Database recovery: `mtn load` into what?

Docs for `mtn db load` are unclear to me.
    http://www.monotone.ca/docs/Database.html
says:
> the schema of the dumped database is included in the dump,
> so you should not try to init your database before a load.

OK, fine, but how do you create a database without `mtn db init`?

Many thanks for your help!
./ddd


Background / context:  I'm trying to fix a database for which `mtn db
check` reports:

> mtn: warning: 1 mismatched certs
> mtn: check complete: 70679 files; 8777 rosters; 8777 revisions; 15 keys; 35677 certs; 8778 heights; 43 branches
> mtn: total problems detected: 1 (0 serious)
> mtn: minor problems detected

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