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Choe Sang-Hun
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WOODO, South Korea - Mr Jeoung Byeong-deok remembered how a grateful old woman waited at the pier so she could wave goodbye when his ship pulled away from the island.
“It’s the kind of thing that makes you feel proud that you are doing something good,” he said.
