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  "textContent": "The last thing that sixtysomething-year-old Barbara expects at her casual dinner party is to be dumped by her best friend. Yet that’s exactly what happens in the first few pages of Daniel M. Lavery’s new book, Meeting New People. “We don’t talk about friendship breakups,” explains Lavery. ”I heard that so often that it started […]\n\nThe post Author Daniel Lavery Hopes We All Meet New People appeared first on Portland Mercury.",
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