Anneliese kicked at the dirt and rubble on the sidewalk Women were still clearing away chunks of broken buildings and pavement with brooms and their bare hands Couldn't they see that the street would never be what it had been before the war
At the market Anneliese spotted an orange peel on the ground She wiped off the dirt as best she could and even though her stomach grumbled she gave it to her brother Peter gnawed the inside of it Mmm he said Danke Nearby a line of people was disappearing into a long building Maybe Anneliese thought someone was giving out food She took Peter's hand and moved into the line
