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            <title><![CDATA[Murder Most Holy]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Masterpiece]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Travelers: Part Six]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:13:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The McGregor Treasure]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott A. Gese]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dissecting the Rhyme, Simple Simon, and a Remake in Story Form]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/fictitious/dissecting-the-rhyme-simple-simon-and-a-remake-in-story-form-585026899eb8?source=rss----89ab8ec99512---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/1*-xQ9XNntk0hzL9gWw9jErQ.jpeg" width="640"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A Writing Exercise I did for fun.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/fictitious/dissecting-the-rhyme-simple-simon-and-a-remake-in-story-form-585026899eb8?source=rss----89ab8ec99512---4">Continue reading on Fictitious »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:07:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[She Blew Her Stack and Killed 57 People]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:42:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Our American Flag: An Enduring Symbol of Freedom]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott A. Gese]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:31:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Freedom and the Underground Railroad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/fictitious/freedom-and-the-underground-railroad-e0d49593e6ea?source=rss----89ab8ec99512---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*1acAGYHswYr0nVPK1-b-XA.jpeg" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Until January 1st, 1863 the United States was a slave holding nation. But where slavery exists, freedom persists. The underground railroad&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/fictitious/freedom-and-the-underground-railroad-e0d49593e6ea?source=rss----89ab8ec99512---4">Continue reading on Fictitious »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[American Civil War: Why?]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott A. Gese]]></dc:creator>
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