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For now, the story decides to follow Joe as he continues his escape from Prague. He and Kornblum intend to sneak Joe out in the coffin of the Golem, a Jewish relic made out of clay. They plan to disguise the Golem as a dead giant that needs to be shipped to his home in Lithuania. However, in order to smuggle the Golem out of the country, Kavalier and Kornblum need to find the Golem. Rumor has it that it is hidden in an undisclosed apartment in the city. The two disguise themselves as census collectors and go around the building seeing who is and isn't answering the door. They figure out that there's a window where nobody sees any faces during the day. So, they break in through the window that night and find the Golem in it's simple pine coffin. They get it out the window and manage to get the coffin back to Kornblum's apartment. Now there's a problem. The Golem is a clay sculpture. Joe and Kornblum need him to be a dead giant. They need clothes. Joe is forced to confront his shame and go to his house to retrieve some of his father's patients' clothes. In the dark of night, he goes to his apartment building, sneaks in, and goes to his door. He is surprised to find his little brother sleeping at the door! He eventually wakes up, and swears him to secrecy. He gets the clothes and leaves. Joe has a really hard time with talking to his brother, because he was stiff and cold when he left on the train. Having to run into his brother and face his feelings was difficult, but Joe feels better after leaving his house because he feels redeemed for being so mean to his family. Joe and Kornblum manage to smuggle the Golem out, and Joe makes it to Lithuania. He then succeeds in somehow getting to Japan where he boards a ship for San Francisco, wires Mrs. Klayman for money, and arrives at Sam Klayman's Brooklyn apartment.