Transcontinental telepathic VW Beetle

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Many years ago, when I lived in the West Indies, I owned a VW Beetle (6V variety). For as long as I had it, over several years, it never let us down, save once. One afternoon, en route to a big family occasion, the engine suddenly stopped, but then restarted after a few moments pause. A few hours later I received a call to say that my mother in England had died suddenly and, as far as we could tell, it must have been within a few minutes of the Beetle's one and only shutdown.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:05:34 +0000Coincidence ID:4061