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ASHLEIGH: Hola Sara. Am I late? SARA: No. No llegas tarde. ASHLEIGH: Oh good. I didn't want to miss my Spanish lesson. How's it going? I mean - ¿Qué tal? SARA: Bien gracias. Estoy con mis amigos.

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A pandemic ravaged the world like wildfire, killing more than 50 million people globally and about 675,000 in the US. “The intensity and speed with which it struck were almost unimaginable – infecting ...