Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 514
Our steps echoed from dustcovered walls . An Elite Guard passed with a ringing stride . ... One guard , a youngster , had seized the scraggy neck of an elderly worker and amused himself with banging the worker's head against the wall .
Our steps echoed from dustcovered walls . An Elite Guard passed with a ringing stride . ... One guard , a youngster , had seized the scraggy neck of an elderly worker and amused himself with banging the worker's head against the wall .
Page 546
I had a feeling of dizziness , and then the walls reeled about me , and my legs and arms were jerking spasmodically as if a recalcitrant motor inside of them had suddenly and inexplicably sputtered into action .
I had a feeling of dizziness , and then the walls reeled about me , and my legs and arms were jerking spasmodically as if a recalcitrant motor inside of them had suddenly and inexplicably sputtered into action .
Page 553
Noses and toes against the wall ! Absolute silence ! ... We lined up against the walls , stood rigid and kept still . ... Then she sat down on the floor , while her blood sprayed over the white - washed wall in front of her .
Noses and toes against the wall ! Absolute silence ! ... We lined up against the walls , stood rigid and kept still . ... Then she sat down on the floor , while her blood sprayed over the white - washed wall in front of her .
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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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