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on the rocks; A cocktail or two after work, a few glasses of wine with dinner-how much is too much.

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| March 01, 2005 | Belkin, Lisa | COPYRIGHT 2005 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

Byline: Lisa Belkin

Perched on a stool at a neighborhood bar, Mira is catching up with a friend. It is early evening on Sunday, the time of day when light yields to darkness, the hour that many people meet for drinks. Nursing a Corona, the 32-year-old fiction writer looks the picture of health and restraint: She biked for several hours earlier that afternoon. She is having only one beer (much of which remains untouched at the end of an hour). She talks animatedly with her girlfriend.

But restraint is not always as it seems. "I'm a little hungover," she sheepishly admits, adding, "A beer sometimes helps."

The previous night for Mira had started ...

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