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153 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
Now, pay attention. with curling, it's about the money, not much, but because it wouldn't be any fun otherwise. There are always two teams, okay. And each shooter trades off with one from the other team. So how much money they're playing for--even though they're playing on teams--basically comes down to two players. Let's say, a pair's playing for ten schillings, okay. That doesn't need to be exact--you only ever need to find a pair that can take turns back and forth. And if your team wins, then you get the money, and otherwise you pay.
But not what you're thinking, that they were fighting on account of the money. That doesn't happen, because, I mean--done is done. It was more on account of, let's say, because there are better shooters and worser ones, and the retirees are just like little kids when it comes to this. Everybody believes he's one of the better ones....Every team's got a leader, though, like soccer's got a captain. Theirs was a "Moar"--don't ask me where it comes from, that's just its name--and he gets to shoot twice...There's never a fight over that, but with the Haggl, there's gladly a fight.
But a fire, per se, rarely every. Maybe a farm, if the hay's not completely dry and a farmer puts damp hay on a fire, needless to say, burns the whole farm down.
Jetzt darfst du nicht vergessen, daß über Zell, also eigentlich im Glocknermassiv, praktisch direkt über den Köpfen der Zeller, einer der größten Stauseen von ganz Europa ist. Das ist den Leuten ja gar nicht bewußt, wenn sie durch Zell gehen. Daß da über ihnen, praktisch wie ein Damokles, wenn die bricht, so eine Staumauer. Weil die Moosersperre, das ist eine von den drei Staumauern. Und die steht praktisch mitten in diesem Gebiet, das „Heidnische Kirche“ heißt. Wo der Name herkommt, weiß man nicht.
Und dann gibt es noch die Drossensperre und die Limbergsperre. Es ist natürlich unmöglich, daß eine Mauer wirklich bricht. Aber sagen wir einmal so. Wenn die bricht, da brauchst du nicht glauben, daß ein einziger Zeller das überlebt.