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  ,0#f3jj ! next morn+ ,rudi & 8 "f 7 alr on _! way 6meet ,salek & ,mr4 ,s}dusek4 ,!y 7 6jo9 !m at ! $ge ( t{n 6dig tr5*es4 ,:5 !y >riv$1 ,salek & 8 "f 7 alr wait+4
  ,i ?9k we c "w "r ov} "h10 ,mr4 ,s}dusek sd4 8,looks l "sbody />t$ di7+ & left40
  8,f9e40 ,rudi's "f jump$ d{n 96! half-complet$ tr5*4
  8,:at %d ,salek & ,i d80 ask$ ,rudi z he foll{$ 8 "f's l1d & slid d{n 96! hole4
  8,i ?9k x wd 2 be/ = y two boys 6take ! small picks & loos5 ! dirt10 8 "f sd4 8,!n ,we c use ! %ovels 6h1ve x | (! dit*40
  8,let's get at x !n10 sd ,mr4 ,s}dusek4 8,! f>m}s w 2 back soon40
  8,!y're collect+ ! dirt 96fe$bags & c>ry+ x on c>ts 96! c;y10 ,salek told ,rudi4 8,!y're us+ x = b>ricades4 ,!y've alr tak5 "o load40
  ,mr4 ,s}dusek h&$ ,salek a pick4 8,let's n keep !m wait+ =! second10 he sd4
  ,s9ce ,jakob ,kaplan 0 a doctor & ,}yk ,s}dusek a lawy}1 nei ( !m 0 us$ 6h|r af h|r ( s* manual labor4 ,nor 7 _! boys4 ,b despite a*+ muscles & bli/}$ h&s1 !y kept up a /1dy pace =! bett} "p (! morn+4
  8,:at "t is x1 papa80 ,rudi f9,y ask$4
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  8,j ?9k10 sd ,salek1 8if ?+s 7 normal1 we'd 2 9 s*ool "r n{4 ,& ?|< ,i n"e ?"| ,i'd say ?1 ,i wi% we w}e40
  8,me too10 ,rudi repli$4
  8,t's no?+40 ,salek t1s$ hm4 8,y n"e did m9d s*ool z m* z ,i did40
  8,maybe n1 b ,i bet ,i m9d di7+ z m* z y d60 ,rudi sd4
  8,we'd 2 d"o 9 half ! "t if y boys did yr %>e10 snapp$ ,mr4 ,s}dusek4
  8,papa1 we're do+ |r %>e10 ,salek sd4
  ,rudi 0 j ab 6second ,salek's po9t :5 he cau<t 8 "f's eye & ?"| bett} ( x4 ,b ?|< he manag$ 63trol 8 t;gue1 he 0 less su3ess;l 9 ma/}+ 8 ?"|s4 ,:at a di6};e 2t ,salek's papa & m9e1 he sd 6hmf4 ,z if ?+s >5't bad5|< )|t 8 gr|s+4 ,he turn$ 6gl.e at ,salek1 :o 0 />+ up at ,mr4 ,s}dusek4 ,"! 0 "s?+ 9 ,salek's expres.n1 "s?+ sad & pl1d+ t ,rudi cd n q "u/&4 ,/1 z he look$ at 8 fr1 8 ang} fad$4
  8,rudi40 ,rudi turn$ f ,salek 6his "f4 8,:y don't y take a few m9utes & re/1 son40
  8,y mi<t z well take a br1k too1 ,salek10 ,mr4 ,s}dusek sd 9 a k9d} t"o4 ,!n he a4$1 8,maybe af re/+ y c d bett}40 
  ,salek kept on di7+4 8,i'm f9e40 ,rudi took 8 "f's advice & settl$ hmf d{n 9 ! tr5*4 ,z he did1 he notic$ h{ deep x 0 gett+4 ,! top ( x n{ came 6his "f's *e/4 ,dr4 ,kaplan 0 l1n & unusu,y tall4 ,b 9 spite ( 8 /ature he possess$ a c}ta9 grace1 & z ,rudi wat*$ 8 "f's /1dy move;ts1 8 ?"|s 2gan 6drift4 ,! next ?+ he knew1 ,mr4 ,s}dusek 0 %|t+4
  8,i tell y1 if ,hitl} 5t}s ,w>saw1 we >e d1d m560
  8,we >e n 3qu}$ yet10 ,rudi's "f answ}$4
  8,y >e no fool1 ,jakob4 ,y "k ! tru?4 ,x has be5 only a week1 & alr ! ,poli% 9fantry has be5 cru%$ 2t ! iron jaws ( ,hitl}'s >my6 ,e "d m refugees p|r 96! c;y4 ,i tell y1 x c't 2 l;g 2f ! ,g}mans /& at ! v gates40
  8,t's :y we're "h--to provide a way 6protect |rvs if t %d happ54 ,2ss1 ! ,5gli% & ,fr5* h kept _! ~w & h dcld w> on ,g}_m4 ,!y w d :at !y c 6save ,pol&40
  8,!y may -e 6! aid (! ,g5tiles--b n ! ,jews6 ,if ,jews >e 6be sav$1 we w h 6save |rvs60
  ,0? "t1 ,mr4 ,s}dusek _h /opp$ di7+ & _h pu%$ 8 %ovel deep 96! e>?4 ,bo? ,rudi & ,salek look$ up4 ,dr4 ,kaplan kept up 8 det}m9$ pace & sd no?+4
  8,i "k :at y >e ?9k+60 ,mr4 ,s}dusek sd4 1,y ?9k t !y w sp>e y 2c y >e a foll{} ( _! ,*ri/60
  ,rudi's "f n{ /ood up"r4 ,8 f1tures look$ /rangely rigid4 ,salek w5t back 6"w1 di7+ m vigor|sly4 ,b ,rudi sat wide-ey$1 op5ly />+ at ! two m54
  8,y "k z well z ,i t ~? :o foll{ ,hitl} d n foll{ ,*ri/10 ,rudi's "f c.t}$4 8,t sc.drel sees hmf z a messiah--he "ks no?+ ( my ,savi|r60
  ,rudi _h n"e se5 8 "f's fury2 nei _h ,}yk ,s}dusek4 ,he drew back z if surpris$ n only 0his fr's ang} b 0his {n4
  8,=give me1 ,i--0 ,he cd say no m4 ,rudi's "f s(t5$ 8 t"o4 8,}yk1 y h "kn me = ye>s4 ,& y "k t ,i'm n a%am$ 6be a ,jew any m ?an ,i'm a%am$ 6be a ,*ri/ian4 ,if |r p m/ su6}1 ,i w su6} ) !m4 ,! ,nazis--0
  ,he _h no "t 6f9i%4 ,8 voice 0 dr{n$ | 0! pi}c+ s.d (! air-raid sir54
  ,mr4 ,s}dusek turn$ 6,salek4 8,-e--qkly1 ,salek4 ,we m/ get 6yr "m60
  8,wait10 %|t$ ,rudi's "f4 8,x's bett} if ! boys /ay "h2 ,i'll g ) y60
  ,mr4 ,s}dusek scram#d f ! tr5* & | ( si<t4 ,rudi's "f turn$ 6! boys4 8,cr|* d{n z l{ z y c10 he %|t$1 8& don't get up = any r1son60 ,!n he too l1p$ f ! tr5* & 0 g"o4
  8,look1 ,rudi1 look at ! sky10 :isp}$ ,salek4 8,"! m/ 2 hundr$s ( !m40 ,rudi look$ up4 ,! planes seem$ v f> away1 & _h x n be5 =! s.d (! sir51 he wd n h "kn t "! 0 dang}4 ,b su45ly ! planes 2gan 6swoop d{n1 "o af ano!r4
  ,salek gra2$ 8 >m4 8,!y're -+ ,rudi6 ,!y're -+60
  ,mo;ts seem$ l h|rs z !y wat*$ ! planes draw ne>}4 ,rudi 2gan 6feel z if a l1d5 wei<t 7 press+ on 8 *e/4 ,8 /oma* />t$ knott+ up1 & 8 m|? 2came s dry t he cd h>dly swall{4 ,!n came ! d1f5+ explo.ns--"o af ano!r1 & ea* m t}ri# ?an ! la/4 ,oh1 ,"l1 ,pl1se1 pl1se don't let !m hit u6 he pray$4 ,x 0 z if ! ole e>? 7 cav+ in1 & he cd d no?+ b wait1 wait = x 6-e tumbl+ d{n ~u hm4 ,he want$ desp}ately 6scr1m1 6cry |4 ,b he cd n4
  ,all at once1 ,salek /ood up"r 9 ! tr5*4 8,we've got 6run--6get away1 ,rudi60 ,rudi tri$ 6pull hm d{n1 b ,salek kick$ at hm & scr1m$4 8,we'll 2 buri$ alive--,i tell y we'll 2 buri$ alive60 ,rudi pull$ ) all 8 /r5g? & at la/ su3e$$ 9 knock+ ,salek (f 8 feet4 ,once he _h hm d{n1 he tri$ 6hold hm "!4 ,he =got ev5 8 fe>4 ,all 8 /r5g?1 & 8 3c5tr,n c5t}$ on keep+ ,salek 9 ! tr5*4
  ,at la/ ! bomb+s c1s$4 ,salek quiet$ & ,rudi rel1s$ 8 hold ~u hm4 ,! boys sat side 0side 9 sil;e =a l;g "t4 ,at l5g? ,rudi turn$ 6his fr4 ,salek's h&s / trem#d z !y re/$ on 8 knees4
  8,i n"e knew t ,i cd 2 s sc>$10 sd ,rudi quietly4
  ,salek 3t9u$ />+ at ! dirt wall 2f hm & only sd1 8,i'm n afraid anymore4 ,pl1se1 don't tell my "f4