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"ref": "1999, Sheila Rabe, It's a Wonderful Midlife!: Finding the Positives in Aging, Horizon Books, page 41:",
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"ref": "2011, Joy Norton, Tazuko Shibusawa, Living in Japan: A Guide to Living, Working, and Traveling in Japan, Tuttle Publishing, page 61:",
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"ref": "2015, Heidi Bright, Thriver Soup, A Feast for Living Consciously During the Cancer Journey, Sunstone Press, page 176:",
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