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Coming here
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was easier for you
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I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground
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I watched others
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) r3 i' b- H8 ~7 P2 T1 rgo and come back6 ?- E6 c8 U+ q/ \% ], B$ n
We never did7 Y7 \4 U! f& a7 x$ {
nor can we now* B( q l. I" o1 b
resettle in the old country
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and their children ' k" M- A A6 o$ H# c
settled down in theirs+ W! @( P5 k$ L, A& E
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2 g. C, R3 T5 Q9 k( h" \! y-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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