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A nation that put children in harm’s way while its leaders cowered in bunkers had already lost; it just wouldn’t admit it.
The illustration was just comical enough to keep from frightening children, but there was no mistaking the message, the implied threat. The wolf is no animal, but a type of man. And this man is dangerous.
Wolves were cunning; wolves were strong. Many Germans spoke lovingly of the wolf, even though it was the wolf that carried off their sheep and chickens and sometimes even killed the family dog when it tried to protect them. How could so many of his countrymen not see the wolf for what it was?
Wild things were beautiful; maybe their wildness was their beauty, the knowledge that you could never possess them.
But it’s dangerous to lie to yourself. Before long, you can’t tell lies from the truth.”
Walpurgis Night. God save us from witches and werewolves.