Tomb
materials:
a deck to rip up.
Divide the deck in two.
Play or simulate a game of War.
Soldiers are not captured.
Instead, they are ripped up.
Put their remains aside facedown.
Rip up a civilian from the top of the dead soldier's deck.
Do not reveal them. They will not be remembered.
Put their remains aside facedown in a separate pile.
When one side wins, divide the surviving cards.
Back to War.
The game ends when one card remains.
This is the Last Veteran.
Shuffle the remains of the soldiers.
Form one broken card without looking.
This is the Unknown Soldier.
Lay the Unknown Soldier to rest.
Respect his privacy. Keep him anonymous.
Bury or burn him, wrapped in these instructions.
On the gravestone, write a reflection on war.
Bury or burn the rest of the remains in a mass grave.
Forgotten.