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e。 in the meantime; weve been cut off by the dark mass of clouds; so that we can go neither up nor down。 it looms before us like an impenetrable wall; trying to crush us; but not yet able to。 i can only cry out and implore; 〃oh; ring; ring; open wide and let us out!鈥

yours; anne 

thursday; november 11; 1943

dearest kitty;

i have a good title for this chapter:

ode to my fountain pen in memoriam my fountain pen was always one of my most prized possessions; i valued it highly; especially because it had a thick nib; and i can only write neatly with thick nibs。 it has led a long and interesting fountain…pen life; which i will summarize below。

when i was nine; my fountain pen (packed in cotton) arrived as a 〃sample of no mercial value〃 all the way from aachen; where my grandmother (the kindly donor)

used to live。 i lay in bed with the flu; while the february winds howled around the apartment house。 this splendid fountain pen came in a red leather case; and i showed it to my girlfriends the first chance i got。 me; anne frank; the proud owner of a fountain pen。

when i was ten; i was allowed to take the pen to school; and to my surprise; the teacher even let me write with it。 when i was eleven; however; my treasure had to be tucked away again; because my sixth…grade teacher allowed us to use only school pens and inkpots。 when i was twelve; i started at the jewish lyceum and my fountain pen was given a new case in honor of the occasion。 not only did it have room for a pencil; it also had a zipper; which was much more impressive。 when i was thirteen; the fountain pen went with me to the annex; and together weve raced through countless diaries and positions。 id turned fourteen and my fountain pen was enjoying the last year of its life with me when 。 。 。

it was just after five on friday afternoon。 i came out of my room and was about to sit down at the table to write when i was roughly pushed to one side to make room for margot and father; who wanted to practice their latin。 the fountain pen remained unused on the table; while its owner; sighing; was forced to make do with a very tiny corner of the table; where she began rubbing beans。 thats how we remove mold from the beans and restore them to their original state。 at a quarter to six i swept the floor; dumped the dirt into a news paper; along with the rotten beans; and tossed it into the stove。 a giant flame shot up; and i thought it was wonderful that the stove; which had been gasping its last breath; had made such a miraculous recovery。

all was quiet again。 the latin students had left; and i sat down at the table to pick

up where id left off。 but no matter where i looked; my fountain pen was nowhere in sight。 i took another look。 margot looked; mother looked; father looked; dussel looked。

but it had vanished。

〃maybe it fell in the stove; along with the beans!〃 margot suggested。

〃no; it couldnt have!〃 i replied。

but that evening; when my fountain pen still hadnt turned up; we all assumed it had been burned; especially because celluloid is highly inflammable。 our darkest fears were confirmed the next day when father went to empty the stove and discovered the clip; used to fasten it to a pocket; among the ashes。 not a trace of the gold nib was left。

〃it must have melted into stone;〃 father conjectured。

im left with one consolation; small though it may be: my fountain pen was cremated; just as i would like to be someday!

yours; anne 

wednesday; november 17; 1943

dearest kitty;

recent events have the house rocking on its foundations。 owing to an outbreak of diphtheria at beps; she wont be allowed to e in contact with us for six weeks。

without her; the cooking and shopping will be very difficult; not to mention how much well miss her pany。 mr。 kleiman is still in bed and has eaten nothing but gruel for three weeks。 mr。 kugler is up to his neck in work。

margot sends her latin lessons to a teacher; who corrects and then returns them。

shes registered under beps name。 the teachers very nice; and witty too。 i bet hes glad to have such a smart student。

dussel is in a turmoil and we dont know why。 it all began with dussels saying nothing when he was upstairs; he didnt exchange so much as a word with either mr。

or mrs。 van daan。 we all noticed it。 this went on for a few days; and then mother took the opportunity to warn him about mrs。 van d。; who could make life miserable for him。 dussel said mr。 van daan had started the silent treatment and he had no intention of breaking it。 i should explain that yesterday was november 16; the first anniversary of his living in the annex。 mother received a plant in honor of the occasion; but mrs。 van daan; who had alluded to the date for weeks and made no

bones about the fact that she thought dussel should treat us to dinner; received nothing。 instead of making use of the opportunity to thank us  for the first time  for unselfishly taking him in; he didnt utter a word。 and on the morning of the sixteenth; when i asked him whether i should offer him my congratulations or my condolences; he replied that either one would do。 mother; having cast herself in the role of peacemaker; made no headway whatsoever; and the situation finally ended in a draw。

i can say without exaggeration that dussel has definitely got a screw loose。 we often laugh to ourselves because he has no memory; no fixed opinions and no mon sense。 hes amused us more than once by trying to pass on the news hes just heard; since the message invariably gets garbled in transmission。 furthermore; he answers every reproach or accusation with a load of fine 1 promises; which he never manages to keep。

〃der mann hat einen grossen geist una ist so klein van taten!〃* '*a well…known expression:

〃the spirit of the man is great; how puny are his deeds。鈥

yours; anne 

saturday; november 27; 1943

dearest kitty;

last night; just as i was falling asleep; hanneli suddenly appeared before me。

i saw her there; dressed in rags; her face thin and worn。 she looked at me with such sadness and reproach in her enormous eyes that i could read the message in them:

〃oh; anne; why have you deserted me? help me; help me; rescue me from this hell!鈥

and i cant help her。 i can only stand by and watch while other people suffer and die。

all i can do is pray to god to bring her back to us。 i saw hanneli; and no one else; and i understood why。 i misjudged her; wasnt mature enough to understand how difficult it was for her。 she was devoted to her girlfriend; and it must have seemed as though i were trying to take her away。 the poor thing; she must have felt awful! i know; because i recognize the feeling in myself! i had an occasional flash of understanding; but then got selfishly wrapped up again in my own problems and pleasures。

it was mean of me to treat her that way; and now she was looking at me; oh so helplessly; with her pale face and beseeching eyes。 if only i could help her! dear god; i have everything i could wish for; while fate has her in its deadly clutches。 she was as devout as i am; maybe even more so; and she too wanted to do what was right。

but then why have i been chosen to live; while shes probably going to die? whats the difference between us? why are we now so far apart?

to be honest; i hadnt thought of her for months  no; for at least a year。 i hadnt forgotten her entirely; and yet it wasnt until i saw her before me that i thought of all her suffering。

oh; hanneli; i hope that if you live to the end of the war and return to us; ill be able to take you in and make up for the wrong ive done you。

but even if i were ever in a position to help; she wouldnt need it more than she does now。 i wonder if she ever thinks of me; and what shes feeling?

merciful god; fort her; so that at least she wont be alone。 oh; if only you could tell her im thinking of her with passion and love; it might help her go on。

ive got to stop dwelling on this。 it wont get me anywhere。 i keep seeing her enormous eyes; and they haunt me。 does hanneli really and truly believe in god; or has religion merely been foisted upon her? i dont even know that。 i never took the trouble to ask。

hanneli; hanneli; if only i could take y
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