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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>” – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kathy">Kathy</span> <span word="Mattea">Mattea</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span>:</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vigil">vigil</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="keep">keep</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span>?</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="me">me</span></p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span></p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="abide">abide</span></p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grace">grace</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="side">side</span></p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span></p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Lovely">Lovely</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deserving">deserving</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bedridden">bedridden</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deserving">deserving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> – <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="would">would</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="About">About</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="once">once</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="deal">deal</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> “<span word="hand">hand</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reshuffled">reshuffled</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="become">become</span> “<span word="your">your</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p>
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