Down to Earth (2002)
“Bertha exclaimed in dismay and set the roast chicken she was bringing in from the kitchen down on the table. Mordechai sprang to his feet. “Grab your masks, everyone!” he said. “Then down to the cellar as fast as we can go.”
His own gas mask was right behind him. He pulled it on, wondering how much good it would do. He’d already made the acquaintance of German poison gas once. He’d been lucky then; Heinrich Jäger had had syringes of the antidote. Even so, he’d almost died. A second exposure . .... . He didn’t want to think about it.
Bertha had her mask on. So did Miriam and David. Heinrich . . . Where was Heinrich? Anielewicz shouted his younger son’s name.
“I’ve got my mask, Father!” Heinrich Anielewicz shouted back from the bedroom. “But I can’t find Pancer!”
“Leave the beffel!” Mordechai exclaimed. “We’ve got to get down to the cellar!”
“I can’t leave him,” Heinrich said. “Oh—here he is, under the bed. I’ve got him.” He came out with the beffel in his arms.MoreLess
His own gas mask was right behind him. He pulled it on, wondering how much good it would do. He’d already made the acquaintance of German poison gas once. He’d been lucky then; Heinrich Jäger had had syringes of the antidote. Even so, he’d almost died. A second exposure . .... . He didn’t want to think about it.
Bertha had her mask on. So did Miriam and David. Heinrich . . . Where was Heinrich? Anielewicz shouted his younger son’s name.
“I’ve got my mask, Father!” Heinrich Anielewicz shouted back from the bedroom. “But I can’t find Pancer!”
“Leave the beffel!” Mordechai exclaimed. “We’ve got to get down to the cellar!”
“I can’t leave him,” Heinrich said. “Oh—here he is, under the bed. I’ve got him.” He came out with the beffel in his arms.MoreLess
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