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The One-in-a-Million Medal of True Love Recognition and Reciprocation
Ribbon: Sky blue with radiating beams of gold united by a thin line of lovely red.
On Reverse: “’Tis brave to search for love but braver still to let love find you.”
Clasps & Clusters: A gold star for extraordinary bravery and tenacity is affixed if true love was achieved in the wake of three or more consecutive failed relationships or directly following five or more years spent alone.

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