Joanna Argus, an Ohio woman in her late twenties who works as a fundraising consultant, found out about this for the first time when one of her clients called to ask about it.

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For the past 12 years, she has lived in a timeworn, morale-sapping room - first alone, then with her husband, who works for a state-owned enterprise, and now with a 2-year-old son as well.

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Laura Orchard, who works as a beautician, said she did not believe her husband when he first told her.

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