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When the magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province in May, killing nearly 70,000 people, it hit home for Americans Rick and Michele Houston.
The teachers, who live in Washington state, had been waiting for nearly three years to adopt Sophie Wei. Her orphanage was at the quake's epicenter and the Houstons feared the worst.
"When they said Chengdu, China, I said, 'Oh no,'" Rick said. "Within two weeks, we're supposed to get Sophie, and boom, there it is." 
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