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At the Suedbahnhof Arlen Ford meets for Leland Zivic coming on the train full of refugees from Yugoslavia.
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There were literally thousands of people on that train, and being in the Suedbanhof when it arrived was one of the most harrowing and electrifying sights of my life, so help me God. It was like hell on earth. (...) But then there -- oh God, oh, God -- way down at the front of the train, walking slowly, carrying that big red knapsack over his shoulder and waving when he saw me ... (From the Teeth of Angels) |
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Stepping out of the phone booth, I looked around and saw the Suedbahnhof standing gray and wet in the mist. I'd go over there and take a train somewhere. (Sleeping in Flame) |
| Ambling down the stairs toward us was a crowd of football rowdies dressed in the violet and white color of the Austria Memphis soccer team. (...) With no thought at all, none, I curled my hand into a fist with the fingers covering the thumb. Then I put it instinctively to my chin. All of the men were wearing long violet and white scarves. As one, the scarves blew up onto their faces and already burning, began melting onto their skin. (Sleeping in Flame) |
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