As I prepared to shut down the computer for the night, I accidentally hit a wrong key, which put me into a different merge operation, one that automatically combines records with the same identification number. Another warning appeared on my computer screen. Once completed, a merge cannot be undone. I've been ignoring computer warning messages for years to save a little time. Without even pausing to read the warning message, which one also gets upon quitting the program, I punched the execution key.
Execution is a good word for it.
My heart nearly stopped when I saw the program had gone into a merge function instead of closing down. It was merging identical identification numbers, which is something I'd never done before, nor even imagined wanting to do. And that's how I got eight extra wives. Some are women my first wife, Ruth, is quite fond of. In fact, all are relatives of hers.