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The 1937 Game (Revisited)

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The 1937 Game (Revisited)

I was a peculiar kid, no question about it. One of the stranger games I used to play in junior high was called The 1937 Game. The idea was simple. I’d look at my classmates, teachers, myself—and ask: If this were Germany, just before the war, who would we be?

There was Mr. Holmgren, the shop teacher. He had a certain scorn in his…

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