Epilogue: Liesel at 17

Dateline: Sometime in the Glory Days of the 21st Century's First Decade
Location: Jordan, Hong Kong SAR (Today's Geneva, Switzerland)

Liesel, now aged 34, opens his laptop and checks with a bit of apprehension his gmail for any e-telegram.

He hears the usual welcome melody of an Asus laptop turning on. The blank monitor lights up with color. Liesel sits and stares with emotions stirred up between indifference and overpowering hopefulness.

As he waits, memories of their last days in Salzburg come back. Them memories are cut short when the inbox finally opens.

Liesel smiles.