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Here Christine talks about what helped and what would have helped at school.

Here David describes his first day at his residential school with a ‘public school culture’.

Here Ronald shares his feelings that animals are treated better than disabled children.

Here Ronald talks about visits from his dad and being given the news of his mother’s death.

Here Ron remembers the indignity of being marched to church.

Here Ron describes learning geography during the daily wartime news discussions.

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