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After Christmas, Before New Year’s, Long, Long Ago
It was long ago, for me at least. Probably 46 years ago I went with my college roommate to spend a few days between Christmas and New Year’s deep in the snowy woods of northern Michigan. I remember it as … Continue reading
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