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while others went on tours or looked for shops, or simply went out for a walk.

Those who were involved with services and were not stymied in trying to improve them were busy. One of the Marshals from Chicago, who was about 20, spoke about his work with great enthusiasm, including the long hours. He had just been calming down some people and felt pleased at his success. It was probably the most responsibility he had ever had. Some of the other Marshals, however, who had had more experience with organizations, would sometimes quit in frustration in trying to improve their [[handwritten underline]]outfit.[[/handwritten underline]] [[handwritten]]?[[/handwritten]]

Among those in the residential areas who worked hard on their shelters were two boys of about 15 who brought people over to see their work. They showed off the small windows they had made near the bunks they had built-in. They spoke with pride and enthusiasm. Shortly after finishing, however, they left. Other worked on shelters, finished them, and left. There were two old men who pounded nails with rocks because of the shortage of hammers. They worked slowly but purposefully, enjoying their many conferences on what should be the next step. A second pair of boys built a unit, but gave it to relatives after making another for themselves atop the first. These also left. [[margin]] ^[[IMPLICATIONS?]] [[/margin]]

Gradually, for most people, the activities narrowed down to eating and waiting and avoiding getting rained on. Waiting could be sitting or, for the more active, fooling around. ^[[?]] One old man, seated and contented, replied that there was not much to do at home, either. As time passed, those

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