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Scene 1 .
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Estuary of a great riverin the gulf of Thessaloniki...
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around 19 19.
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A light mist wafts slowlyover the muddy earth...
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that extends as far as the eyecan see, bare as a steppe...
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A crowd of people appears,walking slowly...
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holding bundles and suitcases.
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Their clothes, worn and dusty,betray an old nobility.
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A man of around 40leads the way, with his wife...
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a sickly woman...and between them, two small children...
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their son, a boy not morethan 5 years old...
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and a little girl,barely more than a baby.
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Every so often the little girlreaches out dazedly...
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for the boy's hand.
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As they approach the river,the mass of humanity stops abruptly
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as though someoneon the opposite bank...
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shouted to them.
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Hey! Who are you?
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Where are you from?
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We're Greeks.
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Refugees from Odessa...
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The boats brought us outin Thessaloniki.
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We were quarantinedfor one month in the port...
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eating out of cans...
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Then the authoritiesseparated us.
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They told us to go east.
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You'll come to an ancientcolumn and a river...
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From the column to the riverthe land is yours.
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