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The Devil’s Arithmetic Questions and Answers
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The first thing the Nazi officer tells them to do after they leave the trucks is to "lie down".
".. . lie down" was all she heard.
"What? Here? On the ground?" someone cried out.
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The villagers enforced the government policy that all Jews were to be relocated.
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A wrought iron gate stood in front of the buildings, and over the gate was a sign proclaiming in large black letters: ARBEIT MACHT FREI. Several of the villagers whispered the words, but the rabbi, his hand up to his eyes, strained...
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