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  • By Primo Levi from `The Sixth Day'

There were one hundred men in arms. And when the sun rose in the sky, They all took a step forward. Hours passed, without a sound: Their eyelashes did not flicker. But when the bells tolled, They all moved a step forward. So the day passed, and it was evening, But when the first star flowered in the sky, Then all of them together took a step forward. ``Get back, get out of here, filthy ghosts, Return to your old night'': But no one replied, and instead All in a circle took a step forward.

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