Susan Straight quote: "My father, born in Colorado, met my mother, born in Switzerland, when he went into the finance company where she worked and asked for a loan."

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My father, born in Colorado, met my mother, born in Switzerland, when he went into the finance company where she worked and asked for a loan.

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My father, born in Colorado, met my mother, born in Switzerland, when he went into the finance company where she worked and asked for a loan.

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