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not hearing anything from him again.
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He wrote letters to me... and to you.
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They're all... in the kitchen cupboard.
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They made things so hard for him. Just because he wasn't in the party.
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It was dreadful. He didn't let anyone notice.
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But I knew.
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I... knew and I couldn't help him.
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And then... there suddenly was this congress in West Berlin.
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We only had 2 days to think.
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Your father wanted to stay in the West and I...
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I was supposed to follow with you.
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Well, I couldn't do it.
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I... I was very frightened.
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You don't know, how it is. Filling in an exit permit...
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with 2 children. You can't get out immediately. You have to wait - endlessly!
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Sometimes even years. And you...
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They could have taken you away from me. Do you understand?
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Yes.
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I didn't go.
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It was the worst mistake of my life.
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I know that now.
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I lied to you. Please forgive me!