“There was not school in the village where Auntie Binnaz had grown up, and her father had not allowed her to walk the rutted road to town and back every day, with her brothers. They didn't have enough pairs of shoes, and she had to take care of her younger siblings anyway.”
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
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