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Page 10
I counted ten in all, gliding almost soundlessly through the bleak white glare.
None of the chairs creaked when they sat down. Never in my life had I seen
anyone so clearly as I saw these people; not a detail of their clothes or features
escaped ...
I counted ten in all, gliding almost soundlessly through the bleak white glare.
None of the chairs creaked when they sat down. Never in my life had I seen
anyone so clearly as I saw these people; not a detail of their clothes or features
escaped ...
Page 136
There's never any knowing what one may come to. Like everyone else I'd read
descriptions of executions in the papers. But technical books dealing with this
subject must certainly exist; only I'd never felt sufficiently interested to look them
up.
There's never any knowing what one may come to. Like everyone else I'd read
descriptions of executions in the papers. But technical books dealing with this
subject must certainly exist; only I'd never felt sufficiently interested to look them
up.
Page 141
Imagination has never been one of my strong points. Still, I tried to picture a
moment when the beating of my heart no longer echoed in my head. But, in vain.
The dawn and my appeal were still there. And I ended by believing it was a silly
thing ...
Imagination has never been one of my strong points. Still, I tried to picture a
moment when the beating of my heart no longer echoed in my head. But, in vain.
The dawn and my appeal were still there. And I ended by believing it was a silly
thing ...
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