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| A Piece Of Home: Treasured objects from a past life | A Piece Of Home: Treasured objects from a past life |
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| If you knew you were unexpectedly leaving your home for the very last time, what would you take with you? | If you knew you were unexpectedly leaving your home for the very last time, what would you take with you? |
| BBC News spoke to people around the world about the items they chose to take with them when they suddenly had to leave where they lived. | BBC News spoke to people around the world about the items they chose to take with them when they suddenly had to leave where they lived. |
| These are their stories. | These are their stories. |
| Videos produced by Paul Harris, Thomas Martienssen, Anu Anand, Lindle Markwell. Series produced by Cathy Jenkins and Molly Guinness. | Videos produced by Paul Harris, Thomas Martienssen, Anu Anand, Lindle Markwell. Series produced by Cathy Jenkins and Molly Guinness. |
| The Christmas box | The Christmas box |
| British woman Ophelia had just one day to leave her home with her children following years of domestic abuse. | British woman Ophelia had just one day to leave her home with her children following years of domestic abuse. |
| She made sure to take the family's treasured Christmas memory box with her. | She made sure to take the family's treasured Christmas memory box with her. |
| The handful of dirt | The handful of dirt |
| Rashneek Keir was forced to flee his home in Kashmir after it came under attack. | Rashneek Keir was forced to flee his home in Kashmir after it came under attack. |
| He took a handful of earth from home to Delhi where he now lives in exile. | He took a handful of earth from home to Delhi where he now lives in exile. |
| The dress | The dress |
| Emma Gingerich was brought up in an Amish community in Missouri in the US, part of the traditionalist Christian fellowship known for rejecting modern technology. | Emma Gingerich was brought up in an Amish community in Missouri in the US, part of the traditionalist Christian fellowship known for rejecting modern technology. |
| She ran away from the closed religious life eight years ago, taking with her only a small amount of money and the clothes on her back. | She ran away from the closed religious life eight years ago, taking with her only a small amount of money and the clothes on her back. |
| The mother's saucepan | The mother's saucepan |
| Debbie Epstein left South Africa with her family in 1962 when the government was targeting anti-apartheid activists. | Debbie Epstein left South Africa with her family in 1962 when the government was targeting anti-apartheid activists. |
| She still has the saucepan her mother took with them, which she had used to cook food for activists on trial. | She still has the saucepan her mother took with them, which she had used to cook food for activists on trial. |
| The mouthpiece | The mouthpiece |
| Peter Kaldor was 16 when the Soviets invaded Hungary in 1956. | Peter Kaldor was 16 when the Soviets invaded Hungary in 1956. |
| His mother reluctantly agreed that, for his safety, Peter should flee. | His mother reluctantly agreed that, for his safety, Peter should flee. |
| As a promising musician there was one special object that he took with him. | As a promising musician there was one special object that he took with him. |
| What one thing would you take with you if you had to leave your home and could never return? If you would be happy to speak to a BBC journalist please send us a contact number. You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | What one thing would you take with you if you had to leave your home and could never return? If you would be happy to speak to a BBC journalist please send us a contact number. You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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