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Page 99
... underground . The wall of silence , the most important defence line of an underground , also protected us from the consequences of pro- vocation . As a rule conspiracy and provocation go together . There is no underground on earth which ...
... underground . The wall of silence , the most important defence line of an underground , also protected us from the consequences of pro- vocation . As a rule conspiracy and provocation go together . There is no underground on earth which ...
Page 108
... underground . " Meir Cahan , who likes giving even serious matters a cloak of humour , used to say : " Of course our underground is open . The darkest spot is right under the lamp . " But in order to maintain an open underground you ...
... underground . " Meir Cahan , who likes giving even serious matters a cloak of humour , used to say : " Of course our underground is open . The darkest spot is right under the lamp . " But in order to maintain an open underground you ...
Page 109
... underground was too " open . " It may seem incredible , but it is a fact that we did not go underground at all . Certainly not physically . On the contrary we began our fight against British rule in a little room looking out on the ...
... underground was too " open . " It may seem incredible , but it is a fact that we did not go underground at all . Certainly not physically . On the contrary we began our fight against British rule in a little room looking out on the ...
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