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Grim Chieftain

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17. Years ago my husband and I were traveling through the Midwest

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 03:22 PM

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We stopped at a very old cemetery and saw a headstone that simply read "He done what he could".

I have remembered that for decades. I hope that would have made the dear man proud.

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