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Sag Harbor = Neverland?

     One thing that stood out to me when we were discussing Sag Harbor  was Ben's description of his mother getting younger the longer she stayed in Sag Harbor. On page 203 he says: "My mother looked great. Always this magic happened: as the summer went on, she got younger and younger. The sun tanned her skin to a strong, vital brown, and her thin crow's feet disappeared, ushering an impish twinkle into her eyes" ... "out there, she was a different person. She'd never missed a summer the last forty years. Her friends on the beach were her friends from the old days. Her crew, like me and Reggie had our crew. She wasn't the only one who went back to the start of Azurest, but Sag Harbor worked on her in a way I'd never seen it do other people. There was a part of her that only existed out there. It made her go."     I think this description stands out because Ben describes what happens to his mom as if it's a magical event or something out of a

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