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no_hypocrisy

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1. In the early Sixties, my friend was married to
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:32 PM
Yesterday

an inventor. He created a compound, which mixed with tap water, could run motor vehicle engines. And he went to DC with his discovery.

And shortly thereafter, he didn’t come home.

Days ——> weeks ——-> months.

My friend searched endlessly. The Government had absolutely no record of his existence. Birth, family, schools, employment, their marriage.*

No other choice, my friend declared him dead after seven years.**


* Government missed the newspaper article announcing their engagement.


** This never made sense to me. If there was no record of her husband, then why did she have declare him dead?

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