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Brothers conquer early limits through devoted parents
George and Roberta Payne adopted Randy and Richard Payne after doctors warned he would be a deaf and blind vegetable. At age one and a half Randy struggled with ABCs, while Richard, then eight, lagged in reading. Now both boys, ages five and eight, have surpassed their pasts through their parents’ steadfast care.
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