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Steam of Life
Season 24
Episode 7
In Finland, with its long, dark winters, the sauna is a national obsession whose benefits are as much emotional as physical. For the men in 'Steam of Life,' the sauna is a place to come together and sweat out not only the grime of contemporary life, but also their grief, hopes, joys and memories.
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