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TI: Well, good. So Mary, I'm at the end of my questions. I was wondering if there was anything else that you wanted to talk about or say, or something I missed maybe that you think is important to talk about?

MN: Wow, there you go. I've got to say, "Duh." [Laughs] Well, I just feel that it's very important that something like this is kept up for the future generations to learn about, 'cause they're not gonna read it in books. But with the computer now and all that, which I am ignorant of, with, and so what you are doing, I think it's just a wonderful thing that people could learn this and tell people about, "This is what happened to the Niseis and Sanseis and Isseis." So that I will wholeheartedly support. If anybody asks me anything while I've still got my little bit of wits about me, I'm always willing to participate. But I can't say the -- I'm very poor at words, so I don't know how to say it, but I really wholeheartedly appreciate that this is being done.

TI: Well, thank you. I mean, just to let you know, you are one of the most upbeat people that I've come across. You're just, your life was filled with challenges, and the way you view those challenges is always in a very positive way, so I just wanted to acknowledge you and how you view life. I think it's really important for people to see this.

MN: To say, in that vein, I've always been very positive. I've never been very negative. So when I started to sing with this group called The Grateful Crane, when they took me to all different cities and (other states) to sing, my song was "Accentuate the Positive," and that was more or less my theme song.

TI: That's perfect. That's perfect. [Laughs] Well, again, thank you so much for your time.

MN: I appreciate what you do. Thank you so very much.

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