The time to escape did come! He had been waiting for it for several months. Taking advantage of the careless of the guards, he dipped himself in water while the prisoners were passing across the stream to go back to the camp after an exhausting working day in the field. The first part of his plan went exactly as desired.
Being sure they went far enough, he quickly jumped out of the stream and headed for the woods.
He knew there was a highway nearby so that he could hitchhike to go to the coast where he could easily find a boat and escape farther.
It was almost midnight. He had been going about five miles, but found nothing. The cold night wind touched him, increasing his nervousness. He looked back again to make sure that nobody followed him.
Suddenly, his thoughts were cut off by a lot of barking noises of dogs. The noises came closer and closer. Like a machine, he hurrily went ashore. He realized that the noises were certainly from the search party, and that he might be caught again easily. It was too late! In the distance appeared some yellow uniforms of the Japanese soldiers. He changed his mind and decided to swim offshore.
flickered some candlelight. Cautiously, he went around the village, trying not to make any noises. Suddenly, a farmer's dog sensed him from a distance and began to bark, then followed the other dogs in the village. He was very upset but could do nothing. Some farmers came out of their houses to see what happened. Seeing nothing, they spoke harshly to their dogs, and then returned to their houses. He signe
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