But the two companies have steadily grown apart in recent years.

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We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart.

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With the single currency the Italians and the Germans have grown further apart.

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And yet, over the last few decades, the rungs on the ladder of opportunity have grown farther and farther apart, and the middle class has shrunk.

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