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My Uncle slept in the attic and when he went up there he found a big hole in the roof and lying...
I was 15 years old in 1942 and had been residing at 'Holme Denel, New Thorpe, Robin Hood's Bay...
We had for a week, 2oz bacon, 2oz butter, half an ounce of sugar, one fresh egg each or egg powder which...
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