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Chapter 53

           Hehadreceivedorders.Hewastotakenomoreactiononhisowninitiative.WimmelwouldarrivewithacompanyofdieRabeninthemorning.Iwastobeplacedunderimmediatearrest.Everymaleinthevillagebetweentheagesoffourteenandseventy-fivewastoberoundedupatdawn.Antontoldmeallthisinmybedroom.Hepacedupanddown,almostintears,whileIsatonthesideofmybed,andlistenedtohimsayhewasashamedtobeGerman,ashamedtohavebeenborn.Thathewouldhavekilledhimselfifhedidnotfeelithisdutytotrytointercedewiththecolonelthenextday.Wetalkedforalongtime.HetoldmemorethanhehadbeforeaboutWimmel.Weweresocutoffhere,andthereweremanythingsIhadnotheard.Intheendhesaid,thereisonegoodthinginthiswar.Ithasallowedmetomeetyou.Weshookhands."ThenIwentwithhimbacktotheschool,whereIsleptunderguard."WhenIwastakendowntotheharborthenextmorningatnine,allthemenandmostofthewomeninthevillagewerethere.Anton’stroopsguardedalltheexits.Needlesstosay,theguerrillashadnotbeenseen.Thevillagerswereindespair.Buttherewasnothingtheycoulddo."AttendieRabenarrivedinalandingcraft.OnecouldseeatoncethedifferencebetweenthemandtheAustrians.Betterdrilled,betterdisciplined,farbetterinsulatedagainstfeelingsofhumanity.Andsoyoung.Ifoundthatthemostterrifyingaspectofthemtheirfanaticalyouth.Thenminuteslateraseaplanelanded.Iremembertheshadowsofitswingsfallingonthewhitewashedhouses.

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