Then he said, “I will give you two minutes, and I shall time you by my watch.
In these two minutes you will get fully undressed and drop everything on the floor where you are standing.
You will take nothing with you except your shoes, your belt or suspenders, and possibly a truss.
I am starting to count—now!” With unthinkable haste, people tore off their clothes.
As the time grew shorter, they became increasingly nervous and pulled clumsily at their underwear, belts and shoelaces.
Then we heard the first sounds of whipping; leather straps beating down on naked bodies.
Next we were herded into another room to be shaved: not only our heads were shorn, but not a hair was left on our entire bodies.
Then on to the showers, where we lined up again. We hardly recognized each other;
but with great relief some people noted that real water dripped from the sprays.
While we were waiting for the shower, our nakedness was brought home to us: we really had nothing now except our bare bodies—even minus hair;
all we possessed, literally, was our naked existence.
What else remained for us as a material link with our former lives?
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