The Experiences of a Prisoner

Each prisoner had an opportunity to claim a fictitious. Name or profession, and for various reasons many did this. The authorities were interested only in the captives' numbers. There was neither time nor desire to consider moral or ethical issues. Only those prisoners could keep a life who lost all scruples after years of trekking from camp to camp. They were prepared to use every means, honest and otherwise, even brutal force, theft, and betrayal of their friends, in order to save themselves. We Who Have Come Back, by the aid of many lucky chances or miracles, whatever one may choose to call them, we know. The best of us did not return. These former prisoners often say