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of the hotel as they approached made it clear that an additional
group of refugees had arrived. ey entered the lobby and found
it teeming with people and their packages. e rooms were
severely overcrowded as well, with clusters of people standing
in every inch of space, talking and sharing their experiences.

ey also spied refugees washing their laundry in huge vats in
the courtyard and hanging the clothes up to dry on makeshift
clotheslines. Near the kitchen snaked an endless line of hungry
people waiting to receive a bowl of hot soup.

Yosef and Leiby shu ed through the crowds, exhausted, and
Leiby looked around for a place to sleep.Akiva hurried past them,
dragging an oversized carton of cans and throwing instructions

Chapter 21to his assistants. He was also attempting simultaneously to help

some of the refugees who were facing various problems. It was
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