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Fighting terror and pain and weakness, she rises as stiff as a very old woman

The cell door opens

Hans is there with a suard stands behind hi drunkenly

Rainy searches her mind for some brave final phrase and can only suh broken teeth and swollen lips Rainy tries to say that she only regrets having but one life to give for her country, but her tongue is thick and her throat is constricted and whatever coreat, inspirational speech

Hans steps in quickly He places the Luger’s barrel against her forehead His blue eyes stare hard into her one open, brown eye

He tightens his finger on the trigger, right there, inches froun sideways and fires

BANG!

It’s a haht back, hitting the stony floor like a sack ofup at his towering figure as he takes careful aim for the second shot

BANG!

The bullet hits the stone beside her ear, sending stone chips into the side of her face

Hans looks down at her

She stares up at him

“This bitch is dead,” Hans says in Gerrin, he whispers, “Xavier Cugat Funny” And he turns and walks away

Hours pass Rainy lies absolutely still on the floor The cold threatens to n of life lest so German see that she still lives

She listens intently More gunshots Then trucks She hears the into the courtyard There co of feet Snatches of conversation in Gerency and bravado