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![An adoptee who lost his Korean birth family 42 years ago at a bus terminal, center, pose with officials from the police and National Center for the Rights of the Child on Thursday at Yeoju Police Precinct in Yeoju, Gyeonggi, after reuniting with his biological mother and older brother. [KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11372453.jpg?imageId=11372453&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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