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... passport and I began to understand the drift of his questions . He examined every stamp and asked , in depth , about every country I had been to in the past five years . His interest was in no way official , but his position gave him ...
... passport and I began to understand the drift of his questions . He examined every stamp and asked , in depth , about every country I had been to in the past five years . His interest was in no way official , but his position gave him ...
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... passport and then disappeared with it into a back room . I waited as patiently as I could in the stifling heat and finally went to the door for a breath of air . The immigration house faced south so that all I could see was the dusting ...
... passport and then disappeared with it into a back room . I waited as patiently as I could in the stifling heat and finally went to the door for a breath of air . The immigration house faced south so that all I could see was the dusting ...
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... passport with a thick wad of Ethiopian money folded into it . I gave both to him . He took the money but pushed the passport back across the desk , saying something I didn't catch . ' I'm sorry , ' I said . ' My ears have gone funny ...
... passport with a thick wad of Ethiopian money folded into it . I gave both to him . He took the money but pushed the passport back across the desk , saying something I didn't catch . ' I'm sorry , ' I said . ' My ears have gone funny ...
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