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. We were all gathered together in the office. I heard one of the Russians say in an agitated whisper, "Don't turn on the light! . Don't turn on the light! They can see!"
We were all in half-darkness, our faces mistily white. I could hear Peroxide breathing in a tremulous manner, as though in a moment she would break into hysteria.