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            <title><![CDATA[The Return Without Reversal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Reasons Did Not Answer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Both Could Hold]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Weight Reassigned]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Takayuki Togo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[With the Other Still Open]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[To Come and Go]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arriving After It Began]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Takayuki Togo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Her Own Time]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Hours Returned]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Takayuki Togo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No Natural Place to Stop]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Takayuki Togo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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