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Old 20-05-2008, 10:46 PM   #644 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dbf View Post
Shall have to persevere then; thing is am not getting a good run at it - or indeed at any individual's story either. I suppose I don't like the format ... actually found myself flicking impatiently through the book to see what happened next to 'someone'.

The accounts themselves are just jaw-dropping though, can almost hear the voices too. Modesty abounds, brave people, so matter of fact in tone.

dbf
Some accounts are just fantastic. Just got up to the Heavy water part in Telemark.
Try and stick with it, dbf. The format does take some getting used to.
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