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            <title><![CDATA[The honey stork and the bitter jackal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:37:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best friends, better enemies]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:30:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hop, nibble, snap]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The arms of victory]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:21:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We do not dine there]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sausage lover’s pizza]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Just dipping his toes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Cat-astrophic Mistake]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unlit Hours: Personal thoughts on insomnia]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
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