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John found the men gathered around a
dead rabbit. “What are you doing?”
“Ve vere discussing how ve could take zee
rabbit back to camp for food,” a prisoner said.
He was quick to add, “Unless, of course, you
vant to keep it.”
John looked around the group of men. “Do
you not get enough food in the camp?”
The man told him that rations were tight,
and they were always hungry. Once he found
out, John set about to do something. He made
sure the men who worked for him had good
meals. He had them gather the beet tops, and
they took them to the camp to cook up for
greens. Instead of selling his surplus milk, he
delivered it there at no charge. He planted
every available acre he could into potatoes and
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