The Story of Lorentz

Mary Venom was born in April of 1864, and almost immediately, the family took to calling her by her middle name, Lorentz. In early July of 1877, at the age of 13, she started to complain that she'd been hearing voices in her bedroom. She claimed that they were calling out to her, saying her name over and over. The next day, she had a seizure which left her in an awake yet stiff state once more. This time though, she spoke. Her parents sat beside her bed and listened as she told them what she could see. But even though her eyes were open, she didn't describe the bedroom to them. She described heaven. And