I was glad to read Jynn’s comment that he “went through barbed wire.” The “over the wall” reference in the strip made me think the custodian must have made up the story — the wall was between East Berlin and West Berlin, the rest of West Berlin and all the border with West Germany was fences, guard towers, minefields, etc.
:} — i knew her from the day she came home from the hospital until her death, and am still occasionally in touch with her daughter (my siblings and niece do better) — I was in Edmonds today, and should have gone out to our old stomping grounds — the last time this story arc appeared several years ago I got Paige and Maggie in touch with each other, that was a kick
internet’s down