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  8,morn+10 ,rudi sd4 8,h{'s yr "f80 he ask$ z he hurri$ | 96! /reet4
  8,f9e10 ,rudi call$ af hm4 ,mr4 ,kam9sky's usual morn+ greet+ seem$ 6r1ssure ,rudi t ? "d wd 2 z any o!r4 ,& ?r{+ 8 book bag ov} 8 %|ld}1 he set | 6meet 8 be/ fr1 ,salek ,s}dusek4
  8,h y he>d :at's happ5$ 6! ,g}man ,jews80 ,salek ask$ z soon z !y _h met4
  ,rudi tri$ 6s.d non*alant4 8,no--:at80
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  8,":'d y he> t80 ask$ ,rudi4
  8,radio4 ,papa says if ,hitl} gets 6,w>saw1 we're z gd z d1d40
  8,he won't get t f>40
  8,i hope y're "r10 ,salek sd ?"|;lly4 8,b if !y d10 he a4$1 8,papa al sd t y & yr "f wd /& a bett} *.e ?an we wd40
  8,:at made hm say a ?+ l t80 ask$ ,rudi4
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  8,l :o80 ,rudi dem&$4
  8,l ! ,g}mans10 ,salek told hm4
  8,we don't believe' l ! ,g}mans10 sd ,rudi def5sively4
  8,he j m1nt y 2lieve 9 _! ,messiah4 ,y "k--y're a ,*ri/ian40
  8,hitl}'s no ,*ri/ian40
  8,well1 he's no ,jew10 ,salek c.t}$4 8,2ss1 he says he's a ,*ri/ian4 ,says t's :y he hates ! ,jews40
  8,i don't c>e :at he says1 he's n4 ,& y "k x60
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  8,no10 sd ,rudi1 reliev$ at ! *ange 9 mood4 8,b n{ t ,i ?9k ab x1 ,i'd say y & he >e alike 9 at l1/ two ways40
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