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tried to run, the soldiers on the trucks,

with the mounted machine guns, would

cut him down before he could get ten

yards.

But then, in the instant that the last

man before Andrew was pulled from

the line, the Germans turned their eyes

away, and Andrew felt a hand on his

shoulder. The hand tighten quickly,

and before he knew what had

happened, he was jerked forcibly over

one spot, and the old man who had

been standing next to him moved

swiftly to switch him positions.

Andrew looked up at the silver

haired man and the man smiled. Just

before he was taken from the line and

led away, the old man spoke quietly to

Andrew. “Your life is no longer just

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