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THE TRIP HOME On the afternoon of the ninth day of our tour, after an excellent hot dinner at the Community Centre, we went back home, where we arrived late in the evening and mostly asleep. By twos and threes, the children carried their bags out of the crowded bus and disappeared into the darkness, for the familiar walk home, over the beach, over the rocks, over the muddy paths. The lights at home were shining, the parents were waiting, a bit of a meal and then sleep, sleep, sleep.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 13

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THE TRIP HOME Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 13

THE TRIP HOME Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 13

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