Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 113
There , in the brilliant sunlight , hands in pockets , stood Michel Avatin . When he saw me , he gave no sign of recognition . It appeared that before daylight two members of the engine room crew had entered number three hold on a ...
There , in the brilliant sunlight , hands in pockets , stood Michel Avatin . When he saw me , he gave no sign of recognition . It appeared that before daylight two members of the engine room crew had entered number three hold on a ...
Page 223
I asked Michel Avatin . " We cross - examine the unimportant ones , then give them a hard beating , and let them flee . The dangerous spies we execute , to strike fear into their colleagues . ' " " Abruptly , while we were striding ...
I asked Michel Avatin . " We cross - examine the unimportant ones , then give them a hard beating , and let them flee . The dangerous spies we execute , to strike fear into their colleagues . ' " " Abruptly , while we were striding ...
Page 291
But no one in all the Comintern had Avatin's reputation of being able to travel the greatest distance in the shortest possible time and with a minimum of effort and noise . A week of acute suspense followed . I felt as if I were waiting ...
But no one in all the Comintern had Avatin's reputation of being able to travel the greatest distance in the shortest possible time and with a minimum of effort and noise . A week of acute suspense followed . I felt as if I were waiting ...
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| Title | Out of the Night |
| Author | Jan Valtin |
| Publisher | Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 749 pages |
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