In Search of Adele H

The shoals of fairy tales. Caveat lector. Follow @adelehugo on Twitter for the story as it unfolds.

Oct 13
“What if the Americans invaded?” An entire display room in the Citadel fort in the center of Halifax, Nova Scotia (now a Canadian national park) is devoted to this question, including dioramas, mannequins, schematics, pencil drawings, and a play-by-play of what-ifs: “well, they would never get past our defenses on the harbor! But if they did, they would never get up our giant hill where we can see them coming! But if they did, they would never get past our moat! But if they did, they would never get past our sharpshooters stationed at acute angles along the inner wall! But if they did … ” etc.

“What if the Americans invaded?” An entire display room in the Citadel fort in the center of Halifax, Nova Scotia (now a Canadian national park) is devoted to this question, including dioramas, mannequins, schematics, pencil drawings, and a play-by-play of what-ifs: “well, they would never get past our defenses on the harbor! But if they did, they would never get up our giant hill where we can see them coming! But if they did, they would never get past our moat! But if they did, they would never get past our sharpshooters stationed at acute angles along the inner wall! But if they did … ” etc.
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