My hands shook and my heart pounded wildly. The air was filled with a sudden high-pitched whine, and a brown cloud of dust dimmed my field of vision.
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But before my transfer came through I fell ill. Heart and stomach both broke down, and I was sent back to hospital in Strassburg.
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