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Recently, I was in California for six days—four if you don’t count travel days, which were an adventure unto themselves. The trip was related to my soon-to-be-published book, MAYA BLUE A Memoir of Survival, and I had such a fabulous time. I stayed at great hotels; the fresh fruits and vegetable were dazzling—better than anything at

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