Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 547
Two of the main buildings contained only solitary cells , while the remaining two were fitted with common halls for ... Each cell had a small barred window , seven feet above the floor , and the glass of most of the windowpanes was ...
Two of the main buildings contained only solitary cells , while the remaining two were fitted with common halls for ... Each cell had a small barred window , seven feet above the floor , and the glass of most of the windowpanes was ...
Page 557
Troopers entered the cells . Hoarse whispers : " Hello , hello , you'll be shot at sunrise . " The door closed . Sometime later it was opened again . The outline of a Death Head guard stood against the corridor lights . " Hey !
Troopers entered the cells . Hoarse whispers : " Hello , hello , you'll be shot at sunrise . " The door closed . Sometime later it was opened again . The outline of a Death Head guard stood against the corridor lights . " Hey !
Page 647
Low round machine - gun turrets topped the roof of each cell block . From a tall white mast in the front yard a monstrous swastika flag curved lazily in the breeze . A stiff - backed lieutenant lined us up in the yard .
Low round machine - gun turrets topped the roof of each cell block . From a tall white mast in the front yard a monstrous swastika flag curved lazily in the breeze . A stiff - backed lieutenant lined us up in the yard .
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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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