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Relationships and New Beginnings (by Jurgen Derlin-Rauschl)Top of Form Chapter 1: A Rainy Goodbye In the pouring rain, a small group of mourners holding black umbrellas, gathered solemnly. Mark Gordon, a grieving man in his late thirties, stood beside his seven-year-old daughter Lily at a freshly dug grave. The rain mixed with their tears as they watched the casket lowered into the ground. It was a surreal scene, a cruel twist of fate that had taken their beloved wife and mother too soon. Mark struggled to find words to comfort Lily, who c...
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