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It was the month of May and there was warm sunshine dripping through the holes between the clouds, like the sky was a broken blue bowl and a child was trying to keep honey in it.
Chris Cleave
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Chris Cleave
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 14
Journalist
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So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.
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