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            <title><![CDATA[Awake and Unafraid]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t You Dare]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 04:40:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Behaving Like a Side Character in Your Own Story]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Falls in October]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turn the Lights On]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:28:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:41:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finding Depth In A Rootless World]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
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