BORIS: After my brother's death the commander wanted to know where I'd been. I had to bury my brother! But it was all about this being the decisive offensive. My brother hadn't died for nothing. I couldn't stop at that moment. But why? I didn't want this. We shouldn't even have been there in the first place. Look for another soldier. I'm going to sleep. For ever.
PSYCHIATRIST: And what did you do? Did you leave?
BORIS: Leave?
PSYCHIATRIST: Yes, did you go home, or was this the time that you fled to the encampment?
BORIS: Do you think we could do, that I could do that, just like that? Do you know what we did with deserters? The only thing that I could to say about it, is that the commander knew how to handle it.
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BORIS: It's terrible what happened to him. I should have helped him, but, well yes, it couldn't be any different, not at that moment.
PSYCHIATRIST: What was going on, Boris? Who should you have helped? Your brother?
BORIS: No, 'Einstein' of course. He didn't want to go on any more, he damn well wasn't going on to keep on fighting!
PSYCHIATRIST: 'Einstein'? Who is that?
BORIS: It was too dangerous to interfere. I think it''s better to not talk about it any more. I mean, it was wartime, things happened. You mustn't forget that. You must understand.
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BORIS: Do you know what would help? At this moment... No, you have no clue have you? A big disappearance act. That would have been the ideal solution. But now it is a bit too late. 'Einstein' could certainly have used it. Being invisible. You need to have a special talent for it. Very few people have that talent. Even in the pitch dark they could always spot him. It was amazing how he could never seem to escape the eyes of the commander. He always knew where to find him.


















