Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Three of us worked , and two stood at the corners watching for police . Twice police patrols surprised us . They came running , swinging their clubs . But we ran faster and escaped . group said , " Some day , " the leader of the Young ...
Three of us worked , and two stood at the corners watching for police . Twice police patrols surprised us . They came running , swinging their clubs . But we ran faster and escaped . group said , " Some day , " the leader of the Young ...
Page 99
A man stood above me , prod- ding me with his foot . " Got a gun on you ? " " No. " " Get up . Raise your arms . ' " " He searched me . Then he ordered me to climb down and walk ahead of him to a station house .
A man stood above me , prod- ding me with his foot . " Got a gun on you ? " " No. " " Get up . Raise your arms . ' " " He searched me . Then he ordered me to climb down and walk ahead of him to a station house .
Page 566
We all stood silently in the dark . I did not dare to turn my head . A rubber club would smash across my face if I looked around . I just stood in the snow and felt the cold gnaw at my skin and did nothing . " March !
We all stood silently in the dark . I did not dare to turn my head . A rubber club would smash across my face if I looked around . I just stood in the snow and felt the cold gnaw at my skin and did nothing . " March !
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| Title | Out of the Night |
| Author | Jan Valtin |
| Publisher | Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 |
| Length | 749 pages |
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