Carl and his family made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.

Carl and his family made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies. As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating! Patrick graduated from the local college and became a successful architect, building gorgeous and comfortable houses. (He could never bring himself to design an apartment building.) Martha's health improved considerably in the warm climate, and her charming smile left no one untouched. Eventually, the family saved up enough to open a small café, which Anna managed. Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too. He is now the best librarian in the country, and he never thinks of the broken people of Krushvice 6. Well, almost never...