They all settled into being the kind of friends when they heard from e…

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They all settled into being the kind of friends when they heard from each other.... or when they occasionally got together. And when they were not in touch, they did not think of one another. ✨ John Irving (1978). The world according to Garp, Pocket
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They all settled into being the kind of friends when they heard from each other.... or when they occasionally got together. And when they were not in touch, they did not think of one another. ✨ John Irving (1978). The world according to Garp, Pocket

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