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out of the Polish deathtrap.

“Phew – we got out of that one okay,” Dovid murmured, when
Melina’s gure had disappeared from view. “Now we have to get
to work and decide how to go on from here.”

“Shame that our route won’t take us through Prague,” Pesach
mused. “I’ve always wanted to visit the altneuschul – the most
famous shul in Europe – where the Maharal’s seat is still
preserved, and the Golem of Prague is hidden away in the attic,
under piles and piles of genizah.”

“Well, you don’t have to travel as far as Prague for that,” Dovid
replied. “Just look at me, I’m a golem myself. Sitting here with