Summary

Daniel and Rosa say goodbye to each other as they separate and go into hiding. She will leave a note in his apartment when this is all over, so he will be able to find her. He and Friedrich wait until after dark and then leave the apartment, one at a time, to hide. When it is Daniel's turn, he is caught and taken to the transport. When the train finally stops, he disembarks and is able to find his parents and sister. They are separated first by gender then by health. He and his father are both sent into a barracks and forced to strip; they are shaved, disinfected, and then given striped uniforms to wear. Daniel describes the smell from the chimneys as horrible, and Father, who is no longer recognizable, tells him that Mother and Erika must be dead. Father also explains that...