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Chapter 53

           Iwasstillgoingtoseethesunshining.Tobreathe,toeatbread,totouchakeyboard."Thenightpassed.Iwasbroughtmorefoodinthemorning,allowedtowash.Thenathalf-pasttenIwasmadetogoout.Ifoundalltheotherhostageswaiting.TheyhadnotbeengivenanythingtodrinkoreatandIwasforbiddentospeaktothem.TherewasnosignofWimmelorofAnton."Wecametotheharbor.Theentirevillagewasthere,somefourorfivehundredpeople,blackandgrayandfadedblue,crammedontothequayswithalineofdieRabenwatchingthem.Thevillagepriests,thewomen,evenlittleboysandgirls.Theyscreamedaswecameintosight.Likesomeamorphousprotoplasm.Tryingtobreakbounds,butunableto."Wewentonmarching.ThereisalargehousewithhugeAtticacroteriafacingtheharboryouknowit?inthosedaystherewasatavernaonthegroundfloor.OnthebalconyaboveIsawWimmelandbehindhimAnton,flankedbymenwithmachineguns.Iwasmadetostandagainstthewallunderthebalcony,amongthechairsandtables.Thehostageswentmarchingon.Upastreetandoutofsight."Itwasveryhot.Aperfectblueday.Thevillagersweredrivenfromthequaytotheterracewiththeoldcannonsinfrontofthetaverna.Theystoodcrowdedthere.Brownfacesupturnedinthesunlight,blackkerchiefsofthewomenflutteringinthebreeze.Icouldnotseethebalcony,butthecolonelwaitedabove,impressinghissilenceonthem,hispresence.Andgraduallytheyfellabsolutelyquiet,awallofexpectantfaces.UpintheskyIsawswallowsandmartins.

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