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10**. Night by Elie Wiesel

10**. What terrible thing happened to the pipel while he was on the gallows?

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When it came time for the execution, the child (pipel) said nothing, and the whole camp observed in silence. Since the child was so light, he didn't die immediately when he fell, and he remained alive, hanging for half an hour.

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