SEOUL: Deep-rooted feelings of guilt and regret have permeated Kim Se-Rin’s long life, but he hopes to excise them this week at an emotional, all-too-brief reunion with relatives he left behind in North Korea.

Among tens of thousands of wait-listed applicants, the 85-year-old is one of just 83 South Koreans who will participate in a meeting beginning Thursday of family members divided by the 1950-53 Korean War.

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