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California s allure is understandable. It really is warm and sunny most of the year, movie stars do abound in Los Angeles, and you can t swing a cat by its tail without hitting a rollerblading babe in Venice Beach. This part of the California mystique however exaggerated it may be does exist, and it s not hard to find.

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