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I was thinking, there are 5 million people, and I am just one of those 5 million. In the build-up to the war you see children playing in the street, and you think, ah, I'm going to be okay.
Asne Seierstad
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Asne Seierstad
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 10
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