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Chapter 54

           Inatleasttwoprovencases,notGermans,butotherGreeks.Wetracedseveralmenwhohadfoughtbesidehim.Someofthemsaidtheyhadbeenfrightenedofhim,othersevidentlyadmiredhiscourage,butnotmuchelse.IfoundanoldfarmerintheManiwhohadshelteredhimseveraltimes.Andhesaid,Kakourgos,maEllenas.Abadman,butaGreek.Ikeepthatashisepitaph."Asilencefellbetweenus."Thoseyearsmusthavestrainedyourphilosophy.Thesmile.""Onthecontrary.Thatexperiencemademefullyrealizewhathumoris.Itisamanifestationoffreedom.Itisbecausethereisfreedomthatthereisthesmile.Onlyatotallypredetermineduniversecouldbewithoutit.Intheenditisonlybybecomingthevictimthatoneescapestheultimatejokewhichispreciselytodiscoverthatbyconstantlyslippingawayonehasslippedaway.Oneexistsnomore,oneisnolongerfree.Thatiswhatthegreatmajorityofourfellowmenhavealwaystodiscover.Andwillhavealwaystodiscover."Heturnedtothefile."ButletmefinishbyshowingyouthereportthatAntonwrote."Isawathinstitchedsheafofpaper.Atitlepage.BerichtüberdievondeutschenBesetzungstruppenunmenschlicheGrausamkeiten…"ThereisanEnglishtranslationattheback."Iturnedtoit,andread:ReportoftheinhumanatrocitiescommittedbyGermanOccupationtroopsunderthecommandofColonelWilhelmDietrichWimmelontheislandofPhraxosbetweenSeptember30andOctober2,1943.Iturnedapage.OnthemorningofSeptember29,1943,foursoldiersofNo.

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