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Chapter 53

           ButthemenhappenedtohavelefttwodaysbeforeforthePiraeuswithacargoofoliveoiltheyhadasmallcaïqueandtheGermansallowedacertainamountofcoastaltraffic.Oneoftheguerrillaswasacousinofthesegirlsprobablyinlovewiththeelderone."Theguerrillascametothecottageunseen,beforeanyoneinthevillageknewofthecatastrophe.Theywerenodoubtcountingonusingthefamilycaïque.Butitwasaway.LateraweepingneighborarrivedtotellthesistersthenewsofthekillingandallthatIhadtoldthevillagemen.Bythentheguerrillaswereinhiding.Wedonotknowwheretheyspentthatnight.Probablyinacistern.Partiesofhastilyconstitutedvigilantessearchedeverycottageandvilla,emptyandlived-in,inthevillage,includingtheTsatsoses’,andfoundnothing.Whetherthegirlsweresimplyfrightenedorunusuallypatrioticweshallneverknow.Buttheyhadnobloodrelationsinthevillageandofcoursethefatherandbrotherweresafelyoutofit."Theguerrillasmustthatnextdayhavedecidedtosplitup.Atanyratethegirlsstartedbakingbread.Asharp-eyedneighbornoticedit,andrememberedthattheyhadbeenbakingonlytwodaysbefore.Breadforthebrotherandfathertotakeonthevoyage.Apparentlyshedidnotsuspectanythingatonce.Butaboutfiveo’clockshewenttotheschoolandtoldtheGermans.Shehadthreerelationsamongthehostages."AsquadofdieRabenarrivedatthecottage.Onlythecousinwasthere.Hethrewhimselfintoacupboard.Heheardthetwogirlsbeingstruck,andscreaming.

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