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“Tak jsem to hodila. Akorát. Ještě o 6 cm víc. A na olympiádu jsem jela. Ve slavnostní náladě, ale s ustrašeným srdcem, protože jsem se nemohla zbavit dojmu, že tam nepatřím, že jsem se tam dostala jen proto, že mám odjakživa štěstí. Emil mě utěšoval. Na olympiádu prý nejezdí jenom samí fanoméni, ale též saláti. To, že mne počítal mezi ty druhé, mě ještě víc mrzelo.”

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