130. The girl saw the man’s wedding band

glint in the low light; she knew immediately it wasn’t a strong union.
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125. The redheaded girl, encased in a white sweater,

was tall and curvy, tips of her breasts aimed at him like torpedoes.
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124. He was broad-shouldered and trim,

his black hair cropped close, his blue eyes impish. She would win him.
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123. He cut a dashing figure:

a dark blue coat with gold buttons and a white belt forming a vee.
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122. On this night, he just had to get out

of the house for a cold Hamm’s and maybe shoot some pool with the guys.
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121. The man was home on leave

to see his wife Maura and two kids, a boy and girl.
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120. August 1945.

The bombs had just dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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119. When the girl first saw the man

in full dress uniform, she knew she would never love another man, ever again.
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