At that moment, the two older girls seemed suddenly to take notice anew of the youngest, Yar, and they looked upon her like a thorn stuck to their collective heel.

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That commitment to secrecy has been a thorn in the side of many countries, including fellow Europeans like Germany and the UK, who have been constantly thwarted in their attempts to identify those who were evading tax by opening accounts in Swiss banks.

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