r felt guilty because she had left her relatives behind. Zbyszek felt guilty because he was not old enough to enlist in the Polish army. Maia felt guilty because she didn't stay to find her dog's killer.
             Maia hated France. She had hated France for a long time and now she hated it for being indifferent to Poland's death.
             The kids were enrolled in school, but never went.
             She recalled of once when a gypsy came to their door and she was alone in the house. She let the gypsy in, in spite of having been always told that gypsies should never be allowed in. The gypsy told Maia her fortune. The gypsy told her that a lover, who seemed to her to be a terribly exciting fate, would murder her. The gypsy also told Maia that the next day she would see a man pass the gate of the house and that neither he nor she would exchange a word, and yet he would be my long lost uncle, her mother's brother.
             The next day she did see a man and knew who it was. They didn't exchange words.
             Her father sent them away, farther from Paris
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