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IN 1971, TWO YEARS AFTER HE HAD BEEN TAKEN AWAY, BABA WAS FINALLY GRANTED A TEMPORARY RELEASE. LATE ONE AFTERNOON, I LOOKED UP and saw him standing in front of me-the frayed uniform hanging loosely on him, his face thin and pale.
His eyes lit up, though, as he hugged Di Di and me. "I could eat a cow," he announced in good spirits. "I'll cook today."