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Karma: It's Never Too Late For A Date With Fate

I used to be a half-hearted believer in Karma—you know, whatever you do comes back to you. That is, if you commit a heinous crime, somewhere down the line there will be retribution. The same goes for the good deeds that you do. But something happened to me the other weekend that cemented my belief in this philosophy.

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