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“Wat zij mij gaf, was voldoende. Misschien waren het korstjes brood, eigenlijk voor de meeuwen bestemd; ik was er gelukkig mee, of kon doen alsof.”

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Book:In de mist van het schimmenrijk: Fragmenten uit het oorlogsdagboek van de student Karel R.

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