Before then I became ill almost overnight and dropped to eight stone in a matter of three months.

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Unfortunately, almost everything I learned became irrelevant the minute I learned it.

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Our boys were desperately wanted, we tried for years without luck and then, when we'd almost given up hope, I became pregnant with twins it was a dream come true.

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The calls for coordination became louder after the "I Love You" virus in May affected almost every federal e-mail server and taxed many agencies' resources.

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Every few kilometres the landscape became more rugged, more dramatic and soon I was caught up in the beauty, my horse carrying us almost effortlessly along the narrow tracks and through clear mountain rivers.

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