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            <title><![CDATA[in the end]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 06:23:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crosswalk]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Long Shade of Blue]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 05:46:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Days]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:06:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prayer Before Bed]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 05:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Would Rise to Save You]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 03:15:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Immigration Story (A Haibun)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Word Migration]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:18:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reasons Why I Might Plant a Garden]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Questions from Under a Pink Moon]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 05:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
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