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(Continued from previous page) Army, ... ," he said. The words, Imperial Japanese Army , rang in Lea's ears as the little man tied Lea's left wrist. The Imperial Japanese Army was a thing from Nanking in December 1937. The nun had told her that the Japs had burned the father's house, Lea said to herself, "The family was moving to a refugee camp when the soldiers stopped them, not me.". The big man tied Lea's right wrist. "A Jap," Lea |
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Shi kata ga nai. "It can't be helped." |
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Stories Copyright 1999 by Steve Gastineau |