▁they ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁woods ▁and ▁picked ▁logs ▁for ▁the ▁soldiers ▁to ▁cover ▁up ▁their ▁hide out . ▁Hor ak ▁rec alls : ▁"... ▁I ▁pray ed ▁that ▁help ▁would ▁come , ▁either ▁from ▁heaven ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁Al lies ". ▁During ▁one ▁roll ▁call , ▁late ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁prisoners ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁form ▁columns , ▁five ▁ab re ast , ▁and ▁to ▁start ▁march ing . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁before ▁they ▁stopped . ▁ ▁Death ▁march ▁Hor ak ▁was ▁still ▁with ▁her ▁mother . ▁They ▁walked ▁the ▁same ▁route ▁they ▁took ▁every ▁morning ▁to ▁the ▁forest ▁but , ▁instead ▁of ▁turning ▁right ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁they ▁kept ▁going . ▁They ▁could ▁hear ▁gun fire ▁and ▁could ▁see ▁an ▁air plane ▁above ▁them — the ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁were ▁near . ▁The ▁SS ▁gu ards ▁pushed ▁them , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁vis ibly ▁weak . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁said , ▁" Any one ▁who ▁stops ▁will ▁be ▁shot ". ▁So ▁everyone ▁march ed . ▁Hor ak ' s ▁c ous ins , ▁L illy ▁and ▁Tru de , ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁strength . ▁L illy ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁severe ▁cold , ▁high ▁temperature ▁and ▁a ▁bad ▁ear ache . ▁They ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁column ▁and ▁sat ▁by ▁the ▁road . ▁Hor ak ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁tried , ▁in ▁vain , ▁to ▁get ▁them ▁up ▁but ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁move . ▁Hor ak ▁says ,