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Title Page
Dedication
Map of Africa
Map of Aher Arop Bol’s Journey
Prologue
Part 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Part 2
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
About the Book. Synopsis
About the Author
Praise
Imprint Page
THE LOST
AHER AROP BOL
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Perhaps it was to take our minds off our missing mothers that the authorities allowed us to participate in the projects that were now underway – the building of more shelters as well as classrooms – but whatever the reason, when the school term ended we were all given tasks. The older boys were sent to cut down the tall, slender trees that grew in the forest. They were given an axe, but some boys would get impatient waiting for their turn with it and start carving away at the tree trunks with sharp stones. In this way many a tree was felled. We younger boys carried the tree trunks back to camp, where we helped to join the poles together with wild vine and erect the frameworks for the shelters and classrooms. Then we would flatten bundles of grass and tie them to the poles to form walls and a roof. We did all the work ourselves, except when something was too heavy to carry and teams of grown-ups would assist us.
Military discipline was now maintained. Sixteen grown-ups were put in charge of each group, two per unit. We called them teachers. Units worked together as teams. Leaders were appointed and made responsible for the younger boys. Each morning they would get the boys to line up. Even the littlest ones had to be present. Then the teachers would allocate tasks to those capable of performing them. The children who were too young to work would remain in the compound with the sick. After lunch, we would work in or near the camp, cleaning and tidying. When that was done, we would be allowed a dip in the river before supper and bedtime. The rules were strict, but we had come to understand that they were necessary.
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