The World: How the Communists Survived

It is pouring rain. At 2 a.m. a man with a bicycle arrives at a water mill. His shoes and trousers are covered with mud. He knocks at the door.

"What do you want?" "I am the shoemaker from Santarém, "he replies. A second man appears. "Did you bring the measurements?" the second man asks. "Yes, I have them." Vaz then produces the insole of a shoe with part of it missing. Manuel pulls the other part out ofhis pocket. The pieces match. "Enter."

That is a typical incident from Até Amanhã,...

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