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Page 91
... clean . But she was not a lost tourist . She was doing a job , helping people . She needed to be clean to do her job . My needs were frivolous by comparison . I was someone who would waste hospital resources . The doctor made the same ...
... clean . But she was not a lost tourist . She was doing a job , helping people . She needed to be clean to do her job . My needs were frivolous by comparison . I was someone who would waste hospital resources . The doctor made the same ...
Page 163
... clean , shiny European kitchen , with a cooker and a sink with taps . I hardly noticed though , because the remains of the family breakfast were still on the table : eggshells , toast crusts , ham , cheese , jam . I tore my gaze from ...
... clean , shiny European kitchen , with a cooker and a sink with taps . I hardly noticed though , because the remains of the family breakfast were still on the table : eggshells , toast crusts , ham , cheese , jam . I tore my gaze from ...
Page 188
... clean hair , clean skin , clean finger and toenails but corruption was in my blood . I filled two plastic bowls with soapy water and drowned what I had been wearing . I even soaked the towels I had just used , and scoured the bath ...
... clean hair , clean skin , clean finger and toenails but corruption was in my blood . I filled two plastic bowls with soapy water and drowned what I had been wearing . I even soaked the towels I had just used , and scoured the bath ...
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