"I was about 8 years old. There was Frau Lilli, then, nice and sporty. When she suggested that I wade across the Tagliamento with her - I still didn't know how to swim - I felt honored. But also uncertain. Because the Tagliamento is a river of great repute.
"I followed her into the water. On the other side there was a group of noisy kids, intent on tinkering with lines and hooks, while the ferry man rested peacefully.
"Halfway through the river the water that I already passed through was coming up behind me. While Frau Lilli said: 'Don't be afraid. I passed this way the other day: soon the seabed rises again. "I gently slipped away.
"Frau Lilli immediately rose out of the water but a hidden force again swallowed me, again she grabbed me, the force sucked me in. 'A whirlpool...' I thought and remembered that every year many drowned among the eddies. That I had to drown too, I decided a quick death was preferable and turned my head down towards the bottom.
"Frau Lilli, with me under the water, was trying to push me up while I tried wriggling away to go down below... What calmness down there... what silence... whirling I saw a myriad of sparkling crystals. I felt happy... completely happy... here, I was about to enter Heaven...
"But something grab me again and to free myself I sank my teeth into it, I didn't want to be prevented from going to Heaven.
"I was removed from the beautiful sparkling crystals and brought back with my head out, what a harsh light, how much noise... everyone dredged on the shore, an oar was thrown towards us, Frau Lilli held me tight, despite the bite on her arm. I felt myself being dragged, lifted and laid down on the ground. I was really annoyed, I remember, that I was forced to stay on this earth.
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