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Those things were said in confidence.
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You know what I said to her when she told me your dream?
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I said, "Rome is where that man belongs."
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She was so happy when you said
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you wanted her on that journey with you.
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Like a girl who'd just received a marriage proposal.
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I can't help but wonder,
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if I'd been paying closer attention,
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could this tragedy have been averted?
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Oh, Monsignor,
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as she herself would say,
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"No time for navel-gazing.