Rippler (The Ripple Trilogy) by Cidney Swanson

Author:Cidney Swanson [Swanson, Cidney]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Williams Press
Published: 2013-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

Excerpted from the private journal of Girard L’Inferne, approx. 1945

Private lesson, Test Subject: Helga

“Tell me,” I ask, “why this particular weapon?”

“The rock is hard and sharp. We call that kind shin–biter. If you fall upon it, you bleed.” She is sullen, defiant.

“It is a stone from another world,” I say, smiling. “Strange stories are told of the powers of tobiasite.” I drop the smile and ask, “Did you mean to kill Karl?”

Clearly she expects punishment, perhaps even death. “He was mocking the Führer. He could not be allowed to cause the other children to join in.”

I nod. “Older persons than you underestimate the danger of permitting others to laugh at what is sacred.” I pause. “Helga, I must know. Did you intend that he die?”

The girl’s face shifts slightly. Her jaw clenches, as do her fists. She nods.

“You know you cannot be permitted to remain here after such a crime.”

The girl nods again.

“What would you think of joining a special school? One that trains loyal girls and boys like yourself to protect the brave leaders of The Thousand Year Reich?”

The girl looks up, eyes full of desire.

“Would you work hard at such a school? Would you prove to me that I made the right decision in not sending you to prison for your offense?”

“In such a school,” she declares gravely, “I would work harder than anyone else.”

–translation by G. Pfeffer

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