I realized it was a bone. I was going to throw it down, and I thought, my god, this may be all that's left of someone. So I wrapped it up and carried it with me. Kaisi, an American soldier. Salty water leaks from your tear ducts, but that cannot put out the fire below.
Historical information is carved into the path between the smokestacks.
You are reminded that the Holocaust was a global atrocity, that it was real. You are overwhelmed. The glowing coal mesmerizes you. You have just been led through the concentration camps. But you are alive.