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One dip too many?

As polar plunges proliferate, organizers fear being frozen out

By Brian MacQuarrie
Globe Staff / January 7, 2009

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The shock of plunging into frigid water, which the L Street Brownies have endured and enjoyed for 105 consecutive New Year's Days, has failed to toss cold water on a toe-numbing lark that used to be relegated to the hardy or foolhardy few. (Full article: 783 words)

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