Word: hoarser
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...steps. Chanting psalms, clutching his long beard, he was praying God to send the Jewish people a Messiah. Until then, Pinchas Bloch would eat no food, move not from the synagog. The Zlatshev Jews prayed with him. whispering softly, watching and waiting. Thirteen days passed. Pinchas Bloch grew weaker, hoarser. He was taken to a hospital. That night he escaped, staggered through the dark streets, dragged himself to the synagog steps, wailing supplications. Next morning he was found dead...