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Mother

CHAPTER XX
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People in front were falling back alongside of her, and behind her were soldiers, shouting: "Go, go!" The soldiers got ahead of her; she stopped and looked around.

Down the end of the street she saw them again scattered in a thin chain, blocking the entrance to the square, which was empty.

Farther down were more gray figures slowly moving against the people.

She wanted to go back; but uncalculatingly went forward again, and came to a narrow, empty by-street into which she turned.

She stopped again.


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