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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Neil Shurley on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Predestination]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:57:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Feel You, Ben Affleck]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 01:25:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Summer’s Words]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Phasers on Stun!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[John Lennon: His Life and Work]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:19:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stunt Double]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:45:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Handshake Must Die]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You Need More Flair]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Siri Must Die]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 21:02:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:34:40 GMT</pubDate>
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