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lukan
5 months ago
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East Germany balloon escape
Likely black market deals/work I think. Also just getting a replacement car was not really easy for normal people.
nunobrito
5 months ago
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Yes, was noticing the same. It was easy for them to sell the car and get a new one, so this meant a lot of connections and underground "jobs" for the extra revenue.
Anyways, fantastic story. First time reading despite living relatively close.
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