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Unless you live in Indonesia, there should be several malls within five miles of your home. It makes no difference whatsoever which one you go to: Under federal law, all malls in the United States must have the same 42 chain stores.

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Dave Barry
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 3
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