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cordAiaslluydidnevnitegduntoshcootmshe aitntteoretdhethsecwurinitdyobwo,oatnhdwaitbhumlleet, whe’ilsltled
talkitasbwouatytihnesisdietu. ation over a good bottle of vodka.”

“No“,L” Lieediboywwnaosnsttuhbeborono.r“, hainsdgsrounpyhoausr thoeacrdo,”ssLtehiebyboshrdoeurted,
righatnndowra!n” for cover behind a heavy wall closet. Max and the
Meiptreokfehsasdorgdortotepnpeod dtohwe ntrutockthaendocoormaendtolasytanthderaet uLnemiboyv’sing,
sidec.overing their heads with their trembling hands. Bullets

continued to y, landing in the precise spot where they had
“Tavbaeerinscshi,ttwineghjauvset atomloeamveenPtobleafnodr.eW. Ifhtahteycahnadwne’toobeeryeydouLieniby’s
exchinasntgruecftoironyos uirmcmooepdeiaratetiloy,nt?h”ey’d both have become pieces of
Leibhyistlooorykethdeamt sMelveeitse.k, annoyed at his impulsivity. Didn’t he
knoMw athxaltoiotkwedasiinllehgoarlrotor batritbheegbouvlelrent mhoelnetsaignetnhtes?wAanlld, juinstthabeove
prestehneccehoafirwtihtnateshseesh, andoslaetsso!n.

Max“ didenP’toalpeps ewaarnpterttourkbileldthinetfheewleJaeswt.sHtehaptuallreedshtiilml aselilvfeu,p” Ltoeiby
his foublsl,eirmvepdr.e“ssiveeyhdeoignh’ttk, annodwhtihsefadcie etoreonkcoenbeatcwoenetnema pplraotuivdeJew
exprlieksesiomne. “aInndeaxnchaasnsigme?il”ahteedsaoindeslliokwelyyo. Hu.”e looked straight at
Leiby. “I’ll let you cross the border if you come to work for us.”
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I thsintakyetdheojnobthweillfasrumit,ywoiuth nliet.tlYeoMu ciarinamhelapmuosntgratchkedmo.wHnaastily
Polihshe creosuisnttaendcethgeropuepopthleato’snbteheenpahctoitvoegirnapthe. areearelawteelrye, atnhdirty-
oncoenweeinloaclal.tIenththeemm, reemfuogreieasl cwerilelmboenayb, ltehetoy hcraodssmtehnetiboonredderonly
freetlwy eangatyin-n.”ine people. Was it possible that two had remained
“Buatliyvoeu? 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.”