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which announced over the public address system that they would be observing the two-minutes silence at 11 a.m. for
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who was inspired by "A Pittance of Time" and felt that the excessively early
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forces made during the war for their freedom. Kelly also wrote a French language version of the song titled "C'est Si Peu de Temps".
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