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     She eased up the board and spied the small, zippered, black nylon pouch that she was looking for. Beside it were a few chocolate bars and two small bags of Doritos that she had cached when her mother had announced, at a particularly unpleasant family meeting in December, the inauguration of Junkless January—to be succeeded by Fit February, Meatless March, Abstinent April (dubbed by Rennie, to Aran’s delight and Arden’s outrage, Joyless January, Foodless February, Meal-less March and Anorexic April).