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BurnDoubt

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8. I remember...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 11:40 AM

Sunday

lining up at the County Health clinic for the shots, and later the Sugar Cubes. EVERYONE was there in our little town.
(I remember other sugar cubes in a later iteration altogether.)
I'm thankful it was available for us. I can't imagine how things would have been without it.
Trolls have since shaken our faith in each other and our leaders.
Sadly there is no vaccination against the worst threat to us now from trolls who have killed our Trust.

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