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Sparks, Nicholas.
The notebook / Nicholas Sparks.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-446-52080-2
1. Man-woman relationships--North Carolina--Fiction. 2. Oral reading--Fiction. 3.
Aged--Fiction. I. Title. PS3569.P363N68 1996
813'.54--dc2096-33815CIP
Book design and composition by L & G McRee

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This book is dedicated with love to Cathy, my wife and 
my friend.

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Acknowledgments
This story is what it is today because of two special people, and I would like to
thank them for everything they've done.
To Theresa Park, the agent who plucked me from obscurity. Thank you for your 
kindness,your patience, and the many hours you  have  spent working  with  me. 
I will be forever grateful for everything you've done.