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Pearls, Shiny Objects, and Mnemonics
Black envelope . . . hmm. Rounded, with no corners. No flaps, no stamp, and no return address. TAT, my initials, inscribed with silver lettering. Weird.
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Writing “The Dis”
By the time we are thirty years old, we know it’s true: all our abilities are temporary. Our physical and cognitive skills decline, at an ever-increasing pace, as if with a will of their own.