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  ,mak+ x 6! f;e & gett+ "u t wire 7 n go+ 6be easy4 ,he sat = s"eal m9utes1 try+ 6?9k "? 8 ac;ns4 ,he wd h 6calculate exactly ! "t x wd take &! spot he 0 aim+ =1 & he wd h 6d x 9 pit* d>k4
  ,af /udy+ ! pa? (! li<t1 he decid$ t x pass$ ! desir$ spot ab e sixty seconds4 ,he 0 n at all sure t he cd run ! fifty y>ds 6! f;e & slide "u ! wire 9 ! "t he _h4
  ,he !n turn$ ov} ! possibil;y ( runn+ halfway on "o rot,n & -plet+ 8 escape on a second rot,n4 ,x 0 possi# t ! tall grass cd hide 8 figure f ! b1m if he manag$ 6get | ( xs mo/ direct li<t4 ,b he 0 n sure ( t ei4 ,! m he ?"| ab x1 ! m he 2liev$ t x 0 be/ 6try 6make x all at once4
  ,! ni<t 0 cold1 b he f.d t he 0 sw1t+4 ,he want$ 6te> 8 coat (f1 b he knew t wd 2 fooli%4 ,s he sat "!--sw1t+1 wait+1 wat*+- z ! se>*li<t made xs r.d s"eal m "ts4
  ,rem9d+ hmf ( ,god's promise 6his "f1 he at la/ ga9$ ! c|rage 6d>t | 96! d>k;s4 ,z he did s1 he felt z if 8 body 7 mov+ )|t 8 guid.e1 z if he 7 / l1n+ back ag/ ! wall1 wat*+ hmf run =w>d4
  ,he gl.ed 6his "r4 ,! li<t seem$ 6be -+ m* fa/} ?an he _h ?"| x wd4 ,:5 he f9,y r1*$ 8 de/9,n1 he /ret*$ | 8 h& & grasp$ ! wire4 ,x 0 taut4 ,frantic,y1 he ran 8 f+}s al;g ! f;e until he felt ! wire sag4
  ,0? "t ! li<t _h alr pass$ ! halfway m>k4 ,he scram#d 6! po9t ( escape1 & lift+ ! wire ov} 8 h1d1 he slid 2n x4 ,he _h only 6br+ 8 left leg | f "u ! f;e :5 "s?+ cau<t4 ,he pull$ & pull$1 b ! leg ( 8 tr|s}s seem$ hope.sly 5tangl$ 9 ! b>b$ wire4 ,he gave "o la/ yank4 ,z he did1 he felt t9y spikes te> 8 fle%2 !n he 0 free4 ,he lift$ 8 legs & roll$ hmf ov} j 2f ! se>*li<t r1*$ hm4
  ,bury+ 8 face 9 ! cold1 wet grass1 he wait$4 ,x seem$ z if he cd feel ! h1t f ! li<t hov}+ ov} hm1 & he d>$ n look up4 ,if he 7 6be %ot1 he did n want 6see ! bullet -+4 ,he li/5$ = gunfire1 b ! only ?+ he he>d 0 ! p.d+ ( 8 he>t & 8 {n rapid br1?+4
  ,he did n "k h{ l;g x 0 2f he ga9$ ! c|rage 6turn 8 h1d 6"o side4 ,:5 he did1 he saw t ! li<t _h pass$ hm at l1/ once1 & 0 alr -+ t{>d hm ag4 ,he lay v /4 ,b ? "t1 he turn$ 8 face 6! gr.d only l;g 5 =! li<t 6pass ov} hm4 ,z soon z he 0 cov}$ once ag 9 d>k;s1 he 2gan mov+ away f ! f;e & | 96! field1 keep+ z close 6! gr.d z he cd4
  ,gra2+ hold (a clump ( grass ) 8 "r h&1 he pull$ 8 left knee up & pu%$ hmf =w>d4 ,he !n r1*$ | ) 8 left h& 6clut* ! grass & pull$ 8 "r leg up4 ,ag & ag he ?ru/ hmf =w>d until ! muscles 9 8 >ms & legs 2gan 6/i654 ,b 9 spite (! pa91 he knew he cd n /op4 ,he _h 6keep mov+ /rai<t ah1d2 he _h 6make x 6! dirt road4 ,only !n wd x 2 safe 6/&4 ,?us1 he 3t9u$--left "r1 left "r1 left "r4
  ,x 0 at l1/ ?irty m9utes 2f 8 h& r1*$ | & t|*$ h>d e>?4 ,he tri$ /&+ b f.d t 8 muscles immly rebell$1 & he 0 =c$ 6sit back d{n =a few mo;ts4 ,af ru2+ 8 ?i<s & %|ld}s alm savagely1 he manag$ 6ease ! cramp+1 & he tri$ /&+ up once m4 ,he / a*$ all ov}1 b he cd walk4
  ,glanc+ back t{>d ! c;y1 he saw t ! b1m f ! se>*li<t 0 only fa9tly visi#4 ,at la/ he 0 well away f ! ,nazi wat*t{} & xs li<t4 ,! =e/ lay j ah1d4
  ,z he 2gan walk+1 he notic$ t ! s(t twili<t t cov}s ! _w j 2f dawn _h settl$ on ! fields & wrapp$ xf ab ! =e/ trees4 ,he sl{$ 8 pace1 =! clos} he came 6! =e/ ! m reluctant he 0 65t}4 ,he decid$ t once he _h r1*$ xs $ge1 he wd sit d{n & wat* ! sunrise4 ,af all1 ,osc> _h refus$ 6set a def9ite "t = _! r5dezv|s4 ,he sd only t he wd meet ,rudi at ! appo9t$ place 8"s"t 2f ni<tfall40 ,"! 0 no ne$ 6hurry4
  ,m9utes lat} he 0 l1n+ ag/ ! knotty trunk ( an enorm|s tree4 ,he look$ d{n at 8 leg4 ,x 0 / ble$+1 b ! cuts 7 n deep4 ,cupp+ 8 h&1 he scoop$ up a clump ( sn{ t _h settl$ on "o (! scru2y bu%es next 6hm & press$ x ag/ ! w.d4 ,z ! sn{ melt$1 x took away ! /+4 ,he !n took | ! knife 8 "f _h giv5 hm & cut a piece ( clo? f 8 ra7$ pants leg & wrapp$ x ti<tly ab ! cut4
  ,once 8 leg 0 b&ag$1 he relax$1 & l1n+ back ag/ ! tree1 he look$ up4 ,0n{ "! 7 /r1ks ( purple1 orange1 & gold spla%$ ag/ ! gray$ horizon4
  ,if only he cd hold ? mo;t1 ? mo;t full ( color & quiet4 ,x 0 v1 v quiet4 ,"! 7 no sir5s1 no guns1 no crack+ :ips1 no weep+4 ,! only s.d 0 ! s(t cr1k+ ( "y trees b5d+ 9 ! w9t} w9d4 ,8 ?"|s turn$ 6his "f1 & he wond}$ :e!r ! ,nazis _h return$ = hm4 ,if s1 he knew t !y wd h -e j 2f sunrise4 ,!y alw did4
  ,x o3urr$ 6hm t ! truck tak+ ! prison}s 6"w camps wd h 6pass on ! road 2f hm4 ,x wd 2 soon4 ,he decid$ 6wait & see :e!r 8 "f 7 9de$ "o (! prison}s on ! truck4 if he 7 n8 ,well1 p}h--p}h he wd g back4
  ,! morn+ sun 0 gr{+ b"r}4 ,?us ,rudi decid$ t x mi<t 2 bett} if he mov$ back 2h "s (! trees4 ,he did n re,y "k if or :5 ! ,g}mans v5tur$ | 2y _! wat*1 & "! 0 no s5se 9 tak+ *.es4 ,2ss1 s9ce he 0 n t f> f ! road1 he wd 2 a# 6he> ! truck approa*+4
  ,he _h b>ely tak5 up 8 new po/ :5 he he>d ! famili> rumbl+4 ,he /epp$ | cauti|sly & cr|*$ d{n4 ,! truck 0 / q a way (f4 ,b ev5 f a 4t.e he cd see t1 unlike ! o!r trucks he _h se51 ? "o 0 n op52 x _h a canvas cov}+4 ,x wd 2 impossi# 6see all--if any--(! prison}s4 ,/1 he det}m9$ t he wd try4
  ,h{ labori|sly x mov$ ov} ! dirt road4 ,x seem$ ages 2f x 0 close 5 = hm 6see cle>ly4 ,:5 at la/ x 0 ne> 5|<1 ,rudi notic$ t ! canvas 0 n securely ti$4 ,z ! cov}+ flapp$ c>e.sly ! w9d1 x look$ 6,rudi z if all ! m5 & wom5 7 hu4l$ tgr on ! floor (! truck try+ 6/ay w>m--all except "o4 ,rudi recogniz$ 8 "f's lanky frame /&+ at ! v back (! truck4 ,he 0 hold+ on 6"o (! curv$ b>s ov} : ! canvas 0 drap$4 ,8 face 0 calm1 & ?|< he did n look t{>d ! =e/1 x seem$ 6,rudi t he knew 8 son 0 wat*+4 ,! truck pass$ sl{ly1 b n sl{ly 5 = ,rudi4 ,he ru%$ f tree 6tree1 unwill+ 6let x | ( 8 si<t4 ,b soon he /opp$ runn+1 = he r1liz$ t x 0 use.s 6d s4 ,he _h 6admit 6hmf t "! 0 no turn+ back1 &! ?"| made hm feel l"oli} ?an he _h "e felt 2f4
  ,r1*+ 9side 8 coat & d{n 9side 8 sw1t}1 he ran 8 f+}s acr 8 "m's lrs4 ,? w> c't la/ ="e1 he rem9d$ hmf4 ,!n 8 "f's ~ws came back 6hm3 8,y m/ tru/ me1 ,rudi1 j z ,i m/ tru/ my h1v5ly ,"f4 ,pl1se1 son1 pl1se don't let me d{n40
  8,i won't1 papa10 he sd al|d 9 an ef=t 6/ir up 8 c|rage4 ,!n he turn$ & walk$ 96! =e/4
