Independence, Finally

Around midnight, September 20, 1777, 1200 British soldiers tore down fences and launched a surprise bayonet attack on sleeping American revolutionary troops encamped near Malvern, Pennsylvania. As the Battle of Paoli, it was one of the bloodiest of the Revolutionary War.

Hardly a battle, however; it was a massacre.

Over 200 American soldiers were wounded in the "Paoli Massacre" as wave after wave--the serial walls of bayonets--poured into the camp, hollering in their most terrifying wartime rallying cries, the "the Noise and Yells of Hell."

"Huzza!"

Each “Huzza!” sounded like incoming Valkyries, flying gods of vengeance evoking waves of panic over the men who were catatonic in surprise, shock, and awe.

The 53 Americans, all killed by bayonet, and the seven British soldiers killed, all arrived together in THE PLACE WHERE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED.

"Who wins the war?" an American asked.

"You do," answered the Proctor.

"America becomes independent?" asked a British soldier.

"Yes," answered the Proctor.

"What happens then?" asked another Brit.

"America and Britain will become the strongest of allies, with a deep friendship remarkable--of any two nations on Earth."

The American and the British soldiers looked at each other.

"Friends with them?" an American said sarcastically.

"Hey, Yank," a British soldier interjected, "I'm quite the dead man myself."

"Yea, but you started it. Surprise attack."

"Who started it? You did! July 4, a year ago. Your Declaration of Independence. Remember?"

"We had to," explained the American. "We wanted a country where no man was above the law."

"Even a king? My man, it's our King! I get what you say, but certainly, Royal Immunity for official acts must prevail in a monarchy."

"Above the law? No one!" insisted the American. "Not even the President of our great, free country!"

"Well," stammered the Proctor, "one day your Supreme Court will rule your President is. Called "Presidential Immunity."

"Excuse me," another American asked the Proctor, "what are 'official acts'? Oh, and we're great friends with the Brits now?"

"Yes, for the second part of your question. For the first part, it depends."

"What about the King?" he further prodded.

"No, the King won't be above the law for anything."

The troops all walked into the next section of the continuum, WHERE ALL CONFUSION IS RESOLVED, including "official acts." This section was for feats bigger than those of any living men.