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Reply Wed 7 Jun, 2006 12:53 am
what does this sentence mean: "I was not killed in action in France,but

circumstances over which I had no control kept me abroad all these years

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Reply Wed 7 Jun, 2006 08:12 am
What a strange sentence. For someone to say they were not killed is pretty obvious -- if you're talking, you're not dead! They also add that there is some reason why they're away from home, but they don't clarify it.
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