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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Richard J Pate on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are you living on spectacle?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Do you have a picture of a pint in your film roll?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thalos-box/are-you-living-on-spectacle-341662350c93?source=rss-02dd3c4cca38------2">Continue reading on Thalos Box »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Misguided desire]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:47:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Freedom & Belonging]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:44:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Working too hard to love]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Andrew T laid it out for us</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thalos-box/working-too-hard-to-love-79b0d3d5c5fe?source=rss-02dd3c4cca38------2">Continue reading on Thalos Box »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Love is the answer, but what is the question?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Does anybody know</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thalos-box/love-is-the-answer-but-what-is-the-question-7f53066e88b8?source=rss-02dd3c4cca38------2">Continue reading on Thalos Box »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard J Pate]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Writing every day to sharpen the mind]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A good time to play, and indeed to unwind</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thalos-box/writing-every-day-to-sharpen-the-mind-aefb58b21715?source=rss-02dd3c4cca38------2">Continue reading on Thalos Box »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:27:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Competition for what sake?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Competition is often presented as an essential condition of human progress.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thalos-box/competition-for-what-sake-0ed04f6bf1b1?source=rss-02dd3c4cca38------2">Continue reading on Thalos Box »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:41:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t get trapped on the inside ￼]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What do you really want?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:50:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You can’t rebuild until you crash and burn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Life is a process, not an object</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thalos-box/you-cant-rebuild-until-you-crash-and-burn-e90b9e016d78?source=rss-02dd3c4cca38------2">Continue reading on Thalos Box »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
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