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In the Penal Colony

Franz Kafka

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There would be no point in announcing it to him. He learns it on his body.
Es wäre nutzlos, es ihm zu verkünden. Er erfährt es ja auf seinem Leib.

— The Officer (dialogue) · Franz Kafka, In the Penal Colony (1919); English translation by The Paris Atlas

Honor your superior!
Ehre deinen Vorgesetzten!

— The Officer (dialogue) · Franz Kafka, In the Penal Colony (1919); English translation by The Paris Atlas

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