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Approx. halfway through as of Jan. 26/2020; due to necessity care of 103 yr old mother in another town than my own, and the arrival of Covid 19 keeping us locked down I will have to continue when I am finally allowed to go home (a 2-day drive north)." — Sep 11, 2020 01:50PM
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