germans are told that they are free to go. 16 million people emerge including my mother's family comincome and we reunite after 0 years apart. in the book i detailed how that came about possibly by accident and i take you through the reunion. i'm sometimes asked what is this book really about, what's the take away, what does it all mean. despite living under oppression and struggle and loss it is above all a story of courage and the power of the human spirit. it's also about never giving up and never losing hope and finally, it's about the value of freedom. so i would like to end with this. when i was doing my research for the book i asked my uncle why he didn't join when he knew he could get ahead if he did. he said i knew the system was wrong. i wasn't going to trade my integrity for material benefits. then he said for m sent for me t about material things, it was wt about wanting better products or food. none of that mattered to me. i just wanted to the three. thanks for your attention. [applause] i probably went a little over but i think we can take a few questions if anybody has any.

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