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September came, and with it the war; the radio spoke a strange new language of exhortations and abbreviations.
Traces: Stories (1997)
She went for so long without talking that silence became a habit.
Traces: Stories (1997)
Finally she says, "What I remember best is the silence. But you can't talk about silence. Silence is the opposite of talk," she explains.
Traces: Stories (1997)
She watched him lying there, defenseless as a child and, like a child, unconscious of the evil that had been unleashed. ("The End")
Traces: Stories (1997)
Once again it was quiet, too quiet after what had happened. ("The End")
Traces: Stories (1997)
Because many places that year had posted signs that said NO DOGS OR JEWS ALLOWED, the only amusements left were strolls along the river that flowed through the clean, Germanized town.
Traces: Stories (1997)
Sabina was tall and thin, with a startled expression, as if she knew in advance that the world and its inhabitants had nothing good in store for her. (first lines of "Sabina Under the Sacks")
Traces: Stories (1997)