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So much so I&#8217;m not going to write any more about it here.  My blood pressure&#8217;s already in bad shape today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or, at least, why I&#8217;m glad I&#8217;m not. A letter from a lawyer to a teacher. A letter from the teacher back to a lawyer. 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