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The First Separation
Elsa went to her grandparents, but overnight the East German soldiers blocked off East and West Berlin. -
A Stone Wall
Elsa has been separated from his family for a while now, and the eastern government is telling those by this wall they plan to build to move since they can easily escape through their house windows. -
A Not So Merry Christmas
It's Christmas, and Elsa is still separated from her family only thinking of them and all the other Christmas days she's had. -
A New Teaching
It's Elsa's birthday; she's now 14.The wall has been built, and her teacher is changing to teach Soviet beliefs. Her uncle calls it "communist propaganda". -
The Tragic Killing of Peter
Peter, my cousin Alf's friend got killed for trying to escape by a boarder patrolman. He was left to bleed to death. It's horrible here. -
Introducing John F Kennedy
Elsa felt like John F. Kennedy was talking to her while she listen to his speech through Radio Free Europe as he explained the situation. -
Killing of John F Kennedy
The president of the U.S.A. John F. Kennedy was killed. Elsa is now grief-stricken, and doesn't want to write anymore. -
16 year old thoughts
Elsa is now 16. She keeps thinking of West Berlin and her family. She was thinking of all the things she could do in West Berlin at 16. -
Introducing A New President
Ronald Reagan spoke forcefully to the people hearing his speech. Elsa has a husband and 2 daughters now. She has grown up. -
The People are Reunited
The Eastern German government said they destroy the wall. Many destroyed the wall, and people cried happy tears. She met her family again, and Elsa's kids now know what it's like to have freedom to travel.
