Nineteen hours out of Vienna via Bonn and Montreal. this fourengine Mayflower lands at Winnipeg24 hours agowhich for the Naumovs was a lifetime ago. Winnipeg was hardly even a name on a map. Now. this metropolis of almost half a million is their final port of entry. In the immigration room. the forms and redtape have been streamlined some. but as the Naumovs face the questions and the forms. one is reminded of Gian Carlo Menottis opera. "The Consul." Papers. Papers. Papers. Fathers name. mothers name. place of birth. color of eyes. Color of eyes: tears. Occupation: waiting. waiting. waiting. waiting. waiting.
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