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Disruption of routine

In contrast, this drawing represents the presence of war in daily life. Drawn by another 13-year-old boy, the image shows a line of people waiting for milk, while the sky above them is dark and filled with bombers. On the left of the drawing, a tree is toppled by a falling bomb. Drawings of the everyday were likely a common choice for children because they felt nostalgic about life before the war, wishing to return to the peace of the past and escape the unfamiliarity of the present.

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