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Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by robertlagrant on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:41AM (#37609530)
"What are you doing this weekend, little Timmy?"

"One is repairing to the country where one will be enjoying the company of one's paternal grandmama and grandpapa."

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Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by flangola7 on Friday September 22, 2023 @01:04PM (#37614565)
Repairing?
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Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by mjochim on Friday September 22, 2023 @03:42PM (#37616746)
Retreating?
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Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by mtVessel on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:36PM (#37617424)
It's a slightly archaic usage, but it's correct:

repair [1]

verb

repaired; repairing; repairs

intransitive verb

1a: to betake oneself : go

    repaired to the judge's chambers
1b: to come together : rally

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repair

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