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	<title>Adoption Tales &#187; Birth Mother</title>
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		<title>November 3rd: Zero Birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>October 5th: Might as Well Give Up in School</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2013 18:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>August 2nd: Unique Storms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>April 1st: April Fool’s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Loves Me, Loves Me Not: February 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>February 12: Lovely Lobes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Leap of Faith: February 3rd</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptiontales.org/2012/02/03/leap-of-faith-february-3rd/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Down a Rough Path: January 12th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Heredity: January 9th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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