Dear
Willow
by Les
Ms. Willow Rosenberg 29 May 2001
c/o The Summers Residence
930 Ravello
Sunnydale, California
Dear Willow,
May I please distract your attention for just a few moments? My name is Les and
although I'm a total stranger, I must write to you and offer my deepest sympathy
and condolence to you and to Dawn and indeed all of the Scoobys for the terrible
tragedy that overtook all of you and that claimed Buffy's life.
Like millions along with me, I watched everything that happened on TV; and even
though I never had the pleasure and the honour of meeting Buffy, I feel as if
I'm a relative although at a remove. I can say to you with complete honesty that
the only time I was ever so heartbroken and so stricken and so helpless was the
time when my own beloved father died.
I feel that it's not only essential that I write to you based upon my own
feelings but also because I am one of the millions the world over who owe their
lives to Buffy and what she did. I feel that it would be the height of
arrogance and unthankfulness if I did not tell you about the loss that I feel
personally.
I wish and I hope that you can perhaps see your way clear to read this letter
sometime, if not at present, when you care to learn about some of the people
whom Buffy never knew whose lives she saved and are in her debt forever for
doing that.
I thought and thought about how I might make your reading this letter something
more than the offering of sympathy and gratitude that it is: that somehow I
might be able to suggest something that might bring time and circumstande back
to the way they were before Buffy died and yet not allow the beast --- I will
not write her name --- to accomplish what she tried to.
If you don't mind my temerity, I would very much like to tell you about an
unsolved enigma whose solution might in some way bring Buffy back.
Although I'm not Wiccan, I've long been fascinated by ancient civilizations and
unsolved mysteries. One such mystery is a site located some 25 miles south of
Miami, Florida where I live in the city of Homestead. The enigma is the man-made
roofless tribute hewn from solid limestone called "Coral Castle." The
builder/creator, a Mr. Leedskaalnin, constructed it for his intended bride in
the early years of the 20th Century. As fate would have it, the two were not to
be wed; and he constructed his castle in the Florida Keys. He was ordered to
move it and he did so: overnight and by himself to its present location in
Homestead.
The scientific community and many TV series, including "In Search Of..." have
investigated it; and no one has ever determined how it was that the creator
built it and/or how he moved it. The entrance gate itself weighs over 10 tons,
yet it opens and closes with the touch of one's little finger. I know: I've done
it. There is a telescope pointing to the Pole Star, a well, a large dining
table in the shape of the state of Florida and chairs, two large chairs and so
on.
To come to the point: His writings are sold in the gift shop and I have a copy
of them. He said he had long ago discovered the secrets of the pyramids as
regards construction; and much of his writings have to do with the study of
magnetism.
I had the wild thought that since the creator obviously had the knowledge to
construct his shrine, he therefore knew how to "cheat" gravity and/or spacial
laws.
I wondered: Could you make use of these writings in some way (inconceivable to
me) such that you and Tara could "cheat" time? To be blunt: Could you be able to
bring Buffy back by using or adapting what you read in the secret writings?
I can imagine this must sound incredible as well as presumptuous. It doesn't
matter. What matters to me is that I bring this to your attention.
If you wish, I will send the writings to you in care of the Summers Residence
address, where I assume you will be.
My e-mail address is Lehobe@aol.com
Please do not hesitate to contact me. I am more than happy to send them to you
or to anyone else whom you direct me to, for that matter.
Just by way of further identifying myself, I should like to give you my
birthdate and birthplace in the event you would care to do a mind scan or
whatever equivalent verification you may require as to my intentions, etc. I
hereby consent to any means of verification you wish to employ. So,just for the
record: 29 June 1946, 4:03 A.M., Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
I have one request I should like to make, if I may. If it is possible, I
would dearly like to know the name of the resting place where Buffy is so
that I can come there and pay my respects.
I feel I've imposed long enough upon your time and your good offices.
Take good care and please know that I think of you, Dawn and your friends
constantly. You are all in my thoughts; and I wish, hope and pray that all of
you can receive some sort of consolation...a balm that can cushion
you...somehow, someway.
I would like to offer my services at any time, anywhere, in any capacity.
Yours in trust and truth,
Yours in respect and adoration,
Les Bernstein
Lehobe@aol.com
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Subj: Dear Willow,
Date: 6 June 2001
From: Willow Rosenberg
To: Les Bernstein
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Dear Les,
I only now had a chance to read your letter. Please accept my apology for not
responding to your letter earlier, but I have had very little time in which to
answer the letters and cards of condolence that have been coming in.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your feelings about Buffy
and for your obvious concern for those of us who value her friendship the most
since we were lucky enough to have known her on a personal basis.
I'm going to show Dawn and the Scoobys your letter, but I think now it's too
soon, for many reasons that I hope you'll understand I can't divulge. Knowing
Buffy the way I did, I can tell you that your feelings are such that she would
be pleased to have met you.
You sounded so heartbroken in your letter. I understand. I would hope that you
will be able to trust me when I tell you that I am working feverishly on a plan
to bring Buffy back, but that I can't say anything more about it. This is
nothing at all against you or anyone else who might have any such suggestions.
This is something that I'm devoting all my attention to. That, plus caring for
Dawn (along with Tara ) and helping out the other Scoobies as regards
patrolling. As you probably know, I'm now the acting leader. I've devised a way
to "call the signals", so to speak.
I did take you up on your invitation to perform a "mind scan." Tara also worked
some of her ESP with which she's more than generously endowed; and we feel we
can trust you.
Tara and I would like to read the writings of the creator of "Coral Castle."
We've never been to South Florida (as of yet) and the Egyptian connection is one
that we would like to investigate further. You may have hit upon something.
We do know people who have visited there and they told us that there's a website
on line for same: www.coralcastle.com
We'll certainly investigate. Thank you very much!
Having said that, I'm afraid I'd rather keep the location of Buffy's resting
place a secret. It's best that the fewer the number of people who know the
location, the more difficult it would be for the vamps and demons to exploit the
opportunity that you wrote about: namely, paying respects.
I accept the spirit in which your offer is given. I would like to tell you that
when Tara and I visit the gravesite, we will mention your name and leave a stone
there, as is customary in some religions.
Thank you again for your concern and for your letter. I hope I give you some
small consolation and heartwarmth by saying that your feelings mean very much to
me.
Be certain of one thing: I will do anything and everything in my power to bring
about what we all wish for. I made a solemn promise to do this to Dawn, Tara as
well as to Xander and Anya.
I am very well aware of the probable dangers involved. I owe Buffy nothing less
than total commitment and complete dedication. I promise you, Les, as I do to
the many whose names I don't know, that I will bring Buffy back to life or die
in the attempt.
I think I've gone deeper into my own feelings than I have before. You've helped
me come face to face with my feelings in a way I hadn't before. Seeing my
feelings turn into words is something I hadn't thought about. I've not written
them down before...only lived and breathed them. So writing to you has been a
palliative in a very real way.
I must conclude now. Thank you again, kind soul. Take Care.
Blessed Be.
Willow
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