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What are the, "five inestimable blessings," for which Jonathan is grateful? INFER: In what sense has the war enhanced Jonathan's appreciation for his life?

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He had come out of the war with five inestimable blessings--his head, his wife Maria's head and the heads of three out of their four children. As a bonus he also had his old bicycle--a miracle too but naturally not to be compared to the safety of five human heads.

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