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	The things people use as bookmarks

Newfman

4-14-2007 6:09 PM

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4-15-2007 9:36 AM

moowny

I grew up with lots of books from my stepdad, and I've found several surprising bookmarks: an old b&w photo of my mom, a 20-year old receipt from a bookstore in another continent, and a prescription for medicines I didn't know he took.

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