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As soon as we got to the camp, we were met by the welcoming stares of the bagnards. Pierrot le Fou, Jean Sartrou, Colondini, Chissilia were all there. The guard told us we had to go to the infirmary, and twenty men escorted us across the yard. In a few minutes Maturette and I had been presented with a dozen packs of cigarettes, tobacco, hot café au lait and hot cocoa. Everybody wanted to give us something. The orderly gave Clousiot a shot of camphor oil, and adrenalin for his heart. An emaciated black said, "Orderly, give him my vitamins. He needs them more than me. " Pierre le Bordelais said, "Do you need any money? Before you leave for Royale, I'll have time to scrape some up."
"No, thanks. I have some. But how do you know I'm going to Royale?"