noreiandreaand o a thins koselig [cozy] - a quainthytte [cabin], candeiht, riends od and nedraped over couches, the sounds o a beat-up uitarbein tuned a iuinated by the ickerinfreiht ro the open frepace. But soethinas ron. Soethin as issin. But hat?

e reaization as a reveation, voicin it aoudy utiate acceptance

I reay ish I had a OnePiece.

e reaction as predictabe, and raned rooutriht support o y ne-ound appreciationor this arent, to dire arnins about thesippery sope y sudden ebrace o the OnePiece

indicated. You say its ony or a cabin or thecorridor now, I as arned, but hat happens

hen you reaize Rea coses in 10 inutes andyou are out o ik? Or the ornin hen you areate or cass?

My riends, hie e-eanin, ere not tein

e anythin I did not aready kno. And so, aonth ater, y coset reains kosedress-ree.For in the batte beteen y desire to be saeyensconced aainst the cod in ayers o eece

aainst the ear o y inherent aziness, earreains triuphant. I kno yse too e. Ase side into mrketida [the dark tie], as theteperature drops and the hirind o exasbeins, I can ee y judent shitin. Addin aOnePiece to y ardrobe no is too reat a risk.

I a sti not Noreian enouh to accept theOnePiece as an acceptabe cothin choice or yday-to-day ie on the streets o Oso.

Yet.

Text: Anita IyerPictures: Marija Cabuskina

Indre Maknickaite

Te author (right) and a mysterious OnePieceenthusiast in patriotic OnePiece.


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A Green FrenchFrog with Legs

An interview with the illustrious,

mysterious Jean Claude Simon,

a bartender extraordinaire atFrokostkjelleren - the law pub.

Text:Tapsie Sane-HahaPhotos: www.stephhaas.com

TSH: So, what is the history behind

Frokostkjellern?

JCS: Dammit! I dont know, it used to be agym.

TSH: Were there, like, basketball hoops and

stu like that?

JCS: Uh huh. You didnt know? And you seethe bars there... Tere are pull-up bars on the

back wall.

TSH: Whats the craziest thing youve heard

about a customer doing here? ...or whats the

craziest thing thats happened while you wereworking?

JCS: Oh, while I was working? People comingand dancing on the bar. Tats sweet.

TSH: Yeah, but thats not while were open....

JCS: No, yeah, around the end. Or other peoplesleeping here because they like it so much. And

somebody pooped in the owers but nobody knows

who it was.

TSH: Whats the best night to come, in your opinion?

O all the nights that were open?JCS: Tursdays. Yeah, because theres nobody onTursday - so people should come and then its nice

or me because I have to work and i there are no

people and no work I all asleep. But Friday is better,

but you have to come late, like around midnight.

23:30, midnight. Ten its okay. And I dont think

you always pay on Friday [sometimes there is a cover

charge to get in]. Also one Friday in the month is

Fredagspils.

TSH: ell about the time the guy puked on the danceoor.

JCS: Why?! Because I cleaned it with my barehands?? And then, the paper I used was stuck in the

toilet and I had to reach in the toilet with my bare

hands to pull it out? Tats what you want to know?

TSH: Tat just shows how dedicated you are to your

job.

JCS: Yeah! I couldnt fnd the ucking gloves!

TSH: What about these mysterious sta parties we

keep hearing about?

JCS: What?? Tere are no sta parties... [laughsnervously]

TSH: I Frokostkjelleren were an animal, what kind

o animal would it be?

JCS: A rog. A French rog.

TSH: With or without legs?

JCS: With legs.

TSH: So why is it like a green French rog with legs?JCS: Because its got its ups and downs...

TSH: Oh, sometimes its hoppin and sometimes it

aint? ...okay. What is Frokostkjellerens avorite kind

o movie?

JCS: I have no idea. I dont know, do you know?...Porn?!

TSH: Is Frokostkjelleren good in bed?

JCS: Were talking about a ucking bar!

TSH: Precisely.

JCS: Yeah, it is. I think. O course!

TSH: Who are Frokostkjellerens avorite customers?


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JCS: Ones who drink a lot. No. Te sta people. No.I dont know. Favorite customers... Te International

Students! No, thats not true.... But probably the

blonde girls.

TSH: People who tip a lot? What should people wear

when they come to Frokostkjelleren?

JCS: Nothing.It depends who you want to meet. I you just go with

your riends, go as yoursel.

TSH: Who else would you go with?

JCS: Who else than yoursel? Your riends.

TSH: Well, I only ask because it seems like people

tend to dress up here more than at other student

pubs.

JCS: Yeah, thats because theyre law students andthey like to wear costumes. But, come in jeans and

a t-shirt and well accept you with a smile. We wont

serve you, but well accept you.

TSH: What is the best kind o drink we serve here?

JCS: Uh... the best kind o drink I make is a beer.But I think Cosmopolitan!

TSH: mmm... When Per Anders makes it...

What are our opening hours?

JCS: From 19 or 20 to 2. And then i youreriends with the bartender you can stay

sometimes a bit longer, especially i youre a girl

and youre my riend.

TSH: uesday-Friday, right? And Saturday is

usually a closed party.

...and, do we rent it out?

JCS: I dont know. Yeah, or lunch and breakastand stu...

TSH: On Saturdays, too.

... Say something unny!

JCS: bubblubbub

TSH: Describe what it looks like in here, in case

people are here and they dont realize theyre

here.

JCS: [In a deep, creepy voice] You enter a niceplace with intimate lights, nice music comes

to your ear. Te bartender comes to you with a

smile, oers you a beer. You buy it. You take it

with pleasure because its cheap and then you

go and sit down. You look around you and a lot

o beautiul women walk and come and sit next

to you and embrace you with their beauty. Ten

you bring one on the dance oor. You go and youdance. You dance. You dance. And then you get

beer. And then you dance. And then suddenly

youre home, alone.

Tats the story o my lie.

TSH: But we were talking about the bar.

JCS: I got a bit sidetracked.... Its nice. Itsreally cozy. But you have to come early i

you want a chance to taste the coziness o

the place. Because i you come at midnight

it will be crowded and its good i you want

to dance, but its nice to just come and hang

out and have a beer. Come and leave at

2300. Because its cheap.

TSH: It is cheap. 39 kroner or a beer. And

65 or a drink. Its the only student pub that

serves cocktails, I think.

JCS: And theres also champagne. We liketo serve cava. 290kr, yeah, its expensive.

But the wine is cheap! Te wine is 44kr or a

glass.

TSH: Any last words?

THE ENDFrokostkjelleren is located atKarl Johans gate 47, directlybehind Universitetsplassen.


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1NORWAYS BIGGEST MAMMALHold on, didnt I say Norways biggestinland mainland mammal. In the ocean,the moose is conquered by whale and on theSvalbard islands it loses to the polar bear. Anaverage moose is 1.8-2.1 m (6-7 t) tall andweighs about 380-720 kg (850-1580 pounds).

2MOOSE FARMIn lgens Hus in Sweden moose are

cultivated as arm animals. In summervisitors indulge in moose-back riding and inwinter moose-sleighs are at their service. Tearm also produces moose meat and dairyproducts (milk and cheese), reportedly one o themost expensive in the world.

3MOOSE KILLGenerally a moose would not bother tokill a human since it is not territorial.Exceptions are: mother-moose with children

and moose on the roads. According to statisticsrom Te Norwegian Council o Road Saety(rygg rafkk), every year rom 1500 to 2000moose end up in a road kill, oten taking humanlives as well. Sweden is known or producing lgtest (Moose tested) cars, with enhancedmanoeuvrability allowing the driver to avoidcollision with the moose and the car going in theopposite direction. Common ways o decreasingcollisions include putting up signs (oten stolenby tourists) and ences. Surprisingly enough, one

o the reasons mooselike hanging out onthe road is the layero salt or melting thesnow.

4MOOSE ANDSUNSETSMoose in theSunset or Elg isolnedgang is thesynonym or kitschin Norwegian. Tepaintings o romanticlandscapes witha silhouette o alonely moose on the

oreground appeared in the late sixties and werecopied ever since to ornate every cabin, villa andat. You buy IKEA prints i youre cheap, youget Munch reproductions i youre tacky andyou proudly install moose in the sunset i youretrashy. However, in recent years the moti hassuddenly gained popularity, though it is dicultto say i it is due to nostalgia or sel-irony.

5MOOSE ANTLERS

Moose are recognized by its antlers bonyappendages protracting rom their sculls,

which are shed yearly. Horns o other animalson the contrary are made o keratin and arepermanent. Antlers play an important part inhearing and mating. Given that moose are almostblind, the palm shaped antlers help in catchingslightest air vibrations. When it comes to matingantlers, make males stand out and disfguredantlers mark the castrated ones. Want to getsome second-hand antlers? Look in the nearby

orest rom mid December through January, theshedding time.

6MOOSE SAYINGSNorwegians call moose skogens konge(king o the orest). Other moose-expressions you might want to use is rope pelgen (literally:to cry or the moose) whichmeans to puke, and elge seg inn p noen(literally: to moose onesel in on someone)which means to

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court or to wheedle someone. Example: Jens elgetseg inn p dama til Ole, mens Ole ropte p elgen.(Jens was trying to woo Oles girlriend while Olewas busy eeding the fshes.)

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MOOSE VS ELKTe name o the animal is one o thecontentions between the British and the

Americans. Te British call it elk, along with manyother nations. Te Americans adopted aNative American word which meanshe strips o reerring to the waymoose eat up the greeneries. Teconusing bit is the act that Americans also use the wordelk to designate a slightlysmaller species in the deeramily with a dierent antlerconfguration.

8MOOSE HUNTEvery autumn rom lateSeptember through October

hundreds o Norwegians pampertheir ancient instincts by going toa moose hunt. A lot o bureaucracyis involved beore you can set outin the woods with a owling piececlinging to your shoulder.Tis, however, does not stopNorwegian hunters romshooting 40,000 mooseevery year. Te devotees omoose hunting hunt alone,scanning the orests orhoo-prints in a detectiveashion. However, it isadvisable to take acomrade with you be it an elkhoundor a group o peopletrying to shoo the

moose towards you(a practice knownas drivjakt). For lessproblematic moosehunt, visit yournearest supermarkets.IKEA has yearlydiscounts on mooselasagne in autumn.

9MOOSE DIET

Want to be asslender as the moose? Sleep 5 hoursa day, take regular strolls and eat twigs, roots,branches and shoots. In act, because a mooslydiet contains so many chewy items, moose do not

have ront teeth in the upper jaw, but have oneat grating tooth instead.

10MOOSE VISITSMoose, being as loveable (Norwegian:elGskelige) as they are, occasionallymake riendly calls on humans. Unortunately orthe latter, due to the considerate size moose are

prone to cause trouble. In January this year oneo the larger emales crashed into a nursinghome in l, wanting to join a resident or

breakast. It was locked in one o therooms where it went berserk rom

the lack o human contact and wassubsequently shot. Another mooseencounter happened this summerin Kongsvinger, when a young calwent or some groceries in KIWI onthe way back to the great outdoors.

It was probably attracted by theorists display o mouth-wateringplants, but then turned to smashing

aisles, thus protesting againstconsumerism.On some of the old

Norwegian re coins you can see thepicture of the king of the forest infront. King Olav V has to contendwith his place on the reverse side.

Moosemotif has become so popularthat it has turned into a collectible. Here the collectionof 700 moose by P.K. Fageren, also the leader of theband Gevirkameratene (Antler Comrades) whosesongs exclusively concern the king of the forest.

ext: Marija CabuskinaPictures: Marija Cabuskina

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Nadya

L 3 : Bl fkAutumn is here or good. With the change to winter time, came darker, shorter days. In northern Norwayit is already the mrketid[dark time]. A little depressing isnt it? Do not become argels [colorless], andcolor up!Nature is a good place to begin your quest or de norske arger [the Norwegian colors]. Leaves wentromgrnne til oransje og gule, til brune [green to orange and yellow, to brown]. Cabins and countrysidearmhouses are typically rd[red]. When rain is coming, the sky goes rom bl til gr [blue to grey]. Coldand cloudy days are grkalde. o keep your morale up, do not orget that in a ew weeks all the skittenbrun [dirty brown] will become ren hvit [pure white].In these times o darkness, you will not be too surprised to learn that norsk has two words or the colorblack: svart og sort. Norwegians usually spice up their meals with sort pepper [black pepper], but drinksvart kafe [black coee]. It is not a reason or se svart p tilvrelsen [to see lie in black].Your local supermarket cheese counter is also a quite argerik [colorul] area. You will easily distinguishbrunost [brown cheese] rom the others. Tings will get a little trickier when comparing hvitost [whitecheese] andgulost [yellow cheese]. Even i they are presented as distinct types o cheese, both are kindo white-yellowish. Unortunately, a taste test will not help you distinguish which is which.

SomeMoose suggestions oargerike activities or en gr dag:

argelegge [to color]Find et svart og hvitt bilde [a black and white image], get your argeblyanter [color pencils] out, and laydown some colors on paper.

arge hret ditt [to color your hair]Put some colors in your everyday lie by temporarily becoming a rdhret or bleke hret blondt,scandinavian style.

kle seg med argeglade klr [to dress onesel with brightly colored clothes]ry to combine as many colors as possible in one outft. Who said you cannot go out wearing grnnbukse, lilla genser, oransje lue, turkis skjer, og gule gummistvler?

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Stadigerekvadratmeteravklodendekkesavasfalt,murbygningerogtrampendemenneskersommedsvarteglorierrundthodenesineogvingeravmetall

forkynnerbudskapetommer,erogendamer

avdetsomkankjpesforpenger.....

Mensklodenstillesukkerforsegselv

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Whats On at UiO

Lunsj med Kultur

Free music concerts in Georg

SverdrupslibraryeveryFridayat

12:15. Coeeand waes servedatreasonableprices

Friday, November 19Pearls from AzerbaijanMusicand dancefromthe heartof Azerbaijani folklore. Mugamsis the oldest and most uniquekind of music in Azerbaijan. Itencompassesseveralpartsunitedoveroneidea.Friday, November 2Shimmering

Tis is the project startedby drummer, bass, keyboardand guitar player Bendik H.Kjeldsberg. His mellow melodiesencompass elements from rock,jazzandelectronicmusic.HehasplayedatfestivalsasBy:LarmandwarmedupthestageforShining.Friday, December 3Cello sonata by Marcus PausMarcus Paus is a classical musiccomposer,alsothesonofoneof

Norways most beloved singers/songwriters. His new sonata forcelloandpianoisamustforthoseinterestedinnewstreamswithinclassical music.Performed by:J,

MartensandJ.Kwetzinsky.

Friday, December 10Unikor:Christmas choirconcertChristmasisalmosthere,sothe

amateurchoirUnikor,consistingof employees and researchers attheUniversityofOslo,welcomesyou to a concert dedicated tothewinter holidays. Visitors aremost welcome to contribute tothesinging,assonglyricswillbegiven out prior to the concert.Dont miss out; maybe you willseeyourownlectureramongthesingers!Director:LeneBecker-Andersen

Te next season starts onFebruary,4.

Galleri Sverdrup in the mainlibrary

Adresse Kristiania(Dec.3Feb.25)In anticipation of the 200thanniversary of theUniversity ofOslo next year, the studentsarewelcome tosee howanniversaryproceedings were in 1911.Te new exhibition, Adresse

Kristiania,focusesonelaboratelydecoratedlettersofgreetingstheuniversity received fromallovertheworldandphotographsfromthecelebration.

Ex-parrotbyJamesSpinks

I remember that hot afternoon when it happened. I wasthirteen,stayingtheweekendatmyfriendsfarm.Outinthepaddock,underanoldgumtree,myfriendsfatherhandedmethe.22andshowedmehowtoloadit,howtoholdit-rmagainstmyrightshoulder.Feetfurtherapart,hesaid,Tatsit.Teparrotwasperchedonabranch,aboutameterout

fromthetrunk,andIrememberhowperfectlyIcouldseeit through the scope. I remember holding my breath,trying to make the cross-hair settle on its quivering,multicoloured chest. Every now and then, a bit ofbranch-endwouldswingacrossinfrontofthebirdandIwouldseeitasablurry,brownandgreenwispinsidethe

circleofthescope.Myfriendsfatherwastellingmehowtousethetrigger:Dontpullit,hekeptsaying,Squeeeeeezeit. My friend was standing behind me: Cmon, shoot,quick.Beforeitgetsaway.Isqueezedthetriggerandthegunjoltedagainstmyshoulderandthebirddroppedtothedirtlikearock.Icantrememberthesoundoftheshot:whetherithadmademyearsringorwhetherithadechoedothenearbyStirlingRange.IcantevenrememberifIhadgoneovertolookatthedeadbirdafterwards.Teonlythingremaininginmymemoryofthathotafternoonismy

friendlookingatmehungrily,motioning for the gunwith both hands, and his father saying: Well done,James.Youreanatural.

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