▁in ▁A egin a , ▁then ▁in ▁Ed essa ▁and ▁finally ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁Ex ap lat anos ▁of ▁P ella , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁K oz ani . ▁He ▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁board ing ▁house ▁of ▁Ed essa . ▁His ▁family ▁was ▁wealth y , ▁but ▁bank rupted ▁in ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 2 2 ) ▁and ▁L ount em is ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁in ▁his ▁ad oles c ence ▁as ▁a ▁sc ull ion , ▁sho eb lack , ▁cant or , ▁and ▁teacher ▁in ▁villages ▁of ▁Al m op ia , ▁and ▁even ▁as ▁a ▁for eman ▁at ▁the ▁then ▁under ▁construction ▁Gal lik os ▁river ▁infrastr ucture ▁works . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁grade ▁– ▁of ▁the ▁six - grade ▁secondary ▁school ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁– ▁he ▁left ▁school ▁due ▁to ▁political ▁reasons ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁all ▁secondary ▁schools ▁of ▁his ▁country . ▁( H is ▁eng agement ▁in ▁left - wing ▁politics ▁and ▁his ▁political ▁activities ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Greece ▁cost ▁him ▁his ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁the ▁entire ▁school ▁system .) ▁ ▁Through ▁an ▁od ys sey ▁of ▁success ive ▁res ett lement s , ▁from ▁Ed essa ▁to ▁state ▁board ing ▁house ▁in ▁K oz ani ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Vol os , ▁following ▁a