“Caught between the twisted stars, the plotted lines the faulty map.” Lou Reed
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„I cannot reword“
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„After Vasco Núñez de Balboa had punished and subjugated some Kaziken who opposed him, he embarked with his men on nine canoes to get a closer look at the coast of the great gulf where he was located, which he named St. Miguel.“ Francisco de Xerez, „History of the Discovery and Conquest of Peru“
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„Dem Aussehen nach mochte er etwa fünfundfünfzig Jahre alt sein. Sein über die Brust herabwallender schwarzer Bart zeigte Spuren von Grau, sein Antlitz war tiefbraun und zum größten Teil durch ein rotes Tuch verdeckt. Er ritt ein großes, weißes Dromedar, das ein Zelt auf dem Rücken trug.“ Lew Wallace, „Ben Hur“
Lew Wallace war von 1881-1885 US-Gesandter im Osmanischen Reich. Als Gouverneur des New-Mexico-Territoriums ermittelte er gegen Billy the Kid.
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Eine Hölle weniger
„Ich muss einem auch erst erklärt werden, was Freiheit ist. Sonst weiß man gar nicht, was das bedeutet“, verkündet Anton Steinbrecher, während er Dreck aus dem linken Vorderlaufhufeisen der Gräfin entfernt. Der Schweif der Stute zuckt ununterbrochen. Das Pferd bietet eine riesige Angriffsfläche. In der intensiven Hitze werden Bremsen von einem großen Fleischberg angegriffen. Ungeziefer, sagt Anton. Er genießt es, die Kontrolle über Leben und Tod zu haben. Alles soll ihm untergeordnet sein.
Anton has a love for weapons and tools, not just guns and pistols, but also halberds and swords, hammer drills and chisels. He occasionally carries a Colt on his own property, wearing an authentic Texan hip holster that is admired by his American friend Brad, who is a true redneck. Anton’s property is considered sacred to him and his family, although the tax authorities see it as a simple immigrant farm that Anton has repurposed. For the past ten years, he has been engaged in a nasty exchange of written correspondence with the mayor of the neighboring town over this matter. Anton, who struggles with dyslexia, fears written words more than anything else. He prefers dictating and does so frequently, as he cannot even write a shopping list. It is already decided that Navin, who is currently ten years old, will soon assist in securing the family fortress as a scribe.
Anton appears as a fearless boundary-crosser of community comments. The Westphalian giant (resembling Curt Jürgens; think Normannischer Kleiderschrank) stomps through the land of Swabian dwarves like Gulliver. Navin is his favorite witness whenever he breaks the creature’s neck. Earlier, Anton drowned a litter of kittens in the rain barrel. Navin is hardly deterred by the grandfather’s rough manner. He hasn’t even flinched in a long time. Bravely, he follows in Anton’s footsteps like wearing oversized rubber boots behind the berserker.
Anton emphasizes resilience. „What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger.“
No, Navin’s grandfather is not an old person who is struggling with his last thread of life. Currently, he is making an effort to transition from the martial to the mental level. More on this tomorrow.