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BF: Do you remember certain things that you left behind that you weren't able to bring with you that you, that you lost or were you able to store?

MH: Lot of things. Lots of things.

BF: What sort of things do you regret losing the most?

MH: My next door Spanish professor, they said, "Oh, we store for you. We store for you this is or that one." Japanese girl's doll, and then may have a voice, beautiful set, they care. And then also so many side table and those things they store it for you. After the war, I went there and they said, "I thought you don't come back so I sold the whole thing." That's what they said.

BF: And this was your neighbor.

MH: [Nods] And then at the church, we stored some good books. All gone. Junk there.

BF: Was there anything that you brought with you, or did you, that was special, or did you have to bring just all practical things, things for the kids?

MH: Just, I brought just the children's toy only, small children. So children could carry their own toys.

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