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to jail together with the Polish criminals? But why, for heaven’s
sake, why?
e blood continued to drip down from his forehead. He heard
a faint bark, and the dog came to stand beside him, licking his
open wound. “Dogs are more loyal than humans,” Leiby came
to the wry conclusion. e blood stopped and he breathed a
sigh of relief.
9 Two policemen took hold of him and threw him into the truck
waiting outside. e blood started up again. e prisoners
looked at him compassionately.
“Just a child, and look what they’ve done to him,” Vatzlav
Chapter 34Klokovsky murmured in disgust.
e truck started to move. “Was Veitzach also caught?” Leiby
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