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8. So about two thirds of them survived

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 08:50 AM

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A thing for the 168 and their families to be joyful for, of course, but the cost has to be weighing on every one of them--if not immediately, at some point. It's a burden I'm glad not to be asked to share.

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