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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! A- I& C8 w8 t# w+ a' z
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Days inched into years. `+ }# C. l) ^
I watched others
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We never did- V% r2 M) S& p2 f8 F* P
nor can we now7 n: k$ o1 ~ [
resettle in the old country4 T% ~& c! a$ e# e) v
leave our children $ y- i' e6 ]9 s& v3 C
and their children G8 ?2 h @, s% T7 V8 i
settled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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