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eyes and Rudy couldnt help but wonder.

A new future? Like him?

Wisely, he did not speak it.

The examination was completed and he managed to perform his first nude heil
Hitler. In a perverse kind of way, he conceded that it didnt feel half bad.

Stripped of their dignity, the boys were allowed to dress again, and as they were
shown from the office, they could already hear the discussion held in their honor
behind them.

Theyre a little older than usual, the doctor said, but Im thinking at least two of
them.

The nurse agreed. The first and the third.

Three boys stood outside.

First and third.

First was you, Schwarz, said Rudy. He then questioned Olaf Spiegel. Who was
third?

Spiegel made a few calculations. Did she mean third in line or third examined? It
didnt matter. He knew what he wanted to believe. That was you, I think.

Cow shit, Spiegel, it was you.

A SMALL GUARANTEE
The coat men knew who was third.

The day after theyd visited Himmel Street, Rudy sat on his front step with Liesel

and related the whole saga, even the smallest details. He gave up and admitted