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Die Angst hatte meinen Rachen in ein Dürregebiet verwandelt, meine Zunge war so trocken und rauh wie ein Stück Schmirgelpapier, mein Gaumen wie aus Pergament.
Terror had transformed my mouth into a drought area, my tongue was as dry and rough as a sheet of emery paper, my gums were parchmentlike.
Die weiße Regierung habe in den Dürregebieten Mais verteilt, sagte die alte Frau, und es wurde anerkennend geklatscht, was nur eine Kritik an der eigenen Regierung sein konnte.
The white government had distributed maize in the drought areas, said the old woman, and there was some appreciative clapping which could only be a criticism of their own government.
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