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Ulrich'sfriendAnnewasmissingatschooluff0eHismothersaidthatperhapsshehadgoneintohidinguff0eThatwasthehopeanyway-thatthefamilyhadleftontheirownandhadnotbeensentononeoftheprisontrainstoGermanyorPolanduff0e SomanypeopleinhiscityhaddisappearedsincetheNaziscametoAmsterdamin1940uff0e"It'snotourhomeanymoreuff0c"Ulrichthoughtuff0eThestreetsuff0concefullofbusyshoppersuff0cwerenowfilledwithtanksand-soldiersuff0eNoonefeltsafeuff0cexceptmay-bethecollaboratorsuff08u53dbu5f92uff0cu901au654cu8005uff09uff0e
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