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Copenhagen Airport, on line to check in when a stocky, older gentleman with a graying crew-cut and sandals suddenly begins screaming in German, “Freiheit! Freiheit!” waving his passport around over his head. It takes a minute or two until he is surrounded by airport security guys in their tall boots and yellow flak jackets. They’re confused, talking to him calmly, but he keeps on screaming, “Freiheit! Freiheit!” waving his passport around over his head. Then a woman security agent enters the scene, talking softly, (I can barely hear her and she’s right next to me) touching his arms gently. He calms down then, he’s sweating, his eyes bulging wide, mouth so dry, but he calms down then. And I think how there’s nothing like a woman’s soothing voice to calm a man down and that if this were the States that poor old fellow would’ve been down on the ground a long time ago.
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