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Paint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Väinö Linna parody.

IJR Arcade

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On-theme arcade editions starring the Väinö Linna parody.

“In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe – and Jussi.”
— Opening words.
“The younger troops assumed their ranks. There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history.”
— The narrator introducing the characters of the novel, p. 2.
“They made it to the swamp and Kaarna pounced immediately. 'What's going on here? What's this? Look here, you boys have made a mess of this whole thing. Ay-ay-ay! Boys, boys, this isn't how you fight a war. Noo-oo-ooo. Fighting like this isn't going to get you anywhere. Now, we're going to pull ourselves together and cross this little swamp. The others are already at the enemy positions.'”
— P. 58.
“'Koskela the Finn. Eats iron and shits chains.'”
— Koskela introducing himself while intoxicated, p. 298.
“Jorma Kariluoto had paid his dues into the common pot of human idiocy.”
— The narrator after Kariluoto's death, p. 412.
“'The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics won, but racing to the line for a strong second place came feisty little Finland.'”
— Vanhala, the eternal comedian, summarizing the war after it ends, p. 466.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Paint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Väinö Linna parody.

IJR Arcade

00

On-theme arcade editions starring the Väinö Linna parody.