On the Cutting Edge of Life
Lázaro Liacho
1969
The men, women, and children who arrived, physically destroyed, at the death camp, had only one fixed idea: to survive. The average person, living in a bustling metropolis and enjoying freedom to a greater or lesser extent, cannot imagine the loss of human dignity suffered by those condemned to such a cruel fate. Enslaved by the barbarians…
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