A New DawnVierra loved the morning and waited for it. That short moment when she was about to wake up, but the dizziness of sleep prevented her from remembering where she was. That one moment gave her the strength to keep on fighting. The bleak sun of early autumn forced its way in from the crevices of the walls, and Vierra once again awoke to reality. The moment was over. Lying next to Vierra in the dark, still asleep, were the two who shared her destiny. She was always the first to awaken, together with the dawn. In the early morning gloom, Vierra looked at the faces of the sleepers. Slumber had momentarily stripped them of their masks of pain. Alf, a skinny young man, was snoring lightly. His protruding teeth and narrow forehead were clearly distinguishable, even in the gloom. He did

