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Part 2, Chapter 5, The Invasion Summary
After the stragglers from the French military begin to fire on the German soldiers, the mayor comes out of his home and begs them to stop, aware that they will blame the villagers for the resistance. Marcelo goes back to his castle. For a while nothing happens. Marcelo watches the tree line and the river with his field glasses, seeing nothing in the woods but sees the last of the French soldiers navigating the river despite the fact that the French soldiers before them have already blown the bridge. Then the Germans begin to bombard the village with cannons and riffles. Before the artillery is focused on the castle, the villagers drop a white flag from the church tower. Down in the castle garden, the Keeper is burying all the weapons on the property. Then they hear...
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