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And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her.

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
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Lawyer
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Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
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Sameness
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