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The Daily Count of Lives

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746 (six fell in love more than four times)

 

673   (twenty had no regrets)

 

714   (five could still feel their first kiss)

 

643   (twenty-seven looked at photos of their loved one each morning)

 

547    (seven had contagious laughter)

 

517   (hundred regretted that their beauty had faded)

 

468   (thirty-five had worked in the same job all their lives)

 

573   (eight had won awards for their service to others)

 

375    (seventy-five had been broken hearted)

 

817    (had touched a million souls)

 

917   (all had been loved by someone)

 

 

 

Behind every number...

 

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