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Woman quits woods, meets sister, back in Germany (AP)

 
AP - A woman discovered living in an umbrella-and-tarpaulin shelter in Switzerland was picked up by her sister Wednesday and driven back to her native Germany, 12 years after her disappearance. (link)

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