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all classifying themselves as Greek prisoners who have been
liberated from the labor camps, and the guides have stamped
Red Cross authorizations.”

“Greek?”

“Of course, Greek,” Alexander winked. “Our refugees don’t
understand any language other than Greek, and even their
guide barely knows a word of the local languages.”

“But how do the refugees learn Greek so quickly?”

Alexander chuckled. “All of us – all the Jews – have always
spoken Greek, didn’t you know? I’ve taken many ‘Greek’ groups

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