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farmcoeru.ld be certain that there were no Jewish smugglers or any

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for the pub. Leiby took the opportunity
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kicks, he’ll leave you alone.”

But Leiby felt that he couldn’t possibly kick the dog; his obvious
loneliness aroused his pity.

e dog followed Leiby, as usual, when he went to draw water
from theedwayelsl wonenetdoany., and the villagers grew to trust Ludwig, the

blond waiter in the pub. Many of them even held a special
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return home. Ever since that day, the thirteenth of June had

39 Soltas – head of the village