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On the planet Gyllenblå peace and order prevails under president Ratio Rasch.

He doesn't rule by force of arms, but through a simple and ingenious method.

He has forbidden people to laugh.

In this way, they have become his obedient tools.

The police's sole mission is to listen for the remnants of the hated laughter.

You know how easy it becomes contagious...

Yes you, Epicycle, This looks pretty good.

That's one year that you have been here in reason treatment.

It feels more like 25...

Yes, a year can be a long time. It depends on how corrupted one is.

- What do you think Nurse? - Well then, we've come a long way.

You believed in a God...

Do you still?

No.

- It's just superstition. - Yes, it was unreasonable.

- What do you believe in, then? - In reason.

And what represents the highest reason?

- The President. - Ratio Rasch!

Yes, Epicycle, it looks as if we could sign you out.

- But we should do a test. - Nurse. - Yes, doctor. May I ask for the key.

The nurse can stand behind the screen.

Now look there!

Look at the picture!

Sorry, unfortunately. You are probably not completely symptom free yet, Epicycle...

You need a little more treatment. - Nurse, lock the device!

- It's not possible... - Unfortunately, it's necessary!

I don't want to go to the institution. That was uncontrollable!

- Right. - I don't want to go back again!

No more! I don't want to!

Look, what big cherries! What giants!

Wait, Fredrik!

Eva wants to tell you something...

– I'm the driver. - It wasn't you who drove this morning...

– No, he's got indigestion. – Yes, but...

- Do you know where you're going? - I know where I'm going!

- I didn't know you were the driver. - Nor me either...

...until a voice whispered that you were on the visit to the doctor today.

- Where shall we go? - Not to the institution in any case.

- But it's illegal... - Do you want to go back?

No. Where shall we go?

I came away with six months conditionally...

... and now there are a few of us that have gone underground.

- Underground? What do you mean? - Literally.

We are located in the sewers. The reason police never go there.

- I would ike to... ah! - Well, tell me!

Can't we go down to Gyllenblå Lake? Just a little walk...

- What is this supposed to be for? - A surprise!

Right.

- Kiss him now, then! - No never!

- Do you remember when we were here? - Yes.

That was before Ratio Rasch, in the bad old times.

This is the first time in a year that I've seen space.

(Buzzing)

- Maybe they're down at the lake. - Possibly.

– Before we went here with sweethearts. - In the old irrational time.

- When you fell in love. - And stood here and kissed!

That was close...

You know what I want to do now?

Don't sneak peek, Fredrik!

Fredrik! Fredrik! Fredrik!

That's it!

Where did he go?

He was number one, the laugh-seeker!

- It was him who stole Fredrik! - What did I tell you?

- We can't just leave Frederick! - But the old man is dangerous! Come on!

- But where are you going? Come on! - Come back, Cecilie!

Cecilie, come on. We stick together!

- Don't go there, Cecilie! - The old man may be dangerous!

Fredrik!

- Yes? - I want to know where Frederick is.

Do you...?

- What's your name, then? - It does not concern you. Where's Frederick?

- Come back, Cecilie! - Cecilie!

- Come on, let's go! - Cecilie!

Help! Let us out!

- It's your fault! - No, you tricked me here.

Hey, let us out!

Can you just leave it like that? But what about the reason police?

They never go where we're going now.

- What's that sound? - It's all the pipes. You get used to it.

Come on!

Here!

- I think they've hidden themselves. - To kiss on the sly...

- Oh, ridiculous! - The old man has taken them.

Now, now, now!

I see!

Yes, Andersson, I believe that it's advisable to collect Rasch.

So, Rasch!

Let's see...

The course will be...

...361 degrees.

Is it possible?

No, it's not possible. So, it's true.

Well? Right, then we'll use force!

Hello! Is anyone here?

- Answer! - One moment!

Sesame, Sesame, ratio legis!!

- Be sensible now! - I'm coming!

One, two...

- Oh Lord my God! - Rasch? Rasch! My Dog...

Get out, kids!

This is not for you.

This, kids... is dangerous stuff.

- No, you can't be here. - But there's no danger...

- We don't tell this to anyone. - No, they'd think us crazy!

– Do you know where we'd end up, then? – Yes.

But how do we explain the dog?

Hello.

Look what I've found. Do you know where? In the president's garden!

- Do you have children with the Resistance? - No, just that one.

- He's called Hevelius. - My name is Epicycle.

– He's the last person who could laugh. – He escaped from the institution like you.

- Do you think he can laugh again? – He has spasms in the corners of his mouth sometimes.

Hevelius!

Show her now. - Look!

Imagine if we still had a few healthy laughing children! Then...

Subtitles by Squashy Hat (2015)