I grew up in the town that received the first distress signal saying the Titanic was going down. It was the only thing we were ever renowned for. … - Andrea Gibson

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Engraved portrait of Andrea Gibson, facing right

I grew up in the town that received the first distress signal

saying the Titanic was going down.

It was the only thing we were ever renowned for.

In fact, we prided ourselves on our failure to save the sinking

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