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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T06:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "After tragedy saw Dave Thompson lose everything, he hit rock bottom and tried to end his life. He tells how he found salvation in a 57ft canal boat and hit reset, finding a fresh start on the waterways of England",
  "title": "Dad with 'nothing left to live for' after wife dies saved by astonishing twist of fate"
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