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Page 8A East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Friday, August 21, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Man suffers a sense of loss after returning dog he found FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. 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