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Whilst waiting to destroy the Nazi’s heavy water facility, the Norwegian saboteurs responsible for the task shelter in a single, secluded cabin in the mountains. The house shelters 10 men and their skis, climbing equipment, and Sten guns, yet maintains a low profile so as to avoid being spotted by the Heer and the Luftwaffe.

“There were four things that needed our constant attention those winter months in the mountains. Number one was to stay alive. We hunted soybeans, and used every part of them for food. Husks included. We hunted for moss to use in the baking of bread. Our second task was unrelated to the house program. Third, we had to keep radio contact with England. We used car batteries for this operation. Lastly, we had to make sure we had enough wood for heating. Our camp was located above the tree line so obtaining wood included long walks where you had to be careful so nobody would see us.”

-Kjøll Syyverlssennlund

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i came across this whilst searching for ‘norwegian wood’; maybe you can use it.

‘wood’ is a metaphor! …or you can take it literally.

thanks.

where are files?

i emailed them to you last night. remember when you wrote back, ‘don’t hurry me boy!!’ ?

ive got them.

i guess i should tell you the strategy. the house above is a smouldering ruined cabin. this smoke masks the heating fires from below and also obscures the radio antenna connected to the crm114 below. the real shelter is below, accessible by some stairs on which the skis are stored. it is a one room affair, similar to a ‘black house.’ instead of the vernacular thatched room of the black house, this shelter has an ice roof, at grade, which admits light for vitamin d and scurvy prevention.

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oops, you can only ski into the cabin? i will add snow on the stairs.

have we crashed already??? grey was right!

looks like we lose.

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