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   Martha Bridegam to All   
   Re: "Above all things the Wigan collier    
   18 Apr 06 04:19:28   
   
   From: bridegam@pacbell.net   
      
   selene1022 wrote:   
   > Thanks Martha.  I've been to both India and China this year, and though   
   > by our standards, even much of the middle class of both countries would   
   > be considered destitute, they seem to get by just fine.  Both places   
   > reminded me of descriptions of 19th ce. American or European cities in   
   > may ways.   
   >   
      
      
   http://feedthefish.org/blog/materials/orwell.html   
   http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/05/INGGAHCS7C20.DTL   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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