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(set: $character to $LauraData) <h1 class="info">Laura Okkema</h1> (print: $character's yearborn), (print: $character's lifestat) (print: $character's Relation)<br><br> <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/><br><br> (link-goto: "Return to family files", "familyfiles")

(set: $character to $IlseData) <h1 class="info">Ilse Groβe</h1> (print: $character's yearborn)-(print: $character's lifestat) (print: $character's Relation)<br><br> <img class="portrait" src="images/gamefotos/ilse.jpg" height="200" width="209"/> <br><br>{ $bold[(print: "Your research notes:")] (if: (history:) contains "proceed")[<ul><li>escaped from Eastern Germany to Western Germany in 1956</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgItext")[<ul><li>Place of birth: Rohrbach near Leipzig, Germany </li><li>Parents aged 42 and 66 at her birth </li><li>family owned a water mill and bakery business </li><li>Two brothers, Rudolf (her close friend) and Georg (deceased, does not remember him)</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgIItext")[<ul><li>Had a sheltered childhood</li><li>Successful at school</li><li>Rejected opportunities for higher education due to anxiety</li><li>Attended household school for one year and worked in family business</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "docItexttrans")[<ul><li>Was an excellent student </li><li>teachers perceived her as "independent in her intellectual development, consciencious, reliable, attentive, and hard working, but physically and vocally weak"</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgIIItext")[<ul><li>1939 - witnessed outbreak of WWII at age 15</li><br><li>brother Rudolf was drafted on day 1</li><li>experienced feelings of constant dread and terror</li><li>1942 - received the message of brother's passing at war</li><li>followed by long of intense mourning</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgIVtext")[<ul><li>1940 - began epistolary friendship with 'unknown soldier' who was 11 years her senior</li><li> 1942 - accepted his marriage proposal</li><li>1943 - war marriage</li><br><li>couple spent two three-week vacations together</li><li>1945 - husband died in battle two weeks before her 19th birthday</li><li>experienced long phase of mourning and depression</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgVtext")[<ul><li>1945 - met current husband Werner at a friend's wedding </li><li>it was love at first sight for both</li><li>epistolary friendship while Werner was a prisoner of war in Russia</li><li>1947 - marriage after Werner's return</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgVIIItext")[<ul><li>1948 - birth of daughter</li><li>1951 - birth of son</li><li>1954 - began work as a cashier after Werner lost his job due to alcoholism</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXVItext")[<ul><li>1955 - Werner left for the West, she filed for divorce</li><li>after her husband's escape, the police kept her passport and she had to report to the station every four weeks</li><li>after much pleading with his wife in letters, Werner convinced Ilse to follow him across the border</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "letter2")[<ul><li>May 1956 - the family escaped to Berlin via Konigs Wusterhausen with the help of a friend </li><li>in the weeks leading up to the escape, Ilse managed her affairs, while hiding her plans from co-workers, friends, and acquaintances</li><li>she successfully tricked the people's police and got past all controls on the journey</li><li>at the refugee camp in Berlin, she managed not only her children but also quickly organized the papers needed to leave the camp and travel to Westfalia, where Werner is staying.</li></ul>] (if:(history:)contains "imgIXXtext")[<ul><li>May 1956 - after about a week at the camp, the family took an airplane to Hannover and a train to Witten</li><li>they stayed with a relative, Aunt Auguste, for about four months</li><li>finally, they moved to Dortmund Westerfilde / Bodelschwing into a refugee home, a one-room apartment for four people</li></ul>]} (link-goto: "Return to family files", "familyfiles")

(set: $character to $KristinaData) <h1 class="info">Kristina Möller</h1> (print: $character's yearborn), (print: $character's lifestat) (print: $character's Relation)<br><br> <img class="portrait" src="images/gamefotos/kristina.jpg" height="200" width="139"/> <br><br> $bold[(print: "Your research notes:")] {(if: (history:) contains "proceed")[<ul><li>escaped from Eastern Germany to Western Germany in 1956</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXtext")[<ul><li>1948 - born at home in Rohrbach </li><li>Has many happy memories from her childhood</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXItext")[<ul><li>1951 - birth of brother, when she was aged 3</li><li>Played in the village with other children while her mother cared for the infant</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXIItext")[<ul><li>spent her summers playing in the forests and meadows around the village with other children</li><li>whenever they encountered Russian soldiers, they would hide as their parents had taught them</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXIIItext")[<ul><li>watched her little brother Manfred while their mother was at work</li><li>after summer, Ilse brought her children to work, pulling them in a handcard</li><li>soon after, Kristina began to attend kindergarten in Belgershain from 7 am to 7pm</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXIVtext")[<ul><li>1955 - began attending elementary school in Belgershain</li><li>rode a rattly old bike to school during summer and got a ride from neighbors in their horse-drawn sleigh during winter</li><li>in October, school children were recruited to gather potato bugs</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXVtext")[<ul><li>December 1955 - suddenly, her father disappeared</li><li>family moved into an aunt's house</li><li>life there is restricted and boring</li></ul>] (if:(history:) contains "imgXVIII")[<ul><li>26 May 1956 - family left for a visit to Konigs Wusterhausen in Brandenburg with the train</li><li>everyone was wearing multiple pairs of underpants, undershirts, and socks on top of each other</li><li>visited a family friend who had access to West Berlin</li><li>children were instructed to call him //Daddy//.</li><li>pretending to be a family, they took a ferry over the Dahme river to Berlin-Marienfelde</li><li>Ilse and her children entered a refugee camp in Lichterfelde, sharing the bottom of a double bunk bed</li><br><li>while Ilse took care of the formalities, Manfred staeds at a child care center; Kristina accompanied her mother</li></ul>] (if:(history:)contains "letter2")[<ul><li>at the refugee camp, everyone was impressed with Kristina's independence</li><li>she was strong and handled the process well</li></ul>] (if:(history:)contains "imgIXXtext")[<ul><li>after a week at the camp, the family took an airplane to Hannover and a train to Witten</li><li>stayed with a relative, Aunt Auguste, for about four months </li><li>finally, the family moved to Dortmund Westerfilde / Bodelschwing into a refugee home, a one-room apartment for four people</li><ul>]} (link-goto: "Return to family files", "familyfiles")

<h2>Player Profile</h2> (set:$character to $PlayerData) (print: $name) (print: $character's profession) (print: $character's lifestat) Your perseverance Level is $perseverance. (if: $perseverance is 1)[You have not earned any badges.] (else:)[Latest badge earened: $Badge <br> You have played for $minutesplayed minutes.] (if: $KnowledgeStat is 0)[You do not have any knowledge of the case at this point.] (else:)[Your knowledge is at level $KnowledgeStat.<br> You have discovered $currentknowledge % of the story. <br> Any new knowledge you have gained can be reviewed in the folders of the (link-goto: "family files", "familyfiles").] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $name to (prompt: "Your name, please:", "Frances")) { <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> It's nice to meet you, $name. I'm $s[Laura]. <br><br> I'm glad you answered my Craiglist ad. It sounds like you love to travel! <br><br> I'm looking for a $s[student researcher with archival experience] to help me retrieve and organize some $s[family documents]. <br><br> What's your major? <br><br> } [History]<p1| [Library Science]<p2| [Digital Humanities]<p4| { (click: ?p1)[(set: $PlayerData's profession to "Historian")(goto: "Welcome")] (click: ?p2)[(set: $PlayerData's profession to "Librarian")(goto: "Welcome")] (click: ?p4)[(set: $PlayerData's profession to "Digital Humanist")(goto: "Welcome")] }

{ <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> That's perfect! <br><br> You have $s[just the right skill set] for this assignment, $name. <br><br> [[I bet you're wondering what this mysterious job is all about.->Job]] }

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> I'm looking for $s[any documents, records, or photographs] related to my maternal grandmother, $s[Ilse Groβe], along with anything about my mother, $s[Kristina Möller]. I would like you to focus on documents from $s[between 1924 and 1956]. At some point in 1956, $s[my family escaped from Eastern Germany to the West]. Any information on that subject would be valuable. I know that on her way to the West, my grandmother sent a $s[letter] from Berlin to her husband in Westphalia; if you could retrieve that letter, I would be extremely thankful. Any other questions or concerns? [[How do I get to Germany?->Germany]] [[Does anyone live in the house? ->House]] [[Why do you need these documents so desperately?->Dissertation]] [[What do the documents look like?->Example]] [[I think I got everything. ->proceed]] (set: $Ilse to true) (set: $Kristina to true) (set: $KnowledgeStat to 2)

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> I need you to $s[retrieve some family documents and photographs from Germany]. The documents are scattered $s[in my childhood home]. <br><br> You will need to $s[search every room carefully]. This may take plenty of [[perseverance and knowledge->Stat]] about my family. <br><br> Anything new you learn will appear in the [[family files->familyfiles]]. That way, you can keep track of the knowledge you've already acquired. You can keep an overview of your progress any time by accessing your [[personal file->PlayerProfile]]. <br><br> Unless [[you've done this before->proceed]], I'm sure you have plenty of [[questions->qanda]] for me.

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> Normally, my Mum lives in the house, but right now she is travelling for a few months. She's a retired teacher. She rents the house out to other travellers while she's away, and you're going to be one of them. Once you're at the house, make yourself at home, but be sure to keep things in order. This is an old house, and my family has lived there for three generations - $s[the documents I'm looking for are dispersed over different rooms and niches of the place, and it may not be easy to find them.] Any other questions or concerns? [[Does your Mum know I'm there to pick up documents?->Lie]] [[How do I get to Germany?->Germany]] [[What kind of documents are you looking for?-> Documents]] [[Why do you need these documents so desperately?->Dissertation]] [[What do the documents look like?->Example]] [[I think I got everything. ->proceed]]

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> I told her I would send a friend to get the documents. That's close enough to the truth. I would go myself, but I am applying for a US Green Card and I can't leave the country at this time. Any other questions or concerns? [[How do I get to Germany?->Germany]] [[What kind of documents are you looking for?-> Documents]] [[What do the documents look like?->Example]] [[Why do you need these documents so desperately?->Dissertation]] [[I think I got everything. ->proceed]]

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> I need these documents $s[for my dissertation]. My project is kind of an experiment. $s[I want to research my maternal family], specifically my grandmother's life, within its historical, cultural, and political context. $s[I think there's a powerful and important story that people need to hear] - especially now, in the 21st century. The twist is, $s[I'm telling the story in Twine.] Any other questions or concerns? [[How do I get to Germany?->Germany]] [[Does anyone live in the house? ->House]] [[What kind of documents are you looking for?-> Documents]] [[What do the documents look like?->Example]] [[I think I got everything. ->proceed]]

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> Well, first, I'll do a quick background check on you with the help of a friend in law enforcement - no offense, but I did find you on Craigslist. Once you're cleared, we'll agree on a date and I'll buy your tickets. I will also arrange for a ride from the airport to the house. Any other questions or concerns? [[Does anyone live in the house? ->House]] [[What kind of documents are you looking for?-> Documents]] [[Why do you need these documents so desperately?->Dissertation]] [[What do the documents look like?->Example]] [[I think I got everything. ->proceed]]

Your perseverance increases with every ten minutes you spend playing. Your knowledge increases with every item you find. You can always check your levels in your [[personal file->PlayerProfile]]. [[Got it->Job]]

{<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> Alright, unless you have [[anymore questions->qanda]], I think you're good to [[go->PartII]]! (set: $Ilse to true) (set: $Kristina to true) (set: $KnowledgeStat to 2) }

[[How do I get to Germany?->Germany]] [[Does anyone live in the second house? ->House]] [[What kind of documents are you looking for?-> Documents]] [[Why do you need these documents so desperately?->Dissertation]] [[What do the documents look like?->Example]] [[I know everything I need to know.->proceed]]

(align: "==>")[(link-goto: "Disembark plane and travel to Laura's house", "hallway")] <img id="airplane" src="images/gamefotos/airplane.png" alt="umbrella" height="664" width="1300"/> <audio src="airplane.wav" autoplay>

{$center[<h2>Hallway</h2>] <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/entrance_greyscale_test.png" alt="hallway" width=500 height=438/> You walk through the front door into the a dimly lit corridor. The rain has soaked your clothes, and a puddle appears by your feet. The warmth of the house feels soothing, but it hasn't quite reached your hands and feet. You take off your dripping jacket and shoes.} Some framed photographs are hanging on the west wall; a [[black and white image->1]] of a young woman stands out. At the end of the hallway on the floor, you see a worn-down [[leather briefcase->briefcase]], some [rain boots], and a [coat hanger]. A wooden door at the end of the hallway leads (link-reveal: "north.")[(if: $photocount is false)[ (color: red)[''Hmm... Maybe you should take a look around before you head to the next room.'']](else:)[(goto: "diningroom")]] A staircase leads [[up->myroom]] to the second floor. There is a [[small white door->basement]] beneath the staircase.

{$center[<h2>Dining Room</h2>] <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/diningroom_greyscale_test.png" alt="diningroom" height="400" width="556" /> In the dining room, you find an eclectic arrangement of modern furniture and antiquities.} To your left, you see a wooden pump organ; some of its keys are stuck. An open [songbook] with worn-out pages shows the chords of <span id="song">(either:...$song)</span>. Above the instrument, an abstract watercolor painting shows some intersecting lines and circles; somehow, they remind you of a windmill. You note that the painting is hanging just slightly [[off center->3]]. In the center of the room you see a round black table surrounded by five leather chairs. Beyond it, a glass door leads [[outside->backporch]] onto a fenced-in terrace. Across from the table, the open space extends south into the [[living room]]. Ahead in the southeast corner, you see a wooden secretary desk with a round hutch and several drawers. It is protected by a [numerical combination lock.]<lock| To your right, a [[Victorian cabinet->cabinet]] with delicate stained-glass doors holds some antique glassware, silverware and dishes. Behind you, one wooden door leads [[east->kitchen]], and another leads south back to the [[hallway]]. (click: ?lock)[(goto: "desklock")]

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/myroom_greyscale_small.png" alt="myroom" height="500" width="700" /> You enter a room which must have belonged to a teenager. The walls are covered in posters and every surface carries decorative trinkets. To your right, you see a tall bookshelf which is crammed with books top to bottom. A shorter shelf of the same kind stands on the opposite wall; it mostly holds books, but the lower shelf carries a [[box]]. A leather couch and a small glass table in between the two shelves make up a cozy reading corner. Maybe you can hang out here for a bit and find some books which can help you with your task. Ahead of you is a wooden table with an unfinished painting and two books on top of it: <span id="book"> (either:...$book1) and (print: $book2pre + " " +(either:...$book2)).</span> The window behind the desk looks out west on the street, where you can see some 19th century half-timbered houses next to recently finished family homes. To its left, you see a [[cork board]] carrying notes, photographs, and slips of paper. (link-goto: "Go back downstairs", "hallway")

{(live: 1s)[(set: $time to it - 1) (if: $time is 0)[(set: $perseverance to it +1)(alert:"Your perseverance level has increased! Go to your profile to view your new trophy.")(set: $time to it + 600)]] (if: $perseverance is 2)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 1st)] (else-if: $perseverance is 3) [(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 2nd)] (else-if: $perseverance is 4)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 3rd)] (else-if: $perseverance is 5)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 4th)] (else-if: $perseverance is 6)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 5th)] (else-if: $perseverance is 7)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 6th)] (else-if: $perseverance is 8)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 7th)] (else-if: $perseverance is 9)[(set: $Badge to $BadgeData's 8th)] (set: $minutesplayed to ($perseverance-1)*10) (set: $knowledgecalc to 100*$KnowledgeStat/23) (set: $currentknowledge to (floor: $knowledgecalc)) (unless: (passage:)'s tags contains "nofooter")[<br>Check your [[backpack]] <br> View [[family files ->familyfiles]] <br> View your [[profile->PlayerProfile]]<br>(link:"Save game")[(save-game: "File A")]] (else:)[] }

(if: $backpack's length > 0)[Your backpack contains the following items: (print: $backpack.join(", ")).] (else:)[Your backpack is empty.] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

Known family members: [[Laura ->LauraProfile]] (if: $Ilse is true)[[[Ilse ->IlseProfile]]] (if: $Werner is true)[[[Werner ->WernerProfile]]] (if: $Kristina is true)[[[Kristina ->KristinaProfile]]] (if: $Manfred is true)[[[Manfred ->ManfredProfile]]] (if: $photocount is true) [(link-goto: "View photographs", $photopassage)] (if: $lettercount is true) [(link-goto: "View letters", $letterpassage)] (if: $documentcount is true)[(link-goto: "View documents", $documentpassage)] (link-goto: "Return", $lastPassage)

{(if: not ((passage:)'s tags contains "menu"))[(set: $lastPassage to (passage:)'s name)] (if: (passage:)'s tags contains "photo")[(set: $photopassage to (passage:)'s name)(if: (count: (history:), $photopassage) is 0)[(align: "=><=")[<br>You found a photograph!]]](else:)[]} {(if: (passage:)'s tags contains "document")[(set: $documentpassage to (passage:)'s name)(if: (count: (history:), $documentpassage) is 0)[(align: "=><=")[<br>You found a document!]](else:)[]]} {(if: (passage:)'s tags contains "letter")[(set: $letterpassage to (passage:)'s name)(if: (count: (history:), $letterpassage) is 0)[(align: "=><=")[<br>You found a letter!]](else:)[]] }

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "imgIItext", "500", "2"))[The briefcase is empty.] (else:)[The briefcase contains the following items:] (unless: (history:) contains "502")[[[a piece of paper->imgIItext]]] (unless: (history:) contains "imgIVtext")[[[a document file->500]]] (unless: (history:) contains "4")[[[photograph ->2]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", "hallway")

(if:(count:(history:), "firstletter") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] { (set: $lettercount to true) (align: "==>")[Rohrbach, 4/5/1955] } //Dear Daddy! Today we received your kind Easter package. We were mighty glad about it! We already finished the peanuts. We thank you from our hearts for everything. I am still on school break for the Spring. Manfred is sleeping. Today it’s snowing again. Hopefully it will be nice and warm soon, so we can play outside. Manfred and I often talk about you. We are gla`d that you thought of us. Stay healthy and cordial greetings from your children, Kristina and Manfred// (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{(set: $name to "Frances") (set:$character to "") (set: $LauraData to (dm:"firstname","Laura", "lastname", "Okkema", "yearborn", 1987, "lifestat", "alive", "Relation", "Kristina's daughter; Ilse's granddaughter")) (set: $IlseData to (dm:"firstname","Ilse", "lastname", "Groβe", "yearborn", 1924, "lifestat", 2006, "Relation", "Kristina's mother; Laura's grandmother")) (set: $KristinaData to (dm:"firstname","Kristina", "lastname", "Möller", "yearborn", 1948, "lifestat", "alive", "Relation", "Ilse's daughter; Laura's mother")) (set: $WernerData to (dm:"firstname","Werner","lastname","Groβe","yearborn",1925,"lifestat", 1987,"Relation","Ilse's husband, Kristina's father, Laura's grandfather")) (set: $ManfredData to (dm:"firstname","Manfred","lastname","Groβe","yearborn",1952,"lifestat","alive", "Relation", "Ilse's son, Kristina's brother, Laura's uncle")) (set: $PlayerData to (dm:"profession", "unknown", "lifestat", "alive")) (set: $Ilse to false) (set: $Kristina to false) (set: $Manfred to false) (set: $Werner to false) (set: $backpack to (a:"the Translator X550p Special Edition, GE-EN")) (set: $photocount to false) (set: $lettercount to false) (set: $documentcount to false) (set: $boxkey to false) (set: $kitchenkey to false) (set: $basementkey to false) (set: $finish to false) (set: $Photos to (a:)) (set: $Documents to (a:)) (set: $imagetext to "") (set: $documentpassage to "") (set: $docutext to "") (set: $docuname to "") (set: $docucount to false) (set: $pw to "") (set: $crankkey to false) (set: $lastPassage to "") (set: $photopassage to "") (set: $letterpassage to "") (set: $time to 600) (set: $perseverance to 1) (set: $KnowledgeStat to 1) (set: $center to (align: "=><=")) (set: $bold to (text-style: "bold")) (set: $s to (text-style: "smear")) (set: $song to (a: "Back in the USSR by The Beatles", "Wind 'of' Change by The Scorpions", "The International", "Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd", "Leningrad by Billy Joel", "Mother Russia by Iron Maiden", "Imagine by John Lennon", "Child in Time by Deep Purple", "Radio Free Europe by REM", "Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine", "Satellite by Rise Against", "The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan", "Redemption Song by Bob Marley", "Let's Impeach the President by Neil Young", "Panic by The Smiths", "Fight the Power by Public Enemy", "Nazi Punks F#%k Off by Dead Kennedys", "Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill")) (set: $book1 to (a: "an illustrated copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings", "Astrid Lindgren's Ronia, the Robber's Daughter", "Michael Ende's Never Ending Story", "Cornelia Funke's Inkheart", "Tamora Pierce's The Song of the Lioness", "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire", "Philip Pullman's Northern Lights", "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit", "Marion Zimmer-Bradley's The Mists of Avalon")) (set: $book2pre to "J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the") (set: $book2 to (a: "Philosopher's Stone", "Chamber of Secrets", "Prisoner of Azkaban", "Goblet of Fire", "Order of Pegasus", "Half-Blood Prince", "Deathly Hallows")) (set: $BadgeData to (a: "Restless Rookie", "Fidgety Fledgeling", "Ambitious Amateur", "Diligent Disciple", "Studious Senior", "Ferocious Finder of Facts", "Relentless Researcher", "Rigorous Scholar")) }

(if: $basementkey is false)[ The door is locked. If only you had the key...<br><br> (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)] (else:)[$center[<h2>Basement</h2>]<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/basement_greyscale_filter2.png" alt="basement" width=500 height=359/> You flick the lightswitch next to the basement door and descend the wooden stairs. The stone ceiling of the basement is so low you have to crouch. You turn a corner and find yourself in a storage room with enough unperishable food to survive a Zombie apocalypse (or the outbreak of a deadly virus...). You scrutinize the shelves. You find all sorts of stuff: boxes full of old toys, Christmas decorations, dishes and silverware... nothing seems related to your search. However, there's a fascinating wooden box with a combination lock that seems to require an eight-letter password. [[A little note ->lockbox]] is taped to the bottom... Behind you, a staircase leads back to the [[hallway]]. ]

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse, ca. 1935") (set: $imagename to 1) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1924-1939/101_ilse_school.jpg" height="744" width="500"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") } { (if: (count: (history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[A folded [[piece of paper ->imgItext]] is attached to the back of the photograph with a paperclip. You carefully remove the paper. It looks like a page torn from a journal. There is also a smeared inscription on the back of the photograph. It reads: (print: $imagetext1)]] (else:)[(link-goto: "Read journal entry", "imgItext")] } (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse and her classmates at Belgershain School, ca. 1936") (set: $imagename to 2) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1924-1939/103_ilse_school_3_small.jpg" height="500" width="654"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (link: "Examine backside")[The backside of the photographs reads: Ich stehe in der dritten Reihe von vorne, das zweite Mädchen von rechts, vor meinem Lehrer.<br><br>(link: "Translate") [I'm standing in the third row from the front, the second girl from the right, in front of my teacher] ] {(unless: (count: (history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[[[Read journal entry->imgIItext]]]} (link-goto: "Re-open briefcase", "briefcase") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (if: (count: (history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[Your perfectionism compels you to adjust the position of the painting - as you shift the frame, something slips out from behind the painting. It is a photograph and a [[note->imgIIItext]].] (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse, ca. 1940") (set: $imagename to 3) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_ca_18_2_small.jpg" height="750" width="500"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (else:)[] (link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)] [[Read journal entry->imgIIItext]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse's first wedding") (set: $imagename to 4) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_first_marriage_small.jpg" height="696" width="500"/> {(display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)] (link-goto: "Open desk", "desk") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse and Werner") (set: $imagename to 5) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_werner.jpg" height="700" width="420"/> {(display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1) <br> A [[journal page->imgVtext]] is attached to the photograph.]] (else:)[[[View journal page->imgVtext]]] (link-goto: "Re-open box", "box") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "I") (display: "ijournal") (set: $Ilse to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] <div class="german">[//Als ^^jüngstes^^ Kind sehr alter Eltern (Vater 66 J., Mutter 42 J.) kam ich am 28.9.24 in dem ~~163 Einwohner zählenden~~ kleinen Dörfchen Rohrbach – 20 km von Leipzig entfernt – zur Welt. Ich war das 3. Kind und die einzige Tochter meiner Mutter. Meinen ältesten Bruder Georg habe ich nicht gekannt. Er starb mit 15 ½ Jahren nach einer Blinddarmoperation, als ich ein halbes Jahr alt war. Zu meinem Bruder Rudolf, 6 Jahre älter als ich, hatte ich schon ganz früh ein inniges Verhältnis, zumal auch mein Vater schon starb, als ich gerade 3 ½ Jahre alt war. ~~An ihn kann ich mich nur noch schwach erinnern.~~ Mein Vater war Müllermeister gewesen und hatte eine kleine Wassermühle mit Brotbäckerei u. Landwirtschaft aufgebaut. Nach seinem Tode führte meine Mutter unser Geschäft weiter.//]<german|</div> (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">"As the ^^youngest^^ child of very old parents (father 66y., mother 42y.), I was born on 09/28/24 in Rohrbach, ~~population 168~~ a tiny village 20 kilometers out of Leipzig. I was my mother’s third child and only daughter. I never knew my oldest brother Georg. He died at age 15 ½ after an appendectomy when I was only 6 months old. From an early age, I was close with my brother Rudolf, who was six years my senior, because my father passed away when I was only 3 ½ years old. ~~I can barely remember him at all.~~ My father had been a miller and had built a little water mill with a bakery and a farm. After his death my mother continued to run our business."</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "1") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "V") (display: "ijournal")(set: $Ilse to true)(set:$Werner to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgVtext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Im Febr. 1945 ~~Kennenlernen meines~~ ^^lernte ich meinen jetzingen^^ Mann~~es~~ kennen. ^^Es war^^ Liebe auf den ersten Blick von beiden Seiten. ^^Ein^^ Briefwechsel v. Aug. 45-Sept. 47 aus ^^der^^ Gefangenschaft ^^folgte^^. ^^Im^^ Sept. 47 zu meinem Geburtstag ~~Rückkehr aus~~^^kehrte er aus der^^ Gefangenschaft ^^zurück.^^~~Dez 47 Hochzeit~~ ^^Wir heirateten im Dez.^^//</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">In Febr. 1945 ~~meeting of current~~I met my current husband at my friends’ place. ^^It was^^ love at first sight for both of us. ^^An^^ epistolary correspondence out of war imprisonment from Aug. 45-Sept. 47 ^^followed^^. ^^He returned from^^ imprisonment ^^in^^ Sept. 47 on my birthday. ~~Dec 47 wedding~~ ^^We married in December^^.</div>](english| (link-goto: "Re-open box", "box") (link-goto: "View photograph", "5") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "II") (display: "ijournal")(set: $Ilse to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] <div class="german">[//Ich hatte eine sehr behütete Kindheit und wurde ^^von allen Seiten^^ verwöhnt. Die Schule fiel mir leicht. Als ich 10 Jahre alt war, versuchte mein Schulleiter, meine Mutter zu überreden, mich zu einer höheren Schule zu schicken. Meine Mutter lehnte ab, weil ich es nicht wollte und vor allem Neuen Angst hatte. Bei meiner Entlassung von der Volksschule ^^1939^^ war es ähnlich. Ich sollte eine kostenlose ^^Lehrer^^ausbildung erhalten, aber meine Angst davor war zu groβ u. meine Mutter überlieβ mir die Entscheidung. ~~Ein Bruder meiner Mutter sagte damals zu mir: “Überleg es Dir gut, denn die Nazis geben nichts umsonst.”~~ Nach der Volksschule besuchte ich dann noch ein Jahr lang täglich die Volksklasse einer Haushaltsschule und arbeitet dann ab 1940 als Wirtschaftsgehilfin im elterlichen Betrieb.//]</div> (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">"I had a very sheltered childhood and was coddled ^^by everyone around me^^. School was easy for me. When I was ten years old, my headmaster tried to convince my mother to send me to a higher-level school. My mother declined, because I was afraid of all things new and did not want to go. Likewise, when I left elementary school in 1939, I was supposed to receive free ^^teacher^^ training, but my anxiety was too overwhelming and my mother left the decision up to me. ~~One of my mother’s brothers said to me: “Choose carefully, nothing’s for free with those Nazis.”~~ After elementary school I attended a school for housekeeping for a year and worked in my parents’ business starting 1940."</div>](english| (link-goto: "Open briefcase", "briefcase") (link-goto: "View photograph", "2") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "III") (display: "ijournal")(set: $Ilse to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgIIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] <div class="german">[Als ich fast 15 Jahre alt war, brach der Krieg aus. Das war für uns sein furchtbarer Schock, zumal ^^auch^^ mein Bruder vom 1. Kriegstag an mit an die Front musste. Von da an lebten wir in ständiger Sorge, u. jede aufkommende Freude wurde durch den Schatten Krieg verdunkelt. Dann kam Ostern 1942, mit ihm die Nachricht, dass mein Bruder vor Sevastopol gefallen war. Ich konnte es nicht fassen und nicht begreifen, u. meine Mutter war völlig verzweifelt. Wir verstanden nicht mehr, dass ^^trotz^^ des Elends in der Welt noch Blumen blühen und Vögel singen konnten. Später versuchten wir un smit dem Gedanken zu trösten, dass meinem Bruder sicherlich viele ^^weitere^^ Leiden erspart geblieben sind.]</div> (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">"The war broke out shortly before I turned 15. It was an awful shock for us, because my brother was ^^also^^ pulled to the front lines on day 1. From then on, we lived in constant terror, and all joy was darkened by the shadow of the war. Then came Easter 1942 and with it the message that my brother had fallen in battle out of Sevastopol. I couldn’t comprehend it, and my mother was desperate. We could not understand how ^^in spite of^^ all the misery in the world, the flowers still bloomed, and the birds still sang. Later we tried to comfort ourselves by saying that through death he escaped a worse fate."</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "3") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if:(count:(history:), "docItexttrans") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] <div class="german"><p>[5. Schulj. 1935/36: In der Leistungsbereitschaft bei körperlichen Anstrengungen zeigt sie sich zögernd, in der Körperpflege wie auch in allen Dingen peinlich sauber. Haltung und Auftreten sind sehr gut. Die Stellung in der Gemeinschaft ist hervorragend; im geistigen Streben ist sie selbständig, gewissenhaft, zuverlässig, aufmerksam und fleißig - im ganzen: eine hervorragende Schülerin <br><br>6. Schulj. 1936/37: Eine hervorragende Schülerin in jeder Beziehung <br><br>7. Schulj. 1937/38: I. N. Ist sehr gescheit, körperlich entwickelt, doch stimmlich und gesundheitlich zart <br><br>8. Schulj. 1938/39: I.N. entsprach im charakterlichen Streben vollkommen, im körperlichen Streben im allgemeinen, im geistigen Streben vollkommen den Anforderungen.]<zeugnis|,</p></div> (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english"><p>5th grade 1935/36: Her motivation during physical exercise is tentative; she is meticulously clean in terms of body care and everything else. Posture and demeanor are very good. Standing in the community is outstanding; she is independent in her intellectual development, consciencious, reliable, attentive, and hard working - overall: an excellent student. <br><br> 6th grade 1936/37: An excellent student in every respect. <br><br>7th grade 1937/38: I.N. is very intelligent, physically developed, but vocally and healthwise she is delicate. <br><br>8th grade 1938/39: I.N. perfectly met the requirements in terms of personal and intellectual development; she generally met the requirements in terms of physical development.</p></div>](english| (link-goto: "View report card", "500") (link-goto: "Open briefcase", "briefcase") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "502", "4", "imgIVtext"))[The secretary desk is empty.] (else:)[The secretary desk contains the following items:] (unless: (history:) contains "502")[[[a map->502]]] (unless: (history:) contains "imgIVtext")[[[a journal page->imgIVtext]]] (unless: (history:) contains "4")[[[a photograph->4]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "IV") (display: "ijournal")(set: $Ilse to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgIVtext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] <div class="german">[//Als ich 16 Jahre alt war, schickte ich ein Weihnachtspäckchen an einen “unbekannten Soldate” u. erhielt aus Frankreich eine Antwort darauf. Zwischen dem ^^11 Jahre älteren^^ Empfänger u. mir entwickelte sich ein sehr lebhafter Briefwechsel. Wir schrieben uns täglich. Im November 42 erhielt mein unbekannter Soldat nach 22 Monaten den 1. Urlaub. Wenige Tage nach seiner Ankunft verlobten wir uns. ~~Ich glaube, ich sagte “Ja,” weil ich nicht “Nein” sagen konnte u. ihn nicht verletzen wollte.~~ Im Juni 43 bekam er Heiratserlaubnis u. wir wurden kriegsgetraut. Insgesamt verbrachten wir zweimal je 3 Wochen Urlaub zusammen. Er war der erste Mann in meinem Leben ~~u. ich glaubte auch, ihn zu lieben. ~~6 Tage vor meinem 19. Geburtstag is mein Mann gefallen. Ich verkroch mich zuerst vor den Menschen u. brachte erst nach und nach wieder Ordnung in meine Gefühle. //]</div> (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">"When I was 16 years old, I sent a Christmas package to an “unknown soldier” and received a response to that from France. This resulted in an active epistolary correspondence between myself and the recipient of the package ^^who was 11 years my senior.^^ We wrote each other daily. In October 42, my unknown soldier received his first leave after 22 months at war. A few days after his arrival we got engaged. ~~I believe I said yes because I couldn’t say no, and I didn’t want to hurt him.~~ In June 43 he received the permission to get married and we were war-wedded. Overall, we spent two three-week vacations together. He was the first man in my life ~~and I thought I loved him.~~ Six days after my 19th birthday he fell in battle. I withdrew from everyone and everything. Only slowly did I regain control over my emotions."</div>](english| (link-goto: "Open desk", "desk") (link-goto: "View photograph", "4") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

[(if: $finish is false)[''Ah, sadly, I can't let you go just yet...You haven't found the letter I am looking for.'' <br><br> (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)](else:)[$center[<h2>Backporch</h2>] <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/garden_greyscale_filter.png" alt="backporch" height="359" width="500" /> You exit the house through the glass door in the living room. Before you, three wooden steps lead down into a fenced in backporch with garden furniture. An old wistaria is climbing out from a stone basin and up a wooden column. Its lush foliage forms a green canopy with dangling umbels of lilac blossom. They smell fresh and light like spring. Ahead of you and to your left, there is a tall fence separating the property from the street. To the right, there is a small cubic building; it looks like a remodeled garage-turned-office-space. To the building's right, a path leads through some trees into the garden. To its left, a wicket door leads out to the street. You walk up to the little building and find an [[envelope->finishscreen]] attached to the doorhandle. ]]

{(if: $kitchenkey is false)[The kitchen is locked. If only you had the key... (link-goto: "Return to game", "diningroom")] } (else:)[$center[<h2>Kitchen</h2>] <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/kitchen_small.png" alt="diningroom" height="400" width="556" />The kitchen is small, but cozy. It smells like bread and apple pie. Ahead of you, you see a stove, cabinets, and a refrigerator, which is decorated with some [[photos->fridge]] and [[notes->note]]. To your left, you see a marble-top table with cast-iron feet and two black chairs. Behind it on the window sill, there is a Bonsai Tree and a [[wooden box->woodbox]] with an iron lock. The window looks out north into the back yard, which is framed by a tall privet hedge on the east side. A pine tree and some tall plants are arranged in the flower bed in front of the hedge. A calendar is hanging on the wall next to the window. There is a lush [[potted plant->plant]] on top of a stone pillar. A door to the west leads you back into the [[dining room->diningroom]]].

You cautiously pull the iron ring on the outer door of the cabinet. It opens with a squeak. A smell of old wood emerges. You admire the glassware in the cabinet. Something beige peaks out from underneath the top of a wine decanter - it is a [[faded note->riddle]], written in ink. (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

<h2>Who holds the key?</h2> ||||== Seven vessels made of $s[glass,] Two of $s[copper], one of $s[brass,] The $s[key] you seek, my friend, is near, But $s[thieves] find naught but trouble here.<br><br> Use your $s[mind,] and you shall earn Be $s[greedy] and your hands shall burn: Four hold $s[acid,] two hold shards, Three are kept by $s[poison] guards.<br><br> $s[Champagne flute] will make you bleed, Likewise will the $s[jug for mead], $s[Copper cups], like serpents vile, Will rapidly $s[erase] your smile.<br><br> $s[Olive drink] dissolves your skin, $s[Shaken,] stirred, or taken in, $s[Wine carafe's] content takes its time And slowly turns your $s[flesh] to slime.<br><br> The $s[big jug] carried children's drink But now will make your fingers $s[shrink] $s[Crystal dish] and $s[brassen tray] Cause you nothing but $s[dismay.]<br><br> Choose carefully, and you shall find More than what you had in mind.<br> =|||= Which vessel would you like to search? [[The wine decanter ->poison1]] [[The crystal bowl ->acid1]] [[The brass ashtray ->acid2]] [[The mead stein ->shards1]] [[The copper shot glass ->poison2]] [[The champagne glass ->shards2]] [[The engraved chalice ->key]] [[The moscow mule mug ->poison3]] [[The juice pitcher ->acid3]] [[The martini glass ->acid4]] |==| (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(unless: $backpack contains "key")[(set: $kitchenkey to true)(set: $backpack to it + (a: "a bronze key"))] You found a key! (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "rumble")[Ouch!] You dipped your hand in bleach. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "shudder")[Ouch!] You burned your hand with sulfuric acid. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "shudder")[Ouch!] You burned your hand with sodium hydroxide! [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "shudder")[Ouch!] You're bleeding. You cut your hand on ceramic shards. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "rumble")[Ouch!] You stuck your hand in Formaldehyde. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "shudder")[Ouch!] You're bleeding. You cut your hand on glass shards. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "rumble")[Ouch!] You stuck your hand into some poison ivy. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "shudder")[Ouch!] You burned your hand with hydrochloric acid. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(text-style: "shudder")[Ouch!] Your stuck your hand in cyanide. [[Give it another shot->riddle]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "5", "6", "7"))[The box is empty.] (else:)[The secretary desk contains the following items:] (unless: (history:) contains "5")[[[a photograph of a young couple->5]]] (unless: (history:) contains "6")[[[a wedding photograph->6]]] (unless: (history:) contains "7")[[[a photograph showing a group of young women->7]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $photocount to true) (set: $currentpassage to (passage:)'s name) (if: (count: (history:), $currentpassage) is 0) [(set: $Photos to it + (a:$imagename))] (else:) [$center[(print: $imagetext1)]] }

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse and Werner's Wedding, December 1947") (set: $imagename to 6) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_werner_wedding_3.jpg" height="700" width="451"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] (else:)[[[View journal page->imgVtext]]] (link-goto: "Re-open box", "box") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse and her Bridesmaids, December 1947") (set: $imagename to 7) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_bridesmaids.jpg" height="700" width="496"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] (else:)[[[View journal page->imgVtext]]] (link-goto: "Re-open box", "box") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "8", "9", "10"))[The cork board is empty.] (else:)[The following items are pinned to the cork board:] (unless: (history:) contains "8")[[[a photo of a woman with a stroller->8]]] (unless: (history:) contains "9")[[[a photo of some young people celebrating->9]]] (unless: (history:) contains "10")[[[a photo of a child and her parents->10]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "New Year's Eve 48 with Friends") (set: $imagename to 9) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/sylvester48.jpg" height="700" width="470"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] (link-goto: "Check cork board", "cork board") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse mit Kristina, Winter 1948") (set: $imagename to 8) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_stroller.jpg" height="700" width="470"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:), $currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgVIIItext]] (link-goto: "Check cork board", "cork board") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "VI") (display: "ijournal")(set: $Ilse to true)(set: $Werner to true)(set: $Manfred to true)(set: $Kristina to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgVIIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Trotz groβer wirtsch. Schwierigkeiten ~~und Spannungen mit beiden Muttern~~ folgten drei glückliche Jahre. Im Sept. 48 ~~Geburt d. Tochert~~ ^^kam meine Tochter zur Welt.^^ Mein Mann schulte v. Eisenwarenverkäufer auf Lebensmittelk. um und über~~nimmt~~^^nahm^^ 1950 ^^eine^^ Konsumverkaufsstelle. 1951 ~~Geburt d.~~^^wurde unser^^ Sohn geboren. Mein Mann ~~fängt~~^^fing^^ an zu trinken. 1953 ~~wird mein Mann arbeitslos~~ verlor ~~verliert~~ ^^er seine Arbeitsstelle.^^ Ab Jan. 54 arbeitete ich im Konsum als Aushilfe, später als Verkäuferin.//</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [//<div class="english">//Despite great econ. problems ~~and tensions between our mothers~~ three happy years followed. In Sept. 48 ~~birth of daughter~~^^My daughter was born^^. My husband re-trained f. hardware dealer to retail salesm. and took over ^^a^^ Konsum branch. 1951 ~~birth of~~ ^^our son was born^^. My husband ~~starts~~^^started^^ drinking. 1953 ~~my husband becomes unemployed~~^^he lost his job^^. From Jan. 1954 on, I worked at the Konsum, first as a temp, later as a cashier. //</div>](english| (link-goto: "Check cork board", "cork board") (link-goto: "View photograph", "8") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Werner, Kristina und Ilse, ca. 1950") (set: $imagename to 10) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/werner_kristina_ilse.jpg" height="700" width="1054"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXtext]] (link-goto: "Check cork board", "cork board") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "I") (display: "kjournal")(set:$Kristina to true)(set: $Ilse to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXtext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Ich wurde am 14.09.1948 in Rohrbach bei Leipzig geboren. Ich war eine Hausgeburt und wurde mit der Zange geholt. Meine Kindheit im Osten habe ich als sehr schön in Erinnerung. In den frühen Jahren, bevor mein Bruder Manfred geboren wurde, spielte ich auf dem Hof oder im Gemüse- und Obstgarten hitner dem Haus. Zu der Zeit lebte meine Oma mütterlicherseits noch, die sich viel mit mir beschäftigte. Ich sah ihr zu, wenn sie eine Gans oder ein Huhn rupfte oder Sauerkraut machte in einem Holzfass. Ich konnte mich aber auch sehr gut allein beschäftigen. Einmal (ich war ca. 2 Jahre alt), als ich im Flur des Hauses mit einem Ball spielte, fiel dieser in ein Wasserfass. Als ich ihn herausholen wollte, blieb ich kopfüber darin stecken und meine Mutter, die in der Küche beschäftigt war, sah nach mir, weil sie mich nicht mehr singen hörte. Sie zog mich heraus und klopfte mir das Wasser aus der Lunge. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//I was born September 14, 1948, in Rohrbach near Leipzig. I was a home birth and they had to get me with the foreceps. I have very pleasant memories of my childhood in the East. In the early years, before my brother Manfred was born, I played on the farm yard or in the fruit and vegetable garden behind the house. Around that time my maternal grandmother was still alive, and she spent a good amount of time with me. I watched her while she was plucking a goose or a chicken or making Sauerkraut in a wooden barrel. But I was also fine just playing by myself. One time, when I was two years old, I was playing in the hallway when my ball fell into the water barrel. I tried to get it out, but I got stuck head-first in the barrel. My mother, who was busy in the kitchen, came to check on me because she could not hear me sing anymore. She pulled me out and knocked the water out of my lungs.//</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "10") (link-goto: "Check cork board", "cork board") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

$center[<h2>Ilse's Journal</h2>] $center[<h4>Page $page</h4>]

{ $center[(if: $Photos contains any of (find: _a where _a > $imagename,...$Photos))[(set: $a to 1st of(find: _a where _a > $imagename, ...$Photos))[(text: $a)](hide|(link-goto: ">", "$a")]] }

{ (if: $Photos contains any of (find: _c where _c is not $imagename,...$Photos))[$center[Photo Gallery]] }

{ $center[(if: $Photos contains any of (find: _b where _b < $imagename, ...$Photos)) [(set: $b to last of(find: _b where _b < $imagename, ...$Photos))[(text: $b)](hide|(link-goto: "<", "$b")]] }

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse und Manfred") (set: $imagename to 11) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_manfred_lake.jpg" height="700" width="493"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXItext]] (link-goto: "Check fridge", "fridge") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

The note reads: <ul class="shopping"> <li>Gurke</li> <li>Tomaten</li> <li>Suppengrün</li> <li>Joghurt</li> <li>Bananen</li> <li>Backmischung</li> <li>Staubsaugerbeutel</li> </ul> Yup. That's a shopping list. Totally unrelated to your mission. (live:2s)[.](live:2.5s)[.](live:3s)[.](live:3.5s)[OR ](live:4s)[IS ](live:4.5s)[IT](live:5s)[?](live:5.5s)[?](live:6s)[?] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: $boxkey is false)[The box is locked. If only you had the key...] (else:)[(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "15", "14"))[(if: $basementkey is false)[The box contains a small package](else-if: $basementkey is true)[The box is empty.]] (else:)[The following items are inside the wooden box:] (unless: (history:) contains "14")[[[a photo of a girl with a school cone->14]]] (unless: (history:) contains "15")[[[a photo of a street->15]]] (unless: $basementkey is true)[(link: "a small package")[(alert: "Tadaaa! You found a key.")(set: $backpack to it + (a: "a black key"))(set: $basementkey to true)]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

Something about this plant draws your attention. Maybe you should... (link:"...dig around in the potting soil.")[Okay, messy, but that's what soap is for. Let's take a look... (live:1s)[Nothing yet...](live:2s)[still nothing...](live:3s)[Yeah, there's nothing here.]] (link:"...lift up the plant.")[There's nothing under the pot.] (link:"...check between plant's leaves.")[(alert: "Tadaaa! You found a key.")(set: $boxkey to true)(set: $backpack to it + (a: "a bronze key"))] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

$center[<h2>Kristina's Journal</h2>] $center[<h4>Page $page</h4>]

(set: $page to "II") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(set: $Manfred to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Als im November 1951 mein Bruder geboren wurde, fand ich das erst ganz schön, weil ich nun mit den anderen Kindern aus dem Dorf spielen durfte. Meine Mutter musste sich ja um das Baby kümmern und damit hatte man damals viel zu tun, z.B. die Stoffwindeln kochen; überhaupt war meine Mutter mit der Arbeit im Haus und Garten und zwei Kindern mehr als beschäftigt. Es gab ja weder Kühlschrank, Waschmaschine, Wäschetrockner noch Spülmaschine. Gemüse und Obst kam aus dem Garten, es gab nur einen kleinen Kaufmannsladen, wo man das Nötigste kaufen konnte. Milch holte man mit der Kanne beim Milchmann und wenn ein Schwein geschlachtet wurde im Dorf, gab es für alle etwas. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//When my brother was born in November 1951, I was glad at first, because now I was allowed to go play with the other kids in the village. My mother had to care for the baby, and it was a lot of work back then; for example, you had to boil the cloth diapers. My mother was more than busy with all the work around the house and in the garden, and with two children. There were no refrigerators, no washing machines, no dryers, no dishwashers. Vegetables and fruit came from the garden, and there was only one small general store, where you could by what was necessary. We picked up milk in a jug from the milk man, and when a pig was slaughtered in the village, everybody got some meat. //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "11") (link-goto: "Check fridge", "fridge") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "11", "12", "13"))[You've taken all the photos from the fridge.] (else:)[The following items are pinned to the fridge:] (unless: (history:) contains "11")[[[a photo of a mother and a baby->11]]] (unless: (history:) contains "12")[[[some landscape photos->12]]] (unless: (history:) contains "13")[[[some photos of a family->13]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Rohrbach, 1940s") (set: $imagename to 11) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/rohrbach.jpg" height="700" width="1088"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXIItext]] (link-goto: "Check fridge", "fridge") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Die Familie, ca. 1950-1952") (set: $imagename to 13) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/familymedley.png" height="700" width="830"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXIIItext]] (link-goto: "Check fridge", "fridge") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{(set: $page to "III") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true) (if:(count:(history:), "imgXIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] } [<div class="german">//Für uns Kinder war unser kleines Dorf mit ca. 180 Bewohnern ein Paradies: Der Mühlteich vor dem Haus, in dem man im Sommer schwimmen und im Winter Schlittschuhlaufen konnte (Ich konnte allerdings weder das eine noch das andere). Der kleine Fluss Gösel, die groβen Wiesen und zwei kleine Wälder boten für uns herrliche Bedingungen zum Spielen. Wir waren eine Gruppe von Kindern gemischten Alters, ich glaube, ich war mit fast 4 Jahren das jüngste, die älteren waren ca. 9 Jahre alt. Das heiβt, gemeinsam gespielt haben wir vor allem in den Ferien. Normalerweise drauβen, im Wald, auf oder hinter dem Kirchhof, bei Regen auf irgendwelchen Dachböden. Wenn Russen mit groβen Lastwagen durch das Dorf fuhren, haben alle Kinder sich schnell versteckt, so hatten es unsere Eltern beigebracht. Einmal im Wald schlug ein Blitz vor un sein und es entstand eine riesige Staubwolke. Alle Kinder liefen, so schnell sie konnten, davon. Ich als Jüngste kam kaum hinterher. Dann trat ich auch noch auf eine Schlange (eine Kreuzotter oder Blindschleiche), die zischend hochfuhr. In Panik lief ich nach Hause. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//For us kids, our little village of about 180 residents was paradise: the mill pond in front of the house was great for swimming in the summer and ice skating in winter (but I didn’t know how to do either one of those things.) The Gosel creek, the meadows, and the forests were amazing places to play. We were a group of kids of different ages, I think I was the youngest at age 4, while the oldest ones were about 9 years old. That is, we mostly played together during summer break; usually we were outside, in the woods, or behind the church yard, and while it was raining we found shelter in some attic. When Russians drove through the village in trucks, we would hide quickly, as our parents had taught us. One time, a lightning hit the ground right in front of us in the forest, and an enormous cloud of dust emerged. All kids ran away as fast as they could. Being the youngest one, I couldn’t keep up – and then, I stepped on a snake – a viper or a slowworm – and it hissed at me. Panicked, I ran home.//</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "12") (link-goto: "Check fridge", "fridge") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "IV") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(set: $Ilse to true)(set: $Werner to true)(set: $Manfred to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXIIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Später, das fand ich als Kind natürlich überhaupt nicht gut, musste ich meinen kleinen Bruder mitnehmen und auf ihn aufpassen. Denn meine Mutter hatte sich eine Arbeitsstelle gesucht als Aushilfsverkäuferin (1953?). Ich wusste da noch nicht, dass meine Mutter das Geld für unseren Lebensunterhalt verdienen musste, weil mein Vater Schulden machte und mit Geld überhaupt nicht umgehen konnte. Ich wusste auch nicht, das ser schon damals ein Alkoholproblem hatte. Neben unserem Haus befand sich eine Gaststätte, Ronniger. Da muss mein Vater wohl öfter eingekehrt sein. Ich weiβ noch, dass meine Mutter einmal mein Lieblingsgericht Rouladen mit Klöβen gemacht hatte. Es war Sonntag und mein Vater kam nicht zum Mittagessen. Da warf meine Mutter die Klöβe aus dem Fenster. Ich war wütend. Die schönen Klöβe! <br> Als meine Mutter zu arbeiten began und die Ferienzeit vorbei war, nahm sie uns in einem Handkarren mit zu ihrer Arbeitsstätte nach Oelzschau, ein Dorf der Gemeinde Espenhain im Landkreis Leipzig. Dort waren wir in einem Hinterzimmer untergebracht, den ganzen Tag bis abends 19 Uhr. Das ging natürlich nicht auf Dauer, und so brachte meine Mutter uns in den Kindergarten nach Belgershain. Morgens um 6 Uhr ging es los mit dem Handkarren, ab 7 Uhr war der Kindergarten geöffnet, abends um 19 Uhr wuden wir wieder abgeholt. Für mich die Hölle war der Mittagsschlaf, wo wir auf Pritschen schalfen mussten. Wenn ich zu sehr mit den Beinen zappelte, weil ich nicht schlafen konnte, gab’s einen Schlag auf die Beine. Aber die Verpflegung war gut. Es gab Frühstück, Mittagessen, nachmittags Kuchen. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//Later, I had to watch my little brother and bring him along everywhere, which, as a kid, I didn’t like at all. My mother had taken a job as a shop assistant (1953?). Back then, I didn’t know that my mother had to earn the money for our sustenance because my father had made debts and couldn’t handle money. I also didn’t know that even then, he had a problem with alcohol. Near our house was a tavern, Ronniger. My father must have stopped by there frequently. I do remember one time, it was Sunday and my mother had made his favorite dish, roulades with potato dumplings, for lunch, but my father didn’t come home. So, mother threw the dumplings out of the window. I was furious. I would have eaten those dumplings!<br>When my mother began to work and summer break was over, she put us into a hand cart and pulled us to her work place in Oelzschau, a village in Espenhain parish, in Leipzig county. There, we had to stay in the backroom all day, until 7 p.m. This was no solution for the longrun, so my mother took us to kindergarten in Belgershain. In the morning at 6 am we left with the hand cart; kindergarten opened at 7 am. We were picked up at 7 pm. The midday nap was hell for me. We had to sleep on cots for two hours, and when you tossed and turned too much, because you couldn’t sleep, they jabbed your legs. But the food was good. There was breakfast, lunch, and cake in the afternoon.//</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "13") (link-goto: "Check fridge", "fridge") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Kristina's 1. Schultag") (set: $imagename to 14) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/kristina_first_school_day_small.jpg" height="700" width="452"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXIVtext]] (link-goto: "Check box", "woodbox") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse, ca. Winter 1956") (set: $imagename to 16) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_winter_small.jpg" height="700" width="460"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXVItext]] (link-goto: "Check drawer", "drawer") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "V") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXIVtext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Im September 1955 wurde ich endlich eingeschuld in die Volksschule Belgershain. Ich furh mit einem alten, klapprigen Rad zur Schule, bei dem ständig die Kette absprang. Aber zu Fuβ war der Weg nach Belgershain zu weit. Im Winter nahmen mich Nachbarn aus dem Dorf mit in ihrem Pferdeschlitten, den deren Tochter Martina war in meiner Klasse. In der Schule mussten wir seitenweise Buchstaben schreiben, was ich sehr liederlich machte, da ich schon alle Buchstaben kannte. Auβerdem hatte die erste Klasse geminsam Unterricht mit der 3. Klasse, die auf der anderen Seite des Raumes war. Deren Unterricht war viel interessanter. Ende Oktober gab es “Kartoffelferien,” da wurden alle Schüler abkommandiert zum Kartoffelkäfersammeln in groβen Gläsern. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//In September 1955 I finally started going to school at Belgershain elementary. The way to Belgershain was too far to walk, so I rode to school on a rattly old bicycle which constantly lost its chain. In the winter, our neighbors from the village took us in their horse-drawn sleigh, because their daughter Martina was in my class. At school, we had to write pages and pages of the alphabet into our notebooks. I did a sloppy job, because I already knew all the letters. Also, the first graders were taught in the same room as the third graders, on the other side of the room. Their classes were much more interesting to me. At the end of October, we had “potato break,” and all students had to collect potato beetles in large glasses.//</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "14") (link-goto: "Check box", "woodbox") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "VII") (display: "ijournal")(set: $Ilse to true)(set: $Werner to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXVItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Dez. 55 ~~Flucht~~ ^^flüchtete^^ mein~~es~~ Mann~~es~~ nach W. Ich reich~~t~~e die Scheid. ein. Mein Mann beschwört mich briefl. mit den Kindern zu kommen. Er arbeitete im Bergbau in Do. u. besuchte meine Tante in Witten, auf die er einen sehr guten Eindruck machte. Unsere Post ~~wird~~ ^^wurde^^ kontrolliert u. mein Personalausweis einbehalten. Ich muβte mich alle 4 Wochen bei der Polizei melden. Die Kinder vermiβten den Vater sehr. Ich ~~bin~~ ^^war^^ voller Zweifel u. voller Sehnsucht. Vorsichtig bereitete ich unsere Flucht vor. Im Mai 56 ~~fahre~~ ^^fuhr^^ ich mit ~~den~~2 Kindern u. 2 Taschen über Mark Brandenburg nach W. Berlin. Wir blieben 1 Woche in B. Kreuzberg. Da ich den Flug nach Hannover selbst zahlte u. den Bestimmungsort ang. konnte, durften wir fliegen. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//In Dec. 1955 my husband ~~escapes~~ ^^escaped^^ to the West. I file^^d^^ for divorce. My husband pled with me in letters, begging me to join him with the kids. He worked in mining in Do. a. visited my aunt in Witten, on whom he left a good impression. Our mail ~~is~~^^was^^ being screened and they kept my ID. I had to report to the police station every four weeks. The kids missed their father very much. I ~~am~~ ^^was^^ filled with doubt and longing. Carefully, I prepared our escape. In May 56 I ~~ride~~^^rode^^ with ~~the~~^^2^^ kids and 2 bags over Mark Brandenburg to West Berlin. We stayed in Berlin Kreuzberg for a week. Because I paid for the flight to Hannover myself and could provide a destination, we were allowed to fly. //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "16") (link-goto: "Check drawer", "drawer") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "V") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(set: $Werner to true)(set: $Ilse to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXVtext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Im Dezember des Jahres 1955 war plötzlich mein Vater weg und wir mussten zu einer Tante ein paar Häuser weiter ziehen. Sie wohnte über dem kleinen Konsum an der Ecke. Ich wusste nicht, dass mein Vater die Familie in finanzielle Nöte gebracht hatte und meine Mutter alles verkaufen musste. meine Mutter verlieβ ganz früh morgens das Haus (sie arbeitete jetzt an einer noch weiter entfernten Arbeitsstätte). Tante Frieda sorgte für uns. Ich musste morgens zwei groβe Brötchen essen. In die Schule nahm ich ebenfalls zwei groβe Brötchen mit. Es gab dort aber auch Mittagessen. Wenn es Linsen- oder Erbsensuppe gab, die ich haste, kam ich jedes mal zu spat zum Unterricht, den man durfte nur leer gegessene Suppenterrinen abgeben. Jeden Mittag warf ich auf meinem Nachhauseweg die mitgebrachten Brötchen weg, da es zu Hause bei Tante Frieda nochmal Mittagessen gab. Danach musste ich weider mittagsschlaf halten. Nachdem ich im Winter mich einmal Heimlich davonge3schlichen hatte, um mit den anderen Kindern auf dem Eis zu schlindern, schloss sie mich ein. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//In December of 1955 my father was suddenly gone, and we had to move to an aunt a few houses down. She lived above the little general store on the corner. I didn’t know that my father had brought financial hardship upon our family and that my mother had to sell everything. Now my mother left the house even earlier in the morning (she now worked at a place that was even further out). Aunt Frida looked after us. In the morning, she made me eat two large sandwiches. She also gave me two large sandwiches for school. But school also had lunch. When they had lentil soup or pea soup, which I hated, I was always late for class, because they only let you leave after you had finished your entire plate. On the way home, I secretly threw out my two sandwiches because at aunt Frieda’s, I had to eat lunch again. After that, I was supposed to have another afternoon nap. One time I had snuck out of the window in winter to go slide on the frozen pond with the other kids; subsequently, aunt Frieda locked the door to my room.<br> //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "15") (link-goto: "Check box", "woodbox") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Rohrbach, 1950s") (set: $imagename to 15) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/rohrbach_strasse_small.jpg" height="700" width="1034"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXVtext]] (link-goto: "Check box", "woodbox") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{$center[<h2>Living Room</h2>] <img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/livingroom_small.png" alt="livingroom" height="400" width="556" /> (if: $finish is true)[(alert: "You have found the document I was looking for! You can leave the house through the glass door in the living room, or you can explore some more.")] } The living room looks out on the road from which you entered the house. There are some leather couches on the east, south, and west side of the room. Some modern art is hanging on the east and west walls. To the right of the window, you notice an antique [[mechanical clock.]] The pendulum is not moving. A glass table in the middle of the room bears a stack of [[letters->letter1]]. On the east wall, two large shelves, framed by a welded chrome structure, carry books on top of solid wooden planks. There are some photo albums and folders on the top shelf; they are arranged chronologically. Most of them contain recent pictures; the first one reads: [[late 50s]]. A flat screen is installed on the bottom shelf on the left. Beneath it, there is a solid wooden [[drawer]]. The [[dining room->diningroom]] is behind you.

{(if: $crankkey is false)[What a beautiful and mysterious old clock. <br><br> Maybe, if you had the proper tool, you could wind it up...<br><br>(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)]} (if: $crankkey is true)[Insert the crank key and [[wind up the clock.->finalletter]]]

(set: $page to "I") (display: "iletter")(if:(count:(history:), "letter1") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">// (align: "==>")[Rohrbach, d. 29.1.56]<br><br> Lieber Werner!<br><br> Auf Umwegen erhielt ich Deinen Brief v. 22.1.56. Herzlichen Dank. Deinen 1. Brief habe ich noch nicht beantwortet, den ich muβte erst einmal mit mir selbst fertig warden. Auβerdem wollte ich mir die Polizei nicht auf den Hals hetzen. Die Kripo war gleich am nächsten Tag bei mir, u. hat Deinen Polizei-Helfer-Ausw. gesucht. Da mein Beleg der Geldeinzahlung vom 12.12. fehlte, fuhren sie gleich mit mir zur Post. Frau Ubl gab an, daβ Du das Geld v. 12. (100,- DM waren es doch) nicht abgeliefert hättest. Das Ergebnis unserer 3-tägigen Inventur gab mir fast völlig den Rest. 4098,- DM lautete es. Kannst Du Dir so etwas erklären? Ich konnte es nicht. Mit Ach u. Krach kam ich um einen Nervenzusammenbruch herum. <br><br> Mein Lieber Werner! Ich freue mich, daβ Du so schnell Arbeit gefunden hast u. ich hoffe nur, daβ Du nun endlich einmal genügend Energie u. Willenskraft aufbringst u. nicht gleich wieder versagst. Zeige nun endlich einmal, daβ Du auch ein Kerl sein kannst und eine Familie nicht nur gründen, sondern sie sogar ernähren kannst. Und vor allen Dingen eines: Meide den Alkohol! Du weiβt, daβ dieser Teufel unser Glück zerstört hat. Deine Worte von einem glücklichen Familienleben sind so schön, fast zu schön um wahr zu sein. Ich wollte Dir schon hier immer so gerne glauben u. immer wieder wurde ich enttäuscht. Was hätte ich davon, wenn ich hier alles aufgeben würde u. dann eines Tages drüben allein mit meinen Kindern vor einem Nichts stehen würde. Prüfe Dein Herz u. Dein Gewissen.// </div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//(align: "==>")[Rohrbach, 1/29/56]<br><br> Dear Werner! <br><br> Through detours I received your letter from 1/22/56. Cordial thanks. I did not respond to your first letter, because I had to process things for myself first. I also did not want the police coming after me. The feds came straight to my door the next day and looked for your police-helper- passport. Because I was missing the receipt for the deposit from 12/12, they immediately took me to the post office. Mrs. Ubl said that you did not deliver the money from the 12th (100,- DM, wasn’t it?). The result of our 3-day inventory was the final straw for me. 4098,- DM was the outcome – can you explain such a thing? I could not. With great difficulty I avoided a nervous breakdown. […]<br><br> My dear Werner! I am happy that you found work so quickly and I hope that you finally have enough energy and willpower to not immediately fail again. Show me for once that you can be a man, who not only starts a family, but can also provide for it. And more than anything: stay away from the alcohol! You know that this devil destroyed our happiness. Your words about a new happy family life are so beautiful, almost too good to be true. I have always wanted to believe you and I have been disappointed time and again. What would I gain from giving up everything here and then being alone over there one day with the children, with nothing left? Examine your heart and conscience. <br><br> //</div>](english| (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "18", "19", "503"))[There are no other relevant items in this album.] (else:)[On a page marked "Ilse and Kristina," you find:] (unless: (history:) contains "18")[[[a photo of two children ->18]]] (unless: (history:) contains "19")[[[a photo of a crowded room->19]]] (unless: (history:) contains "503")[[[a passport ->503]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if: (history:) contains all of (a: "16", "17"))[The drawer is empty.] (else:)[The following items are inside the drawer:] (unless: (history:) contains "16")[[[a photo of a young woman in a winter coat ->16]]] (unless: (history:) contains "17")[[[a photo of a woman with two children->17]]] (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Ilse, Kristina, und Manfred ca. 1956") (set: $imagename to 17) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_kristina_manfred_56.jpg" height="700" width="641"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXVIItext]] (link-goto: "Check drawer", "drawer") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "VI") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(set: $Werner to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXVIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Weihnachten 1955 habe ich deshalb noch gut in Erinnerung, weil ich mir eine Babypuppe und einen Puppenwagen gewünscht hatte und nicht bekam (Meine Freundin Karin hatte auch eine, und wir wollten Mutter und Kind spielen). Meine Mutter wollte dafür kein Geld ausgeben, weil sie nicht so viel hatte und vielleicht auch schon plante, den Ort zu verlassen. Aber das weiβ ich nicht sicher. Aber mein Vater schickte Pakete zu Weihnachten mit Apfelsinen, Schololate, und “Kamerunern” (Erdnüssen). Mal abgesehen von den exotischen Dingen, die mein Vater schickte, gab es schon genug, gut und reichlich zu essen. Ich habe es als reichhaltig und abwechlungsreich in Erinnerung. Durch den eigenen Garten gab es auch genug Gemüse und Obst. Man kochte ein, legte Gurken und Salzgurken ein, machte Apfelmus. Es gab Lebensmittelmarken, aber sie reichten für das normale Leben aus. Nur die Butter und, noch schlimmer, die Margarine, taugten nichts und die Ostschokolade schmeckte auch nicht. Aber ich verschenkte ohnehin meine Oster- und Weihnachtsleckerein an meine Freunde. Ich erwähne das, weil es später für einige Jahre im Westen wenig Vitamine und gesunde Ernährung gab. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//I remember Christmas 1955 because I asked for a baby doll, but I didn’t get one (my friend Karin had one; we wanted to play mother and child). My mother didn’t want to spend any money because we didn’t have much, and maybe she already planned on leaving the village, but I don’t know for sure. My father, however, sent us packages for Christmas with oranges, chocolate, and peanuts. Apart from those exotic things which my father sent, we did have plenty to eat. I remember the food as being nutritious and versatile. With our own garden, we always had fresh vegetables and fruits. We preserved the fruit, pickled the cucumbers, and cooked apple sauce. There were food stamps (for rationing), but they were enough for your day-to-day life. Only the butter and, even worse, the margarine, was nasty, and the East chocolate tasted awful. But I always gave away my Easter and Christmas candy to my friends. I’m mentioning this because later in the West there were some years when vitamins and healthy nutrition were sparse.//</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "17") (link-goto: "Check drawer", "drawer") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $character to $WernerData) <h1 class="info">Werner Groβe</h1> (print: $character's yearborn)-(print: $character's lifestat) (print: $character's Relation)<br><br> <img class="portrait" src="images/gamefotos/werner.png" height="200" width="128"/> <br><br> $bold[(print: "Your research notes:")] {(if: (history:) contains "imgVtext")[<ul><li>1945 met Ilse at a wedding </li><br><li>1945-1947 prisoner of war in Russia</li><li>1947 - return to Rohrbach and marriage to Ilse</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgVIIItext")[<ul><li>1948 - birth of daughter</li><br><li>re-trained from hardware dealer to retail salesman, took over a Konsum branch</li><li>1951 - birth of son; beginning of problems w/alcoholism</li><li>1953 - loss of job</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "imgXVI")[<ul><li>1955 - escaped to the West, living with an aunt of Ilse's</li><li>He quickly found a job in a mine</li><li>wife and children joined him in 1956</li></ul>]} (link-goto: "Return to family files", "familyfiles")

(set: $character to $ManfredData) <h1 class="info">Manfred Groβe</h1> (print: $character's yearborn), (print: $character's lifestat) (print: $character's Relation)<br><br> <img class="portrait" src="images/gamefotos/manfred.jpg" height="200" width="182"/> <br><br> $bold[(print: "Your research notes:")] {(if: (history:) contains "imgXIIItext")[<ul><li>starting age 2, Manfred was watched by his older sister Kristina</li><li>during summer, she took him out to play with the other children in the village</li><li>after summer break, Ilse brought her children to work by pulling them in a handcard</li><li>soon after, they began to attend kindergarten in Belgershain from 7 am to 7pm</li></ul>] (if: (history:) contains "letter2")[<ul><li>being only 4 years old and a sensitive child, the escape to the West was hardest on Manfred</li></ul>]} (link-goto: "Return to family files", "familyfiles")

Born (print:$character's yearborn) (print: $character's Relation) (print:$character's lifestat) (link-goto: "Return to family files", "familyfiles")

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Kristina and Manfred, on the way to Western Germany") (set: $imagename to 18) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/kristina_und_manfred_small.jpg" height="700" width="711"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXVIIItext]] (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "VII") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(set: $Werner to true)(if:(count:(history:), "imgXVIIItext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] [<div class="german">//Am 26.05.56 machten wir uns bereit für einen Besuch in Königs Wusterhausen in Brandenburg. Mein Kleiner Bruder (4 J.) und ich (7 J.) fanden es seltsam, dass wir mehrere Unterhosen, Unterhemden und Strümpfe übereinander ziehen mussten. Meine Mutter wollte es uns später erklären. Wir fuhren dorthin mit dem Zug und in Königs Wusterhausen besuchten wir eine Familie mit zwei kleinen Kindern. Ich weiβ nicht mehr, ob wire in oder zwei Tage da blieben. Es war, meine ich, ein Wochenende. Der Mann war ein Kriegskamerad meines Vaters, und am Sonntag (ich glaube, es war ein Sonntag) sagten uns die Erwachsenen, wir sollten “Vati” zu dem Mann sagen. Meine Mutter und der Freund meines Vaters stiegen mit Manfred und mir in eine Fähre auf der Dahme und fuhren bis Berlin-Marienfelde. Dort verabschiedete sich der Mann, und wir begaben uns in ein Flüchtlingsaufnahmelager. In den nächsten zwei Wochen hatte meine Mutter viele Formalitäten zu erledingen. Mein Bruder kam bald in einen Kindergarten und ich begleitete meine Mutter. Wir wohnten in Lichterfelde in einem riesigen Saal mit jeweils zwei doppelstöckigen Betten übereinander. Wir hatten zu dritt ein Doppelbett unten, über uns wohnten andere Frauen mit Kindern. Die Männer hatten eigentlich keinen Zutritt, aber sie besuchten oft abends oder nachts ihre Frauen. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//On 26 May 1956, we got ready for a visit to Königs Wusterhausen in Brandenburg. My little brother (4 years old) and I (7 years old) thought it was strange, that we had to wear multiple pairs of underpants, undershirts, and socks on top of each other. My mother said she would explain later. We then rode to Konigs Wusterhausen with the train where we visited a family with two children. I don’t remember if we stayed a day or two. I think it was a weekend. The husband had been to war with my father, and on Sunday (I think it was Sunday) the adults told us to call him Daddy. My mother and my father’s friend took us on a ferry over the Dahme river, which we took to Berlin-Marienfelde. There, we said good-bye to the man, and we went to a refugee camp. Over the next week, my mother had to take care of many formalities. My brother stayed at a child care center and I joined my mother. We stayed in Lichterfelde in an enormous hall with double bunk beds. The three of us shared a bottom bed, on top of us was another mother with children. The men were not allowed in the hall, but they often came at night to see their wives. //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "18") (link-goto: "Check album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $docutext to "Ilse's GDR Passport") (set: $docuname to 503) (display: "docinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ilse_passport_54_small.jpg" height="955" width="700"/> { (display: "docufunct1") (display: "documents") (display: "docufunct2") } (display: "doc503text") (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "Refugee camp Marienfelde in Berlin, image taken from the Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv), licensed under Creative Commons") (set: $imagename to 19) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1940-1956/ref_camp1.jpg" height="700" width="989"/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgIXXtext]] (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if:(count:(history:), "imgIXXtext") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] (set: $page to "VIII") (display: "kjournal")(set: $Kristina to true)(set: $Werner to true) [<div class="german">//Ein,mal ging meine Mutter mit mir spazieren. Es war schon befremdlich, dass man ständig an Stellen kam, wie “Achtung! Sie verlassen jetzt die britische / französische / amerikanische Zone.” Als wir auf das Schild “Hier befinnt die russische Zone” stieβen, haben wir schnellstmöglich kehrt gemacht. Unsere Mutter verriet uns nun, dass wir zu unserem Vater fahren würden. Nach ca. 14 Tagen flogen wir mit dem Flugzeug nach Hannover, von dort fuhren wir mit dem Zug bis nach Witten zu einer Verwandren, Tante Auguste. Dort wohnten wir drei etwa vier Monate bis wir nach Dortmund-Westerfilde / Bodelschwingh zogen, wo wir in einem Flüchtlingsheim eine Einzimmer-Wohnung für vier Personen bezogen. In dieser Einraumwohnung gab es weder Toilette noch Bad. Die Toilette war auf dem Flur, wir teilten sie un smit anderen Bewohnern. Im Keller gab es eine relativ groβe Waschküche, wo die Frauen Wäsche in groβen Bottichen kochten und in gekachelten Becken die nicht kochfeste Kleidung auf einem Waschbrett wuschen. Einmal wöchentlich wurden wir Kinder nacheinander in diese Becken gesetzt und gebadet. //</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//One time, my mother took us for a walk. It was strange to see the signs that said: “You are leaving the American/ British / French sector.” When we saw the sign that said, “Here begins the Russian zone,” we quickly turned around. Our mother finally told us that we were going to see Dad. After about a week, we took an airplane to Hannover, and from there we took a train to Witten to a relative, Aunt Auguste. We stayed there for about four months, until we moved to Dortmund Westerfilde / Bodelschwing, where we moved into a refugee home in a one-room apartment for four people. The apartment had no bathroom. The toilet was in the hallway; we shared it with the other refugees. There was a laundry room in the basement, where the women boiled the laundry in big tubs, and washed the more delicate clothes on wash boards in tiled basins. Once a week, we kids were put into the tubs one after the other to bathe. //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "19") (link-goto: "Check album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

$center[<h2>Letters from Ilse to Werner</h2>] $center[<h4>Page $page</h4>]

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "") (set: $imagename to 21) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="" height="700" width=""/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXXItext]] (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "II") (display: "iletter")(set: $Ilse to true)(set: $Werner to true) [<div class="german">//German text will be transcribed soon//</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//Everyone here is shocked when they see my terrific passport. “Not valid for Berlin!” On the train before Gutenberg only four People’s Police officers checked me. I had the return tickets with me just in case, and also the ticket to Konigswusterhausen. I also had the divorce papers. The stupidity of the People’s Police was my luck. During the check point in the S-train in Eichenwalde I strut along the platform looking at posters and pretended to be very interested in the travelers coming from Berlin. It was a real cat- and mouse game. But we made it through. I can’t write about everything from here, because the eastern sector is close by and we must be careful. If only we make it through the stay at the asylum camp! It’s the hardest for Manfred. Kristina is very brave. Everyone is impressed by her independence. //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "19") (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $imagetext1 to "") (set: $imagename to 22) (display: "photoinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="" height="700" width=""/> { (display: "funct1") (display: "photogallery") (display: "funct2") } (if: (count:(history:),$currentpassage) is 0)[(link: "Examine backside")[(print: $imagetext1)]] [[View journal page->imgXXIItext]] (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(set: $page to "III") (display: "iletter")(set: $Ilse to true)(set: $Werner to true) [<div class="german">//German text will be transcribed soon//</div>] (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">// //</div>](english| (link-goto: "View photograph", "19") (link-goto: "Check photo album", "late 50s") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $docutext to "Ilse's report card, 1931 to 1939") (set: $docuname to 500) (display: "docinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1924-1939/109_ilse_report_card_small.jpg" height="702" width="500"/> { (display: "docufunct1") (display: "documents") (display: "docufunct2") } (if: (count:(history:), "500")is 0)[ There is a piece of text in Sütterlin Script on this document that reads: <br>[//Das Deutsche Reich ist ewig durch die Jugend.<br> Entlassungszeugnis//]<german| (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [//The German Empire is eternal through its youth. <br> School Certificate //<br> Yikes - that sounds like some real Nazi bullcrap.](english|] (link-goto: "Look inside", "501") (link-goto: "Open briefcase", "briefcase") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $docucount to true) (set: $currentpassage to (passage:)'s name) (if: (count: (history:), $currentpassage) is 0) [(set: $Documents to it + (a:$docuname))] (else:) [$center[(print: $docutext)]] }

{ $center[(if: $Documents contains any of (find: _e where _e > $docuname,...$Documents))[(set: $e to 1st of(find: _e where _e > $docuname, ...$Documents))[(text: $e)](hide|(link-goto: ">", "$e")]] }

{ $center[(if: $Documents contains any of (find: _f where _f < $docuname, ...$Documents)) [(set: $f to last of(find: _f where _f < $docuname, ...$Documents))[(text: $f)](hide|(link-goto: "<", "$f")]] }

{ (if: $Documents contains any of (find: _d where _d is not $docuname,...$Documents))[$center[Document Files]] }

{ (set: $docutext to "Ilse's report card (details)") (set: $docuname to 501) (display: "docinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/1924-1939/111_ilse_report_card_shorter.jpg" height="800" width="428"/> { (display: "docufunct1") (display: "documents") (display: "docufunct2") } (link-goto: "Decipher teacher's handwriting", "docItexttrans") (link-goto: "Open briefcase", "briefcase") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

{ (set: $docutext to "Annotated Map of Germany") (set: $docuname to 502) (display: "docinit") } <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/map.png" height="872" width="700"/> { (display: "docufunct1") (display: "documents") (display: "docufunct2") } (if: (count: (history:), "502") is 0)[Dear $name, here's a map of Germany showing all the places you need to know about.] (else:)[] (link-goto: "Open desk", "desk") (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

(if:(count:(history:), "doc503text") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] (link: "Decipher")[ Nicht gültig für Berlin. Unterschrift: Ilse Groβe Gröβe: mittig Augenfarbe: blaugrau Bes. Kennz.: Narbe am linken Handteller Austellungsort: Grimma Ausstellungsdatum: 11.01.54 (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)]] [Not valid for Berlin. Signature: Ilse Groβe Height: medium Eye color: bluegrey Recognizable feature: scar on left palm Place of issue: Grimma Date of issue: 01/11/54](English|

{(set: $page to "II") (display: "iletter")(if:(count:(history:), "letter2") is 0)[(set: $KnowledgeStat to it+1)] } <div class="german">// (align: "==>")[Berlin-Kreuzberg, den 29.5.56]<br><br> Mein Lieber Werner!<br><br> Bis hierher haben wir es erst mal geschafft. Gott sei Dank! Aber wie lange warden wir hier wohl zubringen müssen? Manche sind schon 8 Wochen hier. Nach dieser Zeit bin ich bestimmt verrückt. Allein ist es schon nicht angenehm. Aber mit den beiden Geistern! Um sie mache ich mir die gröβten Sorgen. Wir liegen hier in einem Zimmer mit 20 Betten und sind noch überbelegt. Kinder aus beiden Zimmern nebenan liegen mit Scharlack im Krankenhaus. […] <br><br> Wenn es nur mit dem Geld klappen würde! Ich habe schon 60,- DM für die Flugkarten bezahlt. 124 DM kostet aber der Flug und 36,- DM die Fahrt. Wenn ich das Geld hätte, könnten wir gleich losfliegen, wenn die Kinder gesund bleiben. Übermorgen muβ ich zur Vorprüfung A in Haus K in Marienfelde. So spannend hatte ich mir alles nicht vorgestellt. Na, geht auch vorüber. <br><br> Alle hier sind erschüttert, wenn sie meinen dollen Ausweis sehen. “Nicht gültig für Berlin!” Dabei haben mich him Personenzug vor Jüterbog nur 4 Volkspolizisten kontrolliert. Zur Vorsicht hatte ich aber die Rückfahrkarte gleich mit und auch die Fahrkarte nach Königswusterhausen. Auβerdem führte ich auch die ganzen Scheidungsunterlagen bei mir. Die Dummheit der VP. war mein Glück. Während der Kontrolle in der S-Bahn in Eichwalde spazierte ich auf dem Bahnsteig entlang u. studierte eifrig die Plakate und interessierte mich sehr für die Reisenden des Zuges aus der Berliner Richtung. Es war ein richtiges Katz-und Mausspiel. So schafften wir auch das. Schreiben kann ich von hier aus noch nicht alles, den der Ostsektor ist hier sehr nahe und man muβ sehr vorsichtig sein. Wenn wir nur erst das Lagerleben überstanden hätten! Manfred fällt alles am schwersten. Kristina ist sehr tapfer. Von ihrer Selbstständigkeit sind alle begeistert. <br><br> Meine Klaue muβt du entschuldigen. Ich sitze zwischen zwei Betten ul. schreibe auf den Knien. Wir bewohnen 2 untere Betten im 2. Stock des Heimes. […] Ach, wenn es nur schon soweit wäre! Manchmal habe ich so richtig Mattscheibe. Die beiden Biester liegen schon im Bett u. raufen sich dauernd. Ich komme mir vor wie eine Löwenbändigerin. Inzwischen habe ich schon wieder mal meinen Platz gewechselt, den das Waschbecken war gerade mal frei. Jetzt bin ich im Nachthemd. Mein buntes Kleid fehlt mir bei der Hitze jetzt sehr. Hoffentlich schickt es El. bald. Die Ehemänner kommen abends immer noch mal zu Besuch, wenn wir uns gerade waschen. Hast du es auch so gemacht? <br><br> Hat den Mutti überhaupt alles mitbringen können? Ich habe ja schon ewig nichts mehr aus Dortmund-Huckarde gehört und bin halt so ins Blaue gefahren. Nur Deine Stellungnahme schickte mir das Kreisgericht Gr. am Freitag noch zu, worin ja stand, daβ du am 25.5. die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen wolltest. Den Koll. Schneider bat ich am Donnerstag noch um meinen Haushaltstag am Sonnabend, da ich angeblich nur an diesem Tag meine neue Wohnung besichtigen konnte. Alles hatte ich sicher vorbereitet u. keine meiner Kolleginnen ahnte auch nur das Geringste. Aus Versehen zahlten sie mir am Freitag auch noch 30,- DM zuviel Gehalt aus, das mir beim nächsten Male wieder abgezogen warden sollte. Am 10. 6. wollte ich mit an der Busfahr nach Thale teilnehmen. Ich war auch eine äuβerst aufmerksame Zuhörerin in der letzten Schulung. Was wird Emil jetzt sagen? Koll. Thieme ist augenblicklich in Urlaub. Pinkert May traf mich am Freitag um 21 Uhr noch mit den Kindern auf dem Bahnhof an. “Na, Ihr wollt wohl ins Bad fahren?” “Hm,” sagte ich nur. <br><br> Am Sonnabend fuhren wir erst gegen Mittag von Halle aus los. Der Hauptbahnhof war mir zu gefährlich. Wir schwitzten furchtbar, den wir hatten 4-fache Unterwäsche an u. ich Jacke, Tranchcoat u. Gummimantel. Wir konnten ja nur die Tasche mitnehmen, damit nichts auffiel. Hoffentluch macht nun die Polente in Rohrbach nicht zu dolles Theater, damit Fr. u. H. keinen Herzschlaf bekommen. Der Bürgermeister ist bestimmt aus dem Korsett gesprungen. Und der liebe Herr Wurzel! Einige Tage vorher kaufte er bei mir noch Zigaretten ein. “Na, Frau Groβe, wie gehts?” “Danke, sehr gut,” strahlte ich. “Na, das hört man gern,” meinte er. Ich fürchtete schon, er würde mich zum Stelldichein einladen, so net war er. “Schwein,” murmelte ich, als er weg war und die Schatten der Vergangenheit standen wieder vor mir. <br><br> So, nun will ich langsam aber sicher zum Ende kommen, das Licht wird gleich ausgedreht. Für Liebe habe ich im Augenblick noch nicht die richtige Stimmung. Das muβt Du schon entschuldigen. Hoffentlich können wir bald fliegen! <br><br> Sei nun recht lieb gegrüβt u. geküβt <br> von Deiner Ilse. <br> Herzliche Grüβe von Kristina u. Manfred. <br> Anschrift: I. Groβe, <br> Berlin- Kreuzberg, <br> Heim Dunant am Askanischen Platz<br> Zimmer 251 //</div> (link: "Translate to English")[(show: ?english)] [<div class="english">//(align: "==>")[Berlin-Kreuzberg, 5/29/56]<br><br> My dear Werner!<br><br> We’ve made it up to this point. Thank God! But how long will we have to stay here? Some people have been here for 8 weeks. After such long of a time I would certainly go mad. Being alone is not pleasant. But with the two little ghosts! My greatest concern is for them. We sleep here in an overcrowded room with 20 beds. Children from both adjacent rooms have been hospitalized with scarlet fever. […]<br><br> If only things with the money would work out. I have already paid 60 DM for the flight tickets. But the flight costs 124 DM and the drive 36. If I had the money now, we could fly right away, provided the children stay healthy. The day after tomorrow, I have to go to the pre-exam A in house K in Marienfelde. I didn’t think this would all be so exciting. Oh well, this too will pass.<br><br> Everyone here is shocked when they see my terrific passport. “Not valid for Berlin!” On the train before Jüterbog only four People’s Police officers checked me. I had the return tickets with me just in case, and also the ticket to Königswusterhausen. I also had the divorce papers. The stupidity of the People’s Police was my luck. During the check point in the S-train in Eichenwalde I strut along the platform looking at posters and pretended to be very interested in the travelers coming from Berlin. It was a real cat- and mouse game. But we made it through. I can’t write about everything from here, because the eastern sector is close by and we must be careful. If only we make it through the stay at the asylum camp! It’s the hardest for Manfred. Kristina is very brave. Everyone is impressed by her independence. <br><br> Please excuse my terrible handwriting. We are living on two lower half of bunk beds on the third floor. […] Oh, if only we could leave right away! Sometimes my mind just goes blank. The two little beasts are lying in bed scrambling and scuffling. I sometimes feel like I’m a lion tamer. In the mean time I’ve switched spots again, because the sink was just free. Now I’m in my night gown. I miss my colorful dress in this heat. Hopefully El. sends it soon. The husbands come to visit here every night when the women are washing. Did you do that when you were here? <br><br> Was mother able to bring everything? I haven’t heard anything from Dortmund Huckarde in forever and I simply took a shot in the dark. I only received your statement from the district court on Friday, which said that you would return to work on 25 May. I asked colleague Schneider on Thursday to have Sunday as my off-day, because I could only see my new flat that day. I had everything prepared and none of my colleagues suspected anything. They accidentally paid me 30 DM too much on my salary on Friday, which they were going to take off on the next paycheck. On 10 June I wanted to participate in the busride to Thale. I was also among the most attentive listeners during the last training. What is Emil going to say now? Colleague Thieme is currently on vacation. Pinkert May ran into me on Friday at 9 p.m. at the train station with the kids. “On your way to the pool?” “Hm,” I said. <br><br> On Saturday we left Halle around noon. The main train station seemed to dangerous. We sweated awfully, because we were wearing quadruple layers of underwear and I a jacket, trench coat and rubber coat. We could only bring one bag, so they didn’t notice. Hopefully the fuzz in Rohrbach doesn’t make too much of a ruckus, so that F. and H. don’t suffer a heart attack. The mayor must be hopping mad! And the dear Mr. Wurzel! A few days before he bought cigarettes at the store from me. “Hello Mrs. Groβe, how are you?” “Thank you, excellent,” I smiled. “Now that’s always good to hear,” he said. I was worried he would ask me on a date, that’s how nice he was being. “Pig,” I muttered as he left, and the shadow of the past was right back with me. <br><br> Okay, now I’ll get to the end of this letter, they’re about to switch off the lights. I am not quite I the mood for love yet. You’ll have to excuse that. Hopefully we get to fly soon! <br><br> Greetings and kisses from your Ilse,<br> Cordial greetings from Kristina & Manfred. <br> Address: I. Groβe, <br> Berlin-Kreuzberg<br> Asylum Dunant at Askanischer Platz <br> Room 251. // </div>](english| (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)

<img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/sed_logo.png" height="202" width="191"/> “Both from the moral standpoint as well as in terms of the interests of the whole German nation, leaving the GDR is an act of political and moral backwardness and depravity. Is it not despicable when for the sake of a few alluring job offers or other false promises about a “guaranteed future” one leaves a country in which the seed for a new and more beautiful life is sprouting, and is already showing the first fruits, for the place that favors a new war and destruction?” From a booklet by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, 1955 $center[[[Begin.->PartI]]]

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> There are all kinds of documents, and in most cases, you will find an original. However, some of the handwritten texts are challenging to read. Below is an extract from my grandmother's journal: <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/scan.png" height="300" width="432"/> As you can see, she wrote this text quickly, and she made several revisions. Therefore, instead of this original, you will find a transcript that emulates the handwritten notes as accurately as possible: <img class="storyimage" src="images/gamefotos/ilse_journal.png" height="200" width="1000"/> The text which Ilse crossed out in the handwritten version is also ~~crossed out~~ in the transcribed version. Sometimes, in the original, Ilse adds a word by placing it above and in between two other words. The transcribed version shows these words in ^^superscript^^. Oh, by the way, don't worry if you can't read German. Your [[backpack->backpack]] contains a special device that will help you navigate your environment. Any other questions or concerns? [[How do I get to Germany?->Germany]] [[Does anyone live in the house? ->House]] [[What kind of documents are you looking for?-> Documents]] [[Why do you need these documents so desperately?->Dissertation]] [[I think I got everything. ->proceed]]

<img class="framestory" src="images/framestory/laura.jpg" alt="laura" width=220 height=247/> Hey $name, <br><br> Thank you so much for finding the letter that my grandmother Ilse sent to her husband from the refugee camp in Berlin. Now we know the story of how my family made it across the East/West border. <br><br> What a harrowing journey! It must've been terrifying for the children especially. Thankfully, my grandmother was an incredibly strong woman, and together with her, my Mum Kristina and uncle Manfred made it through. <br><br> Anyway, it's fascinating to trace people's stories through their own voice, isn't it? Maybe you can explore your own heritage and share your families' story with the world! <br><br> Sending my love to you across all borders, no matter where you are, <br><br> Laura Okkema <br><br> P.S. You can either [[leave->end]] through the wicket door in the fence or [[return->main]] for another round.

<h2>Thank you for playing The Deserters.</h2> This work was created as the applied portion to my digital humanities dissertation, //Hearing the Voices of The Deserters: Activist Critical Making in Electronic Literature//. Creating a project of such scope would have been impossible without the help of my family. I would like to thank my mother Kristina Möller and uncle Manfred Große for gathering up and sending ALL the photos and documents from Germany to the US. Thanks to my husband Timothy Okkema for love and support. Thank you also to the deceased members of my family, Ilse Große, for being the kindest person I have ever known, and my father and greatest teacher, Winfried Möller, whose last days I missed being in a foreign doctoral program. Finally, I want to thank my dissertation committee, Drs. Anastasia Salter, Stuart Moulthrop, Joseph Fanfarelli, and Jonathan Beever, whose support, feedback, and guidance made it possible to create this project.

As the brass pendulum swings, you see a piece of paper sticking out from behind the clockwork. Carefully, you pull it out. <br><br> You are holding a [thick envelope]<envelope| addressed to a Werner Große in Dortmund-Huckarde. { (click: ?envelope)[(set: $finish to true)(goto: "letter2")] } (link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage) <audio src="pendulum.flac" autoplay>

{(set: $pw to (prompt: "Ilse's village in the East:", "xxxxxxxx"))} {(if: $pw is "rohrbach")[The box opens! <br><br> Inside, you see a $s[crank key] with a wooden handle... <br><br> It's $s[too small for a door], and really, it $s[looks more like a tool...]<br><br>(set: $crankkey to true)(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)] (else-if: $pw is "xxxxxxxx")[The box is locked. For a clue to the right combination, check the family files or look around some more.<br><br>(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)] (else-if: $pw is "Rohrbach")[Remember that this is a combination lock; there are no capital letters!<br><br>(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)]} (else:)[The box stays locked; seems like the passcode is wrong.<br><br> Check the family files or look around some more.<br><br>(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)]

{(set: $numcode to (prompt: "Year the Große family left Eastern Germany:", "xxxx"))} {(if: $numcode is "1956")[The desk opens! [[See what's inside.->desk]]] (else-if: $numcode is "xxxx")[The desk is locked. For a clue to the right combination, check the family files or look around some more.<br><br>(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)]} (else:)[The desk stays locked; seems like the passcode is wrong.<br><br> Check the family files or look around some more.<br><br>(link-goto: "Return to game", $lastPassage)]