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Love's Labors Tossed.(love letters)

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| February 01, 2006 | Gilbert, Elizabeth | COPYRIGHT 2006 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

LOVE'S LABORS TOSSED

Lovers may come and go, but their romantic letters should last forever. Unless, of course, you decide to throw them all away. By Elizabeth Gilbert

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few weeks ago, bored in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, I called my friend Iva.

"How's life?" I asked.

"Exhilarating," she responded.

Such a response, by the way, is exactly why I often call my friend Iva, because I don't know anybody who works harder at staying exhilarated than she does. Iva grew up in the Middle East, in a war zone. One would think that a childhood spent amid constant death and destruction might engender a damaged or bitter ...

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