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This is the fourth installment of a five-part series. First read Part 1Part 2, and Part 3 to get caught up; then go on to Part 5.

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Lauren R. Weinstein is a cartoonist, cartooning teacher, and avid gardener who lives in scenic Maplewood, New Jersey. She is currently working on a teenage memoir entitled How to Draw a Nose

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