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stepmother to their children. They also had a son together, Tresor. She also gave birth to a daughter with Paul, who died a few days after birth. Paul and
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Paul was initially at the hotel himself, and later had
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Tatiana went to a refugee camp to begin looking for family. It was there that they were reunited with Tatiana's brother's two daughters, who were starving and covered in dirt when they were found.
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