9 of clubs

Einige von denen, die derart hinaussprangen, hatten feurige Flügel, ihre Köpfe brannten oder ihre Hände, und sie sahen wie merkwürdige Vögel aus, die schreien aber nicht fliegen konnten.
—Robert Walser, “Theaterbrand”

(Some who jumped had fiery wings, their heads burned, or their hands, and they looked like strange birds who could scream but couldn’t fly. —Robert Walser, “Theater Fire” [my translation])

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