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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] we sat and talked for hours & did not begin lunch until after 1 PM. I was incredibly restless since the man from Branfere just complained not-stop about the current state of the world - with no constructive comments. Lunch was in exquisite dining room - chicken/rice. Servants; dry red wine. Salad: Home made ice cream with home-made chocolate sauce afterwards. Incredibly good food in a rather elegant atmosphere. We finished up & I arranged to call Berant after finding out whether IBDF would agree to let him keep the animals.