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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30
CHAPTER lO4

Camp Fuhlsbuettel, my escort
always used this passage TO
safeguard me against being
seen by fellow-Communists
brought in for questioning,
Hertha Jens received me.
She was in high spirits. A
letter, addressed poste re.
stante 10 MIR. Williams, had
arrived from Copenhagen. II
had not contained a single
written word.
Its contents were two new
500 bills in United States
currency.
Elegant" she crooned. at
worked! They have fallen In
the trap. Two hundred dol
lars-they show that the Mus
covites still hold you in high
esteem. hoped they were
counterfeit bills. But they are
real"
In my heart I fervently
thanked Jensen He had taken
the one and only right road
in this matter. Also. / was
reassurred in another respect:
If the Comintern threw $500
into the NAV OF the Geslapo.
they must consider The assign
ment which Rudolf Hoffman
had transmitted 10 me as one
Of considerable Importance
Wollweber's words, The
party does not forget its
children, tingled in my brain
Herths Jens called the in
spector.
TIME TO ACT
Inspector Kraus looked rs
If he had come straight from
a torture session His face
was ashen, his eyes cruel, his
mouth a thin cash When ne
saw me, his features ht up.
We'll, you passed the test"
he grinned. II hope there
Will be no disappointments.
I will take up the matter of
YOUR release with the min
istry Of justice - suspended
sentence or something like
that"
In a sudden oulburst-of cold
anger he added
This fellow Jensen is willy
fox! The address on the let
ter was written by some
woman. No disable finger
prints on the paper-well, It's
time we do something -
He hurried off
THE chief is very busy to-
night" Hertha Jens explained
we caught a batch of Iesuits.
The devils operate from Hol-
land; codes, false passports
and all. The religious hypo-
crites--they make me sick"
! heard other Gestapo men
talk of Catholic emisSaries as
the Black Pest" and Of the
Pope as the BLACK Devil
Inadvertently l thought OF
Blsmarck's phrase:
whoever feeds off the
Catholic Center, will die Of IT,"
Hertha Jens led me TO an
other office. Here she handed
me a thick mimeographed
volume and another, thinner
one.
Go through them slowly"
she suggested. III YOU find
acquaintance, mark down the
names and all you know
about them"
COMPLETE LIST
The larger book bore the
title. Register Of International
Agents OF the GPU and the
Comintern, the other was the
tzfstt of Foreign tIt1ttff4t t-ef's II
the Armies of Red Spain.
The first contained approx
mately 1000 names. the sec
ond. about goo. Each name
was followed by notes on the
age, nationality. aliases, and
the personal history of the
suspect Many hundreds Of
photographs had been pasted
over as many names.
The volumes had been pro-
duced by the Gestapoamt in
Berlin. The names Of men
and women who had been
apprehended by the Gestapo.
or by the secret services OF
Italy and Japan. had blue
pencil marks.
For nine solid hours I pored
over the volumes, straining my
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30

DEITY MINIS, Texas goIfing genius has
~ streamlined her name 10 Bcttye. I
would streamline my name but can't
decide on the best way. What do you think
OF Eddgayr Vincent Durlyng?
What kind Of budgeteer is your wife
Could she serve a good dinner for four at
cost OF dollar i. e rs cents per person.
What follows is a typical IS cents per per-
son home dinner according 10 claims Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30
ON A TIGHT ROPE

Each morning of the last
two weeks in March / was
whisked to Gestapo head
quarters. Each night / was
brought back, exhausted from
the constant tight rope walk
ing, TO my cell in the Huetten
Jail.
During this time I learned
10 find my bearings in the
labyrinth of the Gestapo
empire. I looked over thou
sands of photographs. / read
hundreds of pages of reports
from spies abroad, each bear
ing the signature of letter
and a number, instead of a
name.
! was questioned on the pos
Sibilities> of recommending
Gestapo agents as candidates
for political schools in the
Soviet Union; of organizing
Nazi vigilante committees in
foreign ports after the Com
munist model. of placing
Nazi agents in the Interna-
tional Brigade in Spain and
recruiting members of the
crews of Belgian, Dutch,
French. Polish, Russian and
Scandinavian ships as paid
-agxiliaries of the Gestapo; and
on the feasibility of many
other schemes.
Each session with In
Spector Kraus or his immedi-
at9 aides was like a game OF
cGess in which a single wrong
move meant the loss of the
,.1., IT,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30

FERE pleasant little game will give you
every day. 1t numerical puzzle designed to spell out
your letters your the number
Of letters subtract the number Is less than
add The result key number Start at the upper left
of the ectange and check Of key
right Then read the the letters under
the checked figures give you $40
copyrsa,
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(Prop. and Editor WaIt WinchelD

prop and Editor. Walt WihcheiD
WEARS blonde actin and her hair began
to fall her she squihed. Now she's movie
actress!
Right by his radio Said
DiMaggio
haarn about her he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30

FIRELEI AT LAST
On March 10, when l was
taken from my cell 10 Cos
tapo headquarters ! WAS not
escorted TO the offices of the
foreign division. The Death
Head guard led me TO small
room on the third floor. No
sooner had l stepped into the
room than he closed and
locked the door behind me
Except for a table, two chairs
and a radiator in corner,
the room was bare.
Firelei rose from one of the
chairs. Our eyes met. We
had not seen each other In
more than 40 months of hard
ship and disaster.
We looked al one another
- across thereon. and IT was
as if each was afraid 10 take
the first step forward.
l put my forefnger TO my
lips 10 tell Frelei TO be silent
! turned and looked at the
door. There was no spy hole.
The walls and the ceiling were
solid. The single window
faced a large inner courtyard.
There could be no watchers.
l tiptoed around the room,
scrutinizing the floor and the
corners. At the radiator l
stopped. There was a micro
phone. fastened between the
radiator and the wall. Wires
ran through the wall into an
adjoining room. The little
black-and-silver device seemed
10 grin al me out OF the
gloom and say:
"Hes, l am here; YOU two
had better be careful"
/ pointed ii out to Firelei
Then | said.
"fOu-are you here ."
"Yes, ! am here" she an
swered in a strange. somher
voice.
I've shall begin new life"
l said sheppishly. 1t is not
too late"
why do YOU say that? ."
she said slowly the specter Of
a smile on her pale lips.
IDLE WORDS
I did not know what to say
All that words could express
seemed meaningless.
You should not have come
back to Germany" l said.
You should have discarded
me and gone away"
Firelei stepped forward Her
gaze did not bulge from
mine.
Let's not speak, Her
voice was steady now Il
was afraid we would never see
each other again. In Copen-
hagen they told me you were
dead"
She was close to me. l
held her lightly.
"Where is little JAM" 1
asked.
He Is well. He is big. He
will be 5 this year. have not
seen him. hut I know"
Your parents 20
They hate YOU" Firelei
said. They have suffered
terribly"
Where are youe"
"In the Lubbock prison;
they brought me here this
morning"
Are you alone?" in
CURED.
1.-Two years I was alone.
am now with another woman.
She Is old and ugly, but she
has good heart"
A long silence followed.
Words were futile. Neither
JOY nor sorrow was between
us. Only a dull, brooding
l9nniDpCC
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SAD PARTING

I do not know how long we
were allowed 10 be together.
Perhaps it was three hours,
perhaps only one.
We said little of what we
had wanted TO say. Mostly We
were silent. At times we said
things which were not parts
OF ourselves, words designed
10 lull the possible suspicious
Of the listeners on the other
side of the wall.
Firelei knew nothing of my
assignment. When the Death
Head guard came into the
room to tell us that II Was
time 10 part, Firelei bade me
good-by with the thought that
it would be good-by for many
years.
/ could not tell her the
truth then, without risking
everything. That was the
hardest Of all. She had
hange We had both
changed.
We parted. inwardly dis
tutbed, questing, and a little
dazed. She returned 10 the
-women's prison in Lubbock; /
to the obscure little jail.
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Out of the Night

They we're hard from manual
work Hard also was her
slender body under the drab
and shapeless prison garb.
YES" Firelei continued in
a murmur. II. too. am old
and ugly. i know what you
think-you think IL is your
fault that have become
hard and gray. You must not
think that. Maybe 1 can he
young again, II :"
g. if-what?"
Firelei trembled under
sob that was half laughter
g. >. II could feel the arms
of our boy around my neck
and hear his voice crow,
mama, give me >"
you WILSON" / said.
Il need no believe
eonsolatio Firelei said
harshly. ITS all over 4.
the little girl dreams, the little
girl softness 1 could be
content with lying down in the
TAFT grass and steep, steep for
ever"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30
Is DEPARTMENTS

In all, there were % sepa-
rate departments. each ham
ding a special branch of the
Gestapos activities abroad.
Geographically the Gestapo
had divided the world into
eight regions; Gestapo bust
ness pertaining to each region
was handled through the re-
spective Gestapo Laenderamt.
The eight Handkerchief
were:
/. Scandinavian countries,
Finland and the Baltic.
2. Western Europe.
3. Southeastern Europe, in
Guiding Turkey.
4. Italy, Switzerla d.
Austria, and Czechoslovakia.
5. Africa.
s. North America.
Z. Latin America.
3. Great Britain, the Far
East and Australia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30

memory 10 retain data which
might be of value 10 the
Western Secretariat of the
Comintern. 1t was curious TO
see my own name and pic
ture. and Fireleis in the
larger volume.
SOME AMERICANS
Some Is pages were de-
voted 10 George Mink and
other Americans. There were
Joseph Djugashvili - alias
Stain, Meyer Wallach-alias
Litinov, Sobelsohn - alias
Radek, and so on, down TO
Michael Appelman - alias
Mike Pell, and Charles Krum-
bein-alias Albert Stewart,
alias DreaZen.
Much of the information /
found TO be alarmingly ac-
curate. But in many cases
the names and cover-names- of
many persons were tangled,
and there were many names
whose bearers had gone TO
their graves. Among the lat
ter was Notwithstanding
GPU agent in Greece. - Him
/ selected, together with
score of others who we're
either dead or trapped in
Russia. and augmented Their
records by adding significant
detail"
Several hundred well-pub-
licized Bols eviks whose
movements through many
countries the Gestapo had
recorded, l identified as men
/ had met in Paris in 1888"
or in London in 1882"
The Gestapo never tired Of
collecting details on the doings
Of suspects during years that
seemed AS far away as the
Franco-Prussian war.
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HOW 1T WORKED

WtthS Vi IDIlItllll dAtu lfldlltu-
vering and observation. the
framework of the Gestapo 5
foreign division lay before me
like a picture book.
There was. for instance,
one large office where a
score of men and women did
nothing but clip photographs
OF anti-NaZis of all shades and
nationalities from foreign
newspapers; faces on group
pictures were scrutinized
through powerful magnifying
glasses and photographically
enlarged.
There was another office,
lined with long galleries of
files, which contained names
and data on many thousands
of Nazi foes in every civilized
country on earth, Each of
: the countries bordering on
Germany had a special room
in the foreign division
There were Gestapo Offices
for German business firms
abroad, for the foreign sec
ton of the German press, the
Hitler Youth, the Labor Front,
the League of ermans
Abroad, a technical division, a
cultural division. maritime
section and another for the
transport systems-rivers and
railroads.&c. foreign coun-
tries.
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SCHRECKENBACH

This Apparat functioned
through Gas units in As coun-
tries Aandeskreiset The
maritime division alone en-
ployed 1907 agents. scattered
in the harbors and on ships.
The offices of the foreign
division of the Gestapo in
Hamburg were manned, in
1885, by staff of ITO; by
March, 1887. this staff had
been increased to ITO. In this
gigantic machine Of terror and
espionage. Inspector Paul
Kraus, for all his murderous
power, was only a cog. He
was the director of the Anti
Comintern department. His
chief was Regierungstrat
Schreckenbach. the head of
the Hamburg headquarters of
the foreign division.
/ met Schreckenbach toward
the end of March. He was a
well-knit man of 3S or 39, OF
medium height and dressed in
English tweeds. He had
sharp gray eyes. smooth. dark
blond hair, and the tanned,
healthy face of an outdoor
sportsman. His mouth was
straight, his nose strong and
slightly hooked.
Ito Be COntinued)
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On the Side
By E. v. During

The great pleasure IN life
Is doing l0hat people say
You cannot do.
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Walter WincheH
On Broadway
Trade Marx Registered. Copyright. 1871.
The HicktoUn News-Press-

TRADE Marx K,gistsrsd. copyright. ls4l.
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By JAN VALTN

tapo were thoroughly German,
and narrow They specialized
in one field. and Of all that
lay beyond their circumscribed
horizon they knew little or
nothing.
Ruthless strength, tireless
surveillance and gathering Of
details, and "a vast army of
half-trained spies, rather than
a smaller number of experts,
were their most valuable
assets and the chief reason
for their successes. The Ges-
tapo was younger and more
clean cut than the GPU.
Stains secret police were far
craftier, better trained in con-
spiracy; Inspector Kraus spoke
of the GPU with respect.
eve have much TO learn
from it," he added Each
day we are learning some
thing new"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
RED HOUSE LUTHERAN PARISH
A. X. Jones, pastor

Gnegy and Red House have services
next Sunday at the usual time. The
young people meet for Luther League
and song service at 7:45 in the even
ing.
The subject of the sermon by the
pastor is christian Conduct in Time
of Trial" This is suggested by the
Epistle for the third Sunday after
Easter. 1t was written by Saint Peter
who knew all the tolls and trials of the
first band of Christians. When he
wrote his first letter he was distressed
by the experiences of persecution thru
which his fellow-C Christians were pass
ing. His words have valuable words
for us--lessons that will help us en-
dure the trying experiences of this
period of delusion and darkness, de-
struction and death.
Gettysburg Seminary commence
ment next week. The pastor expects to
attend these exercises, his first trip
back to this great educational center
since 1884. The Rev. Roy A. Burkhart,
of the United Brethren church, and DR..
Paul F. Barackman, of the Presbyter-
ian church, outstanding preachers of
America, are among the speakers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
Cherry Creek Will
Be Reserved For
Fly Fishermen Only

Western Maryland's first trout
stream exclusively devoted to fly
fishing will be opened May Is, it was
announced by Fulcher P. Smith, MEM
Der of the Maryland State Game and
Inland Fish Commission. In response
to demand for such a stream in this
section, Cherry Creek in this county
has been selected for the experiment.
Cherry creek was selected, accord
ing to the commission, because it has
previously been closed to fishing and
thus the move will not take any
waters from bait fishermen.
The Thayer game refuge, owned by
the commission, abuts the east side
of the creek and permission has been
obtained to use the land on the other
side from it's owner, Jesse Block. If
the experiment proves successful the
sides of the stream will be trimmed
and improved, Smith stated. Setting
aside of certain streams for fly
1lollSl IllSIl Hdo PlONCd POPuldA III
other states, since trout are not
cleaned out as quickly in such waters
as in those fished by bait fishermen.
Regulations adopted by the COM
mission provide that anglers fishing
Cherry creek must have a statewide
license and fish may be taken only
with fly, fly and spinner or any other
artificial lure.
Open season for the stream this
year will be from May Is to July Is.
For 1912 it will be from May l to
July Is. Fishing hours will be from
$3.50 a. m. to 8 p. m. and the daily
creel limit five.
The creek will be stocked before
the opening date this year. Wardens
will strictly enforce regulations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Apply at The Half Price Stores,
Oakland.-Adv. 1t.
FOR SALE-Five head of Horses
Edward Fitzwater, Swanton, Md
Advertisement 9-4t*
FOR SALE-Child's play pen, like
new. $3.50. Mrs. William Harrigan
Box 203, Oakland Advertisement 9-2+
FOR SALE-Rural Russell seed
potatoes, S1.0O per hundred pounds
Mrs. Emma Bowers, Swanton, Nd
Adv. 9-2t*
FOR SALE-One 5-H. P. Single
Phase, 1850 RPM. Motor in good
condition. Apply NuWay Laundry.
Phone 70. Oakland, Md.-Adv. st.
MEN WANTED - For orchard
work. Phone 4013-F5, Cumberland,
Nd. Address, Spring Gap, Md, Con-
solidated Orchard.-Adv. 10-4t.
FOR SALE-Five acres farm land
seeded in grass, located one mile north
of Oakland on Broadford Road. Ad-
dress P. o. Box 105, Oakland, or ap-
ply Carroll Miller Advertisement 11-2
LOOK!-$250 for 100 Leghorn
Cockerels, Saturday afternoon, May
Bird. Started Cockerels, 10 cents
each. Reds and Leghorn Chicks each
week. Call 1851, Parkview Poultry
Farm, Mt. Lake Park.-Advertisement
9-2t+
FARM FOR SALE-85 Acres, two
miles south of Sang Run, five room
house, outbuildings, running water;
would make excellent hunting lodge;
cheap to quick buyer. James A. Saw
age, Sang Run.-Adv. 9-3t*
A MILLION SPRING GROWN
PLANTS-Cabbage: Wakefield, Flat
Dutch. Tomatoes: Rutgers, Mar
globe, Stone and Baltimore. 500, rs
cents; 1000, SIPS, postpaid; 1000, 81,
express collect. Nice plants; prompt
shipment. Dawn Holcomb, CORTLAND,
Va.-Advertisement 10-2t
FOR SALE-Desirable eight-room
house on Center street, Oakland, now
occupied as two apartments. Good con-
dition throughout; new heating plant.
Two lots, large garden, fruit trees.
Very reasonable price. Also an attrac-
tive summer cottage at Deep Creek
Lake. F. A. Thayer, Attorney, Oak
land, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lift.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
MANURE FOR SALE-s2.OO pei

MANURE FOR SALE-$2.OO per
load. Phone 163-R.-Adv. 8-3t*.
WANTED = One wood burning
Brooder Stove. w. o. U. Paugh, Deer
Park, Md.-Advertisement loft.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-5OO BUSH
els Potatoes. Apply w. o. U. Paugh,
Deer Park, Observation-Disclosures 10-2t*
FOR RENT-Eight-room cottage
with bath in Mountain Lake Park. See
W. o. Bitter, Mountain Lake Park
Advertisement 1t*
WANTED-Place as housekeeper
for refined elderly couple, or as COM
panion. Address Box 514, Deer Park,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9-3t*
FOR RENT-Four room apartment;
private bath; garage; garden if de-
sired. Apply Mrs. Bessie Wolfe,
Second Observation-Disclosures 9-3t.
FOR RENT-House and garden,
2 II miles south of Mt. Lake Park.
Must furnish references. Clarence Lee,
care John A. Carter, Vienna, Va, Box
47.-Adv. 10-2t*
RELIABLE MAN WANTED to
call on farmers in Garrett County. No
experience or capital required. Write
McNESS CO., Gambler Bldg, Balti-
more, Md.-Adv. 9-2t*
FOR RENT-Second floor apart
ment of five rooms; sun parlor, pri-
vate bath; heat supplied; available
immediately Second street, phone
Observation-Disclosures 8-tf.
FOR SALE-Building lot on Second
street, $500 cash. Apply to E. NJ
Townshend, Beltsville, Md.-Adver-
tisement 7-5t+
FOR SALE-SEQUOIA Potatoes, a
high yielding, disease resistant, new
variety, recommended for potato grow
ers everywhere. H. L. Porter, Oakland
Observation-Disclosures 7-6t
FOR SALE-Dwelllng of five rooms
and bath; all modern conveniences
large garden lot and two-car garage
Apply Mason Glotfelty, oakland
Advertisement 5-tf.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
Loeb Lynn Heights

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Killius and their
daughter Mildred and Miss Eloise
Friend, visited Mrs. Ben Koch near
Oakland Sunday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Orndorff and
daughters were visiting Rev. Orn-
dorff's brother at Alexandria, Va, dur
ing last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Simms have
purchased the property formerly oc-
cupied by Cecil Sisk.
The Southern Packing Company, re-
cent purchasers of the Mount Airy
Canning Company's plant here, has a
group of workmen making repairs to
the buildings in anticipation of the
coming packing season.
Mrs. Maude Bailey and Miss Betty
Bailey, of Morgantown, are visiting
Mrs. w. Freeland. Roberta Bailey,
who had been visiting her mother at
Morgantown, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Taylor, of
Cumberland, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. U. G. Ford on Sunday. Mrs. Tay-
lor was the visiting speaker at the
Baptist church here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Paugh and Mrs.
Blair Simmons were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Lands at Cabins, West Va,
on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01

SEED POTATOES for sale-Rural
Russetts, new stock, two years out of
Michigan Selected seed last year.
Earl X. Harvey, R. F. D. No. l,
Swanton, Md.-Adv. 10-2t.
FOR SALE-One hundred nine
acres grazing land on route 219, near
Silver Lake; also acres land with
four-room house, on route SO, one
half mile east Red House; sell or
trade. Mako Nance, Oakland.-Adv.
9-3t.
Semi Weatherproof Trespass and
No Hunting notices may be procured
at The Republican office upon appli-
cation or they will be sent by mail if
so ordered.
FOR SALE-Five thousand bushels
Mason potatoes; get your seed pota
toes now, at Stone House farm, one
cent per pound; seconds at so cents
per 100. Sam Yoder, Grantsville.
ADV. 3-tf
FOR SALE-131a acres land, suita-
BILE for small farm home, cultivation
or pasture land, located on old Deer
Park road, y mile from Mt. Lake
NAh' w AHbC ulIos "a L. IAlI UyJ Ot LIZ
Main street, Frostburg, Md.-Adver-
tisement Tat
FOR SALE - Desirable Garrett
county farm, IL miles from Deer
Park near Sand Flat-Deer Park road
Owing to i'll health, owner will sell at
sacrifice, 60-acre farm; well locat-
ed; fertile soil; good buildings; excel
lent spring water. Small cash pay
ment. Walter Hershman, Deer Park,
Observation-Disclosures lists
SHAFTING, PULLEYS, Betting
FOR SALE-Three pairs four-speed
cone pulleys with shafting and drive
pulleys; line shafting and pulleys, all
with hangers, leather betting and
convertible gasoline or gas engine,
all in good condition and may be ex-
amined by calling at The Republi-
can office at any time during business
hours. All offered at a fair price for
cash.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
Results Are What Count

1t is said that electrical engineers
who happen to see DR.. Loves water
wheel near Deep Creek Lake, on the
road to the breast of the dam, can't
figure out why the principle is sue
cessful in generating electricity.
l don't know what principles are
involved as it doesn't take electricity
to run typewriter and so l never
bothered to find out, but it seems one
of the engineers told DR.. Love the
other day, "Why that thing won't
work"
Said DR.. Love: 81 don't care
whether it works or not. 1t makes
light and that's what l built it for"