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Patricia Reding
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Evidence of Prior Madness
I've visited Berlin, Germany, a couple of times, the first at the ripe old age of 17. Even then, I was impressed with how the city had been rebuilt following WWII. Still, left in the midst of this great metropolis, the bombed remains of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, remain to this day. I understand that after the war, the plan had been to demolish the entire temple, but the West Germans protested. Thus, a new church was designed and eventually, the ruined portion was integrated into the new temple. The demolished and blackened remains remind us all of the madness of war. I wish now that when I had written this portion of this particular scene, that I had considered allowing some of the remains of the evil that Lilith had let loose on sanctuary, remain. While renovating something that is meaningful is a laudable thing, so too, is allowing the evidence of our past to do so--even when that evidence is difficult or painful. It serves a purpose. Do you agree?
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Paintings glorifying life and beauty covered the walls, while scattered about the entryway, sculptures sat perched on stands, for the viewing enjoyment of sanctuary visitors.
“Remember the mess here after Lilith called up the grut that day—the day she tried to kill the girls?” Therese asked.
“Yes. It’s amazing how long it took for the Council to complete the renovations. But you’d hardly know now that anything happened here.”
They watched in silence for several minutes before quietly entering the portion of the main sanctuary building reserved for prayer and reflection. After several quiet minutes there, they left.
Walking the pathway to the lodging house, only the sounds of their boots crunching on the gravel beneath their feet, interrupted the quiet that surrounded them.
Planters of herbs sat at either side of the front entrance filling the warm air with the piney scent of rosemary, and the clean, sweet smell of lavender.
Therese bruised a stalk of the lavender and breathed in deeply of its perfume. Then she stepped aside, allowing her Oathtaker to enter the building first. She closed the door behind them.
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