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When I thought of quitting smoking, I was crying. Then I smoked more sticks than usual. My will power worked and I quit smoking. I was happy that day. Then next day, I smoked again. Same thing happened for so many years. One day quitting, another day smoking. Two days quitting, smoking more sticks in following two days. Then after 50 years of smoking, I have not smoked for 5 years now. But I don't know whether I have totally quit smoking. I may smoke any time again.

I remember the joke, "To quit smoking is very easy, I have done it many times."

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