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This seemed plausible to the Moslem examiners and saved the Bible, the only book we now possess as a souvenir from home. Now our passports were examined again and several questions were asked. THIS SEEMED PLAUSIBLE TO THE MOSLEM EXAMINERS AND SAVED THE BIBLE THE ONLY BOOK WE NOW POSSESS AS A SOUVENIR FROM HOME NOW OUR PASSPORTS WERE EXAMINED AGAIN AND SEVERAL QUESTIONS WERE ASKED
stponed. With a sinking at my heart I rushed up to the American Consulate for details and there learned that the U.S.S. Des Moines was to sail in a few hours for Rhodes with Italian and Greek refugees and that I could go on her if I wished. In a few minutes I had my permit changed for the trip on the Des Moines and I hurried home to my sister. We hastily got together the few belongings we were to take with us, jumped into a carriage, and drove to the harbor. We had still another ordeal to go through. My sister was taken into a private room and thoroughly searched; so was I. Nobody could leave the country with more than twenty-five dollars in cash on his person. Our baggage was carefully overhauled. No papers or books could be taken. My sister's Bible was looked upon with much suspicion since it contained a map of ancient Canaan. I explained that this was necessary for the orientation of our prayers and that without it we could not tell in which direction to turn our faces when praying!  INDEFINITELY POSTPONED WITH A SINKING AT MY HEART I RUSHED UP TO THE AMERICAN CONSULATE FOR DETAILS AND THERE LEARNED THAT THE U S ES DES MOINES WAS TO SAIL IN A FEW HOURS FOR ROADS WITH ITALIAN AND GREEK REFUGEES AND THAT I COULD GO ON HER IF I WISHED IN A FEW MINUTES I HAD MY PERMIT CHANGE FOR THE TRIP ON THE DES MOINES AND I HURRIED HOME TO MY SISTER WE HASTILY GOT TOGETHER THE FEW BELONGINGS WE WERE TO TAKE WITH US JUMPED INTO A CARRIAGE AND DROVE TO THE HARBOR WE STILL HAD ANOTHER ORDEAL TO GO THROUGH MY SISTER WAS TAKEN INTO A PRIVATE ROOM AND THOROUGHLY SEARCHED SO WAS I NOBODY COULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS IN CASH ON HIS PERSON OUR BAGGAGE WAS CAREFULLY OVERHAULED NO PAPERS OR BOOKS COULD BE TAKEN MY SISTER'S BIBLE WAS LOOKED UPON WITH MUCH SUSPICION SINCE IT CONTAINED A MAP OF ANCIENT CANAAN I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY FOR THE ORIENTATION OF OUR PRAYERS AND THAT WITHOUT IT WE COULD NOT TELL IN WHICH DIRECTION TO TURN OUR FACES WHEN PRAYING
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