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Abstract:
The following is an excerpt from Tuesdays with Morrie, a best-selling book by Mitch Albom about his relationship with a former professor and mentor. Albom rediscovered Morrie Schwartz in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class: lessons in how to live.
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