Vetterli 71 Karabiner Cyclone
VETTERLI 71 KARABINER CYCLONE (See also, VETTERLI 71 KARABINER) The invention of smokeless powder enabled the creation of self-loading rifles by keen inventors. Though the haphazard conversion was attributed to an untraced Howell, the gun resembles the work of Hiram Maxim. Yet another creation that he would be uncredited for.
Interview with Ad laide Dessalines
Interviewer: John Victor
Date: March 28, 1895
Typewritten, questions omitted (..), 8.5in x 11in
I wouldn't say I'm glad my father is dead, no. I loved my father ah, do not pretend you cared about him, you bastard, for all I know you're the one who killed him.
It was the only time since Mother turned that he hunted without me, and he came back in a coffin. Headless. Et mantenan ma peteet sooer est sans mer, per, ou frer... No, I do not think I will repeat that in English, I could not care less if you do not understand Francais.
How could anyone have possibly seen -
I...he...we...
What you must understand about my father is that when Mother's skin turned gray and her eyes went wild, he did not hesitate to kill her. Took his brand-new rifle from the wall and shot her in the heart. It was shocking at first, but as more people turned mad, I began to forgive him. So did my sister. And when he promised we would leave in a few days, we both remembered the commandment to love and honor your parents. I did love him, and I hunted with him. Protected our home with him. But we did not leave. He enjoyed killing with that fancy semi-automatic rifle, enjoyed piling up the bodies in the morning and burning them. Didn't notice our chest of money running dry, or his children's bellies running empty.
So here I am still. Fifteen years old and trapped in this hell, this abomination, this...bah! And now I am going to hang. Yes, I killed him took his prized Vetterli fucking Karabiner and shot a bullet through his eye. And when his other eye opened, I took his machete and I killed him again. I am glad I did it, and I would do it again!
I would very much like not to hang. My sister has been through enough.
Alright Monsieur Victor, I am listening...
