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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At 43, I chose to start over. This is the honest story behind that decision and the reasons I'll be moving to Japan in the near future. </p>
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		<title>Why Being Blunt is So Important &#038; the Loss of My Friend</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Even if no one reads this, it will be therapeutic for me, though I am questioning whether or not I should post this. I am writing this after I realized I may have lost all my old correspondences which I saved between me and my closest friend I had, who has passed away. I deleted [&#8230;]</p>
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