Marriage. Ties by marriage are still as good as blood ties, in traditional societies where divorce is unheard of. I'm talking about Albanian OC since I am Albanian and you asked about blood ties, and they're one of the few OC clans which are almost exclusively blood-related.
-I shot him a coupla' times.
-What's a couple?
-Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times?
-Maybe fifteen?
-Hmm, it could've been fifteen...
-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso
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