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owofageandcomingup afresh,wasthesign,Hunger.Itwasprevalenteverywhere. Hungerwaspushedoutofthetallhouses,inthewretched clothingthathunguponpolesandlinesHungerwaspatchedinto themwithstrawandragandwoodandpaperHungerwas repeatedineveryfragmentofthesmallmodicumoffirewoodthat themansawedoffHungerstareddownfromthesmokeless chimneys,andstartedupfromthefilthystreetthathadnooffal, amongitsrefuse,oranythingtoeat.Hungerwastheinscription CharlesDickensElecBookClassics onthebaker’sshelves,writtenineverysmallloafofhisscanty stockofbadbreadatthesausage-shop,ineverydead-dog preparationthatwasofferedforsale.Hungerrattleditsdrybones amongtheroastingchestnutsintheturnedcylinderHungerwas shredintoatomiesineveryfarthingporringerofhuskychipsof potato,friedwithsomereluctantdropsofoil. Itsabidingplacewasinallthingsfittedtoit.Anarrowwinding street,fullofoffenc