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Yet, even though you may be angry, I would know thatat ord="heart">heart, you are a kind person. In reality, you do care. And any argument between us would not cause me tolose ord="heart">heartor feel a sense of loss.

Myord="heart">heart goes outto anyone who loses a friend over an argument. It really is a sad situation, and I feel sympathy for the people involved.

I promise that what I have told you today is true –cross my ord="heart">heart.

I really wanted to play some music at the end of this feature. In fact, Ihad my ord="heart">heart set on it. So here it is, “Don’t Go Breaking my Heart” by Elton John.

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This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Jill Moss. I’m Faith Lapidus.