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by mixing the extraordinary with the ordinary

we learned how to identify a sociopath

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moments of unbelievable darkness give way to a wry Berliner humour - from banned perms to the often ridiculous tit-for-tat between East and West Berlin - and moments of joyous hope - like forced labourers at a jam factory warmly welcoming their Soviet liberators

Sparks fly across the great metal beams

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