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means to do so.


               Every weekday I had to be to

       school by 6:30 in the morning, and


       after teaching, taking classes, and

       studying for twelve hours, I would


       work much of the evening, barely

       earning enough for my family to have


       food and a place to live.  Then, at

       night when I arrived home, I would


       often have to study until the early

       hours of the morning, getting very


       little sleep and having very little time


       to spend with my family.

               On Saturdays, I would get up and


       go to work, and then come home and

       study some more.  It seemed like a


       never-ending, exhausting cycle.

               Hannah worked hard, too, trying


       to sew our clothes, make all of our

       food homemade, and do everything






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