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Subject: Memories.......

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband

     is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to

     look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table

     with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in

     deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he

     wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.



     "What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into

     the room, "Why are you down here at this time of night?"



     The husband looks up from his coffee. "Do you remember 20

     years ago when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he

     asks solemnly.



     "Yes I do," she replies.



     The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do

     you remember when your father caught us in the back seat

     of my car?"



     "Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a

     chair beside him.



     The husband continues. "Do you remember when he shoved the

     shotgun in my face and said, either you marry my daughter,

     or I'll send you to jail for 20 years?"



     "I remember that too," she replies softly.



 He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I would

     have gotten out today."

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