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Hello and welcome to mini episode 88 of Real Life Gold Stories.

To kick things off this week, we need to thank our newest Patreon subscribers.

I would like to thank Zara, Emma Gray, Lupines, Mickey McClellan,

Missy Ann Fila, Jill Walsh, Megan, Pamela Cates, Tracey Stockley,

Rogalio Rodriguez, Christine McCann, Ronda Chislaggy,

Kia Weifer, Rebecca Ditzler, Allison Barnes, David Mills, Cindy Skowinsky,

Shannon Elizabeth, Sarah McBrayerti, and Sirka Nikonkovare.

Thank you so much for being our Patreon subscribers.

I appreciate it so much and I am thankful for you every single day.

And I have three listener stories for you today and the last story comes from August

17th, 2020 and story number one comes from Maria.

I grew up in a village in Staffordshire and when I was eight my mom and dad bought a house

that is built on a cemetery. Growing up was so much fun.

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