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Back To Alaska

Happened 40 years ago senior year of college they were engaged to marry in June till he dropped her off one night at the dorm and she said something He can’t remember what she said but he moved to Alaska married another she married another too they had nice families beautiful children Widowed now they meet at the class reunion she’s a lovely woman and likes him still they dance and she says she saved his ring would he like it back It’s a keepsake, he says tells her to keep it He can’t remember what she said that night at the dorm but he feels the same pain again and gets in his truck it’s home to Alaska Donal Mahoney

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