Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 115
At six in the morning , an hour before the regular ship's work began , I was up again distributing leaflets and pamphlets ... So , on each of three mornings , about two thousand pieces of Atchkanov's propaganda found their way into the ...
At six in the morning , an hour before the regular ship's work began , I was up again distributing leaflets and pamphlets ... So , on each of three mornings , about two thousand pieces of Atchkanov's propaganda found their way into the ...
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On Monday , Sep- tember 14 , a meeting of crews ' delegates fixed the beginning of the strike for 6 A. M. , Tuesday morning . A glass was thrown at a naval officer who attempted to dissolve the meeting . The sailors returned to their ...
On Monday , Sep- tember 14 , a meeting of crews ' delegates fixed the beginning of the strike for 6 A. M. , Tuesday morning . A glass was thrown at a naval officer who attempted to dissolve the meeting . The sailors returned to their ...
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We were roused at five in the morning , and an hour later , in company for- mation , we marched out to work . We dug ditches to drain the swamps . We worked from seven until five , with an hour for lunch from the field kitchen .
We were roused at five in the morning , and an hour later , in company for- mation , we marched out to work . We dug ditches to drain the swamps . We worked from seven until five , with an hour for lunch from the field kitchen .
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| Title | Out of the Night |
| Author | Jan Valtin |
| Publisher | Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 |
| Length | 749 pages |
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