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slightlv

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14. It's all been too debilitating to bring out any courage... just the opposite.

Reply to calimary (Reply #9)

Mon May 25, 2026, 07:51 PM

17 hrs ago

Unfortunately, you live within a dystopia long enough and you do and feel just enough to survive. I think we're all on the edge of, or fully ensconced in, that dystopia now. Between the country and personal issues, there's nothing left but to survive. At least, after these last few months, I can't find it.

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