epigenome: the redemption of antiquity vol. 1

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Epigenome

The Redemption of AntiquityVol. 1

By T. R. Simonehttps://twitter.com/TRSimone1http://trciwhite.wordpress.com

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"RE#A$E

Epigenome% Time "erspecti&e nd Europen'Americn (istory

)n humn de&elopment% the di&iding line *etween n inherited trit nd n cquired trit

*ecomes uncler. $lerly en&ironmentl fctors such s smo+ing nd diet cn e,pose person to

pressures which prompt chemicl responses nd thus led to cquired *iologic chnges. But ll

too often prent will o*ser&e their child-s perspecti&e on the world nd find nrcissistic

tendencies tht re not cquired such s &engence nd retri*ution% instnt grtifiction nd ris+

t+ing or gol'oriented nd entitlement. Time "erspecti&e is how we drw on pst memories%

e,perience the present nd loo+ forwrd to future rewrds. 0hether our perspecti&e tends to get

stuc+ in the pst% li&es only for the moment% or is dominted *y spirtions% ll cn ply role in

creer success% reltionships to generl helth nd hppiness.

$lerly physicl chrcteristics nd predispositions for disese cn *e inherited. But ll

too often prent will o*ser&e their child-s &nity% willfulness or ggression nd sy% my

son/dughter gets it from my side. 0hen considering wht is pssed through *loodlines% our

ncestors my *e shring fr more thn wht hs *een identified thus fr. Epigenome e,plores

ncestry-s effects on our genetic m+eup nd how the e,periences of our fore*ers re ne&er

gone% e&en if they h&e *een forgotten. They *ecome prt of us% moleculr remnnt% dhering

to our 2A nd pssed down from prent to child% one genertion fter the ne,t.

E")3E245E: T(E REE5"T)42 4# A2T)67)T8 V49. 1 *egins in the ltter 1th

century t pi&otl time in history often o&erloo+ed *ut from which the ;1st century cn drw

e,trordinry prllels. 0hen the Americn Re&olution *egn Europen western coloni


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the economies for the empires of Europe. These industries were *ig *usiness t the sme time

the first 0ll Street to e&er e,ist ws on the &erge of *u**le nd economic collpse. The

corruption% turmoil% nd wrs o&er the profit*ility of trde offer n interesting correltion to the

;1st century *ut it does not end here. Across the 5ississippi Ri&er nd the 3ulf of 5e,ico% the

culturl lndscpe in which the world hd +nown thus fr ws shifting due to Europen

coloni


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3hisline 2nette 3edeon

The S&ge B*y: A "st "erspecti&e

5urder is on the rise in the holiest plce of ll of the Vieu, $rr> in 9 2ou&elle'

4rl>ns% the monstery of the 7rsuline 2uns. 0hite *red crum*s pepper the ssilnt-s wild

shiny *lc+ hir down to her smll clloused *re feet. (er eyes e,ude loo+ not of =u&enile

girl *ut of fiendish wild niml. (er smll frme squts low to the ground in the +itchen-s

corner li+e coiled sn+e. She pnts in quic+% hyper&entilting *reths tht ree+ of cidic

drenline. She holds +nife% with her rm protecti&ely cross her chest% in the perfect form

tught to her *y her prents. Esy now. 4ne step closer nd the fi&e Sisters surrounding her will

surely meet their *loody end. All will perish *y the stedy% single'minded hnd of n eight yer

old.

To them% this child ws s&ge who *y grce they committed themsel&es to s&e. 2ow

they pryed silently% pssing their fingers from one *ed of the rosry to the ne,t. #or wht lies

*efore them is no child t ll. The morning-s routine is suspended. The children in the

orphnge will h&e to do without their *re+fst s they re quietly escorted off the grounds *y

two other Sisters. They must flee from here for their own sfety. As for the fi&e Sisters- fte%

who stood still s sttues% they continued prying to in&o+e the power nd will of the (oly Spirit

for three stright hours. 4ne% who struggles with incontinence% reli&ed herself where she stood '

wise mo&e.

The Sisters could not h&e +nown ll tht rges within this child. 0ith e&ery *reth% the

child struggles to withhold the preternturl forces infused within her *lood. $onflict *oiled

through her &eins s clsh *etween the forces pe+ t this moment% in this (oly plce. (er


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spirit is *ttleground of n ncestrl wr *etween The 3ret Serpent &s. The Sun? *etween 0r

&s. "ece. Both wnt dortion nd worship. Both wnt her to mnifest their *idding. But it is

the dominnce of The 3ret Serpent tht spe+s to her the loudest.

0ithout the truth the child hs to choose *etween *elief nd condemntion. 0ithout

tngi*le e&idence of the wr she feels so deeply within% the child hs to m+e choice tht

ffects supernturl dimension. The 3ret Serpent sys +ill. The Sun sys pece *e still.

)t is the tric+ery nd power of The 3ret Serpent tht hs led her to this point. )t

misconstrued her resoning to influence her nd thwrt her towrds its side. )t showed her n

unfmilir en&ironment of solid hrd ceilings nd wlls to enclose nd c&e her in. She hd to

*elie&e tht the s+y is still *o&e. )t mde the ir feel unnturl *ecuse it crried no sound. She

hd to *elie&e tht the *irds still squw+ed nd the insects still *u


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Stefn 5rten de Ster+

The Blood Stined Bo**: A "resent "erspecti&e

A rndom Bo** tree in the Ashnti territory% midwy *etween the Ri&er Volt nd the

cliffs of the 3old $ost% li&ed for o&er ;@@@ yers unhrmed nd intct until tody. A *econ

o&er the plins% its smooth metllic copper trun+ rises ;. meters/ feet o&er the dusty snds

nd erth toned Africn terrin. )ts winding *rnches sprout out to the he&ens in the sme

pttern s net of intertwining roots we&e *eneth the ground. #rom roming monstrous si


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But wit% there is more. 0ith its *lood'so+ed *usted side e,posed to ir% the Bo**

senses something o*scure. Smo+e. Rising from prchment letters tht re scttered *out the

*oy. )t is n unerthly mteril tht smo+es. )t *urns without flme. A &ery old necromncy is

present. )t feels mternl. This une,pected power forces the Bo** to rech *c+ in memory to

its own youth. A time when these sndy Africn plins were grden% fruitful nd well'wtered.

0here cretures nd celestil *eings populted *efore humns. 9ong e,tinct% the Bo** is

perple,ed to e,perience such prime&l sorcery in this er. )t inhles the white smo+e wfting in

dense ri**ons from the prchment nd finds n encryption tht decodes this *oy-s identity.

#l**ergsted% the Bo** reli


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Simone 2icolette 3edeon

Trnsformtion 7nder #ire: The #uture "erspecti&e

The iron *rrel hs gone through num*er of stresses *efore *ecoming n )rish flintloc+.

5de with pride in the mountins of 9ough Allen% this pistol *egn s unique lump of cly

co&ered with iron deposits% or n iron *og% off the *n+s of the ri&er Arign. #r more

e,trordinry tht ny other roc+ long the ri&er% it hd to first endure smelting process to

*ecome ll it ws cp*le of *eing. (ere it ws e,posed to tempertures of 1;C@ $/ ;;; # in

*loomery furnce in order to drw out impurities. 4nce in pure metllic form% the fiery hot iron

ws pounded *y hmmers of *lc+smiths nd then fshioned into cylinder *rrel cp*le of

firing *ullet. The )rish flintloc+ pistol is testment of trnsformtion under fire.

0hen lifted *y the hnds of Simone% the pistol felt trnsference of energy tht shoo+ it

down to its elementl core. 7nli+e ll who hd wielded it *efore% this ten yer old girl hd gift

tht cme in the form of rw light. A gift tht is *eing trnsformed to its purest stte. As she

crried the pistol down dim lit hllwy% it wondered her moti&e. All whom the pistol ser&iced

prior hd moti&es tht either &enged the pst or lusted for something in the present. (er energy

lc+ed moti&e. )nsted she *res n urgent m*ition? n e,pectncy in her future. (er gols re

not defined nd yet she is moti&ted *y cler &ision of the womn she wnts to *e. She desires

to li&e life much different thn her predecessors. She is not enticed *y mediocrity *ut insists to

h&e higher e,pecttions of herself. At such young ge this girl wnts to *e the one who

initites new stndrd for her fmily.

8et her rw m*itions re *eing purified *y fires of the pst nd present. #or wht lies

hed t the end of the hllwy is wstelnd of genertionl curses tht will try its *est to


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reroute her course. So dngerous% she requires the pistol-s ser&ice. r+ fires of the pst *urn

consequences she must fce *eing the dughter of 3hisline% womn who trnsformed from

s&ge **y to formid*le leder in the underground syndicte of 9 2ou&elle'4rl>ns.

3hisline-s lo&e did not intend to impede Simone. But 3hisline is controlled *y negti&e pst

e,periences nd llows them to t+e power o&er her nd thus her dughter. The dr+ fires of the

present comes from foreigner% utchmn% who *res hidden identity. At this moment he is

un+nowingly on his wy to her to fce choice of his own. Stefn-s lo&e does not intend to

*re+ her spirit *ut he is dominted *y pln tht my scrifice their future.

Together% 3hisline nd Stefn will pound out impurities to trnsform Simone-s light into

its *est form. Dudging the profound energy the pistol senses from her% she will *e more thn

cp*le of *ending her e,pecttions nd *e pli*le while enduring such stresses. The pistol

empthi


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Stefn-s "rologue


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1C

3elderlnd% The utch Repu*lic

)f gi&en choice% the slug prefers decdent crni&orous mel to tht of the forest-s

&egettion. )nsted of fttening itself with n *undnt supply of lefy nd florl plnts% this

spineless% tilless% footless creture will tr&el some distnce with purpose nd m*ition. 2o

mtter the si


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Stefn polished the finishing touches on miniture **y polr *er cr&ed from

tulipwood. (is fingers% long nd lluring% smoothed o&er e&ery meticulous engr&ing nd

cur&ture? n ction tht e,posed his nture to pprecite the fine detils. Scnning to perfect the

woodwor+ing% his stunning green eyes *emed with n unnturl intensity. A rre moment.

There ws hrdly time in which Stefn could remem*er doing nything selflessly or without

purpose. This grcious ende&or ws worthy of his complete ttention to plese his younger

sister% 9none. A prting gift in hopes to deril her from the li+ely emotionl tntrum upon his

deprture tody.

The Veluwe-s misty h


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The first trnscendent &iew tht cme into focus ws lwys the *l


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his 5oeder then too+ control of her forest. )n drmtic disply of power% poised nd elegnt%

she lifted her &iolin slow to her chin. As she rised the &iolin% the red le&es *lew from the

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$(A"TER 42E ' RE9E2T9ESS2ESS HSTE#A2 )S T(E "RESE2TI

) mde my wy through the chromtic dewy grounds of the Veluwe s&oring the rich

florl scent tht is lmost edi*le. ) mr+ed how the sun t this hour dispensed *lue rys tht

pe+ed from the high grey clouds. Such tinted light un&eiled the &ritions of red% rose nd

white windflowers in their unruly splendor. i+es flowed in serpentine mnner with +ic+ers

leping through the folige tht lined them. )nside% hundreds of wide *lc+ eyed iridescent

tdpoles swm plyfully *out the white nd yellow wter lilies. 9oo+ing upon my forest home%

) frmed its imge into memory one lst time. 9ife in Amsterdm% ) suspect% will lc+ such

tresures.

At clering stood do


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older% is hrdwor+ing mster of grounds+eeper nd *oer whose wor+ers +ept our estte in

optiml condition. Argu*ly more tlented thn his fther% Vop hd t+en up his childhood home

with fmily of his own. E&ery dy since ) h&e returned from 9eiden 7ni&ersity% Vop would

loo+ for me on my morning hi+es. 4f course% he ws lwys wor+ing on something. Although )

m erly tody% sure enough he is there w&ing hed.

0e greet ech other the wy *rothers would *ut discuss the e,pected crop yields%

mintennce of the polders% nd helth of the sheep li+e *usinessmen. 4ur con&erstions re

lwys welcomed *ut they re not without chllenge. Vop is good ntured mn who li+ed to

tl+ *ut *thed no more thn twice per month. (is sons% who in contrst re lwys clen fced

nd tidy% rn to us from the +itchen with clothed prcel. 0ith pride Vop offers me poffert=es%

miniture pnc+es mde of *uc+whet flour nd co&ered in powdered sugr% prepred *y his

wife. (er poffert=es re the *est in the entire pro&ince. 7sully tret reser&ed for $hristms%

they smelled delicious so of course ) te couple immeditely with Vop while they were still hot

off the s+illet. ncing round our legs% s *oys hyper from powdered sugr would do% Vop-s

sons then hmmer questions *out Amsterdm s we te. ) shred wht ) +new from *oo+s *ut

in truth ) hd ne&er *een there. ) promised them ) would write nd shre my d&entures.

4nly when we were in pri&te gin% *idding our frewells% did Vop ddress su*=ect we

hd not tl+ed *out since we were *oys% my m*ition to +ill my &der/fther. This time% &ery

few words were required to get his point cross.

Stefn% ) +now wht you intend to do. o wht you must.

8ou +now ) will. 0e prted with firm hnd sh+e tht sid it ll.

Trying not to de&our ll the poffert=es ) continued my hi+e until ) reched certin point

where it ws not difficult to refrin from eting. Ruining ny possi*le ppetite% n in&isi*le wll


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of &ile nd repulsi&e stench =**ed me in the nostrils e&en s ) co&ered my fce. The polders%

home to hundreds of sheep% ws the lest f&orite re of my estte. Annoyed *y their loud

fluctuting oct&es of *hhhhhs tht *rodcsted from ll directions% ) try to *loc+ out

hectres/cres of mindless sheep con&erstion. The lone interruption from this insipid noise is

*ell chiming from the nec+ of n occsionl got pssing here nd there. ) h&e lwys lothed

these dmned cretures. Sheep h&e humn'li+e fces. Repulsi&e. Tht ) will not miss.

Approching home% ) mr&eled t the entrnce li+e ) did when ) ws child. Although the

sun is now high% the rod remined dr+ from the trees- shdowing shde. The stright rows of

3ret #irs tht ligned ech side of the rod is still s we stri+ing s it ws when ) ws smll.

Ahed is Jsteel/$stle Roodwerth% home to my fmily. The cthedrl rched door is gurded

*y two mr*le polr *er sculptures nd *o&e it our motto is inscri*ed in stone Geef de Hel

Voor de Dood/ Give Hell Before Death.” Tught s firy tles% the legends of my fmily re the

su*=ect of fol+lore nd children songs cross (ollnd% Keelnd% 3elderlnd% 7trecht% #rieslnd%

4&eri=ssel nd 3roningen% The Repu*lie+ der Ke&en Verenigde "ro&incien HThe Se&en "ro&inces

of The utch Repu*licI.

The de Ster+ fmily is one of the oldest nmes in utch #eudl 2o*ility% dting *c+ s

fr s FC@ B.$. Si, genertions go% my grndfther-s% grndfther-s% grndfther% Si=mon de

Ster+% ele&ted our nme from 2o*le to 9egend. )n Augustus 1CG% lredy respected s leder

t ge 1% Si=mon &olunteered to represent 7trecht on n e,pedition to $thy nd $hin.

Sponsored *y the $ity of Amsterdm% it ws n opportunity of lifetime. 4n @C Septem*er

1CG% he nd fifteen other crewmem*ers set sil under Dco* &n (eems+erc+ to the mysterious

Est. The e,pedition would lter *e +nown s e 2chtmerrie/The 2ightmre.

7nfmilir with the se&erity of wether conditions% Dco* &n (eems+erc+-s crew


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for the supplies nd not turn *c+% Si=mon nd Dco* &n (eems+erc+ *ttled the *er to the

deth. Dco* suffered *low to the ri*s tht would lter *e ftl. Si=mon ws sliced cross the

fce *ut with *lood drining in one eye% he defied fte nd slew the *er. The men then

*utchered wht they could for met *efore the crcss ttrcted new threts. Victorious% this

impro**le fet e,lted the men-s spirits to sur&i&e.

4n 1F Duni 1C% conditions were wrm enough to =ourney *c+ home on two open long

*ots. )t would t+e nother fi&e l*orious months t se *efore the crew would return to their

homelnd-s shores. 4n 1 2o&em*er 1C% now reduced to twel&e% the nightmre cme to n end.

The following yer Si=mon mrried nd hd son% the first of nine% whom he ll rised to *e se

men. (e would fther fourteen children in totl.

5r+ed *y *er clw% Si=mon-s signture +eloid scr nd tles of his courge hiled

throughout the se&en pro&inces. (e *ecme cele*rity +nown s e ood 5oordenr

shortened to e 5oordenr/The eth Jiller. The *irth of the phrse of Geef de Hel Voor

de Dood/ Give Hell Before Death *ecme our fmily-s motto. This% long with polr *er-s

hed% is inscri*ed on e&ery cot of rms% crest nd residence of de Ster+ to this dy.

Reclling this story% ) wondered if ) could ttri*ute my relentlessness to him. (d ) not

*een de Ster+% 9eiden 7ni&ersity would h&e e,pelled me long go for my e,ploits% the

m=ority of which in&ol&ed women including the ecn/en-s wife. )t ws not possi*le for

their go&ernnce to control much less understnd the li+es of me. ) m not defint nor de&int%

hrdly. )t is simple% ) will not *e deterred from something ) wnt. Thn+fully% ) h&e not *een in

position where my sur&i&l ws tested. )t is hrd to +now wht ny mn would do under such

conditions *ut ) would li+e to thin+ tht if put to the test% ) would *e s relentless s Si=mon. )t is

in my *lood. ) come from long line full of tencious men who *ecme legends including my


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*elo&ed 3rndfther Rochus. (e will lwys *e my role model s true *looded utchmn nd

not his fee*le nd cowrdice son. ) h&e not &isited 3rndfther-s study in yers. ) thin+ it is

pproprite to py my respects *efore le&ing.

2ot e,pecting for me to *e wl+ing *out the foyer t this hour% ) could her the ser&nts

complin *out the weight nd quntity of my *elongings. True% my +ingwood &eneered

side*ords nd mtching pir of Encoignures required se&erl men to trnsport. These selected

pieces re my personl tste. 5y decision to =ourney with them hd nothing to do with

consumption *ut rther preser&ing distincti&e collection. These Encoignures h&e one of

+ind o+ frme &eneered with stinwood% sycmore% mhogny% *o,wood nd rosewood.

E,trordinry. 4ne of two sets in the world% the other is owned *y #rnce-s ruler 9ouis LV) nd

his wife% 5dm Antoinette.

4h% 3oedemorgen 9ord Stefn. This nnouncement cme from one of the ser&nts

who =umped when she sw me. After tht they ll stood t ttention.

"rdonM ) gestured for them to rel,. ) found no need for formlities when crrying

crtes. ) e&en crc+ed few =o+es t my own e,pense nd hd e&eryone lughing hystericlly. )t

is importnt they feel respected nd pprecited for their l*ors% e&en if it is n illusion. ) lerned

erly on ) could get more from simpleminded people using chrm nd humor. Those who wnt

little re esy to plese. They will ne&er truly +now how indifferent ) m to wht mtters to

them.

Before reching 3rndfther-s study% ) strolled through the hlls% rmory% the *llroom

nd dining hll. #rom floor to pinted ceiling% e&ery surfce of the interior is decorted in

Broque style. There were columned doorwys nd lm*requin window drperies coordinting

with ornte furnishings nd tpestries? ll fetured some sort of plnt% niml% ngel mrquetry or


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motif. The murl wlls consisting of enormous mirrors% still life nd lndscpe pintings in gold

gilt frmes showcsed the fmily-s worldliness nd highlighted our sttion nd rn+. $ermic

&ses imported from Asi filled with flowers from the grdens scented e&ery room of the

Jsteel. )n the women-s prlor% ) pused nd stred t 5oeder-s one of +ind $ristofori pino.

After our good*yes in the Red #orest this morning% ) +new ) hd to see the room where she died

once more. ) h&e not *een there since her deth fi&e yers go. Thin+ing of this ) plyed one

+ey in her honor% $ 5inor.

"ssing through the +itchen is the quic+est route to 3rndfther-s study nd 5oeder-s

room. 0l+ing in% ) sur&eyed it s if seeing this section of my estte for the first time. The wlls

were decorted with floor to ceiling *lue tiles% *lc+ nd white chec+ed floors% nd *lue nd

white hnd pinted delftwre positioned netly on the shel&es. eep into my o*ser&tion of this

no&el room% one of the mids too+ notice nd *ecme instntly lrmed. E&eryone stopped t

once nd silence filled the room.

9ord Stefn% you re dressed erly tody. 0e will h&e your *re+fst ser&ed t once.

5y ) help you to nythingN Aild% the hed coo+ ddressed me with ner&ous concern in her

&oice.

"rdon% *efore ) deprt tody ) s+ if you will wrm these poffert=es for my =ourney.

4ur pologies my 9ord. 0e did not consider you would wnt $hristms tret *efore

le&ing. 0e will certinly m+e you fresh *tch.

n+ u wel/ Thn+ you% ) did not desire them *ut they were gift. "lese do not trou*le

yoursel&es. Roodwerth smells wonderful with wht you re prepring.

E&eryone remined still.

) =ust wnted to shre my pprecition to you ll. ) m certin you will remin dutiful in


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+eeping Roodwerth proper for 9none.

Silence.

0e wish you 3odspeed on your =ourney. Aild gin spo+e for the uncomfort*le nd

ner&ous +itchen stff. ) did not wnt to em*rrss them ny further. ) concluded my

spontneous gesture of pprecition nd continued on through the +itchen% out to the courtyrd

towrd the west wing. Besides% ) hd nothing more to sy.

Visiting the west wing is li+e stepping into the pst? without reno&tion it remined =ust

s 3rndfther Rochus left it. 7sed now s lodge% ) m lwys enmored of the fmily-s

hunting roots. There re displys of mounted Africn Judu% 4ry, nd Elephnt horns long the

foyer. The dr+ oli&e colored stirwell leding to 3rndfther-s prtment is still focl point.

There is something regl *out the rustic construction of its sturdy o+ hndrils nd *lusters.

#cing west% the rooms here do not get much morning sunlight% which ) prefer. 5y memories

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*ut 3rndfther-s study would not *e the sme without it.

9oo+ing o&er his des+% ) see his f&orite hunting +nife for s+inning. ) used to *eg to ply

with this s *oy. ) plce it in the inner lining of my *rest poc+et? humored *y the irony.

3rndfther-s +nife is =ust the wepon ) should use to cr&e out Vder-s *lc+ hert. "rcticl. )

li+e the symmetry of +illing the son with his fther-s *lde. The use of ny other wepon would

*e too impersonl. 3rndfther would *e proud of such considertions.

Although 3rndfther dorned ffection onto me% he hd merciless reputtion nd ws

respectfully referred to s e Brutl throughout The Repu*lie+ der Ke&en Verenigde

"ro&incien. As n ccomplished uthor% he tught me his philosophy *out life ws influenced

*y his grndfther nd idol $les Sluw Joopmn de Ster+? shrewd mn who +new n honest

truth *out this dr+ world. "eople% ccording to $les% fell into one of two ctegories% the

conquering nd the conquered. $les Sluw Joopmn de Ster+ ws the conquering +ind.

)ndeed% my 3rndfther Rochus ws conqueror nd thus ) too shll *e.

)n 1G;% nerly century fter e 2chtmerrie e,pedition% de ood 5oordenr-s

grndson% $les Sluw Joopmn de Ster+ would commission in 3elderlnd the construction of

Roodwerth% the most grnd Jsteel e&er *uilt in The utch Repu*lic. Jsteel Roodwerth ws

the inno&ti&e design of Dco* Romn nd Dohn &n Swieten to *e modern plce for the ne,t

genertion. $les% lwys the &isionry% wnted to *e forerunner in inno&tion for 1th century.

(is newly *orn grndson% Rochus de Ster+% ws =ust the inspirtion to mo&e our line from

7trecht to 3elderlnd. These grnd wlls would *e the only home B*y Rochus would +now

nd un*e+nownst to $les% Rochus de Ster+ would grow to one dy *ecome the infmous e

Brutl.

$les- fther "hilip% one of de 5oordenr-s nine sons% ws *orn strong nd ferless li+e


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the other sons *ut t ge 1 he ws stuc+ with n epidemic. Although his physicl helth

returned nd mind remined shrp% his speech ws now slow nd l*ored. This decei&ing

impirment g&e the impression of we+ness to ll he encountered. #or utch% e&ery trit is

mesured nd clculted so this ws huge *low. 7nsuccessful with utch women% "hilip

mrried 9uthern "rotestnt 3ermn who ws tll% portly% *londe hired with *rod shoulders

nd hips.

"hilip-s middle child nd only son% $les% resem*led his 3ermn mother in feture nd

physique% *ut ws un*shedly his fther-s child. $les ne&er herd his fther-s speech

impediment *ut insted his words were cler% literte nd direct. $les ws student of "hilip-s

gem cutting trde. "hilip in&ested in this *usiness *ecuse it g&e him ccess to powerful

merchnts from e&ery pro&ince. This ws his *c+door +ey to prosperity since he ws denied

set t the 2o*le-s council. )t ws *rillint% premeditted mneu&er tht ultimtely finnced

chm*ers in Amsterdm nd Antwerp. Tsting success% howe&er% did not m+e "hilip stisfied

mn. 8ers of re=ection poisoned him such tht no mount of welth could quench his lust for

&engence. (e did not see himself s successful% self'mde mn *ut insted crried the

=udgment of those who dismissed him% moc+ed nd l*eled him s fee*le. )n his hed lone% he

ws son of de ood 5oordenr who ws denied his *irthright. This plguing disstisfction

would *e the one nd only misclcultion "hilip e&er mde.

$les stood 1. meters/ C1@ ft t the ge of 1F nd ws n w+wrd *oy with long legs

nd rms. (ughtier thn typicl utch mn% $les hd +een noise with nrrowed nostrils%

*lue eyes% nd long curly *londe hir which ws different thn the chrcteristic hoo+ed *ul*

noise% green eyes nd signture utch u*urn hir. )t ws cler tht $les would commnd the

ttention of ny room? he hd presence nd this ws power. )t did not t+e long *efore the


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2o*les% including his uncles% to direct their ttention to him. A welcoming ne&er grnted to his

fther.

etils re sprse *ut the truth +ept pri&te within the fmily is tht "hilip de Ster+-s gem

cutting empire imploded suddenly one night t his dinner t*le. 0ht first *egn s

misunderstnding *out the reson $les met with his uncles erlier tht dy led "hilip to ccuse

$les of theft. )n drun+en rge% "hilip =umped o&er his dinner t*le nd *egn *eting his son

without mercy. $les- mother ne&er cried out when she ws *eten *ut she could not tolerte the

sight of her young son suffering. She left the t*le nd too+ her two dughters to the +itchen.

She returned to the dining room lone.

$les% curled up in fetl position with *lood gushing from his nose nd temple% pleded

for his cursing fther to stop. 0ithin n instnt he did? mid *reth. Before $les could loo+ in

"hilip-s direction% his fther-s weight cme crshing down on top of him. Struggling to free

himself% $les emerged to find *utcher-s +nife em*edded so deep in the *c+ of his fther-s

hed% no more thn the hndle ws &isi*le. (is mother stood o&er them *oth. She *ro+e the

silence with the most words $les e&er herd her spe+ t one time.

Ein eutsch 5utter nicht *er µhren/ o not touch 3ermn 5other.

2ehmen Sie )hren Schwestern und imnten deines Vters/T+e your sisters

nd your fther-s dimonds.

Verlsst diesen 4rt fur eutschlnd uf eniml/ 9e&e this plce for 3ermny t

once.

Bloodied nd terrified% $les followed his mother-s instructions without question. (e rn

upstirs to "hilip-s chm*ers nd returned with stchel of dimonds to find his mother nd

fther-s *ody gone. As he nd his sisters left their home tht night% the where*outs of his mother


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*ecme e&ident from dim cndlelight t their frmhouse in the distnce. The ggressi&e loud

squlling sounds coming from the frmhouse rn chill through $les- hert. As rumor hs it

within the fmily% she fed "hilip to the *ors.

5onths lter% fter settling his sisters in 3ermny% $les finlly recei&ed word from his

uncles. )t ws *rief letter tht red% @C 5ei 1G: The womn +nown s )ngrid de Ster+%

found guilty of theft nd murder *y the high court in e (gue% ws e,ecuted. o not return nd

m+e no further inquiries.

$les stoic disposition did not mourn the news *ut rther focused on the ts+ t hnd. (e

hd pln. A yer lter% he returned to The utch Repu*lic *ut not to his pro&ince of 7trecht.

)nsted $les selected the industril town of Knse Schns s his new home. 0ell educted on

mercntilism% young $les used wht "hilip tught him to *ecome n entrepreneur *ut ironiclly

not in gem cutting. $les hd his eyes on in&esting in fleet of ships for trding e,peditions with

Est )ndi. A legendry decision t the right time in history tht lter would *e recorded s The

3olden Age.

4rphned $les de Ster+ would *ecome e Sluw Joopmn/ The Shrewd 5erchnt%

the welthiest entrepreneur of the world. ) would li+e to thin+ tht ) m s focused s $les.

0hen Vder left Jsteel Roodwerth nd *ndoned us ten yers go% ) *ecme the mn of the

estte t eight yers of ge. 9none ws hrdly yer old nd so to her ) ws *oth *rother nd

fther. 5oeder-s condition progressed nd there ws nothing ) could do *out it. )nsted of

llowing emotion to t+e o&er my reson ) focused% too+ chrge% nd hndled it ll.

“Geef de Hel Voor de Dood”


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A*out the Author

) m pu*lished uthor in the D47R2A9 4# A99ER38 A2 $9)2)$A9 )557249438who specili

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