The PeaceEscalation
rLilywater
Original in SwedishwithTitle
En Dr¨ommaresMarmoarer
Coverbased on oilpaintingbythe author c 2024 Lilywater Roy
F¨orlag: BoDBooks on Demand,Stockholm, Sverige
Tryck: BoDBooks on Demand,Norderstedt, Tyskland
ISBN:978-91-8057-803-5-
To Raymond
PART I
Pure Phantasy
Preamble
I. Karin Werdhem
Thechildren whoplayedinthe gravel andrubble of theruins could notbeolderthanfouror fiveyears.Theyweremaybe half adozen or a few more in number,hardtotellexactly,because they playedhide-and-seek andmanydid notappear in theopen. Therewerebothboysinshorts andgirls in floraland checkereddresses, but otherwise they were simply children,s-hecreatures, neithershe norheand withouta pronounced consciousgender. This conditionwould notlastlong, so that boys andgirls would soon be segregated, despitethe factthattheywould jointlystart in co-educationalschool. Boys would despisegirls andnot touchthemand notunderany circumstances interferewiththem. They wouldsit in theirbenches only boys with boys andgirls with girls, nevertogether.This stateofaffairs would last foratleast anotherseven years, when thedesire forthe opposite sex would re-emerge.
So far, however, thelustwas alreadyinfull swing,whenfive-year-oldCalle frantically tried
to gethis littlestiff penisintopeer Karin’s littleclosed slit.The twohad sneakedawayfrom thegroup andtaken refuge behind aconcreteslab, whichhad once been part of awallina bathroom. They were thus outofsight of theother hideand-seek playing children.Unfortunately,orfortunately,depending on from whichangle youlooked at it,the twowerenot outofKarin’s mother’s field of view. She came running,shouting andcranking with raised fists,and screamedinanger “what areyou doing?” and“stop that rightaway!”and similarclich´ephrases. She abruptly snatched away thelittlevirgin, pickedupher daughter’s pale pink panties, anddraggedher back to hershabbyruin barracks.
That dayKarin’s momAnna hadstayedathome,becauseshe hadfeltunwellwithmenstrual pain that stretchedoverher stomach. On anormal day, Anna would otherwisehavebeen long hours away from home.She waspartofa groupof“ruin mommies” whohad thetaskofcollecting andcleaning up what wasleft of thebombed-outbuildings. Apartfromthe cleansing,the main task of theruin mommieswas to knockoff excess mortarfromthe bricks they could find. Thefocus wasonbricks that were intact andsuitable forrecycling in future masonry. These were stackedinpyramid-likepiles, readyfor transport.
Theyoung ruin mommyAnna Werdhemhad re-
ceivedKarin as afarewellgiftfromthe visiting,but nowreturning home,soldier ensign MalcolmMcShloermatt. McShloermatt hadbeen fascinated by Anna’s long blonde hair andlongstraightlegs. Duetothe hardships during thefinalphase of the war, thelackoffood hadhelpedtogiveAnna an extraordinarily slim fashionmodel’s figure. Comparedtothe mostly severelyoverweightwomen in his homeland, Anna resembleda bony cloth hanger.Incivilianlife, McSchloermatt wasa tailor to theprofession, with hisown modelling agency, andheliked theway clotheshung looselyonhumancloth hangers. Anna,onthe otherhand, hadbeen fascinatedbyMalcolm’s seemingly inexhaustible access to chocolateand cigarettes. In return shehad lethim do with herwhateverhe desired. No wonder, shewas laterheraldedwith an anglishannunciation.
It wassummerand theruin would have been perceivedasanidyllic place, closetothe pastorale andascreated fora Sch¨aferst¨undchen.McSchloermatt did notwaste anytime to go into theorising reasoning,but immediately went into practicalattack with his handsomesabre in thehighest blow. Andsoitbecame alittleKarin of this friendly battle, aKarin whogrewupwithout herfather, who hadreturnedtohis ruralparentalhomeoutside Albuquerque, NewMexico. During his absence, his tailoring business including his modelagency, had
been foreclosed on by stateauthorities due to unpaid taxes, andMalcolm hadtorelocate, moving in with momand dad.
Therehesat,Karin’s father,wearing rattlesnake boots, undera slackConfederateflag, this sardonic bannerofslavery,and gave Karin’s mother no deeper thoughts.Infact, he did notthink of her at all, but fantasised aboutthe neighbour’sdaughterElviraand herbroad buttocks. Thetwo were engagedand thewedding date wasset.However, themarriage hadalready been pre-consummated, when Elvira hadbeen humped by thewar hero. Forthe first time theveryday of ensign McSchloermatt’shomecoming.
Anna Werdhemwould latermarry aman named Herman Sczermonski.Mr. Sczermonski,however, wasnot agentleman,but ascrap collector with roughhands.Asitturnedout,hewas abrutal abomination.Hewould forceKarin to call him “father” andthenviolate her, when shewas only adelicatesix-year-old. When Karinfirstbegan to understand what Mr.Sczermonski’s game of AlfaPick wasall about, sheswore to herselfthat oneday shewould kill him. Thankful forher soul, shenever hadtokeep herpromise, becauseMr. Sczermonski unexpectedly perished when he tried to seize arusty threehundred kilo bomb andthis onefinally burst.This iron monsterhad been lying on thebottomofthe ruin foryears,without anyone
worrying aboutit. Mr.Sczermonski’s roughhands andlacerated member satgluedtothe concrete wall, whichhad once belonged to abathroomand givenKarin andCalle some secludedprivacy.
Some time later, Karinstartedsmiling again, a littleshy at first,but then more andmoreconfident.Anna deletedthe otherhalfofher last name, theone that came afterWerdhemand thehyphen, andpromised herdaughterand herselfnever to marry ascrap dealer again.
II.CarlCrassasius
Theother of thetwo littlelove-making children, Carl “Calle”Crassasius, lived across thestreet. Calle wasnever allowedtoplaywithKarin again andshe wasnever seen againamong theruins.In Calle’s memory,the contours of Karin’s so slender body eventually fadedawayand shebecame some kind of colourless cloudbeing.Onthis side of the street therewerefewer pilesofrubble,becausethe househad been almost spared by theair raids. Only onehalfwas blown away.Inthe remaining part therewerestill habitable apartments on three floorsand Calle lived in theone at thetop.There wasnoelevatorinthe houseand thesteep stairs were difficult forhis grandparents.
UnlikelittleKarin, Calle hadnot been born with arusty iron spooninhis mouth. Hismother, Mrs. LetitiaCrassasius-Levin, hadtoldhim that his family wasofnoble descent. TheCrassasiuses were consideredquitewealthy,astheycould afford to payrentfor theiraccommodation.The mother claimedthatCalle’s father,HubertusCrassasius, wasindirect descentrelated to Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassuswas also commonly knownas Rome’suncrowned Croesus. This Croesus, however,had notbeen Romanand lived several hundred yearsbefore Crassus. Crassus, in turn,lived -and died- several decadesbefore thebirth of Christ.And therefore,CallesmotherLetitia ar-
gued,the Crassasius family couldnot be associated with theChristian church and, consequently, would as such nottoneed to payany church tax. Letitia, whosefamily came from theeast, hada pronounced thriftyorientation.
As it turned out, however, Crassushad notleft even asingle as to his late descendants. Consequently, with thefacts in hand, theclaim of the family’s prosperity must seem unfounded. But, in accordance with his supposedly glorious past, Hubertushad adopted aLatin motto, ut desint virestamen est laudandavoluptas,which in poetic wordsmeans even if the potency was lacking, one oughttopraise the lust.This quotewas abit extravagantfor therathercolourless music curatoratthe city conservatory.Hubertushad been ambitious at first,but playing thefirstviolin hadbeen denied him. Sincethen, he hadincreasingly withdrawnand avoidedcontact with his colleagues. Afterall, they only belonged to the plebs. HiswifeLetitia naturally agreed
Calle hadnever adoptedhis parents’ arrogant anddemeaningattitude.His intimate association with ruin-Karincould have been seen as proofof this.But he hadsimply been hornyand then,as afive-year-old, he hadnoclear ideologicalviewof anything.However,heunknowingly carried within him aperceivedphilanthropyabout theequal value of humanbeings, just as he feltthis love forani-
mals.Heloved petting horses, cows andsheep and hadalsoburieda dead sparrowonce. On thegrave he hadplaced some of theruin’s flowers,mostly dandelions,and asmall crossmadeofsticksand strings.
In elementary school,Calle hadbeen areally littlewild thing.Helackedrespect forthe teachers, wascheekyand could notstand anyreprimands. During thebreaksinthe yard,hewhipped up the olderboysinthe senioryearcourses. These had smackedathis classmates or hadmockedthem. Butthis only appliedtoboys, he hadnorelations with thegirls.And then it wasobvious that girls were notbeaten. It wascowardly.Ascowardly as continuingtohit someonewho hadgiven in or kicking someonelying on theground.
Even though Calle’s wild nature hadlittlein commonwithHubertus’ timid nature,hehad inheritedhis father’s love of music. Calle literally lived forthe music.Heloved listening to contemporaryavant-garde artists. He himselfabused tenderlyhis guitar andhammeredecstatically on his home-madedrums.Later in life, when he was abouttwentyyears old, thehighlight of his life hadbeen theday he playedwithAmonD¨u¨ulduring “Essen 69”. Essen 69, however, hadnothing to do with food,eventhoughthe word essen means eat in German.The 69 also hadnothing to do with sex.Unimaginative imagination could turn Essen