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and was then still in good condition, although it was reburied elsewhere on the same day, in accordance with the family's wishes. Records from the
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You told me that after our child was born, you would "see and have something to say". And now you've left like this; when the child in my womb is born whom will they call "father"? Is there anyone who can comprehend my feelings? Is there any other such tragedy under the sky? You are just somewhere
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and hair. It reads "Using my hair, made these shoes... died before they could be worn". Handwriting analysis matched the writing on these papers to that on her letter. It is believed that she ritually wove the shoes using her hair in order to pray for her husband's health; a practice that has been
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I cannot live without you. I want to go to you quickly, so please take me to you. I cannot forget the feelings I had for you in this life, there is no limit to my sorrow. I don't know if I can go on; where do I put these feelings that I have, while raising a child that misses their father?
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