Maj-Lis was actually the sister of Kalervo Palsa's childhood sweetheart Maaret for whom he maintained a long-lasting unrequited torch of love, quite openly writing about it in his letters to her and her sister and eventually sisters husband.
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Palsa did have a brief fling with abstract art while staying in New York City, but as he recounts in his diary, that phase came to an abrupt halt when one day he saw a passed out black man sprawled on a subway bench.
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Soldiers wishing to serve in this elite battalion must pass a five-day " gibbush ", a physically and mentally grueling test similar to " hell week " ( approximately 1 in 4 finish the week and 1 in 8 are accepted to the training program ), after which they are dispersed into specialized training programs for each of the three companies that make up the battalion : the Palsa " r ( Reconnaissance Company ), the Palna " t ( Anti-Tank Company, commonly known as the Orev company ), and the Palha " n ( Engineering and Explosives Company ).
