Creative Writing: General Himmler's Death

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General Himmler did show nay remorse after closing mine comrades and me behind the door. The vent did sitteth ominously in the side of the cubiculo. Hours, we waited, for they did want to torture us 'ere we croaked. My eyes were closing, as I did tire from the hurlyburly just days 'ere, but this wast nay time to rest. We did need to findeth a way to escape this blasted lodging. The efforts did seem like nay did lie-to, for our deaths were imminent once the gas did start to flow through those vents. 't did seem like tension was only building. We did knoweth we wast going to kicketh the bucket hither, yet we were still nervous. Yond’s at which hour the bombs did start to rain from the sky. We did hear the relieving sound of the aircrafts flying above. …show more content…

As 't did sweep into the cubiculo, 't did rise from the stone bitter cold floor, 'long the walls, engulfing our bodies in the eerie scent and color of the substance. Although I did has't seen many deaths via vapors, I did has't nev'r seen such a gas as this. Time did seem to slow, for the gas did seem to beest so heavy, 't couldst barely rise up from the floor. As 't did rise, 't did do not seemeth to irritate our skin as many of the Reich members did do sayeth 't would. The others and I did hear the imminent whistling of what we did knoweth would lief beest the end of us. Someone did has't did do decide to ignite this Nazi base, so yond 't would nev'r standeth again. I did awake amongst the rubble; Rubble of the likes I did hasn't ever seen 'ere. Then 't did do cometh to

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