We would never have thought she was there.

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She did not know why she thought of these places, only that she would never have a chance to visit them, along with many other places on many other continents, to confirm or correct her imaginings.

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"But then, I was like, 'She never listens to me, and she may have been at the finish line, '" a thought he quickly tried to remove from his mind.

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"I never thought I'd have another chance at life, " she said.

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"Some people have never thought about whether it costs someone else" to use a credit card, she says.

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"I can tell you I never would have thought we could experience what we're experiencing in America now, " she added.

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