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Some encouragement from a longtime shut-in.

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Apocalypse Now-ish.The Ninth Wave (1850) by Ivan Aivazovsky Who else is starting to lose it? After a full month of watching coronavirus news closely and waiting fo…

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Your shame is making you work too hard.

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Bridging the gaps between wisdom and dread.

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