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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Chapter 14

Chapter 14

To camouflage their secret "Guests" (14.1), Antonina and Jan keep the zoo populated with many legal visitors. Their strategy is to hide people in plain sight.
Antonina takes on the role of hostess, doing all the added chores and finding a way to provide extra food.
Jan, meanwhile, hides material for bombs underground.
The biggest challenge is dealing with Ryś.
Antonina teaches Ryś never to talk about the Guests to anyone, because if he does, everyone in the house will be murdered.
We've played the Quiet Game before, but never under penalty of death if we lost.
Remember back in Chapter 11, when we said to place your bets for when Ryś's pig would be slaughtered?
That happens now. German soldiers drag Moryś away to be butchered. He's some pig.

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