We thrust our fingers into our ears to stop its moan; but it was no good; the cry cut like a drill into our heads, dragging minutes into hours, hours into years. We withered and grew old between those cries.

Toller served as President from April 6 to April 12. The literary rights to the works of Ernst Toller were the property of the novelist Katharine Weber until the copyright expired on the last day of 2009 and the works of Ernst Toller entered the public domain. His first drama Transformation (Die Wandlung) was to be inspired by his wartime experiences.

Ernst Toller (1 December 1893 – 22 May 1939) was a German left-wing playwright best known for his Expressionist plays and serving as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic for six days.