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Rites Of Passage

Being laid off, going deer hunting, getting a divorce

Dancing the tango, going barefoot, playing tag in the mud

Catching fireflies, caring for a newborn calf, hearing a slamming door for the first time

A miniature dachshund, a serenade, the Berlin Wall

Shared desserts, a summer romance, the last batch of pickled plums

Han’s Clinic in Hongsong, South Korea, an adopted dog, a kidney transplant

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a plastic rooster, tear gas

A nudist camp, a yoga class, rumspringa

The Mona Lisa, a spinet piano, lost luggage

Waist-length reddish hair, Miss America, a broken nose

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