Describe kalte kost. For what activities could people get the kalte kost punishment? What additional punishment would result from being found with a Bible? Why was having a Bible (or a portion of the Bible) such a horrible offense?

Once back in the cell, Corrie unwraps the small package from the nurse, which includes prewar soap, safety pins, and the four gospels. Although her group gladly shares in the soap and pins, they refuse to take any of the gospels. Possession of a Bible is one of many ways kalte kost, which reduces prisoner’s rations to one meal of bread a day.

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