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Helga barely raised her eyes but

gratefully nodded.

From then on, Maria shared her

lunch with Helga every day, and

Helga became one of Maria’s best

friends. Maria told her father about

Helga, and her father, a good man,

searched to learn more. One night,

to Maria’s surprise, her father came

into the kitchen followed by

Helga’s family. Besides Helga,

there was her mother, her father,

and two older brothers.

As they ate, Maria’s father and

Helga’s father discussed business.

Apparently, Helga’s father’s

manufacturing company had been

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