A moment to cherish forever

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She opens the gift wrap slowly, anticipation running through her heart. She holds it in her hands, disbelief in her eyes, registering the fact that it's a gift from YOU, to HER. Tears swell up in her eyes, as she looks at you, then at the gift, and then to you again.

That precious moment, you know you have loved her well.

You record that moment in your memory in extreme slow motion, to be played back again and again forever.

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