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we were harmless. That was when
we decided we would go farther out
into the country to see how the
common people lived.”
“I bet that was fun,” I said.
“It was kind of fun,” Loren
replied. “But the farther we got
away from the main cities, the less
people spoke English, and none of
us spoke Russian. We were able to
get along for quite a while, using
hand gestures to help people
understand what we wanted. We
were able to buy food, find places
to stay, and buy the other things we
needed. But then, one evening
when we were eating dinner, Bert
cracked a tooth.
“It hurt him a lot, but he said he
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