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She Uncovered Her German Grandparents’ Hidden Past After Noticing A Detail In An Old Photo
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Jun 4, 2025
She Uncovered Her German Grandparents’ Hidden Past After Noticing A Detail In An Old Photo. One day, Petra decided to investigate exactly where she had come from. She was adopted, but didn’t know much of anything about her origins. Over the last several years, she had become curious about who her family of origin was and where they had come from. Once she was old enough, she decided to take matters into her own hands about learning about herself and her past. 🔔 Hit the bell next to Subscribe so you never miss a video! ❤️ Like, Comment and Subscribe if you are new to the channel! Join Our Family For More Exclusive Content and Perks : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaD4JxNYk29LHbHTOx3SQA/join 🔗 More Amazing Stories from Our Channel: ✅ Man Walks 20 Miles To Work Until One Day Cop Follows Him And Sees Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlFcQ0OF8g ✅In 1997, She Got Septuplets — See What They Look Like 21 Years Later! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQpSkmEv_Y #did_you_know
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one day Petra decided to investigate
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exactly where she had come from she was
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adopted but didn't know much of anything
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about her origins over the last several
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years she had become curious about who
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her family of origin was and where they
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had come from once she was old enough
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she decided to take matters into her own
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hands about learning about herself and
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her past she went to the archives and
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collected all the documentation she
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could find that's when she came across a
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photograph with a very remarkable detail
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but that wasn't the only thing she'd
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discovered a hidden family secret there
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she was at the archives she had arrived
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at the place where she would find the
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answers about all of her family's
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secrets suddenly however there was a
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someone behind her who was this person
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and what were they doing there with her
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petra wondered what they wanted from her
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how long had they been following her did
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they have anything to do with the family
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secret she just wanted to discover what
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her family had kept hidden from her but
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why was this whole thing so secretive
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and who was the person who had suddenly
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appeared but before we start our story
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stories petra is a 30-year-old
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semi-American woman she has lived there
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all her life but she knew she had
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heritage tracing back to Europe however
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the couple that adopted her were always
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somewhat vague about this and Petra had
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never managed to get a straight answer
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this lead to her being very curious so
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one day Petra was at a party where
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everyone was talking about where they
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had come from and their heritages petra
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told everyone that she'd come from
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Europe but wasn't entirely sure where
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no one teased her but she could tell
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they were disappointed she didn't have a
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more concrete
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answer so she decided to take action and
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research her origins petra made her way
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to the archives which had records from
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her
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adoption previously her parents hadn't
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wanted to tell her where all these
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records were kept so Petra had to track
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down that information too once she got
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there the archives weren't very special
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however this was where she discovered
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something worth mentioning
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in the bundle of stuff from the archives
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Petra found a photograph of her
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grandparents something about the
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photograph intrigued her she studied the
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photo more closely and determined that
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her grandparents were of German descent
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that was certainly somewhere to start
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then Petra discovered a special detail
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petra recognized the tie the man was
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wearing petra's adopted dad often wore
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the same exact tie petra initially
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considered that it might be a
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coincidence but then determined that
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there was no way her grandfather and her
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adoptive father had the same exact tie
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but this could not be a coincidence and
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she would need to
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investigate petra went looking for her
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adoptive father's tie she needed to know
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if it was the same tie or not while she
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didn't want to think this was a
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coincidence she didn't want to make
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assumptions either she did not inform
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her adoptive father of what she was
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doing
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however therefore this search did not go
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entirely according to plan petra had the
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key to her adoptive parents house she
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chose a day to visit when her adoptive
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parents were normally always out running
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errands like grocery shopping and her
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adoptive mother getting her nails done
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when she stepped inside what was
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supposed to be an empty house Petra was
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shocked petra's adoptive parents Mark
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and Leah were home unexpectedly petra
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wouldn't have seen their car in their
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garage mark asked Petra what she had
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come to do petra in fact did not often
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visit
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unexpectedly she usually announced it in
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advance what Petra told them was quite
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remarkable petra told her adoptive
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parents that she thought she had left
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the charger for her phone there when
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she'd visited a couple of days earlier
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she indicated that was why she hadn't
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called because her phone had since died
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in the meantime why couldn't Petra just
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tell her adoptive parents she was coming
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to look at the
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tie why did Petra have to think of a lie
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on the spot because there was more to
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the story petra did not want to reveal
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her true intentions just in case there
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was something more than what she had
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already pieced together see the tie was
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not the only striking thing about the
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photograph there was something written
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on the back on the back of the
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photograph there was a note that said
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"If you are reading this then you have
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found the clue you are on the right
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track." Petra's parents seemed none the
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wiser when she told them she was going
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to go check in Mark's office and the
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back bedroom since they hadn't already
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come across the charger of course there
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was no charger to be found but that
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wasn't the point petra just needed an
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excuse to get the tie petra found the
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tie in question and decided to sneak it
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home in her purse with today's
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technology a lot can be done petra
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scanned the tie with her phone and was
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able to track down what retail sold ties
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just like it remarkably there were only
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online stores from Germany that sold it
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that was enough information for Petra
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this could not be a coincidence her
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adoptive father Mark had something to do
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with Petra's ancestry she was sure of it
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petra could not let the issue go and
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decided she would need to investigate
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further
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but she didn't have a next clue after
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some thinking and determination Petra
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decided to fly to Germany she couldn't
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get the message on the back of the photo
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out of her head there had to be
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something with the tie petra decided
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that it would be a good idea to delve
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into the archives in Germany as well
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maybe she could find out more about her
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grandparents she knew enough German to
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get by and started
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researching little did she know that she
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was completely on the right track
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petra searched her own last name and was
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given a box of documents to
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peruse she took it to one of the rooms
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the archives had for people to look and
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began searching through the box she
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found more of the same of what she had
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seen before but then suddenly something
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unexpected happened petra had figured
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she could stay there perusing as long as
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she wanted without interruption she had
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signed the appropriate paperwork and
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provided the right documentation to
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prove she was a legitimate person but
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then she was interrupted she was tapped
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on the shoulders who was this what was
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happening petra was anxious that she was
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doing something wrong as it was the
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person who tapped on her shoulders was
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an employee of the archives the employee
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asked Petra to come with her i'll get
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straight to the point the employee said
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to Petra
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this box is pretty special it came down
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to the fact that the employee herself
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occasionally checked the archives as a
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hobby however she had been surprised by
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a bill she had found in this very box
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the employee had kept the letter
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separate just in case anyone perused the
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box but Petra's last name had pinged on
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the employees radar as being related to
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the box so she gave the letter to Petra
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the letter said "You are on the right
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track." Ask the ger down the street for
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spices from America and he will help you
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further petra asked the employee if she
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knew anything about the letter the
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photograph or the rest of the contents
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in the box the employee didn't know
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anything else other than it looked
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rather odd and suspicious the two came
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to an agreement that Petra would go to
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the grocery store to see what the next
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clue meant petra's search got crazier
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and crazier
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when she got to the grocery store she
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asked the groceryer for American herbs
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he then told her to come to the back of
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the store with him petra was a little
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nervous but agreed she followed him to
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the back of the store what happened next
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was quite bizarre the groceryer became
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angry with Petra in poor English he told
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her she should have come much sooner and
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that it was now almost too late however
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she might be just in time petra was
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completely dumbfounded in broken German
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she asked him what was going on but he
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didn't give her a straight answer
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instead the ger asked Petra to come with
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him she agreed and they drove 5 minutes
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south along the way he asked her urgent
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questions about ignoring letters and
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phone calls petra had no idea what he
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was referring to as they struggled to
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communicate bits of information began
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falling into place
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the grosser mentioned he had been trying
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to reach her for a year sending several
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letters to the home where she lived with
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her adoptive parents petra remembered
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seeing a letter addressed to her a few
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months ago but her adoptive father had
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dismissed it as junk mail and thrown it
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away now Petra realized something was
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being hidden from her the man in the
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photo she had found wore the same tie as
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her adoptive father and her parents were
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keeping secrets before she could tell
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the ger they arrived at a small modest
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house inside was a very sick man and a
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woman who looked like
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Petra the woman rushed to hug Petra
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saying "There you are." Finally Petra
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had no idea who she was or why her
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presence was so urgent overwhelmed Petra
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couldn't find her voice then someone
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entered the room it was Mark her
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adoptive father his sudden appearance
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raised more questions he told Petra not
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to help the sick man claiming the man
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had abandoned her and now only needed
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her when it suited him the grosser
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stepped in to explain he was the brother
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of the sick man who urgently needed a
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kidney
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transplant petra was his last hope due
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to the long donor list petra was
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confused she had simply wanted to learn
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more about her family history then came
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the truth the woman was her older sister
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and the sick man was her biological
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father
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mark had adopted Petra from them and had
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received the letters but chose to hide
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them he believed her parents had
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abandoned her shortly after birth
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placing her in an orphanage but they had
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done so because of financial hardship
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hoping to give Petra a better life
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despite the shock Petra wanted to
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understand more her father explained
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that they had placed her in the
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orphanage out of love not rejection he
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now hoped to reconnect mark still
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doubted his intentions believing he only
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reached out now due to his illness but
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it turned out her sister had sent the
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letters believing Petra would uncover
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the truth now Petra had to decide
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whether to proceed with the transplant
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she was torn mark had raised her but he
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had also hidden her past she asked about
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her biological mother and what she
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learned stunned her her mother was Leah
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Mark's current wife leah had opposed
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giving Petra up and later searched for
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her when she learned Mark had adopted
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Petra she reconnected with him and a
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relationship grew they chose not to tell
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Petra that Leia was her real mother
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fearing it would affect her bond with
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Mark after processing everything Petra
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agreed to be tested as a donor she
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matched despite Mark's objections she
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chose to help save her biological father
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the transplant was successful afterward
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Petra returned to America but stayed in
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touch with her father and sister she
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confronted Leia but reconciled mark and
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Leia still live together petra now
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speaks to her father regularly and looks
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forward to her sister's visit to America
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all in all a happy ending to a crazy
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story