Interview with 57-J
Richard: I have a special guest today. There is a book, OIORPATA, that tells about her life. Hello, 57-J.
57-J: That is NOT my name! I am Katya Latyinina!
Richard: Sorry, I read the book and that name sticks in my mind.
57-J: Do not use it again. 57-J is a monster. I don't want to have any association with her anymore.
Richard: All right. Where do you live now?
57-J: The United States Government gave us a new life and a new place to live. I will only tell you that it is in the far north.
Richard: If it's not too difficult, could you tell us something about your early life?
57-J: I know very little about my life until I was five years old. From that time on, I lived in Hell.
Richard: There were other girls, weren't there?
57-J: Oh, yes! Many girls. The State swooped in, killed their parents, and took them to Camp Oiorpata.
Richard: They killed all of their parents?
57-J: Oh. More than that. The Oiorpata were such a great secret that they killed everyone in the town where my family lived. Everyone! And they burned the town.
Richard: Didn't they miss one building?
57-J: The government store? I don't think they missed it. I think it was bigger, but the whole building didn't burn.
Richard: They trained you in feminine arts, didn't they?
57-J: I want to forget those things. They robbed me of my youth.
Richard: What other training did they give you?
57-J: We were given complete educations much as others would receive. We each learned at least six languages, depending on which area of the world in which we were intended to operate. I am fluent in western languages.
Richard: Didn't you learn to use weapons?
57-J: Oh, yes. From the time the Oiorpata were five, we trained every day in hand-to-hand combat. I know so many ways to kill . . . with my bare hands and with weapons. I am an expert with gun, knife, stick, rock, pencil . . . and so many common objects you'd never think could be deadly.
Richard: Your memory was erased and you were brainwashed. How are you doing in your recovery from that?
57-J: Life is a tightrope for me now. One slip and I will be in madness forever. I still hear the good words, but not so loud and not so often. Did I say "good words?" Hah! They are the most vile, evil, horrible words ever forced on anyone!
Richard: Could you tell us about some of the things that the Oiorpata did?
57-J: I rarely knew anything of the other Oiorpata. On a few occasions, one or more of us worked together. I know that one of the Oiorpata took part in the Kennedy assassination.
Richard: Really? You have your hands over your ears. Do you hear the voices now?
57-J: Yes.
Richard: I'm sorry. Let's talk about something else. Are you married to Ben Gordon now?
57-J: NO! I would never allow him to do that! I live with him, but he must be free to go if I become the monster again.
Richard: I'll let you go now, Katya, and I wish you all the best. You deserve some happiness.
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That was my interview with 57-J, a character in my novel, OIORPATA. By the way, see if you can spot Lee Harvey Oswald in the book when you read it.
Richard Ferguson
57-J: That is NOT my name! I am Katya Latyinina!
Richard: Sorry, I read the book and that name sticks in my mind.
57-J: Do not use it again. 57-J is a monster. I don't want to have any association with her anymore.
Richard: All right. Where do you live now?
57-J: The United States Government gave us a new life and a new place to live. I will only tell you that it is in the far north.
Richard: If it's not too difficult, could you tell us something about your early life?
57-J: I know very little about my life until I was five years old. From that time on, I lived in Hell.
Richard: There were other girls, weren't there?
57-J: Oh, yes! Many girls. The State swooped in, killed their parents, and took them to Camp Oiorpata.
Richard: They killed all of their parents?
57-J: Oh. More than that. The Oiorpata were such a great secret that they killed everyone in the town where my family lived. Everyone! And they burned the town.
Richard: Didn't they miss one building?
57-J: The government store? I don't think they missed it. I think it was bigger, but the whole building didn't burn.
Richard: They trained you in feminine arts, didn't they?
57-J: I want to forget those things. They robbed me of my youth.
Richard: What other training did they give you?
57-J: We were given complete educations much as others would receive. We each learned at least six languages, depending on which area of the world in which we were intended to operate. I am fluent in western languages.
Richard: Didn't you learn to use weapons?
57-J: Oh, yes. From the time the Oiorpata were five, we trained every day in hand-to-hand combat. I know so many ways to kill . . . with my bare hands and with weapons. I am an expert with gun, knife, stick, rock, pencil . . . and so many common objects you'd never think could be deadly.
Richard: Your memory was erased and you were brainwashed. How are you doing in your recovery from that?
57-J: Life is a tightrope for me now. One slip and I will be in madness forever. I still hear the good words, but not so loud and not so often. Did I say "good words?" Hah! They are the most vile, evil, horrible words ever forced on anyone!
Richard: Could you tell us about some of the things that the Oiorpata did?
57-J: I rarely knew anything of the other Oiorpata. On a few occasions, one or more of us worked together. I know that one of the Oiorpata took part in the Kennedy assassination.
Richard: Really? You have your hands over your ears. Do you hear the voices now?
57-J: Yes.
Richard: I'm sorry. Let's talk about something else. Are you married to Ben Gordon now?
57-J: NO! I would never allow him to do that! I live with him, but he must be free to go if I become the monster again.
Richard: I'll let you go now, Katya, and I wish you all the best. You deserve some happiness.
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That was my interview with 57-J, a character in my novel, OIORPATA. By the way, see if you can spot Lee Harvey Oswald in the book when you read it.
Richard Ferguson
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