- The Jericho trumpet was the siren installed on the Junkers Ju 87, used for psychological warfare.
- Originally, this point in the story was supposed to be the end of Chapter 6 ("Nautilus"). But then I decided that this works a bit better as sort of the first act of Chapter 7.
Well, one penguin, or at most just a handful of the penguins are Nazis. The others are harmless. (Probably.)
I am glad that it works as chapter-beginner!
Though, a third option would have been to turn this six pages about the Antarctic Nazi base into a mini-chapter of its own. They are the narrative link between Chapter 6 and 7, yet don't really fit (thematically and mood-wise) into either of them.
I think this works brilliantly to begin the chapter, not end one.
I am glad that it works as chapter-beginner!
Though, a third option would have been to turn this six pages about the Antarctic Nazi base into a mini-chapter of its own. They are the narrative link between Chapter 6 and 7, yet don't really fit (thematically and mood-wise) into either of them.