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  "textContent": "Many books have been written about Larry Bird. The most recent one, by Keith O’Brien, provides new details and additional context about the basketball legend. Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird explores how Bird, who dropped out of Indiana University, ended up at Indiana State, where he led a remarkable…",
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