Lisa Mayer Exile

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Had...it worked? It must have, right? After all this careful planning, the british agents having visited for weeks on end before the plan had finally been executed earlier today, there was no way it could fail, right? But what if something had gone wrong? What if the assassin had been uncovered, what if he had betrayed his accomplices? No, it was impossible, she had to stop being so impatient and pessimistic, it would surely succeed. No doubt the assassin they had smuggled into the camp earlier today must have killed that general by now, thus dealing a very heavy blow to the Nazis, which should heavily affect morale.

Lisa Mayer, the 16 year old german, lived on a farm with her uncle, the farm closest to the concentration camp. It was a hard life, having to get up early to tend to the animals and fields every day, and the added pressure of having to provide the camp with fresh provisions each week certainly didn't make it easier. Lisa hated the Nazis with all her heart, she knew her uncle did too, after all the Nazis were cruel and wicked, torturing and murdering innocent citizens, they had even killed her parents a year ago. Though of course she couldn't openly resist, that would be suicidal, especially since they lived so close
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She saw it every week, whenever her she accompanied her uncle in his truck with the fresh provisions. And every time she nearly started crying in grief. Oh how she hated to see all that suffering and torture, old men and woman, even young children, being abused and underfed on a daily basis. Every now and then she managed to smuggle a piece of bread or an apple to one of the kids, but she well aware that, in the grand scheme of things, her actions were of little use. Their provisions were solely for the Nazi officers, the prisoners saw none of the fresh food, and it pained her so much. If only she could be more

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