Bellevue: A Tale of Two 10-Year Olds
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Il y avait très peu à manger, Arlette says, her voice bearing the gentle crackle of a woman in her mid-80s. There was very little to eat back then. Each day my parents put little tickets on the bread with our names on them – there was one baguette in …Continue reading here
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