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Ask a North Korean: Why was stealing so prolific in North Korea?
A North Korean defector recalls being a victim of theft on the train and at home, where her family's cauldron was stolen
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans read Shakespeare?
A defector writes about majoring in literature and discovering the freedom of interpreting poems in unapproved ways
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