Mrs C A Dawson

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I ahve a twin sister living in Canada. Approx 18 years ago, I was working as an office manager at a company called AM International in Hemel Hempstead. One day, one of the company directors told me that the company was about to go through an official audit and one of the company auditors from our head office in Dallas would be visiting. I was asked if I would accomodate this auditor in my office area, and show her around, including tea & coffee, canteen, stationary supplies etc. etc. My Co Director said that it was a coincidence that the lady concerned was called Heather Dawson and I said that I had no relatives in any part of the world called Heather Dawson. She was brought to my office and we were introduced - I proceeded to show her around all the Office facilities and hoped she would make herself comfortable - If there was anything she needed to please ask. After a very short while, Heather asked me if I could show her to the Ladies Toilets. As we were on our way to the toilets, she said that she really used this as an opportunity to speak to me alone. She explained that she was feeling very strange about talking to me and did I have any relatives living in Canada. I told her that I had a twin sister living in Toronto - at this, Heather explained her confusion. My twin sister was at that time, working for a company called Bacardi, who had offices in Toronto. The day before Heathers assignment to AM International in England, she had just completed an auditing assignment for Bacardi in Toronto - and COINCIDENT OF ALL COINCEDENCIES - her assignment in Canada working alongside my twin sister, completed just 24 hours before her new assignment to England, working alongside me. Heather was apparently employed by a company of auditors working from Dallas and was sent on a variety of assignments in different parts of the world. - She told me that she had an awesome feeling of deja-vu when she was introduced to me as Carole Dawson, because I was the mirror image of Kay Bjordemman working for Bacardi in Canada, who she had just completed an assignment with.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:11:46 +0000Coincidence ID:4475