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Lincoln Theater (upper level) and the Maine Coast Bookshop at 158 Main Street, Damariscotta

“The circulation manager of Down East magazine sent a letter to Abner Mason of Damariscotta, Maine, notifying him that his subscription had expired. The notice came back a few days later with a scrawled message: “So’s Abner.’’

Judson D. Hale Sr., in Inside New England (1982)