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            <title><![CDATA[When Life Stopped Feeling Safe]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Aftermath of Becoming (Poetry)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[With You, I Found My Way Back (Poetry)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where My Heart Learned to Breathe ( Poetry )]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Job, New City, New Limp]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 03:11:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chennai, Chaos, and a Little Bit of Wholesome Love ✨]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indian Feel-Good Movies You Can’t Miss ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:02:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Am I Not Allowed to Be Happy? (Poetry )]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/beyond-lines/am-i-not-allowed-to-be-happy-poetry-b462f425ef59?source=rss-e31cffa383ac------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*wRwj4bSHrNj5aW5QBktVbg.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Because every time I laugh too hard, I wait for something to break</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/beyond-lines/am-i-not-allowed-to-be-happy-poetry-b462f425ef59?source=rss-e31cffa383ac------2">Continue reading on Beyond Lines »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[200 Blogs Later]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:32:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Indian Movies That Deserve an Oscar (In My Opinion)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 03:51:54 GMT</pubDate>
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