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* In spite of all the other changes, the ‘races’ in Brecht’s texts and notes towards the play are consistently the ‘Tschuchen’ and ‘Tschichen’, Round Heads and Pointed Heads. Here in the notes we have translated them as Czuchs and Czichs, in the text of the play as Zaks and Ziks.
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How Much is Your Iron?: Original work entitled Was kostet das Eisen?
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