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Inheritance

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A Grandpa's Struggle

The sperm carries these marks to the next generation, and then the next one after that. If your grandpa didn't starve, instead, he lived through great times. He stuffed himself silly, nine, ten, 11 years old. So he's a happy grandpa. You the grandson, you then would have high frequency, some hot attacks. As to diabetis, it was a a fourfold risk, four four, 400 % greater. Eh. This is spooky because it does get, it's like, what if grandpa has a bad day? Suddenly you're markedy. Frankly, this makes being 9, 10, 11, 12 rather crucial. And at

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