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Page 270
... took every- thing : our watches , about fifty pounds in cash , purses and note- books , pens and pencils , even a handkerchief and a comb . When they had done with this , they all began to hit us . They aimed particularly at our faces ...
... took every- thing : our watches , about fifty pounds in cash , purses and note- books , pens and pencils , even a handkerchief and a comb . When they had done with this , they all began to hit us . They aimed particularly at our faces ...
Page 281
... took the wheel -- and discovered that the engine would not fire . He started to repair it , when suddenly a truck ... took the wheel and tried to turn the truck round , but he could not . He was wounded in the ribs and the elbow ...
... took the wheel -- and discovered that the engine would not fire . He started to repair it , when suddenly a truck ... took the wheel and tried to turn the truck round , but he could not . He was wounded in the ribs and the elbow ...
Page 315
... took an underground bathe . The beard caused difficulties . I had never before been bathing in a beard . I did not know what to do about the skull - cap which invariably covered the head of Israel Sassover . If I took it off , it might ...
... took an underground bathe . The beard caused difficulties . I had never before been bathing in a beard . I did not know what to do about the skull - cap which invariably covered the head of Israel Sassover . If I took it off , it might ...
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