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,PHOTO BY ,FRANCO ,FOL9I1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,A HI<1 SPACI\S B$ROOM1 ! CORN] ROOM ( \R H\SE1 ) A :ITE B$ UPON :I* \R MO!R IS LY+1 \R BABY *AIRS & TABLES /&+ CLOSE BY1 & ! NEATLY S]V$ TABLES COV]$ ) SWEETS & JELLIES 9 PRETTY GLASS J>S1 --- A ROOM 9TO :I* WE *ILDR5 >E U%]$ AT A /RANGE H\R1 --- ?IS IS ! FIR/ HALF-DI/9CT REM9ISC5CE ( MY LIFE4 

,\R MO!R WAS DY+ ( CONSUMPTION2 %E WAS ONLY ?IRTY-FIVE YE>S OLD4 ,BE=E P>T+ ) US =EV]1 %E HAD WI%$ TO HAVE US BY H] SIDE1 TO C>ESS US1 TO FEEL HAPPY = A MOM5T 9 \R JOYS1 & %E HAD >RANG$ ?IS LITTLE TREAT BY ! SIDE ( H] B$1 :I* %E C\LD LEAVE NO MORE4 ,I REMEMB] H] PALE ?9 FACE1 H] L>GE1 D>K BR[N EYES4 ,%E LOOK$ AT US ) LOVE1 & 9VIT$ US TO EAT1 TO CLIMB UPON H] B$2 !N ALL ( A SUDD5 %E BUR/ 9TO TE>S & BEGAN TO C\<1 & WE W]E TOLD TO GO4 

,SOME TIME AFT]1 WE *ILDR5 --- ?AT IS1 MY BRO!R ,ALEX&] & MYSELF --- W]E REMOV$ FROM ! BIG H\SE TO A SMALL SIDE H\SE 9 ! C\RT-Y>D4 ,! ,APRIL SUN FILL$ ! LITTLE ROOMS ) ITS RAYS1 BUT \R ,G]MAN NURSE1 ,MADAME ,BURMAN1 & ,ULIANA \R ,RUSSIAN NURSE1 TOLD US TO GO TO B$4 ,!IR FACES WET ) TE>S1 !Y W]E SEW+ = US BLACK %IRTS FR+$ ) BROAD :ITE TASSELS4 ,WE C\LD NOT SLEEP3 ! UNKN[N FRI<T5$ US1 & WE LI/5$ TO !IR SUBDU$ TALK4 ,!Y SAID SOME?+ AB\T \R MO!R :I* WE C\LD NOT UND]/&4 ,WE JUMP$ \T ( \R B$S1 ASK+1 0,:]E IS MAMA8 ,:]E IS MAMA80 

,BO? ( !M BUR/ 9TO SOBS1 & BEGAN TO PAT \R CURLY HEADS1 CALL+ US 0POOR ORPHANS10 UNTIL ,ULIANA C\LD HOLD \T NO LONG]1 & SAID1 0,Y\R MO!R IS GONE !RE1 --- TO ! SKY1 TO ! ANGELS40 

0,H[ TO ! SKY8 ,:Y80 \R 9FANTILE IMAG9ATION 9 VA9 DEM&$4 

,?IS WAS 9 ,APRIL1 #a#h#d#f4 ,I WAS ONLY ?REE & A HALF YE>S OLD1 & MY BRO!R ,SA%A NOT YET FIVE4 ,:]E \R ELD] BRO!R & SI/]1 ,NI*OLAS & ,HEL5E1 HAD GONE ,I DO NOT KN[3 P]HAPS !Y W]E ALREADY AT S*OOL4 ,NI*OLAS WAS TWELVE YE>S OLD1 ,HEL5E WAS ELEV52 !Y KEPT TOGE!R1 & WE KNEW !M BUT LITTLE4 ,SO WE REMA9$1 ,ALEX&] & ,I1 9 ?IS LITTLE H\SE1 9 ! H&S ( ,MADAME ,BURMAN & ,ULIANA4 ,! GOOD OLD ,G]MAN LADY1 HOMELESS & ABSOLUTELY ALONE 9 ! WIDE WORLD1 TOOK T[>D US ! PLACE ( \R MO!R4 ,%E BR\<T US UP AS WELL AS %E C\LD1 BUY+ US FROM TIME TO TIME SOME SIMPLE TOYS1 & OV]-FE$+ US ) G+] CAKES :5 EV] ANO!R OLD ,G]MAN1 :O US$ TO SELL SU* CAKES1 --- PROBABLY AS HOMELESS & SOLIT>Y AS H]SELF1 --- PAID AN OCCASIONAL VISIT TO \R H\SE4 ,WE SELDOM SAW \R FA!R1 & ! NEXT TWO YE>S PASS$ )\T LEAV+ ANY IMPRESSION ON MY MEMORY4 

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