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      <image:caption>This is a view of our campsites on Wellesley Island from the little motor boat we used to putt around the Saint Lawrence River in New York. They were the most magical campsites we ever had..</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gratitude to New Hampshire artist Patricia Haendler for the beautiful and evocative drawing she created for the cover of the The Taking. -Dona Masi</image:caption>
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