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maria

“You know I cant stand being away for you.”
“yes I do know that but I must go to free your people.”
It was 1942 the holocaust.
“make sure you’ll be coming home for me and your children.”
“yes” i will.”
He walked away to the urging soilders in the army green jeep. He walked away. Not waving goodbye.
Mummy”? The little girl cried. Where is daddy going”?
“I don’t know.” Maria said with anger. “But mummy,can’t I go with him?” “No” “But….why??” “Anna i mean it.” “Fine”.
Two days later Maria and Anna got a message in the mail reading it Maria’s eyes filled with tears.
“Anna,your daddy he’s ….he’s dead.

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