One sauna tradition is to take the heat then run outdoors and roll around in the snow or take a dip in a pool of ice water.

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He recounts how those turned away because their names were not on the voters' roll begged for hours to be allowed to dip their fingers into ink, fearing retaliation if they could not display the mark proving they had voted.

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