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Arthur is a boy living in the West. Arthur is healthy and his family
looks after him very well. Even if he gets ill, there is a hospital near
their home from which they can get support. His mother takes care of
him, ensuring that he eats a proper and balanced diet. He has lots of

toys. Even though his life passes by between home and school like many
children, he enjoys the time he spends with his friends. He can go out-
side and play games freely whenever he wants. The biggest dream of
9-year-old Arthur is to be a fighter pilot like his father.

Safi is a boy from Latakia. He is the same age as Arthur; however,
his living conditions are very different to Arthur's. While Safi was at
school one day, a barrel bomb was dropped on the school building from
some airplanes belonging to Syrian regime. A month prior to this inci-
dent the windows of his home were shattered from the shockwaves of
bombs dropping nearby. Pieces of shrapnel from the bomb at his school

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