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I understand your reference but the Lost Boys I'm referring to are far

different than squatters. These boys from southern Sudan, boys as young as 6

years old, walked a thousand miles and were beaten, chased, drowned, tortured

and starved, and all this after already losing their entire families to war

and murder. What these boys endured could so easily have made them hardened

and hateful and yet they all seem so hopeful and helpful. From the late

1980s until now they've survived mostly with just the support from each

other. Truthfully, I can say I've seen nothing to rival this. Perhaps the

way Holocaust prisoners took care of each other, or POWs in prison, etc., but

for some reason the fact that these were just children with no adults to give

them direction, this really touched me.

Namasté

Sam in Texas §(ô¿ô)§

Minds are like parachutes; they only function when open. - Sir Dewar

A closed mind is a good thing to lose.

" Minds are like parachutes; most people use them only as a last resort. "

~Ben Ostrowsky

In a message dated 1/5/03 11:14:30 AM, JUNG-FIRE writes:

<<   However, after

seeing the piece on TV a few days ago about the Lost Boys of Sudan, I think

it's not necessarily a book that can be taken without a grain of salt.  >>

I didn't see the tv piece, but the idea of *squatters* taking over abandoned

buildings has been around, probably since buildings were abandoned.