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what had happened that day at school when he was taken out of class. There was

even some laughter about the tremendous nurse and the look on Jrgen Schwarzs
face. For the most part, though, it was a tale of anxiety, especially when it came
to the voices in the kitchen and the dead-body dominoes.

For days, Liesel could not shift one thought from her head.

It was the examination of the three boys, or if she was honest, it was Rudy.

She would lie in bed, missing Max, wondering where he was, praying that he
was alive, but somewhere, standing among all of it, was Rudy.

He glowed in the dark, completely naked.

There was great dread in that vision, especially the moment when he was forced
to remove his hands. It was disconcerting to say the least, but for some reason,
she couldnt stop thinking about it.