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Vanguard of an army of helpless children.
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Uprooted from their homeland
in a modern exodus.
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Each Kindertransport
was lead by adult escorts...
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...on the condition that
after delivering the children...
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...all escorts would return home...
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...or else the transports would be ended.
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A couple of times l traveled with them.
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At one transport the customs official...
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...checked and said, ´´We have a problem. ´´
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He said, ´´This young man here
brought a violin...
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´´...which is very, very expensive.
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´´This is not an ordinary violin. ´´
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I said, "´WeII, don´t forget...
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"´...these young peopIe
take music Iessons...
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"´...and obviousIy
he Iiked music very much...
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"´...so he took his vioIin aIong."´
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This didn´t sit weII...
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...so l gambled.
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l said to that boy:
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´´Can you play something?´´
And he said, ´´Sure. ´´
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And he was playing God Save the King.
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And that boy couldn´t be stopped.
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He played all three stanzas.
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When he was finished...
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...the guard Iooked very happy.
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I asked the feIIow, "´Are you now
convinced, sir, that he Iikes music?"´
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And he said, "´Yes! "´
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So, the boy got his vioIin into EngIand.
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Then came the arrival...
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...at Liverpool Street Station.
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Everyone was being picked up...