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its wtaalykianbsoiduet.the situation over a good bottle of vodka.”

“Lie“Ndo,w” nLeoinbythweas ostourb, bhoarnnd.s“ onisyoguror uhpeahda,s” tLoecibroysshtohuetbedo,rder
andrirgahnt nfoorwc!”over behind a heavy wall closet. Max and the
profMesesoitrekdrhoapdpegdotdteonwno tothtehetruockoraannddcolamy ethteorestuanndmaotviLnegi,by’s
covesirdineg. their heads with their trembling hands. Bullets
continued to y, landing in the precise spot where they had
been“Tsaitvtainrigscjhu,swt ae mhaovme etnotlbeaevfoerPe.oIlfanthde.yWhahdant’tcaonbewyeedoLeeribyyo’su in
insteruxcchtiaonngseifmormyeoduiratceolyo,ptehraetyi’donb?”oth have become pieces of
histLoreyibtyhelomoskeelvdesa.t Meitek, annoyed at his impulsivity. Didn’t he
Maxknlooowktehdaitnithwoarrsoirlleagt atlhteobburlilbeet ghoovleesrninmtehnet wagaelln,tjsu?sAt anbdoivne the
the pcrheasierntcheatofhwe ihtandesssaets,onno. less!

“ Me Paoxldeisdwn’atnatpptoeakriplletrhtuerbfeewd iJnewthsetlheaastta.Hreesptiullllaeldivhei,m” Lseelifbuyp to
obsehrivsefdu.ll“, imepyredsosniv’tekhneoiwghtth, aenddi heirsefnaccee btoeotwkeoennaacpornotuedmJpelwative
likeemxpereasnsdioann. “aIsnsiemxiclhataendgeo?n”ehleikseaiydosul.o”wly. He looked straight at

Leiby. “I’ll let you cross the border if you come to work for us.”
“tMtpohicealtixofp“euvcaWyvuerochee’tmreiirehnsfmtmsetauoepFltyrldo?eanyoot.asoYiiucc“wnouoOietgnsn!u”toi,nssnfftcM…crhaioeiteriua.nlwnxeeLrkdn’tesgesewIlipkmob’blinurylteiirhaehobggpsueiaresnacnsaodPob,gcfpmbokebrerltoeaa.hhd“nrsaeIasptdd?’helmpleroNoenofipposueeeteipvvschnreeltcaeeerruobm!drh”ualeea,nLnunawdtipenndrieydbfat.iohyn”nwsreDdntmisaloplrruaecueebrregtdfientonaiematlngardtpebdeeaidel.ndle”hol, ephllipes
disb“eWliehf.oIetvwerasmtehnetipoincteudreintnhoatcehnethpaedopfoleu?nId’mat ttahlkeibnogttaobmouotfreal
the csruimgairnajalrs,”thMeapxicdtiudrne’tolof stehheislacsot mgrpoouspuroef. “rSetfauygeweisthtoush,aLveiby,
stayIedthoinnktthhee fjaorbmw, iwllistuhitliytotlue Mneir.iYamou acmanonhgelpthuesmt.raHckasdtoilwy n a
he cPooulnisthedretshisetapnecoepgleroounp theatp’shboeteongraacpthiv.e inetrheewaerreea tlhatiertly,-and
oneoincaellw. Ienltohceatme ethmeomri,arlecfeurgeemesonwyi,ltlhbeey ahbalde mtoecnrtoiossnetdheonbloyrder
twefnrteye-lnyiangeaipne.”ople. Was it possible that two had remained
alive“B? ut you and your fellow Jewish communists are always saying

that you want all the Jews to remain in Poland.” Max’s sudden
generosity aroused Leiby’s suspicions.

“I’m not a Jew, I’m a Pole of Jewish origins, and I want to have a
part in establishing a new Poland, based on fairness and equality
for all,” Max replied coolly. “ e O.B., the organization I work
for, is trying to restore law and order in the Polish streets and
to prevent anti-Semitic gangsters from spilling Jewish blood.”