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“Does that include me?” I asked “Am I one of these ´Maybe´? Father?” I noticed250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdepFsOl51
he chose not to answer, but instead to deflect, “Since you can read already, I am sure250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdsD3tYVQX
your writing skills are close behind, and so I would have you do something for me.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkw7HcObJu
Something quite important.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjmV7HHZ8E
“I know writing, I mean what that is.” I remember waving my finger around as250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaYUBsZ3TI
I tried to mimic the words on that sign “But I am not sure I can do it myself. Not yet.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaNFZ67Dx3
“It will come to you,” He smiled, his most appreciated attempt at inspiring any250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgGm9E0pZO
confidence in me, “and when it does, I would like for you to write down everything250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAighude8U
that is going to transpire tonight.” He then rummaged through that big bag he had250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxRbw0LuiQ
been readying for the last moments, before finally slapping his forehead after realising250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Pgi24efwi
what he was looking for was already in one of his pockets. He took it out, and then250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd2k6uquem
proudly handed it to me. That very same notebook that you now hold in your hand,250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUyU2Qxw7r
“Can you do that for me?” He insisted.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7tgWxeHxY
“I am not sure I -”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GeGZufc0M
“It will come to you, all the memories and much more.” He smiled as he handed250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIk89saLxR
me some pencils too, “And when you know how, when you feel confident enough to250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHl1qz24cS
start, I want you to write down everything concerning tonight. Write as much as you250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW5AJFUNpJ
can - use whatever sight is available to you; pen down whatever your eyes or your mind250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiGdNkkj6l
decide to show you – keep writing until you find yourself out of here.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrcGHQkup1
“Can I make it like a story?” I asked shyly, “Of sorts...”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D5WXuuh16
“Yes, if it pleases you. You can try and structure it like that if you want but do try250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxxjgNlYGJ
and avoid any glib words.” He took another quick and desperate peek through that250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf1nrB9tt0
still barely opened crimson metal door “Then you can read it back to me, and to others,250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkejMbmbNES
once we are far and away from this place - safe and under the sun.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0TXZNSv9Z
“Can I make some drawings too?” My heart jumped in expectation. “Well,”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqE7S6ABRc
He looked at me again, with the most patient of smiles “yes, certainly. Whatever helps250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TeAJomV4y
you in the telling, why not?” He rummaged again for some crayons which he then250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2ncG1GYbp
handed to me, and then he hesitantly returned his worrisome look to what was waiting250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u1KKyHdVH
on the other side of that door.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1Wzf7d7dM
“Are we going now?” I asked while holding all the things he gave me as tightly as my250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWA02s5AWLW
little weak hands possibly could, “Father?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPi6RNdj4r
“Where could they be?” I heard him whisper “Well, no matter.” He took a deep breath,250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnYm3yXKfx
“Our way seems to be clear.” He then turned to me, with his eyes staring at mine in a250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkQyASrxvx
more serious way than I had thought possible. “This is it. Are you ready?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdhscgu8p5
“Yes...” I scattered all the pencils and crayons across all pockets available to me and,250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVO7UJckPF
while holding that notebook tightly in my right arm, I slowly extended my left one.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYDgaogMV2
He gently took hold of my hand, caressed my fingers a few times behind a comforting250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqe6JTQMV6
smile, and then pulled me with him...250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3cu4GKt56
... and that is why I wrote all that you now hold.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6TMaiR5xq
“I see...” The Tinker admitted a bit dubiously when we were already back his place,250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhdvVZcL87
“That is quite the tale.” His fingers constantly caressing the well-worn cover of that250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwedl4KiX0A
notebook; so easily displaying all the eagerness that his eyes would not share.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIOvfTIC4o
“That is what happened.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WNCVMxlh7
“Well, and what then?” He asked as he gestured me to take a seat. We were now in250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuUK99WEdL
what he called a ´living room´, and I could see all sorts of things scattered around that250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNC8UywcIJ
makeshift table standing distinguishably in the middle. “Go on, sit down. Wherever250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOVkrKeZZu
you like.” he insisted after placing my notebook in the centre of that table. Then he250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBH4DvkaWx
turned around, towards some cupboards and a device leaking out all sorts of fire.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu5SsEVyYl
“Can I take this one?” I asked regarding one of the few chairs I found in a usable250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhpBihqa1J
condition.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3chDu8iuAB
“Go right ahead.” He promptly allowed, without even looking to see what I could be250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYAQH7HoTY
referring to, as he was now clearly too busy preparing something. “Thank you.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aVxAfvMDQ
“And then,” he asked me again, “what happened after?” He turned around holding a250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqY7c0k0qQ
tray. On it rested a couple of exceptionally large and funny looking mugs, and between250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62fUboVWvM
them was a smoking metal pot.
