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MineralMan

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10. I remember it well.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:37 PM

Sunday

First day it was available in my little town. I'm pretty sure every kid in town was in the line for the shot. Parents made sure of that. A few had already had polio, including the guy who ended up marrying my younger sister. He recovered, though.

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