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Although we have lived together for fifty years, we never have been reconciled yet, because there never has been any occasion for a reconciliation.
Said by
Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jacobs shares a humorous insight into his long marriage, emphasizing the lack of need for reconciliation.

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