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Before the air raids there was time to prepare for the blackout. We put sticky paper on the windows and we lined the curtains with black material. At school wooden frames were covered in tarred paper and fixed to the windows after dark. Air raid wardens patrolled to check that no light escaped. Bicycle and cars lights were covered to allow only a small slit of light to show through. We pinned radio active buttons to our coats to glow in the dark. There were no street lights or sign posts and no bonfires were allowed after dark.
Gas masks were carried everywhere in cardboard boxes which my mother covered in some waterproof material.

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