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I was about 6/7 years old and after breakfast I went out to play with a friend who lived down the road. As a child I had to go out via the back door, so I decided to go down the back alleys which was between two rows of houses. I arrived at my friend鈥檚 house, knocked on the back door and was puzzled when there was no response, but then a voice behind me boomed 鈥渨hat are you doing here?鈥� I turned to see my friend鈥檚 next door neighbour who asked again 鈥渨hat are you doing here?鈥� to which I replied 鈥淚鈥檝e come to call for Sid鈥� 鈥渉ow did you get here鈥� she asked 鈥渄own the back alleys鈥� I replied 鈥渨hy what鈥檚 the matter?鈥� I asked 鈥渃an鈥檛 you see why?鈥� she said 鈥淟ook over there鈥� I turned to my right, and saw below the living room window a large hole in the wall and the tail end of an unexploded bomb, 鈥測ou鈥檇 better clear off鈥� she said, 鈥淚鈥檓 here because Sid鈥檚 Mum is upstairs having a baby, the Doctors with her now, so go on clear off鈥� she said. When I went back home I told mum who said 鈥� no one had been to tell us鈥� and on looking out of the front of the house we saw that the road had been cordoned off up to our next door neighbours.

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